1995 BMW 525I problems
The 1995 BMW 525I has 37 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (16%) concerns latches & locks. After that come electrical system (14%) and seat belts (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 37 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Latches & locks 16% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
What the data shows
Safety-related details: 1 complaint mentions a crash; 1 complaint mentions a fire. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 83% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1995 ranks 6th most-complained-about out of 10 model years of the BMW 525I with enough data (10 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 3 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
1995 BMW 525I caught on fire while driving. The fire started under the hood. The entire front end of the vehicle was damaged. The cause of the fire was not determined. There were no injuries
While pulling into a parking space vehicle surged forward. Vehicle jumped across a cement barrier and collided with a wall. There were no injuries reported. Six months ago the same thing occurred without the collision.
Door failed to open properly. In addition, electrical problems caused windows and seat belts to malfunction. Finally, short in fuses, resulted in headlights/mirrors and console to malfunction.
Transmission slipping. I have a 1995 525 BMW with 112000 miles. The transmission instantly one day slipped and the indicator light went on to see my dealer. I did and was told the transmissions on bmw's must be replaced, they cannot be fixed or repaired. I called BMW and spoke to a tim in customer service. I asked for some type of warranty, and was given a polite answer of 'no' we don't give warranties to anyone whose car is over the warranty.
Owner of 1995 BMW 525 was unable to exit car .windows would not open with key on nor did sunroof open. The car would not start. South bay dealership refused to honor recall number 94v219000 as so did BMW headquarters.