2001 BMW 530I Problems & Recalls

The contact owns a 2001 BMW 5301. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 40 MPH, the warning light that the engine was overheating was displayed on the instrument cluster. The contact stated that the failure had occurred at various speeds, and the vehicle stalled due to the engine ov...

Mileage: 150,000

MAJOR FUEL LEAK UNDER ENGINE OF CAR ON A COLD START (COLDER TEMPS ~40 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT OR LESS). FUEL SMELL IMMEDIATELY ON START UP, WITH A STEADY STREAM FUEL DRIPPING UNDER THE CAR...FUEL LINES THE DRIVEWAY WHEN BACKING OUT. DRIPPING APPEARS TO STOP AFTER CAR WARMS UP, SO MULTIPLE FAILED ATTEMPTS...

Mileage: 162,000

AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT RECENTLY ILLUMINATED UPON STARTING CAR. NOW COMES ON EACH TIME CAR IS DRIVEN.

Mileage: 50,500

WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK 2.3 MILES NO A/C ON PULLED IN DRIVEWAY CAR WAS WISSLING SMOKE WATER POUR OUT EVERYWHERE . TEMP GAGE DID NOT SHOW OVER HEATED. ALL COOLANT GONE BURST AND LEAKED OUT BUTTOM OF ENGINE.

Mileage: 94,000

REVERSE TRNSMISSION NOT WORKING WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIENT.

Mileage: 167,020

FUEL INJECTORS LEAK IN EXTREME COLD TEMPERATURES. EXACT TEMPERATURE UNKNOWN BUT HAS BEEN -5F FOR THE PAST 3 DAYS AND THE CABIN FILLS WITH THE SMELL OF GAS WITHIN MOMENTS AND UPON OPENING THE HOOD YOU CAN SEE A MIST OF FUEL FROM THE INJECTOR. TRIED IT LAST NIGHT AT 8F AND NO NOTICEABLE LEAK, ALTHOUGH...

TAKATA RECALL 2001 BMW 530I SEVERAL RELATED TO CAR ACCELERATES HAS BEEN REPORTED FOR THE 2001-2005 BMW 530I. CAR ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN PROBLEM 1 FAILURE DATE: 12/15/2015 WE OWNS A 2001 BMW 530I. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PULLING OUT OF A BANK OF AMERICA IN MIAMI , FLORIDA PARKING SPACE A...

Mileage: 46,456

TAKATA RECALL 2001 BMW 530I SEVERAL RELATED TO CAR ACCELERATES HAS BEEN REPORTED FOR THE 2001-2005 BMW 530I. CAR ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN PROBLEM 1 FAILURE DATE: 12/15/2015 WE OWNS A 2001 BMW 530I. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PULLING OUT OF A BANK OF AMERICA IN MIAMI , FLORIDA PARKING SPACE A...

Mileage: 46,456

TAKATA RECALL 2001 BMW 530I SEVERAL RELATED TO CAR ACCELERATES HAS BEEN REPORTED FOR THE 2001-2005 BMW 530I. CAR ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN PROBLEM 1 FAILURE DATE: 12/15/2015 WE OWNS A 2001 BMW 530I. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PULLING OUT OF A BANK OF AMERICA IN MIAMI , FLORIDA PARKING SPACE A...

Mileage: 46,456

I'M WRITING YOU THIS EMAIL AFTER WHAT HAPPENED ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK LAST NIGHT. I GOT INTO MY CAR AFTER A DAY OF MEETINGS AND TURNED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEATED SEAT. AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES I REALIZE THAT THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SEAT CUSHION WAS GETTING VERY, VERY HOT. I THEN NOTICED THE SMELL OF...

2001 BMW 530I WITH 74,000 MILES- WELL MAINTAINED, BUT SUDDENLY THE CAR WON'T GO IN REVERSE. I'M TOLD THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED, AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I'VE FOUND HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB- NHTSA SHOULD INVESTIGATE AND FORCE BMW TO ISSUE A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 74,000

2001 BMW 5301 WITH 105K MILES WON'T GO INTO REVERSE. CAR WILL MOVE IN REVERSE AT IDLE ON A FLAT SURFACE BUT WILL NOT ACCELERATE. I'VE NOTICED 100'S OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD SIMILAR ISSUES AND THAT GM (TRANS MFG) HAS RECALLED SIMILAR ISSUES ON GM VEHICLES BUT BMW WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL ITSELF. WE NEED ...

Mileage: 105,000

I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT ON BEHALF OF MY DAUGHTER WHO IS THE OWNER OF THE CAR. BMW 530I 2001 THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY, WENT TO BACK IT OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY BUT IT WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE ENGINE STARTS EVERYTHING IS OK BUT THE VEHICLE REFUSES TO REVERSE. NO PROBLEM WITH REVERSE BEFORE....

Mileage: 112,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BMW 530I. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG LOCATED IN THE DOOR AND THE SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT SUFFERED A MINOR INJURY TO THE LEFT ARM. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO CHECK THE VEHICLE FOR DAMAGES. THERE WERE NO DAMAGES...

Mileage: 128,000

RADIATOR FAN MAKES A LOUD NOISE, DREW CURRENT WHILE ENGINE WAS OFF. DEALER REPLACED BATTERY TWICE. 5,900 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 4,000

RADIATOR FAN MAKES A LOUD NOISE, DREW CURRENT WHILE ENGINE WAS OFF. DEALER REPLACED BATTERY TWICE. 5,900 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 4,000

BMW 530I 2001. FAILURE OF REVERSE GEAR ALMOST CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT EVIDENTLY, THIS IS THE MOST COMMON FAILURE ON 3 & 5 BMW SERIES WITH STEPTRONIC TRANSMISSION YEARS 2001-2003. *TR

Mileage: 98,750

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BMW 530I. THE CONTACT HAS EXPERIENCED CONTINUOUS FAILURES WITH THE RADIATOR SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE TOP HOUSING OF THE RADIATOR DETACHED AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO FAIL. THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD. UPON OPENING THE HOOD, W...

Mileage: 55,319

2001 BMW 530I, WITH 77500 MILES WITH TRANSMISSION TYPE ZF 5HP19. TRANSMISSION WENT BAD WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING AND CHANGING LANE, WHICH CAUSE TO REDUCE MY SPEED. I AM WAS ALMOST GETTING HIT BY CAR BEHIND ME. I CONTACT THE DEALER AND COMPLAINED WITH OUT ANY RESPONSES. I DID RESEARCH ONLINE A...

Mileage: 77,500

2001 BMW 530I - ELECTRIC FAN COME ON AND MAKES A VERY LOUD NOISE, IT HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS DRAWING CURRENT EVEN WHEN OFF THAT RESULTED IN BATTERY REPLACEMENT TWICE. *TR

Mileage: 5,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BMW 530I. THE CONTACT STATED THE SHE HEARD AN EXPLOSION COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AFTER THE SHE CRANKED THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE. AS OF JANUARY 7, 2008, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED HE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEA...

Mileage: 150,000

BROKEN HEADLIGHT ADJUSTERS ON BOTH HEADLIGHTS. HEADLIGHTS ARE SEALED BEAMS AND NON-REPAIRABLE (PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE). IF PROPER ADJUSTMENT CAN'T BE MADE, IT COULD IMPAIR THE DRIVERS ABILITY TO SEE AT NIGHT OR IT COULD BLIND ON-COMING TRAFFIC. *JB

Mileage: 41,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE EXITING A PARKING LOT AT 3 MPH THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND EXPLODED. ALTHOUGH THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE ALERTED NO INSPECTION HAVE BEEN MADE.

Mileage: 53,000

THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKING SYSTEM FAILED WHILE DRIVING MY 2001 BMW 530I COMPLETELY DISABLING THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. IT WOULD NOT OPEN MANUALLY. EGRESS FROM CAR WAS LIMITED TO PASSENGER AND REAR DOORS. A POTENTIALLY UNSAFE CONDITION IN EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. *NM

Mileage: 30,450

COMPLAINT REGARDING THE CUP HOLDERS IN THE 2001 BMW 530I.*MR THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAS BEEN BURNED SEVERAL TIMES BY THE SPILLING OF A HOT BEVERAGE THAT WAS IN THE CUP HOLED. THE CONSUMER STATED A TYPICAL 16OZ CUP WILL NOT STAY IN THE CUP HOLDER. *JB

I HAD STOPED BEHIND A STALLED CAR ON US95 IN LAS VEGAS, NV AND WAS REAR ENDED AND PUSHED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT. BOTH THE DRIVERS SEAT AND THE PASSENGER SEAT BROKE, AND WE WERE BOTH NEARLY PRONE AND UNDER THE LAP AND SEAT BELTS.*AK ALSO, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHICH I AM NOT SURE THEY SHOULD ...

Mileage: 61,190

I HAD STOPED BEHIND A STALLED CAR ON US95 IN LAS VEGAS, NV AND WAS REAR ENDED AND PUSHED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT. BOTH THE DRIVERS SEAT AND THE PASSENGER SEAT BROKE, AND WE WERE BOTH NEARLY PRONE AND UNDER THE LAP AND SEAT BELTS.*AK ALSO, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHICH I AM NOT SURE THEY SHOULD ...

Mileage: 61,190

ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION - COMPUTER RESETS WHILE DRIVING TURNING OFF LIGHTS, STALLING MOTOR AND ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS. POWER RETURNS TO NORMAL AFTER 4 SECONDS OF POWER DOWN. STORED COMPUTER VALUES RESET TO FACTORY DEFAULTS WHICH INCLUDE MAINTAIN SCHEDULES AND INDICATORS. DEALER WOULD NOT PERFORM ...

Mileage: 19,500

WHILE DRIVING DRIVER'S SEAT IS NOT PROPERLY ATTACHED TO VEHICLE DUE TO MOVEMENTS AND SHIFTING. COULD HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING OR STOPPING, DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK *YH