2011 BMW X5: check engine light

Filed Jan 24, 2024 · Engine, Fuel system · WV

I own a 2011 BMW x5. the federal safety agency shows 15 recalls for my vehicle type; however, the federal safety agency must be relying upon BMW for the VIN numbers as: 1.) my vehicle doesn't show up for recalls; 2.) I have never been contacted by BMW for many of those recalls - in fact, I have not received a letter from BMW in many many years, and among the 15 recalls above, I have never received any notification of for at least October 20, 2023 the federal safety agency CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 23V707000 Camshaft Timing Bolts May Loosen Causing Stall Loose or broken VANOS unit bolts can result in an engine stall, increasing the risk of a crash. April 18, 2018 the federal safety agency CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V248000 Electric Auxiliary Water Pump Failure October 30, 2017 the federal safety agency CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V683000 PCV Heater may Short Circuit March 2, 2017 the federal safety agency CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V138000 Front Driveshaft Universal Joint may Fail May 17, 2016 the federal safety agency CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V311000 Front Driveshaft Universal Joint may Fail. When I call BMW, they say there are no recalls outstanding on my vehicle and this the federal safety agency states there are recalls, but does not associate my VIN with the recalls, so say there are no recalls outstanding. The most prominent recent issue was that when my BMW dealership diagnosed a check engine light in my vehicle, they wanted to replace a SCR DEF active tank for $3,000, but it turned out that BMW had an almost 100% failure rate for the same part and issued an extended warranty for this part under their technical bulletin SI B01 23 16. They denied replacing the parts under the warranty stating that it was limited to 10 years/120,000 miles. I had only 101,600 miles on my car, but they stated the 10 year limited out the warranty from the in-service date. However, my car had many emission system related issues including just a few years previous.

Filed Jan 15, 2024 · Engine · WV

After BMW replaced my battery on 1/11/24, a check engine light immediately appeared. It said that the Scr Active Tank needed to be replaced and it would cost upwards of $3,000. I immediately found a the federal safety agency bulletin that informed that this particular part had been on recall, but had a 10 year/120k mile limitation. My car only had 101k miles, but BMW denied my recall work on goodwill because they say it was well past 10 years of my in-service date. The warranty, however, should still be effective, as many customers have different rates of utilization and I am still 19k short of the mileage limitation, which should not be time limited. BMW worked with the federal safety agency for a reason - they acknowledged that they had a flawed part, and this needs to be changed at their expense, not passed on as $3,000 unfairly to the customer. Please see the recall bulletin attached.

Filed Feb 1, 2022 · Engine, Fuel system · NV

The SUVs drive belt has come loose and was ingested through the front crankshaft seal, causing engine issues such as oil starvation leading to engine damage and unknown check engine codes. The SUV has been confirmed to have belt fragments inside the engine. I have video documentation.

Filed Apr 23, 2021 · Engine, Fuel system · 166,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 bmw x5. The contact stated while driving at 62 MPH, the passive tank level sensor failed. The contact that stated that the vehicle then went into limp mode not allowing him to exceed 50 MPH while driving. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to valley bmw (4725 mchenry ave, modesto, ca 95356) where it was diagnosed with the passive tank level sensor needing to be replaced. The contact wanted a second opinion and took the vehicle to an independent mechanic where the mechanic confirmed the first result. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure and informed the contact that the failure was a well known issue. The failure mileage was approximately 166,000.

Filed Mar 30, 2021 · Engine, Transmission · 76,000 miles · IL

While driving home from work, the engine light came on and reduced speed on i95 interstate 95south in chicago. I have spend over $18,000 on engine issue and high consumption of oil is also a major issue. There is a severe engine issue that may lead to an auto accident while driving. Once the engine reduce power it's very difficult to pull the truck over to safety. The whole x5 5.0i needs to be recalled.

Filed Feb 26, 2021 · Electrical, Lights · 95,000 miles · NC

The following took place in june 2020. I still own the vehicle. I've garage kept my SUV, however recently I moved to city for work and been parking my x5 outside. It had been raining pretty hard in the last few days and I was driving w/ my 4-year-old in back when suddenly the dashboard warning lights and various messages on the entertainment screen started flashing. The warnings took me off guard and some of the messages that my engine may stall in the middle of traffic made me panic, especially with my kid in the back. I pulled over and started taking pictures messages. I researched and found the water from the sunroof leaks into the left side of the trunk where the electronics and audio equipment are located. (now I know it leaked on both side'as leith bmw technician found water on the right side too with electric wires submerged). I found about half a gallon of water accumulated. I took water out using a water bottle I cut in the middle and tried to dry off affected electronics. When I restarted the vehicle, the chimes are gone and so is the sound. The radio stations and navigation works, but there is absolutely no sound coming out. Also, the trunk lift gate does not automatically open anymore making it very hard to operate and the engine light won't go away. I contacted bmw and explained the situation and they told me to take my vehicle to bmw authorized dealer and pay out of pocket for it. That cost around $400. I kept receipt. All their communication was verbal as to not leave email trail. The only solid rejection letter I received is when they replied to my bbb complaint. So far I have contacted bmw directly who rejected my claims, bbb of new jersey (where bmw is located) who contacted bmw directly and bmw sent a rejection letter, consumer reports, cpsp.gov who directed me to the federal safety agency. Thank you for your help.

Filed Feb 19, 2021 · Transmission · 171,171 miles · GA

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 bmw x5. The contact stated while driving 35 MPH, he heard a grinding noise coming from center of vehicle. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with the federal safety agency campaign number: 17v138000 (power train) however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 171,171.

Filed Feb 13, 2020 · Engine · 81,719 miles · VA

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 bmw x5. The contact stated that the check engine light illumunated. The vehicle would roughly turn off and had a sound of the engine still running when the vehicle was turned off and parked. The dealer checkered flag bmw 5225 virginia beach blvd, virginia beach, va 23462 (866) 414-7820 stated that the extended warranty did not cover the issue.the egr cooler that cools the exhaust fumes was diagnosed as the issue and needed to be replaced and there were no recalls. The manufacturer had not been contacted yet. The failure mileage was 81,719.

Filed Dec 5, 2019 · Engine, Fuel system · NY

The vehicle loses power and suddenly increase it while driving the vehicle it also jerks steering feels loose leaking oil from the engine. Computer on the dash reads to add a quart this is happening every other day since I got it back from the dealer. The vehicle is back at the dealership and advisors tell me there is nothing wrong with the oil all lies. They dismantled my entire engine the vehicle never drove the same again plus the check engine light is flickering. Please help!!!!!!! Vehicle shut down on me while I was in the highway driving slowing I pulled out of the highway into and exit and from there I had it tow to bmw after they so called fixed it again

Filed Sep 5, 2019 · Fuel system · AZ

I have an 2011 x5 diesel. I got engine light on because of passive tank problem. I love the car but this car has so many ses lights after I got it. I fixed active tank out of my own pocket before they had extend warranty for active tank. Its lights on again and this time under covered. But after couple of month the passive tank got problem. I called bmw but they said it's not covered. It's $3000 again. I talked to dealer, dealer said it will not effect my drive because it's a back up tank (only be used if active tank broke) but it won't pass emission test. I am really frustrated with this ses light on and I did lots of research about passive tank. Lots of people had same problem and some got covered by bmw. I tried to communicate with bmw about the scr tank. Passive tank is the same component as active tank and it's back up tank. You already know these tanks have problem why cover only one and let costumer pay the other one. And why some covered some don't? This is really not fair and I can't pass emission test without fixing this engine light on. It's also really bother's me (engine light on) when I drive my car every day with my kids and don't know it there is any other problem except passive tank. Please help me on anyway you can. Thank you so much for your time!

Filed May 13, 2019 · Airbags, Engine · 107,000 miles · MS

Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2011 bmw x5. The contact stated that the vehicle was towed to a dealer (bmw 6655 coliseum blvd, alexandria, la 71303 (318) 445-6678) to be serviced under the federal safety agency campaign number: 19v017000 (air bags). After the recall remedy was performed, the vehicle was towed back to the contacts residence however the check engine warning light was illuminated along with a note from the dealer indicating that the engine was at a 50% capacity and that the vehicle needed to be returned at the dealer. The contact called the same dealer when it was informed that the drive shaft needed to be replaced under an extended warranty but after calling on a later time the dealer then informed the contact that they would be responsible for the cost of repairs. The manufacturer was contacted and stated that they would investigate the issue however then declined to cover any repair costs. The failure mileage was 107,000.

Filed May 2, 2019 · Engine · 80,629 miles · TX

After receiving an oil change, the check engine light came on code 88624 which caused the engine to loose power. After inspection the fault was for exhaust camshaft stuck which is an error due to the timing/vanos system. No visible damages where found to the camshaft solenoids that are accessible. Please advise if there are any other issues with consumers for these problems, thank you!