general problems of the 2012 BMW 5 Series

Two problems related to engine and engine cooling have been reported for the 2012 BMW 5 Series. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Engine And Engine Cooling problem

Failure Date: 05/05/2019

I was driving my car on a road when a warning light came on. I parked the car home, since I was close to home. The same week I took the car to a BMW specialist because there was a noise coming from the engine. After $467. 00 spent on labor, just to tell me I need a new engine. This car has 72k miles. This is a car that I only drove on weekends and not every weekend. The car is now parked in my garage because to repair it it will cost me $11k. I have heard this complaint from several BMW owners. The car still runs but the noise will no go away.

2 Engine And Engine Cooling problem

Failure Date: 11/01/2018

Tl the contact owns a 2012 BMW 5-series. The contact stated that the vehicle excessively overheated without warning. The contact constantly had to exercise caution in the event that the vehicle may have reduced engine power and was uncertain if the failure would result in a fire. BMW gallery of norwood (918 boston providence hwy, norwood, MA 02062, (888) 441-2338) was notified of the failure, but had not specified if the failure was related to any recall campaigns or technical service bulletins. The dealer stated that further diagnostic testing was required. The manufacturer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 40,000.


Other Engine And Engine Cooling related problems of the 2012 BMW 5 Series

Engine And Engine Cooling problems
2
Engine Stall problems
1


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