1999 BMW 528I Engine cooling Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 2%of 46 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 64,605miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the engine cooling of the 1999 BMW 528I, 2% of the 46 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 64,605 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.
“I bought a 1999 Bmw 528I new. I brought the car regularly into service based upon their prescribed service program for this car. At 49,600 miles on the car and exactly 5 years old, the transmissions on this car failed. Bmw replaced the transmission under the warranty. In december 2004, with 64,205 miles I took the car to the dealership and complained about a burning smell coming from the vents after car is warmed up. At 64,605 miles, car breaks down on road and is towed into the Bmw dealership and the diagnosis is that a new motor is needed. …”
NHTSA complaint #10106597, filed 2005-01, 64,605 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10142928Dec 1, 2017SERVICE ACTION: PROGRAM DME (FOR O2 SENSORS): Due to DME software error, the following oxygen sensors plausibility fault codes may be stored in DME 5.2.1 control module:
Engine cooling: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 26 | 44% |
| 2015 | 33 | 51% |
| 2014 | 20 | 35% |
| 2013 | 11 | 15% |
| 2012 | 5 | 6% |
| 2011 | 32 | 27% |
| 2010 | 17 | 26% |
| 2009 | 5 | 22% |
| 2008 | 15 | 13% |
| 2000 | 10 | 24% |
| 1999 | 1 | 2% |
| 1998 | 2 | 6% |
| 1997 | 3 | 7% |
Other parts of the 1999 BMW 528I
12 complaintsAir bags
9 complaintsVehicle speed control
7 complaintsBody and structure
4 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
4 complaintsElectrical system
3 complaintsElectronic stability control
3 complaintsExterior lighting
3 complaintsOther or unknown
3 complaintsEquipment
2 complaintsSteering
2 complaintsTires
2 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1999 BMW 528I
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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