2008 BMW X5 Complaints

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW X5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V071000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V364000 (AIR BAGS) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER (BMW OF SPRINGFIELD, 391 U.S 22, SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP, NJ 07081) STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT ALSO CONTACTED BMW OF BLOOMFIELD (425 BLOOMFIELD AVE, BLOOMFIELD, NJ 07003) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

2008 BMW X5. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IN-TANK FUEL PUMP REMEDY UNAVAILABLE RECALL ISSUES. *LD *JS

WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE IN MOTION, A WARNING SENSOR CAME ON STATING THAT MY VEHICLE ENGINE WAS OVERHEATING. THEN, MY VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, MAKING IT UNABLE TO DRIVE.

WE HAD A DEFECTIVE IN-TANK FUEL PUMP REPLACE IN SEPTEMBER 2016 BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. WE THEN RECEIVED A RECALL FROM BMW USA IN DECEMBER 2016. WE'VE SINCE HAD BMW SAN DIEGO REVIEW THE INSTALLATION AND THEY DETERMINED THAT THE PART INSTALLED WAS NOT A BMW PART SO BMW USA DENIED REIMBURSEMENT UNDER THE TREAD ACT. WE THEN CONFIRMED WITH OUR MECHANIC THAT BMW PARTS WERE USED AND FORWARDED THIS INFO TO BMW BUT THEY STILL REFUSE TO REIMBURSE. WE REPLACE A DEFECTIVE PART AND SHOULD BE COMPENSATED . REFERENCE; BMW CORRESPONDENCE [1-8113168403] . I ASKED FOR PHOTOS AND THEIR DENIAL IN WRITING AND THEY REFUSED TO PROVIDE EITHER. I SAW THE PART INITIALLY REMOVED AND IT WAS BURNED UP INSIDE THE GAS TANK!!!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW X5. WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE GOING UP A STEEP HILL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RUSNAK BMW (3645 AUTO MALL DR, THOUSAND OAKS, CA 91362, (805) 433-9576) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A FAILED VALVE IN THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO COST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND A CASE WAS OPENED. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,778. *TT *TR

"TAKATA RECALL' I THINK THE DEALERS ARE NOT DOING THE RIGHT JOB FOR THIS RECAL LI HAD THE DRIVER-SIDE AIRBAG RECALL DONE AT BMW SOUTH ALBANY NY AND THE PASSENGER SIDE AT KEELER BMW NY AND I STILL HAVE THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ON......... ATTACHED PHOTO I DONT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR PLEASE HELP

WATER PUMP PROBLEM OF THE 2008 BMW X5 ENGINE OVERHEATED WARNING MESSAGE ILLUMINATED WHEN DRIVING ON HIGH WAY WITH 65MPH WITH A REDUCED POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE WATER PUMP WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53K.

VEHICLE HAS 0 RECALLS -- PASSENGER AIRBAG INFLATOR WAS RECALLED 12 MONTHS AGO --- CONTACT CALLED HER LOCAL DEALERSHIP THEY ARE REFUSING TO FIX VEHICLE STATED THERE ARE NO RECALLS ---- CONTACT WAS GIVEN BMW NUMBER -- CALLED BMW NORTH AMERICA -- STATED VEHICLE WAS USED IN MILITARY OVERSEAS THAT THERE IS A PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG RECALL--- HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED-- DEALERSHIP STATED NO PROBLEM WITH AIRBAG DOES NOT HAVE A RECALL. -- CONTACT HAD RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FROM BMW IN SEPTEMBER OF 2017.0RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS VIN-- CB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW X5. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V020000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, 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 CONTACT CALLED BMW OF MANHATTAN AT 212-586-2269 AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW X5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER FAILED TO FUNCTION WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BE USED. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, SMOKE APPEARED UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO BIMMER CAR CARE (2017 WABASH AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60616) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BLOWER FAN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.