- Worst Model Year:
We don't have a lot of complaints on file for the BMW 535i (although feel free to add yours here) -- it's either not very popular ... or it's very, very good.
The 2011 BMW 535i has the most complaints, & the most-reported problem is also with the 2011 535i for navigation system inaccurate.
Worst Reported Problems with the 535i
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Latest Owner Complaints About the 535i
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navigation system years out of date -- 2011 535i:
Brand new 2011 vehicle took delivery November 22nd, 2011 and tried to enter a known address in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. No such address on map, yet our portable garmin has shown that address for 4 years. Also all the exit numbers on Hwy 79 entering Pittsburgh are incorrect. These were changed ... Read more »
This problem has been reported 1 times by other 2011 535i owners.
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read head of hard drive failure -- 2011 535i:
BMW Canada tries to tell us the fact that recordings are corrupted on the outer band widths is a copy right issue! This is impossible. One could not even record a single line from a CD if this were the case. When the read head heats up ie after about 1/2 hour the outer tracks become garbled. ... Read more »
This problem has been reported 1 times by other 2011 535i owners.
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navigation system inaccurate -- 2011 535i:
BMW knows that its navigation system has missing and incorrect road map data, and frequently calculates routes incorrectly. Distances and times are often incorrect. The above quotes are from a BMW technical service memo SI B65 07 09. BMW says it is a software problem and cannot and will ... Read more »
This problem has been reported 1 times by other 2011 535i owners.
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vehicle pulls to the side -- 2011 535i:
I brought this vehicle 3x in BMW but they don't seem to have a fix for this problem. They said that the condition of "swerving to the right" is "normal" for a 535i. What? are you kidding me?! I'm not going to buy another BMW anymore Read more »
This problem has been reported 1 times by other 2011 535i owners.
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white smoke coming from exhaust -- 1991 535i:
Need to know what's wrong. Read more »
This problem has been reported 1 times by other 1991 535i owners.