Car Stall problems of the 2002 BMW X5

The contact owns a 2002 BMW X5. While driving approximately 45 mph, the vehicle suddenly stalled and smoke was emitting from under the hood. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for diagnostic testing where the technicians stated that the oil separator was frozen. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was unavailable. The approximate failure mileage was 105,000.

In a 2002 BMW X5 while making a left hand turn, the vehicle stalls. It happens numerous times per day. My research indicates this problem exists in many BMW vehicles and it obviously presents a serious safety issue for drivers of the 2002 BMW X5. I hope a safety recall is ordered for these vehicles immediately. If you are to google this issue with BMW vehicles (1999-present) there is a laundry list of complaints. . Read more...

My son was driving my 2002 BMW X5 SUV for approximately 30 minutes (mostly highway) when the "fail safe" light came on. He began to pull into the breakdown lane when the car stalled and "system failure" light came on. When he got out of the car, there were flames shooting out from beneath the engine on the passenger side. He and his fiance quickly ran down the road and the car was fully engulfed in flames with black smoke filling the sky within moments. The car is totaled with all windows melted as well as the entire engine compartment. Both front tires exploded. I have gone online and there are many X5's that have spontaneously caught on fire for no apparent reason.

The contact owns a 2002 BMW X5. While driving 70 mph, the vehicle stalled and then shut off. The vehicle also misfired. The contact managed to coast the vehicle off the road and it immediately restarted. The dealer could not find any failures. The failure and current mileages were 73,709.

Intermittently while making right turns dashboard lights came on, vehicle stalled. After a few seconds, vehicle restarted as if nothing ever happened. This occurred four times in the last three months.