2013 Bmw 535i Complaints

THERMOSTAT & WATER PUMPS FAIL ON THESE VEHICLES PREMATURELY. MANY OWNERS ARE BLOGGING ONLINE THAT THESE VEHICLES HAVE EARLY (AND FREQUENT) FAILURES WITH THERMOSTATS & WATER PUMPS. THESE FAILURES LEAD TO THE VEHICLE FORCING YOU QUICKLY TO SLOW DOWN AND PULL OVER(LIMP MODE) - SOMETIMES NOT IN THE MOST FORGIVING LOCATIONS. IN ADDITION, THE FAILURE OF THESE COMPONENTS MAY BE THE ROOT CAUSE OF OTHER ENGINE COMPONENTS FAILING - AT AN EXTREME, UNNECESSARY EXPENSE TO THE OWNERS. THIS OCCURS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. THE VEHICLE'S "SAFETY" SYSTEM FORCES THE VEHICLE TO DECELERATE UNTIL YOU BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. THIS CAN OCCUR ON THE FREEWAY (EVEN A FREEWAY IN LOS ANGELES WHERE YOU MAY BE IN THE 8TH LANE TO THE LEFT WITH NO EMERGENCY LANE TO YOUR LEFT). THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE TO RECALL/UPDATE/REPLACE THESE FAULTY COMPONENTS ON ALL 5 SERIES MODELS FROM 2004 - 2013(AT LEAST 2 DIFFERENT MODELS IN THIS YEAR RANGE).

AIR SUSPENSION. CAR LEANED LEFT AFTER SITTING, BUT THE AIR SPRING PUMPED UP ON VEHICLE START-UP. CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO IDENTIFIED A LEAKING LEFT REAR AIR SUSPENSION SPRING. IDENTIFIED TECHNICAL BULLETIN (SI B37 01 15) NOTING FAULTY INSTALLATION DURING ASSEMBLY. THE BULLETING RECOMMENDS REPLACING LEFT AIR SPRING (BMW TO SUPPLY LABOR AND PARTS) ON CARS MANUFACTURED THROUGH FEB 2, 2013. MY CAR WAS MANUFACTURED FEB 17, 2013 AND THE BMW CUSTOMER RELATIONS DEPARTMENT REFUSES TO COVER THE COST OF REPLACEMENT SINCE IT IS OUTSIDE THE BULLETIN DATES. CAR HAS 40,500 MILES AND THE FAILURE WAS EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED IN THE TECHNICAL BULLETIN. HENCE, THIS IS EVIDENCE THAT THE VEHICLE DEFECT EXCEEDS THE ASSEMBLY DATES AND THE DATE OF MANUFACTURE SHOULD BE EXTENDED. FURTHER, THE AIR SPRING WAS DEFECTIVE, BUT A WARNING LIGHT WAS NOT ACTIVATED BECAUSE THE AIR BAG WAS INFLATED DURING THE VEHICLE START UP PROCESS. THIS MAY HAVE LED TO A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF A DEFECTIVE AIR SHOCK...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BMW 535I. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED, WHICH WAS A SAFETY CONCERN. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LEITH BMW (5603 CAPITAL BLVD, RALEIGH, NC 27616, (919) 882-2420) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

EARLIER THIS YEAR, WATER WAS NOTICED IN THE FRONT LEFT HEADLIGHT. DEALER NOTIFIED ME THAT A SEAL WAS BROKEN AND THE UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ($2500+). 2 WEEKS LATER, THE FRONT RIGHT HEADLIGHT DID THE EXACT SAME THING. VEHICLE IS APPROX. 4.5 YEARS OLD WITH 55K MILES. SHOP FOREMAN TOLD ME THIS PARTICULAR MODEL IS KNOWN FOR THIS PROBLEM AND BMW IS AWARE AS WELL. I KNOW MULTIPLE PEOPLE WITH THIS VEHICLE THAT HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. THE DEFECTIVE SEAL IN THE HEADLIGHT UNITS FOR THIS MODEL PRESENT NUMEROUS SAFETY CONCERNS, THE MOST SERIOUS OF WHICH IS THE INABILITY TO SEE THE ROAD DUE TO THE MOISTURE BUILDUP. FURTHER, THE MOISTURE EVENTUALLY CAUSES THE BULBS TO GO BAD, PARTICULARLY THE TURN SIGNAL BULB WHERE THE MOISTURE FIRST ENTERS. OTHER VEHICLES CANNOT SEE THAT TURN SIGNAL OR HEADLIGHT. A RECALL NEEDS TO BE SERIOUSLY CONSIDERED TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE SEALS ON THESE HEADLIGHTS AS THEY NOT ONLY RENDER THE VEHICLE USELESS (UNABLE TO PASS STATE INSPECTIONS) BUT ALSO PRESENTS SERIOUS SAFETY...

TAKATA INFLATORS- BMW HAS FAILED ON SOLVED THIS RECALL IN A TIMELY MANNER EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A POTENTIALLY SAFETY RISK RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. ITS BEEN A YEAR AND NO FIX HAS BEEN AVAILABLE EVEN THOUGH I LIVE IN ZONE A (PUERTO RIO), ZONE ASSOCIATED WITH THE MOST AT RISK VEHICLE PER NHTSA WEBSITE.