2005 BMW X5 Complaint Log

MY BREAKS WENT OUT THE LIGHTS GOES ON AND OFF THE WIOERS DONT WORK THE OUTSIDE LIGHTS GOES ON AND OFF AT NIGHT I HAVE A OUTRAGEOUS CIOLANT LEAK AND MIRE I HAVE DROVE THE CAR IN ABOUT 5 MONTHS OR LONGER AND STILL MAKING PAYMENTS NOW THE CAR IS COMPLETELY DEAD I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO ME AND THE KIDS GERS SOAKED BECAUSE I H A VE WALK THEM TO AND FROM SCHOOL EVERYDAY IT SUCKS SO IM MAKING PAYMENTS FOR SOMETHING I CAN USE IVE HAD COILS REPLACED EVERYTHING IT VIBRATES REALLY BAD WHEN I COME TO A STOP LIGHT IBHAVE HAD NO ACCIDENT OR ANYTHING JUST PROBLEMS

LAST SATURDAY WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY OUR (2005 X5) AIR CONDITIONER BEGAN SMOKING, ESPECIALLY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. WE PULLED OVER AND WITHIN 10 MINUTES THE ENTIRE CAB WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES (NO FLAMES UNDER THE HOOD). WE WERE ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE BEFORE THE FLAMES ERUPTED. THE VEHICLE IS TOTALED, ALONG WITH APPROXIMATELY $12,000.00 IN PERSONAL CONTENTS. *TR

THE BRAKE BOOSTER HAS FAILED TWICE NOW ON THIS 2005 BMW X5. BMW HAS RECALLED OTHER MODELS IN THE SAME MODEL YEAR FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT REFUSES TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM TO MY VEHICLE. THIS FAILURE OF THE BRAKE BOOSTER HAS PUT MY FAMILY IN DANGER AND HAS COSTED ME THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. *TT

BOUGHT THE MY CAR ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO, I NOTICED WATER LEAKING FROM THE TOP CONSOLE, I TOOK IT BACK THE DEALER AND THEY CANT FIND THE PROBLEM. ITS BEEN LEAKING OFF AND ON. A FEW WEEKS AGO I NOTICED ABOUT AN INCH OF WATER DEPOSIT IN THE TRUNK AREA, SOME FUSE WERE WET AND OTHER ELECTRONICS FROM THE WATER DRIPPING GOOD THING IT DID NOT CAUSE A FIRE. I TOOK IT TO BMW AND THEY SAID EITHER I NEED A NEW SUNROOF CASSETTE($5000) OR NEW WATER DRAINS(($1300) WHICH THEY CLAIMED WAS MISSING ON ONE SIDE, NOT SURE IF THE CAR CAME OUT OF PRODUCTION WITH ONE MISSING WATER DRAIN. WHO WOULD SPEND THAT AMOUNT OF MONEY ON SOME REPAIRS THAT`S NOT EVEN GUARANTEE TO FIX THE LEAK? I`M JUST CONCERNED THAT THIS PROBLEM IS FIRE HAZARD. *TR

RESISTANCE IN THE ELECTRICAL CONTACTS ON REAR BRAKE LIGHT IS CAUSING MY BRAKE LIGHT TO INTERMITTENT STOP WORKING. *TR

2005 BMW X-5 BRAKES FAIL TO STOP VEHICLE DUE TO MALFUNCTION OF THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE BOOSTER. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM. IT WILL REQUIRE BUYING A NEW BRAKE BOOSTER AND PAYING FOR ITS INSTALLATION, COST OF OVER $1000. THE SAME PROBLEM HAS CAUSED THE RECALL OF BMW 7 SERIES FROM SEVERAL MODEL YEARS. *TR

SEAT HEATER BURNED HOLE THROUGH DRIVER SIDE SEAT CUSHION & BURNED MY LEG. *TR

STARTED MY BMW X5 YEAR 2005 (NOW WITH 59,500 MILES)IN COLD WEATHER (MILWAUKEE, WI). UPON ACCELERATION ON EXPRESSWAY RAMP A LARGE CLOUD OF WHITE SMOKE BLEW OUT TAILPIPES. THIS OCCURRED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS RECENTLY. PRIOR TO THIS, IN FEBRUARY 2010 (WITH 50,000 MILES), OIL SEPARATOR WAS REPLACED FOR $ 2000 COST. THIS TIME DEALER REPLACED THE SAME PARTS AND SYSTEM AT NO CHARGE. SAME PART FAILED TWICE IN ONE YEAR, IN A SPAN OF 10,000 MILES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BMW X5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHUTTER AND THEN IT SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT SHE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE CRANKCASE VENT/OIL SEPARATOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED HER A DISCOUNT ON THE PARTS AND FOR THE LABOR. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000. UPDATED 03/28/12*LJ UPDATED 05/10/12

OIL SEPARATOR-COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE- BMW 2005 X5

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BMW X5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE OIL SEPARATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 83,000. UPDATED 02/10/11 *BF UPDATED 04/21/11

FOR A PERIOD OF ABOUT TWO WEEKS WHILE DRIVING AND USING THE DRIVERS SEAT HEATER MY WIFE EXPERIENCED EXCESSIVE HEAT ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SEAT. ON THE DATE OF THE INCIDENT WHILE DRIVING SHE EXPERIENCED A VERY PAINFUL BURNING SENSATION ON HER LEFT LEG AND COULD SMELL SOMETHING BURNING IN THE VEHICLE. SHE SHUTOFF THE SEAT HEATER AND APPLIED A SCARF UNDER HER LEG TO STOP THE BURNING SENSATION. UPON NOTIFYING THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT SHE WAS ADVISED THAT THIS WAS CAUSED BY NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AND THAT HE WAS CURRENTLY DEALING WITH ANOTHER INCIDENT SO HE COULD GIVE HER A QUOTE RIGHT AWAY. WHILE AT WORK THE NEXT DAY SHE WAS TALKING WITH A CUSTOMER AND HE SAID HE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM BUT DIDN'T GET IT REPAIRED BECAUSE IT COST TO MUCH TO REPLACE THE SEAT. UPON TAKING THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE THE SERVICE EMPLOYEE ADVISED THAT HE HAD ALSO SEEN THIS BEFORE AND THAT IT WAS FROM WEAR AND TEAR. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT OUR INSURANCE COVERED THIS EXCEPT FOR $50 AS THE VEHICLE IS A VERY LOW MILEAGE VEHICLE. IT HAS ONLY BEEN DRIVEN BY MY WIFE WHO IS A SMALL FEMALE ABOUT 130 LBS. THE VEHICLE IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH NO WEAR AND TEAR AND IS SERVICED REGULARLY. THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE TAKEN DIGITAL PHOTOS WHICH I CAN PROVIDE THAT WILL SHOW THERE IS NO WEAR OR TEAR ON THE SEAT IN THE BURNED/MELTED AREA. WE FEEL THAT THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT SEEMS TO BE A REOCCURRING PROBLEM AND IS BEING BRUSHED OFF AS "WEAR AND TEAR". THIS INCIDENT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN MY WIFE BEING INJURED BY BURNING OR BEING DISTRACTED WHILE DRIVING AND ENDING UP IN AN ACCIDENT.

I HAVE A 2005 BMW X5 4.4 AUTO.TRANSMISSION IS DEFECTIVE , IT TAKES AT LEAST 10 SECONDS TO GO INTO FORWARD OR REVERSE GEAR AND WILL SHIFT LATE AND BANG HARD. OCCURS ALL THE TIME RESULTING IN ALMOST GETTING HIT BY OTHER CARS BECAUSE IT TAKES SO LONG TO GO IN GEAR. MANY OTHER 2005 BMW X5 OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS INJURED OR KILLED. DEALER TELLS ME IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT WILL COST THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO FIX THAT I DO NOT HAVE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 BMW X5 4.4. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 10 MPH WHEN THE POWER ASSIST FOR THE BRAKES FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THEY REPLACED THE VACUUM PUMP AND BRAKE BOOSTER DUE TO AN OIL LEAK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY STATED THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT THEY WERE NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY SINCE HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE VOLUNTARY MANUFACTURERS RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,976 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

BMW'S HIGH INSTANCES OF "HARD 2-1 DOWNSHIFT" AS THEY CALL IT. MANY MODELS OF BMW'S EXPERIENCE A FEELING OF BEING REAR ENDED WHILE SLOWING TO A STOP AND THEN ASKING FOR AN ACCELERATION. ALSO DESCRIBED AS "SLIP AND SLAM" BY MANY PEOPLE, THERE IS AN OBVIOUS DEFECT IN THE TRANSMISSION. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO GET PROGRESSIVELY WORSE THE MORE YOU DRIVE LEADING UP TO EVERY TIME YOU DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE. BMW IS OBVIOUSLY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AS THEY HAVE A NAME FOR IT, BUT GETTING A DEALERSHIP TO ADMIT TO A PROBLEM, LET ALONE FIX IT IS ANOTHER STORY. CAR IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP TO BE "REPROGRAMMED" AT A COST OF $180.00, BUT THE TECHNICIAN FLAT OUT TOLD ME THAT THIS PROBABLY WOULDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM AND MAYBE I COULD JUST LIVE WITH IT. THIS IS NOT AN OPTION, AS EVERY TIME THIS EVENT HAPPENS MY 4 AND 6 YEAR OLD DAUGHTERS ASSUME WE HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND START PANICKING, NOT TO MENTION THE BONK ON THE HEAD AND STRAIN ON THEIR NECKS FROM THE JOLT. MY CAR IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY, BUT THEY WILL GLADLY REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AT MY COST AND THAT SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM POSSIBLY INVOLVING MANY HUNDREDS OF CARS AND MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS PROBLEM INCLUDING CLAIMS OF WHIPLASH CAN BE FOUND ON CHAT BOARDS SUCH AS EDMUNDS.COM, XOUTPOST.COM AND BIMMERFEST.COM...OR JUST TYPE IN BMW FEELS LIKE BEING REAR ENDED...AND IT WILL ALL COME UP. HOPEFULLY ALL OF THESE PEOPLE HAVE PUT IN A COMPLAINT AS WELL SO THAT SOMETHING CAN FINALLY BE DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, SEEING AS HOW BMW REFUSES TO FIX IT THEMSELVES. *TR

THE PANORAMIC ROOF ON MY 2005 X5 BMW STUCK IN THE VENT POSITION. THE REAR GLASS WOULD NOT RETRACT. MY BMW DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THE COMPLETE CASSETTE NEEDED TO BE REPLACES AT A COST OF OVER $5,000.00. FROM CONVERSATIONS WITH REPAIR PEOPLE I AM LED TO BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM FOR BOTH THE X5 AND THE X3. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT BMW HAS THREE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF REPAIR KITS SO THAT THE VEHICLES WHICH ARE STILL UNDER WARRANTY CAN BE REPAIRED FOR THE LOWEST COST TO BMW. I SUGGEST THAT BMW KNOWS THIS IS A RELIABILITY PROBLEM BUT REFUSES TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM ONCE THE VEHICLE'S WARRANTY EXPIRES. *TR

2005 BMW X5 4.4 HAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THE CAR SEEMS TO SLIP OUT OF GEAR WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND THEN ACCELERATING THEN VIOLENTLY LURCHES FORWARD. THE SENSATION AND SOUND GIVES THE IMPRESSION THAT YOU WERE JUST REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER CAR TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 50 TIMES OVER THE 2 YEARS I HAVE HAD THE CAR. IT HAS BEEN REPORTED TO BMW AT LEAST 3 TIMES AND THEY ALWAYS CLAIM THEY CANNOT FIND A CAUSE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BMW X5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 55 MPH, THE TWO FRONT WHEELS LOCKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND POSSIBLE REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 98,000.

2005 BMW X5 - PASSENGER SEAT HEATER HEATED UP EXCESSIVELY TO THE POINT OF BURNING A HOLE THROUGH THE BACK OF SEAT. NOTICED A BURNING SMELL OF LEATHER AND THEN DISCOVERED HOLE BURNED THROUGH. PASSENGER ALSO FELT EXCESSIVE HEAT ON BACK BY LEFT SHOULDER. REPORTED THIS TO BMW AND THEY MADE NO OFFER TO FIX. COST TO REPAIR THIS IS $1750.00. THE CONCERN I HAVE IS WHEN I RESELL THIS CAR TO SOMEONE ELSE IF NOT FIXED COULD CAUSE A FIRE IN THE FUTURE. *TR

I AM REPORTING A DESIGN FLAW WITH BMW AND A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE HAD 2 OIL SEPARATORS GO BAD OVER THE LAST 6 YEARS. THIS ISSUE HAS TO BE ESCALATED FROM A "SERVICE BULLETIN" TO A FULL BLOWN RECALL. I THIS PROBLEM IS NOT ONLY A SAFETY ISSUE, BUT GREATLY DEPRECIATES THE RESALE VALUE OF OUR VEHICLES NOT TO MENTION THE OUT OF POCKET COSTS DUE TO REPAIRS, LOST WAGES, AND TOWING TO MENTION A FEW. NONE OF US IN GOOD CONSCIENCE COULD SELL OUR VEHICLES IN A MIDWEST OR NORTHERN CLIMATE AND PASS THIS PROBLEM ON TO THE NEXT OWNER - WE NEED TO UNITE AND PASS THE PROBLEM BACK TO THE SOURCE: BMW. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BMW X5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY OFFERED TO PAY FOR HALF OF THE REPAIR. HE ALSO INQUIRED ABOUT RECALL 08V384000, AIR BAGS, FRONTAL BUT WAS TOLD THAT HIS MODEL WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 91,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 89,000. UPDATED 02/1710 *BF UPDATED 02/19/10.*JB

I HAVE HAD A MESSAGE COME UP ON MY BMX X5 SAYING "TRANS.FAILSAFE.PROG. THE FIRST TIME WAS ON 7/31/09 THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG OR CAME UP WHEN THEY DROVE IT AT THE DEALERSHIP. ON 9/09/09 THE SAME MESSAGE POPPED UP AND MY CAR WOULD NOT CHANGE GEARS AND FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO SHUT OFF. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2005 BMW X5 THIS MAY. I FEEL DIZZY AND NAUSEA EACH TIME I DRIVE IT AND I DIDN'T KNOW THE REASON UNTIL RECENTLY. I BOUGHT A GAUSS METER TO CHECK COMPUTER EMF IN MY STUDY ROOM RECENTLY. EMF IS SHOWING AS SAFE IN FRONT OF EVERY COMPUTER IN MY STUDY ROOM. TO MY SURPRISE, IT SHOWED AS DANGER AFTER I STARTED MY BMW X5, EVEN AT THE BACK ROW OF THE CAR. I TRIED IT IN ANOTHER CAR I HAVE, IT SHOWED AS SAFE ALSO. SO I THINK THIS IS THE REASON THAT CAUSED THE DIZZINESS AND THE NAUSEA. I AM NOT SURE WHAT TO DO WITH IT. I DON'T WANT TO HAVE ANY CAR ACCIDENT DUE TO DIZZINESS. *TR

I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH EVERY SINGLE WINDOW. THEY DO NOT ROLL UP. I REPEATEDLY PAY TO HAVE THESE FIXED AND THEY CONTINUE TO BE AN ISSUE. THERE IS AN ABSOLUTE DEFECT IN THESE WINDOWS. I HAVE HAD AN ARRAY OF VEHICLES, NONE OF WHICH HAD HALF AS MANY ISSUES AS THIS BMW.

BMW X-5 2005 HEATED SEATS TURN INSTANTLY BURNING HOT TO THE TOUCH. RESULTING CHARRED BLACK SEAT UNDERNEATH LEATHER EXTERIOR. THIS CAN CAUSE A FIRE OR AND INDIVIDUAL BE BURNED. BMW CHARGED $200.00 TO VERIFY THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT UNWILLING TO RECALL. THE SEAT UNDERNEATH THE LEATHER IS BURNED BLACK AND LUCKY IS DID NOT START FIRE. *TR

TAKATA RECALL MY BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON TELLING ME THAT THEY DO NOT WORK. BUT SOME TIMES THEY ARE STILL WORKING AND SOME TIMES THERE ARE NOT! WHEN CHECKING THE LIGHT REMOVED RIGHT SIDE BULB (GOOD) PUT LIGHT BULB BACK IN WORKS FINE FOR A WEEK OR SO. THEN IT'S STARTS ALL OVER AGAIN.

1: WE BOUGHT THIS BMW 2005 X5 IN JUNE 2008 AND BROUGHT IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP IN JUNE 08 FOR ROUTINE FULL ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL DIAGNOSTIC CHECK. UPON COMPLETION OF REPAIRS/DIAGNOSTICS, WHICH TOOK ALMOST A WEEK, DEALERSHIP TOLD US THAT THERE WERE NO ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ISSUES. WITHIN JUST A FEW DAYS AFTER RECEIVING DELIVERY OF THE VEHICLE AFTER THE "CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH" FROM THE DEALER, THE CAR COMPLETELY DIED. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED IN THE MORNING RIGHT BEFORE WORK RESULTING IN LOGISTICAL, FINANCIAL, AND SAFETY ISSUES. THE CAR HAD TO BE JUMP STARTED AND THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY AND WAS BROUGHT UP MULTIPLE TIMES WITH THE DEALER WITHOUT RESOLUTION. WITHIN A FEW DAYS THE SAME SITUATION OCCURRED, AGAIN RESULTING IN LOGISTICAL, FINANCIAL, AND SAFETY ISSUES AND THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED. OVER THE NEXT WEEK, WE NOTICED ABOUT 16 OTHER ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ISSUES AND BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP. AFTER RECEIVING THE CAR BACK FROM THE DEALERSHIP, WE CONTINUED TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. ABOUT 2 MONTHS LATER, THE BATTERY HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN AS THE CAR DIED AGAIN. WITHIN ANOTHER MONTH, THE CAR DIED YET AGAIN! AGAIN, IT WAS THE BATTERY. AGAIN, THE BATTERY HAD TO BE REPLACED. 2: THE FAILURE IS, AMONGST MULTIPLE OTHER ISSUES, A CHRONIC BATTERY DRAIN. 3: LAST REPAIR, ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO, THE TCU UNIT WAS REPLACED, ALONG WITH THE BATTERY. SO FAR, WE ARE ON OUR 5TH BATTERY IN 4 MONTHS IN A NEWER BMW X5! OUR FUEL GAUGE STILL DOES NOT READ FULL WHEN FULL AND IS INACCURATE. DEALER STATES THAT "THIS IS THE WAY ALL BMWS ARE MADE". *TR

I BOUGHT 4 TRIANGLE TIRES MADE IN CHINA AND CANNOT BALANCE THEM. THEY MAKE ALOT OF NOISE WHEN DRIVING. I WANT TO MAKE SURE IF THEY ARE REAL (DOT OH VN 3708) SIZE 255/55R18. THANK YOU. *TR

10/8/2008 VEHICLE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT. DEALER SERVICE CENTER REPLACED A COIL SPRING IN DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG. 6/22/2009 VEHICLE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT. DEALER TROUBLESHOOT AND DECIDED TO REPLACE THE DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG 5/11/2011 VEHICLE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT. DEALER DIAGNOSED AS ISSUE WITH PASSENGER SIDE SEAT OCCUPANCY SENSOR. I DECIDED TO GET ANOTHER OPINION. AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED OFF FOR ABOUT 60 DAYS AFTER THIS DIAGNOSTIC, BUT NO REPAIRS WERE DONE. SEPT 2011 VEHICLE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT. DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AS ISSUE WITH DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG (CODE 01) AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT OCCUPANCY (CODE 70). 2/28/12 VEHICLE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT. DIAGNOSED BY DEALER SERVICE CENTER AS SLIP RING ISSUE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND SEAT OCCUPANCY SENSOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. DECLINED REPAIRS AS I SUSPECTED THIS WAS A WARRANTY ISSUE, BUT DEALERSHIP DISAGREED. 9/20/12 VEHICLE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT. DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AS A FAULTY DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG AND A FAULTY SEAT OCCUPANCY SENSOR. RESEARCH HAS SHOWN ME THAT THE SEAT OCCUPANCY SENSOR IN THE 2006 VERSION OF THIS VEHICLE IS AN ISSUE UNDER RECALL OR NOTICE, WHILE THIS MODEL YEAR (2005) IS NOT. I ALSO AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE NAGGING ISSUES WITH THE DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG THAT HAS BEEN REPAIRED TWICE AND DIAGNOSED DIFFERENTLY MULTIPLE TIMES. THE COMPLAINT IS IN TWO PARTS. (1) SEAT OCCUPANCY SENSOR - SHOULD BE UNDER RECALL (2) DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG ON THIS VEHICLE - DEALER NEVER DIAGNOSED OR FIXED CORRECTLY AND IS STILL A SAFETY CONCERN. I AM NOT SURE IF OTHERS WITH THIS MODEL YEAR HAVE HAD SIMILAR ISSUES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BMW X5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS DID NOT WORK. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE LAMP SHORTED AND THE WIRES WERE BURNED. THE LAMP WAS REPLACED AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $600. SHORTLY AFTER THE REPAIR, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE LAMP FAILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,383 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,550. UPDATED 12/30/08 *CN UPDATED 12/30/08

I OWN A 2000 BMW X5 THAT COST APPROXIMATELY $62,000. MY VEHICLE HAS ONLY 27,593 MILES AND NEEDS TRANSMISSION REPAIRS TOTALLY OVER $8,000. I WAS DRIVING ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET WHEN THE VEHICLE BROKE DOWN AFTER STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN. WHEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS TO DRIVE THE CAR MADE A VERY LOUD HIGH PITCHED SCREECHING SOUND AND WOULD NO LONGER DRIVE. IT WAS TOWED INTO THE SAME DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSFER CASE WAS BAD AND THIS CAUSED METAL SPLINES TO ENTER THE DIFFERENTIAL AND THAT I WOULD NEED A NEW TRANSFER CASE, DRIVE SHAFT, AND FRONT DIFFERENTIAL. THE WARRANTY COVERED "4 YEARS OR 50,000 MILES" AND I HAD EXCEEDED THE NUMBER OF YEARS COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE VEHICLE IS OUTSIDE THE TERMS COVERED BY THIS WARRANTY, BUT THE IMPLICATION MADE BY THE WARRANTY IS THAT THE VEHICLE WILL DRIVE FOR AT LEAST 50,000 MILES. I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED THAT A $60,000+ VEHICLE CAN ONLY DRIVE 27,000 MILES WITHOUT A MAJOR FAILURE. BMV HAS OFFERED TO COVER 50% OF THE REPAIRS, WHICH WOULD LEAVE OVER $4,000 FOR ME TO COME UP WITH TO MAKE THE VEHICLE DRIVABLE. THIS REPAIR INCLUDES TWO "RE-MANUFACTURED" COMPONENTS: THE TRANS BOX, AND THE FINAL DRIVE. I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED IN THE VEHICLE AND IN THE MANNER IN WHICH THIS HAS BEEN HANDLED BY NOT ONLY BMW BUT BY THE DEALERSHIP, CREVIER BMW, WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. *NM

DRIVING ON I-95 AT 65 MILES PER HOUR. HIT ON PASSENGER SIDE, REAR QUARTER PANEL FROM ANOTHER CAR ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE LANES WITHOUT SEEING MY AUTO. MY CAR WENT INTO A HIGH SPEED SPIN RESULTING IN THE CAR LEAVING THE HIGHWAY CAUSING A HEAD ON, HIGH IMPACT CRASH INTO A CANAL. AIR BAG(S) DID NOT DEPLOY, HOWEVER ALL WINDOWS, SUNROOF, AND TRUNK AUTOMATICALLY OPENED ALLOWING EASY EXIT. *TR