2006 BMW 5 SERIES Recalls — Canada & USA

The 2006 BMW 5 Series has 5 recalls, the most serious being a fire risk from a battery cable connector that can overheat even while the car is parked, which is why BMW advises parking outside until the repair is made. On the suspension side, two separate issues can affect handling and control. The front control arm and tension strut are secured by nuts that may not have been tightened properly; over time those nuts can back off and damage the suspension components, reducing steering response. At the rear, the lower rubber mount inside each shock absorber can loosen and eventually separate, again leaving the driver with degraded handling. There is also a transmission concern: the parking pawl guide plate may have been built incorrectly, which can prevent the transmission from fully locking when placed in Park and allow the vehicle to roll. On certain 550i models equipped with a V8 engine, cold and dry weather conditions can produce an electrostatic discharge at the fuel rails that causes the engine's control unit to stall the engine.