general problems of the 2007 BMW 530

Coolant hose has broken 4 times in the last 3 years it breaks at the attachment causing all my coolant to leak the area and part is plastic causing it to melt during summer months each summer I have owned it.

The contact owns a 2007 BMW 530xi. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 22v119000 (engine and engine cooling) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

The contact owns a 2007 BMW 530xi. The contact stated that while driving in the snow the vehicle overheated. The contact was able to pull over to the shoulder. The engine overheated ,slow down messages were displayed. The engine overheated and shutdown immediately. Warning indicator lights were illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer where it was diagnosed the thermostat and water pump needed to be replaced but dealer refused to repair the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was towed to the contact's resident. The manufacturer was notified about the failure and referred contact to the dealer. The approximate failure mileage was 178,000. The contact stated the failure was related to NHTSA campaign number NHTSA campaign number: 22v119000 ( engine and engine cooling).

The contact owns a 2007 BMW 530xi. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 22v119000 (engine and engine cooling) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the vehicle was overheating while driving. The contact stated that the frame of the vehicle felt extremely hot after driving and the vehicle took a long time to cool down. There was no warning light illuminated. An unknown local dealer was contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Electrical problems and transmission repair issues.

The contact owns a 2007 BMW 530i. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, he smelled an abnormal burning smell coming from the ac vents. The contact stated that he could also smell the burning odor when opening the hood of the vehicle. The message "service engine soon" was displayed. The contact later received recall notification of NHTSA campaign number: 22v119000 (engine and engine cooling). However, the parts to do the recall repair were not yet available. The local dealer was not contacted. The contact stated while driving at 65-70 mph, he noticed smoke coming out from underneath the hood of the vehicle. The contact veered to the side of the road for a moment, and he opened the hood. The contact was able to continue driving. The contact stated that the failure had reoccurred at two different occasions. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time to complete the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 175,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Vehicle was travelling 25-30 mph on a city street and hit a pothole. Immediately driver heard a noise from the engine area and car began shaking and vibrating while at low speed/idle. Service technician discovered that all 4 bolts for the engine mount had sheared as a result of the impact and the engine was now hanging free and resting on the frame of the car. Driveshaft was knocked out of alignment as well.

This seems to happen when the weather is hot and in major traffic or when I am out on the open hwy driving for about 1 to 2hrs on a hot day. The car will automatically cut off without warning. No alarm or idiot light indicator. The problem is you can be driving 60 to 75 miles per hour on the interstate and loose control of your power steering and ability to maneuver the car to a safe stopping point. It will not start back up until 15 to 20 minute later as if the car needs to cool down. Once time period has elapse the car will run as normal. This has happen several times. Driving home from work in traffic and we only going 45 mph but its hot outside and the car will cut off without warning. I notice on the BMW forum this is problem that is across the board with other vehicles. The car will cut off at a light after driving for long period of time in hot weather in the city limits but also on the hwy after long period of driving.

After driving about 5 minutes from home, I parked the car in the parking lot in front of my office. About 5 minutes later, bystanders noticed a fire in engine compartment of the car and called 911. The car was in flames in a short time. The fire department arrived, put out the fire.

My 7 year old BMW will not start due to timing and valve issues - it's a part that's been recalled in 2010 cars, and is also occurring in 2007 cars (but that year does not fall under the recall). If I had been driving the car when the timing went out, then I could have been in a major accident - with the car stopping suddenly. Now I am dealing with my car never starting again.

2007 BMW 530 evaporative cooler leak in dashboard, causing freon in passenger cabinet. In addition to leaky freon in the air. Very common problem according to dealer in tucson, az for BMW they replace them all the time even on couple year old cars, usually they charge customer for it. All the freon leaking in compartment can't be good for us.