The following is a list of areas in the vehicle that have been known to cause K-CAN wiring faults. Repair and reposition the harness to prevent the short from happening again. (from top to bottom) • Under the steering column: The harness can rub against the bracket lip. Repair the harness and secure away from the steering column. Wife's car wouldn't start on Wednesday. 2004 530i. Acted like a dead battery (battery is 6 months old) in that nothing would happen when you turned the key. However the car had electrical power. Stereo, dash lights, windows, etc. would all work but nothing happened when you turned the key. 443 posts · Joined 2006. #4 · Nov 27, 2006 (Edited) The E39 5-series are great driving, great performing cars, but they are relatively high maintenance, with the V8 powered cars being the worst of the breed. At 40-60k miles, some of the more common problems include failure and replacement of the entire cooling system, camshaft position sensor DPF filters on diesel models need changing every 90 000 miles or 150 000km. 530D diesel models tend to start bad due to common faults of the camshaft sensors. Common oil leaks on automatic transmissions. High-pressure fuel pumps tended to fail on 525i and 530i models with the N53 engine. E60 transmission problem, I need help please! I have a 2007 530xi with 82,000 miles and have been having a transmission problem with it. I have taken my car to two separate BMW techs who I have been referred to by people who state they are the best in town. Both techs told me that my problem is internal and is not an electrical/computer problem The post-LCI 525i, 528i, and 530i, powered by the N52, are also not as prone to problems. It’s the larger V8 engines that were having the most issues. They make a lot more power than the inline-six engines on the E60 cars, but keeping them running can be pretty demanding and not to mention expensive. BMW E60 Common Problems Door Handle Replacement. Project Time: 1 hour. This tech article shows you how to replace the exterior door handle, door handle trim, door handle bracket and door lock cylinder on BMW E60 models.Wayne R. Dempsey. Applies to: 525i (2004-05) 530i (2004-05) 525i (2006-10) 528i (2006-10) 530i (2006-10) 525ix (2006-10) View all 348 consumer vehicle reviews for the Used 2004 BMW 5 Series on Edmunds, or submit your own review of the 2004 5 Series. N53B30-U0 (2007 – 2011) engine has the following specs: Power – 218 HP at 6,100 rpm, 270 Nm of torque at 2,400-4,200 rpm. It was used for BMW models with 25i index. Power was reduced using ECU and new intake manifold. 2. N53B30 (2010 – 2013) is a new version with the following specs: Power – 204 HP at 6,700 rpm, 270 Nm of torque at Over the last 60 days my 2008 E60 550i began loosing time on it's clock at a rate of 3 - 5 minutes daily even after I reset the correct time. Sometimes the time and date disappears on startup and has to be reset. I have not experience any starting problems however when I look at the battery today I notice the green eye on the battery no longer hkPJ6U5.