Exterior Lighting Problems of BMW 550

BMW 550 owners have reported 18 exterior lighting related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 3 most common exterior lighting problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's exterior lighting (10 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's headlights (7 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Exterior Lighting related problems of BMW 550


Recently reported Exterior Lighting problems of BMW 550

The Exterior Lighting problem

The daytime running lights aka angel eyes wiring is sub-standard. The plastic coating on the wires for the daytime running lights/angel eyes has melted away exposing bare wiring that has fused causing the lights to malfunction and not work.   Read details...

The Headlights problem

The insulation wiring deteriorated causing the passenger headlight to stop working while driving on the freeway ## #vpic# 1 - check digit (9th position) does not calculate properly #vpic#   Read details...

The Tail Light Switch problem

The contact owns a 2007 BMW 550i. The contact stated that the driver and passenger's side headlight wires were melted. There was also an intermittent tail light malfunction warning message. The contact inspected the tail lights and noticed they were illuminating properly.   Read details...




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