I was driving at normal speed and tried to come to a complete stop but my car would not stop. break pedal was pushed all the way down and car would not stop.
My husband was driving down the road all of a sudden he couldn't stop and also, car caught on fire. called and there's so recall it should be because my husband could have died
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 bmw x5. while driving various speeds, the brakes failed to function properly. the vehicle was taken to the dealer (bmw of warwick, 1515 bald hill rd, warwick, ri 02886, (401) 515-4894), but was not diagnosed or repaired due to the contact being responsible for the cost. the manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact of the same information as the dealer. the failure mileage was unknown.
My brake vacuum pump is leaking fluid in the same manner described under recall campaign 13v-045, but the recall was apparently not applied to my vehicle. apparently this presents safety issues while braking. it was identified yesterday, but i'm not sure how long it has been an issue.
Safety item. parking brake system failure. while driving on the city street, the parking brake got engage by itself, making impossible to drive and got all kind of warnings on the screen. abs, 4x4, park, awd, dsc,ebv. brakes smoking noticed, when we were able to stop the car. parking brake was unable to be release by normal procedures. got it release later by manual release procedures in order to move the car to the shop. bmw tech found parking brake control unit part number 34436850289 bad and was replaced with a new one dealer cost part $1200 plus $700 labor. problem was resolved. i glad that this failure was not a high speed and we were able to control the car. otherwise could be fatalities. should be a recall on this part. forums show several people with the same problem. vehicle have 134494 miles at the time of the incident with part failure. one owner and maintained by bmw dealer since new
Bmw is delaying the repair for the recall items. i have been trying to schedule an appointment for a month now and is constantly being told the parts are not available even for the 2013 recall item. the dealership i have been contacting is autonation bmw of mountain view, california. their number is 650-943-1000. *tr
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 bmw x5. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 13v045000 (service brakes), 16v364000 (air bags), 16v746000 (fuel system), and 16v071000 (air bags). the parts to do the recall repairs were unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repairs. the manufacturer was aware of the issues. the contact had not experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available. updated 01/31/2017*ct *cn