One problem related to automatic transmission park/neutral start switch has been reported for the 2001 BMW X5. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
The contact owns a 2001 BMW X5. After shifting the vehicle into park the contact noticed that the transmission fail safe code had appeared on the dashboard. The vehicle has not been diagnosed and the contact was informed by the manufacturer that his VIN was not included in recall 01v196000 power train: automatic transmission: park/neutral start switch. There were no prior warnings. The failure mileage was 155000 and the current mileage was 164000.
| Automatic Transmission problems | |
| Power Train problems | |
| Transmission Failure problems | |
| Automatic Transmission Park/neutral Start Switch problems | |
| Manual Transmission problems | |
| Driveshaft problems | |
| Transmission Gear Slipping problems |