2011 Bmw 535xi problems, complaints & recalls

2018-09-29 · Power Train · 3 mi

“after bringing my car to bmw of buena park to take care of a couple of recalls, a couple of miles after i get on the freeway at about 60 mph the car lost power and i heard the emergency sound on my dashboard, the emergency light came on and a message on my screen saying ' drive moderately, maximum drive train output not available' the car did not …”

2018-09-04 · Engine · 90,000 mi

“i was driving 60 mph when the engine seized. the rpms fell to 0 and the steering wheel became very stiff. i pulled on the side of the road tried to start the car, nothing happened and i had to call the tow truck. none of the lights came on. everything looked fine and very misterious. after the mechanics disassembled the engine they said that appare…”

2018-02-22 · Seats · 80,000 mi

“my 2 year-old son's leg was fractured when the driver's side power seat malfunctioned while adjusting the seat. the seat went back into the farthest position without stopping fracturing my son's left leg who was in a forward facing car seat in back. the vehicle was parked at the time of the incident. the power seat has an excessive amount of force/…”

2018-02-01 · Engine · 85,000 mi

“tl* the contact owns a 2011 bmw 535xi. after the vehicle had been parked for three weeks, it failed to start. the vehicle was taken to the dealer (erhard bmw bloomfield, 1845 s telegraph rd, bloomfield hills, mi 48302, (248) 834-7788) where it was diagnosed that the vanose housing bolt fractured inside the engine. the dealer indicated that the engi…”

2018-01-13 · Engine · 82,000 mi

“malfunction or failure of thermostat and water pump, resulted in significantly increased coolant temperature and system pressure. indicating a critical overheating condition and my car stopped in the middle of the road and i almost got in a rear end crash. i had to be towed to a shop and they replaced the failed components resulting in a $2,200 bi…”

2018-01-08 · Service Brakes

“car was stolen from state of north carolina from my resident. car is registered to the state of south carolina with south carolina plates. the car is now in new york area, stratford, ct area and norwalk, ct area- driver took car out my possession and jump states with my spare key that was inside my home. never gave the driver possession or permissi…”

2017-10-21 · Power Train · 73,000 mi

“while driving drive train light comes on, made appointment and was informed that the left cv joint boot was torn and leaking. had it fixed on october 2016, paid over $1700. in september 2017 drive train light comes on again, was informed that the left and the right cv joint boots were torn/leaking had it repaired and this time it cost $4094. notice…”

2017-10-21 · Power Train · 55,000 mi

“it has acceleration issues all of the time. does not accelerate as it should, instead it jerks. when at a stop sign or light and looking to accelerate it would jerk making it unsafe. i have almost hit multiple vehicle ecause of this.…”

2017-10-21 · Power Train · 55,000 mi

“drive train malfunction, engine over heats and does not function the same. the vehicle slows down, sputters and does not have power. it has died out on the highway while going 65mph and had to pull over suddenly through 3 lanes of traffic. …”

2017-10-18 · Fuel/Propulsion System · 85,140 mi

“i was driving my bmw 535 xi on interstate highway. all of a sudden cars gave a message of "drivetrain malfunction: contact your service centre". after that car's power reduced. after that whenever i apply brake, the car ignition stopped and car puts itself in neutral. i had to start the car around 8 times to reach home safely. after that i towed t…”