Issue ID | 1062910 |
Internal NHTSA # | 10586304 |
Manufacurer | BMW of North America, LLC |
Brand | BMW |
Model | M5 |
Model Year | 2006 |
File date | 20/11/13 |
Component | ENGINE |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | My family and i were heading home on the freeway and the cars engine light came on and the engine went into limp home mode along with a loud knocking from the engine. The next day i had to car towed to bmw of honolulu. The dealership contacted me and told me that i needed a engine which they quoted me a price of $35k for a new engine. I then called getzinger motorwerkes which is another shop that works on bmw's just to get a second opinion. After diagnosing my car the owner of the shop told me that it was crank bearings and since they went bad the medal shaving went into my engine and also caused the vanos pump to go bad, he then stated that he was just reading about that same issue that has been happening with a lot of 2006 m5;s due to the fact that its a bad engine design and that those parts would go bad every 60,000 miles. To replace those parts it would cost $8,000 in parts alone. So now i am stuck paying for a car that i can't even drive. I now live in another state and my car is stuck in hawaii because the shipping company will not ship it in the condition that its in. |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 64500 |
Number of Occurences | 1 |
Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | FORT HOOD, TX |
VIN pattern | WBSNB93516BXXXXXX |
Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
Was incedent reported to police? | N |
Was medical attention required? | N |
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No. of injured persons | 0 |
No. of fatalities | 0 |
Date of purchase | 04/07/24 |
Was original owner? | N |
Anti-lock brakes | N |
Cruise control | N |
Number of cylinders | 10 |
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Vehicle speed | 60 |
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