BMW M5 owners have reported 2 electronic stability control related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 1 most common electronic stability control problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's electronic stability control (2 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Electronic Stability Control problems |
While driving my BMW M5, the vehicle became momentarily unstable while driving on state route 52 between walker valley and ellenville around a turn @ ~50mph. Shortly after the abs and dsc lights became illuminated. I have several vehicles so I did not drive this car and could not get repaired immediately due to covid-19. I am not sure the exact date in which this occurred but dropped off to orange county BMW on 5/19/2020. After inspection it was diagnosed that the complete dsc unit (hydro / electric) completely failed. Meaning there was altered stability control, abs braking and come to find out steering. The steering sensors were diagnosed after the new dsc unit was installed and could not be programmed due to faulty steering sensors. Not only was this something extremely dangerous to happen, it was also extremely costly to repair. To BMW's credit they did cover the faulty steering sensors but the dsc unit that keeps the vehicle heading in the direction that you steer the car. . . . . Was not. I attached the invoice from BMW confirming all that was stated above. I am sure this has occurred numerous times before but I wanted to make sure this was documented.
The vehicle mentioned above caught on fire when I was driving home from work on a snowy evening. The trip to my house is around 7 miles and after about 6 miles, I parked along the street as I saw smoke coming from the vehicle and brake warning lights were being displayed. When I got out of the car, I saw a fire under the right rear wheel well. The car was totaled. Researching about fires in Bmws I found quiet a big number out there. Now we are worried to even drive the two other Bmws that I still own.