MY ASC AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON, LOST SPEEDOMETER. TOOK TO BMW MECHANIC WHO READ CODES AND IT READ REAR WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. REPLACED SENSOR AND SPEEDOMETER DID NOT WORK. CONTINUED WITH MECHANIC ON LOOKING FOR SOLUTION AND HE CONCLUDED AFTER TALKING TO OTHER BMW MECHANICS AND GOING OVER THE SYMPTOMS THAT IT IS THE ABS CONTR…
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MY ASC AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON, LOST SPEEDOMETER. TOOK TO BMW MECHANIC WHO READ CODES AND IT READ REAR WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. REPLACED SENSOR AND SPEEDOMETER DID NOT WORK. CONTINUED WITH MECHANIC ON LOOKING FOR SOLUTION AND HE CONCLUDED AFTER TALKING TO OTHER BMW MECHANICS AND GOING OVER THE SYMPTOMS THAT IT IS THE ABS CONTROLLER THAT FAILED. SO I HAVE NO ABS OR TRACTION CONTROL OF SPEEDOMETER UNTIL I CAN FIX THIS. MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. *JB
NHTSA ODI #10152836
78,500 miles · Jan 14, 2006
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
ABS CONTROLLER FAILURE. SPEEDOMETER STOPS WORKING, ODOMETER FROZEN, FUEL GAUGE INOPERATIVE, NO AUTOMATIC STEERING CONTROL, NO ABS PROTECTION FOR EMERGENCY STOPS. KNOWN COMMON PROBLEM YET BMW, TO DATE, HAS ISSUED NO RECALL THAT I KNOW OF, AS CARS ARE OUT OF WARRANTY. *JB
SAFETY SYSTEM FAILURE - ABS AND ANTI-SKID CONTROL MODULE. THIS APPARENTLY IS A CHRONIC FAILURE FOR BMW 5 SERIES CARS FROM THE 1997 TO 2002 MODEL YEARS THAT OCCURS AT APPROXIMATELY 70,000 MILES. THE ABS AND ASC LIGHTS BOTH LIGHT AND WITHIN A SHORT TIME AFTER THE SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER STOP WORKING. NO ANTI-LOCK BRAKES AND NO…
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SAFETY SYSTEM FAILURE - ABS AND ANTI-SKID CONTROL MODULE. THIS APPARENTLY IS A CHRONIC FAILURE FOR BMW 5 SERIES CARS FROM THE 1997 TO 2002 MODEL YEARS THAT OCCURS AT APPROXIMATELY 70,000 MILES. THE ABS AND ASC LIGHTS BOTH LIGHT AND WITHIN A SHORT TIME AFTER THE SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER STOP WORKING. NO ANTI-LOCK BRAKES AND NON-WORKING SKID CONTROL, PLUS NOT KNOWING YOUR SPEED IS UNSAFE AND COSTS OVER $1000 TO FIX. *JB
NHTSA ODI #10115971
71,200 miles · Jan 18, 2005
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
ASC CONTROL UNIT FAILED. THIS RESULTED IN FAILURE OF ANTI-LOCK BRAKES AND TRACTION CONTROL AND SPEEDOMETER ON MY 1999 BMW 528I. BMW HAS A SERVICE BULLETIN OUT ON THIS ISSUE FOR 5 SERIES CARS 9/98 TO 9/00 (MINE WAS BUILT 10/98). BULLETIN INFO: VS-23/WEINTUCH BAUGRUPPE/GROUP:32 32 01 00 (646) DATED 11/2000. THE REPAIR INSTRUC…
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ASC CONTROL UNIT FAILED. THIS RESULTED IN FAILURE OF ANTI-LOCK BRAKES AND TRACTION CONTROL AND SPEEDOMETER ON MY 1999 BMW 528I. BMW HAS A SERVICE BULLETIN OUT ON THIS ISSUE FOR 5 SERIES CARS 9/98 TO 9/00 (MINE WAS BUILT 10/98). BULLETIN INFO: VS-23/WEINTUCH BAUGRUPPE/GROUP:32 32 01 00 (646) DATED 11/2000. THE REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS CODE IS RA 24 52 515/ 34 52 516. AFTER UNIT FAILED, I WAS INVOLVED IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION IN WHICH I HAD TO BRAKE HEAVILY AND ALL FOUR WHEELS LOCKED UP. HOWEVER I MANAGED TO STOP WITHIN 2 FEET OF THE CAR THAT PULLED IN FRONT OF ME. THERE IS A LARGE NUMBER OF VEHICLE OWNERS CURRENTLY REPORTING THIS SAME PROBLEM ON A NUMBER OF BMW BULLETIN BOARDS (WWW.ROADFLY.COM). IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT APPARENTLY BMW IS AWARE OF BUT NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I JUST SPENT $1006.37 TODAY FOR THE REPAIR AT CROWN BMW. I UNDERSTAND THAT MY CAR IS NOT IN WARRANTY BUT I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. EVENTUALLY, THERE WILL BE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT FROM THIS KNOWN PART FAILURE. I HAVE ALSO HEARD THAT A NUMBER OF BMW DEALERS ARE STOCKING UP HIGHER THAN USUAL INVENTORIES OF THIS PART, APPARENTLY IN ANTICIPATION OF LARGE SCALE FAILURES OF THE ASC CONTROL UNIT (PART34-52-6-756-343). *NM
NHTSA ODI #10106550
Mileage unknown · Dec 1, 2004
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
THE ABS BRAKING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
NHTSA ODI #10101956
57,500 miles · Jun 24, 2004
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
I HAVE HAD FAILURES OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM ON MY 1999 BMW WHERE THE SYSTEM LOCKS UP AND CAUSES THE CAR TO GO OUT OF CONTROL. BASED ON NUMEROUS CONVERSATIONS WITH OTHER OWNERS THESE MODELS SEEM VERY PRONE TO THIS PROBLEM. BMW DOES NOT SEEM TO CARE VERY MUCH ABOUT ADDRESSING THIS.*AK
NHTSA ODI #10078774
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