I was driving my 2012 x5 when an engine malfunction- reduced power came up, since the vehicle started overheating i immediately stop and call a tow truck to take my car to the bears bmw, after the dealer made me change the ivm and the dme it came back to a water pump malfunction that was creating the car to not work properly. as soon as i change the water pump, the vehicle started working perfectly, however, i just noticed there's a recall for the water pump on the 2012 bmw x5. i paid over $3,000 ...
Electric auxiliary water pump for turbocharger recall after i've shut the engine off there is a loud gurgling, bubbling noise under the hood. over the past 7 weeks the noise has progressively gotten worse. a local bmw mechanic explained it is an auxiliary water pump for the turbos. i went to my local bmw dealership and was told recalls are vinn# specific and i would have to get this fixed on my own. i looked up recalls for 2012 x5m and some cars do have this safety recall listed. how can two similar vinn# ...
Car has 62000kms, fully serviced at dealer only! engine rumbled to a halt while i was on the highway. several people reporting same issue. dealer claims seized engine/timing chain. these same model cars with the n63 engines have a recall, this model has a turbo attached from factory and wasnt included in recall but has exact same issue as the n63 engines
Overall the worst problem with BMW X5 M relates to ENGINE problems. Browse the categories below to learn about the specific X5 M years that are prone to issues with these components.