Tl* the contact owns a 2011 bmw x5. the contact stated that the vehicle stalled while driving at an unknown speed. the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the engine pulley serpentine belt needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the contact also received notification of nhtsa campaign numbers: 16v071000 (air bags) and 16v364000 (air bags) however, the parts for the repairs were unavailable. the contact stated the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the contact had not experienced any failure related to the recalls. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 160,000. parts distribution disconnect.
Drive shaft failure... on highway driving 70 mph and the car became uncontrollable. pulled off the side of the road and stopped the vehicle. car then would not go into drive only neutral. car towed to performance bmw . i had previously complained about how loud the cabin was with engine noise and a slight vibration when stopping. now the drive shaft is ruined as well as leah in oil housing, pan etc
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 bmw x5. while driving 55 mph, a warning message on the instrument panel indicated that the vehicle was overheating. the contact pulled over to the roadside and observed the engine, but there was no indication that it overheated. the failure recurred intermittently. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the water pump failed and needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the vin was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 12v161000 (engine and engine cooling). the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 100,100.
Previous vanos recall campain / fix has not worked and has caused catastrophic engine failure. after one year from recall work the turbo failed resulting in loss of engine power. upon replacing turbo dealer noticed metal shavings in oil. less than one year later and multiple engine issues there is loud engine knocking. dealer claims again there is metal shavings in then oil and the engine and turbo need to be replaced. bmw na is refusing to cover work even though the vanos bolt issue is a well known and documented problem. these vanos bolts shear and drop into the timing chain causing metal shaving contamination to engine oil. engine will eventuality loose power and shut down as metal works its way throughout the engine resulting in complete failure and necsitating replacement. bmw na knows this is a problem and they are refusing to do anything about this serious safety issue.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 bmw x5. the contact stated that while parked, the engine was running however, a large amount of coolant leaked onto the ground and the engine compartment. the oil reservoir melted onto the engine. there was no flame visible. in addition, the vehicle failed to shift out of the park position. the vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the water pump would need to be replaced. the vin was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 11v521000 (engine and engine cooling). the vehicle was repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 61,400.
Previous vanos recall campaing fix is not working. after one years replacement bolts are loose and loud engine knocking is back. if continue driving bolts will be sheared and break timing chain causing engine to suddenly loose power and shut down with no previous warning. when engine rpm reaches the 2000 mark engine starts to loose power and hesitates due to the bad vanos bolts. bmw is refusing to repair the vanos unit and replace the bolts under warranty.
Engine malfunction reduced power output. driving on a highway my bmw x5 suddenly started misfiring and heard noise from the engine. after couple of misfires it have eninge malfunction reduced power output warning. had a vanos bolt replaced as part of recall but this is happening more often. i think there is serious issue with bmw eninge. can anyone help.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 bmw x5. the contact stated that while driving at approximately 40 mph, the steering wheel became difficult to turn after the engine and battery warning indicators illuminated. the contact restarted the vehicle however the failure persisted. the vehicle was towed to the contacts residence and was examined by an independent mechanic, who diagnosed that the idler pulley bolt had fractured and needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the contact referenced nhtsa campaign number: 12v550000 (engine and engine cooling , steering) however, the vin was not included. the approximate failure mileage was 60,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 bmw x5. the contact stated that while driving, the vehicle was overheating causing smoke coming from the engine. the vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the water pump needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired however, the failure persisted. the vehicle was taken back to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the engine cooling pressure needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired. the vin was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 11v521000 (engine, engine cooling). the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 69,716.
Margining onto freeway accelerated car suddenly lost power went into neutral and brakes went hard engine malfunction lights on the dash build date dec 2010 falls into vanos repair fixed once already and has made the vehicle inoperable bmw corporate is claiming not at fault when hundreds of cases have been reported online every vehicle made from feb 2010-dec 2010 is a ticking bomb
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
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.
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
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 bmw x5. while driving at approximately 40 mph, an abnormal loud noise was heard from the vehicle and an unknown warning indicator illuminated. in addition, the brake warning light illuminated. the failure recurred intermittently. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 65,000.
Driving from highway speed to exit then around 20mph, engine just stopped, went into neutral, steering locked, check engine lights. depressed brake and was able to restart car. it happened 2 more times within the next 2 hours. will be getting to dealer or bmw shop.
I was driving at the hallway at 65 mph and the power to the car shut off. i almost crashed into other cars, when the engine reduce power light came on. i pulled over and waited 10 minutes to start the car. i went back home and it happened again .....updated 09/28/15 *bf the went to the shop four times, and no one was able to diagnose the problem. updated 10/08/15*jb
My wife and a toddler were driving home getting off the bridge and about to get on the on ramp to highway in nyc (bqe). all the sudden the car overheated and went into limp mode. luckily there were no car behind her otherwise would be rear ended. she was able to pull to the right from the left lane and got onto local street to wait for it to cool down. this car had many close calls for serious or fatal accident. this car only has a little ok 40k miles. this is too early for a water pump to fail. this car is out of warranty and the cost of fix will be over $1000. the worst is my wife uses this car for work and drive the kid to school. can bmwna be contacted and put this failure into recall. thanks *tr
Tl*the contact owns a 2011 bmw x5. the contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the water pump fractured. the contact heard the fan running extremely high. the vehicle was taken to a dealer, who diagnosed that the water pump, the cooling system and the thermostat needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign id number: 12v161000 (engine and engine cooling). the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 48,000.
I was on my way out of town on interstate 94w, when without warning my vehicle started to slow down and i could not accelerate. a sensor displayed stating the vehicle was overheating and to drive moderately. i was in the fast lane and had to get over at a moment's notice even with the vehicle slowing down. the second occurrence was on a busy street with a speed limit of 45 mph, and the car overheated, and stated "engine hot" and it proceeded to shut down. i could not accelerate and was almost hit from behind but the car switched to another lane at the last minute. this car put my life into danger 2 times to many. something needs to happen before someone dies. *tr
bmw x5 35i 2011 awd , i was on major deegan highway exiting at 230 st when the my bmw x5 35i 2011 awd sudden stopped and my heart when too my feet . the panel read "engine malfunction " i was in a daze not knowing what happen to the bmw x5 35i 2011 awd and why did it stop all of sudden !!! i started again at a very slow pace less than 10 mph and trying to get out of the way of traffic on the exit on 230 street , i made it too the veterans affairs hospital at 8:30 or 9:00 am in the morning . i called aaa to tow to a shop than i was found out this bmw x5 35i 2011 awd had a recall so i got it tow too portchester bmw where the vehicle is at now and don't when i will get back . if this is the problem with this bmw x5 35i 2011 awd this bmw x5 35i 2011 awd should never be on any us road at all its an accident ready to happen very dangerous ,very dangerous for a bmw x5 35i 2011 awd to have a sudden stop " engine malfunction " some one is going too die in this bmw x5 35i 2011 its too dangerous to drive and risk my life a us marine veteran . take this bmw x5 35i 2011 off the roads of the united states before some want gets killed !!!!!!! *tr
While driving on the highway suddenly car registered a fault saying "engine problems - reduced power" causing me to swerve and nearly causing an accident ... the car drastically reduced power and i was able to limp home with reduced speed. *tr
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.
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
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.
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.
The car warning light came on as "reduced power". took the car into crevier bmw in santa ana. there is a recall on the vanos system for our car. we have had multiple problems before this as well. last june, the engine oil housing unit was replaced. now the problem points to the vanos on the diagnostic test done at the dealer. however, the dealer and bmw north america will not address the issues. both keep telling us that the "parts are not available" and that there is a recall on the vehicle but will look into it only when or if the parts become available. thus, for them to repair the issues right now, we would need to pay. this seems to be a scam and convenience on their part not to address the issues. i would ask nhtsa to please look into this type of practice and make bmw responsible and accountable to their customers. thank you. *tr
Only after about 10 minutes of driving in the neighborhood, we got a warning "engine hot, drive moderately" then a few minutes later, it said to engine hot, and to stop the car immediately. we had to pull the car over and after engine cooled a bit, take our 2011 x5 to the nearest shop in an emergency. the shop mechanic had to replace the water pump and said that it is a common problem with bmw x5, even though we only had 71,000 miles. i looked online and there is a recall affecting water pumps for bmw x5 2011 (engine and engine cooling:engine:other fuel types:turbo-charger recall number: 11v521000) but when i called bmw, it said that my particular engine is not recalled. the mechanic says this is unusual for such a new car to have engine overheating due to water pump failure, this should be investigated for safety issue. *tr
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 bmw x5. the contact stated that while driving 35 mph, the engine warning light illuminated as the vehicle stalled. the vehicle was taken to a dealer where the technician diagnosed there was a malfunction in the engine with the torque screw. the vehicle was repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 65,000. updated 09/05/14*lj updated 12/4/2014 *js
Oon friday, may 2, 2014 i was doing about 75mph on the expressway in atlanta heading home form a movie at around 1120pm and immediately without any warning or a engine light within my 2011, bmw x5 began to go into safe mode decreasing my speed from 75 to 0 in less than 60 seconds ' eventually stalling and unable to restart. the car took over and went into neutral by itself and i was unable to accelerate or control the speed on my own. atlantas 285 expressways has multiple lanes and though traffic was not as heavy as it generally is during rush hours, i had to frantically navigate myself over six lanes to the shoulder road (avoiding the main lane by the exterior wall out of fear of someone hitting me from behind). i began to cry uncontrollably and immediately hit the sos option within the car and explain what just occurred to the representative on the phone. the lady was extremely pleasant and did her best to put me at ease and assured me assistance was on the way. i then called my husband and had him meet me there as well. within an hour a towing company had come and asked me if i wanted them to take it to the nearest bmw dealership and i stated sure that dealership was nalley bmw. *tr
Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2011 bmw x5. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign numbers: 14v176000(engine and engine cooling), 16v071000 (air bags), 16v364000 (air bags), and 16v746000 (fuel system, gasoline). the parts to do the repairs were unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repairs. the rick hendricks bmw dealer was contacted and confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall remedy. the manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available for nhtsa campaign number: 16v364000 (air bags). parts distribution disconnect for nhtsa campaign numbers: 14v176000 (service brakes, hydraulic), 16v071000 (air bags), and 16v746000 (fuel system, gasoline).
Vanos intake and exhaust units need to be replaced, along with some other parts related to this. car has been at the bmw center for almost 1 week. while i was driving down a busy road, the "engine malfunction, reduced power" error message came on. i also noticed, the car had turned off and i had not control over the power steering wheel or brakes. my main concern is this happening again, luckily i was not on the highway and had no one in front of me, otherwise it could have been much worse due to no power steering availability or brakes. *tr
My 2011 x5 35i has an acceleration delay. bmw has recognized it as an issue in the 535i models, calling it an "acceleration delay" and have issued an sib software update to repair it, but have not done so for the x5 model. i feel this issue is dangerous and a safety issue. *tr
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
Vehicle lost all power (mechanical and electrical) without warning. this occurred while cruising at highway speed, under normal conditions. the vehicle lost power steering and braking became significantly more difficult. after drifting safely to the highway shoulder the vehicle remained disabled and could not started. the car exhibited no signs that it would start again. instrumentation did not display information and towing was necessary. several days after delivery to the bmw service center, technicians advised they had attempted to repair the problem. the stated cause was vanos bolts shearing off into the engine. however, on the test drive the vehicle suffered another complete failure, leaving it disabled. 56 days later a remanufactured engine had replaced the original due to failed repair attempts. *tt
While driving my engine suddenly shut off along with power steering and power brakes. it started again and i took it to a bmw dealer that said i needed a $325 software update. i asked if that meant my engine would shut off while driving should by software ever go out of date. they said yes, it happens but not on all software updates. they also said software update come out about every 3 to 4 months meaning my engine could be shut off again at any time. i felt i had no choice but to pay the money so my car would run again. i am concerned now about driving at any higher rate of speed considering i could lose my steering and brakes anytime someone decides i need to update software that i was never informed was out of date. *tr
Started the car and the engine light came on with "engine malfunction - reduced power" and drove a few hundred yards and then the car completely died. the 2011 bmw x5 35i premium just died - no power whatsoever. because there was no power, the car could not be put into neutral to be put on a flatbed. the x5 had to be put on a crane and lifted onto a flatbed tow truck. bought this vehicle in the u.s. and is u.s. spec (car was in the u.s. for 2 years) - shipped the car to germany and this is where the incident happened (car been in germany just a few months). bmw of munich said that there is a bolt that can break off - which it did - munich requested the local dealer to take the engine apart to see if that was the fault and they confirmed it was. bmw is replacing our engine because of this fault. however, the recall as of now is only for the x5 diesels. the recall should be expanded. had we been on the autobahn where there aren't many speed limit areas, this could have resulted in a fatal crash if someone going 100+mph rammed behind us from our car dying of catastrophic failure. at 16,000 miles the vehicle should not need a new engine. *tr
Saturday december 29, 2012 i get into my 2011 x5 as i pulled out from my driveway the dashboard lights came on with a message " engine malfunction reduce power". life quality gave me a hard time to begin with to get the car in claiming they were booked with appointments. after calling customer relations at headquarters, i get a call from the service manager to bring in the car. i had roadside assistance tow the car, when the car arrive to the dealer my car advisor calls asking questions like, was the vehicle involve in crash, did hit a pot hole, basically looking for all type of excuses. i would like to file a complaint and ask that these models be reviewed since it appears to have many other customers with similar problems. *tr
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 bmw x5. the contact stated that while driving at various speeds, exhaust fumes from the engine could be smelled while in the cabin. the contact also stated that the power assist on the brakes failed and that both failures recurred numerous times. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was confirmed that in order to remedy the brake failure, a valve would have to be replaced. the technician was unable to replicate the exhaust failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was contacted but offered no assistance. the failure mileage was 18,000 and the current mileage was 20,000.