We have classified the 1 complaints from 2003 BMW X5 about STRUCTURE into the following categories.
Driving slowly down street, saw smoke coming from front right under hood, puled over to side, flames visible coming from hood, within 15 minutes, entire front on fire, fire department came within 5-10 minutes, major fire, total loss. all this took about 30 minutes. fortunately, no injuries.
Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2003 bmw x5. the contact stated that the driver side door failed to lock when exiting the vehicle. the failure recurred numerous. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v318000 (air bags) and stated that the part needed for the repair was 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 failure. the approximate failure mileage was 75,000. vin tools confirms parts not available.
Water gets inside rear lights, causing corrosion, as a result, the lights stop working and a warning light appears on the dashboard "check brake lights", "check rear lights". *tr