Vehicle Speed Control Problems of BMW M5

BMW M5 owners have reported 2 vehicle speed control related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 2 most common vehicle speed control problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's vehicle speed control (1 problem). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's cruise control (1 problem). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Vehicle Speed Control related problems of BMW M5

Problem Category Number of Problems
Vehicle Speed Control problems
1
Cruise Control problems
1

Recently reported Vehicle Speed Control problems of BMW M5

The Vehicle Speed Control problem

The contact owns a 2006 BMW M5. The contact stated that when attempting to start the vehicle, whether the vehicle was idle or traveling at low speeds, there was a sudden engagement that caused the vehicle to surge forward intermittently.   Read details...

The Cruise Control problem

Behavior of my car�s dct transmission has created a dangerous situation which almost resulted in an accident for me. I believe this is due to a software change BMW made to the dct transmission. The issue is as follows: -when driving at highway speed, when you release the throttle and let   Read details...




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