Visibility Problems of BMW 5 Series

BMW 5 Series owners have reported 14 visibility related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 7 most common visibility problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's wiper (6 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's windshield (2 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Visibility related problems of BMW 5 Series


Recently reported Visibility problems of BMW 5 Series

The Wiper problem

Electrical wiring insulation/sheathing within the headlight unit/housing is showing signs of and or outright deterioration which in turn exposes bare wires within the headlight housing. At this point, the daytime running lamps have been the only effected lights but the wires for the headlights are   Read details...

The Windshield problem

The contact owns a 2006 BMW 525 I. The contact stated that the rear window seal that holds the rear window in place was dried and cracked. As a result, the seal began to detach from the window. The dealer stated that the contact would have to pay $350 plus tax for the repair.   Read details...

The Visibility problem

The contact owns a 2006 BMW 530 xit. The contact noticed that when it rained the water penetrated the vehicle spare tire area causing damaged to the vehicle main electrical system causing the instrumental panel and all electrical function to fail.   Read details...

The Sun Roof problem

I was driving down I-25 in March of 2006, when the panoramic sunroof of my 2005 BMW x5 4. 8is (purchased new on December 2, 2005, which only have 5000 miles on it) exploded suddenly and unexpectedly for no reason what so ever.   Read details...

The Blower problem

Tl the contact owns a 2011 BMW 5-series. The contact stated that there was an electrical malfunction in which the vent controls failed to function for the air conditioner and heater. Due to the extreme temperatures, the vehicle was unable to be driven.   Read details...




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