Elcectrical system malfunction! continued driving is not possible. have the system checked by the nearest bmw dealer
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 bmw x5. while operating the vehicle, the battery sensor indicator illuminated and the engine misfired. the battery was replaced along with the ignition coil. later, while driving the vehicle, the oil and engine indicators illuminated. it was discovered that the engine oil levels were very low and oil had to be continuously added to the engine. the vehicle continued to experience battery failures and the message on and battery high drainage comfort access feature malfunctioned. the vehicle was taken to bmw of bridgewater (655 us-202, bridgewater township, nj 08807) where it was diagnosed that the overhead roof module needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 82,000. the vin was unknown.
My car has pcv heater check engine light code coming on and off. bmw is forced by nhtsa to do recall on bmw car fire but only cover up to production model thru december 2011. my car has june 2012 production, the pcv heater valve check engine light has been on and off from last year, i had replaced hvac heater valve (wrong diagnose for part specific from my mechanic) but now i find out there is a recall for it, but not covering my year. please advise me if nhtsa can make bmw extend the recall year coverage? thank you.
My battery was weak and the time came to change it. i changed the battery, the car starts beautifully. however i have a light system and restraint system malfunctions. my internal lights do not work, my indicator lights do not work. i have been told that my frm needs to be replaced. after doing some research online i have learned that this is a common problem in the x5 series. the vehicle has less than 50,000 miles on it and i only drive it on the weekends. this is the second major malfunction this year. the water pump needed replacement in february. i purchased this certified pos in 2016 from the mamaroneck dealership with 26000 on the vehicle. oh i forgot to mention less than 6 months after purchasing the case there was an oil leak in the engine. i can't wait to finish paying for this car so i can go back to the more reliable mercedes benz that i was accustomed to.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 bmw x5. the contact was alerted to an abnormal noise coming from the vehicle while it was parked at her home. upon inspection, the contact's husband noticed that the vehicle was filled with smoke. ten minutes later, the vehicle was engulfed in flames. the fire department was contacted and extinguished the flames. a police report was not filed. the vehicle was not towed. the dealer and manufacturer were not notified. there were no injuries. the failure mileage was approximately 72,000.
I was driving my bmw x5 and out of nowhere an "engine malfunction warning light" came up accompanied by an engine overheating, i immediately pulled over and called a tow-truck who took my x5 to the nears bmw dealer. the technician stated it was the ivm and the charge air pipe that needed to be replaced, after spending $1,500 on the 2 items, i drove out of the dealer and less than a mile down the road, the same "engine malfunction and vehicle overheating light" came back up. called the dealer and another tow-truck pick up my x5, then i requested to speak with the shop manager who informed me the problem with the x5 was never pertaining to the ivm or charge air pipe, as they miss overlooked the diagnosis which stated the dme was not working. they change the dme and another $2,000 was charged, after it was repair and i drove away, the same engine malfunction light and vehicle overheating light came up, called the deaelr and they told me that after changing the dme, the new diagnosis stated the watter pump needed to be replaced and this was the part that was creating the engine malfunction and overheated vehicle warning to come up. i ended up changing the water pump and other vehicle parts, that did not needed to be changed and now a recall for the water pump came out. on the meantime, i spent almost $4,000.00 on repairs when everything could have been done if they would have conducted the water pump recall. who can reimburse me the amount of money paid? i sent the original dme to see if it was damage, and they came back stating it was not damage at all, therefore the problem was the water pump and not the dme, or ivm or charge air pipe. please help!!!
The vehicle had it's check engine light illuminate when started cold, roughly 83k miles. dealer ran diagnostic test and said the fluid level sensor in the scr passive tabk had failed and required replacement. 6 months prior, the cel had come on, and was related to the scr active tank sensor. bmw extended the warranty on the active tank only to 10y/120k miles. if bmw is aware of a defect in the active tank, and the same parts are present in the passive, they should extend the warranty of the passive tank module as well.
On july 31st 2017, the bolt securing idler pulley and alternator sheared. battery charge malfunction light came on followed by loss of power steering. looking at my service record, i see that this same bolt was subject to a recall in january 2013 when car was at 12332 miles. the car is now at 63456. also noted on bmw owners web site that many other owners of this e70 series design have had the same repeat problem. bmw dealer in ct performed the latest repair and offered no explanation, except that their work is guaranteed for 2 years. original recall performed by dealer in raleigh nc where car was purchased new has advised me to post this report and call bmwna. i am waiting to hear back from them, but first discussion was not good. they claimed that they did not have a record of this as a continuing problem and would not be able to give me any assurances that it would not happen again. i note that the part number of the new bolt just installed is the same as the old bolt installed in 2013. we were very lucky not to be involved in a serious accident and without some clear assurances that bmw understand how to fix this continuing problem i am very worried about driving the car. at the time of the bolt failure we were driving at about 20mph through the center of the town of stratford ct and just managed to pull off the road into a train station parking lot.
Bought it used 58k miles , on first day the battery died, took it to bmw dealer, labor+parts+programming $475! only after 4yrs the battery failed ? after 2 months engine overheating, towed the car to the dealer, water bump +thermostat +flushing coolant and a few more flushing all trans, etc plus aliment, $1800 for water bump and thermostat+ the other things all together came up to $2500 after$300 discount, we went to pickup the car asked for discount and got the bill down to $1978. very very disappointed about the quality of bmw and electric water pump that fails and needs to be replaced on almost every bmw only after like 30k and up? unlike other cars water pump will fail after 150k-200k miles.
Vehicle mileage 56,341mi. vehicle engine would crank but not start after coming out of business while running errands. dash warning message "engine malfunction" was present. codes read via generic obd2 device were p10e4, p10f5,p10e5,b2aaa. these codes are related to the valvetronic system in the engine. checked related fuses and no problem. had to get vehicle towed to dealer. dealer diagnosed that the valvetronic system error. vehicle was first reprogrammed and issue remained. valvetronic system was replaced due to dtcs that led them to believe eccentric shaft was stuck. talking with the technician the eccentric shaft was not stuck and he assumed the actuator\ motor had failed. per bmw instructions the entire system was replaced though. technician stated that he has done many replacements of valvetronic systems and the parts were already in stock which raised a flag to me. the engine was reassembled and the engine would still not start. there were faults left in the engine control unit. apparently the engine control unit was damaged by actuator\ motor that was drawing high current.(confirmed by bmw service engineer) engine control unit was replaced and reprogrammed and engine is now reported to be in operational condition. bmw and dealer has discounted the service and provided a loaner vehicle but based on information from the technician this entire repair could possibly be a recallable item as it can leave the end user stranded and with a healthy repair bill with a vehicle that is not too far out of warranty. repair bill has been uploaded.
My vehicle has an electronic door lock/unlock mechanism that due to a malfunction will not allow the car to be unlocked from inside the vehicle. it locks automatically when driving and is supposed to unlock when the inside handle is used to open the door; however, it will not unlock and though bmw is aware of this malfunction (it is a commonly known defect), they will not authorize the dealer to repair. i feel this is a significant safety issue in that in the event of an emergency the driver will not be able to exit the vehicle. the door locks when the car is moving but will not unlock after the vehicle is placed in park.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 bmw x5. while driving at 15 mph, the instrument panel lights illuminated and the vehicle stalled. the vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. the contact also mentioned that the power steering belt failed. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 61,000.
Car was parked in driveway, not running or turned on. horn and wipers started going off. went outside to vehicle, tried to disable. smoke started coming out from behind the dashboard (passenger side). could smell electrical short. smoke followed by flames, entire dash area caught on fire, by the time fire department arrived and put it out. *tr
Door locked itself with key inside, and can not open. *tr
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 bmw x5. while driving at approximately 55 mph, the engine malfunction light illuminated and the warning message engine malfunction reduced engine power displayed on the instrument panel and the engine powered down. the vehicle was merged off the freeway and driven to the contact's residence. the failure recurred multiple times. the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who was unable to duplicate or diagnose the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 900.