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.
2013 BMW X5 engine complaints
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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
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
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.
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
Engine is hot message appeared and car limps at the freeway speed. It seems to be water pump issue
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 aribag has not been resolved. Going on 8 months. Engine shuts down.
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.
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.
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