2008 BMW X5 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW X5. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V071000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V364000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT MADE THE PARTS AVAILABLE EVEN FOR THE DRIVER SIDE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT AND VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW X5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE BRAKE LIGHT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE BRAKE LIGHT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. TWO WEEKS LATER THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE LIGHT FAILED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

ENGINE SUDDENLY OVERHEATS DUE TO DEFECTIVE WATER PUMP AND SHUTS DOWN QUICKLY. OVER HEAT WARNING CAME ON A FEW SECONDS BEFORE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY DERATED AND WENT TO IDLE. VERY DIFFICULT TO GET OUT OF HARMS WAY WITH NO ACCELERATION AT ALL. ONLY 37,700 ON VEHICLE. BMW OWNERS REPORTING HIGH FREQUENCY OF PREMATURE WATER PUMP FAILURES. REPAIRS COST $1,499 WITH ADDITIONAL TOWING CHARGES OF $285. THE ELECTRIC WATER PUMPS HAVE POOR QUALITY PLASTIC IMPELLERS. BMW SHOULD RECALL THIS COSTLY REPAIR DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS. MY FAMILY AND I WERE STRANDED FOR HOURS WAITING ON A TOW DURING UNSAFE CONDITIONS.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW X5. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V071000 (AIR BAGS) AND 17V020000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT AND VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

COMPUTER SYSTEM DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY, CAUSING VEHICLE TO GO INTO TRANSMISSION ERROR MODE-VEHICLE ABRUPTLY LOSES POWER AND SPEED WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON HIGHWAY (SAW OUR LIVES FLASH BEFORE OUR EYES AS SEMIS BORE DOWN ON US AND ALMOST DROVE OVER US/OTHER VEHICLES TRYING TO AVOID COLLISIONS AND IN TOWN WITH SEVERAL NEAR-COLLISIONS INVOLVING OURS' AND OTHER VEHICLES. VEHICLE HAS HAD SEVERAL RECALLS AND COMPUTER SYSTEM HAS BEEN UPDATED AT OUR EXPENSE WITH PROBLEM NOT RESOLVED AND WE ARE TOLD WE NEED NEW TRANNY. WE DO NOT BELIEVE THIS IS SO AS WHEN YOU TURN OFF VEHICLE AND TURN IT BACK ON-CODE DISAPPEARS AND CAR DRIVES FINE UNTIL YOU GO UP A HILL OR LET FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR/ ACCELERATE, ECT. INSTEAD OF ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM WITH THE COMPUTER SYSTEM, DEALERSHIPS MAKE BANK ON REPLACING TRANSMISSIONS THAT SOON FAIL AGAIN DUE TO THE COMPUTER ISSUES.

WHILE VEHICLE IS RUNNING TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION CODE COMES ON AND VEHICLE INSTANTLY LOSES POWER. ALMOST BEEN REAR ENDED ON HIGHWAY SEVERAL TIMES.SPENT 1000 RECENTLY ON TRANSMISSION PARTS. RESEARCHED AND FOUND OUT THIS IS A SOFT WARE ISSUE AND BMW HAS NOT ACKNOWLEDGED ALTHOUGH THOUSANDS OF REPORTS HAVE BEEN FILED-SOME BY OWNERS WITH ONLY 1000 MILES ON THEM THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE THAT BMW HAS IGNORED.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW X5. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V071000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

MY 2008 X5 SPORT 4.8I WITH 76,000 MILES IN NOR CA HAS HAD 3 PETRIFYING EPISODES OF ENGINE STALLING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET WHILE DRIVING MY KIDS TO SCHOOL AND MYSELF TO WORK AT LOW SPEED -SUB 40MPH IN MIDDLE OF 2016 AND EARLY 2017! THANKS GOD WE WERE SAVED AND DID NOT GET REAR ENDED FROM ONCOMING TRAFFICS BECAUSE I WAS ABLE TO QUICKLY PULL THE VEHICLE OVER INTO A SIDE STREET AND STORE PLAZA, BUT THE INCIDENTS WERE FRIGHTFUL AND TRAUMATIZED OUR WELL-BEING! 2 OUT OF 3 INCIDENTS, THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DRIVEN (MADE LOUD ENGINE NOISE AND COULD NOT START WITH ENGINE LIGHT LID UP) AND IT WAS TOWED TO A BMW CERTIFIED SHOP FOR REPAIR. FIRST AND SECOND INCIDENTS WERE THE FAULTY FUEL PUMP AND THE FAULTY OXYGEN SENSOR WAS FOR THE THIRD INCIDENT AND BOTH PARTS WERE REPLACED WITH THE REPAIR COST WAS MORE THAN $2000. I HAVE HAD THE FAULTY FUEL PUMP ISSUES REPAIRED BECAUSE SAFETY OF OUR FAMILY AND SAFETY OF OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD COMES FIRST. BMW HAS RECENTLY ISSUE THE RECALL ON FAULTY FUEL PUMP LATE 2016 AND THE PART WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL LATE SPRING 2017. BMW SHOULD VOLUNTARILY ISSUE REIMBURSEMENT NOTICE FOR ALL OF THE REPAIR COSTS ON ANY RECALLED ISSUES THAT WERE TAKEN PRIOR TO THE RECALLS POSTED TO ILLUSTRATE GOOD FAITH TO ITS CUSTOMERS. IN EARLY MARCH 2017 WE HAVE DECIDED TO BUY A RELIABLE AND SAFER VEHICLE (NOT A BMW) BECAUSE OUR 2008 X5 4.8I IS NOT SAFE AND TOO DISTRESSFUL FOR US TO DRIVE AND ALSO FOR THE SAFETY OF OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. FOR THE AMOUNT OF MONEY WE HAVE PAID FOR THIS SPORT 4.8I X5 BRAND NEW IN 2008, WE NOR ANYONE ELSE WOULD NOT EXPECT THAT IT HAS HAD MANY FAULTY AND MALFUNCTION ON ITS BASIC SAFETY PARTS AND ALSO ON OTHER PARTS. BMW SHOULD GET ITS ACT TOGETHER AND BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR ALL OF THESE BASIC SAFETY AND RELIABLE PARTS TO LIVE UP TO ITS NAME AND THEME AS THE ULTIMATE DRIVING MACHINE AND NOT AS A POTENTIAL ULTIMATE KILLING MACHINE!

TAKATA RECALL. I WAS NOTIFIED OVER A YEAR AGO, SINCE HAVE BROUGHT IN MY CAR TWICE FOR SERVICE. DEALER SAYS THE AIRBAG REPLACEMENTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR ME YET. I AM CONCERNED FOR OUR SAFETY.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE DASHBOARD GIVE ERROR THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED. CAR LOSES POWER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. PULLED OVER TO THE SIGN AND TURNED OFF ENGINE. SUBSEQUENTLY, ENGINE WILL NOT START OR CRANK AS IF BATTERY POWER IS LIST. ENGINE CAN BE RESTARTED WITH A JUMPER OR IF THE CAR IS LEFT FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTE TO AN HOUR, THE ENGINE WILL START WITHOUT A JUMPER.