Engine Cooling System Problems of BMW 525

Tl- the contact owns a 2007 BMW 525xi. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 17v683000(engine and engine cooling) however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. BMW of omaha located 716 n 102nd st omaha, ne was contacted and confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall remedy. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and were not able to confirm when the parts were to become available. The VIN was not provided. Kh.

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Tl-the contact owns a 2007 BMW 525 xi. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 17v683000 (engine and engine cooling) however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact stated that while driving at unknown speeds there was an abnormal burning smell. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact called a local dealer daniels BMW located at 4600 crackersport road, allentown, PA 18104 where informed that the recall parts were not available. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had experienced a failure. The failure mileage was 72,000. (parts distribution disconnect). Ap.

The contact owns a 2007 BMW 525i. Upon driving the vehicle for several minutes, an unknown odor was detected in the vehicle. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to an independent mechanic or dealer for diagnostic testing. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 17v683000 (engine and engine cooling); however, the parts do to the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer (BMW of ocala 5145 sw college rd, ocala, FL 34474, (352) 861-0234) was contacted and confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall remedy. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 56,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Vehicle in motion with defrost on, smoke came from defrost vent on dashboard, filling car instantly with smoke. Pulled off highway, opened windows, smoke clears then moved car approximately 200ft. Off main route to side street. Smoke and flames immediately came out of the defrost vent. Used 3 abc fire extinguishers, failing to contain the fire before the fire department arrived with 2 pumpers, and had to use afff foam to manage the fire due to high amounts of magnesium in the car. The newly purchased car was in very good condition, the car and contents are a total loss. Researched on line, found multiple reports of the same exact issue in this model, this was not unique. Also was not able to find any reports of recall for this defect. Also, will be contacting BMW of north America today. Updated 12/06/lj.

Upon arriving home from 4 mile round trip light city traffic (25 mph aver speed), and entering base of my driveway, my well-serviced 2001 BMW 525i (60,000 miles) suddenly lost power steering, engine quit, battery warning lighting, and "service engine soon" light came on, and loud clanging noise came from engine compartment. Restarted car to pull from street into my driveway and smoke starting coming out of engine compartment. Shut car off and opened hood, saw steam coming out of cooling system expansion tank which had cracked. No more than 2 minutes occurred from time problem started until engine shut off. Upon investigation, all belts were shredded and belt pulley disc had come off and was sitting at bottom of engine compartment. Had car towed to BMW dealer next day. Although no injuries and car is covered by warranty, I am reporting as safety problem as dealer said that problem could have happened while driving on highway, which would have been catastrophic with engine suddenly quitting and loss of power steering. Dealer says that unusual that belt pulley would fail and simultaneous crack would occur in cooling expansion tank, although would seem logical to me that loss of water pump function would cause heat/pressure back up and cause tank to blow. Dealer says problem is due to wear on pulley rotator, which would cause wobbling over time. My safety concern is that there was absolutely no warning, car had been running smoothly with no indication of wobbling belt (total service 3,000 miles prior) and this was very sudden. Pulley should not come off -- somebody could be killed. New fan was installed in Dec 2001 per recall.

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The contact owns a 2001 BMW 525i. While the contact was driving approximately 50 mph, the check engine light illuminated. The contact pulled over and turned off the vehicle. After two hours, the contact turned the vehicle on and took it to a local repair shop where he was informed that the engine cooling fan needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 166,000. Updated 01/14/lj.

Engine overheating warning sounded. Looked at indicator and it was all the way in the red. Pulled over immediately. 30 seconds later the radiator blew with the force of an explosion, shooting coolant about five feet across the street even though the hood was down. Opened hood and found a hole in top of radiator, more than an inch in diameter. I would have opened hood before it blew so I came within half a minute of being badly burned. My mechanic said it happens regularly with BMW 525's. He said it happens around 80,000 miles. My car had 75,000 miles. Mechanic said he testified in a case a few years ago where an owner was badly burned. He had a box with a bunch of pieces of radiators that had failed. I kept my radiator as evidence. None of the hoses failed but the radiator blew a hole out of the top. It is made of plastic and is only about an eight of an inch thick. I would expect that any point of connection such as a hose or a seal would bust under pressure before the radiator itself would fail. I'd never heard of such a thing happening in 30 years of driving. I believe this is a dangerous design defect, either in the material used or it's thickness. Though the repair cost almost a thousand dollars I felt lucky because I knew that I opened the a half minute earlier I could have been extremely badly burned or evened blinded. The force of the explosion was incredible. I'm less concerned about the money than about somebody being seriously injured by this defect.

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