Four problems related to brakes failed have been reported for the 2005 BMW X5. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
The contact owns a 2005 BMW X5. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 30 mph, brake fluid started to leak and the brakes failed without warning. The contact replaced the brake fluid and drove the vehicle home. The contact was made aware of NHTSA campaign number: 05v367000 (service brakes, hydraulic) but did not confirm if the vehicle was included. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 66,000.
The brake booster has failed twice now on this 2005 BMW X5. BMW has recalled other models in the same model year for the same problem, but refuses to repair the problem to my vehicle. This failure of the brake booster has put my family in danger and has costed me thousands of dollars.
2005 BMW x-5 brakes fail to stop vehicle due to malfunction of the hydraulic brake booster. This is an ongoing problem. It will require buying a new brake booster and paying for its installation, cost of over $1000. The same problem has caused the recall of BMW 7 series from several model years.
The contact owns 2005 BMW X5 4. 4. The contact was driving 10 mph when the power assist for the brakes failed. The vehicle was taken to a local repair shop where they replaced the vacuum pump and brake booster due to an oil leak. The manufacturer was contacted and they stated that they were aware of the failure but they were not taking responsibility since his vehicle was not included in the voluntary manufacturers recall. The failure mileage was 87,976 and the current mileage was 89,000.