2005 Bmw 545i problems, complaints & recalls

2024-03-08 · Engine · 122,195 mi

“the contact owns a 2005 bmw 545i. the contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the accelerator pedal was depressed, and the contact became aware of a ball of white smoke coming from the exhaust. the contact stated that whenever the accelerator pedal was depressed, there was white smoke coming from the exhaust pipe. the vehicle was take…”

2021-11-30 · Exterior Lighting

“the wiring inside of the headlights has dried up and fallen off, leaving bare electrical wire. the resulting was both of the headlights became non operational at night. to replace the headlights in the car with all the factory features is about 3200.00 for parts alone. i know of others who have had this happen, and everyone i know who owns one, has…”

2021-07-15 · Electrical System · 🔥 fire

“at approxamitately 1:20pm on july 13, after being parked for a little over an hour i was told that my car was burning. 911 was called immediately and the owner of the establishment went outside and called to the firemen at the station on the other side of the street. their response was immediate. response was so quick that damage was limited to t…”

2020-09-14 · Electrical System · 127,000 mi

“while driving to work during morning rush hour in a busy highway the car just stopped running. no odd sounds no shutting no clunking. it was like some just turned the key off. i made it to the side of the highway and had to wait two hours for a tow truck to show up. most of the week previous to this my car would not start at random times even tho…”

2020-05-25 · Structure:body · 150,000 mi · 💥 crash

“driving approximately 50 mph an accident occurred where there was oil in road. my car lost control and veered into a guard rail on the highway. my car was subsequently totaled and none of my air bags deployed in the crash.…”

2018-10-08 · Seat Belts · 172,000 mi

“as i understand a vehicle for passenger side airbag in passenger side free stream has been dealt with already i just received this vehicle several months ago so it is new to me and i have the same errors as which a recall has been issued for my car 2005 545 i bmw. as i have read after x amount of years a recall is finalized i just received this veh…”

2018-08-05 · Electrical System

“good evening sir, i am writing to you because my vehicle had bare wires on the headlight. the hot wire and ground wires were touching. i did not have the headlight working. there is a problem with the wires of the vehicle peeling off after a certain amount of time.…”

2018-08-05 · Electrical System · 182,282 mi

“good evening all, since 2011 i have had issues with the i drive system. just recently, the system stopped working. after attempting to resolve the issue with bmw of ontario, they declined to cover the vehicle's i drive computer module. finally, the computer stopped working and i could not see my computer display or listen to music. i could not re-…”

2018-08-05 · Fuel/Propulsion System · 182,252 mi

“good evening all, every time i fill up the gas in the vehicle, there is a strong smell inside the cab. this began occurring about 4 years ago but has continued thought my time with the vehicle. currently, i cannot fill the tank at more than . if i do fill up the vehicle to more than i face having to smell the fumes of the fuel inside the cab of t…”

2017-08-13 · Engine · 160,000 mi

“certain bmw models including e60 2005 545i almost all require valve seal replacement due to faulty manufacturing defects. this results in oil leaking into the engine and secondary air injector causing smoke to emit out of the tailpipes. although my car passed al computerized smog checks, it did not pass the new visual test because of these faulty v…”