2011 BMW X5

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/30/2016· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL - I RECEIVED THE FIRST RECALL LETTER 11 MONTHS AGO FOR THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG AND THE 2ND RECALL FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE IN MAY OF 2016. I AM STILL BEING TOLD THERE IS NO RESOLUTION AS OF YET.THIS PROBLEM HAS GONE ON WAY TO LONG AND MY SAFETY IS AT RISK. I AM UNABLE TO SELL THE CAR DUE TO THIS OPEN RECALL AND NEED RESOLUTION ASAP.

• 12/29/2016· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL - IT'S BEEN A YEAR AND STILL BMW SAYS IT DOES NOT HAVE PARTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM.

• 12/29/2016· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BMW X5. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V364000 (AIR BAGS). THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THEY REPLACED THE PARTS WITH THE SAME PART AS AN INTERIM REPAIR FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V071000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT EXPECTED THE MANUFACTURER TO SUPPLY THE REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR THE RECALL TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN AS TO WHEN THE MANUFACTURER WOULD SUPPLY THE REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR THE RECALL AND THE PARTS FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED TO DETERMINE WHEN THE REMEDY REPLACEMENT PARTS WOULD BE SUPPLIED FOR BOTH RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 12/29/2016· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  IN-TANK FUEL PUMP. BMW HAS NOT SCHEDULED A SERVICE APPOINTMENT TO RESOLVE ISSUE. RECALL CAMPAIGN NO. 16V-746 , THEY CLAIM NO PARTS ARE AVAILABLE.

• 12/28/2022· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  Foot wells or FRM module failed when installing a new battery. Now my windows and turning signals does not work after service when it was working before I took it to BMW of Bloomfield.

• 12/28/2016· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL....NOT BEING ADDRESSED IN A TIMELY FASHION. SPOKE WITH BMWNA, EXPLAINED THAT I'M LOOKING TO SELL THE VEHICLE, THAT I PAID CASH AND THE TRUCK IS DEPRECIATING.. LOOKING FOR A RESOLUTION THAT DOESN'T INCLUDE A TRADE IN...WANT THE VEHICLE FIXED ASAP SO IT IS SELLABLE... I HAVE SEEN BMW CPO VECHICLES FOR SALE THAT WERE INCLUDED IN THE SAME RECALL AND SAME REGION THAT WERE CLEARED OF THE ISSUE... I WOULD LIKE THE SAME TREATMENT...

• 12/26/2011· POWER TRAIN

  ON NOVEMBER 28, 2011, TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION WARNING CAME ON AND VEHICLE COULD NOT BE SHIFTED INTO GEAR. AFTER 30 MINUTES, FAULT WENT AWAY AND VEHICLE WAS MOVED TO HOME ADDRESS. ON DECEMBER 14TH THE SAME FAULT APPEARED AND THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE SENT TO THE BMW DEALERSHIP. IT TOOK BMW 8 DAYS TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION 'MECHATRONIC' UNIT. ON DECEMBER 22, THE XDRIVE SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED AND THE VEHICLE WILL BE RETURNED TO THE BMW DEALERSHIP. *TR

• 12/24/2020· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE

  VEHICLE INDICATED THE ENGINE WAS OPERATING AT REDUCED POWER, UNABLE TO ACCELERATE AND BARELY ABLE TO PULL OVER. SPEED WAS REDUCED TO 5MPH IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY.

• 12/22/2014· ENGINE

  WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 121 SUDDENLY THE LIGHTS CAME ON AND I WAS WARNED THAT IF I DON'T PULL OVER AND REDUCE MY SPEED MY ENGINE WILL SUFFER DAMAGE. THIS CAUSED ME TO SWERVE AND TRY TO TAKE THE FIRST EXIT, WHICH LUCKILY WAS COMING UP. THERE WAS A LIQUID DISCHARGE UNDER THE CAR. WATER PUMP FAILED AND THERMOSTAT BURNED OUT ... DAMAGES OVER 1000 USD. THIS SEEMS TO BE A THEME WITH 3.0I VEHICLES OF THAT YEAR. BMW WOULD NOT REPAIR EVEN THOUGH HIGHER CYLINDER ENGINES ARE COVERED UNDER RECALL. *TR

• 12/19/2018· ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  2017 JULY - DIESEL EXHAUST FUMES IN CABIN. MAG BMW DEALER REPLACED FAULTY EGR COOLER AND EGR VALVE SECOND TIME.

• 12/19/2018· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  2018 MARCH - DIESEL EXHAUST FUMES IN CABIN. MAG BMW DEALER REPLACED INTAKE TURBO LINE, SECOND TIME.

• 12/19/2018· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  2018 DEC 14 - DIESEL EXHAUST FUMES IN CABIN. MAG BMW DEALER FOUND FAULTY INTAKE MANIFOLD AND OIL TURBO LINE.

• 12/19/2018· ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  2017 DEC - DIESEL EXHAUST FUMES IN CABIN. MAG BMW DEALER REPLACED EGR PRE-COOLER, AND INTAKE TURBO LINE.

• 12/19/2018· ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  2016, MARCH 03 - DIESEL EXHAUST FUMES IN CABIN. MAG BMW DEALER REPLACED FAULTY: INTAKE TEMP SENSOR FAULT # 004BC6 AND FUEL PRESUPLY LINE: FAULTS #004BDA AND 004BDC. SCR TANK FAULT 0046F9 WAS NOT REPAIRED BY BMW.

• 12/19/2016· POWER TRAIN,AIR BAGS,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BMW X5. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V071000 (AIR BAGS), 16V3110090 (POWER TRAIN), 16V364000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V746000 (AIR BAGS, FUEL/PROPULSION). HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 12/18/2017· ENGINE

  INTAKE AND EXHAUST VALVE SEALS WENT BAD. WHICH THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR N63 ENGINES. BMW HAS A BULLETIN FOR IT, BUT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WILL NOT HONOR THAT BECAUSE IT'S A KNOWN PROBLEM. AND BMW WON'T HONOR IT CAUSE THEY WON'T DO A RECALL ON IT EITHER. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, IT CONSUMES OIL AND YOU HAVE BLUE SMOKE GOING OUT YOUR TAILPIPE. I'VE BEEN GOING BACK AND FORTH WITH EXTENDED WARRANTY, BMW DEALER, AND BMW CORPORATION. THEY WANT ME TO PAY OVER $9000 TO FIX THIS, CAUSE YOU HAVE TO PULL THE MOTOR OUT. AND THIS GONNA GET WORSE IF YOU GONNA KEEP DRIVING IT

• 12/18/2017· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  THE VEHICLE EMISSION SYSTEM IS CLOGGING UP DUE TO THE DIESEL EMISSIONS SET UP IN THE BMW DIESEL ENGINES. WHERE MOST CAR MANUFACTURERS EMISSION WARRENTIES ARE 80-85KMI BMW IS 70KMI. EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS BMW IS NOT DOING ANYTHING UNLESS YOUR WILLING TO PAY $$$$$$. THE #1 PROBLEM IS THE EGR COOLER.,CAUSING SOME PEOPLE TO INSTALL AFTERMARKET [ILLEGAL] KITS TO AVOID THESE PROBLEMS.THE VEHICLE RUNS ALMOST NORMAL BUT IT SUFFERS IN FUEL ECONOMY.

• 12/17/2017· ENGINE

  VALVE SEALS PROBLEMS IN 90 % OF X5 FROM 2010 TO 2013, I BOUGHT MINES FROM THE DEALER WITH THIS PROBLEM... THEY TOLD ME AT THE DEALER NOTHING WAS WRONG.... I AM VERY UPSET ABOUT THIS. *TR

• 12/14/2015· ENGINE

  ELECTRIC WATER PUMP FAILED AT ONLY 40K-50K MILES. ENGINE OVERHEATED AND RISKY FOR SAFE DRIVING. I CHECKED ONLINE FOR ANY RELATED RECALL AND FIND THE FOLLOWING, WHICH IS THE SAME PROBLEM FOR MY VEHICLE. BUT IT WAS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. THIS RECALL SHOULD COVER MORE VEHICLES. ELECTRIC AUXILIARY WATER PUMP REPORT RECEIPT DATE: OCT 20, 2011 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V521000 COMPONENT(S): ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

• 12/12/2017· ENGINE

  SINCE THE N63 ENGINE TECHNICAL UPDATE (AKA N63 CUSTOMER CARE PACKAGE) WAS PERFORMED ON OUR 2011 X5, WE NOTICED AN INCREASE IN ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION EVIDENCED BY THE ONBOARD SYSTEM ALERTING US TO LOW ENGINE OIL CONDITION REQUIRING ADDING ENGINE OIL. IN ADDITION TO THIS SYMPTOM THE ONBOARD SYSTEM IS ALERTING LOW COOLANT FLUID AND REQUIRING COOLANT FLUID TOP OFF. PRIOR TO THIS N63 TECHNICAL UPDATE PERFORMED ON OUR X5, THE VEHICLE DID NOT REQUIRE ENGINE OIL OR COOLANT FLUID TOP OFF AS IT DOES NOW AND WENT EVEN AS FAR AS BETWEEN MAINTENANCE CYCLE WITHOUT REQUIRING OIL OR COOLANT TOP OFF. WE HAVE COMMUNICATED THIS PECULIAR LEVEL OF CONSUMPTION ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS TO THE SERVICE ADVISOR AT THE ONSET OF THE SYMPTOM AND WHILE DURING THE WARRANTY COVERAGE PERIOD AND WE WERE TOLD THAT THIS CONSUMPTION BY THE N63 ENGINE IS NORMAL AND IS TO BE EXPECTED AND TO TOP IT OFF WHEN LOW AND AS REQUIRED. AS SUCH IN ITS CURRENT STATE WE ARE NOT CONFIDENT WITH DRIVING OUR X5 ON LONG DISTANCE LIKE A ROAD TRIP FROM LA TO SF WHICH WE HAVE ENJOYED - THE N63 IS EXTREMELY NEEDY FOR FLUIDS BETWEEN RELATIVELY SHORT MILEAGE INTERVALS.

• 12/11/2012· STEERINGCrash

  WHEN MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND THE STEERING WHEEL COULD NOT BE TURNED, I CRASHED INTO A TREE, SUSTAINING MINOR INJURIES. PLEASE NOTE THE BMW ASSIST DID NOT WORK PROPERLY EITHER! IT TURNED ON BUT I WAS PLACED ON HOLD LEAVING THE ASSIST ON HOLD PERMANENTLY AND COULD NOT TURN IT OFF OR RESET IT. THEY ALSO NEVER CALLED FOR HELP. *TR

• 12/10/2020· SERVICE BRAKES

  DRIVING THE X5 ON DASH DISPLAY APPEARED THE WARNING FOR PARKING BRAKES MALFUNCTION. 9THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON CITY STREET). FROM THAT TIME THE PARKING BRAKE IS NOT WORKING ANYMORE, THE DASH MESSAGE STAYS ON AND I HAVE THE ERROR ON DISPLAY. THIS IS A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM FOR THE ELECTRIC PARKING BRAKES, MANY PEOPLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS SAFETY PROBLEM FOR NOR=T BE ABLE TO SAFE PARK/STOP THE CAR ON SLOPED ROADS/PARKINGS.

• 12/10/2017· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WIRES INSIDE THE COMFORT ACCESS DOOR HANDLES HAVE APPARENTLY SHORTED OUT AND ARE CAUSING THE DRIVER SIDE REAR DOOR HANDLE TO BE VERY HOT TO THE TOUCH (MEASURED AT 134 DEG F). PEMBROKE PINES BMW AND BMW NA WERE NOTIFIED IN NOVEMBER. THEY ADVISED THAT I WOULD HAVE PAY $700 TO HAVE IT REPLACED SINCE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. LATER THEY OFFERED A 20% DISCOUNT. AN INTERNET SEARCH REVEALED IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE SHORT MAY EVENTUALLY CAUSE THE WIRES OR OTHER MATERIALS IN THE DOOR TO CATCH ON FIRE. I MEASURED AND PHOTOGRAPHED THE DOOR HANDLE AND ADJACENT AREA. THE DOOR WAS 84.8 DEGREES F WHILE THE DOOR HANDLE WAS 134 DEGREES F.

• 12/09/2019· UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  I AM HAVING AN EXHAUST LEAK INTO MY CABIN. I ALREADY REPLACED THE EGR COOLER AND IT WENT AWAY, BUT NOW THE SMELL IS BACK.

• 12/07/2018· UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  VANOS BOLTS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ENGINE STALL, COOLANT FUEL PUMP

• 12/07/2011· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING. WARNING LAMPS INDICATED REDUCED POWER. SEVERAL OCCURRENCES WERE AT SPEED ON THE INTERSTATE. CAR WOULD RESTART AFTER SITTING FOR SEVERAL HOURS. CAR WAS LEFT WITH BMW FOR SERVICE. HOWEVER, BMW SAID THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND DID NOT PERFORM ANY REPAIRS THE FIRST TIME. CAR AGAIN DIED WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED ON HIGHWAY SEVERAL WEEKS LATER. BMW STATED THAT THERE WAS LOSS OF ENGINE COMPRESSION. THEN, STATED THAT FUEL INJECTORS WERE FAULTY. THEN, CLAIMED THAT IT WAS DUE TO "BAD GAS" AND/OR SUGAR IN THE GAS TANK. *TR

• 12/05/2019· ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM,VISIBILITY/WIPER

  THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER AND SUDDENLY INCREASE IT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT ALSO JERKS STEERING FEELS LOOSE LEAKING OIL FROM THE ENGINE. COMPUTER ON THE DASH READS TO ADD A QUART THIS IS HAPPENING EVERY OTHER DAY SINCE I GOT IT BACK FROM THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE IS BACK AT THE DEALERSHIP AND ADVISORS TELL ME THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE OIL ALL LIES. THEY DISMANTLED MY ENTIRE ENGINE THE VEHICLE NEVER DROVE THE SAME AGAIN PLUS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS FLICKERING. PLEASE HELP!!!!!!! VEHICLE SHUT DOWN ON ME WHILE I WAS IN THE HIGHWAY DRIVING SLOWING I PULLED OUT OF THE HIGHWAY INTO AND EXIT AND FROM THERE I HAD IT TOW TO BMW AFTER THEY SO CALLED FIXED IT AGAIN

• 12/03/2019· UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  DROVE MY VEHICLE IN TO THE BMW DEALER FOR COOLANT LEAK/WATER PUMP SERVICE AND OIL CHANGE. THE NEXT DAY THEY INFORM ME THE CAR STALLED DURING A STANDARD TEST DRIVE AFTER THE SERVICE WAS PERFORMED. THE WERE UNABLE TO SPECIFY WHAT CAUSED THE ENGINE TO STALL AND DID NOT RELEASE DIAGNOSTICS TO ME BUT TOLD ME THAT A NEW ENGINE WAS NEEDED. NY STATE DEPT OF VEHICLE FORWARDED A REPORT STATING VANOS FAULTS. THERE ARE CURRENTLY BMW RECALLS FOR ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRIC AUXILIARY WATER PUMP FAILURE, AND AN UNSPECIFIED RECALL FOR VANOS BOLTS UNIT THAT LOOSEN OR BREAK OVER TIME CAUSING THE ENGINE TO HAVE REDUCED POWER OR STALL. MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT UNDER THESE RECALLS BUT SHOULD BE.

• 11/30/2016· POWER TRAIN

  DRIVING IN THE CITY, 20MPH. I FELT A SLIGHT BUT NOTICEABLE VIBRATION. I STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, TURNED RIGHT, ACCELERATED TO 10MPH. AT THAT TIME THE FRONT U-JOINT BROKE CAUSING AN YET TO BE DETERMINED AMOUNT OF DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. HAD I BEEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, LIVES WOULD HAVE BEEN IN DANGER. THIS APPEARS TO BE A WELL KNOWN AND WELL REPORTED ISSUE WHICH THE BMW X5. I URGE THE NHTSA TO TAKE THE APPROPRIATE STEPS TO INVESTIGATE THE MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FILE WITH YOU. *TR

• 11/26/2014· ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BMW X5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE OVER HEATED WITHOUT WARNING AND WAS NOT ABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION AND DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V521000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

• 11/23/2016· ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEMFire

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BMW X5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED AND SMOKE EMITTED UNDER THE HOOD WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL DIESEL HEATHER FAILED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V339000 (FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

• 11/22/2016· POWER TRAIN

  MY VEHICLE HAS 80,886 MILES AND JUST HAD OIL CHANGED AT BMW DEALERSHIP, FIELDS BMW WINTER PARK FL. I REQUESTED A CHECK ON THE VEHICLE AS THERE HAS BEEN A GRINDING/VIBRATION NOISE ON TURNING LEFT AND RIGHT AT INTERSECTIONS OR MOVING FROM A PARKED POSITION. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE TRANSFER CASE IS FAILING AND TO REPLACE IT WOULD BE $6,666.40. I AM SHOCKED TO HEAR THIS DIAGNOSIS FOR A VEHICLE THAT HAS LESS THAN 81,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. I AM REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE GEARBOX FAILING WHILE DRIVING AND THIS COULD BE A HIGH SAFETY HAZARD FOR MYSELF AND THE FAMILY. I CERTAINLY THINK THAT BMW GEARBOX SHOULD LAST LONGER, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THE DEALER SAID I REALLY CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY ANOTHER ~$7000 AND WONDERED IF THIS IS A RECALL ISSUE?

• 11/22/2016· ENGINE

  ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM COOLANT PUMP SPEED OUTSIDE THE TOLERANCE RECALL (CODE: 3792) MY CAR WAS OVER HEATING, SO I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE ON THE HIGHWAY 202. AFTER THAT I LET ME CAR COOL DOWN, BUT WHEN I TRIED TO START IT AGAIN, THE ENGINE STILL OVERHEATED.

• 11/19/2014· EXTERIOR LIGHTING,AIR BAGS,STRUCTURECrash

  I WAS RECENTLY IN AN ACCIDENT. I REAR ENDED SOMEONE AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY UNTIL AFTER THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. I HAVE CHEST AND RIB PAIN. EVEN DEPLOYED THE AIR BAG WAS NOT FULLY INFLATED. *TR

• 11/18/2015· ENGINE

  PREMATURE FAILURE OF DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER DUE TO MALFUNCTIONING EMISSIONS CONTROL SYSTEM COMPONENTS, PRE- AND POST- FILTER PRESSURE SENSORS. THE FAILURE WAS A RESULT OF NO ACTIVE REGENERATION CYCLES DUE TO MALFUNCTIONING PRESSURE SENSORS THAT DID NOT ACTIVE FAULT CODES UNTIL AFTER FILTER HAS BEEN BLOCKED. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE SOFTWARE PROGRAMING OF THE DIESEL REGENERATION CYCLE.

• 11/17/2023· STEERING,POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES

  Transfer case actuators plastic gear(s) might be worn out due to bad quality of the material used. On some of the BMW X5 models there was a problem with the differentials and a recall was issued to fix those. But some how some cars with particular VINs went missing in that. Codes thrown by my system are : 005219, 005F3A, 006EC4 Code 005F3A signifies that the Transfer case actuator is not engaging properly. This problem put me at risk when taking a U-turn as the gears did not engage properly and my car did not accelerate on time. The on coming traffic came very close and I somehow avoided a T-bone Collison. My cars dashboard produces warning signs occasionally when the actuator does not engage. This is a big problem as the 4x4 system stops working and puts the car in RWD mode. In winters this could be dangerous to people driving as it happens without the driver's attention. I have attached reports from NHTSA for the same issue on other BMW models where a recall was issued. I request NHTSA to issue a recall on 2011 BMW X5 xdrive 35i as the same issue persists.

• 11/17/2014· STEERING,ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BMW X5. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE CHECK ENGINE AND BRAKE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE IDLE PULLEY BAR AND BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,560.

• 11/16/2018· ENGINE

  THE VEHICLE ENGINE WAS INTERNALLY KNOCKING WHICH ONE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME TO KEEP DRIVING IT AND BRING IT BACK AT MY APPOINTMENT A WEEK LATER AND ANOTHER DEALERSHIP AVIDSED ME NOT TO DRIVE THE CAR AS THEY WERE HAVING A GLOBAL ISSUE WITH THESE ENGINES AND THE ENGINE COULD SEIZE UP... IF I WERE ON THE HIGHWAY OR ROADWAY AND THE ENGINE SEIZED UP IT COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.

• 11/15/2017· POWER TRAIN

  I NOTICE WHEN TURNING A VIBRATION OR SHUDDER COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. DOING SOME ONLINE RESEARCH, INCLUDING THE NHTSA SITE, I FIND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR X5S. THE APPARENT FIX FOR THIS IS TO REPLACE THE TRANSFER CASE, A SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLAR REPAIR. I BOUGHT THIS FOR MY WIFE BUT I WOULD NOT HAVE HER DRIVE IT BECAUSE BETWEEN THE TRANSFER CASE AND THE DRIVESHAFT, BOTH KNOWN ISSUES, I AM CONCERNED FOR HER SAFETY. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 69,000 MILES ON IT, THERE IS NO WAY IT SHOULD HAVE THESE KIND OF PROBLEMS BARRING A VERY POOR DESIGN.

• 11/14/2018· ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BMW X5. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V336000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED BMW SEATTLE AT (206) 829-5004 (LOCATED AT 1002 AIRPORT WAY S, SEATTLE, WA 98134) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 11/14/2018· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON A LOCAL ROAD AT 40 MPH IN A STRAIGHT LINE, THERE WAS A LOUD, VERY SHORT LIVED NOISE IN THE ENGINE AND I IMMEDIATELY LOST POWER STEERING. MY SERPENTINE BELT FAILED AND I LIMPED HOME WITHOUT POWER STEERING, BATTERY CHARGING, ETC.... UPON INSPECTION BY MY LOCAL MECHANIC (NOT A BMW SERVICE CENTER), THE REASON FOR THE SERPENTINE BELT SYSTEM FAILING WAS THE ALTERNATOR IDLER PULLEY BOLT HAD FAILED IN THE BLOCK. HE HAD TO TAKE OUT THE CONDENSER, RADIATOR, ETC. IN ORDER TO DRILL THE BOLT OUT. THE BOLT SHEARED INSIDE THE ENGINE BLOCK AND HAD TO BE DRILLED OUT. THIS IS THE BOLT FOR WHICH THERE WAS A PAST RECALL AND MY MECHANIC HAS BEEN HAVING DIFFICULTY GETTING A REPLACEMENT BOLT FROM BMW FOR 2 DAYS NOW. I HAD NOT RECEIVED ANY NOTICE FROM BMW ABOUT THIS POTENTIALLY SERIOUS DEFECT AND HOW THE PAST RECALL HAD NOT EFFECTIVELY CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. I DISCOVERED THE PROBLEM YESTERDAY WHEN I WAS SEARCHING BMW FORA TO SEE WHY BMW WAS ASKING MY MECHANIC FOR DETAILS ABOUT THE BOLT WHEN HE WAS TRYING TO ORDER A REPLACEMENT AND STILL HAS NOT OFFERED TO SHIP THE BOLT TO MY MECHANIC.

• 11/14/2016· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN,ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BMW X5. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND LOST POWER. THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR ROUTINE SERVICE AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THERE WAS A FAILURE WITH THE ENGINE FAN. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AND PRODUCED DIAGNOSTIC CODE 3792. THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE ABOUT WHAT PARTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V521000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000. UPDATED 01/04/17*LJ UPDATED 7/5/18*JB *TR

• 11/09/2015· ENGINE

  I RECEIVED A NOISE FROM THE ENGINE AND STARTED AN ALERT ON DASHBOARD ENGINE MALFUNCTION REDUCED POWER DRIVE SAFELY TO THE BMW DEALER. BMW DEALER LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE AND SUGGESTED TO CHANGE ENGINE OIL, SOLENOIDS, BELT TENSIONER AND DEFLECTION PULLY, HOWEVER THE ENGINE SOUND DID NOT GO OFF. NOW THEY ASKING ME TO CHANGE THE ENGINE AND TURBO. THE ONLY SERVICE DID EARLIER WAS THE VANOS GEAR BOLT RECALL. DEALER AND BMW NA SAYS IT'S BECAUSE OF AFTERMARKET OIL FILTER. I THINK AFTERMARKET OIL FILTER DAMAGING THE ENGINE IS IRRELEVANT. I THINK THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM IS GETTING HIDDEN BY BMW. CAN ANYONE PLEASE HELP.

• 11/08/2016· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BMW X5. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V071000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V364000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 11/07/2017· AIR BAGS

  RECALL HAS BEEN IN AFFECT SINCE MAY 2016 AND I STILL HAVE NOT RECEIVED A PASSENGER AIR BAG MAY 25, 2016 | RECALL CAMPAIGN NO. 16V-364. I'VE BEEN TO TWO LOCAL DEALERSHIPS AND ADDED MY NAME TO A LIST BUT NOTHING.

• 11/07/2017· AIR BAGS

  I HAVE RECEIVED SEVERAL LETTERS ABOUT THE AIRBAG RECALL IN THE PAST YEAR A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO JACKIE COOPER OF EDMOND OK SAID THEY HAD THE PART I TOOK MY X5D IN FOR 3 DAYS BUT WHEN I PICKED IT UP THEY HAD NOT REPLACED EITHER AIRBAG. I RECEIVED ANOTHER NOTICE PARTS ARE AVAILABLE BUT THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THEY ONLY HAVE THE DRIVERS SIDE BAG PARTS!

• 11/06/2017· UNKNOWN OR OTHERFire

  MY WIFE'S BMW WAS PARKED IN OUR GARAGE UPON RETURNING FROM THE DEALERSHIP WHERE A SERVICE RECALL HAD BEEN PERFORMED. THE CAR SELF COMBUSTED DESTROYING THE BMW X5 , MY BMW 328 XI, OUR GARAGE AND PORTIONS OF OUR CONDO ADJACENT TO THE GARAGE.

• 11/02/2017· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL I HAVE RECEIVED TWO NOTICES CONCERNING THIS SITUATION OVER A YEAR PERIOD, WHEN I CONTACTED BMW OF MANHATTAN AFTER THE FIRST NOTICE THEY SAID THEY WOULD CONTACT ME ONCE PARTS ARE RECEIVED. IT'S BEEN WELL OVER A YEAR NOW AND I HAVE RECEIVED YET ANOTHER NOTICE, STILL NO REPLACEMENT OF NEW AIRBAGS.

• 11/02/2016· POWER TRAIN,ENGINE

  ON 21 OCT 16 AT APPROXIMATELY 3:10 PM, WHILE DRIVING ON ROUTE 30 IN HAMPSTEAD, MD AND APPROACHING A ROUNDABOUT AT 30 MILES PER HOUR, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD. LIGHTS WERE OPERABLE, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART OR DISENGAGE OUT OF PARK TO MOVE THE VEHICLE FROM ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE BMW DEALERSHIP. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED JUST 30 MINUTES BEFORE, WE WOULD HAVE BEEN ON AN INTERSTATE 795 TRAVELING AT 60 MPH. THERE WAS NOT COLLISION. AT THE BMW DEALERSHIP, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATED IT WAS THE STARTER. THE STARTER WAS REPLACED BUT THE VEHICLE STILL WOULD NOT START. THE SERVICE MANAGER STATED THAT THE 'ENGINE HAS SEIZED UP' AND THE COST WOULD BE $17,000 TO TAKE OUT THE ENGINE AND REPLACE THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS LESS THAN TWO MONTHS OUT OF AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. WE ARE CONTACTING BMW AS THE VEHICLE WAS TRADED BECAUSE OF THE PROHIBITED COST OF REPAIRS. THE SYMPTOMS DISPLAYED MATCH THE PART 573 SAFETY RECALL REPORT 16V-746. *TR

• 11/01/2018· UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),ENGINE

  'TAKATA RECALL' WHEN THE HEAT OR AC IS ON AIR FROM VENT START TO BURN MY EYES. WHENEVER I'M IN MY VEHICLE I LEAVE OUT FEELING SLEEPY. CABIN FILTER HAS BEEN CHANGED AS WELL AS OTHERS PROBLEM CONTINUES. ALSO THE LEATHER ON THE DASH BOARD IS PULLING AWAY FROM THE VENT. PLASTIC WOOD TRIM CRACKS OVER TIME LEAVING THE VEHICLE LOOKING CHEAPLY BUILT