1995 BMW 525
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Owner complaints
15 complaints5 involved a crash1 involved a fire3 injuries
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Latest complaints
- Vehicle speed control › Cables
When accelerating from a stop, the vehicle lurched forward. The consumer pulled over and disconnected the cruise control cable to temporally stop the problem. The dealership was notified. Please provide more information.
- Equipment › Appliance › Air conditioner · Exterior lighting · Suspension › Front › Macpherson strut · Visibility
Electrical problem. *bf the lights were out of balance, the front right strut was banging and the a/c made noises. *sc the power windows worked intermittently, the windshield had a crack. *jb
- Latches/locks/linkages › Doors › Latch · Visibility › Glass, side/rear
When attempting to exit consumer IS unable to open the door or adjust the windows from inside the vehicle. Also, there IS recall 94v219000 for the same type of problem, dealer states vehicle IS not included in the recall. Please provide any further details. *ak
- Electrical system · Service brakes, hydraulic › Antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip
Electrical connections are unprotected from water, dirt, etc., and may induce failure. *Ak
- Engine and engine cooling › Engine › Gasoline
When traveling 30 mph consumer smelled smoke odor. Also noted smoke came from the right front passenger's side when the vehicle caught on fire. Fire department was called and unable to determine the cause of the vehicle. *ak
- Visibility › Power window devices and controls
Power window failure.
- Engine and engine cooling › Engine › Gasoline · Steering › Steering wheel/handle bar · Vehicle speed control · Visibility › Defroster/defogger/hvac system
Vehicle stalls when coming to a stop.
- Vehicle speed control
The engine accelerated suddenly and caused accident.
- Engine and engine cooling › Engine › Gasoline · Equipment › Appliance › Air conditioner · Power train › Clutch assembly
Severe engine drivability problems, causing vehicle to spin out of control. Also electronic climate control module failed, blows hot air on driver's feet/clutch intermittently slips. *ak
- Air bags › Frontal
Dual airbags did not deploy while driving on highway at 50 mph, vehicle suddenly turned over, crashed into median, no warning, cause unkown, vehicle totaled. *ak
- Suspension › Front
Vehicle pulls to the right, causing vehicle to go out of control while traveling at 50 mph. *ak
- Fuel system, gasoline › Carburetor system
Fuel system shuts down and when it comes back on the car surges-this happens at highway speed.. *ak
- Air bags › Frontal · Service brakes, hydraulic › Antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip
No deployment of air bag during accident. *Sd
- Air bags › Frontal
Passenger side airbag failed to deploy in frontal collision travelling at 30 mph. tt
- Air bags › Frontal
In a frontal collision the passengers air bag did not deploy. tt
Service bulletins
Technical service bulletins and other communications the manufacturer sent dealers about this vehicle. Ask a dealer for the full document by its number.
- 10249437The basic conditions for initializing the power windows are not met.
- 50679Wind noise diagnostics.
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