2013 BMW X5: engine stalls while driving

Filed Aug 22, 2022 · Fuel system · WV

Vehicle died while driving, luckily it happened when pulling in to a store versus on the busy highway that we had just been traveling on, would not restart. BMW Roanoke determined it to be a failed diesel injection pump. If this had occurred on the highway it could have been a very dangerous situation. I had found that previous and later models of this vehicle have been recalled for this issue, but not the 2013 model. Which seems odd since the 2013 uses the same or a very similar diesel injection pump. The repair cost is more the vehicle value.

Filed Jun 3, 2021 · Engine · CA

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.

Filed Oct 3, 2020 · Engine · 57,706 miles · CA

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

Filed Apr 8, 2019 · Electrical, Engine · 78,000 miles · CO

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.

Filed Oct 24, 2016 · Transmission · AL

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.

Filed Aug 25, 2015 · 19,000 miles · CA

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.

Filed Aug 26, 2013 · Engine · 9,000 miles · MI

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.