BMW X5 Complaints (2001)

160 consumer complaints on file.

#10020438May 22, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
WHILE DRIVING, A SPRING FELL OUT FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL AREA. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10017747April 28, 2003
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
NAR 04/28/2003. MR IN THE COLD WEATHER THE DOOR FREEZES UP MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SECURE THE DOOR SHUT. *CB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10017192April 18, 2003
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY THE STEP LADDER IS ELECTRONIC. IT PROVIDES THE MOTION TO THE VEHICLE. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10015111April 3, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:SUPPLY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO HONOR RECALL # 03 V 001 000. REGARDING THE BRAKE LINE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10014939April 1, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
THE WIRE HARNESS FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO PULL OVER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10007368February 13, 2003
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
THE DOOR LOCKS FAILED.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10005136February 2, 2003
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
DRIVER'S SEAT HEATER MALFUNCTIONED. I FIRST NOTICED A BURNING ODOR AND ULTIMATELY FOUND 2 SCORCH MARKS IN THE LEATHER...1 ON EACH SIDE OF THE SEAT BACK NEAR THE BASE. THE MARKS WERE DARK BROWN AND HARD (FROM THE DRIED LEATHER). *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10004745January 27, 2003
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
VEHICLE WAS "TOTALED" DUE TO A COLLISION, BY ANOTHER VEHICLE ON PASSENGER'S SIDE OF CONSUMER'S CAR. CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 40-50MPH AT TIME OF IMPACT. PASSENGER "SIDE AIR BAG" DID NOT DEPLOY. HOWEVER, THE DRIVER'S FRONT, SIDE AND PASSENGER FRONT AIR BAGS DID DEPLOY.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8024060December 10, 2002
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH, CONSUMER WAS EXITING. THE STEERING WHEEL FREE WHEELED WITH VEHICLE CONTINUING FORWARD. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, THERE WAS A SQUEAKING NOISE FROM THE STEERING WHEEL, BUT THE DEALERSHIP KEPT LUBRICATING THE WHEELS. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#770070November 24, 2002
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
EXTERNAL MIRRORS WILL INTERMITTANTLY WONDER IN ANY DIRECTION AT ANY SPEED. BMW CAN NOT FIX THEM. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8022935November 18, 2002
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, CONSUMER STATES THERE IS A VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL. VEHICLE WILL STALL ON THE HIGHWAY, AND CONSUMER FEELS HER FAMILY IS NOT SAFE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY INFORMATION. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8019380September 24, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CONSUMER STATES WHILE IN REVERSE THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTANTLY ACCELERATED AND RESULTING INTO A VEHICLE COLLISION. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFED . VEHICLE WAS ALSO INSPECTED BY THE DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASION PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#567569September 23, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
CONSUMER STATES A PROBLEM EXISTED WHERE THE VEHCLE WOULD SUDDENLY CUT OFF WHEN IN A TURN AND WHEN FIRST STARTING. THE FAN BLOWER MOTOR AND THE COOLANT THERMOSTAT HAD TO BE REPLACED TO CORRECT IMPROPER HEATER OPERATION. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8018479September 12, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
RECALL ON ENGINE COOLING FAN WAS DONE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN BACK TO DEALER 4 TIMES BECAUSE OF STALLING AND SMOKING. DEALER UNABLE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#766092August 23, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DSC, BRAKES, ABS, CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ON. VEHICLE LOSES POWER, ENTERS LIMP MODE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8015260July 31, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE
VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THEN SAW THAT HATCBACK WINDOW HAS SHATTERED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8010523May 28, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION CHIP KEEPS FAILING, CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO LOOSE FIRST, SECOND THE FIFTH GEARS. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER 4 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. *AK *SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#761999May 17, 2002
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
QUOTE FROM DEALER'S REPAIR NOTES: "DRIVERS HEATED SEAT BECAME VERY HOT, BURNING ODER IN VEHICLE, BACK OF SEAT WAS VERY HOT AND LEATHER WAS BURNED". WIFE WAS DRIVING AT TIME. SEAT WAS VERY HOT TO TOUCH,SHE HAD SKIN BURN SENSATION. WE WERE TOLD THAT THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER SIMILAR FAILURES, AND WERE FORTUNATE THAT SITUATION WAS NOT WORSE BUT FEEL VERY STRONGLY THAT BMW SHOULD HAVE ADDRESSED THIS PROACTIVELY, NOT ON THE AD-HOC BASIS THAT SEEMS TO BE ITS POLICY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#565716May 9, 2002
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC., SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY, STRUCTURE:BODY
THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS RATTLE WHEN GOING UP DUE TO WINDOW REGULATOR FAILURE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#565488April 29, 2002
PARKING BRAKE
THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS FROM SECURELY PARKED PLACE AND STRUCK PARKED VEHICLES DUE TO PARKING BRAKE FAILURE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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