Home · 2015 BMW 528i · Complaints
These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.
2 of 62 complaints match · Transmission & drivetrain · clear filters
OIL LEAKS ENGINE COMPARTMENT (ALL OVER) GASKETS, OIL FILTER HOUSING , BOTTOM OF ENGINE AND BAD SMELL ENTERS TO DRIVER COMPARTMENT EVEN IT IS ON INSIDE CIRCULATION( OIL BURN SMELLS,ETC FROM ENGINE DEPT)
NHTSA ODI 11265511
ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2016. MY 2015 BMW 528I VEHICLE HAD A DRIVETRAIN MALFUNCTION. THE CAR DIED ON THE 95NORTHBOUND AND I WAS IN THE SPEEDLANE IN MOTION GOING OVER 70 MILES AN HOUR AND THE CAR WHEN INTO A DEAD STOP AND ALMOST CAUSED OVER A 30 CAR PILEUP. I WAS ALMOST KILLED! THIS CAR IS 1 YEARS OLD AND SHOULD HAVE NOT HAPPENED. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE AND CANNOT GET BACK IN IT. BMW IS INSISTING THAT IT IS SAFE AND THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM. I CANNOT PUT MY FAMILIES LIFE'S OR MY LIFE IN JEOPARDY. BMW IS INSISTING THAT THEY FIXED IT AND WILL NOT SWITCH OUT THIS CAR FOR A DIFFERENT MODEL. I DO NOT WANT TO KEEP THIS CAR I AM IN A LEASE WITH THEM AND THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING TO SWITCH OUT THIS CAR TO A DIFFERENT MODEL OR VEHICLE TYPE TO ENSURE MY SAFETY. I HAVE ALSO RESEARCHED AND READ ONLINE THAT BMW HAS HAD SEVERAL INCIDENTS WITH THE ENGINE STOPPING FOR NO REASON AND NOW MY CAR DID THE SAME. THIS CAR WAS ALSO SERVICED WITH THE BMW DEALERSHIP 5DAYS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. CAN YOU PLEASE ASSIST ME? I AM PUTTING MY LIFE IN DANGER AS WELL AS THE OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. THANK YOU SO MUCH IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE TO THIS MATTER. *TR
NHTSA ODI 10924250
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