2006 BMW X5 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW X5. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V564000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO INFORM WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

THE "CHECK BRAKE LIGHT" WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. IT CONTINUED TO PERSIST EVEN AFTER I REPLACED THE BULB. THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE TO BOTH BRAKE LIGHTS (DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES). I REPLACED BOTH TAILLIGHT ASSEMBLIES 6 MONTHS AGO TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE OCCURRENCE OF THE PROBLEM IS AN INDICATION OF A DESIGN FLAW AND NOT DUE TO POOR MAINTENANCE. IN SEARCHING THE INTERNET THERE SEEMS TO BE A LARGE NUMBER OF X5 OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE. PLEASE HELP WITH MAKING IBM RECALL AND FIX THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW X5. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V564000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO SPECIFY WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 12/23/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIRBAG WAS REPLACED AFTER A YEAR. UPDATED 05/27/15 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW X5. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V564000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED TO REMEDY THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

I ALREADY FILED COMPLAINTS FOR A FAILED BRAKE BOOSTER, MASTER CYLINDER PUMP, WATER PUMP LEAKING COOLANT, POWER STEERING PUMP LEAKING OIL. I FAILED TO MENTION THAT THE VALVE GASKET COVER ALSO NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS OIL WAS SPEWING ALL OVER THE ENGINE. AT THIS POINT, THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECALLED IN ITS ENTIRETY. *TR

BRAKE BOOSTER AND MASTER CYLINDER FAILED IN JUNE. NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL SINCE A RECALL HAD NOT BEEN ISSUED FOR THE 2006 MODELS. SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE WATER PUMP BEGAN LEAKING COOLANT. AGAIN, NOT COVERED FOR 2006 MODELS. NOW THERE IS A SEVERE LEAK IN THE POWER STEERING PUMP. ALL SHOULD BE RECALLED. ALREADY SPENT OVER $4K IN REPAIRS FOR A VEHICLE THAT, GIVEN ITS PRICE AND CLAIMS OF EXTRAORDINARY GERMAN ENGINEERING, SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN NECESSARY. VERY DISAPPOINTED. *TR

I DRIVE A 2006 BMW X5. THIS MORNING WHILE COMPLETELY STOPPED IN THE DRIVE THRU OF THE BANK AT THE WINDOW, REACHING INTO THE OPEN DRAWER FOR A DEPOSIT SLIP, MY BMW ACCELERATED WIDE OPEN ON ITS OWN. I DISTINCTLY LOOKED DOWN AND MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. THE CAR WAS MOVING EXTREMELY FAST AND THE ENGINE WAS REVVING AS IF THE GAS WAS PRESSED EVEN THOUGH MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE. THE DRIVE THRU OPENED UP INTO A LONG PARKING LOT. I WAS ABLE TO PULL UP THE PARKING BRAKE TO STOP THE CAR. IT WAS SO SCARY AND I WAS AT THE POINT TO MAKE A DECISION TO GET INTO TRAFFIC, IF I COULD MAKE THE TURN OR TO HIT A RETIREMENT BUILDING. ONCE THE CAR STOPPED, I PUT IT IN PARK AND TURNED IT OFF. I CHECKED TO ENSURE THERE WAS NOT ANYTHING ON THE GAS PEDAL AND THERE WAS NOT. THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE AND I AM SO THANKFUL TO GOD, HE ALLOWED ME TO STOP THIS CAR. THIS HAS TO BE SOME TYPE OF DEFECT. *TR

I BROUGHT CAR IN AFTER I GOT RECALL NOTICE. I WAS TOLD THE PART HAD TO BE ORDERED FROM GERMANY. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT IT IS TAKING LONGER THAN I FEEL IS REASONABLE. BMW REFUSES TO PROVIDE ME WITH A RENTAL. I HAVE NO OTHER CAR TO DRIVE AND I FEEL UNSAFE DRIVING THIS CAR. *TR

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2006 BMW X5, VIN: [XXX]. IN THE EARLY YEARS OF OWNERSHIP THE PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANCY DETECTION MAT WAS FAULTY AND WAS REPLACED. THIS AUGUST THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT DISPLAY WENT ON AGAIN AND AS A RESULT MY VEHICLE FAILED THE MASSACHUSETTS STATE INSPECTION SAFETY INSPECTION. IN SEPTEMBER OF THIS YEAR I BROUGHT MY X5 TO BMW TO HAVE BMW REVIEW THE AIRBAG ISSUE . THE TECHNICIANS AT BMW DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAILING PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANCY MAT. THE TOTAL COST TO ME FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE FAILED PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANCY MAT WAS $1,460.89 + MA SALES TAX OF $39.15. I RECENTLY FOUND THAT ON 11/18/2013 BMW ISSUED A RECALL RELATING THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANT DETECTION MAT. THE RECALL CAMPAIGN FOR THE X5 PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANCY DETECTION MAT IS IDENTIFIED AS #13V564000 I NEVER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF THIS SAFETY RECALL IN JANUARY OF 2014. I CALLED BMW THIS MORNING TO EXPLAIN MY ISSUE AND THEY ADVISED THAT THE NHTSA DID NOT INCLUDE THE VIN OF MY VEHICLE IN THE RECALL AND THEREFORE THEY WOULD NOT REIMBURSE ME. MY RESPONSE WAS THAT PERHAPS THE REPLACEMENT PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANCY MAT THAT FAILED MANY YEARS AGO THAT BMW INSTALLED AS A REPLACEMENT WHEN MY VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY WAS IN FACT A PART THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECENT RECALL. THEY TOLD ME THAT I HAD A VERY GOOD POINT, AND THAT MAY BE THE CASE, BUT I WOULD HAVE TO WRITE TO NHTSA TO REQUEST THAT MY VEHICLE BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, OTHERWISE THEY WOULD NOT REIMBURSE ME. SINCE THE PASSENGER SIDE OCCUPANCY MAT HAS FAILED TWICE IN THIS VEHICLE IT IS QUITE OBVIOUS TO ME THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THIS PART IN MY VEHICLE. IT IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE SAFETY SYSTEM OF MY VEHICLE AND WITH THIS E-MAIL REQUEST THE CONSIDERATION AND ASSISTANCE OF NHTSA IN CONNECTION WITH THIS MATTER. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 BMW X5. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V564000 (AIR BAGS). HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED 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 NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.