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1986 BMW 535I Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints 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.
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Latest Feb 22, 2006
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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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.
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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 1986 BMW 535I, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.

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

Reports by component

Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category

  • Tires & wheels1100.0%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Each component in detail

What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words

Tires & wheels

Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

IN EARLY JANUARY OF 2006, I PURCHASED 4 NEW PIRELLI P-ZERO NERO 225/50/16 M+S TIRES. I DROVE THE CAR FOR LESS THAN 7 DAYS AND PUT ON ABOUT 100-150 MILES ON SUBURBAN STREETS AND HIGHWAYS. WHEN MY TIRE DEALER REMOUNTED THESE NEW TIRES ON NEW WHEELS HE DISCOVERED THAT 3 OF THE 4 TIRES HAD DANGEROUS SIDEWALL BUBBLES. SO FAR THE DISTRIBUTOR AND THE MANUFACTURER CLAIM THE TIRES WERE DAMAGED DUE TO A POT HOLE (3 TIRES ON TWO DIFFERENT SIDES OF THE VEHICLE). MY TIRE DEALER AND LONG TIME AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN (TECHNICAL ADVISOR TO THE BMW CAR CLUB OF AMERICA) SAY IT IS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE FOR 3 OF THE 4 TIRES TO HAVE BEEN DAMAGED BY A POT HOLE OR ROAD HAZARD. FURTHERMORE, WHEN THE TIRE DEALER INSPECTED THE TIRES BEFORE REMOUNTING THEM, HE FOUND THEM ALL TO BE PHYSICALLY PERFECT--NO SIGNS OF BRUISING, PUNCTURES OR GLASS DAMAGE. THE TIRE DISTRIBUTOR AND MANUFACTURER SAY THERE IS EVIDENCE OF ROAD HAZARD DAMAGE INSIDE THE TIRE WHERE THERE IS A SPLIT. THE TRUTH IS THAT WHAT THEY HAVE FOUND IS EVIDENCE THAT THREE OF THEIR 4 TIRES FAILED AFTER BARELY A FEW DAYS OF NORMAL USE ON REGULAR NEW YORK STATE ROADS. PIRELLI EMPHASIZES THAT THESE TIRES WERE SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR THE NORTH AMERICAN MARKET. THEN ONE WOULD THINK THEY COULD LAST MORE THAN A WEEK ON NORTH AMERICAN ROADS. THE TIRE DISTRIBUTOR SO FAR REFUSES TO REPLACE MY 3 TIRES AND THE MANUFACTURER SO FAR AGREES WITH THE DISTRIBUTOR. I HAVE REVIEWED HUNDREDS OF OWNER REVIEWS FOR THE TIRES I PURCHASED ALONG WITH SIMILAR MODELS FROM THIS COMPANY AND I FOUND MANY REPORTS OF SIMILAR SIDE WALL FAILURES. GIVEN THE PROPENSITY OF THESE TIRES TO DEVELOP DANGEROUS DECOMPOSITION OF THE SIDEWALLS WITH NORMAL USE WITH LOW MILEAGE,I AM ASKING THAT YOUR AGENCY INVESTIGATE THESE TIRES AND CONSIDER A NATIONAL RECALL TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC. *NM

NHTSA ID 10150871 · filed Feb 22, 2006

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

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.

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

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