Service Brakes Related Problems of the 1999 BMW 528

Table 1 shows four common service brakes related problems of the 1999 BMW 528. The number one most common problem is related to the service brakes (three problems). The second most common problem is related to the brake antilock control unit/module (three problems).

Table 1. Service Brakes related problems of BMW 528


Recently reported Service Brakes problems of the 1999 BMW 528

The Service Brakes problem

I had been driving my 528i (BMW 1999) this past winter when I noticed the power brakes were no longer working. I had to depress the peddle with no assist, and while the car di eventually stop, it could have been unfortunate if my wife or daughter were faced with this condition suddenly.   Read details...

The Brake Antilock Control Unit/module problem

My asc and abs warning lights came on, lost speedometer. Took to BMW mechanic who read codes and it read rear wheel speed sensor. Replaced sensor and speedometer did not work. Continued with mechanic on looking for solution and he concluded after talking to other BMW mechanics and going over the   Read details...

The Brake Electric Antilock problem

I have had failures of the braking system on my 1999 BMW where the system locks up and causes the car to go out of control. Based on numerous conversations with other owners these models seem very prone to this problem. BMW does not seem to care very much about addressing this.   Read details...


Service Brakes related problems in other BMW 528 model year vehicles:



528 Service Bulletins
528 Safety Recalls
528 Defect Investigations