We found the following complaints for BMW 530I (2017)
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I had an accident in my neighborhood on may 8, 2019.according to bmw's activation system the accident occurred at 6:58 pm. I talked with the bmw crash analyst team and i was going 17.5 mph when i ran through two sets of scrubs, hit a garage door and ended parallel to the door.according to bmw the seat belt activated at time of impact with the first set of scrubs and within a millisecond the air-bag deployed.i received a broken back in this minor accident. It is my understanding the air-bag is to provide safety to the drivers upper torso and head. My upper torso and head received no injury from the accident or the air-bag. My assumption is the air-bag hit my lower waist area resulting in the l-1 fracture.two titanium rods were also inserted to stabilize the l-2,3,4,5,11. When discussing this 'potential' fault with bmw n.a. It was indicated they do not have any idea how the air-bag will deploy and they are glad that i am ok aside from the broken back.if bmw does not understand how the air-bag will deploy is this not a manufacturing defect in testing for the deployment. If it deployed as understood to the upper torso and head, i would much rather have had a broken nose than a broken back!
The driver's side door freezes during cold weather. Bmw has replaced the door actuator once already, and now is malfunctioning again. The door opens, then will not shut. I have to hold the door shut while driving to work. Attached is an image of the door not shutting.
Passenger side seat sensor defective. Alerted me that the passenger side seatbelt was unbuckled for over a month. Took replacing the seat to fix.
Passenger side seat sensor defective. Alerted me that the passenger side seatbelt was unbuckled for over a month. Took replacing the seat to fix.
Steering wheel set in highest position and sticks there. Refuses to move into downward position when using button; forces driver to have hands very high up in position. Dealer replaced entire steering column to fix, believed to be defective motor.
Active lane keeping assistant is very dangerous because the vehicle often will veer out of lane toward oncoming traffic or other obstacle. This occurs even though there are clear lane markings and all other requirements for system operation are met. It happens at higher speeds and at lower speeds as well. Since the feature does operate correctly a high percentage of the time, the driver is put under extra stress having to be constantly on guard for when the car will veer off without warning. Bmw literature and video say the system will make the drive more relaxed and the driver more rested but it is exactly the opposite. Even though i know that the driver is always ultimately responsible, their video states that the system keeps the car in the center of the lane without driver steering input. I have contacted bmw and my local dealer. All they say is that the system operates as designed. But it is very dangerous and will cause injury or worse. Additionally, "with the system switched on, the person warning with city braking function and the side collision warning are active." therefore, if you turn the system off because of the danger of veering out of lane, you will lose the safety features just mentioned. I am very surprised and disturbed by bmw's failure to acknowledge and address the failures and dangers of the system.being most interested in safety of my vehicle i always purchase all the safety features. In this situation i have been sadly disappointed in the reliability of the bmw technology.
The driver's side door freezes during cold weather. Bmw has replaced the door actuator once already, and now is malfunctioning again. The door opens, then will not shut. I have to hold the door shut while driving to work. Attached is an image of the door not shutting.
Thelower control arm on the rt rear failed on a sudden stop and the vehicle lost steering control i avoided a major colision because of my driving experience ,the control arm split in 1/2 ,there could have been deaths, i was travling at a speed of 55mphnorth bound on interrstate 101 at the 280 /680interr changeat 4pm on may 27 2021, the traffic was moderate there where cars in front of me behind meon both lanesleft and to my rt.the traffic came to a sudden stop,i had at least a 6 car gap in front i hit the brakes hard, the abs system went into play , ifeft thefirst pulsate from the brake pedal and herd a loud metal crackling noise , and lost steering the vehicle started to swerveleft i counter steered to keep the vehicle from flipping , i managed to slow the vehicle to a stop with out in dangering any other vehihicle , i had the vehicle towed to thea suspension specilist that has 40 years experence and is a master mechnik, he inspected the vehicle and told me , the lower are failed , it stretched apart and cracked at the spindal mounting point , he also told me there are no sign of an impact or marks from a colision with an object , no warning lights or messages and no prior symptoms ..
I was driving on a clear day on a nearly straight 4 lane surface road when someone pulled out in front of me. Where the collision avoidance would normally give warning and interfere, the car instead issued an alert that the system was unavailable. It was a clear day, the sensors were unobstructed, and the road had nothing about it that should be a problem for the systems. The accident was able to be avoided, but a critical safety system only indicated a fault right when it was needed. The dealership were unable to find a fault and blamed it on light blinding the camera.
Active lane keeping assistant is very dangerous because the vehicle often will veer out of lane toward oncoming traffic or other obstacle. This occurs even though there are clear lane markings and all other requirements for system operation are met. It happens at higher speeds and at lower speeds as well. Since the feature does operate correctly a high percentage of the time, the driver is put under extra stress having to be constantly on guard for when the car will veer off without warning. Bmw literature and video say the system will make the drive more relaxed and the driver more rested but it is exactly the opposite. Even though i know that the driver is always ultimately responsible, their video states that the system keeps the car in the center of the lane without driver steering input. I have contacted bmw and my local dealer. All they say is that the system operates as designed. But it is very dangerous and will cause injury or worse. Additionally, "with the system switched on, the person warning with city braking function and the side collision warning are active." therefore, if you turn the system off because of the danger of veering out of lane, you will lose the safety features just mentioned. I am very surprised and disturbed by bmw's failure to acknowledge and address the failures and dangers of the system.being most interested in safety of my vehicle i always purchase all the safety features. In this situation i have been sadly disappointed in the reliability of the bmw technology.
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