BMW M5 owners have reported 26 engine and engine cooling related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 6 most common engine and engine cooling problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's engine and engine cooling (19 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's oil pump (2 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Engine And Engine Cooling problems | |
| Oil Pump problems | |
| Loud Engine Noise problems | |
| Engine Oil Leaking problems | |
| Timing Tensioner problems | |
| Engine Failure problems |
2020 BMW M5 a metal-shavings engine failure at highway speed is a safety event. I had total catastrophic engine failure at less than 50,000 miles. No warning lights, found metal shavings in the engine system and engine needs complete replacement. Read details...
I was driving down a highway in my city when I started to hear a squeaky sound sort of like a hamster wheel. Shortly after I started to hear loud metal to metal clanking sound and the engine failed while in traffic on the highway. Read details...
The contact owned a 2008 BMW M5. The contact stated while attempting to parallel park, the vehicle was shifted to reverse and a loud pop noise was heard as flames was seen coming from underneath the vehicle. No warning lights were illuminated. Read details...
I was driving home when I accelerated the car jerk started smoking I pulled over and oil was leaking from underneath Read details...
While making a slow right turn the vehicle's engine suddenly shut down and immeditately restarted a few moment later. However, when the vehicle stalled all power steering was lost which was followed by multiple system failure warnings that were displayed, such rear differential is locked, power Read details...