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2014 BMW 528I Electrical system Problems

Complaints
26about this part
Share
46%of 57 total for the year
Median mileage
90,000miles
Trend
RisingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% higher than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 26 complaints about the electrical system of the 2014 BMW 528I, 46% of the 57 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 90,000 miles. 4 a fire, according to the filers.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“Unable to exit vehicle on driver side when car is stopped and engine is off. Electronic door locks won't unlock. Had to climb out passenger side which is not easy at all. Could be a problem if there was an emergency and one needed to exit the vehicle quickly. I could see someone being trapped if they could not physically get over to the passenger side to exit.”

NHTSA complaint #11072247, filed 2018-02, 53,000 miles

“I parked my car in the garage and 15 minutes later my garage is up in flames.The fire department did an investigation then came to the conclusion that the fire started from my cars front passenger side headlamp area. Doing a little research I find out that I’m not the only one that has had that same expierence.”

NHTSA complaint #11534496, filed 2023-07

“See attached document for complaint. Greetings: I am writing pursuant to recalls No. 24V‑608, both remedy unavailable and remedy available, ten months later. During the intervening ten months, I experienced hardship, expense and loss of use of my vehicle. The attached documents represent my correspondence to BMW Customer relations. The docs were submitted on September 22, 2025 and October 14, 2025, by email. I have received no response, to date; not even acknowledgement of receipt. …”

NHTSA complaint #11708800, filed 2026-01

“while driving on highway at 65 mph the vehicle electrical system began to go haywire and the power steering and brakes both stopped functioning making it impossible to control vehicle. I was nearly struck by several vehicles because of the suddenness of the shutdown. I was able to subsequently stop vehicle in the left lane without incident. Vehicle towed to BMW of Turnersville where diagnosis was faulty fuel pump !! Cost of repair $2,000..”

NHTSA complaint #11464623, filed 2022-05

“car was brought in for a recall could erupt fire from engine and electrical brought car to bmw 8/2025 have checked list when brought in car was in perfect condition per bmw .pick up car checked engine light was on brought back immediately manager took to shop and cleared light immediately came back on i called them then i drive screen was saying low coolant oil low drivetrain overheating oil leaks burning smell coolant smell etc called bmw na service manager etc waited for appointment 1/26 bmw had for 8 days only to say it had nothing to do with recall car now has no power excessive smoke…”

NHTSA complaint #11745013, filed 2026-06

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Electrical system: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
20163356%
20153655%
20142646%
20131419%
20121213%
201198%
20101117%
2009522%
20083025%
200037%
199937%
199839%
199725%

Other parts of the 2014 BMW 528I

Engine cooling
20 complaintsEngine
14 complaintsFuel system
7 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
5 complaintsExterior lighting
4 complaintsOther or unknown
4 complaintsAir bags
2 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
2 complaintsSeats
2 complaintsSteering
2 complaintsForward collision avoidance
1 complaintsSeat belts
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2014 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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