Headlights Problems of BMW 530

Headlights would take turns randomly working, then one night both headlights turned off while I was going around a corner at 55mph. This was in the country no street lights. Just as I came to a blind stop there both kicked back on. After getting home I took apart to find some wires were rotting other already bare, and others cracking. I pray this doesnt happen to anyone else because if this problem isn't fixed someone's going to die. Also if someone does crash I pray to god they can quickly get out of car before all those bare wires behind headlight get smashed together and the fire starts.

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The headlight went out - replaced bulbs and still not working. Removed the headlight assembly and noticed every wire was bare with barely any coating left to protect the wires- at least 15 wires. Headlight replacement cost is over $650. 00. !! this is an electrical hazard and could cause shorting out and a dangerous driving situation in the least.

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Nearly every BMW suffers from failed wiring in the headlights. This should be addressed as a recalled oint of failure as it involves everybody on the road.

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Degradation of headlight wiring. Wire insulation is flaking, cracking, and internal conductor wires are exposed. Causes intermittent headlight issues as wiring shorts during driving.

Insulation on electrical wiring inside headlight assembly is crumbling apart. This lets bare wire touch each other and shorts out headlight, leading to malfunctioning / very unpredictable and dangerous lighting. Other drivers may not see you coming.

While replacing parking light bulb I found insulation to bulb holder falling off, likely due to heat inside headlight assembly. Given the brittle insulation falling off, a short could easily have occurred. The inner cv joint on the right drive was found to be without grease. With no grease fitting or means of inspection, the axle could have frozen, causing stability issues.

All wiring within the headlight assembly is deteriorating and exposing the bare wiring internal of the assembly. This is causing electrical shorting, electrical fault codes, and occasional periods of inoperative headlights while driving. The wiring issue was first noted by my mechanic around February 2019. I have found thru my research for repairs this is a very common problem.

Wiring on headlights flaking apart leaving bear expose wires !!!.

Headlights internal wiring geta so hot it melts and cracks and deteriorates and causes short circuit eventually leading to both or single high beam malfunction.

The wiring harness inside the headlights is crumbling away causing lights to intermittently not work. The wires spark when they touch together. This is a fire hazard.

Internal headlight wiring insulation flaking off exposing copper wire causing failure of parking and daytime running lights and failure of the front headlight system as well as the risk of fire. Also having issues with intermittent cruise control, power ports and fan inside the car.

Replacing the daytime running light bulb that failed, I removed the headlight assembly from the vehicle to have easier access to the bulb recessed deep inside the headlight housing. Upon opening the access panel, I discovered the wiring insulation of most of the inner wiring harness of headlight brittle and flaking off, exposing the bare wires. The short circuit probability is high with the exposed wires in close proximity.

The wiring ithin the xenon adaptive headlight assembly on the left and right side of the 2006 BMW 530i has extreme wiring insulation rot. The exposed wiring is extensive on all wires within the assembly on both sides with most of the wires now bare. This is creating a severe and dangerous safety and fire hazard. I will upload photos when I disassemble the car headlights again. The fire hazard was found when replacing an angel eye headlamp.

Internal headlight wiring insulation flaking off exposing copper wire causing failure of parking and daytime running lights and possible failure of the front headlight system as well as the risk of fire.

My headlight was emitting smoke, upon closer investigation I can see the wires were red hot and the plastic coating was on fire, no apparent reason is know for the cause of this incident.

The wiring insulation is peeling around all of the wires in the headlight assembly. This is not a serviceable part, but the light bulbs are serviceable. This seems to pose a fire risk because bare conductors of opposite polarity are exposed to one another.

The headlight assembly had a halo light that burnt out. I went to the dealer and bought a replacement bulb. When I unscrewed the light bulb, the wiring insulation fell off and exposed all of the copper wiring in the headlight wiring harness. They do not sell a replacement wiring harness and now I'm required to buy a new headlight assembly for the passengers side which costs approx $1700+ at my local dealership. Due to the high costs of the headlight assembly, I'm not able to afford it and now my car will not pass inspection which has prevented me from driving it. I can only imagine that the other headlight has the same issue from reading 100's of other forum posts on the internet about this same issue with their vehicles. I've attempted to fix this issue myself using electrical tape but that didn't work for long. I've contacted repair shops and they won't take the headlight assembly apart due to the age of it. The vehicle was in motion when the light bulb burnt out. This issue happened in 2015 and I decided to drive with the halo light bulb burnt out but then the low beam bulb burnt out. Now my car won't pass inspection to continue driving it in texas.

My headlight assemblies, manufactured by hella for BMW, have crumbling and decaying insulation on the internal wires. Many of the wires are bare, and can cause short circuits and failures. All of the dozens of internal headlight wires are rotten and failing. There is the potential for sudden lighting failure at night, as well as the possibility of short circuit, combustion and fire. This is a major safety problem across many BMW's, and has been reported by many owners to safercar.

All active xenon headlight wiring protective coating is/has flaked off exposing wires, making it vulnerable to electrical short, lose of driving lights and potential fire hazard .

Upon replacing a head light bulb I notice that the headlight wiring inside the headlight housing was exposed and the insulation crumbling to the touch. Many wires are exposed without insulation thus creating a short circuit potential and fire hazard, I have researched about this and it seems it is a common problem with Bmws, there are many owners with this issue. I feel there should be a recall for this before someone car catches fire and\or someone dies, Bmwna doesn't seem to want to resolve this issue based on all the owners complaints and their negative response.

I was replacing a parking (angel eye) bulb in the drivers side of my 2006 BMW 530i and noticed that the wiring for the parking and high beam bulb was so brittle that the was falling off exposing the bare wiring and I also noted a smell of burnt plastic. I checked the forums and other owners with the same headlights 2004-2010 5 series were reporting the same issue. BMW is not offering a TSB or a recall for this. The lights in this case are the bi-xenon adaptive lights. It appears the heat created by the hid unit is causing the wires to become brittle. I emailed BMW USA directly and I was just referred to a dealer. For the time being I have wrapped the wiring in electrical tape until I can afford to replace each unit. I am afraid to use my high beams because I do not want to blow anymore bulbs, short out my lighting system or possibly even start a fire. I have considered downgrading the type of lighting system in my car but that would entail having to rewire the car and reprogram the computer to recognize the new type of lighting.

As I was driving a warning came on my idrive display that there was a parking light malfunction. I later removed the headlight to replace a bulb and upon doing so I noticed bare copper wires. I then removed the main cover and saw that literally every wire had portions of the outer wire jacket deteriorating. When I removed the parking lamp assy. To replace the bulb, the wire jacket just flaked off. Due to the severity of the damage I immediately took the headlight to lauderdale BMW. Lauderdale BMW had a specialist look at the headlight. The specialist said that though it did look very bad unfortunately it was just due to the florida sun! there is no support for the headlight either from hella north America (the actual manufacturer of the headlight) or from BMW. No parts can be ordered for it. The only option available is to purchase a complete new headlight assy. At $1500. 00 I wrote to hella north America and they referred me to BMW germany. I wrote to Bmwna and they responded that it was just normal wear and tear. Imagine that, an 8 year old headlight deteriorate to bare wires is by BMW's concern, normal wear and tear! that's shameful! at this point I cannot install the headlight assembly back into the car for fear of a dead short and possible fire! I have a 1995 Chevrolet s-10 that at 19 years has no wiring issues and definitely no bare wires! for BMW though it is considered completely acceptable after 8 years! yet both vehicles sit side by side in the florida sun everyday! is it right that BMW vehicle pricing on the average is so much higher than Chevrolet and yet BMW's build quality and what is acceptable is so much lower! when this happens, something is terribly wrong!.

The insulation inside the headlight has completely cracked and flaked off, leaving bare wires exposed that can short out and present a fire risk.

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The sheating on my headlight's wiring is flaking off which could lead to potential fires. I was quoted $1500 per headlight to replace them with the same crappy headlight housings that are made with the same material that will eventually do the same thing. All I need is to have the car parked in my garage and it causing a fire that could burn down our home or worst injure my family.

All headlight wiring shielding has deteriorated in the unit causing a shortage. This is a safety issue not only due to the shielding possibly causing a fire, but also an issue for safe driving as the lights no longer function to dot requirements.

Have a problem with the right headlight in my 530i 2006 BMW. The angel light bulb burned out and when I went to replace it, the wire covers started to come off exposing the wires completely. After replacing the bulb (which was a bit difficult to do), most of the wires in the headlight have no protection and were completely exposed. I had to cover them with electric tape to prevent some shorts, but missed a section I guess, since now the computer is giving me a adaptive headlight warning message and the light is not pointing to the proper direction. I have done some research on line and found that it is happening to a lot of people. Contacted BMW of north America, and they said since my car is out of warranty, they cannot do anything about it. The material used to cover these wires is not correct, as it will break off just by lightly touching them. I feel this is a safety concern where there may be short circuits while the car is running and it would affects the car's computers. In my case, the light control module is also shorted and must be replaced. I would like to know if there is anything you can do to find out if this is a safety concern or not. I believe it is specially on a car still new. Let me know if you would need any further information. Thank you.

The headlights, driving lights are all shorted out. This was a dangerous situation as it happened at night. When taken to my mechanic, he told me that it is a common fault on BMW's. That the wiring for all the lights is made from recycled plastic and with the heat from outside and the engine the insulation completely deteriorates. He showed my bare wires everywhere and if you touch the insulation it just crumbles away. How could a $55,000 car have such poor wiring that is can create a dangerous and possibly fatal accident. To me there should be a complete recall of affected vehicles.

I had a bulb failure warning illuminate on the dash. I bought the parking light bulb, went to replace it, and found all of the wiring inside of the headlight housing crumbling to bits. There were literally bare wires crossing on top of one another, which is clearly a fire hazard. When I asked my BMW dealer about this, they said it is a common problem, is not covered under warranty, and I have to buy new headlights. I had never heard of internal headlight wiring being considered a wear item, but BMW says otherwise. I have a 30 year old car with all of its wiring intact; this BMW had this problem before it had hit 10 years old. I spent approximately $2000 for new headlights. Clearly this is a major design flaw that the manufacturer should be responsible for, as it presents a clear fire hazard. I do know of one person who experienced a vehicle fire due to this defect in a '05 525i.

The vehicle headlight internal wiring insulation is falling apart, thus leaving bare wires exposed. This is a faulty design that could possibly lead to a fire or accident due to loss of lights at night. This should not be happening under normal conditions.

I have xenon adaptive headlights oem made by hella. The insulation on all of the wiring inside the headlight assembly is falling off. You cannot touch a wire without the insulation crumbling off the wiring. Now having numerous faults and hid light on drivers side is non functional due to wiring shorts.

Broken headlight adjusters on both headlights. Headlights are sealed beams and non-repairable (parts are not available). If proper adjustment can't be made, it could impair the drivers ability to see at night or it could blind on-coming traffic.

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Re hid lights: my vision is impaired in the evening when a car comes along with the high intensity discharge lights. For me it is really a very serious problem. My safe driving is also affected when hid headlights shine in my rear view mirror. They are a serious safety hazard for many of us and might already have been the cause of accidents.

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The low beam driver'ss ide headlamp continues to fail. They have replaced the halogen bulb, the bulb holder, and the lamp lights for a few minutes and then fails intermittently. They cannot find the problem.

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Interior multifunction display not functioning correctly. Car 2. 5 yrs old. Dealer diagnoses, moisture getting into unit, replacement cost $650. Environment seals failing. Should this be a manufacturing defect?.

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