Five problems related to engine burning oil have been reported for the 2011 BMW 550. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
This vehicle when being used has excessive consumption of oil and oil leaks. This problem cause the engine, engine turbos, valve stems and seals and oil pan seals to go bad prior to normal vehicle engine/part life. There is currently a settled class action lawsuit that replaces the engine at a percentage based on miles on car at time of bad engine test. But I believe this is also a possible safety issue and should be treat more like a recall not a suit. You can view more information regarding this suit at https://bangclasssettlement. Com.
Engine overheating,burning a lot of oil,also having issues with the spark plug and coils,having misfires for the engine compartment heat expanding gaskets allowing oil to reach spark plugs loosing powertrain while driving causing car to slow down,this is the fourth time in the last 2 years that we have this issue,also having issues with water coming into the right side back seat unable to pinpoint the place where water is coming in from.
BMW n63 customer care package: a recall b001314 that BMW refuses to call a recall. Im having problum with the car burning oil every 200 miles had fuel injectors replace twice. Car stills runs bad. My car only has 84k on it and I have had so many problums out of it oil chance has always been on time.
The contact owns a 2011 BMW 550i. The contact stated that the vehicle experienced excessive oil consumption. The contact stated that the engine oil warning indicator illuminated every two weeks. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was repaired. The technician diagnosis was not provided. After the vehicle was repaired, the failure still recurred. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 40,000.
Add oil light came on approximately every 4000-5000 miles starting at 5000 miles. Oil leaked onto garage floor. BMW dealership repeatedly claimed there was nothing wrong. Around 25,000 they told me that the manufacturer had issued a data sheet saying they were changing the maximum oil fill capacity. The dealer reset the oil sensor and added more oil. At approximately 30,000 miles the turbos failed and were replaced by the dealership under warranty. At 32,000 miles the vacuum pump failed and was replaced by the dealership under warranty. When the vacuum pump failed, the car had a horrendous burning oil smell and the brakes were very spongy. The dealership advised not to drive the car and it had to be towed. These failures and repairs could have been avoided if BMW had taken my complaints seriously about the oil problem and, in my opinion, engine defects at 5,000 miles when I first complained. BMW refuses to issue an extended warranty on the engine despite the fact that it has had two serious problems that started at 5000 miles.