IllustrationWHILE DRIVING ON WET PAVEMENT TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INTO SECOND GEAR AND BECAME STUCK. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK *SC
1999 BMW 528I
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1999 BMW 528I do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 46.
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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
00–25K
025–50K
950–75K
975–100K
5100–150K
2150K+
25 reports with mileage · 21 unknown
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Air Bags. Review the 9 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Vehicle Speed Control. Review the 7 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 6 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
6 crash reports0 fire reports6 injury reports
Power Train complaints
4 reportsIVE CONTACTED BMWNA AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. THEY HAVE IGNORED MANY MANY ATTEMPTS TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM. LAWSUIT BEING CONSIDERED. NO SAFETY DEFECT.
THE TRANSMISSON FAILURE NEARLY RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN THE CAR STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION AND I WAS NEALRY HIT IN THE DRIVERS SIDE. THE HORN FAILURE NEARLY RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN A WOMAN BEGAN TO DRIVE INTO THE SIDE OF MY VEHICLE - I HAD A CAR BEHIND ME SO I COULD NOT APPLY THE BRAKES INSTEAD I SAW MYSE…
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THE TRANSMISSON FAILURE NEARLY RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN THE CAR STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION AND I WAS NEALRY HIT IN THE DRIVERS SIDE. THE HORN FAILURE NEARLY RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN A WOMAN BEGAN TO DRIVE INTO THE SIDE OF MY VEHICLE - I HAD A CAR BEHIND ME SO I COULD NOT APPLY THE BRAKES INSTEAD I SAW MYSELF CLEAR AND CROSSED DOUBLE SOLID YELLOW LINES ON TO THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC SIDE IN ORDER TO AVERT AN ACCIDENT. THAT WAS THE FIRST TIMEI EVER HAD TO USE THE HORN IN THE VEHICLE AND IT DID NOT WORK. *AK
THE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED INTERMITTENTLY AT FIRST AND FAILED LATER ON. YH
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.