| Id | Vehicle Make | Vehicle Model | Model Year | Complaint Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 005005077 | BMW | 540I | 1998 | White steam was coming from under the hood onto the front windshield. the steam was fogging the windshield, and causing poor visibility while driving |
| 004001303 | BMW | 540I | 1998 | 2nd catastrophic radiator failure. not a leak, the neck breaks off causing immediate loss of cooling. 1st radiator at 45k, 2nd at 92k. based on other' |
| 004285967 | BMW | 540I | 1998 | I was driving down a busy street one evening and as i came to a light, smoke started coming out of my hood. fortunately it was in the evening and |
| 003265605 | BMW | 540I | 1998 | Plastic neck of radiator on my '98 bmw 540ia broke completely and suddenly on highway. white smoke came out under the hood. saw temp gauge climb up |
| 003244844 | BMW | 540I | 1998 | Multiple coolant defects on the 1998 540. the car has now had 3 radiators, 3 thermastats, water tube seals replaced twice, and a water pump. the |
| 003244843 | BMW | 540I | 1998 | Multiple coolant defects on the 1998 540. the car has now had 3 radiators, 3 thermastats, water tube seals replaced twice, and a water pump. the |
| 003244842 | BMW | 540I | 1998 | Multiple coolant defects on the 1998 540. the car has now had 3 radiators, 3 thermastats, water tube seals replaced twice, and a water pump. the |
| 003236640 | BMW | 540I | 1998 | Driver-side front wheel bearing makes noise when wheel spins freely. this was reported several times to dealer in past. dealer replaced passenger- |
| 003236639 | BMW | 540I | 1998 | Engine cooling radiator hose fitting broke off. lost all coolant on highway. dealer replaced radiator under warranty and stated it is common failure |
| 002236637 | BMW | 540I | 1998 | Engine doesn't rev up above 4500 rpms and misfires. engine check light on. dealer replaced one of two catalytic converters under warranty. according |
| 002236631 | BMW | 540I | 1998 | ENGINE IDLES ROUGH AND STALLS WHILE DRIVING. DEALER REPLACED FAULTY CAMSHAFT SENSOR UNDER WARRANTY. |
| 002236630 | BMW | 540I | 1998 | TRUNK LATCH FAILED. TRUNK STAYS OPEN. DEALER REPLECED ACTUATOR. |
| 001236629 | BMW | 540I | 1998 | Sunroof failed and moving up and down on bumps. dealer replaced sliding mechanism. still rattles and doesn't function properly. dealer declines to fix |
| 001236627 | BMW | 540I | 1998 | Both sun visors cracked along weld seam. replaced by dealer. temperature control switche covers broken. replaced by dealer. noticed the design of new |
| 0000200998 | BMW | 540I | 1998 | Technicians told me this was a common problem since manufacturer switch to plastic radiators. the upper hose fitting broke off the radiator. *ph * |
| 001102202 | BMW | 540I | 1998 | SECOND RADIATOR FAILURE AT 56,254 MILES IN 10/19/2001 CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY. DT |
| 0000028812 | BMW | 540I | 1998 | Handles (2 incidents) broke off in the normal action of opening the door. nothing extraordinary about the situation. seems a very cheap component on a |
| 998136989 | BMW | 540I | 1998 | Consumer may be drving at any given speed. when he begins to slow down or if he downshifts and turns, engine will shut down, causing loss of steering |
| 998091970 | BMW | 540I | 1998 | Steering wheel column adjustment fails. making adjustment of steering wheel and vehicle safe to operate. steering wheel and front seat adjuments fail |
| 998073219 | BMW | 540I | 1998 | TRUNK LATCH FAILED. *YC |
| 998072239 | BMW | 540I | 1998 | CATALYTIC CONVERTER SYSTEM FAILED. *YC |
| 998070927 | BMW | 540I | 1998 | INTERIOR DOOR LATCH/HANDLE BROKEN AND FELL OFF OF DOOR, MUST BE OPENED FROM THE EXTERIOR. MJS |
| 998052372 | BMW | 540I | 1998 | I have drive standard transmissions for over 40 years, i have never had a clutch problem until a purchased a '95 540i (know for poorly designed |
| 0000201471 | BMW | 540I | 1998 | Technicians told me this was a common problem since manufacturer switch to plastic radiators. the upper hose fitting broke off the radiator. *ph * |
| 002196416 | BMW | 540I | 1998 | Radiator neck sheared off without warning while my wife was driving on freeway. caused immediate loss of coolant and emergency stop. car had to be |
| 002195951 | BMW | 540I | 1998 | Radiator neck sheared off without warning while my wife was driving on freeway. caused immediate loss of coolant and emergency stop. car had to be |
| 001102209 | BMW | 540I | 1998 | SECOND RADIATOR FAILURE AT 56,254 MILES IN 10/19/2001 CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY. DT |
| 002101834 | BMW | 540I | 1998 | RADIATOR FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. STEAM OBSCURRED VISION. DT |
| 0000001588 | BMW | 540I | 1998 | ENGINE ENTERMITTENTLY STALLED WHEN THE CLUTCH IS DEPRESSED WHILE DRIVING AND IS RELATED TO AN INTERMITTENT LOW RMP ENGINE MALFUNCTION. YH |
| 0000001584 | BMW | 540I | 1998 | ENGINE ENTERMITTENTLY STALLED WHEN THE CLUTCH IS DEPRESSED WHILE DRIVING AND IS RELATED TO AN INTERMITTENT LOW RMP ENGINE MALFUNCTION. YH |
| 998137006 | BMW | 540I | 1998 | Consumer may be drving at any given speed. when he begins to slow down or if he downshifts and turns, engine will shut down, causing loss of steering |
| 998091981 | BMW | 540I | 1998 | Steering wheel column adjustment fails. making adjustment of steering wheel and vehicle safe to operate. steering wheel and front seat adjuments fail |
| 999088901 | BMW | 540I | 1998 | DRASTIC ENGINE POWER LOSS 4-5000RPM. THIS PROBLEM IS WELL DOCUMENTED ON HTTP://WWW.BIMMER.ORG/5SERIES/MESSAGES/. DEALER HAS NO KNOWLEDGE. |
| 998072247 | BMW | 540I | 1998 | CATALYTIC CONVERTER SYSTEM FAILED. *YC |
| 998052380 | BMW | 540I | 1998 | I have drive standard transmissions for over 40 years, i have never had a clutch problem until a purchased a '95 540i (know for poorly designed |
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