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Brake pressure loss, unable to stop vehicle in a safe manner. Brake pedal went to the floor. Checked brake fluid reservoir & fluid level low. Deeper inspection revealed corroded rear brake hard line. Very common on E60 & previous generation E39 BMW's.
I purchased this BMW from lombard Toyota. As per them they have ensured nothing is wrong with the car. I was driving the car and when I apply the brakes the car tries to jump forward. My car is a all wheel drive and it caused a skid. This has caused me to have the car go out of control when it was snowing. When I investigated this, it seems to be a common problem with BMW and BMW usa doesnt want to do anything. This is a very dangerous situation and BMW doesnt want to take responsibility as per lombard Toyota.
On days warmer than 85 degrees, the brake pedal becomes stiff and great force must be applied to stop the vehicle. If the car is placed in neutral and the engine is revved, the brake pedal returns to normal, but returns to the same problem shortly. This issue appears to be the same issue that BMW issued a recall for on E60 vehicles with V8 engines.
The contact owns a 2007 (na) BMW 535I. While reversing out of a parking space at 4 mph, the brake pedal was depressed and failed to engage. The contact applied pressure and the brake pedal traveled to the floor when it finally engaged. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The contact's vehicle crashed into a parked vehicle. There were no injuries. The police were notified, but no report was filed. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, but was not diagnosed, the mechanic informed the contact of NHTSA campaign number: 10V446000 (service brakes, hydraulic). The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 120,000.
The contact owns a 2007 BMW 5 series. The contact stated that while driving approximately 40 mph, the brake pedal was depressed and traveled to the floorboard. The vehicle came to a stop after applying the brake pedal numerous times. The failure recurred several times. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 13V045000 (service brakes, service brakes, hydraulic). The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate mileage was 126,000.
- Cypress, TX, USA
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The contact owns a 2007 BMW 530I. The contact stated that while approching a traffic light, the brake pedal was hard to depress. The failure recurred constantly. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed that the brake booster had to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 125,460.
BMW North America and jackie cooper BMW, okc, ok refused to repair my 2007 503I, on the basis it did not affect my vehicle NHTSA campaign id 10V446000 states that it does brake vacuum part failure by third party BMW mechanic and owner, failure occurred while in traffic NHTSA no help in resolution.
The contact owns a 2007 BMW 530I. The contact stated that while driving approximately 10 mph and depressing the brakes, the vehicle suddenly accelerated forward without warning. The contact stated that the brakes failed to respond and as a result, the contact crashed into a building. The contact was taken to the hospital for treatment of injuries to the ribs and muscle tearing. A police report was filed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was destroyed. The approximate failure and current mileage was 148,000. The VIN was not available.
The problem that I am having started on June 18, 2012, when I heard a clicking sound coming from the drivers? side every time I turned off the ignition. The clicking sound only occurred when I turned off the ignition, and was only heard from the front of the car. On June 19, 2012, I decided to visit the BMW service department to see if they could get to the bottom of this clicking my 530xi had. At this time, no error messages were present on the idrive system. I did not have time to have a diagnostic test that day, so I decided I would return the following day to have a diagnostic test performed on it. On my way home (1.5 mile drive), I had the following message on my idrive system "AWD, dsc, ABS, and emerg ebv" this had me very worried, and I started researching if other BMW owners were having the same problem as I did. After talking to several BMW owners, they pointed out to me that they also experienced this problem in the past, and that the problem that they had involved a defective transfer case actuator motor (BMW part 27-10-7-546-671). On June 20, 2012, I again visited the BMW service center and had the diagnostic test run on my vehicle. The problem came back as a defective transfer case actuator motor.
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- Hollis, NY, USA