2006 BMW X5 Lighting Problems

THE "CHECK BRAKE LIGHT" WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. IT CONTINUED TO PERSIST EVEN AFTER I REPLACED THE BULB. THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE TO BOTH BRAKE LIGHTS (DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES). I REPLACED BOTH TAILLIGHT ASSEMBLIES 6 MONTHS AGO TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE OCCURRENCE OF THE PROBLEM IS AN INDICATION OF A DESIGN FLAW AND NOT DUE TO POOR MAINTENANCE. IN SEARCHING THE INTERNET THERE SEEMS TO BE A LARGE NUMBER OF X5 OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE. PLEASE HELP WITH MAKING IBM RECALL AND FIX THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

MY RIGHT TAIL LIGHT KEEPS BURNING OUT CAUSING MY BRAKE LIGHT NOT TO WORK. I DIDN'T KNOW THIS UNTIL I WAS STOPPING AT A CORNER AND SOMEONE CAME VERY CLOSE TO MY REAR END, BLEW HIS HORN AND YELLED GET YOUR BRAKE LIGHTS FIXED. WHEN I WENT HOME MY HUSBAND FOUND OUT THE SOCKET THAT HOLDS THE LIGHT WAS BURNT. WE BOUGHT ANOTHER 1, DAYS LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN. WE KEPT REPLACING THE SOCKET UNTIL ONE DAY I RESEARCH ONLY TO FIND THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THESE SUV'S THAT IS VERY COSTLY TO FIX. I AM SCARED THAT IT WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND MY CHILDREN ARE ALWAYS WITH ME. MY NOTIFICATION FOR THE BAD LIGHT NEVER CAME ON UNTIL AFTER THE FACT, NOW ITS ON CONSTANTLY EVEN AFTER REPLACING THE UNIT. THERE ARE MANY X5 OWNERS WITH THIS PROBLEM, THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THESE VEHICLES WITH THESE RECURRING PROBLEMS!! *TR

MY PASSENGER SIDE LIGHT KEEPS BURNING OUT CAUSING MY BRAKE LIGHT NOT TO WORK.WHEN I WENT HOME MY HUSBAND FOUND OUT THE SOCKET THAT HOLDS THE LIGHT WAS BURNT. THERE ARE MANY X5 OWNERS WITH THIS PROBLEM, THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THESE VEHICLES WITH THESE UNSAFE RECURRING PROBLEMS!! *TR

HID LIGHTS FROM OTHER CARS ARE BLINDING ME FROM BEHIND. *JB