One problem related to transmission gear slipping has been reported for the 2002 BMW X5. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
After vehicle is parked for a few hours, when you crank it and put the transmission in reverse it slips and does not want to engage. Problem does not appear when vehicle is in drive, only reverse so far. As the vehicle warms up the problem goes away.
| Automatic Transmission problems | |
| Power Train problems | |
| Manual Transmission problems | |
| Transmission Not Go Into Gear problems | |
| Transmission Gear Slipping problems |