Three problems related to automatic transmission have been reported for the 2004 BMW X5. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
My bmx 5 (2004) stalls occasionally at low speeds. This has occurred 4 times in the last three months. The service center has been unable to duplicate the problem or determine the cause. I'm usually exiting a parking lot or school when it occurs and estimated speed is between 5 and 10 mph. There are no sensors or warning indicators before or after the incident and a diagnostic check at the BMW service center revealed no sensors or indicators activated. There were two recalls for BMW x 5 2004 models that were related to stalling but have not been associated with my particular vehicle. I'm concerned the problem will result in a crash.
I own a 2004 BMW X5, I purchased the car used from sam swope BMW in louisville ky # 502-499-5080 the car was certified and still under warranty with 37,000 miles on it. I also purchased a extended warranty as well. My complaint is the transmission is causing the car to be unsafe, at times when starting from a stop or roll it will cause the car to lurch forward unexpectedly I have complained several times to the dealership as well as BMW. The first time it did it the dealer said the software needed to be updated I paid over $150. 00 to have this done they said it would fix it. For awhile I thought it had taken care of it but several months later it started doing it again. After more complaints to BMW dealer they did another software update and charged me again. This time it seemed like they restarted the performance of the car. BMW claims that it is not showing any malfunctions in the computer they claim there is nothing wrong, if that is true then why do they keep saying I need to update the software and keep charging me for this, when the transmission does this it all most like some has hit you from the rear. The car has 88,000 miles on it and has continued to this, I have actually altered the way I take off from a stand still to avoiding this from happening. There are a number of complaints about this issue if you look on line at edmunds cars.
Transmission shuts down while engine is still running. A warning light illuminates saying transmission has shut down.