2008 BMW X5 Unknown Or Other Problems
12 NHTSA complaints on file
Unknown Or Other Issues in the 2008 BMW X5
12 unknown or other complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2008 BMW X5. Of these, 0 involved a crash, 1 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.
12
Complaints
0
Crashes
1
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths
All Unknown Or Other Complaints
Last night my 2008 BMW X5 caught fire while parked in a parking lot - the fire was in the engine compartment and appeared to be an electrical fire - police and fire were at the scene and a report was made.
Seat Calibration; Airbag/Seat Belt Tensioner, level control system malfunction etc
this vehicle is dangerous and I cannot drive it without it smoking and overheating, exhaust or fumes get inside the vehicle not safe for my family, I bought it last year and have had problems since and I cant get it fixed. I tried to call the BMW office last year to no avail and no returned calls, I constantly had to fill coolant when driving and afraid to drive no more because smoke from engine and smell of smoke is frightening while on the road. can't drive this vehicle anymore
I don't know 😕
I was driving on the freeway and the panoramic sunroof exploded. Raining glass in on me and my two granddaughters.
OIL LEAK AT 53,000 MILES, OIL BURNING AT 50,000 THE OIL DO NOT LAST LONG, YOU HAVE TO ENTER OIL EVERY 500 TO 1000 MILES
BRAKE LIGHT BULBS ARE INSTALLED IN PLASTICS THAT ARE MELTED QUICKLY BY THE TIME WHICH CREATES FIRE RISK. I OPENED BOTH BRAKE LIGHT BULBS AND SAW THAT BOTH SIDES ARE MELTED IN PLASTICS ARE COMPLETELY BLACK AROUND FROM THE HEAT. MY CAR HAS UNKNOWN ELECTRICAL ISSUES THAT TURNS TONS OF LIGHTS AND ERRORS IN MY DASHBOARD COMPUTER, THEN LATER ON THEY GO AWAY. AND ALSO I SMELL BURNING SMELL SOMETIMES. I BELIEVE ALL RELATED TO BRAKES BULBS ARE BURNING THE INSERTS OR SOMEHOW THIS MODEL OF BMW HAS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. LAST TIME ON 1/28/2020 WHEN WE WERE DRIVING FROM NJ TO CT ON 95, CAR LOST ALL OF DASHBOARD LIGHTS AND DETAILS INCLUDING SPEEDOMETER, TACOMETER, MILES, SINGALS ETC, ALL DIED AND TONS OF ERROR MESSAGE POPED UP. BUT CAR DROVE JUST FINE.
TAKATA RECALL. MY BMW QUIT ONE DAY AND THE BMW DEALER IN PADUCA WILL NOT TAKE IT. IT HAS 2 OR 3 RECALLS AND THEY WILL NOT EVEN TAKE IT FOR THE RECALLS. THEY HAVE COST ME A LOT OF MONEY AND HAVE NO REASON AT ALL FOR NOT TAKEING IT FOR RECALLS ONLY.
I REACH THIS DEALER INTERNATIONAL BMW 2400 SOUTH 108TH ST. WEST ALLIS,WI53227 SALES:877-819-6869 SEVERAL TIMES TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. THEY ALWAYS SAID THAT THE PARTS NEVER GET THERE.
MY CAR WAS APART OF THE RECALL TAKATA . PART WAS REPAIRED BY BLOOMFIELD DEALERSHIP, TOOK A WEEK . PICK UP CAR ON THURSDAY , BY FRIDAY MORNING THE COOLANT LIGHT TURNED ON . I CALLED THE OFFICE FRIDAY , NO RESPONSE LEFT MESSAGE , SATURDAY CALLED TWICE NO RESPONSE OR CALL BACK . I CALLED TODAY MONDAY 12/4 LEFT A MESSAGE WITH THE RECEPTIONIST AS THE SERVICE MANAGER WAS UNAVAILABLE. WAS TOLD I'D RECEIVE A CALL BACK , I HAVE YET TO HEAR BACK . . DUE TO THEIR FAULTY REPAIR MY CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE
WATER LEAKAGE ON DRIVER SIDE REAR- AS WELL AS ACCUMULATING IN SPARE TIRE WELL SUBMERGING BATTERY IN 3 INCHES OF WATER. HI-FI AMPLIFIER - BLUETOOTH- NAVIGATION- RADIO- SOS DAMAGED FROM THIS. ALL WINDOWS SHUT AND VEHICLE FILLED WITH WATER.
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.
Other 2008 BMW X5 Problem Areas
Engine
66 complaints
Air Bags
65 complaints
Electrical System
33 complaints
Fuelpropulsion System
29 complaints
Engine And Engine Cooling
15 complaints
Service Brakes
13 complaints
Power Train
12 complaints
Exterior Lighting
11 complaints
Vehicle Speed Control
8 complaints
Fuel System Gasolinedeliveryfuel Pump
6 complaints
Seat Belts
6 complaints
Fuel System Gasoline
5 complaints
Power Trainautomatic Transmission
5 complaints
Electronic Stability Control Esc
3 complaints
Seats
3 complaints
Suspension
3 complaints
Visibilitysunmoon Roof Assembly
3 complaints
Air Bagssensoroccupant Classification
2 complaints
Equipment
2 complaints
Parking Brake
2 complaints
Service Brakes Hydraulic
2 complaints
Steering
2 complaints
Electrical System Instrument Clusterpanel
1 complaint
Electrical System12v24v48v Battery
1 complaint
Engine And Engine Coolingcooling System
1 complaint
Engine And Engine Coolingengineother Fuel Typesturbosupercharger
1 complaint
Fuel System Dieseldeliveryfuel Pump
1 complaint
Fuel System Gasolinedelivery
1 complaint
Structure
1 complaint
Tires
1 complaint
Tiressidewall
1 complaint
Visibility
1 complaint
Visibilitydefrosterdefoggerhvac Systemfanmotor
1 complaint