2002 BMW 530I Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 4about this part
- Share
- 14%of 29 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 31,100miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2002 BMW 530I, 14% of the 29 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 31,100 miles. 3 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
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 own a 2002 Bmw 530I. Recently, the car accelerated to full throttle by itself. I reported incident to Bmw. To summarize, they said there is nothing wrong with the car and it was probably the floor mat that caused the acceleration (that's right, the floor mat).”
NHTSA complaint #10062391, filed 2004-03, 25,900 miles“We were driving on dry tarmac on a main street in new rochelle. We were traveling at a reasonable/slow rate of speed, about 25-30 MPH and approached a stop light. As we slowed to stop at the light the breaks pulsed violently. It felt as if we had run over something, but I looked and there was nothing there. We looked to see if any warning lights activated to indicate a failure - but we didn't see any. We proceed to next light, and stopped again. This time there was no problem and no pulsing. My fiance was driving, and we both were carefully monitoring the car. …”
NHTSA complaint #10106273, filed 2005-01, 20,827 miles“The contact owns a 2002 Bmw 530I. The contact stated while reversing out of a parking space at 5 MPH, the vehicle rapidly accelerated crashing into another vehicle causing damage to the rear and front of the vehicle. No one was injured during the crash. After the crash the contact returned the vehicle to the dealer. The failure mileage was 93,000.”
NHTSA complaint #10312728, filed 2010-02, 93,000 milesVehicle speed control: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | 15% |
| 2021 | 1 | 6% |
| 2019 | 1 | 7% |
| 2007 | 3 | 4% |
| 2006 | 2 | 2% |
| 2005 | 1 | 2% |
| 2004 | 1 | 1% |
| 2003 | 6 | 13% |
| 2002 | 4 | 14% |
| 1994 | 1 | 11% |
Other parts of the 2002 BMW 530I
8 complaintsEngine cooling
3 complaintsSeats
3 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
3 complaintsSteering
2 complaintsSuspension
2 complaintsElectrical system
1 complaintsElectronic stability control
1 complaintsExterior lighting
1 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
1 complaintsOther or unknown
1 complaintsBody and structure
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2002 BMW 530I
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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