Access the National Highway Traffic Safety database of customer complaints and safety problems regarding
accidents and defects in their BMW 540IA vehicle/motorcycle. This database gives you
information regarding location of the accidents, cause of accident and the number and type of injuries
incurred in the accident. This data can help you before purchasing a BMW 540IA vehicle/motorcycle.
It will also advise you on safety repairs that might be needed on your BMW 540IA vehicle/motorcycle.
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| 2001 BMW 540IA | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION Occurences: 1 | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE Recived: 2009-10-30 |
| Summary: TRANSMISSION FROM WORKING PERFECT ONE DAY. AND BOOM THE NEXT MORNING PUT IT IN REVERSE AND IT ROLLS BACK AND REVS AS IF IT IS IN NEUTRAL. ... |  |
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| 1999 BMW 540IA | POWER TRAIN Occurences: 1 | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE Recived: 2009-09-20 |
| Summary: I HAVE A 1999 540I AND THE REVERSE HAS STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY. THE FORWARD GEARS WORK PERFECTLY BUT THE REVERSE SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. I HAVE READ MANY SIMILAR STORIES.... |  |
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| 2000 BMW 540IA | STRUCTURE Occurences: 1 | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE Recived: 2009-06-20 |
| Summary: AFTER A COUPLE TIMES USING MY CUP HOLDERS IN MY 2000 BMW 540 I THEY BROKE. THEY ARE MADE OF CHEAP PLASTIC AND ARE VERY POORLY DESIGNED. I HAVE CHECKED OUT OTHER MODELS UP TO THE 2007 YEAR AND BMW HAS... |  |
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| 1999 BMW 540IA | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING Occurences: 1 | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE Recived: 2008-12-21 |
| Summary: MY 1999 BMW 540I SPORT CAUGHT FIRE 12/19/08 WHILE IT WAS SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY OF MY HOME. I NOTICED FLAMES ABOUT 1:30 AM COMING FROM THE SIDES OF THE HOOD. I HAD DRIVEN THE CAR TO DINNER THAT... |  |
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| 2000 BMW 540IA | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION Occurences: 1 | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE Recived: 2008-10-25 |
| Summary: REVERSE GEAR STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY AND WITH NO SYMPTOMS.... |  |
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| 2002 BMW 540IA | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION Occurences: 1 | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE Recived: 2008-07-21 |
| Summary: ON 7/19/2008, MY 2002 BMW 540I WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CAUGHT FIRE WHILE MYSELF AND MY WIFE DRIVING TOWARD AN EVENING PARTY. AT FIRST I SMELL SOMETHING IS BURNING THEN SEE A TINY BIT OF SMOKE. ... |  |
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| 2000 BMW 540IA | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING Occurences: 1 | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE Recived: 2007-12-19 |
| Summary: WHILE DRIVING IN MASSACHUSETTS ON 495N AT ABOUT 5:30PM I SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. CHECKED MY GAUGES AND ALL SEEMED WELL, THOUGHT IT MAY BE A WOOD BURNING STOVE IN THE AREA I JUST KEPT DRIVING. I... |  |
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| 2000 BMW 540IA | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION Occurences: 1 | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE Recived: 2007-08-14 |
| Summary: AFTER APPROXIMATELY 75,000 MILES ON MY BMW 540I, THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT GO INTO REVERSE. THE DEALER SAYS IT HAS INTERNAL SLIPPAGE/DAMAGE AND WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED WITH A REMANUFACUTED ONE. I... |  |
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| 1999 BMW 540IA | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION Occurences: 1 | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE Recived: 2007-04-13 |
| Summary: TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 BMW 540IA WITH FAILURE MILEAGE OF 100,000 MILES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH HE BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT... |  |
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| 1997 BMW 540IA | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS Occurences: 1 | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE Recived: 2006-02-10 |
| Summary: I HAVE A 1997 540 BMW WITH 180,000 MI. INVESTIGATING THE CAUSE OF A FLAT DRIVER SIDE RIGHT FRONT TIRE I DISCOVERED THE FRONT SPRING STRUT PLATE WAS CRACKED AND ALLOWED ITSELF AND THE COIL SPRING TO... |  |
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