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2008 BMW 5 SERIES Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1083491
Internal NHTSA #	10607925
Manufacurer	BMW of North America, LLC
Brand	BMW
Model	5 SERIES
Model Year	2008
File date	14/05/13
Component	POWER TRAIN
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	On or about may 2013 i was traveling at 60mph on the freeway when suddenly i heard a loud bang sound and my vehicle came to an automatic stop. Scared as vehicle behind me screeched and turn away avoiding me. I remained in the middle of the road for approximately 30 minutes before the vehicle restarted and i traveled fearfully to complete my assignment. Same day on my return home vehicle stopped about 3 times but i drove straight to dealership. Without inspecting my vehicle i was told my alternator and battery was gone. I was quoted very high amount but something told me a bad alternator and battery would not start a vehicle so i offered to take my vehicle home. My vehicle stayed home for about 4 months without use only warm ups reverse and park. I did extensive research to avoid the frivolous amount the dealers quoted and found that the integrated module (ivm) was bad. I got it for $144 and replaced it and problem was fixed after 4 months. Until april 2014 i drove the out to work and barely two miles away from home i stopped at a traffic light and when released the vehicle sounded a huge banged sound this with transmission malfunction light active brake lights and several other lights on dash board. Once again i survived being ran over in the early morning rush. Took vehicle to bmw dealership. Told gear shifter was bad and replaced for $915 and thereafter i received a call the transmission was out. I was advised cost will be $15000 then later that it cannot be fixed and advice to sale it as is to some guy. I owe $17900 on vehicle. Called bmw north america to complain was told new transmission cost $9200 and i'm asked to pay $7400 best deal. There's no reason for transmission on 2008 to go out. Since dealers took my car they gave me a rental for 4 days and took it from me but kept my vehicle for additional 2 weeks and are still holding it calling to accept deal.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	85000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	HOUSTON, TX
VIN pattern	WBANW53508CXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	11/09/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	8
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Vehicle speed	60
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2008 BMW 5 SERIES Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2008 BMW 5 SERIES Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

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