One problem related to car will not start has been reported for the 2002 BMW X5. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
The contact owns a 2002 BMW X5. While reversing the vehicle into a parking space, the front driver and passenger side air bags deployed. There were no injuries. The contact mentioned that various warning lights were illuminated after the failure and the vehicle failed to restart. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the battery safety terminal failed due to a thermal event. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 155,003.