Two problems related to transmission failure have been reported for the 2001 BMW X5. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
The contact owns a 2001 BMW X5. The contact stated that upon starting the ignition, there was a delayed response before the vehicle would accelerate. A chime sounded prior to the failure and the ¿transmission fail-safe prog. Warning message displayed on the instrument panel. In addition, the transmission would exhibit hesitation when the contact was accelerating from a complete stop. The failure recurred whenever the engine was in operation. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnosis. A trouble code detected a malfunction with the transmission. There was a recall under NHTSA campaign number 01v196000 (power train), however the VIN was not included. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the defect. The approximate failure mileage was 130,000.
2001 BMW X5 transmission failure. No reverse, just went out no warning, at low mileage, found this was common to common also found out repair parts are upgraded by BMW, but BMW wont acknowledge a problem even though their are page after page or reports, BMW also will not pay for repair, average estimate is $4500. 00. If BMW didn't recognize the inferior part, then why did they upgrade the repair part, my vehicle is down now because I don't have the resources to fund this repair, I have a nine year old and an eighty four year old depending on this transportation, and due to the death of my mother on the 03/09/2009 and having to move my father from oklahoma to California my money is in a negative, this failure has really place a hardship on us.