Equipment Related Problems of the 2011 BMW X5

Table 1 shows five common equipment related problems of the 2011 BMW X5. The number one most common problem is related to the equipment (22 problems). The second most common problem is related to the radio/tape cd player (one problem).

Table 1. Equipment related problems of BMW X5


Recently reported Equipment problems of the 2011 BMW X5

The Equipment problem

The comfort access door handle, got so hot it started to melt the plastic exterior handle and produce a lot of smoke would have caught fire if I didn't turn off car and disconnect electrical signal to the cas handle   Read details...

The Radio/tape Cd Player problem

The following took place in June 2020. I still own the vehicle. I�ve garage kept my SUV, however recently I moved to city for work and been parking my X5 outside. It had been raining pretty hard in the last few days and I was driving w/ my 4-year-old in back when suddenly the dashboard   Read details...

The Electrical Jack problem

This car only has a little over 40k miles. Was driving long distance on freeway and slowly I notice strange noise coming from the wheel well area from inside the car. I jacked the car up and do a spin and turn out it is the bearing making noise. Can't believe this fails at such a low mileage.   Read details...


Equipment related problems in other BMW X5 model year vehicles:



X5 Service Bulletins
X5 Safety Recalls
X5 Defect Investigations