2009 BMW X5 SAV Problems & Recalls

The contact owns a 2009 BMW X5. The contact stated that upon turning the heater on, there was a strong burning odor coming from the A/C vents. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the failure was diagnosed as a burning oil odor. The vehicle was taken to a...

Mileage: 103,000

LOST POWER WHILE CRUISING AT 60 M/HR. OTHER CARS ALMOST HIT ME WHEN I WAS TRYING TO MOVE TO THE SIDE FOR SAFETY CAUSING LOTS OF TRAFFIC. THEN WENT TO THE BMW DEALER (PATRICT BMW) IN SCHAUMBURG IL FOR DIAGNOSTIC AND FOUND OUT THERE WAS A PROBLEM IN THE FUEL SYSTEM ELECTRICALLY. THE WIRING HARNESS WER...

LOST POWER WHILE CRUISING AT 60 M/HR. OTHER CARS ALMOST HIT ME WHEN I WAS TRYING TO MOVE TO THE SIDE FOR SAFETY CAUSING LOTS OF TRAFFIC. THEN WENT TO THE BMW DEALER (PATRICT BMW) IN SCHAUMBURG IL FOR DIAGNOSTIC AND FOUND OUT THERE WAS A PROBLEM IN THE FUEL SYSTEM ELECTRICALLY. THE WIRING HARNESS WER...

LOST POWER WHILE CRUISING AT 60 M/HR. OTHER CARS ALMOST HIT ME WHEN I WAS TRYING TO MOVE TO THE SIDE FOR SAFETY CAUSING LOTS OF TRAFFIC. THEN WENT TO THE BMW DEALER (PATRICT BMW) IN SCHAUMBURG IL FOR DIAGNOSTIC AND FOUND OUT THERE WAS A PROBLEM IN THE FUEL SYSTEM ELECTRICALLY. THE WIRING HARNESS WER...

2009 BMW X5 DIESEL PASSIVE TANK FAILED. I TOLD THE DEALER AND CALLED BMW CUSTOMER CARE AND TOLD THEM THIS IS EMMISIONS RELATED AND THEY SHOULD HAVE REPLACED IT WHEN THEY REPLACED THE ACTIVE TANK A YEAR AGO. BMW DIESELS WILL NOT PASS SMOG DUE TO DEFECTIVE DESIGNS OF THE ACTIVE AND PASSIVE TANKS THAT ...

Mileage: 119,992

BRAKE LIGHTS ARE FAILING CAUSING A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. BMW ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS PROBLEM (SB-10040177-8428 / SI B63 10 09) IN MARCH 2011. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED BY THE BMW DEALERSHIP MANY MANY TIMES, BUT THE SERVICE BULLETIN WAS NEVER MENTIONED OR EXECUTED. WARNING LIGHTS APPEA...

Mileage: 135,000

BRAKE LIGHTS ARE FAILING CAUSING A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. BMW ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS PROBLEM (SB-10040177-8428 / SI B63 10 09) IN MARCH 2011. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED BY THE BMW DEALERSHIP MANY MANY TIMES, BUT THE SERVICE BULLETIN WAS NEVER MENTIONED OR EXECUTED. WARNING LIGHTS APPEA...

Mileage: 135,000

BRAKE LIGHTS ARE FAILING CAUSING A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. BMW ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS PROBLEM (SB-10040177-8428 / SI B63 10 09) IN MARCH 2011. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED BY THE BMW DEALERSHIP MANY MANY TIMES, BUT THE SERVICE BULLETIN WAS NEVER MENTIONED OR EXECUTED. WARNING LIGHTS APPEA...

Mileage: 135,000

SIR, BMW INSTALLS RUNFLATS ON ALL THEIR CARS. ON THIS X5 I'VE REPLACED THESE TIRES 3 OR 4 TIMES AT MY OWN EXPENSE AS RUNFLATS EITHER GET PUNCTURE OR LEAK AND ONE CAN'T REPLACE @3/32 OLY ONE.THESE TIRES ARE DEFECTIVE AND HAVE NOT SERVED THIS SUV WELL. IN FACT, MY WIFE'S BM@ 535XI I DID THE SAME AND T...

Mileage: 80,000

DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY WITH MY 4 YEAR OLD SON AND GAS PEDAL WOULD NOT RESPOND AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE DASH LIGHTS UP WITH DSC 4X4 ERROR ALSO BATTERY LIGHT AND HAND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. ENGINE STARTED TO ACCELERATING UNCONTROLLABLY AT THIS TIME AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WITH WHAT IT SEE...

Mileage: 13

I AM WRITING IN REGARDS TO A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN / RECALL FROM BMW SI B16 0102 WHICH I OBTAINED FROM THE NHTSA WEBSITE. MY BMW, [XXX], WAS SHOWING AN EMISSIONS FAULT CODE RELATED TO THE PART ADDRESSED IN THE UNLIMITED AGE/MILEAGE TSB. I WENT TO THE DEALER REGARDING THIS ITEM TO FIGURE OUT...

Mileage: 110,000

I AM WRITING IN REGARDS TO A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN / RECALL FROM BMW SI B16 0102 WHICH I OBTAINED FROM THE NHTSA WEBSITE. MY BMW, [XXX], WAS SHOWING AN EMISSIONS FAULT CODE RELATED TO THE PART ADDRESSED IN THE UNLIMITED AGE/MILEAGE TSB. I WENT TO THE DEALER REGARDING THIS ITEM TO FIGURE OUT...

Mileage: 110,000

WHILE DRIVING 15-20 MPH;ELECTROMECHANICAL PARKING BRAKE FAILURE--SOFTWARE GLITCH THAT CAUSED THE PARKING BRAKE ACTUATOR TO FAILURE // YELLOW & RED ( BRAKE & 4X4) WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON FOR PARKING BRAKE FAILURE ,BRAKES LOCKED VX CAME TO IMMEDIATE STOP AND WOULD NOT DRIVE!

Mileage: 72,000

I OWN A BMW X5 DIESEL 2009 MODEL YEAR, SOMETIME 2012 THE DEF ACTIVE TANK WAS REPLACED AS COVERED BY RECALL. NOW IT HAS STARTED TO GIVE THE SAME CEL CODE ( ACTIVE TANK TEMP SENSOR FAILURE). THE REPLACEMENT FOR THIS ISSUE IS VERY COSTLY. THIS IS PART OF EMISSIONS AND BMW DOES NOT WANT ANY REPLACEMENT...

THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD THREE OPEN RECALLS FOR EXTENSIVE PERIODS OF TIME, THERE IS NO END DATE TO WHEN BMW IS PROMISING TO COMPLETE THE WORK BY, AND THE VEHICLE IS UNSELLABLE AS A RESULT. FOR OVER 18 MONTHS, THERE HAS BEEN A DRIVE AIR BAG RECALL OPEN AND OUTSTANDING WITH NO END DATE. A SECOND AIR BA...

THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD THREE OPEN RECALLS FOR EXTENSIVE PERIODS OF TIME, THERE IS NO END DATE TO WHEN BMW IS PROMISING TO COMPLETE THE WORK BY, AND THE VEHICLE IS UNSELLABLE AS A RESULT. FOR OVER 18 MONTHS, THERE HAS BEEN A DRIVE AIR BAG RECALL OPEN AND OUTSTANDING WITH NO END DATE. A SECOND AIR BA...

THIS SUV HAS 3 SAFETY RECALLS. BOTH THE AIRBAGS ARE IN THE TAKATA AND THE FUEL PUMP CREATES AND EXTREME RISK TO ME AND MY FAMILY'S LIFE. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY BMW IS AS A COMPANY IS KEEPING THESE FAULTY CARS ON THE ROAD. EVERY TIME I GET IN IT I AM NERVOUS AND AFRAID FOR MY LIFE. NOW MY WIFE AND K...

Mileage: 63,000

THIS SUV HAS 3 SAFETY RECALLS. BOTH THE AIRBAGS ARE IN THE TAKATA AND THE FUEL PUMP CREATES AND EXTREME RISK TO ME AND MY FAMILY'S LIFE. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY BMW IS AS A COMPANY IS KEEPING THESE FAULTY CARS ON THE ROAD. EVERY TIME I GET IN IT I AM NERVOUS AND AFRAID FOR MY LIFE. NOW MY WIFE AND K...

Mileage: 63,000

I DID RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER ABOUT MY FRONT DRIVER AIRBAG MODULE IN MARCH 2016 AND IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED BMW OF CAPE COD MASS AND AS A ANSWER THEY SAID THAT THE PART IS NOT AVAILABLE IN THE MOMENT AND I WILL GET SECOND LETTER WHEN IT IS AVAILABLE AND READY FOR REPLACEMENT. IT HAS BEEN ALMOST A YEA...

Mileage: 120,000

I DID RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER ABOUT MY FRONT DRIVER AIRBAG MODULE IN MARCH 2016 AND IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED BMW OF CAPE COD MASS AND AS A ANSWER THEY SAID THAT THE PART IS NOT AVAILABLE IN THE MOMENT AND I WILL GET SECOND LETTER WHEN IT IS AVAILABLE AND READY FOR REPLACEMENT. IT HAS BEEN ALMOST A YEA...

Mileage: 120,000

I RECEIVED 2 RECALL NOTICES REGARDING THIS CAR; THE AIR BAG RECALL WAS ISSUED ON 2/5/2016 AND THE FUEL PUMP RECALL WAS ISSUED ON 10/13/2016. NO ONE REPRESENTING BMW HAS CONTACTED ME YET TO HAVE THESE POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING ISSUES RESOLVED. I FEEL THAT BMW SHOULD ESCALATE THEIR RECALL RESOLUTIO...

I RECEIVED 2 RECALL NOTICES REGARDING THIS CAR; THE AIR BAG RECALL WAS ISSUED ON 2/5/2016 AND THE FUEL PUMP RECALL WAS ISSUED ON 10/13/2016. NO ONE REPRESENTING BMW HAS CONTACTED ME YET TO HAVE THESE POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING ISSUES RESOLVED. I FEEL THAT BMW SHOULD ESCALATE THEIR RECALL RESOLUTIO...

TAKATA RECALL. I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM BMW INDICATING THE RECALL EARLY THIS YEAR. HOWEVER, BMW DOES NOT HAVE THE PARTS EVEN AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS (EVEN AFTER MULTIPLE REQUESTS AT THE DEALERSHIP, INCLUDING ONE TODAY AT ORANGE COUNTY BMW IN HARRIMAN, NY) . MY OTHER VEHICLE (ACURA RL 2009 MODEL), WHICH...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BMW X5 SAV. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V071000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS I...

MY 2009 BMW X5 HAS THE PASANGER AIRBAG DISABLED LIGHT ON AND MALFUNCTION IN THE PASANGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM MALFUNCTION LIGHT ON. FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS. I CALLED BMW OF NORTH AMERICA AND WAS TOLD THEY HAVE A RECALL ON THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM BUT MY VIN DOESN'T SHOW THIS AS AN AFFECTED CAR. SO THEY WIL...

Mileage: 60,000

OCTOBER 16, 2014 I STARTED UP MY 2009 BMW X5 4.8I SAV AND THE LEFT BRAKE LAMP MALFUNCTION ALERT CAME ON, AS WELL AS, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. I HAD A FRIEND CHECK TO CONFIRM THE BRAKE LIGHTS COULD STILL BE SEEN BEFORE DRIVING OFF. I WAS ABLE TO TAKE THE SAV TO THE BMW DEALER ON OCTOBER 22, 2014. THE ...

Mileage: 81,014

OCTOBER 16, 2014 I STARTED UP MY 2009 BMW X5 4.8I SAV AND THE LEFT BRAKE LAMP MALFUNCTION ALERT CAME ON, AS WELL AS, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. I HAD A FRIEND CHECK TO CONFIRM THE BRAKE LIGHTS COULD STILL BE SEEN BEFORE DRIVING OFF. I WAS ABLE TO TAKE THE SAV TO THE BMW DEALER ON OCTOBER 22, 2014. THE ...

Mileage: 81,014

SINCE JULY 2013 I'M HAVING PROBLEM WITH MY 2009 BMW X5 WHERE THERE IS RAW FUEL SMELL INSIDE OF THE CAR CABIN, I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO BMW DEALERSHIP MANY TIMES, THE DEALERSHIP SAYS IT'S THE VAPOR RECOVERY SYSTEM, BUT THE BMW REP. SHOWS UP AND SAYS IF IT WAS THE VAPOR RECOVERY SYSTEM ENGINE CHECK LIGH...

Mileage: 60,000

I HAVE A BMW X5 2009. I BOUGHT THIS THING BRAND NEW 0 MILES. RECENTLY HAS 39000 MILES SINCE I BOTH I HAVING ISSUES ALL THE TIME LIKE SATURDAY 2/9/13 AROUND 11:00 PM I WAS RETURNING FROM LOUISIANA WITH MY FAMILY HAVE A 2 YEAR OLD SON & ON I-10 WAS DRIVING 80 MILES AN HOUR AND ENGINE JUST TURN OFF WH...

Mileage: 39,000

I HAVE A BMW X5 2009. I BOUGHT THIS THING BRAND NEW 0 MILES. RECENTLY HAS 39000 MILES SINCE I BOTH I HAVING ISSUES ALL THE TIME LIKE SATURDAY 2/9/13 AROUND 11:00 PM I WAS RETURNING FROM LOUISIANA WITH MY FAMILY HAVE A 2 YEAR OLD SON & ON I-10 WAS DRIVING 80 MILES AN HOUR AND ENGINE JUST TURN OFF WH...

Mileage: 39,000