2013 BMW X5 M SUV AWD

Rod bearings, got rod knock. When is bmw going to fix this? This is my second N55 engine to dies from this problem, first one being my 3 series. They should be held accountable for this problem.

CAR HAS ONLY 37,777 MILES AND THE MOTOR/ENGINE IS LOUD KNOCKING. ALWAYS ON TIME THE MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY THE BMW DEALER SINCE CAR WAS NEW. I HEARD THAT THIS PROBLEM IS AFFECTING SIMILAR VEHICLES. CAR IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY.

I own a 2013 BMW X5 with the soft-close door feature. On June 2, 2021, I was making a right-hand turn when the driver's door flew all the way open without warning. The door then slammed shut as I finished the turn, injuring my left wrist. It was determined that the soft-close door latch mechanism is failing and needs replaced. The soft-close latch does not consistently secure the driver's door. No warning was given by the vehicle to indicate the door is open or not latched properly. I informed BMWNA of the issue and they declined to offer any assistance with the repair, estimated to cost $900.

As I was exiting a public Starbucks parking lot near my home with my foot on the brake slowly releasing it (as I had a car in front and behind me) my 2013 BWM X5 accelerated on it's own. I quickly glanced at the pedals thinking I might have stepped on the accelerator instead of the brake, but no. My foot was on the brake. I stomped on the brake as hard as I could while the vehicle was jerking and stalling. The car in front of me exited the parking lot and luckily I didn't crash into it. This kept going for about a minute it was as if I had been stepping on the accelerator and brake at the same time. I tried turning off the vehicle, but nothing happened. Finally, after about a minute (or maybe a little more) the engine turned off and the car stopped moving. There was an ATM the right of me with a few people making line. They offered to help me push the vehicle out of the way as I was blocking a very tight parking lot exit, but I was unable to put the car on neutral, drive or anything. I was in shock and very scared of what had just happened. I had my car towed to the nearest auto repair shop where I explained the situation the the auto repair people. I was advised to call BWM as the repair shop was unwilling to give me a diagnosis due to the nature of the incident. I called BMW of North America, reported the incident and after about 2 weeks BWM had my vehicle towed to BMW of San Diego where an investigation was going to be done. After 3-4 weeks I received the results. Since the engine did not start they could not find the cause of what made the vehicle accelerate on it's own in such a way. They did have other irrelevant findings like an after market oil filter and debris in the oil. The final report was that the engine had to be replaced. I asked for an estimate from BMW and they came back with $20,993.50 (which is more than what I paid for the car). Even if I was to replace the engine, I don't trust the car anymore. BMW of San Diego is holding my car as a courtesy.

AFTER THE PASSENGER WOULD VACATE THE CAR THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT ALARM WOULD COME ON AND STAY ON TILL I WOULD TAKE ACTION BY HITTING THE SEAT WITH MY PALM. I TRIED THREE TIMES IN HAVING THE DEALERSHIP TO REPAIR THE SEAT PAD SENSOR WHILE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE IT. AFTER THE WARRANT EXPIRED I RETURNED IT THE DEALERSHIP AND THEN THEY SAID IT WAS A DEFECTIVE SEAT PAD SENSOR. (UGH)

PASSENGER SEAT - SEAT/AIRBAG OCCUPANCY SENSOR FAILED. THE AIRBAG AND SEATBELT LIGHT REMAINS LIT. BMW SAID NOT COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE. ESTIMATED COST TO REPAIR - $3,000. APPARENTLY AIRBAG AND SEATBELT WILL NOT ENGAGE IF SENSOR IS NOT WORKING

AFTER DROPPING OFF MY BMW X5M FOR SERVICE AT A BMW DEALERSHIP ON 01/27/2021, (THEY HAD THE VEHICLE FOR TWO DAYS), BMW CALLED US, TO INFORM US THAT THE VEHICLE WAS READY TO BE PICKED UP. MY WIFE DROVE THE CAR DIRECTLY HOME, WITHOUT STOPPING, (20 MILES), PARKED THE VEHICLE IN OUR GARAGE, TURNED THE CAR OFF, AND TEN MINUTES LATER, THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED THROUGHOUT AND ALSO BURNING HALF OUR GARAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND NOT IN MOTION AND COMPLETELY TURNED OFF.

I HAVE TO ADD COOLANT, I HAVE CHECKED WITH DEALER AND SAID PRESSURE TANK IS LEAKING, REPLACE THE TANK , STILL PROBLEM IS THERE, I TOLD THEM WHEN I TURN ON HEAT, MY EYES ARE BURNING TOO, THEY ASK ME TO REPLACE THE TANK, SO I DID, COOLANT STILL LEAK, SO DIAGNOSIS IS NOT WRIGHT. EYES BURNING WAS HAPPENING SINCE LONG TIME, BUT I NOTICE IN DECEMBER, I WAS GOING TO EYE DOCTOR,

ENGINE FAILED BECAUSE THE CRANKSHAFT GOT SO HOT IT FUSED THE CRANKSHAFT AND THE BEARINGS CAUSING THE COMPLETE FAILURE AND REPLACEMENT OF THE ENGINE. BMW HAS HAD NUMEROUS CLAIMS OF ENGINE FAILURES IN THE X5 BUT THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINE ONLY HAD 84K MILES AND THEN WITHOUT WARNING, NO OIL LEAKS, NO HOT ENGINE RED LIGHTS, NOTHING AT ALL TO SPEAK OF IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAVEL, THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT OFF AND I HAVE TO DO EVERYTHING TO GET TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THE BMW DEALERSHIP IN BAY SHORE NY HAD THE VEHICLE FOR THREE WEEKS AND REALLY DIDN'T OPEN THE ENGINE UP TO FIND THE CAUSE. AFTER BMWUSA SAID THEY WOULD DO NOTHING TO RESOLVE THEIR LATENT DEFECT IN THE ENGINE OBVIOUSLY METAL PARTS WHICH WE CAME TO THE CONCLUSION WERE INFERIOR, I HAD THE ENGINE TAKEN OUT BY A CERTIFIED TRAINED A MECHANIC. HE STATED HE HAS NEVER SEE A MELTDOWN OF PARTS WHICH WELDED TOGETHER FROM THE EXTREME HEAT OF THE ENGINE. NO LEAK WERE DETECTED FOR EITHER COOLANT OR OIL YET THE ENGINE SEIZED SIMPLY FOR THE FACT, THE METAL USED INTERNALLY IS INFERIOR. FOR THE PRICE YOU PAID FOR THE "ULTIMATE DRIVING MACHINE", BMWUSA NEEDS TO STEP UP AND BE HONEST ABOVE THE PROBLEMS THAT HAVE PLAGUED THEIR ENGINES AND THEIR COOLING SYSTEM. I HAVE SPEND OVER $15,000 TO GET THIS VEHICLE REPAIRED AND BMWUSA SHOULD REIMBURSE ME BECAUSE OF IT'S KNOWN HISTORY. I HAVE OWNED BMWS SINCE 1992 AND THE VEHICLES LASTED PASSED 175K MILES. TO HAVE A MAJOR ENGINE FAIL AT 84K SPEAKS VOLUMES TO THE LACK OF INTEGRITY FOR THE ENGINE. BMW IS USING STEEL AND METAL THAT HAVE SIGNIFICANT STRENGTH PROBLEMS AS DOCUMENTED BY ALL THE COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ ABOVE. TO HAVE THE ENGINE SEIZED LIKE THIS IS THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC ENDANGERED ME AND MY PASSENGERS AND TOTALLY UNCONSCIONABLE.*DT*AS

FAILED ORIGINAL ELECTRIC ENGINE COOLANT PUMP AND THE COOLANT THERMOSTAT

MY WATER PUMP FAILED AT 57,000 MILES WHILE ON THE FREEWAY. THE CAR STALLED AT 30 MPH UNTIL I COULD FINALLY EXIT. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. AFTER LEAVING TWO MESSAGES ON BMW DEALER VOICE MAIL, I WAS TOWED TO NEAREST AUTO SHOP THAT I HAD USED PREVIOUSLY. $1450 IN REPAIRS FOR FAULTY WATER PUMP/THERMOSTAT (BAD DESIGN FLAW - ELECTRONIC SENSOR ISSUE? ) BMW WILL NOT REIMBUSRSE ME SINCE REPAIRS WEREN'T DONE AT THEIR REPAIR SHOP, AND HAVE NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR 2013'S EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE FOR 2011-2012 MODELS. IT IS UNFAIR TO LIMIT REPAIRS (PER WHAT THEY SAY ARE THE CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED RULES) SINCE I WASN'T AWARE OF THEM, THEY DIDN'T RESPONSD TO ME IN TIME, AND IT WAS OBVIOUSLY AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION IN THIS MATTER, SO THAT NOBODY ELSE IS PUT IN THIS DANGEROUS AS WELL AS FINANCIAL SITUATION. JUDY REID

SPURIOUS "PASSENGER NOT WEARING SEATBELT" ALERT WHEN THERE IS NO PASSENGER. DIAGNOSED AS "PASSENGER SEAT MAT SENSOR FAULTY" WITH A REPLACEMENT COST OF $2,498.87. SHOULD BE COVERED BY A RECALL AS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. APPARENTLY SIMILAR ISSUE LED TO A RECALL IN OLDER BMW VEHICLES.

PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR FOR AIRBAG HAS FAILED. WAS TOLD NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY OR ANY RECALL, ESTIMATE OF $2,200. WAS TOLD THAT SAFETY SYSTEM IS NOW COMPROMISED FOR PASSENGER.

TL* THE CONTACTS WIFE OWNS A 2013 BMW X5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND DISCOVERED OIL WAS EMERGING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, THEY DETERMINED THAT THE FRONT DRIVE SHAFT BOLTS FAILED AND THE OIL TANK WAS PUNCTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,971.

THE CARE WAS OFF OVERNIGHT IN THE GARAGE UNLOCKED. IN THE AM, IN THE GARAGE, THERE WAS A SMELL OF BURNT ELECTRONICS. NOTICED SOMETHING ON THE BEHIND THE DRIVER'S DOOR HANDLE AND THE SAME THING DRIPPED DOWN THE DOOR AND SOME ON THE FLOOR. LOOKING CLOSER AT IT, IT APPEARS THAT SOMETHING OVERHEATED IN THE DOOR HANDLE AND MELTED A HOLE IN THE BACKSIDE OF THE HANDLE WHICH CAUSED SOME MELTED MATERIAL, PLASTIC OR RUBBER TO SPRAY ON THE DOOR PANEL AND DRIP DOWN THE DOOR. I CHECKED THE FUSE THAT CORRESPONDS TO THE DOOR HANDLE, SPECIFICALLY THE COMFORT ACCESS FEATURE AND FOUND THE FUSE TO BE BLOWN. THIS ALL HAPPENED OVERNIGHT WITH THE CAR NOT RUNNING OR OTHERWISE OCCUPIED. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A FIRE AND SUSPECT THAT THE FUSE DOING IT'S JOB PREVENTED A FIRE FROM OCCURING.

MY X-5 STARTED PRODUCING SMOKE FROM UNDER THE HOOD WHILE DRIVING AND WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. WHEN I REACHED HOME, I DIDN'T SEE THE SMOKE ANYMORE, BUT IT SMELLED LIKE SOMETHING WAS BURNING. A FEW DAYS LATER, THE OIL AT MINIMAL LEVEL WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK MY TRUCK INTO THE GALLERIA BMW DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT MY VALVE GASKET COVER WAS BROKEN AND THAT OIL WAS LEAKING OUT, CAUSINGTHE BURNING SMELL. MY LAST OIL CHANGE SERVICE WAS LESS THAN 6 MONTHS PRIOR TO HAVING THIS ISSUE, AT THE SAME DEALERSHIP. THE SERVICE REP, STATED THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH OTHER OLDER MODEL BMWS AND MY TRUCK BEING A 2013 WAS OLD AND ALSO SUSCEPTIBLE TO HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. I THINK THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY ISSUE WITH BMWS, AND IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED ASAP!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BMW X5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY ILLUMINATED WITH CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A USED DEALER (AUTOMAX HB 925 N HARBOR BLVD, SANTA ANA, CA 92703) FOR A DIAGNOSTIC AND REPAIRS. THE DIAGNOSTIC RESULTS WAS A FAULTY SENSOR HOWEVER THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THIS FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

MY X5 HAS ONLY 65000 MILES AND I ALREADY HAS PROBLEM WITH THE CCC THE CCC IS MAKING THE BATTERY DRAIN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BMW X5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD BANG AND NOTICED THAT THE DRIVESHAFT DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MERGE TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TOWED TO A DEALER (UNKNOWN DEALER INFORMATION). IT WAS UNKNOWN IF THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED OR DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V138000 (POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT CURRENTLY IN THE USA. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

OCCUPANCY SEAT SENSOR IS MALFUNCTIONING. THE PART TO FIX THE ITEM IS $1,500 INCLUDING LABOR. THE PART IS OUT OF STOCK. SO THIS IS HAPPENING TO MANY BMW. APPROVAL TO REPLACE HAS BEEN GRANTED ON OTHER BMW MODELS. WHY ISN'T MINE COVERED? THE SENSOR IS ALWAYS ON EVEN IF NO ONE IS IN THE SEAT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BMW X5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TOM BUSH BMW JACKSONVILLE (9875 ATLANTIC BLVD, JACKSONVILLE, FL 32225, (904) 371-4790) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD, SWIRL FLAP, AND AIR COOLER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT DECLINED THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

WHEN WE ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE SHUDDERS/HESITATES TO THE POINT WHERE IT FEELS INCREDIBLY UNSAFE TO DRIVE. WHEN WE TOOK THE X5 TO THE MECHANIC, THE MECHANIC SAID THAT IT WAS ODD THAT THERE WOULD BE A TRANSFER CASE PROBLEM AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE ON THE X5, WHICH WAS AT 67000 MILES AT THE TIME. WHEN I RESEARCHED ONLINE IF THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR OUR MAKE/MODEL, I LEARNED THAT THERE WERE MANY OTHER OWNERS WHO EXPERIENCED THE SAME KIND OF PROBLEM -- MANY, IN FACT, DEMANDED THAT BMW OR THE NHTSA RECALL THE VEHICLE FOR THIS PROBLEM (HTTP://WWW.CARPROBLEMZOO.COM/BMW/X5/TRANSFER-CASE-PROBLEMS.PHP). I, ALONG WITH OTHER OWNERS FOR THIS MAKE/MODEL, BELIEVE THAT THIS TRANSFER CASE PROBLEM IS SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH TO WARRANT A RECALL AS THE VEHICLE FEELS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE.

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG SEAT OCCUPANCY SENSOR MAT HAS FAILED ON MY VEHICLE. THIS MEANS THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG IS NOT ACTIVE. IT HAS BEEN RECALLED IN THE PAST BY BMW MULTIPLE TIMES, 17V605 AND 17V428, BUT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. HOWEVER, THIS APPEARS TO STILL BE AN ISSUE.

DOORS WON'T OPEN FROM INSIDE OR OUT . YOU CAN OPEN ONLY THE DRIVERS DOOR WITH THE KEY ONLY . THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN 10 MONTHS THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED WITH THIS CAR. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE AND BMW WILL NOT FIX IT MY WARRANTY HAS BEEN EXSPIREF FOR THREE DAYS. YOU WOULD THINK THEY WOULD FIX IT WHERE IT'S BEEN LESS THAN A YEAR SINCE THE LAST TIME AND IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY .THIS HAPPEN AFTER DRIVING TO WORK CAME OUT TO UNLOCK CAR AND NOTHING WOULD UNLOCK. HAD TO USE KEY . THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY THING FOR ME BECAUSE IF SOMETHING HAPPEN YOU CAN'T GET OUT OF THE CAR

ON THURSDAY, MAY 2ND, 2019, MY WIFE AND 19-MONTH OLD SON WERE AT THE PARK AND RETURNED TO THE VEHICLE, WHICH WAS PARKED IN THE PARKING LOT. MY WIFE HAD THE KEY FOB IN HER BAG. SHE PLACED HER BAG ON THE FLOOR OF THE CAR, JUST BEHIND THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT. SHE PLACED OUR SON IN HIS CAR SEAT, STRAPPED HIM AND CLOSED THE DOOR. THE VEHICLE THEN PROCEEDED TO LOCK ITSELF, THUS LOCKING MY SON IN AND MY WIFE OUT. SHE HAD TO CALL EMS TO COME AND BREAK OPEN THE CAR IN ORDER TO GAIN ACCESS, THIS TOOK CLOSE TO 15-20 MINUTES TOTAL IN WHICH TIME MY SON WAS TRAPPED IN THE CAR WITH TEMPS IN EXCESS OF 100 DEGREES AS IT WAS ABOUT 90 OUTSIDE AT THE TIME IT OCCURRED. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH BMW'S COMFORT ACCESS FEATURE. THERE HAS ALREADY BEEN ONE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FOR OWNERS TO RECOVER EXPENSES, HOWEVER I FEEL THIS IS A BIGGER ISSUE. IF A PERSON OR PET, WHO ARE UNABLE TO OPERATE DOORS OR LOCKS, GET TRAPPED IN A VEHICLE IT COULD VERY EASILY RESULT IN DEATH UNDER THE RIGHT CIRCUMSTANCES. WHEN THEY PULLED HIM FROM THE CAR HE WAS SOAKEDDD IN SWEAT, GLOSSY EYED AND OUT OF IT. THIS WAS A TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE THAT NO ONE SHOULD EVER HAVE TO GO THROUGH AND I FEEL BMW SHOULD STEP UP AND FIX THESE VEHICLES. I DON'T CARE IF THAT'S REPLACING THE SYSTEM OR TAKING IT OUT, IT'S DANGEROUS. HTTPS://COMFORTACCESSSETTLEMENT.COM/HOME/PORTALID/0 THIS IS LITERALLY THE SAME STORY OF WHAT HAPPENED TO US... HTTPS://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/NEWS/2...TTLEMENT.SHTML BMW DESCRIBES THE COMFORT ACCESS SYSTEM AS FOLLOWS: 'THE VEHICLE CAN BE ACCESSED WITHOUT ACTIVATING THE REMOTE CONTROL. ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS TO HAVE THE REMOTE CONTROL WITH YOU, E.G., IN YOUR JACKET POCKET. THE VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY DETECTS THE REMOTE CONTROL WHEN IT IS NEARBY OR IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. COMFORT ACCESS SUPPORTS THE FOLLOWING FUNCTIONS: UNLOCKING/LOCKING OF THE VEHICLE.'

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BMW X5. WHILE DRIVING LOW SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE UNDER THE HOOD. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO BLUEGRASS BMW (3235 PARK AVE, PADUCAH, KY 42001, (270) 444-0660) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A HOLE NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED IN THE ENGINE AND THE DRIVESHAFT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

WHILE DRIVING ONE RAINY AFTERNOON ON A CITY ROAD, I NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE SMOKE TURNED INTO FLAMES. I PULLED OVER AND CALLED 911. AN OFF DUTY POLICE OFFICER STOPPED AND HAD A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. HE WAS ABLE TO PUT OUT MOST OF THE FIRE UNTIL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SHOWED UP AND FINISHED THE JOB. THE FIREMEN THOUGHT THAT THE FIRE STARTED IN THE AIR BAG CONTROL MODULE. THE BMW DEALER SAID THAT THE FIRE STARTED IN THE WIPER MOTOR. THE CAR WAS AT THE DEALER THE PREVIOUS WEEK FOR THE AIR BAG RECALL.

MY 2013 BMW X5 35D WAS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET, WHEN IT STALLED, LOST ALL POWER AND ULTIMATELY WOULD NOT RESTART. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO THE SIDE, BUT NOT OFF THE ROAD AND IT WAS TOWED TO THE BMW DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY DISCOVERED THAT THERE HAD BEEN A STILL UNIDENTIFIED SOURCED, FUEL LEAK INTO THE ELECTRICAL HARNESS AND FINALLY POOLING INTO THE DDE COMPONENT, FRYING THE DDE COMPONENT TO FAILURE. THERE WAS ENOUGH FUEL IN THE DDE COMPONENT THAT IT WAS DRAINED INTO A DRIP PAN AND FUEL COVERED THE WIRING CONNECTION POINTS AS WELL AS HAD DISCOLORED THE WIRING. I WAS INFORMED THAT HAD THIS BEEN A GAS ENGINE AND NOT DIESEL, IT WOULD HAVE PROBABLY CAUGHT ON FIRE AS FUEL WAS ABLE TO ACCESS AND TRAVEL ACROSS THE ELECTRICAL WIRING IN THE CAR. BMW HAS REFUSED TO HELP IN ANYWAY TO INVESTIGATING THE REASONING FOR THIS HAPPENING AND OR ANY REPAIRS THAT WOULD BE INVOLVED AS THEY "DO NOT HAVE A FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY BECAUSE THE CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY" I FEEL THAT THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO DISCOVER THE REASONING WITHOUT THE DESTRUCTION OF EVIDENCE THAT A FIRE WOULD HAVE CAUSED AND THEY ARE CHOOSING NOT TO DO SO AS TO CLAIM IGNORANCE TO THE SAFETY ISSUES THAT THIS HAPPENING REPRESENTS.

I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 76 MPH WHEN A MESSAGE CAME UP TELLING ME "ENGINE HOT DRIVE MODERATELY." I CONTINUED TO DRIVE ANOTHER 3 MILES WHEN THE LIGHT MYSTERIOUSLY SHUT OFF. I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP WHEN I REACHED COLUMBIA. THEY DETERMINED THE WATER PUMP HAS FAILED AND MUST BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS 83,XXX MILES. HAD I NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN TO THE SHOP TODAY AND DROVE IT AFTER THE LIGHT WENT OFF THE ENGINE COULD HAVE BEEN RUINED OR POSSIBLY THE X5 CAUGHT ON FIRE IF THE LIGHT DIDN'T COME BACK ON.

ENGINE MALFUNCTION, LOW POWER OUTPUT, BMW DEALER SW IN THE MODULE THEIR WERE 2 SEPARATE MISFIRES BUT CANNOT LOCATE THE PROBLEM

OIL LEAK FROM THE VALVE COVER GASKET GETS INTO THE HOT MANIFOLD CAUSING A BURNING OIL SMELL AND SMOKE GETTING INTO THE CABIN THROUGH THE AC VENTS CAUSING A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE.

VEHICLE PARKED AND TURNED OFF AT MY HOME. MANY HOURS LATER VEHICLE WAS DISCOVERED BY A ONE OF MY CHILDREN ON FIRE . RESULTING FIRE DESTROYED THE AUTO AND IGNITED A MAJOR FIRE TO MY RESIDENCE.

THE VEHICLE HAS A THROTTLE DELAY ISSUE. WHEN STOPPED AT A LIGHT OR STOP SIGN AND READY TO GO IT WILL TAKE AS LONG AS 2 SECONDS FOR THE VEHICLE TO RESPOND AND START MOVING AFTER YOU DEPRESS THE GAS PEDDLE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND WILL EVENTUALLY COST SOMEONE THEIR LIFE.

RUNNING ON THE HIGHWAY RECEIVED HIGH ENGINE TEMP WARNING ORANGE. IT QUICKLY WENT TO RED AND READ ON DASH TO PULL OVER. THE VEHICLE LOST MUCH POWER AND STEPPING ON ACCELERATOR WOULD NOT LET IT GO FASTER. I HAD TO MOVE TO THE RIGHT ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE SOME VEHICLE SPED THROUGH TO THE RIGHT OF ME WHILE TRYING TO PULL OVER. 55000 MILES AND WATER PUMP HAD FAILED WHEN I TOOK IT TO A SHOP. A $2000 REPAIR

SPORADICALLY, THE DOOR LOCK WILL NOT ALLOW THE DOOR TO BE OPENED FROM INSIDE CAR WHEN PULLING ON DOOR HANDLE. THE DOOR CAN BE OPENED WITH ELECTRONIC KEY FOB OR POWER UNLOCK BUTTON IN THE MIDDLE CONSOLE. THE DOOR FAILURE TRAPS THE OCCUPANT IN THE CAR AND IN THE CASE OF AN ACCIDENT WITH POWER LOSS, IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO EXIT THE CAR.

ENGINE OVERHEAT DUE TO WATER PUMP FAILURE, CAR AUTOMATICALLY SLOW DOWN ON HIGHWAY. THE CAR ONLY HAS 44K MILE. ALSO OIL FILER HOUSING LEAKING.

WARNING LIGHT ON DASH THAT READS "FAULT IN PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM AFFECTING AIRBAG, TENSIONER OR BELT-FORCE LIMITER." BMW DEALER (ROADSHOW BMW / MEMPHIS) DID REPLACE BELT TENSIONER AT A COST TO ME BUT THE ERROR CODE REMAINS. THE PASSENGER SEAT MAT COULD CAUSE THIS PROBLEM. HAS THERE BEEN A RECALL ON THE PASSENGER SEAT MAT? I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE DEALING WITH AIRBAGS AND SEATBELTS. THE BMW DEALER IN JACKSON, MS DID REPLACE THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAG UNDER A RECALL BUT I AM STILL CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY DUE TO THE "SYSTEM MALFUNCTION...FAULT IN PASSENGER-RESTRAINT SYSTEM AFFECTING AIRBAG" WARNING LIGHT ON DASHBOARD. THIS WARNING MESSAGE AND SEATBELT WARNING LIGHT REMAINS WHEN CAR IS IN MOTION. I BOUGHT THE CAR ON MARCH 17, 2015 (33,000 MILES) FROM MY SISTER WHO BOUGHT THE CAR NEW FROM THE BMW DEALER IN NASHVILLE, TN. THE ERROR MESSAGE WAS ON THE DASH AT THAT TIME. THE CAR NOW HAS APPROX 64,000 MILES.

N63 ENGINE FAILURE AND BATTERY CHARGING PROBLEMS. ENGINE BLOWS MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF WHITE SMOKE FROM REAR TAILPIPES AND BATTERY INDICATOR STATES LOW CHARGE. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT TO BMW AS THOUSANDS HAVE COMPLAINED BUT BMW IS ATTEMPTING TO WEASEL THERE WAY OUT OF THIS BY NOT RELEASING A RECALL.

VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND IN PARK. PASSENGER WAS IN FRONT SEAT. DRIVER LOCKED VEHICLE PREMATURELY WHILE OUTSIDE. PASSENGER WAS UNABLE TO EXIT VEHICLE. ATTEMPTED TO UNLOCK VEHICLE WITH KEY FOB BUT WOULD NOT RESPOND. PASSENGER PUSHED LOCK/UNLOCK BUTTONS IN VEHICLE WITH NO RESPONSE. DRIVER REENTERED VEHICLE TO TRY TO HELP. UNABLE TO HELP AND DRIVER'S DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. OPENED WINDOW AND HAD TO USE KEY TO UNLOCK DRIVERS DOOR. ROLLED DOWN WINDOW ON PASSENGER DOOR AND AFTER PULLING UP ON MANUAL LOCK AND PULLING HANDLE MULTIPLE TIMES THE DOOR FINALLY OPENED FREEING PASSENGER. ALL DOORS ON VEHICLE WERE LOCKED AND UNABLE TO OPEN FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. ONLY DRIVERS DOOR WAS ABLE TO OPEN WITH KEY. DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLY FRONT RIGHT WITH ACTUATOR MOTOR FAILURE CAUSING CENTRAL LOCKING SYSTEM FUSE TO BLOW. REPAIR INVOICE ATTACHED.

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT. WIFE UNLOCKED DOORS USING LEFT/REAR DOOR HANDLE (VEHICLE HAS COMFORT ACCESS LOCKING SYSTEM) AND PLACED BABY AND DIAPER BAG WITH KEY FOB INTO THE BACK SEAT. SHE CLOSED THE REAR DOOR AND THE DOOR LOCKS IMMEDIATELY LOCKED WITH NO INPUT FROM MY WIFE. THE CAR WOULD NOT UNLOCK. POLICE WERE CALLED AND BROKE OUT THE REAR WINDOW. THEY WERE UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR USING THE INTERIOR HANDLE. THEY HAD TO RETRIEVE THE KEY FOB FROM THE BAG, BRING IT OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE, AND AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS WERE ABLE TO UNLOCK THE VEHICLE. AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE HOME, I WAS ABLE TO RECORD VIDEO OF THE LOCKS RANDOMLY LOCKING WITHOUT USER INPUT. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BRAMAN BMW BACK IN AUGUST, 2017 FOR A SIMILAR ISSUE AND THE LEFT/FRONT DOOR HANDLE WAS REPLACED. IT IS DISCONCERTING THAT OCCUPANTS CAN BE RANDOMLY LOCKED IN THE VEHICLE WITH THE KEY AND NOT BE ABLE TO USE THE INTERIOR HANDLES TO OPEN THE DOORS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BMW X5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE INDICATOR FLASHED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO PASS AN INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR FACILITY WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DIESEL EXHAUST FLUID TANK WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS SCHEDULED FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

WHEN PARKING THE VEHICLE THE PARKING BRAKE SYMBOL WENT YELLOW AND IT SHOWED A MESSAGE STATING IT WAS MALFUNCTIONING AND THE VEHICLE MAY ROLL. THIS CAR HAS AN ELECTRICALLY ACTUATED PARKING BRAKE. SINCE THE CAR MOVED FINE WITHOUT ANY NOISE AND IT GAVE NO INDICATION OTHERWISE IT SEEMED SAFE TO CONTINUE DRIVING. SOME TIME LATER IT STARTER MAKING A SCREECHING NOISE FROM THE REAR RIGHT. AFTER STOPPING AT A TRUCK STOP THE BRAKES WERE FOUND EXCESSIVELY HOT IN ADDITION TO MAKING NOISE. AFTER BEING TOWED TO A SHOP IT WAS REVEALED THE PARKING BRAKE HAD PARTIALLY ACTIVATED, DRAGGED THE SHOES UNTIL THEY WERE WORN DOWN, MADE METAL TO METAL CONTACT WITH THE ROTOR HAT AND CREATED ENOUGH HEAT TO MELT ALL ASSOCIATED HARDWARE ON BOTH SIDES. UNDER SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES IT IS NOT UNLIKELY THAT ONE OR BOTH REAR WHEELS COULD HAVE LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING LEADING TO LOSS OF CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT. THE ERROR MESSAGE ASSOCIATED WITH FAILURE OF THIS MODULE IS HIGHLY MISLEADING, SINCE IT SEEMS WITH THE FAILURE OF THIS MODULE THE VEHICLE HAS NO WAY OF KNOWING WHETHER THE PARKING BRAKE IS ENGAGED OR NOT.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BMW X5. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V030000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WITHIN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE DEALER (BRAMAN BMW WEST PALM BEACH, 4013 OKEECHOBEE BLVD, WEST PALM BEACH, FL 66409) CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

IN JULY 2018 I WAS NOTIFIED BY BMW OF NORTH AMERICA THAT MY CAR HAS A RECALL FOR IDLER PULLEY BOLT. OVERTIME THIS PART CAN COME LOOSE, BREAK AND IMPAIR STEERING CAUSING A CRASH. IT HAS NOW BEEN OVER 6 WEEKS AND NO REMEDY HAS BEEN PROVIDED. I HAVE CONTACTED BMW OF NORTH AMERICA TWICE AND ALTERNATE TRANSPORTATION IS NOT PROVIDED BECAUSE TOO MANY CARS ARE EFFECTED. I DRIVE MY 3 SMALL CHILDREN DAILY AGES 5, 4, AND 1. BMW HAS SHOWN NO CONCERN OVER MY PERSONAL SAFETY AND SAFETY OF MY 3 SMALL CHILDREN. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT ISSUES SINCE PURCHASING MY CAR AS A CPO VEHICLE. I HAVE BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT MINIMUM OF 6 TIMES. THERE IS ALSO CURRENTLY A STOP SALE FOR THIS VEHICLE. IF MY CAR IS IN THE DEALERSHIP LOT THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO SELL IT, HOW IS IT SAFE FOR ME TO DRIVE IT? MY CHILDREN AND MYSELF ARE PUTTING OURSELVES IN DANGER AND OTHER ON THE ROAD DAILY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BMW X5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL TANK SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

UNIVERSAL JOINT AND DRIVE SHAFT BROKE. PER TECHNICIAN AT BMW DEALERSHIP EXACTLY THE SAME AS FOLLOWING RECALL ALTHOUGH MY VIN IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL: RECALL NUMBER 17V138000 RECALL DATE 03/02/2017 COMPONENT POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT DRIVING ON A CITY STREET WHEN LOAD BANG, FOLLOWED BY INCREASING LOAD NOISE. PULLED RIGHT OVER. DRIVESHAFT SLAMMED INTO OIL PAN CAUSING LOSS OF ALL OIL AND HYDRAULIC STEERING FLUID

RUNNING ON THE HIGHWAY RECEIVED HIGH ENGINE TEMP WARNING ORANGE. IT QUICKLY WENT TO RED AND READ ON DASH TO PULL OVER. THE VEHICLE LOST MUCH POWER AND STEPPING ON ACCELERATOR WOULD NOT LET IT GO FASTER. I HAD TO MOVE TO THE RIGHT ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE SOME VEHICLE SPED THROUGH TO THE RIGHT OF ME WHILE TRYING TO PULL OVER. 45,000 MILES AND WATER PUMP HAD FAILED WHEN I TOOK IT TO A SHOP.

AFTER 65,00 MILES WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE LOCKED UP AND WILL NOT RUN. THE CAR DID NOT HAVE AN OIL LEAK OR EXCESSIVE CONSUMPTION, BUT HEAVY BLACK SOOT WAS EMITTED FROM THE TAIL PIPES ENOUGH THAT HAS TURNED THE REAR TAILPIPE SURROUND BLACK. I HAD BMW DEALER LOOK AT THIS TWICE AND THEY FOUND IT TO BE NORMAL. A NEW ENGINE IS 23,000

2 OF 4 PIRELLI VERDE SCORPION - RUN FLAT (255/55 R18 109H M + S ALL SEASON RUN FLAT) TIRES HAVE FAILED DUE TO INNER WALL SEPARATION WITHIN 30 DAYS. BOTH WERE FRONT TIRES ON MY 2013 BMW X5 35D. THESE ARE RUN FLAT TIRES THAT BOTH FAILED WITHIN 30 DAYS OF EACH OTHER. THE "INNER WALL" HAD COMPLETELY SEPERATED FROM THE FIRST TIRE RENDERING IT FLAT. THE SECOND TIRE TO FAIL DID NOT GO FLAT BUT HAD A CUPPING IN THE CENTER AND CAUSED A STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION. THE TIRES WERE BOTH REPLACED AND DEEMED UNSAFE BY LES SCHWAB (TIRE VENDOR). THIS PARTICULAR CAR IS EQUIPPED WITH TIRE PRESSURE SENSORS AND I CAN TESTIFY THAT THE TIRE PRESSURES WHERE ALL AT THE PSI POSTED ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE TIRE. THESE ARE NOT A STAGGARD SET AND ARE ALL 4 WHEELS THE SAME.

2013 BMW X5. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEALERSHIP BREACH OF LEASE CONTRACT- NOT ABLE TO SELL VEHICLE TO CONSUMER DUE TO NO REMEDY AVAILABLE TO REPAIR AIRBAG RECALL. *SMD *TR

DRIVERS DOOR NOT OPENING OR CLOSING PROPERLY. THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE MALFUNCTIONS NOT ALLOWING DRIVER TO OPEN DOOR. IN SOME CASES AFTER OPENING DOOR THE DOOR ACTUATOR DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY AN MAINTAINS DOOR IN LOCKED POSITION WHICH PREVENTS CLOSURE OF DOOR. BOTH SITUATIONS ARE SAFETY CONCERNS WITH NOT BEING ABLE TO EXIT VEHICLE AND/OR CLOSE DOOR. ISSUES HAPPEN FREQUENTLY BUT ARE HARD TO REPRODUCE. THE ONLY WORK AROUND IS TO REPEATEDLY PRESS THE DOOR UNLOCK BUTTON UNTIL DOOR OPENS OR CLOSES. THIS PROBLEM ALWAYS OCCURS WHEN STOPPED AND VEHICLE IS IN PARK.

PASSENGER'S FRONT AIR BAG: DURING AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT IN AN ACCIDENT, THE PASSENGER'S FRONT AIR BAG MODULE MAY PRODUCE EXCESSIVE INTERNAL PRESSURE THAT COULD CAUSE THE INFLATOR TO RUPTURE. RECALL STATUS RECALL INCOMPLETE REMEDY FINAL REMEDY PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. YOUR BMW CENTER WILL REPLACE THE PASSENGER'S FRONT AIR BAG MODULE FOR FREE. PLEASE MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITH AN AUTHORIZED BMW CENTER IMMEDIATELY. SAFETY RISK DESCRPITION INFLATOR RUPTURE COULD RESULT IN METAL FRAGMENTS STRIKING THE DRIVER OR OTHER PASSENGERS

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BMW X5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V030000 (AIR BAGS) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER (UNITED BMW, 11458 ALPHARETTA HWY, ROSEWELL, GA 30076) STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BMW X5. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V138000 (POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BMW OF BIRMINGHAM (1000 TOM WILLIAMS WAY, IRONDALE, AL 35210) WHERE THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT BMW WOULD NOT HONOR THE RECALL BECAUSE THERE WAS NO FAILURE WITH THE DRIVESHAFT. THE DEALER STATED THAT BMW EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 125,000 MILES. THE CONTACT ASKED THE DEALER WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF A FAILURE OCCURRED WITH THE TRANSMISSION OR ENGINE. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT BMW WOULD REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION OR THE ENGINE FREE OF CHARGE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE VIBRATED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,500. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

SCR ACTIVE TANK HEATING ISSUE

PLASTIC FIRE WALL BULKHEAD BETWEEN ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND CABIN FILTER HOUSING LOCATION, BULKHEAD IS PRONE TO BREAKAGE AND WILL SNAP BETWEEN THE UPPER SECTIONS AND THE LOWER LETTING FUMES TRAVEL INTO THE PASSAGES COMPARTMENT. ENGINE COMPARTMENT CHEMICAL FUMES WILL IS SMELLED IN THE CABIN OF THE CAR WHEN THE CAR IS STOPPED AND THE ENGINE IS HOT. SMELL DISSIPATES DURING DRIVING AT HIGH WAY SPEEDS. BMW PART NUMBERS 51717169419,51717169420,5171769421. THIS IS COMMON ON ALL E70 X5 BMW, THE PLASTIC BULKHEAD SEPARATES DUE TO THE THIN AMOUNT OF PLASTIC BETWEEN THE UPPER SECTION AND THE OFFSET LOWER SECTIONS OF THE BULKHEAD PARTS. PRESSURE FROM THE HOOD AND HEAT MAY CAUSE THE FAILURE OF THESE PARTS. A SHOP REPAIR OF THIS PROBLEM COULD COST UP TO 500$ AND WOULD BRAKE AGAIN LATER ON.

ENGINE OVERHEATING WARNING. SEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND MANY BMW X5 OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE, THE LIKELY CAUSE IS A BAD WATER PUMP. IF THIS IS HAPPENING TO MANY USERS, IT SHOULD BE RECALLED. ALSO I FOUND THERE WAS A RECALL ON WATER PUMP FOR 2008-2011 MODELS. HTTPS://WWW.CONSUMERREPORTS.ORG/CRO/NEWS/2011/10/RECALL-32-000-BMW-VEHICLES-MDASH-BAD-WATER-PUMPS/INDEX.HTM

SEAT BELT GETS 'STUCK' AND DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY FASTEN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BMW X5. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V138000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. BMW OF MORRISTOWN (111 RIDGEDALE AVE, MORRISTOWN, NJ) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TAKATA RECALL - I'VE BEEN NOTIFIED BY MAIL ABOUT ONE YEAR AGO THAT THE AIRBAG HAS BEEN RECALLED. I SERVICED MY CAR SEPT 2017 AND THEY STILL SAID THAT THE PART IS NOT AVAILABLE. I BELIEVE THE RECALL TOOK PLACE IN 2016. I'VE HAD SO MANY MECHANICAL PROBLEMS AND YET THEY REFUSED TO BUY THE CAR BACK AS A LEMON

VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON COUNTY ROAD WHEN OVERHEAT WARNING CAME ON ADVISING TO SLOW DOWN. WITHIN 10 SECONDS VEHICLE OVERHEATED WARNING CAME ON AND CAR SHUT DOWN FORCING VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. NO APPARENT OTHER WARNING, NO SYMPTONS SUCH AS STEAM FROM BLOWN HOSE OR HOLE IN RADIATOR. VEHICLE 4 YEARS OLD W/69K MILES; WATER PUMP & THERMOSTAT WENT BAD. $1500 REPAIR. APPARENTLY BMW KNOWINGLY MANUFACTURED X5 WITH INFERIOR WATER PUMP W/50K WARRANTY. THIS IS ONLY COMING TO LIGHT TO CUSTOMERS NOW SINCE X5'S ARE OVERHEATING AFTER WARRANTY. VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARY WITH VEHICLE JUST SHUTTING DOWN ENROUTE IN THE MIDDLE OF ROAD. FOR A LUXURY VEHICLE MANUFACTURER THIS IS A MAJOR FAIL AND SHOULD BE CORRECTED.

TAKATA RECALL

SUFFERED AN ENGINE KILL AT 65MPH DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING. WE RECEIVED A WARNING THAT THE ENGINE WAS OVERHEATING APPROXIMATELY 10-15 SECONDS BEFORE THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND THERE WAS NO POWER TO THE ACCELERATOR. VERY FORTUNATE TO BE ALIVE. CAR TOWED AND PROBLEM PER BMW SERVICE WAS THE WATER PUMP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BMW X5. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V138000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. D PATRICK BMW (200 N GREEN RIVER ROAD, EVANSVILLE, IN) 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. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

TAKATA RECALL - TAKATA RECALL CONTINUES TO GO UNRESOLVED. VEHICLE IN QUESTION IN PRIMARY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION FOR MY SPOUSE AND NINE-YEAR OLD SON. BMW SHARED THIS WEEK ONLY DUE TO MY CONTACT THEM THAT THE AIRBAG FOR THIS VEHICLE WOULD BE AVAILABLE IN ONE MONTH. I HAVE NO FAITH AND AM SEEKING INJUNCTION BY NHTSA TO RESOLVE THIS DELINQUENT RESOLUTION IMMEDIATELY.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BMW X5. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS) AND 17V138000 (POWER TRAIN). THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE LOCAL DEALER (BAVARIAAN AUTOHAUS-BMW, 5727 YORK DRIVE, NORMAN, OK, 73069) 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. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BMW X5. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V138000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED (KNAUZ BMW, LAKE BLUFF, ILL, 847-604-5000) AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 11/02/17*LJ *JS

TAKATA AIR BAG RECALL, FEB 05,2016 MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBERNA NHTSA RECALL NUMBER16V071 RECALL STATUSRECALL INCOMPLETE SUMMARY DRIVER'S FRONT AIR BAG: DURING AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT IN AN ACCIDENT, THE DRIVER'S FRONT AIR BAG MODULE MAY PRODUCE EXCESSIVE INTERNAL PRESSURE THAT COULD CAUSE THE INFLATOR TO RUPTURE.

2013 BMW X5. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIRBAG AND DRIVESHAFT FAILURE SAFETY RECALLS. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE HAS TWO RECALLS 16V-071 AND 17V-138. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 08/11/2017*JS

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BMW X5. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V071000 AND 17V138000 (AIR BAGS, POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (VALLEY AUTO WORLD BMW LOCATED AT 3822 SYCAMORE DAIRY RD, FAYETTEVILLE, NC 28303; (910) 864-0000) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TAKATA RECALL I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM BMW MARCH 2016 SAYING THAT I AM THE OWNER OF A POTENTIALLY AFFECTED VEHICLE- I STILL HAVE NOT RECEIVED A SECOND LETTER TO TELL ME TO COME IN AND GET A NEW AIRBAG? I HAVE EMAILED THEM 3 0R 4 TIMES AND ALL THEY SAY IS_ I WILL BE NOTIFIED WHEN PARTS COME IN? IF I AM DRIVING A CAR WITH A DEFECTIVE AIRBAG SHOULDN'T THEY HAVE TO PUT IN A NEW AIRBAG AS SOON AS POSSIBLE? IT HAS BEEN A YEAR AND ONE HALF? PLEASE ADVISE WHAT TO DO? THANKS [XXX] THANKS, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'*JB

TAKATA RECALL: MY VEHICLE HAS A DANGEROUS RECALL AND I'VE CALLED BMW CORP AND BMW OF FT MYERS, FL NUMEROUS TIMES FOR ABOUT 1 YEAR NOW. BMW DOES NOTHING TO RESOLVE THIS RECALL. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY CAR. I WANT THIS RESOLVED. BMW WILL NOT HELP ME RESOLVE THIS. THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP? I'M SCARED TO DRIVE MY CAR.

I DON'T KNOW WHY BMW WOULD TAKE SO LONG TO FIX A RECALL ON MY CAR. IT'S BEEN 6 MONTHS AND THEY DON'T HAVE THE PARTS. IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE, THE DRIVE SHAFT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I TOOK MY CAR TO BMW AND THEY CAN NOT FIX THE RECALL YET BECAUSE I HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE FINAL NOTICE.

THE PARKING BREAK SWITCH LEAVER BROKE. THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE PLASTIC SWITCH LEAVER IS VERY THIN (FLIMSY), THEREFORE, IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR IT NOT TO BREAK UNDER REPEATED NORMAL USE. THIS RESULTS IN THE PARKING BRAKE BECOMING INOPERATIVE. PLEASE SEE UPLOAD PHOTO.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BMW X5. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V071000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (CHAPMAN BMW CHANDLER, 7455 W ORCHID LN, CHANDLER, AZ 85226, (480) 344-4269) DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE SO THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACTS VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

FAULTY DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS CAUSE DOORS TO LOCK BUT NOT UNLOCK WITH BUTTON OR KEY FOB. HAPPENED AFTER DEALER CHARGED TO REPLACE JUNCTION BOX MODULE.

I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR REPLACEMENT OF AIRBAG FOR CLOSE TO 1 YEAR AND NO RESPONSE FROM VALENCIA BMW. I HAVE BEEN LIMITING MY USE OF MY CAR DUE TO UNSAFE AIRBAG.

I HEARD THE ENGINE FAN GOING AT MAX SPEED. ABOUT A MILE LATER, WARNING MESSAGES CAME ON TO DRIVE THE CAR MODERATELY AND THEN TO PULL OVER AND TURN IT OFF. SAID THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE WAS TOO HIGH. ELECTRONIC WATER PUMP FAILURE

TAKATA RECALL - I HAVE WAITED 1 1/2 YEARS A RESOLUTION AND NOTHING DONE. NOW THAT I AM OUT OF WARRANTY, I AM MORE ADEMANT THAT THIS GETS RESOLVED BEFORE I'M KILLED. ALSO, WHAT IS THE WORK-AROUND? LIKE, DISABLING THE AIRBAG.

ENGINE IS HOT MESSAGE APPEARED AND CAR LIMPS AT THE FREEWAY SPEED. IT SEEMS TO BE WATER PUMP ISSUE

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BMW X5. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V071000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (BMW OF BIRMINGHAM, 1000 TOM WILLIAMS WAY, IRONDALE, AL 35210, (855) 850-3425) DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V138000 (POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TAKATA RECALL & FRONT DRIVESHAFT RECALL RECALLS WERE ISSUED, BUT REPAIR WORK NEVER DONE. IT BECAME A PATTERN THAT MANUFACTURER JUST PUBLISHED RECALLS TO MEET THE GOVERNMENT REQUIREMENT BUT NOT REALLY OFFER ACTUAL WORK TO RESOLVE THE SAFETY ISSUES.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BMW X5. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 17V138000 (POWER TRAIN) AND 16V071000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR UNTIL MID JULY OF 2017 ACCORDING TO PENSKE BMW OF SAN DIEGO AND THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED FOR SEVERAL MONTH AFTER CALLING. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

BMW DOES NOT HAVE PARTS TO REMEDY THESE RECALLS; THEY HAVE BEEN ON BACK ORDER FOR OVER 8 MONTHS NOW!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BMW X5. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V138000 (SUSPENSION) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WERE NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

DRIVESHAFT UNIVSAL JOINTS ARE RECALLED BUT NO REMEDY AVAILABLE FROM BMW. THIS COULD CAUSE A CRASH ACCORDING TO THEIR LETTER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BMW X5. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V071000 (AIR BAGS) AND 17V138000 (POWER TRAIN). 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 MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

RECENTLY STARTED TO LOSE POWER STEERING ASSISTANCE WHILE DRIVING. TOOK IT TO CHEVY DEALER, THEY SAID THERE WAS A BULLETIN (NOT A RECALL) ABOUT A SENSOR THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THEY TOLD ME I WAS WITHIN THE PARAMETERS OF THE PROBLEM BUT THE WARRANTY OF PART EXPIRED. THIS MAKES NO SENSE SINCE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE.

ON 4/6/2017 I PARKED MY 2013 BMW X5 AT 7:30PM, AROUND 3AM I HEARD A POPPING SOUND AND THE ALARM GOING OFF . I LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW AND FIRE WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. ON 3/20/2017 I TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE BECAUSE IT DID SOMETHING CRAZY AND THE ENGINE MALFUNCTION LIGHT CAME ON, ALSO THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE FOG LIGHTS. BMW SAID THEY THEY CHANGED THE COIL IN THE ENGINE AND FIXED THE LIGHTS THEY ALSO TOLD US WE NEED TO UPGRADE THE SOS BUTTON OR TAKE A $300 REFUND AND NOT FIX THE SOS SYSTEM . THEY COMPLETED THAT REPAIR ON 3/28/17 . 8 DAYS LATER MY TRUCK CAUGHT FIRE

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BMW X5. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V071000 (AIR BAGS) AND 17V138000 (POWER TRAIN). THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIMEFRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BMW X5. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V071000 (AIR BAGS) AND 17V138000 (POWER TRAIN). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT SPOKE TO A DEALER WHO STATED THE PARTS FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V071000 WERE UNAVAILABLE THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 07/12/17*LJ UPDATED 09/22/2017*JS

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BMW X5. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V071000 (AIR BAGS) AND 17V138000 (POWER TRAIN). THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED A LOCAL DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE ON BACKORDER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

IT HAS BEEN 1 YEAR SINCE BMW NOTIFIED ME OF TAKATA RECALL ON MY CAR AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL UNRESOLVED, NO COMMUNICATIONS SINCE, I HAVE CALLED SERVICE DEPT. SEVERAL TIMES AND ALL I GET IS "WE'LL CALL YOU WHEN THE PARTS ARE AVAILABLE."

TAKATA RECALL. I AM WRITING TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT HAS PASSED WITHOUT THE AIRBAG BEING FIXED. I HAS BEEN 14 MONTHS AND I AM STILL DRIVING WHAT I CONSIDER TO BE AN UNSAFE VEHICLE. BMW REFUSES TO GIVE ANY ESTIMATION OF WHEN THIS WILL BE RESOLVED. THIS MUST BE REMEDIED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 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 NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TAKATA RECALL - WE HAVE ASKED THAT OUR CAR BE REPAIRED AND THE LOCAL BMW OFFICE AND THE CORPOARATE OFFICE REFUSE AND SAID THEY ARE ONLY FIXING CARS BEING TRADED IN FOR NEW BMWS. I GOT AN ESTIMATE FOR A TRADE IN ON MY CAR FROM GMC AND THE VALUE WENT DOWN $10K BECAUSE OF THE RECALL AND IT NOT BE FIXED. I WOULD LIKE MY CAR FIXED, THIS IS A SAFETY RECALL AND THEY ARE PRIORITIZING MY SAFETY OVER THAT OF SOMEONE BUYING A NEW BMW.

DRIVERS FRONT AIR BAG MODULE - RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE 1 YEAR AGO. PARTS ARE STILL NOT AVAILABLE ACCORDING TO MY DEALER.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BMW X5. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V071000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BMW X5. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V071000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO 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 ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

ENGINE IS HEATING UP AND COOLANT PUMP STAYS ON TO KEEP ENGINE FROM OVERHEATING. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN PROBLEM STARTED. WHEN VEHICLE IS DRIVEN OVER 70MPH COOLANT PUMP COMES ON AND STAYS ON.

TAKATA RECALL - RECEIVED MY NOTICE IN MARCH REGARDING THE AIRBAG RECALL. TO DATE I HEAR NOTHING BUT "WE ARE WORKING ON IT". I WAS T-BONED SEVERAL MONTHS AGO AND WAS TERRIFIED MY AIRBAG WOULD DEPLOY AND I AM CONSTANTLY CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY WHEN DRIVING MY CAR AND BMW SEEMS TO CARE LESS. *TR

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BMW X5. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V071000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

ACCELERATION ISSUE WHEN STARTING FROM A STOP POSITION. WHETHER PULLING OUT IN TRAFFIC OR JUST SIMPLY ACCELERATING, THIS VEHICLE STALLS AND THEN KICKS IN. TERRIBLE HANDLING. DEFINITE SAFETY ISSUE.

MY CAR HAS HAD AN OPEN RECALL SINCE FEBRUARY 5TH, 2016 AND I HAVE YET TO HEAR FROM BMW REGARDING WHEN THE RECALL WILL BE REPAIRED. SEVERAL EMAILS TO SERVICE ADVISER RESULT IN A GENERIC RESPONSE THAT PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE.

DURING FRONTAL IMPACT AT 34+MPH, AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY; DRIVER HIT STEERING WHEEL AND PASSED OUT; BRAKES DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY EITHER (WAS SERVICED BY BMW DEALERSHIP LESS THAN 2 MONTHS AGO); VEHICLE SLID STRAIGHT INTO CAR IN FRONT OF IT AND BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGE PROPERLY WITH DRIVER PRESSING BRAKE PETAL

TAKATA ARIBAG HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. GOING ON 8 MONTHS. ENGINE SHUTS DOWN.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BMW X5. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V071000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO 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 ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TAKATA RECALL

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BMW X5. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V071000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TAKATA RECALL I AM STILL AWAITING REPAIR OF THIS VERY DANGEROUS RECALL AND I FEAR FOR MY LIFE WHEN DRIVING MY CAR. I RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE IN MARCH, CALLED MY SERVICE DEALER THEN AND FOLLOWED UP RECENTLY WITH NO ACCEPTABLE ANSWERS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BMW X5. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V071000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BMW X5. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V071000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BMW X5. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V071000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TAKATA RECALL -- I JUST CALLED BMW FOR OPTIONS REGARDING GETTING MY CAR REPAIRED AND ALSO REQUESTED TO BE LET OUT OF MY LEASE. THEY SAID THEY DO NOT YET HAVE PARTS FOR REPAIR, MY CAR HAS BEEN MARKED 'UNSELLABLE' AND THE ONLY END OF LEASE OPTION THEY GAVE WAS FOR ME TO PAY IT OFF. I AM FURIOUS. I REFUSE TO DRIVE AN UNSAFE CAR FOR THE NEXT THREE MONTHS AND I ABSOLUTELY SHOULD NOT BE REQUIRED TO PAY OFF THE LEASE ON THIS CAR. THEY NEED TO TAKE IT BACK AND LET ME MOVE ON. I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN THAT I DRIVE AROUND IN THIS CAR EVERY DAY!!! THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE.

HELLO, MY NAME IS [XXX]. I AM 77 YEARS OLD MAN AND MORE THAN 50 YEARS DRIVING EXPERIENCE. I BOUGHT BMW X5 OCTOBER 2013 FROM TENAFLY BMW DEALERSHIP. THIS CAR WAS MY LIFETIME DREAMED CAR. LIKE A BMW SALES SLOGAN ?ULTIMATE DRIVING MACHINE? I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE AN EXPERIENCE BMW CAR'S JOY OF DRIVING. BUT AFTER FEW MONTH LATER I WAS DISAPPOINTED TO HAVE BMW X5. WHEN I DRIVE TO ACCELERATE PUSH THE GAS CAR DOSE NOT RESPOND AS QUICKLY AS PUSHING GAS. SO I TOLD THE MECHANIC MY PROBLEM THEY DID SOFTWARE UPGRADE. AFTER SOFTWARE UPGRADE CAR WAS GOOD RESPONDING DRIVE. BUT FEW WEEKS LATER BACK TO OLD CONDITION. THESE THINGS FOUR MORE TIMES I DID. COULD YOU POSSIBLY HELP ME OUT OF THESE PROBLEMS AND MY FRUSTRATION? HERE ARE MY PROBLEMS: 1. SLUGGISH AND HESITATING RUNNING WHEN ACCELERATION 2. BETWEEN TRANSMISSION AND GASOLINE SENSOR PROBLEM?!(I THINK) 3. NOT SMOOTH TRANSITION AND FEEL HEAVY MOVING 4. THIS IS NOT BMW X5 POWER RUNNING WEAK. 5. DRIVING TERRIBLY HEAVILY RESPONDING. 6. I WAS RECALLED FOR FRONT AIRBAG. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TAKATA RECALL :I WAS TOLD IT COULD TAKE UP TO A YEAR TO REPLACE THE DEFECT IN MY DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG. I AM NOT COMFORTABLE DRIVING MY CAR KNOWING THERE IS A RISK OF SERIOUS DAMAGE OR DEATH IF THE BAG DEPLOYS. I TAKE XARELTO (BLOOD THINNER) AND PURCHASED THIS SUV TO FEEL SAFER WHEN DRIVING. I AM A REALTOR AND USE MY CAR EVERYDAY AND OFTEN TIMES WITH CLIENTS OF MINE IN THE CAR. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THEY ARE NOT SELLING ANYMORE OF THESE CARS WITH THE DEFECTS UNTIL THEY ARE CORRECTED YET I AM DRIVING ONE WHICH HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. THEY STATED THEY WILL GIVE ME A $35 A DAY ALLOWANCE TO RENT BUT AGAIN THAT WILL ONLY GET ME A COMPACT CAR AND NOTHING CLOSE TO A COMPARABLE. WHY AM I SPENDING $1009 A MONTH FOR MY X5 TO DIVE A FORD FOCUS. IT MAKES NO SENSE. I WOULD LIKE A REMEDY TO MY SITUATION IMMEDIATELY. THIS ISSUE IS/WILL IMPACT MY BUSINESS IF I CAN NOT DRIVE MY CAR. IF I DON'T GET A RESOLUTION I WILL GET MY ATTORNEY INVOLVED.

VOICE ACTIVATED NAVIGATION AND COMMUNICATIONS DO NOT WORK AND ARE A DRIVER DISTRACTION DUE DO TO A SYSTEM THAT DOES NOT WORK. SYSTEM IS IS SUPPOSED TO BE A HANDS FREE OPERATION TO ENABLE DRIVERS NOT TO BE DISTRACTED WHILE DRIVING AND PLACING A PHONE CALL OR DIRECTIONS. THIS OCCURS WHILE THE VEHICLE IN IS IN MOTION.

AFTER STARTING THE CAR, PUTTING THE CAR IN DRIVE, INITIATING A THREE POINT TURN, AFTER THE FIRST PART OF THE TURN WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS RELEASED THE CAR WILL JERK, ACCELERATE, LUNGE FORWARD. I WAS ABLE TO GET MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE TO PREVENT ADDITIONAL FORWARD MOTION. THE REVS RHYTHMICALLY SURGED UP AND DOWN BETWEEN 2500RPMS AND IDLE. THE WHOLE TIME THE VEHICLE WAS TRYING TO DRIVE FORWARD. THEN AFTER A FEW SECONDS THE VEHICLE STALLED. WE'VE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES TO GET THIS FIXED BUT THEY CAN FIND NO FAULT WITH THE CAR. THIS HAPPENS BETWEEN ONCE TO FOUR TIMES PER MONTH. THE CAR HAS ALMOST DRIVEN OFF THE ROAD ON ITS OWN AND CAME CLOSE TO HITTING A PARKED CAR. WE'VE BEEN LUCKY TO GET OUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE BEFORE THAT'S HAPPENED. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS WE SHOULD TAKE THE CAR BACK AS IT'S FINE.

AFTER A CONCERT, I DROVE MY X5 OUT OFF A PARKING LOT WITH MY WIFE. I COULD FEEL A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SOMETHING UNCOMMON ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR, BUT DID NOT PAY MUCH ATTENTION BECAUSE THERE IS NO SIGN ON INDICATOR BOARD SHOWING THE DOORS DID NOT CLOSED. AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, I TURNED TO RIGHT, AND DIVER DOOR OPENED SUDDENLY. I HAVE TO SLOW DOWN, AND TRIED TO CLOSE THE DOOR WHILE DRIVING, BUT THE DOOR COULD NOT BE CLOSED. THE DOOR LOCK DID NOT WORK. I PARKED THE CAR AT A SHOPPING CENTER PARKING LOT, AND REALIZED THAT I COULD NOT OPEN OR CLOSE THE DOOR LOCK AFTER TRYING DIFFERENT WAYS. I HAD TO DRIVE TO HOME USING ONE HAND HOLDING THE DOOR AND THE OTHER HAND DRIVING. IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS. DO NOT KNOW WHAT HAPPENED, IT IS 2013 MODEL, ONLY ONE AND HALF YEAR SUV.

NO ACCIDENT, JUST A SAFETY ISSUE WITH ACCELERATION DELAY. TOTAL LACK OF ACCELERATION AT A STOP TO GO. THERE IS AN INHERENT LAG UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION KICKS IN AND GOES, ABOUT A HALF SECOND DELAY. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY NOT GOOD WHEN TRYING TO GET INTO BUSY TRAFFIC WHETHER AT A LIGHT OR MERGING. I HAVE TALKED TO BMW TAMPA AND RAN A DIAGNOSTIC WITHOUT SUCCESS FOR A FIX. THEY EVEN ADMIT THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THIS BUT BMW GERMANY GUYS THEY SAY WON'T CHANGE THEIR THINKING OR FIX THE ISSUE. IN A NUTSHELL IT'S AS IF THE FUEL DOESN'T GET TO THE INJECTORS UNTIL A .05 DELAY. THIS IS NOT SAFE, POINT BLANK. *TR

EXPLODING SUNROOF. 2013 BMW X5 SUNROOF EXPLODED WITH A SOUND LIKE A GUNSHOT WHILE DRIVING ON CLEAR DAY IN LOW 40S (F) DEGREES. NO OBJECTS IMPACTED THE GLASS. TWO GLASS PANELS AFFECTED WITH PANELS ARCHING UPWARD. NO OTHER DAMAGE. MANUFACTURER AGREED TO REPAIR WITHOUT CHARGE. *TR

ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE ELECTRIC DOOR LOCKS HAVE LOCKED THE CAR WITH THE KEY FOB INSIDE THE CAR. ON THE 1ST OCCASION , A 2 Y/O CHILD HAD JUST BEEN STRAPPED INTO HIS CAR SEAT , A PURSE WITH THE KEY INSIDE THE PURSE , WAS PLACED ON THE FLOOR BEHIND THE DRIVER'S SEAT , THE REAR DOOR WAS CLOSED & ALL LOCKS WERE ACTIVATED . THIS OCCURRED IN THE HEAT OF SUMMER & REQUIRED ANOTHER DRIVER WITH A SPARE FOB TO QUICKLY DRIVE TO THE SITE OF THE PARKED CAR & AVOID HAVING TO BREAK A WINDOW . THIS WAS A VERY SCARY MOMENT ! SAME THING HAPPENED ( NO CHILD IN CAR ) ; ALL DOORS LOCKED WHEN A BRIEFCASE CONTAINING BOTH KEY FOBS WAS PLACED ON BACK SEAT & REAR DOOR WAS CLOSED . A CALL TO BMW HOT LINE RESULTED IN THE DOORS BEING UNLOCKED VIA THE AIRWAYS .THE SAME INCIDENT OCCURED THIS WEEK WITH ONLY ONE KEY FOB IN THE CAR . THE VEHICLE WAS CHECKED BY THE LOCAL DEALER & NO PROBLEMS WERE FOUND . IT SEEMS THERE IS A POTENTIAL PROBLEM & I WISH TO DOCUMENT SUCH FACT SO AS TO HOPEFULLY PREVENT UNEXPECTED DOOR LOCK ACTIVATION WITH SMALL CHILDREN IN THE CAR. *JS

I WAS COMING DOWN LAKEMONT BLVD (SLOPING DOWNWARDS) AT ABOUT 5 PM AND WHEN I WAS NEARING THE TRAFFIC LIGHT AT THE INTERSECTION WITH SE NEWPORT WAY, I STARTED SLOWING DOWN AS I COULD SEE THE LIGHT WAS RED. I PUSHED DOWN ON THE PEDAL BUT THE BRAKE WAS NOT FULLY RESPONSIVE. IT WOULD SLOW DOWN AND SEEM TO BE STOPPING, BUT KEEP GOING. I WAS FEELING A BIT OUT OF CONTROL AND TRIED TO STEER AWAY FROM THE CAR THAT WAS STOPPED AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT AND JUST FOR A MOMENT IT SEEMED LIKE THE BRAKE HAD APPLIED AND THE CAR ALMOST STOPPED BUT IT KEPT GOING UNTIL IT CRASHED THE BACK LEFT BUMPER OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF US. MY DAUGHTER WAS SITTING NEXT TO ME AND SHE KEPT SAYING 'O MY GOD, O MY GOD' AND I KEPT SAYING TO HER THAT ' THE BRAKE JUST ISN'T TAKING'. I WAS FULLY ALERT BECAUSE I HAD SLOWED THE CAR DOWN ALL THE WAY DOWN THE HILL AND WAS ABLE TO STEER IT JUST BEFORE A FULL-ON IMPACT, BUT COULDN'T PULL AWAY COMPLETELY. THIS HAS HAPPENED A COUPLE OF TIMES IN THE PAST WITH ONE INCIDENT COMING CLEARLY TO MIND. WE WERE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND COMING DOWN PARK DR, WHICH IS A SIMILAR INCLINED DOWNHILL ROAD AND WHEN I WAS ABOUT TO REACH THE INTERSECTION WITH 15TH AVE NE, I STARTED TO BRAKE BUT THE BRAKES RESPONDED VERY SLUGGISHLY - WHERE IT SEEMED TO STOP, BUT THEN KEEP GOING AT LEAST A COUPLE OF TIMES, WITH THE CAR EVENTUALLY STOPPING ALMOST IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. IT WAS THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY AND BEING A SUBURBAN NEIGHBORHOOD, THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC AND WE WERE SAFE. I DISMISSED IT AS A ONE OFF INCIDENT, BUT IT HINDSIGHT IT CAME CLEARLY TO MIND AFTER THE INCIDENT YESTERDAY. *TR

THIS PAST WINTER I TOOK MY BMW IN TWICE (MAR 28, 2014 AND APR 22, 2014) BECAUSE A CLICKING NOISE I HEAR WHEN DRIVING AND IT WAS ASSUMED THAT THE NOISE WAS RELATED TO LOW TEMP OUTSIDE. ON MAY 23, 2014 I NOTICE THE CLICKING NOISE AGAIN. I CURRENTLY HAVE 2548 MILES ON MY CAR. THE ANCHORAGE BMW COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS CAUSING THE NOISE. THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPRODUCE THE NOISE. WHEN HAPPEN AGAIN IN APRIL I RECORDED THE NOISE ON MY CELL PHONE AND WAS TOLD THAT DEALER'S SERVICE DEPT WOULD STILL NEED TO REPRODUCE THE NOISE. I CALLED THE SERVICE DEPT ON MAY 23, TO LET THEM KNOW I WAS HAVE THE PROBLEM AGAIN. THUS FAR I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RETURN PHONE CALL. I STILL HAVE NO CLUE WHAT WOULD BE CAUSING A NEW CAR TO MAKE CLICKING NOISE. *TR

ENGINE STALLED WHILE VEHICLE AT COMPLETE STOP, WITH AIR CONDITIONING ON. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN DRIVEN AT VARIOUS SPEEDS FOR SEVERAL MILES AND PARKED, THEN RESTARTED WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BMW X5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN BRAKING TO A STOP, THE VEHICLE WOULD INDEPENDENTLY VEER TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT BEFORE COMPLETELY STOPPING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE BRAKES, ROTORS AND BOLTS WERE REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO FURTHER REPAIRS THEY COULD PERFORM TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,500. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BMW X5. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS MOVED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND FAILED TO RESTART. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

VEHICLE DEVELOPED SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED FUEL MILEAGE AFTER THE FIRST 500 MILES. IN TOWN RANGE DROPPED BY 40% TO 7.8 MPG OVER THE SAME ROUTE, INDEPENDENT OF GASOLINE SOURCE OR GRADE. EXHAUST GASES ARE VERY HOT AND EXHIBIT A PRONOUNCED SULFURIC, GUNPOWDER LIKE SMELL. ELECTRICAL FANS CONSTANTLY ON DURING CITY DRIVING ATTEMPTING TO COOL THE ENGINE. EXCESSIVE CARBON BUILD UP ON EXHAUST COMPONENTS. ENGINE EXHIBITING RICH RUNNING CONDITION. A PERSISTENT MECHANICAL ENGINE WHINE DEVELOPED EMANATING FROM THE OIL PUMP, POSSIBLY THE ALTERNATOR AREA OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, PEAKING AT 1700-1900 RPM UNDER LOAD. AT 1,200 MILES, THE 8 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DEVELOPED ERRATIC SHIFT BEHAVIOR BETWEEN 1ST-3RD GEARS. AT FAIRLY CONSTANT SPEED, THE TRANSMISSION IS SHIFTING BETWEEN 1ST AND SECOND GEAR, ALTERNATING UP SHIFTING AND DOWNSHIFTING WITHOUT ESTABLISHING PROPER GEAR. COMING TO A STOP, VEHICLE SURGES REVOLUTIONS BY UP TO 500 RPM ON THE 3-2 DOWNSHIFT AND UP TO 800 RPM ON THE 2-1 DOWNSHIFT, CAUSING A SUDDEN AND ABRUPT HALT, ENGINE BRAKING EFFECT. BEHAVIOR IS MOST PRONOUNCED IN STANDARD D TRANSMISSION MODE, MINIMIZED IN DS MODE AND COMPLETELY ABSENT IN MANUAL MODE WITH AUTOMATIC DOWNSHIFT. AT 2,200 MILES, GUNPOWDER LIKE EXHAUST GAS SMELL MORE PRONOUNCED AND EVIDENT WHILE AVERAGE FUEL MILEAGE DROPPED TO 6.4 MPG OVER THE SAME COURSE. TRANSMISSION EXPERIENCED TWO INCIDENTS OF FAILING TO UP SHIFT INTO SECOND GEAR FOLLOWED BY A MECHANICAL CLUNK AND SHARP JOLT AFTER FINALLY GETTING IN GEAR. VEHICLE DOES NOT EXHIBIT ANY STORED OR ACTIVE FAULT CODES WITHIN THE ON-BOARD DIAGNOSTICS. *TR