NHTSA Complaint #10578270 — 2006 BMW 530XI ENGINE

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10578270
Vehicle	2006 BMW 530XI
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	April 1, 2014
Date Filed	April 8, 2014
Mileage	135,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CO

Consumer Description

THE ALUMINUM HEAD BOLT NEAR THE OIL FILTER HAS SHEARED OFF CAUSING A SUBSTANTIAL OIL LEAK IN THE SAME AREA AS THE SHEARED OFF BOLT. I HAVE CONTACTED THE BMW DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE ISSUE AND THEY ADMITTED THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE N52 ENGINES. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN 3 YEARS THAT THE ALUMINUM BOLTS HAVE FAILED. THE FIRST TIME RESULTED IN A NEW VALVE COVER AND GASKETS. THE RECENT CHINA BMW BOLT DEFECT RECALL (HTTP://WWW.BLOOMBERG.COM/NEWS/2014-04-02/BMW-TO-RECALL-232-098-VEHICLES-IN-CHINA-FOR-BOLT-DEFECT.HTML) SEEMS TO HAVE THE SAME BOLT DEFECT AS THE N52 ENGINES. I EXPECT THERE SHALL BE A RECALL FOR THIS DEFECT. *TR

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