NHTSA Complaint #11456012 — 2008 BMW X5

POWER TRAIN issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11456012
Vehicle	2008 BMW X5
Component	POWER TRAIN
Date of Incident	July 6, 2021
Date Filed	March 10, 2022
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CA

Consumer Description

while driving in a highway far from any measure city, the car start slowing down and overheating signal showed up. fan start running like a jet engine. after towing it to a mechanic. it turns out the water pump failed a long with thermostat and the plastic resurve water leaked. it seams like a design fault to make a plastic resurve water that hold hot water. the car had 121000 mile. coast was $5400

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