B000706
Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
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1999 BMW E39
Service bulletins
33 bulletinsTechnical service bulletins are instructions a manufacturer sent its dealers about a known fault. They are not recalls and the work is usually not free, but they are the clearest signal of a problem the manufacturer already knows about.
B630516
Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
Moisture is visible on the inside of one or both headlights
120903
Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
A POTENTIAL PROBLEM THAT COULD AFFECT THE DURABILITY OF AIR MASS METER OF CERTAIN BMWS EQUIPPED WITH THE 4.4L ENGINE. VEHICLES AFFECTED WILL HAVE AN ILLUMINATED CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND AN AIR MASS METER SIGNAL PLAUSIBILITY FAULT FC 73 STORED IN THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECM/DME). BMW WILL EXTEND THE WARRANTY OF THE AIR MASS METER FROM 4 YEARS OR 50,000 MILES TO 7 YEARS OR 70,000 MILES. *TT
230702
Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
SUBJECT REGARDING INTERMITTENT ACCELERATOR PEDAL FEEL PROBLEM - REVISED WITH SIMPLIFIED ORDERING PROCEDURE FOR CERTAIN MODELS INCLUDING E65/E66 SINCE SERIES INTRODUCTION UP TO 06/02. *TT
350102
Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
SUBJECT REGARDING INTERMITTENT ACCELERATOR PEDAL FEEL PROBLEM FOR CERTAIN MODELS ESPECIALLY THE E65/E66 MODELS. *TT
SIB350102
Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
CUSTOMER MAY COMPLAIN OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FEELINGNOTCHY OR NOT MOVING SMOOTHLY WHEN DEPRESSED IN SMALL INCREMENTS ON CERTAIN MODELS INCLUDING E52, E53 AND E65/E66 VEHICLES FROM SERIES INTRODUCTION UP TO 06/02. *T
SIB110901
Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
SUBJECT REGARDING VOLUNTARY EMISSIONS RECALL CAMPAIGN NO. 02E-A01 RELATING TO THE PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE CRANKCASE VENTILATION HOSE. *TT
SIB240202
Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
SUBJECT REGARDING HARD SHIFTS, LEAK AT TORQUE CONVERTER SEAL. *TT
240200
Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN OF HARD OR NO SHIFT AND GEAR ERROR FAULT CODES 50, 52, 53, OR 55 IN THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE. *TT
240500
Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN ABOUT ERRATIC/HARSH SHIFTING AND THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED AND NO START/NO CRANK CONDITION. *TT
120401
Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN THAT THE VEHICLE CRANKS BUT DOES NOT START AND FC164 HEIGHT SENSOR IS STORED IN THE DME AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. *TT
240300
Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN OF AN OCCASIONAL HARD 3-2 DOWNSHIFT OR CLUNK WHEN SLOWING OR HARSH DOWNSHIFT AT FREEWAY SPEED. *TT
840801
Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
SUBJECT REGARDING VOICE INPUT SYSTEM ADAPTER HARNESS FOR DIGITAL PHONES. *JG
120201
Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATION WITH OXYGEN SENSOR FAULT CODES 5, 13, 10 AND / OR 18 SET IN THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE. *TT
121599
Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
VOLUNTARY EMISSIONS RECALL 00E-AO1 - FAULT ACCESS / O2 READINESS CODES. BMW HAS DETERMINED THAT DUE TO AN ENGINE CONTROL MODULE SOFTWARE ERROR, A COMMUNICATION CONFLICT EXISTS BETWEEN THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE AND THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE. THIS MAY LEAD TO DIFFICULTIES OR PREVENT COMMUNICATION AND DATA TRANSMISSION BETWEEN THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE AND AN OFF-BOARD SCAN TOOL. SUCH A SCAN TOOL MAY BE USED DURING AN OFFICIAL VEHICLE INSPECTION, SMOG CHECK, OR AN ENGINE REPAIR; AND / OR THE OXYGEN SENSOR READINESS CODE MAY NOT SET ON AFFECTED VEHICLES. *TT
230100
Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
SUBJECT REGARDING TRANSMISSION OIL DRAIN PLUG LEAKS. *TT
840600
Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
INFORMATION ON RETROFITTING ADAPTER CABLE FOR MK II PLUS NAVIGATION COMPUTER ON CERTAIN VEHICLES. *TT
120200
Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED AND THERMOSTAT SOFTWARE, OXYGEN SENSOR AND VARIOUS MISFIRE FAULT CODES ARE STORED IN THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECM). *TT
840800
Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
SUBJECT REGARDING BMW ACCESSORY NAVIGATION SYSTEM SPEED INPUT SIGNAL. *TT
110500
Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
EXPERIENCING A BUZZING OR RATTLING NOISE HEARD COMING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *TT
120500
Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
CUSTOMER COMPLAINT THAT THE A/C IS BLOWING WARM AIR WHEN ACCELERATING LIGHTLY FROM A STOP. *TT
320100
Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
CONCERNS WITH THE STEERING COLUMN NOT MOVING TO CORRECT POSITION. *TT
640200
Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
CUSTOMER COMPLAINT THAT THE A/C IS BLOWING WARM AIR WHEN ACCELERATING LIGHTLY FROM A STOP. *TT
040300
Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
INFORMATION ON THE FUEL LEVEL SENDER SPANNER. *TT
090199
Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT THAT WHEN THE TRUNK LOCK IS IN THE HORIZONTAL (VALET) POSITION, THE FUNCTION OF CERTAIN PROGRAMMED FEATURES OF CAR AND KEY MEMORY CHANGES BACK TO THE FACTORY (DEFAULT) SETTING. *TT
090499
Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMMENT THAT WITH THE CAR AND KEY MEMORY (CKM) IN ACTIVE, AND WHEN UNLOCKING OR AT OPEN DOOR, THE STEERING COLUMN EITHER MOVES IN / OUT TO AN UNDEFINED POSITION, OR DOES NOT MOVE IN / OUT AT ALL. *TT
610899
Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
A CONDITIONS EXISTS WHERE A WIRE IN THE TRUNK LOCK CONNECTOR HAS BEEN CONNECTED INCORRECTLY IN SUCH CASES, THE TRUNK LID CANNOT BE LOCED BY TURNING THE TRUNK LOCK KEY TO THE HORIZONTAL (VALET) POSITION. *TT
640499
Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
CUSTOMER COMPLAIN OF NO AIR CONDITIONER, COMPRESSOR NOT ENGAGED. *TT
640599
Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS OF AIR CONDITIONER NOT FUNCTIONING. *TT
121099
Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
INFORMATION REGARDING VOLUNTARY EMISSION RECALL CAMPAIGN NO. 99E-A01. *TT
090299
Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
INFORMATION REGARDING MRS III DIAGNOSIS. *TT
840199
Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
UPDATED INFORMATION ON INSTALLING ACCESSORY NAVIGATION SYSTEMS. *TT
041298
Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
SUBJECT REGARDING NEW SPECIAL TOOLS - VANOS. *YC
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Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.