Car was parked/stationary with the emergency brake on and engaged, car was locked and no-one was near or in the vehicle, the car rolled into a car parked directly in front of it. further, while in the car and after engaging the car in reverse to park in a parking spot, then shifting into drive (to straighten or pull the car forward the car continued to aggressively roll backwards. this happened on at least 3 separate occasions. further, the car was parked/stationary and doors locked with no-one in the car and the windows on the passenger ...
After having my bmw 530e run through a hand and semiautomated car wash, the car was dried and detailed. when i got in the car and before turning the 530e on, the idrive screen was displaying a warning message indicating that "battery cannot be recharged" and to "stop carefully: power supply." the undercarriage wash was not done on this trip to the car wash as it is an added feature. contacted bmw through the idrive system and spoke to a master technician who advised to never do a an undercarriage wash. he also advised to turn off the car ...
Right front door opened by itself while car was in motion. when door opened by itself, a light on the instrument panel illuminated and a warning tone sounded. pulled the car over to the side of the road and slammed door shut.
Overall the worst problem with BMW 530e relates to ELECTRICAL SYSTEM problems. Browse the categories below to learn about the specific 530e years that are prone to issues with these components.