NHTSA Complaint #10850618 — 2008 BMW X5

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10850618
Vehicle	2008 BMW X5
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	February 26, 2016
Date Filed	March 20, 2016
Mileage	40,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	NY

Consumer Description

ENGINE, ACCELERATION SHUTDOWN (ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY - 2/26/16); MONITOR DISPLAY FALSE MESSAGE OF "WARNING: ENGINE HOT; OVERHEATING." ENGINE NOT HOT OR OVERHEATED; COOL TO TOUCH. COOLANT LEVEL FULL. CAR DISABLED. CAR GAVE 45 SECONDS AT FULL ACCELERATION BEFORE SOUNDING HIGH PITCHED FAN NOISE, THEN DISPLAYING "WARNING MESSAGE" ON CENTER MONITOR, THEN LOSING PEDAL ACCELERATION POWER ON EXTREMELY BUSY INTERSTATE 87 SOUTH HIGHWAY AT NIGHT, WITH INTERMITTENT EMERGENCY SHOULDER ACCESS. DANGEROUS TO MAINTAIN MANEUVERABILITY TO SAFETY WITH HIGH VELOCITY TRUCKS AND CARS BARRELING ALONGSIDE VEHICLE. SUSPECTED PART DEFECT IS "ELECTRONIC TEMPERATURE GAUGE" SENSOR, CAUSING CAR TO INSTANTLY DISABLE WHEN IT ISN'T HOT. CAR IS SELDOM DRIVEN AND UNDER 40,000 MILES. PROBLEM IS SUSPECT AND REPORTED ON A VARIETY OF BMW SERIES, INCLUDING EVERY MODEL YEAR X5 AT: HTTP://REPAIRPAL.COM/COOLING-SYSTEM-COMPONENT-FAILURE-AFTER-60000-MILES-139 AND HTTP://WWW.BIMMERFEST.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=561024.

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