NHTSA Complaint #10712272 — 2010 BMW X5 SAV

2010 BMW X5 DIESEL SERVICE DATE SERVICE ISSUE 7/5/10 PROGRAMMING CONTROL UNITS REPLACING CHARGE-AIR TEMPERATURE SENSOR 7/24/12 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON 10/10/12 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON - CAR FAILED SUNOCO EMISSIONS INSPECTION 3X. BROUGHT THE CAR TO BMW TO FIGURE OUT WHY. BMW STERLING PASSED IT. NO REASON ANSWER PROVIDED FOR EMISSIONS FAILURE 1/11/13 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON 2/5/13 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON 8/21/13 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON 11/28/14 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON 1/28/15 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON SERVICE BULLETINS AND VOLUNTARY RECALLS: ONE IN PARTICULAR: SI B18 05 12 EXHAUST SYSTEMS NHTSA ACTION NUMBER 10045284 AND 10054008. THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER SB'S THAT RELATE, AS WELL. EGR, SCR CATS, O2 SENSORS, AIRFLOW,CHARGE AIR TEMP, INTAKE TEMP SENSOR, SOFTWARE, ETC, ETC...ALL OF IT CENTERS AROUND THE CONTROL AND BALANCE OF EMISSIONS CONTROL. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN IGNORED BY BMW, FOR FAR TOO LONG. JAN. 2014 REPAIRS: 1. PERFORM CARBON CLEANING AND REPLACE INTAKE MANIFOLD 2. CARBON SCRAPE, EGR AND MANIFOLD R&R (2ND TIME EGR REPLACED) 4. BM11-12-7-796-378 PROFILE-GASKET 5. BM13-53-7-794-553 O-RING 6. BM13-53-7-787-236 O-RING 7. BM13-53-2-247-156 GASKET RING 8. BM11-61-8-519-140 INTAKE MANIFOLD WITH 9. BM11-71-8-517-217 EGR-VALVE 10. INJECTORS 11. CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND NOX SENSORS WERE NOT REPLACED AT THIS TIME, BUT SHOULD HAVE BEEN. APRIL 2014 CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDS TO BE REPLACED NOW. NOX SENSORS ARE NOT FAILING, BUT NEED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY ARE UNDERPERFORMING. NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE REPLACED ONCE. *TR