# 2008 BMW 535I — SERVICE BRAKES
> NHTSA complaint `1020872` · 2013-11-10 · BMW of North America, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** BMW
- **Model:** 535I
- **Year:** 2008
- **Manufacturer:** BMW of North America, LLC
- **Component:** SERVICE BRAKES
- **Miles at failure:** 580,000
- **Speed:** 35 mph
## Narrative
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH ON A BUSY STREET AT RUSH HOUR I PREPARED TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN BY INDICATING.  THE FAST TURN SINGLE FLASHING STARTED AND THE COMPUTER SYSTEM IN MY 2008 535I SAID REAR TURN SINGLE MALFUNCTION. I SLOWED TO MY THE TURN AND THE PERSON BEHIND ME SLAMMED ON THEIR BRAKES AND SWERVED TO AVOID HITTING ME AND ALMOST CRASHED INTO THE PERSON NEXT THEM.  I DIDN'T REALIZE WHY THIS HAPPENED, SO I PULLED OVER TO CHECK MY LIGHTING SYSTEM AND REALIZED THAT THE RIGHT REAR LIGHTS WEREN'T FUNCTIONING PROPERLY.  I OPENED THE REAR BRAKE COMPARTMENT AND SMELLED BURNING MELTED PLASTIC.  I DISCONNECTED THE BRAKE LIGHT CONNECTOR AND FOUND THAT IT WAS MELTED.     I SEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM FOR MY YEAR CAR.      WHEN I WENT TO BEVERLY HILLS BMW I WAS TURNED AWAY.  THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WASN'T A RECALL THAT COVERED MY CAR.  THEY WERE VERY RUDE ABOUT THE WHOLE AND BASICALLY TOLD ME THAT I'D HAVE TO DEAL WITH MYSELF AND COVER THE COSTS.     AFTER MORE RESEARCH, I HAVE FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ONLINE:  HTTP://WWW.BIMMERFEST.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=571079    APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN GOING ON FOR A LONG TIME.  BUT, BMW HAS BEEN AVOIDING THE SAFETY ISSUE!!!    PLEASE FILE A COMPLAINT AND GET THIS SAFETY ISSUE RESOLVED BEFORE SOMEONE DIES AS A RESULT.   *TR
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