2010 BMW X5 Complaints

PASSENGER DOOR GOT LOCKED - UNABLE TO OPEN. DELER HAD TO TAKE DOOR OUT TO FIX. THIS MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE WITH VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR FROM BMW DEALER. GOT ENGINE LIGHT FOR DIESEL FUEL TANK SENSOR. BMW TOLD ME TO TAKE TWO MONTH TO GET PART FROM GERMANY. WAITING FOR PART AND HIGH REPAIR BILL. AGAIN GOT ENGINE LIGHT FOR OTHER REASON. I AM COM EARN ABOUT SAFEST OF MY 2010 BMW X5 DIESEL MODEL AND LIKE HELP FROM NHTSA. THANKS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 BMW X5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT AND PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM INDICATORS WERE ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

OK, SO I OWN MY 2010 BMW X5 35D AND PRETTY MUCH SINCE THE OWNERSHIP I FOUND THAT BACK UP CAMERA I HAVE IS WORKING PRETTY STRANGE: WITH WORM WEATHER OUTSIDE IT SHOWS FUZZY, STATIC, JUMPING PICTURE. THE WARMER IS OUTSIDE THE MORE FUZZIER IT IS. SO, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY FOUND THAT CABLE COMING FROM CAMERA TO HEAD UNIT IS GETTING BAD FROM RUBBING FROM CHASSIS! I WENT ONLINE AND FOUND TONS OF COMPLAINS LIKE THAT - IN 2-3 YEARS OLD CAR AND UP ALL OVER THE PLACE - BAD CABLE. IT TURNED OUT THAT LOCATION FOR IT IS VERY BAD AND IT ALWAYS RUB ON PART OF CHASSIS. DEFINITELY BAD DESIGN ISSUE. FURTHER MORE, TO FIX IT I WAS QUOTED $1200, NO MORE NO LESS, SOMETHING THAT IS BADLY DESIGNED SHOULD BE FIXED FOR FREE! THIS IS DEFINITELY SAFETY CONCERN AS MAIN IDEA FOR THAT CAMERA - SAFETY, BUT HAVING IT FAULTY AFTER FEW YEARS DOESN'T FOLLOW IT MAIN GOAL. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS AND RECALL FOR THE CABLE SHOULD BE GOOD SOLUTION.

ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS MY BMW X5 HAS LOST ENGINE POWER ON THE HIGHWAY. IT HAS HAPPENED AFTER DRIVING A FEW HOURS. THE ENGINE SUDDENLY LOSES POWER. THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM LIGHT WENT ON. OUR CAR HAS NOW BEEN AT THE FRESNO BMW DEALERSHIP FOR ONE MONTH. NOTHING HAS BEEN FIXED AND WE ARE NOT GETTING ANY INFORMATION FROM THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THIS CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 BMW X5. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT SUSTAINED CHEST, NECK, AND ARM INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING 40 MPH HIT AN ON COMING VEHICLE IN THE FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ENTIRE FRONT OF TRUCK IS DESTROYED VEHICLE CAN NOT BE DRIVEN.

2010 BMW X5 DIESEL SERVICE DATE SERVICE ISSUE 7/5/10 PROGRAMMING CONTROL UNITS REPLACING CHARGE-AIR TEMPERATURE SENSOR 7/24/12 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON 10/10/12 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON - CAR FAILED SUNOCO EMISSIONS INSPECTION 3X. BROUGHT THE CAR TO BMW TO FIGURE OUT WHY. BMW STERLING PASSED IT. NO REASON ANSWER PROVIDED FOR EMISSIONS FAILURE 1/11/13 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON 2/5/13 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON 8/21/13 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON 11/28/14 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON 1/28/15 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON SERVICE BULLETINS AND VOLUNTARY RECALLS: ONE IN PARTICULAR: SI B18 05 12 EXHAUST SYSTEMS NHTSA ACTION NUMBER 10045284 AND 10054008. THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER SB'S THAT RELATE, AS WELL. EGR, SCR CATS, O2 SENSORS, AIRFLOW,CHARGE AIR TEMP, INTAKE TEMP SENSOR, SOFTWARE, ETC, ETC...ALL OF IT CENTERS AROUND THE CONTROL AND BALANCE OF EMISSIONS CONTROL. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN IGNORED BY BMW, FOR FAR TOO LONG. JAN. 2014 REPAIRS: 1. PERFORM CARBON CLEANING AND REPLACE INTAKE MANIFOLD 2. CARBON SCRAPE, EGR AND MANIFOLD R&R (2ND TIME EGR REPLACED) 4. BM11-12-7-796-378 PROFILE-GASKET 5. BM13-53-7-794-553 O-RING 6. BM13-53-7-787-236 O-RING 7. BM13-53-2-247-156 GASKET RING 8. BM11-61-8-519-140 INTAKE MANIFOLD WITH 9. BM11-71-8-517-217 EGR-VALVE 10. INJECTORS 11. CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND NOX SENSORS WERE NOT REPLACED AT THIS TIME, BUT SHOULD HAVE BEEN. APRIL 2014 CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED NOW. NOX SENSORS ARE NOT FAILING, BUT NEED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY ARE UNDERPERFORMING. NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE REPLACED ONCE. *TR

I HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH MY 2010 BMW X5 35D BREAKDOWN. IT SAID THE CHARGING MALFUNCTION ON THE SCREEN. POWER STEERING WAS LOST. WHEEL STEER WAS HARD TO MANEUVER. HARD TO MOVE. I ALMOST GOT IN AN ACCIDENT. THE BATTERY DIED. EVERYTHING JUST NOT FUNCTION BC OF LOST IN POWER STEERING. WHEN I TOWED MY CAR TO BMW MANHATTAN, THE SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR MY BMW X5 35 D. SHE TOLD ME THE DEALER WOULD CHARGE ME ABOUT $900 TO REPLACE PULLEY BELT BOLT AND BATTERY AND ETC . I TOLD HER IT'S ONE OF RECALL. AFTER THAT THE SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME THAT SHE WILL CALL ME BACK ON THAT WHICH SHE NEVER DID, MY CAR WAS STILL AT BMW MANHATTAN. IT'S BEEN A WEEK IN THE DEALER. I'M STILL WAITING TO KNOW WHAT HAPPEN. *TR

AFTER CHANGING THE BATTERY, THE VEHICLE HAS NO OPERATING DASH LIGHTS, GAUGE INDICATIONS, TURN SIGNALS, OR BRIGHT LIGHTS. ADDITIONALLY, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTINUOUSLY SWIPES, BUT HAS NO ABILITY TO SPRAY WASHER FLUID OR CHANGE THE SPEED OF THE SWIPE. THESE CONDITIONS RENDER IT DIFFICULT TO DRIVE AND SEE THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD, ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT, AND PREVENTS THE OPERATOR FROM MONITORING THE VEHICLE, IDENTIFYING ONES SPEED, OR SIGNALING A TURN. MOREOVER, THE CONTINUOUS WINDSHIELD WIPER ACTION IMPAIRS ONE'S ABILITY TO SEE AND IS ALSO DISTRACTING; MAKING IT DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE LOSS POWER AND PUT THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL. ALL POWER STEERING WAS LOSS AS WELL. THANKFULLY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD SAFELY. THE CAR RESTARTED ONCE, THEN LOSS POWER WHEN ONE TRIED TO ACCELERATE. THE CAR WOULD NOT RESTART. DURING THIS WHOLE TIME NO WARNING OR SERVICE LIGHTS CAME ON, THE VEHICLE STATUS SAID ALL SYSTEMS WERE OK, WHEN OBVIOUSLY THEY WERE NOT SINCE THE CAR JUST STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING. *TR