2012 BMW X5 Engine Problems

ENGINE MALFUNCTION LIGHT - CAR SUDDENLY LOSES SIGNIFICANT POWER. THIS CONTINUES TO BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM DESPITE WE HAVE SPENT OVER $10.000.00 AND FREQUENT SERVICING OF THE CAR. ON AT LEAST ONE OCASSION THE CAR LOSS TOTAL POWER AND WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN. MOST OF THE ENGINE HAS BEEN REBUILT BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 BMW X5. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V336000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. BMW OF PEORIA (1720 W PIONEER PKWY, PEORIA, IL 61615, (309) 692-4840) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 BMW X5. THE CONTACT WAS ALERTED TO AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE IT WAS PARKED AT HER HOME. UPON INSPECTION, THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FILLED WITH SMOKE. TEN MINUTES LATER, THE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TOWED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 72,000.

IDLER PULLEY BOLT RECALL WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE IDLER PULLEY BOLT SNAPPED WITH A LOUD NOISE. "ELECTRICAL FAILURE AND BATTERY NOT CHARGING" NOTICE CAME UP. SIMULTANEOUSLY POWER STEERING WAS LOST MAKING VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY. FEW MOMENTS LATER CAUTION CAME UP TO "DRIVE MODERATELY ENGINE HOT". SOME MILES DOWN THE ROAD NOTICE CAME UP "ENGINE TOO HOT DRIVE MODERATELY". IT WAS NIGHT TIME ON A LONG WEEKEND AND MY DESTINATION WAS THIRTY MILES AWAY SO I PIED AT THE GAS STATION AND GOT THE CAR TOWED HOME. PROBLEM WAS NOTIFIED BY THE GARAGE MECHANIC. I DID CALL BMW COMPANY WHO REFUSED THAT THERE WAS ANY RECALL. THIS ISSUE HAD PUT MY FAMILY AND ME AT A GREAT DANGER BECAUSE THE CAR NEEDED MIGHTY STRENGTH TO STEER AND THE TIGHT TURNS WERE IMPOSSIBLE.

2012 BMW X5. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ENGINE MALFUNCTION. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. *JS

THIS PAST WINTER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IN MY 2012 BMW X5 DIESEL (X35D) CAME ON. CHECKING THE CODE (4BCC) REVEALED THAT FILL SENSOR FOR THE PASSIVE DIESEL EXHAUST FLUID (DEF) TANK IS MALFUNCTIONING. I HAD LETTERS FROM BMW STATING THAT BMW HAD EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THE ACTIVE DEF TANK AND NOS SENSORS TO 10 YEARS AND 120K MILES BUT NOT ON THE PASSIVE DEF TANK. CHECKING VARIOUS BMW FORUMS I FOUND THAT IT IS A VERY COMMON FAILURE. MANY PEOPLE ARE REPORTING THIS AND SO MUCH SO THAT THERE IS A CANADIAN COMPANY (XEMODEX) THAT IS MAKING BETTER VERSION OF THESE PARTS AND PROVIDING MUCH LONGER REPAIR WARRANTY THAN BMW PROVIDES. ONE OF THE MEMBERS IN THE COMMUNITY ACTUALLY DID A THOROUGH ANALYSIS WITH SCOPE (HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=XFAL06PD_PG) AND IT SHOWED THAT THE FILL SENSORS USED IN THE ACTIVE TANK IS A THREE LEVELS READER AND IN THE PASSIVE TANK...

2012 BMW X5. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VARIOUS SAFETY RECALL NOTICES RECEIVED FOR VEHICLE. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE MALFUNCTIONED AND REQUIRED A SOFTWARE UPDATE. THE VEHICLE'S AIR SPRINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE COOLANT TANK CRACKED CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK FROM THE VEHICLE. THE OIL GASKET WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED TO REPLACED. *JS

RECALL# 12V550000 BMW (800)5257417;REFUSE TO FIX PROBLEM

I'M WRITING TO YOU REGARDING MY 2012 BMW X5M. ON OCTOBER 8, 2017 I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND SUDDENLY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME UP AND ALMOST IMMEDIATELY THE CAR LOST POWER AND A VERY LOUD BANGING NOISE START COMING UP FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND THE CAR COULD BARELY MOVE. I PULLED OVER AS SOON AS I WAS OUT OF THE INTERSECTION AND GOT THE CAR TOWED TO THE NEAREST BMW AUTHORIZE DEALER - BMW OF SILVER SPRING, MD (3211 AUTOMOBILE BLVD, SILVER SPRING, MD 20904). AFTER A FEW CONVERSATIONS WITH THE DEALER I WAS TOLD THAT I HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE ENGINE AND THAT THERE WILL BE NO EFFORT MADE TO DETERMINE THE REASON FOR THE ENGINE FAILURE. THE CAR IS A WELL MAINTAINED VEHICLE AND I HAVE RECORDS FOR ALL THE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 BMW X5. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING AND LOW POWER MODE INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WALSER BMW AUTO CAMPUS OF WICHITA (11000 E 13TH ST N, WICHITA, KS 67206, PHONE: (316) 221-3841) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, THE CHECK ENGINE AND LOW POWER MODE INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO WALSER BMW WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VANOS SOLENOID FAILED, THERE WERE METAL SHAVINGS IN THE OIL, AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,140. *TT CONSUMER STATED BMW CUSTOMER CARE PACKAGE B001314 WAS COMPLETED BY BMW BEFORE CONSUMER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. AT APPROX. 36,000...

WHILE OUT OF TOWN, VEHICLE IN MOTION ON ROAD, HEAR A CLUNK IN THE ENGINE BAY AND MANY WARNING LIGHTS GO OFF. GO TO PULL OVER AND STEERING IS VERY DIFFICULT TO OPERATE. MANAGE TO PULL OUT OF TRAFFIC SAFELY. THE REDUCED MOBILITY OF VEHICLE DUE TO LOSS OF POWER STEERING COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. CALL TOW TRUCK. GARAGE STATES LOSS OF POWER STEERING IS DUE TO LOSS OF SERPENTINE BELT DUE TO BROKEN IDLER PULLEY BOLT, EVEN THOUGH A RECALL FOR THIS PART EXISTS AND HAS BEEN PERFORMED. RECALL 12V5500000 ENGINE IDLER PULLEY MAY BREAK, WAS PERFORMED IN 2013. THIS SAME RECALL SHOULD APPLY BUT BMW SERVICE STATES THEY WILL NOT SERVICE AGAIN AS IT HAS ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED. PARTS ARE ON BACK ORDER, TAKES OVER A WEEK FOR BOLT TO ARRIVE. MANY DOCUMENTED CASES OF ORIGINAL RECALL REPAIR FAILING A SECOND TIME IN AS...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 BMW X5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BOLT FRACTURED AND THE STEERING WHEEL HAD TO BE TURNED WITH FORCE. THE CONTACT DROVE HOME AND DISCOVERED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BOLT WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO BMW OF WEST HOUSTON (20822 KATY FREEWAY, KATY, TX 77449, PHONE (855) 627-3055) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL ENGINE PULLEY BOLT FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V550000 (STEERING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE, BUT DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE AND THE STEERING WHEEL ENGINE PULLEY BOLT FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,000.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH A POSTED SPEED LIMIT OF 70 MPH WITH MY FAMILY ON A ROAD TRIP. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND SAID ENGINE IS OVERHEATTED AND POWER IS REDUCED. WHEN I TRIED TO PRESS DOWN ON THE GAS, THE CAR WOULD NOT GO FASTER. TRAFFIC WAS A BIT HEAVY AND I WAS GOING 70 MPH WITH TRAFFIC BEHIND ME. IT WAS NERVE WRECKING TO SLOW DOWN (BECAUSE THE CAR ISN'T PRODUCING ANY POWER BECAUSE THE ENGINE IS OVERHEATTED) DUE TO PHYSICS AND NEEDING TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF A BUSY HIGHWAY. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO THE MECHANIC, THEY TOLD ME THE WATER PUMP HAS FAILED. MY CAR ONLY HAS 55K MILES ON IT.

LAST SATURDAY 11/11/2017, WE AS A FAMILY (ME, MY WIFE AND MY 6 YEAR OLD CHILD), STARTED TO GO ON A 3 HOUR DRIVE FROM OUR HOME TO TELIMENA STATE PARK TO WATCH FOR THE FALL FOLIAGE COLORS THROUGH THE BEAUTIFUL TELIMENA NATIONAL SCENIC BYWAY IN ARKANSAS. IT IS PART OF A HUGE OUACHITA NATIONAL FOREST. LITTLE DID WE KNOW THAT WE ARE FIRST TIMERS AND WE DID NOT ANTICIPATE OUR T-MOBILE CELL PHONE SIGNALS WILL QUIT ON US. EVERYTHING WAS GOING GOOD UNTIL A POINT WHERE MY ENGINE ALMOST QUIT ON ME WITH A WARNING MESSAGE "ENGINE IS NOW WORKING AT A REDUCED SPEED AND ADVISED TO SEE NEAREST BMW DEALER", WE WERE ON A SPEED OF ABOUT 60MPH AND THE CAR DOES NOT ACCELERATE ALL OF A SUDDEN, IT WAS EXTREMELY EXTREMELY SCARY AND TERRIFYING. WITH ALL THE TRAFFIC, WE BARELY MANAGED TO DIVERT A POTENTIAL ACCIDENT AND...

2012 BMW X5 XDRIVE50I PURCHASED 10-25-2014 AS CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED FROM BMW OF AUSTIN WITH 54,554 MILES AND EXTENDED WARRANTY TO 8-1-17 OR 100,000 MILES. ALL SERVICE WORK AND MAINTENANCE PERTAINING TO ENGINE DONE AT BMW OF AUSTIN ON TIME AS SCHEDULED. NUMEROUS RECALL WORK PERFORMED UNDER WARRANTY. NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH ENGINE HESITATION DURING ACCELERATION REPORTED TO DEALER, INVESTIGATED BY DEALER, AND SUPPOSEDLY "FIXED" BY DEALER. PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE HESITATION AT ACCELERATION PERSISTED. PROBLEM REPORTED TWICE TO DEALER THE LAST MONTH OF ELIGIBLE WARRANTY ALONE ALONG WITH STATEMENT THAT ENGINE WAS BURNING THROUGH AN EXCESSIVE ABOUT OF BMW SUPPLIED SYNTHETIC OIL (ON 7/5/17 AND AGAIN ON 7/21/17). ENGINE FINALLY SEIZED ENTIRELY ON 10/25/17 AT 89,000 MILES WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH AND WAS TOWED TO BMW OF AUSTIN. SERVICE REP STATED THEY COULD NOT GET THE ENGINE STARTED AND REQUESTED APPROVAL TO CRACK OPEN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT TO INVESTIGATE. THE WORK...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 BMW X5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REVERSED, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO FAULKNER BMW LOCATED AT: 1530 MANHEIM PIKE, LANCASTER, PA 17601, (717) 569-4269, TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IDLER PULLEY BOLT FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V550000 (STEERING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

POWER STEERING TENSIONER BOLT BROKE CAUSING BELT TO COME OFF AND POWER STEERING TO FAIL. NOTE: THIS WAS A PART ALREADY REPLACED ON RECALL 25000 MILES PREVIOUSLY. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION.

THE EGR COOLER FOR COOLING THE EXHAUST IS DEFECTIVE. THIS IS COVERED UNDER EMISSIONS WARRANTY IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, BUT NOT IN IL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 BMW X5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AS ALL POWER WAS LOST. THE CONTACT STATED WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH BOLTS TO THE VARIABLE CAMSHAFT TIMING ADJUSTMENT (VANOS) UNIT HOUSING BECOME LOOSE OR FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED BY THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT WAS TOWED TO BMW OF SANTA MARIA DEALER LOCATED AT 2150 S COLLEGE DR, SANTA MARIA, CA 93455 (805) 614-0306 TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V176000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 84,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 BMW X5. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE AND WHILE DRIVING, THE LOW COOLANT LEVEL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ADDED COOLANT TO THE VEHICLE, BUT THE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GLOBAL IMPORTS BMW (500 INTERSTATE N PKWY, ATLANTA, GA 303369 (800) 294-1853) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE OIL FILTER HOUSING GASKET NEEDED REPLACEMENT AND THE COOLANT WAS CONTAMINATED DUE TO FRACTURED COOLANT AND OIL LINES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE COULD BE OFFERED. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER AND A REDUCED REPAIR PRICE WAS AGREED UPON. THE CONTACT ALSO SPOKE WITH SEVERAL UNKNOWN BMW DEALERS WHO INFORMED HIM THAT MANY OTHER VEHICLE OWNERS HAD THE SAME FAILURE AND IT WAS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 BMW X5. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, A MESSAGE DISPLAYED INDICATING THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO VALENCIA BMW (23435 VALENCIA BLVD, VALENCIA, CA 91355) WHERE THE DEALER PROVIDED AN UNKNOWN DIAGNOSIS AND UNKNOWN REPAIRS. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO VALENCIA BMW WHERE THE DEALER AGAIN PROVIDED AN UNKNOWN DIAGNOSIS AND UNKNOWN REPAIRS. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO MORE TIMES, AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO VALENCIA BMW AND GIVEN AN UNKNOWN DIAGNOSIS AND UNKNOWN REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD TRY TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE, BUT THAT IT WOULD TAKE TIME TO REVIEW THE CASE; HOWEVER, A CASE MANAGER WOULD BE IN TOUCH. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE...

SCR CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILURE AND NOX SENSOR FAILURE IN DIESEL EXHAUST SYSTEM ON A 54,1XX MILE VEHICLE -- MUCH TOO EARLY FOR THESE SYSTEMS TO FAIL . THE SYSTEM ALERTED ME OF A "EXHAUST FLUID INCORRECT" CEL WITH A 200 MIL COUNT DOWN TIMER. THIS COUNT DOWN TIME RENDERS THE VEHICLE IMMOBILE IF YOU DO NOT BRING IT INTO THE BMW DEALER WITHIN THIS MILEAGE. THIS COUNT DOWN TIMER COULD HAVE LEFT ME LITERALLY STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF NO WHERE IF I WERE TO TAKE THIS VEHICLE ON ANY ROAD TRIP OR EXTENDED TRAVEL. I BELIEVE IT IS ABSOLUTELY CRIMINAL THAT BMW CAN DISABLE YOUR VEHICLE ON AN EMISSION RELATED ISSUE POTENTIALLY LEAVING YOU STRANDED. YES, I WOULD HAVE (AND HAVE) BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR -- IMMOBILIZING THE VEHICLE IS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS AND SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED AND IS VERY UNSAFE AND COULD HAVE CAUSED ME AND...

THE EGR COOLER WAS DISCOVERED TO BE LEAKING HARMFUL EXHAUST UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THIS HARMFUL EXHAUST COULD EVENTUALLY BE BREATHED IN WHILE THE ENGINE IS RUNNING AND THE VEHICLE REMAINS PARKED TO RUN THE AIR CONDITIONER. BASED ON THE MILEAGE OF MY VEHICLE WHICH IS AT 75,000 MILES, THE PART IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE EMISSIONS WARRANTY. THE ODD PART HERE IS THAT MY VEHICLE RECEIVED A FULL INSPECTION AT 60,000 MILES AND THERE WAS NO SIGN OF ANY EXHAUST LEAK AT THIS TIME. ALL THAT THE VEHICLE IS USED FOR IS TO GET GROCERIES AND BRING THE KIDS BACK AND FORTH TO SCHOOL. RIGHT NOW I AM IN A BAD POSITION WHERE THE COST TO REPLACE THE EGR COOLER IS NEARLY $2,000. IF AN INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED JUST PRIOR TO 70,000 MILES THEN THIS PART WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED UNDER THE EMISSIONS WARRANTY BECAUSE I LIVE IN CALIFORNIA.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 BMW X5. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

ONE WEEK AGO, COOLING FAN MADE HIGH SPEED NOISE. IT KEPT WENT ON AND OFF. ONE WEEK LATER, "ENGINE HOT" SIGN TURNED ON WHILE I'M DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND TURNED ON 20 MINUTES LATER. AFTER I TURNED ON, ENGINE OIL LEVEL SHOWS UP EMPTY, 0. WE CHANGED ENGINE OIL WHEN 45,000 MILES AND CURRENT IS 50,000 MILES.

VEHICLE MILEAGE 56,341MI. VEHICLE ENGINE WOULD CRANK BUT NOT START AFTER COMING OUT OF BUSINESS WHILE RUNNING ERRANDS. DASH WARNING MESSAGE "ENGINE MALFUNCTION" WAS PRESENT. CODES READ VIA GENERIC OBD2 DEVICE WERE P10E4, P10F5,P10E5,B2AAA. THESE CODES ARE RELATED TO THE VALVETRONIC SYSTEM IN THE ENGINE. CHECKED RELATED FUSES AND NO PROBLEM. HAD TO GET VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE VALVETRONIC SYSTEM ERROR. VEHICLE WAS FIRST REPROGRAMMED AND ISSUE REMAINED. VALVETRONIC SYSTEM WAS REPLACED DUE TO DTCS THAT LED THEM TO BELIEVE ECCENTRIC SHAFT WAS STUCK. TALKING WITH THE TECHNICIAN THE ECCENTRIC SHAFT WAS NOT STUCK AND HE ASSUMED THE ACTUATOR\ MOTOR HAD FAILED. PER BMW INSTRUCTIONS THE ENTIRE SYSTEM WAS REPLACED THOUGH. TECHNICIAN STATED THAT HE HAS DONE MANY REPLACEMENTS OF VALVETRONIC SYSTEMS AND THE PARTS WERE ALREADY IN STOCK WHICH RAISED A FLAG TO ME. THE ENGINE WAS REASSEMBLED AND THE ENGINE WOULD STILL NOT START....

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 BMW X5. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE IT STALLED ABRUPTLY WHILE IN TRAFFIC. ACCORDING TO THE CONTACT, THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED THIRTEEN TIMES FOR ENGINE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INSISTED THAT THE CONTACT BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000. ..UPDATED 10/18/16 *BF *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 BMW X5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE, BRAKE LIGHT, AND TIRE PRESSURE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE OIL PAN GASKET AND POWER STEERING PUMP HAD LEAKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT HAD THE SOFTWARE UPDATED; HOWEVER, THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND OIL PAN GASKET WERE NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT PROVIDED.

AT 50,000 MILES WATER PUMP MALFUNCTION. COST TO REPAIR A PRODUCT WITH LESS LIFESPAN THAN A SET OF TIRES, $1400. NO RECALL LISTED, DELEAR SAID THAT THIS IS A NORMAL OCCURRENCE WITH THIS MODEL.

ENGINE MALFUNCTION, REDUCED POWER, ERROR MESAGE THIS MORNING. JUST HAD TO HAVE EGR REPLACED 5 DAYS AGO (@52,000 MILES) AT THE TUNE OF $1005.00....NOW MY CAR WILL ONLY GO 35 MPH. CAR STARTED MAKING A "WHISTLING SOUND" ON 11/07 DURING ACCELERATION....THEN TODAY, IT STARTED "RATTLING" THEM ENGINE MALFUNCTION MESSAGE CAME ON AND POWER WENT AWAY!

ENGINE BULKHEAD COVERS ARE BROKEN DUE TO EXTREME HEAT. PER TSB SIB-51-34-11 BY BMW, THIS CAN CAUSE CORROSION INSIDE THE ENGINE. BMW SHOULD COVER THIS REPAIR FREE OF CHARGE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 BMW X5. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE ENGINE MALFUNCTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE WARNING MESSAGE ENGINE MALFUNCTION REDUCED ENGINE POWER DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE ENGINE POWERED DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED OFF THE FREEWAY AND DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 900.

I WAS DRIVING 50 MPH HOUR AND ENGINE HALTED. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND QUICKLY LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE WOULD THEN ONLY GO 40 MPH AND HAD VERY LITTLE POWER. *TR

DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF VEHICLE AT 70 MPH VEHICLE ABRUPTLY SLOWS DOWN BELOW 45 MPH, IN THE DASH " ENGINE MALFUNCTION, ENGINE OPERATING AT REDUCED OUTPUT. POSSIBLE TO CONTINUE. DRIVE WITH CAUTION. HAVE THE SYSTEM CHECKED BY THE NEAREST BMW CENTER" WARNING COMES ON THE DISPLAY. UNSAFE TO DRIVE CAR ON HIGHWAY BECAUSE AT ANYTIME CAR CAN SLOW DOWN ON ITS OWN. *TR

I WISH THIS COMPLAINT TO BE MADE PUBLIC. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD VALVETRONIC MOTOR COMPONENTS REPLACED THREE TIMES, 5/2012, 10/2013 AND 1/2015. IN THE FIRST 34 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP, IT SPENT ABOUT 60+ DAYS IN SERVICE UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE NOW HAS LESS THAN 29500 MILES ON IT. I REQUESTED THAT BMW TAKE THIS CAR BACK AS AN EARLY LEASE RETURN, AND ALLOW ME TO SKIP THE LAST TWO MONTHS OF LEASE PAYMENTS. BMW DENIED MY REQUEST. THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT HAPPENED ON 12/23/2014. WHILE DRIVING 65MPH IN THE DARK, POURING DOWN RAIN OF RUSH HOUR MORNING COMMUTE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND SAID "MAY BE OPERATING UNDER REDUCED POWER." THE CAR QUICKLY LOST POWER, AND COULD ONLY DO 25 MPH AS I TRIED TO SAFELY NAVIGATE MYSELF OFF OF THE HIGHWAY AS I RAPIDLY DECELERATED. ON THE SERVICE TICKET I WAS GIVEN AT THE DEALERSHIP ON 1/20/2015...

THERE IS A RECALL CAMPAIGN 11V-521: REPLACE ATHE AUXILIARY COOLANT PUMP FOR TURBOCHARGER FOR THE BMW E70 YET WHEN THE DEALER CHECK MY VIN # THIS RECALL IS NOT LISTED. MY VEHICLE NEED A NEW COOLANT PUMP AND I HAVE TO PAY FOR IT? *JS

WHILE DRIVING AT AROUND 35 MPH, ENGINE STARTED TO STUTTER, SHAKE VIOLENTLY, THEN COMPLETELY SHUT OFF, LEAVING NO POWER ASSIST TO STEERING OR BRAKES. VEHICLE REMAINED DEAD IN THE MIDDLE OF A HEAVILY TRAVELED TWO LANE ROAD. AFTER ATTEMPTING TO RESTART SEVERAL DOZEN TIMES, VEHICLE FINALLY STAYED ON ENOUGH TO PULL TO SIDE OF ROAD, THEN SHUT DOWN AGAIN. AGAIN AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO RESTART, VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO TURM THE CORNER ONTO A RESIDENTIAL STREET WHERE IT PROCEEDED TO SHUT DOWN ONCE AGAIN. ENGINE FAILURE MESSAGE APPEARED ON VEHICLE INFORMATION DISPLAY AS WELL AS ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD. WHILE WAITING FOR TOW TRUCK, THE VEHICLE SAT FOR 15 MINUTES BEFORE I ATTEMPTED TO RESTART. AFTER ABOUT A DOZEN ATTEMPTS, VEHICLE RESTARTED, BUT THIS TIME WITH NO ERROR MESSAGES OR DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS. AFTER SEVERAL ADDITIONAL STALLS, VEHICLE RESTARTED BUT THIS TIME WITH THE VEHICLE INFORMATION DISPLAY INDICATING "ENGINE...

SHORTLY AFTER STARTING THE CAR IT WENT INTO SAFE MODE WHEN I WAS ON A BUSY ROAD WITH A 55 MPH SPEED LIMIT WHICH WAS UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND REDUCED TO ONE LANE WITH NO SHOULDER OR PLACE TO SAFELY PULL OVER. THUS, I WAS IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND ALSO OBSTRUCTING TRAFFIC AND PUTTING OTHER DRIVERS AT RISK AS WELL. *TR

SAME THING AS LAST TIME. STARTED UP THE CAR, GOT IT OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND THE ENGINE FAILED. TRIED TO START IT AGAIN, THE ENGINE KEPT TURNING OVER AND FINALLY STARTED UP ENOUGH TO GO INTO THE TOW TRUCK. AT THE BMW DEALERSHIP AGAIN. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 45 MPH THE ENGINE SPUTTERED WITH A MESSAGE DISPLAYING "ENGINE MALFUNCTION" AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STALLED ALL HAPPENING WITHIN ABOUT 5 SECONDS. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO THE BMW DEALERSHIP. WE WERE ADVISED BY THEIR MASTER TECHNICIAN THAT THE FUEL PRESSURE RAIL SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED (DIAG CODE: D1350_00000000_04_02 AND FAULT 48A9 & 3F31). WE ASKED HIM IF THIS COULD SOMEHOW BE PREVENTED AND HE REPLIED "NO" AND WENT ON TO SAY THAT HE HAS NEVER HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING BEFORE. HIS COMMENT WAS TROUBLING TO US, SINCE WE JUST GOT DONE DRIVING ABOUT SIX HOURS ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED NEAR OUR HOME. WHAT IF THIS HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY? I PROBABLY WOULD NOT BE HERE FILING THIS COMPLAINT! PLEASE INVESTIGATE SO THAT THIS CAN BE PREVENTED FROM OTHERS EXPERIENCING THIS TRAUMA. *TR

ENGINE STALLED. I WAS AT A STOP SIGN. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING, WHEN GREEN SIGNAL CAME ON, STARTED TO MOVE THE CAR, BUT INSTEAD OF GAINING SPEED WITH ACCELERATION, THE ENGINE STALLED WITH WARNING SIGN STATING "ENGINE MALFUNCTION, FUNCTIONING WITH REDUCED POWER". THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ACCELERATING, INSTEAD WAS STALLING AND MOVING VERY SLOWLY AT LESS THAN 10 MILES PER HOUR SPEED AND DID NOT GAIN ANY MOMENTUM EVEN AFTER FULL THROTTLE APPLIED. BEING A LOW TRAFFIC ROAD, I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE RIGHT MOST LANE; BUT IT WAS A TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE AS THE VEHICLE WAS STALLING AT THE INTERSECTION AND WAS MOVING INCH BY INCH. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, WHO CHECKED EVERYTHING AND SAID EVERYTHING WAS ALRIGHT. I ALSO QUESTIONED HIM, WHETHER THE EVENT WAS RECORDED IN THE VEHICLE COMPUTER INFO; BUT HE SAID NOTHING WAS RECORDED. I CHECKED ONLINE FORUMS AND FOUND SO...