general problems of the 2011 BMW 550

My 2011 BMW 550i experienced an unexpected fire in my driveway while my wife and I were sleeping. The fire nearly caused our house to catch fire and also resulted in damage to my BMW z4. I would appreciate the opportunity to speak with someone regarding this matter. For your reference, the last seven digits of my VIN are [xxx] . You can reach me at [xxx] or via email at [xxx] . Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

The contact owns a 2011 BMW 550i. The contact stated that after having an oil change performed, he noticed white smoke coming from the exhaust pipe. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed with a stem valve cover failure. The contact was informed that the valve cover needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 77,500.

Drivetrain malfunction comes on dash, due to timing chain being out of "time" meaning that the cranshaft and chain has move out of place, this repair is estimated to cost about 10k, other vehicles of the this type are also included, the recall from BMW is call the "n63 customer service packet", n63 is the kind of engine that this car and other in similar series and years are known and innevidatable to prevent since its a manufacturer mistake. I personally lost out on a lot of money due to the problem that landed in my hands.

The car just don't go the speed is supposed to I can't go in highway because the car don't go that fast and that is not safe for me and my family I spent a lot of money trying to fix it but the problem always come back.

I am having oil come from my oil pan which I later found out that it could possibly be coming from my oil pan gasket which some people have told me there were recalls on this particular problem.

This car have been n great maintenance always, and suddenly started to throw white smoke as crazy. . . (75k miles only) I did my search and turns out that is a big problem that many BMW v8 engine that they have . . . . Big headache to see this kind of luxury car smoking like that.

On July 19, 2019, I drove my car 2. 5 miles from my office and parked the car at my residence. The car was parked overnight and next day the car failed to start. When the hood was open the engine was on fire overnight while the car was parked, lucky the fire was self contained and did not spread to nearby homes. I contacted mr. Mike discepolo with BMW north America and after 30 days of investigation he told me that the fire was because I failed to maintain my car, I searched the net and his answer was consistent with answers to other BMW cars that start fire while parked. Abc nightline and other tv stations investigated parked BMW cars fire and BMW deny the problem. . Read more...

The contact owns a 2011 BMW 550i. The contact stated that oil was leaking from the vehicle. The engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, who declined to service the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and confirmed that there was no warranty coverage on the vehicle. No additional assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 70,000.

Vehicle stationary for over 3 hours, parked in a parking lot (work location) and burst into flames under the engine compartment. 8-22-18; 12:30 pm. Beaverton, oregon fire department responded and put fire out. See fire department report.

Tl-the contact owns a 2011 BMW 550-I. The contact stated that when the vehicle was turned on the add coolant warning indicator illuminated. The contact added coolant and continued driving. The contact also stated that the vehicle had displayed the failure for approximately 30 days every day. The dealer was not made aware of the failure, but an appointment was scheduled to get a diagnosis. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 99,247. Bp.

Tl - the contact owns a 2011 BMW 550i. The contact stated that that the oil and drive train warning indicators illuminated in his vehicle and remained on. The vehicle was taken to a dealer valley auto world BMW (3822 sycamore dairy rd, fayetteville, nc 28303. 910-864-0000) who diagnosed the vehicle and stated it needed ignition coil, inlet hose, return hose, had malfunctioned and the vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure and was informed they would call him back. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000. Jc.

The engine stop working for no apparent reason, oil ok maintenance ok, dealer said engine was no good and need to be replaced. No explanation given!!.

Car performance greatly decreased, then failed turbo, fuel smell, and drive train malfunction warning intermittentently on and off, either in park or in motion. Took vehicle to dealership. BMW northwest is currently denying any recalls are in place and.

Drivetrain malfunction car lost power (no acceleration) on the highway shock violently, happened 3 times in less then a year car does have 70k miles but this shouldn't happen.

This vehicle has had multiple recalls. The latest one was campaign no. 18v-248. BMW has yet to do anything for my vehicle, even after it burnt itself to the ground and a portion of my home. They did not add any explanation or attempt to investigate this situation. It is still undefined how this vehicle lit itself on fire as it was parked and turned off sitting in my garage, after just being driven 5-10 minutes before the fire started.

The 2011 BMW 550i had just recently been parked and turned off. After no more than 10 minutes after it was parked, it burst into flames coming from the engine compartment on the passenger side. Then very quickly spread throughout the entire car. The car was parked in an attached garage thus not only completely burning the car to the ground but also partially burning the home down as well. Resulting in over $250,000 in damage. This vehicle had one of the n63 engines in it which BMW had three volunteer recalls to "correct" the fuel injector issue. 5 months prior to the fire, a certified BMW dealership executed the third attempt at this recall. This BMW was also under a full coverage maintenance warranty, thus it had only been to certified BMW service centers. During the last recall under campaign 0013480200 sib 11 16 14 in conjunction with sib 11 06 14 and 61 30 14, the oil life mileage was reduced from 15,000 miles to 10,000 miles with the BMW service center explaining that was part of the campaign BMW na requested to service the vehicles more frequently. When I asked the BMW representative about this specifically at the fire investigation he said it was due to "epa requirements". Had nothing to do with the known engine issues that BMW has been attempting to address since 2013.

I am currently having problems with my vehicle and the local authorized dealer/service center, I believe they have been negligent with their actions to multiple problems that have occurred, including the repair and inspection pertaining to a recall of the n63 engine vehicles. The vehicle has had multiple issues in the past, including several "drivetrain malfunctions" for which I believe have the dates and service records they relate fuel injectors, battery, pumps, ect. . Since January 2015 I have contacted the service center, autogermana BMW of puerto rico, to request an inspection and repair of the vehicle due to recurrent issues and concerns, the representative initially told me that the dealer had received no information about the "recall" or service bulletin "b001314". In March the vehicle was serviced again and the "recall" was included in the service order but they alleged that they did't have the parts available and that they would contact me as soon as they became available. The representative even recommended against extending the vehicle warranty for repairs until the vehicle was repaired and/or inspected as it related to the recall. The vehicle is now past the 50k mile warranty and the issues have not been resolved, and again it is at their service center because of a new "drivetrain malfunction". The service representative called me and told me that they would again inspect the vehicle to determine if the malfunction had any relation to the previous issues and /or the recall, if it has no relation they would have to be repaired without the warranty coverage. I believe this to be systematic negligence or quite possibly intentional irresponsibility. At this point legal action is the next logical step. I appeal to the NHTSA for responsible assistance with these service issues and a resolution of the problems.

Have to add oil evey 500 miles, and I did notice theres a recall on the car but BMW does not want to call it a recall. I think ti may effect car 5 years from now, timing chain is not always good news. I think BMW should offer extended warranty.

I was driving my car and all of a sudden the entire car started shaking. I get multiple engine malfunction lights and then get a "reduced power" alert on my dashboard. The car goes into "limp-mode", which means it's incapable of going past 40-45 mph and going anything above 25 results in violent shaking of the car. Also at red lights, the entire car vibrates. The fault was determined to be the fuel injectors in the engine, however I already knew that by simply looking up the symptoms. Thousands of BMW 5-series made between 2011-2012 have this issue, yet BMW is not recalling them, but rather fixing them on a one-by-one basis. If someone is out of warranty, like me, they are then charging nearly $6,000 for a fault that affects over 50% of 2011 BMW 550i's made! BMW forums everwhere talk about this problem and as cars made in 2011 start running out of their warranty in late 2014, early 2015, more and more of them will start showing symptoms and consumers will be forced to shell out thousands of dollars for a fix BMW should have addressed in a mandatory recall.

I bought the car on may 6, 2015 with about 53k miles on it. Drove it for only about 45 days and while driving the car the drivetrain malfunction and other lights came on and the car lost power and stopped immemdiately. At first, I thought it was the battery and had the car jumped but that didn't work. The care engine was totally dead, no sound no anything other than the engine light that popped on before it stopped. I had purchased an extended warrantly from gwc at the purchase of the car so informed them. I had the car towed to a place (lmc auto in norcross georgia) that gwc was willing to pay for repairs. Lmc said the engine was locked and needed to be replaced. Gwc refused to replace the engine because of the expense and instead had lmc auto repair the engine. Needless to say, lmc is still repairing the engine almost 5months later. I had called governor's office of consumer protetion, clark howard, etc. . Trying to get help with getting the car fixed. When I talked to BMW of north America they said they warranty is up at 50k miles so they cannot commit to do do anything. I am at my wits end and the car still does not seem to be any closer to getting fixed.