2008 BMW 5 Series

I WAS ROUTINELY EMPTYING THE TRUNK OF MY 2008 BMW 528I ON AUGUST 1, 2009. I HAD TO RETURN TO THE CAB AND MY RIGHT CALF BRUSHED AGAINST THE EXPOSED CHROME TAILPIPES FOR NO MORE THAN A SECOND. THE TAILPIPE WAS SO HOT, I GOT A SECOND DEGREE BURN ABOUT 5 INCHES LONG. I WENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM TO HAVE THE WOUND DRESSED AS IT WAS BLISTERING AND I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT INFECTION. I HAVE CONTACTED BMW BUT THEY DENY THERE IS ANY DANGER. THIS INJURY COULD HAPPEN AGAIN TO ME OR ANOTHER PARTY. SEE PHOTOS OF INJURIES AT BMWTAILPIPEBURN.BLOGSPOT.COM. *TR

CAR IN FOR SERVICE FOR THE THIRD TIME. THE FIRST TWO TIMES, HIGH-PRESSURE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. THIS TIME, 2 FUEL INJECTORS AND PLUGS WILL BE REPLACED. SYMPTOMS HAVE BEEN THE SAME EACH TIME - ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON, LOW POWER MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED AND CAR RUNS EXTREMELY ROUGH. ONE INCIDENT REQUIRED THE VEHICLE TO BE TOWED TO THE SHOP AS IT STALLED WHILE DRIVING AND WOULD NOT RE-START. BASED ON INFORMATION ON THIS SITE AND IN THE BMW FORUMS, I AM CONCERNED THAT THE CAR IS NOT BEING ADEQUATELY REPAIRED, BUT JUST PATCHED. I DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING A CAR THAT MIGHT STALL OR LOSE SIGNIFICANT POWER WHILE DRIVING IN HIGHWAY CONDITIONS. *TR

WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN CAR BEGAN TO "SPUTTER" CAUSING ROUGH RIDE. AFTER ANOTHER 5 MILES, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, STOPPED THE CAR, THEN RESTARTED IT. THE LIGHT DISAPPEARED, BUT REAPPEARED AFTER ANOTHER MILE OF DRIVING. CONTACTED BMW WHO SAID THE CAR WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. SERVICE CENTER FOUND THAT IT WAS STORED FAULT CODES, WHICH A PREVIOUS SERVICE BULLETIN HAD ADVISED. THESE FAULT CODES WERE CLEARED AND THE CAR FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS FOR A 2009 BMW 535I. THE CHOICES AVAILABLE FOR 2009 BMW'S DO NOT INCLUDE THE 5 SERIES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW 528. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAULTY BRAKES ON THE VEHICLE CAUSED HIM TO CRASH INTO A WALL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BRAKE FLUID WAS LOW AND CAUSED THE BRAKES TO FAIL. BRAKE FLUID WAS ADDED TO THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT DUE TO THE SAFETY RISK A CRASH COULD REOCCUR. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,473 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,469.

2008 BMW 535I, WITH SPORT PACKAGE WITH 3.0 LTR TWIN TURBO ENGINE. TWICE SINCE PURCHASING NEW ON 1 AUGUST 2008 THE "ENGINE MALFUNCTION-REDUCED POWER" WARNING APPEARED. IN BOTH CASES WARNING LIGHT DISAPPEARED AFTER DRIVING BETWEEN 25 AND 40 MILES AS DID THE LACK OF POWER. CAR ALSO OCCASIONALLY STARTS WITH ROUGH IDLE THAT DISAPPEARS WITHIN LESS THAN A MINUTE. CAR IS IN THE SHOP NOW FOR THE FIRST TIME AND INITIAL REPORTS SHOW RECORD OF "MISFIRE" EVENT. ISSUE COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS IF IT HAPPENS AT A VERY INOPPORTUNE TIME SUCH AS WHEN ACCELERATION IS REQUIRED TO SAFELY BLEND INTO TRAFFIC. NEEDS DEFINITIVE FIX IMMEDIATELY! MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ON LINE IN MANY FORUMS SUGGEST THAT FIX IS NOT YET AVAILABLE FROM BMW. PERHAPS A REDESIGNED HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP IS REQUIRED VICE A REPLACEMENT WITH ONE OF THE CURRENT DESIGN. *TR

WHEN ENGINE START IN THE MORNING, CAR IS SHAKING AND REDUCE POWER WARNING LIGHT COME UP. EVERY MORNING (WENT TO SERVICE RIGHT AWAY) DEALER PERFORMED THE SERVICE-REPLACED THE FUEL INJECTOR NEXT DAY-SAME HAPPEN AGAIN VERY BADLY CALL DEALER- BRING THE CAR AGAIN.. WASTE MY TIME AND , FEEL VERY UNSAFE, BECAUSE CAR IS SHAKING. I AM GOING TO DEALER AGAIN, BUT MY QUESTION IS ,WHAT IF SAME PROBLEMS OCCURS SEVERAL TIME, IS THERE ANY LAW TO PROTECT THE CONSUMER AGAINST TO BMW AUTO ? *TR