BMW X5 Complaints (2000)

29 consumer complaints on file.

#892605July 12, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
VEHICLE HAS HAD INTERMITTENT BRAKE FAILURE AT SLOW SPEEDS. DEALER REPLACED CRACKED MASTER CYLINDER AND REAR ABS SENSOR. THEN, STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH CONSUMER REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE. DAMAGE TO VEHICLE WAS $ 500.00 VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT DEALER SINCE ACCIDENT ON 21 MAY 2001.*AK ON ONE OCCASION, THE SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING WHEN THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED, WHILE SLOWING DOWN ON DRY PAVEMENT, VEHICLE STARTED TO JERK FORWARD AND BACK, DEALER REPLACED WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT RETRACT. *SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560623April 1, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
ON FOUR OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE HAS EITHER LEAPED FORWARD OR STALLED, ON ALL FOUR OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE STOPPED, THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO IDENTIFY AND CORRECT THE PROBLEM, THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE TORQUE CONVERTER IS LOCKING UP AND CAUSING THE FAILURE. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878195January 16, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHEN STRIKING ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD-ON AT 20-25 MPH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#876798December 20, 2000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
DOOR LOCK WILL LOCK AND UNLOCK WHEN SWITCH IS USED, BUT THE DOOR LATCH WILL NOT RELEASE WHEN IN UNLOCKED POSITION. CONSUMER HAD TO CRAWL OUT THROUGH WINDOW. BMW HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737018November 28, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON AND RUNS ROUGH(RATTLES). ALREADY SENT TO BMW DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES WITHOUT ANY PROGRESS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#556350October 21, 2000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
XENON HEADLIGHTS DO NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE LIGHTING IN FRONT OF VEHICLE UNLESS HIGH BEAMS ARE ON CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#555511October 4, 2000
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
CONSUMER REMOVED PACKAGE FROM THE REAR OF VEHICLE AND CLOSED THE TAILGATE, THE NEXT MORNING GLASS FROM THE TAILGATE HAD DISINTEGRATED, CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM AND REQUESTS DEALER PAY FOR REPLACEMENT WINDOW. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#869581September 5, 2000
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
HOOKING MECHANISM USED TO HOLD UP THE SHADE DOES NOT HOLD,. WHEN IT UNLATCHES THERE IS A LOUD POPPING NOISE THAT DISTRACTS DRIVER. ALSO, THEY FLY ACROSS VEHICLE AND COULD HIT CHILD IN THE EYE. PIECE IS SO SMALL THAT A CHILD COULD EASILY CHOKE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863033June 5, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
PROBLEM IS A DEFECT IN GAS PEDAL. IF CONSUMER WEARS A SIZE TWELVE SHOE OR HIGHER, FOOT CATCHES ON A PART THAT GOES FREELEY FROM GAS PEDAL TO BRAKE PEDAL. A LIGHT FIXTURE IS BETWEEN THE GAS AND BRAKE PEDALS, MAKING IT HARD TO APPLY FOOT ON THE PEDALS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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