Bmw 530i 2001

• Recall 130029 [USA]: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
  Bmw of north america, llc (bmw) is recalling certain model year 2000-2003 525i sedan, 530i sedan, 540i sedan, 2001-2003 525i sports wagon and 540i sports wagon vehicles, and 2000-2004 x5 sav 3.0i, x5 sav 4.4i, and x5 sav 4.6is vehicles. This recall affects certain vehicles where the original steering wheel has been replaced with the optional sports steering wheel. The sports steering wheel has a frontal air bag inflator that may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.
  owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the vehicle has been remedied. Bmw will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the vehicle for an optional sports steering wheel with an affected inflator. Dealers will replace the air bag module as necessary, free of charge. The recall began march 14, 2019. Owners may contact bmw customer service at 1-800-525-7417.
  owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Safercar.Gov.

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• Recall 60384 [USA]: Unexpected deployment of the air bag(s) could cause serious injury if an occupant is too close to the deploying air bag(s). in addition, the battery safety terminal may also be activated. if that happens, the starter cable would become disconnected from the battery, and the engine could not be restarted.
  On certain passenger vehicles, a microprocessor in the air bag control module, which activates the front air bags, the side air bags, the front seat safety belt pretensioners, and the battery safety terminal, may have a malfunction that could lead to an unintended activation of one or more of these components.
  dealers will replace the air bag control module. Owner notification began november10, 2003. Owners should contact bmw at 1-800-831-1117.
  customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).

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• Recall 1633 [USA]: If this were to occur, engine overheating and subsequent engine damage could result. in addition, it is possible for the failure of the electrical circuitry to cause a fire in the fan control unit located in the front of the engine compartment.
  On certain passenger vehicles, the engine auxiliary/cooling fan operation, including variable speed, is electronically controlled. Failure of the fan motor can cause the electrical circuitry of the fan control unit to overload and fail, causing the fan to stop operating.
  dealers will replace the fan. Owner notification began september 28, 2001. This is a supplement to a recall that began during september 2001 (see recall campaign 01v206). Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact bmw at 1-800-831-1117.
  also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).

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Major fuel leak under engine of car on a cold start (colder temps ~40 degrees fahrenheit or less). Fuel smell immediately on start up, with a steady stream fuel dripping under the car...Fuel lines the driveway when backing out. Dripping appears to stop after car warms up, so multiple failed attempts to diagnose issue. However, now can see that all injectors leak and spray fuel from the housing...Appears to be where the plastic and metal meets. Car runs fine throughout this time. After searching the internet, it appears that the fuel injectors are known to be faulty and the problem was subsequently corrected at some point. There is enough fuel pouring out to quickly ignite and burn up the car, garage, and home in a short amount of time. Shop quoted well over $2k to replace the injectors, and was uncertain if it would fix the problem. Asked me to tow the car from their lot, for fear it would ignite. Clearly a dangerous accident waiting to happen and it i am shocked to see there is info online and at nhtsa, but no safety recall.

Major fuel leak under engine of car on a cold start (colder temps ~40 degrees fahrenheit or less). Fuel smell immediately on start up, with a steady stream fuel dripping under the car...Fuel lines the driveway when backing out. Dripping appears to stop after car warms up, so multiple failed attempts to diagnose issue. However, now can see that all injectors leak and spray fuel from the housing...Appears to be where the plastic and metal meets. Car runs fine throughout this time. After searching the internet, it appears that the fuel injectors are known to be faulty and the problem was subsequently corrected at some point. There is enough fuel pouring out to quickly ignite and burn up the car, garage, and home in a short amount of time. Shop quoted well over $2k to replace the injectors, and was uncertain if it would fix the problem. Asked me to tow the car from their lot, for fear it would ignite. Clearly a dangerous accident waiting to happen and it i am shocked to see there is info online and at nhtsa, but no safety recall.

Air bag indicator light recently illuminated upon starting car. Now comes on each time car is driven.

Was driving home from work 2.3 miles no a/c on pulled in driveway car was wissling smoke water pour out everywhere . Temp gage did not show over heated. All coolant gone burst and leaked out buttom of engine.

Fuel injectors leak in extreme cold temperatures. Exact temperature unknown but has been -5f for the past 3 days and the cabin fills with the smell of gas within moments and upon opening the hood you can see a mist of fuel from the injector. Tried it last night at 8f and no noticeable leak, although still faint smell. Researched online only to discover this appears to be a consistent problem with people who live in very cold areas as myself. I purchased it used from a much milder climate. Very thankful it didn't catch on fire with my kids in it. Car will remain parked until fixed. I really hope this get looked into. As an insurance agent this is very concerning to me, both on a personal level and as a professional responsibility. I am not very knowledgeable about cars and when i smelled it i thought it was an exhaustive leak or my fuel running too rich because of the cold, at first. But after getting a headache driving to work i decided it was more. Investigated trying to figure where it came from and once i discovered the smell was more intense under the hood i got worried. My husband investigated when i got home from work and thought i was overreacting since he only smelled a faint smell and looked everything over and saw nothing. This morning though, being cold and him running late for work, my car was running when he went to leave.He could smell it as he walked by. He opened it up and could see the mist of fuel. I have been driving my 3 kids to school the last two days with fuel spraying in the engine compartment. This is a potentially deadly situation, but because it only occurs in extreme cold it is easily overlooked and misdiaganosised. Especially as the vehicles are getting older, the drivers are more likely to overlook issues thinking they leaking in the exhaust or tank etc due to deterioration, as i did at first. *tr

Reverse trnsmission not working went out while driving. Almost caused an accient.

Takata recall 2001 bmw 530i several related to car accelerates has been reported for the 2001-2005 bmw 530i. Car accelerates on its own problem 1 failure date: 12/15/2015 we owns a 2001 bmw 530i. The contact stated while pulling out of a bank of america in miami , florida parking space at 5 mph, the vehicle rapidly accelerated crashing into banks wall and the atm machine causing damage to the front of the vehicle and the decoration around the atm, but not the atm machine itself. Brakes were applied but failed due to the amount of acceleration. Only my wife was injured during the crash. After the crash we contact the dealership, they are trying to disregard our complaint and leave us on hold until the line drops. The failure happened with low mileage at just under 47,000 miles. Other vehicle speed control related problems of the 2002 bmw 530 vehicle speed control problems 4 car accelerates on its own problems 1

2001 bmw 530i with 74,000 miles- well maintained, but suddenly the car won't go in reverse. I'm told that the automatic transmission has failed, and needs to be replaced. I've found hundreds of similar complaints on the web- nhtsa should investigate and force bmw to issue a recall. *tr

2001 bmw 5301 with 105k miles won't go into reverse. Car will move in reverse at idle on a flat surface but will not accelerate. I've noticed 100's of people have had similar issues and that gm (trans mfg) has recalled similar issues on gm vehicles but bmw will not issue a recall itself. We need the help of nhtsa to require bmw to recall this dangerous and fault transmission part. *ln