Equipment Problems of BMW M5

BMW M5 owners have reported 9 equipment related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 3 most common equipment problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's equipment (7 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's owners/service manual (1 problem). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Equipment related problems of BMW M5


Recently reported Equipment problems of BMW M5

The Equipment problem

The vehicles system saw a phantom pedestrian on the road and performed emergency braking. I double checked surroundings and there were no human present anywhere arround   Read details...

The Owners/service Manual problem

I was stopped at a red light. The car had numerous safety malfunctions on at the time of the incident. The I-drive screen promt advised to drive in a cautious manner. While stationary at the red light the cars rev counter was bouncing up and down from 500rpm-1500rpm.   Read details...

The Adaptive Equipment problem

On sept 25, 2014, I was driving my 2008 BMW M5 and turning into a parking lot when I was hit from the rear, shoved on top and over a median and into another vehicle. My vehicle was struck from the rear and then struck again from the front.   Read details...




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