2008 BMW 550I Engine And Engine Cooling Problems
1 NHTSA complaint on file
Engine And Engine Cooling Issues in the 2008 BMW 550I
1 engine and engine cooling complaint has been filed with NHTSA for the 2008 BMW 550I. Of these, 0 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.
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Crashes
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Fires
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Injuries
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Deaths
All Engine And Engine Cooling Complaints
VEHICLE SHUTS OFF UNEXPECTEDLY AND FAILS TO RESTART, ADDITIONALLY THE VEHICLE WILL RANDOMLY FAIL TO START. THE ENGINE WILL SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, WHEN DRIVING SLOWLY, OR SHORTLY AFTER SHIFTING THE CAR INTO DRIVE FROM PARK. NO WARNINGS OR ERRORS ARE GENERALLY ENCOUNTERED OR LOGGED HOWEVER IN RARE INSTANCES DRIVETRAIN WARNINGS ARE DISPLAYED. THE ENGINE DISPLAYS NO STRANGE BEHAVIOR PRIOR TO THIS OCCURRING AND SHUTS OFF AS IF IT WERE INSTRUCTED TO DO SO. THE VEHICLE REGULARLY FAILS TO START. THE ENGINE DOES NOT TURN OVER AT ALL OR MAKE ANY INDICATION THAT IT IS ATTEMPTING TO START. THE VEHICLE RESPONDS AS THOUGH THE IGNITION WAS NOT ACTIVATED AND WAS NEVER INSTRUCTED TO START. AFTER A RANDOM TIME INTERVAL FROM 5 MINUTES TO 2 HOURS THE CAR WILL START AS IF NO PROBLEMS WERE EVER ENCOUNTERED. NO ERRORS ARE LOGGED IN THE ECU. THE MANUFACTURER HAS YET...
Other 2008 BMW 550I Problem Areas
Electrical System
9 complaints
Exterior Lighting
7 complaints
Air Bags
6 complaints
Engine
5 complaints
Seat Belts
4 complaints
Fuel System Gasoline
2 complaints
Power Train
2 complaints
Tires
2 complaints
Unknown Or Other
2 complaints
Power Trainclutch Assembly
1 complaint
Power Trainmanual Transmission
1 complaint
Seats
1 complaint
Service Brakes Hydraulic
1 complaint
Steering
1 complaint
Structure
1 complaint
Suspension
1 complaint
Suspensionmultiple Axletorque Arm
1 complaint
Vehicle Speed Controlaccelerator Pedal
1 complaint