2005 BMW 645CI problems
The 2005 BMW 645CI has 47 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (21%) concerns air bags. After that come brakes (13%) and engine (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 47 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 21% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 4
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 89,000 miles 32 complaints with mileage
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%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 11 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 7 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 9 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 32 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 89,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 4 complaints mention a fire.
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.
The car was driven home from work, approximately 15 miles, and was parked in the garage of our home. Ten minutes later it combusted and began burning from the engine compartment. It burned to the ground and gutted our house.
Tl*- the contact owns a 2005 BMW 645I with a current odometer reading of 26000 miles. The contact stated that while driving under dry conditions at about 5 MPH he felt an electric shock in his buttocks from the seat. The contact repositioned himself in the seat and felt the shock again, and this time it went all the way down his leg. The contact stated that he pulled to the side of the road and saw smoke coming from his seat.
My wife was driving my kids to school, when smoked filled the cabin of the car. She panicked and called me and I told her to turn the car off and get out. My son noticed that his mother was smoldering. Please see the pictures attached. I contacted BMW and they are not willing to do anything. I look online and found the document attached and noticed that this is a very common problem. How many times does this need to happen before someone get hurts seriously.
Received indication that passenger restraint system on car had failed. Required replacement at car owners expense. BMW refused to take any responsibility for this safety issue.
As I was driving my 2005 BMW 645 ci yesterday, I noticed a strong burn smell in my car. I thought it was outside until I experienced the same odor today when I turned on my seat warmer. After some investigation, I've discovered there is small hole on my leather seat. Apparently, the seat warmer burnt through the leather seat causing the smell. This have got to be a defect, how can BMW engineer a product that could potentially catch on fire. 02/20/2013....
Other model years of the 645CI
- 2005
- 2004