On 1/6/14 I went outside and started up vehicle and let it warm up for a bit and then I drove about 2miles and car was acting funny as I drove it. It didn't want to go so I gave it some gas and RPM's revved up but odometer was moving up and down all crazy. I left vehicle cranked as I went into store and drove it back home. Didn't want to turn it off in case it didn't start back up. On 1/8/14 I went out and cranked car to warm up for a minute and then put car into drive and heard a loud pop. I then put car back into park. Car acted as if it didn't want to stay started so I gave it some gas and then a bunch of smoke came out from exhaust pipes. Turned car off and let all smoke clear and tried to restart car but it wouldn't turn over. Had car towed to import specialty and 2 days later they informed me this is a common issue with make & model that the diaphragm bust and the tcc valve breaks and throws oil everywhere. Thank goodness I bought a extended warranty that covers power train but not this issue $1,725.00 on the low side to just clean oil out and then we will be able to look further into car to see if engine is salvageable or not. I am in a rental car paying for that, repairs to start are just $1.725.00 plus.... Car payment. We don't know if warranty will cover this after they find out what happened per mgr at import specialty. I have called bmw nashville for goodwill assistance because of year of car per [xxx] they can't help. This is a know issue with this car and bmw needs to reimburse consumers who have had to shell out monies to fix this issue and other repairs because of this issue. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
2005 BMW X5 engine complaints
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I bought this SUV last week for my kids to drive after researching and test-driving various makes and models for months: bmw x5 4,4i, mercedes ml430, porsche cayenne, and jeep grand cherokee. The bmw won in the end because I have had several 3-series with 200,000k on it that run like new. The previous owner assured me that there were no problems with this SUV and sold it to me in as-is excellent condition. She also assured me that it had been serviced by a bmw dealer with a full inspection on june 13, 2013. I also had it inspected by an indy mechanic. Two days after I bought it it started blowing clouds of blue smoke on acceleration, intermittently. I immediately contacted the seller who told me that she had mentioned this to the bmw dealership during the june 13, 2013 inspection, and that they could not detect or isolate the source of the problem but, they told her that it was nothing to worry about. I then contacted the dealership to pull the service records which verify this to be true. Upon researching this issue online, I found several technical service bulletins about it (pcv, ccv for the n62 engine and osv for the m54 engine) as well as hundreds of complaints from consumers - everything from blowing smoke to blown engines related to these pressure release valves. How can a dealer not know to check the pressure release valve when there is so much consumer history and technical literature on it??? This just blows my mind!!! I would not have bought this vehicle had I known about its pre-exiting condition because I would have researched it and been scared off by the degree to which people have been affected / hurt by it! This is clearly a design flaw. What will is take for bmw to get its #$&* together and recall vehicles affected by these m54 and n62 engines!
I just got my x5 out of the shop two weeks ago due to a engine oil leak which cost 1700 to repair and now the brake booster system has went out which is another 1200 to repair. This vehicle has had two recalls for this same problem however the 2005 was not included in the recall the first recall was for 2000-2002 and the second recall which was just in february of this year was for 2007-2010 obviously the fix did not work and they need to include all vehicles from 2000 until 2010. When I called bmw all the girl on the phone could say is your x5 was not included in the recall.
Started my bmw x5 year 2005 (now with 59,500 miles)in cold weather (milwaukee, wi). Upon acceleration on expressway ramp a large cloud of white smoke blew out tailpipes. This occurred on two separate occasions recently. Prior to this, in february 2010 (with 50,000 miles), oil separator was replaced for $ 2000 cost. This time dealer replaced the same parts and system at no charge. Same part failed twice in one year, in a span of 10,000 miles.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 bmw x5. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30 MPH, the vehicle started to shutter and then it suddenly stalled. The vehicle was towed to a dealer who informed the contact that she needed to replace the crankcase vent/oil separator the manufacturer was contacted and offered her a discount on the parts and for the labor. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 70,000. Updated 03/28/12*lj updated 05/10/12
Oil separator-complete engine failure- bmw 2005 x5
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 bmw x5. The contact stated that while driving approximately 55 MPH, the vehicle would stall without warning. The vehicle was towed to the dealer who informed the contact that the failure was caused by the oil separator. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 83,000. Updated 02/10/11 *bf updated 04/21/11
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