2018 BMW 530E problems

The seatbelt/passenger seat fails to recognize a passenger is occupying the seat and turns off the airbag. This issue has been reported many times to BMW and on vehicle forums. This is an expensive fix ($2800) that should be issued a recall by the manufacture and not passed onto the owner of the car.

After having my BMW 530e run through a hand and semiautomated car wash, the car was dried and detailed. When I got in the car and before turning the 530e on, the idrive screen was displaying a warning message indicating that "battery cannot be recharged" and to "stop carefully: power supply." the undercarriage wash was not done on this trip to the car wash as it is an added feature. Contacted BMW through the idrive system and spoke to a master technician who advised to never do a an undercarriage wash.

Right front door opened by itself while car was in motion. When door opened by itself, a light on the instrument panel illuminated and a warning tone sounded. Pulled the car over to the side of the road and slammed door shut.

This is the second occurrence of the right front door opening while my car was in motion. During this occurrence, within a couple minutes of starting the car and driving, first through a parking lot, and then turning right and accelerating on a street, at approximately 15-20 MPH the right front door opened by itself. No alarms, tones or warning lights were present until the door opened on its own.

The contact owns a 2018 BMW 530E. The contact stated that while driving 60 MPH, the vehicle was shaking abnormally, with electrical system failures. The “Driving Assistance”, TPMS, Emergency Call Service, check engine, and several other unknown warning lights were illuminated. The contact associated the failure with NHTSA Campaign Number: 26V441000 (Electrical System); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available.