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1995 BMW 525 Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

Data refreshed

Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
15
Latest Feb 23, 2005
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
6
Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
0
Reports on file since Jul 25, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 15 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1995 BMW 525. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–15 of 15

Driver assistance
Filed Feb 23, 2005

WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD. THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND DISCONNECTED THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE TO TEMPORALLY STOP THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.

NHTSA ID
10112944
Incident
Oct 13, 2004
Heating & air conditioningExterior lightingSuspension+1 more
Filed Oct 6, 2004

ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *BF THE LIGHTS WERE OUT OF BALANCE, THE FRONT RIGHT STRUT WAS BANGING AND THE A/C MADE NOISES. *SC THE POWER WINDOWS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY, THE WINDSHIELD HAD A CRACK. *JB

NHTSA ID
10096809
Incident
Oct 1, 2004
Interior & seatsVisibility
Filed Jan 6, 2000

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO EXIT CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR OR ADJUST THE WINDOWS FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THERE IS RECALL 94V219000 FOR THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM, DEALER STATES VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID
854761
BrakesElectrical
Filed Dec 10, 1999

ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS ARE UNPROTECTED FROM WATER, DIRT, ETC., AND MAY INDUCE FAILURE. *AK

NHTSA ID
715904
Incident
Sep 30, 1999
Engine
Filed Sep 9, 1999
Fire reported

WHEN TRAVELING 30 MPH CONSUMER SMELLED SMOKE ODOR. ALSO NOTED SMOKE CAME FROM THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE WHEN THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
847317
Heating & air conditioningEngineTransmission
Filed Jun 13, 1997

SEVERE ENGINE DRIVABILITY PROBLEMS, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL. ALSO ELECTRONIC CLIMATE CONTROL MODULE FAILED, BLOWS HOT AIR ON DRIVER'S FEET/CLUTCH INTERMITTENTLY SLIPS. *AK

NHTSA ID
517640
Incident
Jul 1, 1996
Driver assistanceEngineSteering+1 more
Filed Apr 1, 1997

SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.

NHTSA ID
516120
Driver assistance
Filed Mar 21, 1997

THE ENGINE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY AND CAUSED ACCIDENT.

NHTSA ID
515804
Airbags
Filed Feb 25, 1997
Crash reported1 injury reported

DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 50 MPH, VEHICLE SUDDENLY TURNED OVER, CRASHED INTO MEDIAN, NO WARNING, CAUSE UNKOWN, VEHICLE TOTALED. *AK

NHTSA ID
809394
Incident
Jan 14, 1997
Visibility
Filed Nov 22, 1996

POWER WINDOW FAILURE.

NHTSA ID
511607
Suspension
Filed Mar 26, 1996
Crash reported

VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO GO OUT OF CONTROL WHILE TRAVELING AT 50 MPH. *AK

NHTSA ID
981227
Incident
Mar 14, 1996
Fuel system
Filed Mar 6, 1996

FUEL SYSTEM SHUTS DOWN AND WHEN IT COMES BACK ON THE CAR SURGES-THIS HAPPENS AT HIGHWAY SPEED.. *AK

NHTSA ID
980284
AirbagsBrakes
Filed Dec 30, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported

ANITLOCK BRAKES FAILED. *SD

NHTSA ID
490857
Incident
Dec 13, 1995
Airbags
Filed Dec 27, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported

PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY IN FRONTAL COLLISION TRAVELLING AT 30 MPH. TT

NHTSA ID
977049
Incident
Dec 13, 1995
Airbags
Filed Jul 25, 1995
Crash reported

IN A FRONTAL COLLISION THE PASSENGERS AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT

NHTSA ID
969368
Incident
Jul 17, 1995

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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