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1989 BMW 535 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.
7
Latest May 25, 1996
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.
2
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 Feb 27, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 7 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1989 BMW 535. 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 1–7 of 7

Electrical
Filed May 25, 1996

COMPUTER SYSTEM FAILS. *DH

NHTSA ID
504977
Incident
Jan 1, 1993
Driver assistance
Filed Apr 19, 1996
Crash reported

ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK, CAUSING ACCIDENT. *SD

NHTSA ID
503428
Incident
Jul 7, 1995
Driver assistance
Filed Feb 16, 1996
Crash reported

THROTTLE SYSTEM FAILED, CAUSING ENGINE TO SURGE/LOSS OF CONTROL. *DSH

NHTSA ID
501675
Incident
Jul 7, 1995
Body & structureInterior & seatsVisibility
Filed Oct 6, 1995

POWER DOOR LOCKS FAILED, CAUSING DOORS NOT TO OPEN.

NHTSA ID
488176
Incident
Sep 10, 1995
Body & structureVisibility
Filed Sep 18, 1995

SUN ROOF OPENED ALL THE WAY PRIOR TO FAILING. *DSH

NHTSA ID
488029
Incident
Sep 4, 1995
Electrical
Filed Mar 6, 1995

HORN WILL NOT BLOW DUE TO ELECTRICAL SHORT OR WIRING FAILURE. REPAIRED TWICE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

NHTSA ID
961282
Incident
Mar 6, 1995
Driver assistance
Filed Feb 27, 1995

VEHICLE GAS PEDAL JAMMED (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT). *TW

NHTSA ID
481882
Incident
Feb 27, 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.

Data sources

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