1994 BMW 525

Routine

Owners filed 8 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the latches/locks/linkages › doors › latch. No safety recall has been issued.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch	2		0	0	0
Vehicle Speed Control	1		0	0	0
Structure › Body › Door	1		0	0	0
Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist › Pump	1		0	0	0
Electrical System › Wiring › Fuses and Circuit Breakers	1		0	0	0
Electrical System › Ignition › Module	1		0	0	0
Electrical System › 12v/24v/48v Battery	1		0	0	0

What owners reported

Newest filings

Structure › Body › Door

Filed May 8, 2000VA

CONSUMER GOT INTO VEHICLE, TURNED KEY IN IGNITION NOTHING HAPPENED. DOORS LOCKED ON VEHICLE & CONSUMER WAS STUCK INSIDE FOR 20 MINUTES IN 90 DEGREE PLUS HEAT. CONSUMER HAD TO KEEP BLOWING HORN. SOMEONE HEARD CONSUMER AND KEY WAS PUSHED THROUGH RUBBER SEAL SKYLIGHT TO UNLOCK FROM THE OUTSIDE. ROAD SIDE ASSISTANT WAS CALLED & TOLD CONSUMER TO CARRY A HAMMER TO BREAK WINDOWS OUT. BMW DEALERSHIP TOLD CONSUMER TO BRING VEHICLE IN. CONSUMER SCARED TO GET BACK IN. *AK

Electrical System › Wiring › Fuses and Circuit Breakers

Filed Sep 11, 1996OR

A SHORT INSIDE THE FUSE BOX CAUSED A MELTDOWN OF THE WIRING HARNESS. *AK

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch

Filed Feb 21, 1996CA

DOOR LOCKING SYSTEM WHEN LOCKED FROM THE OUTSIDE DOES NOT UNLOCK FROM THE INSIDE. *SD

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch

Filed Nov 16, 1995CO

WHEN YOU LOCK THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE THE PASSENGER IN THE VEHICLE IS LOCKED IN THE VEHICLE. TT

Vehicle Speed Control

Filed Aug 10, 1995OH

AUTO/TRANS: ACCELERATOR CABLE STUCK IN OPEN POSITION DUE TO CRUISE CONTROL MODULE; NOT ENGAGED IN CRUISE CONTROL POSITION; SPEED 40 MPH; NO WARNING. TT

Electrical System › 12v/24v/48v Battery

Filed Mar 16, 1995DC

APPEARS TO BE POWER DRAINAGE OF THE BATTERY INTERMITTENTLY. RENDERING VEHICLE INOPERATIVE. TT

Steering › Hydraulic Power Assist › Pump

Filed Feb 10, 1995CA

POWER STEERING PUMP CONTINUOSLY LEAKS. *AW

Electrical System › Ignition › Module

Filed Jan 21, 1995CA

COMPUTER SYSTEM FAILURE, PREVENTING USE OF POWER DOOR LOCKS AND WINDOWS, TRAPPING DRIVER IN VEHICLE. *AW

8 of 8 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1995

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Assessment
2002	0	1	0	Do not drive
2001	3	1	1	Do not drive
1998	2	0	0	Routine
1997	1	0	0	Routine
1995	15	0	1	Routine
1994 — this page	8	0	0	Routine
1993	3	1	0	Routine
1992	14	1	3	Routine
1991	15	2	2	Routine
1990	7	2	0	Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.