2006 BMW X5 Complaints

I HAVE A 2006 BMW X5 WITH APPROXIMATELY 60,000 MILES. WHILE SITTING IN THE DRIVERS SEAT, I TURNED ON THE HEATED SEAT. MINUTES LATER, I FELT A BURNING ON MY LEFT LEG HALFWAY BETWEEN MY KNEE AND HIP AND BEGAN TO SMELL SMOKE. I PULLED OVER AND EXITED THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY. WHEN I LOOKED AT THE SEAT, THE LEATHER WAS VISIBLY BURNT AND WAS EXTREMELY HOT TO THE TOUCH. HAD I STAYED IN THE VEHICLE ANY LONGER, I WOULD HAVE BEEN BURNED BY THE SEAT AND INJURED. WE ARE CURRENTLY TEACHING MY DAUGHTER TO DRIVE, THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE IF SHE HAD BEEN BEHIND THE WHEEL, DISTRACTING HER FROM DRIVING AND INJURING HER LEG POSSIBLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE BURNING NOW HAPPENS EVERY TIME I TURN ON THE HEATED SEAT. AFTER LOOKING ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS ISSUE, MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND THERE IS CURRENTLY NO RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE. THE LOCAL BMW DEALER QUOTED ME A PRICE OF AROUND $700 TO FIX THE HEATING ELEMENT. I HAVE NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM YET AND DO HAVE THE OLD MALFUNCTIONING PART. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK! *TR UPDATED 12/20/10 *BF RECEIVED INVOICES. UPDATED 12/21/10

1. BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON IN 2006 BMW X5 ON 8/1/10. 2. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BMW DEALER TO BE REPAIRED, ON INSPECTION THEY FOUND "BOTH FRONT AXLE -CV BOOTS SPLIT AND SPRAYING GREASE ON BRAKE CALIPERS". THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED TO BMW STANDARD 3. ON 8/11/10 THE VEHICLE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT- THE BRAKES WAS SLUGGISH AND DID NOT RESPOND. *TR

WE HAVE A 2006 BMW X5 THAT WE HAVE HAD 5 SETS OF FRONT BRAKE ROTORS REPLACED FOR WARPING. WHEN THE ROTORS WARP YOU GET A SEVER SHAKE IN THE FRONT END WITH HIGH SPEED BRAKING THAT MAY CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE CONTACTED BMW OF NORTH AMERICA ABOUT THE ISSUE AND THEY CONFIRMED THEY KNOW IT IS AN ISSUE BUT SAID THEY ARE NOT GOING TO TRY TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THEY WILL ONLY OFFER A 2 YEAR WARRANTY ON THE ROTOR SO IT WILL NOT COST THE CUSTOMER TO REPLACE IT. THESE PARTS FAIL AFTER APPROXIMATELY 10,000 MILES. MY WIFE HAS ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR ON THE EXPRESSWAY DUE TO THIS ISSUE. IT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR

WE OWN A 2006 BMW X5. WITHIN THE LAST WEEK WHEN THE DRIVER'S SEAT WARMER WAS TURNED ON, THE LEFT SIDE OF HE SEAT HEATED UP ALMOST INSTANTLY, AND BURNS THE LEFT THIGH AND BUTTOCKS AREA OF THE DRIVER. MY HUSBAND RECEIVED A 3 INCH BURN ON MAY 15,2010. FIVE DAYS PRIOR TO THIS I WAS AWARE THAT AN AREA OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT WAS BURNING ME, AND I IMMEDIATELY TURNED THE WARMER OFF. THE WARRANTY EXPIRED ON OUR CAR IN DECEMBER. *TR

1) CRUISE WILL NOT TAKE INTO ACTION WHEN LESS THEN 15 MPH--- AND YOU HAVE TO BE IN ACCELERATE TO ENGAGE CRUISE- CAUSES PROBLEMS IN SCHOOL ZONE. ESPECIALLY TO SET THE CRUISE AT 19MPH IS A CHALLENGE. 2) SEAT BELT WARNING EVEN AFTER I HAVE THE SEAT BELT ON. AND THE BEEP COMES AFTER I DRIVE ABOUT 2 BLOCKS ...SO I HAVE TO TAKE OFF THE BELT AND PUT IT BACK ON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT PREVIOUSLY OWNED A 2006 BMW X5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM. HIS SPOUSE WAS DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED OF ABOUT 5-10 MPH AND WHEN SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE JUMPED THE CURB IN A PARKING LOT AND HIT THE WALL OF A BUILDING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES BUT A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. IN NOVEMBER 2007, THE BRAKES FAILED AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE HIT A WOODEN POLE IN ANOTHER PARKING LOT. THERE WAS ANOTHER REPORT TAKEN AT THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT. THE DRIVER CITED THE BRAKES AS THE CAUSE FOR THE FAILURE AGAIN. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT THE BRAKES WOULD NOT ENGAGE ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS BUT THE FAILURES DID NOT CAUSE ANY ACCIDENTS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AND GAVE HIM THE VEHICLE BACK WITH NO REPAIRS MADE. THE CONTACT THEN TURNED THE VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALER FOR A NEWER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT SPOKEN WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE MILEAGE AT THE TIME THE CONTACT SOLD THE VEHICLE WAS 14,776. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,476.

SHATTERING OR EXPLODING SUNROOFS ON BMW VEHICLES. UPON DOING MY ON-LINE RESEARCH, IT HAS BECOME APPARENT THAT ON SEVERAL MODELS OF BMW VEHICLES, INCLUDING THE X-5, A LARGE NUMBER OF SUNROOFS HAVE SHATTERED WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN. IN THE CASE OF THE VEHICLE OWNED BY MY FIRM, THE SUNROOF WAS CLOSED, THERE WERE NO CONSTRUCTION TRUCKS IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE NOR ANY OVERPASSES WITHIN MILES OF THE VEHICLE WHEN IT SHATTERED. IN THIS INSTANCE, THERE WAS A POLICE OFFICER BEHIND THE VEHICLE WHO WITNESSED THE SCENE AND RENDERED ASSISTANCE TO THE DRIVER. DESPITE THE ABUNDANCE OF GLASS IN AND AROUND THE VEHICLE, NO ONE WAS PHYSICALLY INJURED BY THE FLYING GLASS. *TR

2006 BMW X5. SEAT HEATER TURNED ON. SMELL OF BURNING RUBBER IN CABIN. SMOKE. BURN TO DRIVER BACK LEG. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW X5. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANCY SENSOR AND AIR BAG WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE INDICATORS REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. IN ADDITION, THE SEAT BELT SYSTEM CHIME SENSOR WAS INOPERATIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE MALFUNCTIONS. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

THIS COMPLAINT IS REGARDING THE SUNSHINE KIDS MONTEREY BOOSTER SEAT MODEL NO. US15000 (WHICH IS NOT LISTED UNDER MAKE AND MODEL CHOICES). THE RED SHOULDER BELT GUIDE HAS A SLOT ON THE MIDDLE OF THE BOTTOM WHERE YOU THREAD THE BELT THROUGH (UNLIKE MANY OTHER BOOSTER SEATS THAT HAVE A SLOT ON THE BACK THROUGH WHICH TO THREAD THE SEAT BELT) AND THE SHOULDER BELT OFTEN GETS FOLDED AND STUCK IN THE SLOT, MAKING THE SHOULDER BELT LOOSE IF THE CHILD LEANS FORWARD AND THEN SITS BACK. I OFTEN HAVE TO TELL MY CHILD TO PULL THE BELT TIGHT SINCE IT DOES NOT MOVE FREELY THROUGH THE GUIDE. *TR