IllustrationWHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD. THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND DISCONNECTED THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE TO TEMPORALLY STOP THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.
1995 BMW 525
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Air Bags. Review the 4 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Visibility. Review the 4 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
4 crash reports1 fire reports2 injury reports
What owners actually said
15 reportsELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *BF THE LIGHTS WERE OUT OF BALANCE, THE FRONT RIGHT STRUT WAS BANGING AND THE A/C MADE NOISES. *SC THE POWER WINDOWS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY, THE WINDSHIELD HAD A CRACK. *JB
WHEN ATTEMPTING TO EXIT CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR OR ADJUST THE WINDOWS FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THERE IS RECALL 94V219000 FOR THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM, DEALER STATES VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS ARE UNPROTECTED FROM WATER, DIRT, ETC., AND MAY INDUCE FAILURE. *AK
WHEN TRAVELING 30 MPH CONSUMER SMELLED SMOKE ODOR. ALSO NOTED SMOKE CAME FROM THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE WHEN THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE VEHICLE. *AK
SEVERE ENGINE DRIVABILITY PROBLEMS, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL. ALSO ELECTRONIC CLIMATE CONTROL MODULE FAILED, BLOWS HOT AIR ON DRIVER'S FEET/CLUTCH INTERMITTENTLY SLIPS. *AK
SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.
THE ENGINE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY AND CAUSED ACCIDENT.
DUAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 50 MPH, VEHICLE SUDDENLY TURNED OVER, CRASHED INTO MEDIAN, NO WARNING, CAUSE UNKOWN, VEHICLE TOTALED. *AK
POWER WINDOW FAILURE.
Official recalls
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.