2001 BMW 525I Electronic stability control Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 9%of 22 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 54,530miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the electronic stability control of the 2001 BMW 525I, 9% of the 22 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 54,530 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“The service engine light is on and off many times. There are several times after I exit the highway car shaked and almost cannot drive. But after several hours or park one day, it can drive again, when it can drive, it runs excellent. I do not know what happened. If I drive a long distance, the light turn on again. It even slow down on the highway. Currently it cannot drive. It ever stopped on the highway 60th nogales exit. Temperature light is on. I drive it of the highway. After I exit highway, the steering is locked.”
NHTSA complaint #11222350, filed 2019-06, 60 milesElectronic stability control: other model years
Other parts of the 2001 BMW 525I
6 complaintsAir bags
4 complaintsEngine
4 complaintsEngine cooling
4 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
2 complaintsVehicle speed control
2 complaintsBrakes
1 complaintsEquipment
1 complaintsFuel system
1 complaintsOther or unknown
1 complaintsSteering
1 complaintsSuspension
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2001 BMW 525I
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 28, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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