2005 BMW X5 Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BMW X5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY OFFERED TO PAY FOR HALF OF THE REPAIR. HE ALSO INQUIRED ABOUT RECALL 08V384000, AIR BAGS, FRONTAL BUT WAS TOLD THAT HIS MODEL WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 91,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 89,000. UPDATED 02/1710 *BF UPDATED 02/19/10.*JB

I HAVE HAD A MESSAGE COME UP ON MY BMX X5 SAYING "TRANS.FAILSAFE.PROG. THE FIRST TIME WAS ON 7/31/09 THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG OR CAME UP WHEN THEY DROVE IT AT THE DEALERSHIP. ON 9/09/09 THE SAME MESSAGE POPPED UP AND MY CAR WOULD NOT CHANGE GEARS AND FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO SHUT OFF. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2005 BMW X5 THIS MAY. I FEEL DIZZY AND NAUSEA EACH TIME I DRIVE IT AND I DIDN'T KNOW THE REASON UNTIL RECENTLY. I BOUGHT A GAUSS METER TO CHECK COMPUTER EMF IN MY STUDY ROOM RECENTLY. EMF IS SHOWING AS SAFE IN FRONT OF EVERY COMPUTER IN MY STUDY ROOM. TO MY SURPRISE, IT SHOWED AS DANGER AFTER I STARTED MY BMW X5, EVEN AT THE BACK ROW OF THE CAR. I TRIED IT IN ANOTHER CAR I HAVE, IT SHOWED AS SAFE ALSO. SO I THINK THIS IS THE REASON THAT CAUSED THE DIZZINESS AND THE NAUSEA. I AM NOT SURE WHAT TO DO WITH IT. I DON'T WANT TO HAVE ANY CAR ACCIDENT DUE TO DIZZINESS. *TR

1: WE BOUGHT THIS BMW 2005 X5 IN JUNE 2008 AND BROUGHT IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP IN JUNE 08 FOR ROUTINE FULL ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL DIAGNOSTIC CHECK. UPON COMPLETION OF REPAIRS/DIAGNOSTICS, WHICH TOOK ALMOST A WEEK, DEALERSHIP TOLD US THAT THERE WERE NO ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ISSUES. WITHIN JUST A FEW DAYS AFTER RECEIVING DELIVERY OF THE VEHICLE AFTER THE "CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH" FROM THE DEALER, THE CAR COMPLETELY DIED. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED IN THE MORNING RIGHT BEFORE WORK RESULTING IN LOGISTICAL, FINANCIAL, AND SAFETY ISSUES. THE CAR HAD TO BE JUMP STARTED AND THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY AND WAS BROUGHT UP MULTIPLE TIMES WITH THE DEALER WITHOUT RESOLUTION. WITHIN A FEW DAYS THE SAME SITUATION OCCURRED, AGAIN RESULTING IN LOGISTICAL, FINANCIAL, AND SAFETY ISSUES AND THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED. OVER THE NEXT WEEK, WE NOTICED ABOUT 16 OTHER ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ISSUES AND BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP. AFTER RECEIVING THE CAR BACK FROM THE DEALERSHIP, WE CONTINUED TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. ABOUT 2 MONTHS LATER, THE BATTERY HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN AS THE CAR DIED AGAIN. WITHIN ANOTHER MONTH, THE CAR DIED YET AGAIN! AGAIN, IT WAS THE BATTERY. AGAIN, THE BATTERY HAD TO BE REPLACED. 2: THE FAILURE IS, AMONGST MULTIPLE OTHER ISSUES, A CHRONIC BATTERY DRAIN. 3: LAST REPAIR, ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO, THE TCU UNIT WAS REPLACED, ALONG WITH THE BATTERY. SO FAR, WE ARE ON OUR 5TH BATTERY IN 4 MONTHS IN A NEWER BMW X5! OUR FUEL GAUGE STILL DOES NOT READ FULL WHEN FULL AND IS INACCURATE. DEALER STATES THAT "THIS IS THE WAY ALL BMWS ARE MADE". *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BMW X5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS DID NOT WORK. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE LAMP SHORTED AND THE WIRES WERE BURNED. THE LAMP WAS REPLACED AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $600. SHORTLY AFTER THE REPAIR, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE LAMP FAILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,383 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,550. UPDATED 12/30/08 *CN UPDATED 12/30/08

I BOUGHT 4 TRIANGLE TIRES MADE IN CHINA AND CANNOT BALANCE THEM. THEY MAKE ALOT OF NOISE WHEN DRIVING. I WANT TO MAKE SURE IF THEY ARE REAL (DOT OH VN 3708) SIZE 255/55R18. THANK YOU. *TR

I OWN A 2000 BMW X5 THAT COST APPROXIMATELY $62,000. MY VEHICLE HAS ONLY 27,593 MILES AND NEEDS TRANSMISSION REPAIRS TOTALLY OVER $8,000. I WAS DRIVING ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET WHEN THE VEHICLE BROKE DOWN AFTER STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN. WHEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS TO DRIVE THE CAR MADE A VERY LOUD HIGH PITCHED SCREECHING SOUND AND WOULD NO LONGER DRIVE. IT WAS TOWED INTO THE SAME DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSFER CASE WAS BAD AND THIS CAUSED METAL SPLINES TO ENTER THE DIFFERENTIAL AND THAT I WOULD NEED A NEW TRANSFER CASE, DRIVE SHAFT, AND FRONT DIFFERENTIAL. THE WARRANTY COVERED "4 YEARS OR 50,000 MILES" AND I HAD EXCEEDED THE NUMBER OF YEARS COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE VEHICLE IS OUTSIDE THE TERMS COVERED BY THIS WARRANTY, BUT THE IMPLICATION MADE BY THE WARRANTY IS THAT THE VEHICLE WILL DRIVE FOR AT LEAST 50,000 MILES. I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED THAT A $60,000+ VEHICLE CAN ONLY DRIVE 27,000 MILES WITHOUT A MAJOR FAILURE. BMV HAS OFFERED TO COVER 50% OF THE REPAIRS, WHICH WOULD LEAVE OVER $4,000 FOR ME TO COME UP WITH TO MAKE THE VEHICLE DRIVABLE. THIS REPAIR INCLUDES TWO "RE-MANUFACTURED" COMPONENTS: THE TRANS BOX, AND THE FINAL DRIVE. I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED IN THE VEHICLE AND IN THE MANNER IN WHICH THIS HAS BEEN HANDLED BY NOT ONLY BMW BUT BY THE DEALERSHIP, CREVIER BMW, WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. *NM