NHTSA — Electrical System: Software Problems

2.8

hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
51,574 miles

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2006 BMW 550 electrical problems

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2006 BMW 550 Owner Comments

problem #1

Dec 102007

550 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 51,574 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The contact owns a 2006 BMW 525I. While driving between 25-30 and 60-65 mph, the vehicle stalls. The entire I-drive (computer system) freezes and the vehicle has to be pulled over and restarted. Currently, the stalling occurs weekly, whereas initially, it occurred every few months. The dealer keeps the vehicle for at least three days each time the failure occurs. The vehicle has been to the dealer five times and they have installed new software. However, after a month, the failure recurs. The purchase date was unknown. The current and failure mileages were 51,574.

- Canyon Country, CA, USA

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