general problems of the 2012 BMW X5

Two nights ago I was at domino’s pizza. I put my car in reverse and the car died and the steering wheel locked up like the power steering was giving out I was able to start the car again, but still with no power steering assist and drove the car home about a mile away, but every time I slowed down or came to a stop sign or a stoplight, the car would die, and the battery light would flash on the dash and it would say charging malfunction once I got home we took a look at the engine and noticed that none of the belts were working at all and then I started to google what could possibly be the problem and a couple of different recalls came up recall number 12v550000 and that is engine and engine cooling engine diesel what the name of it is and the recall date is 1127 2012 and then the next one is 2012 BMW X5 diesel suvs from the model year 2012 923 BMW x fives have been recalled because they have defective engine belt, tensioners and cracks that develop along the welds if the belt tensioner fails there could be a sudden loss of power steering assist that is sounds like exactly what happened to my car and then there’s another one recall number b121918 which is from September 2019 and it is called idler pulley bolt and come to find out that actually was a recall on my vehicle, but the previous owner is the one that had it repaired so I’m not sure if BMW is willing to repair it again but there’s not a lot of miles on this cards a 2012 I bought it with 95,000 miles on it and it currently only has 131,000 miles on it. I’m just hoping for some kind of resolution here this is the fifth BMW that I bought in my lifetime and I for the most part I’ve had pretty good ultimate driving experience and good customer service and some good financing but I can’t see why just recall wouldn’t cover my vehicle. It’s currently in the shop. They’re doing a diagnostic on it and I will be getting that back later on today and I can report that back to you folks, hopefully it could be recalled. M.

My car was sitting on the driveway and spontaneously caught on fire. It has not been driven for the last week or two. Nobody was home, when it caught on fire. Our neighbors called 911.

BMW turns off driving down the road. Loss of power, power steering and brakes. Dangerous due to the fact that it is hard and sometimes impossible to pull over and get it to restart. When it happens on the freeway it is very dangerous because it is almost impossible to pull over. The SUV just quits working for no apparent reason. This has happened several times and not just one incident. Last time it happened was in the middle of an interstate in denver CO with a child in the back seat. It happens at different speeds without warning.

Cel light came on. The decoded code is p2457. The egr module needs to be replaced as per the technician.

This weekend I was driving my BMW on the expressway and hear a loud pop. When I looked up my sunroof exploded and scattered into small pieces. I was out of town and all the schererville dealer told me is to contact my insurance. They didn't accommodate me at all. Nothing hit my car and the same situation happened to a relative in her BMW car last year. This was a very scary situation and I was stuck all weekend out of town with a hole in my car. The tempered glass is defective and BMW needs to be responsible.

Faulty water pump-can't cool down car inoperable many other X5 already have this recall but not mine? going to cost me 1100 under warranty?!?.

On 2018 the engine's idler pulley bolt fail. The vehicle lose the power and don't run. I have tried to fix the problem with BMW agency on tucson arizona, but they never can help with this problem. They always say the same �we can't do nothing about it. I'm very fustrated because this is my only vehicle. Finally I visited another mechanic to fix my vehicle. I already spend money to fix the problem, and you company just give me excuses. I'm very upset with the service, very bad service. Sometimes the persone by phone tell me that he would see how he can help me, and he going to call me back and never happened. The last time one person of customer service her name amalia phone number +16614322897 tried to help me, but instead he told me that I owe you 150 dlls. I'm just try to keep the vehicle in good conditions for the safety of my family. And see if you going to help me to get some money back that I already spend of my pocket. Thank you !!.

BMW has opened a recall for my vehicle as of may, 23 of 2018 and the parts aren't available even now. I have called them numerous times with no success at all. Nobody nows when these parts will be available. I'm a rent a car company owner and this vehicle stays in my garage and collects dust with no revenue what so ever. Please help me to resolve this issue.

Egr cooler at front of engine is leaking exhaust. Exhaust diesel smell is coming in side the cabin. Driver and passengers smelling diesel exhaust. Deteriorating health of family adults and kids. Unsafe. Numerous complaints are already found online. Reached out to BMW north America customerrealtions@bmwusa. Com and they wont cover it. 2012 BMW X5 xdrive35d 57200 miles on car. This is unsafe car. Diesel smell inside car is bad. My email arun. Com@gmail. Com phone 2148864890.

Recall campaign no. 17v-138: front driveshaft . Recall letter dated April 2017. Scheduled repair with the nearest BMW dealer repair shop in arlington, texas for several months now, no repair has been done. Scare of driving vehicle, because the front wheels vibrate when driving even a moderate speed. I have called the BMW repair shop multiple times, but no response to repair.

Takata recall - dealer has been putting me off for at least 10 months for front driver and passage side airbag replacement.

Engine malfunction, reduced power, error mesage this morning. Just had to have egr replaced 5 days ago (@52,000 miles) at the tune of $1005. 00. . . . Now my car will only go 35 mph. Car started making a "whistling sound" on 11/07 during acceleration. . . . Then today, it started "rattling" them engine malfunction message came on and power went away!.

While driving at around 35 mph, engine started to stutter, shake violently, then completely shut off, leaving no power assist to steering or brakes. Vehicle remained dead in the middle of a heavily traveled two lane road. After attempting to restart several dozen times, vehicle finally stayed on enough to pull to side of road, then shut down again. Again after numerous attempts to restart, vehicle was able to turm the corner onto a residential street where it proceeded to shut down once again. Engine failure message appeared on vehicle information display as well as engine warning lights on dashboard. While waiting for tow truck, the vehicle sat for 15 minutes before I attempted to restart. After about a dozen attempts, vehicle restarted, but this time with no error messages or dashboard warning lights. After several additional stalls, vehicle restarted but this time with the vehicle information display indicating "engine malfunction" and additional wording stating "reduced power available" (limp home mode) and "safe to drive". Based on the message and the fact the car restarted, I attempted to drive home. On the highway (long island expressway) while approaching highway speeds (45 mph) the engine again shook violently, stumbled, and shut off leaving no power steering or power brakes. Unfortunately, a tractor trailor was bearing down on my position from the rear and nearly struck my vehicle, due to the sudden power loss and catastrophic engine failure. Beyond the failure of the high pressure fuel pump (per BMW dealership), the vehicle information system is flawed as it did not remember the first catastrophic engine failure and instead reset itself. It advised although there was an engine malfunction, it was safe to drive with reduced power available. A catastrophic engine event like that should result in a warning and advisement not to drive the vehicle.

While driving at 70 mph on the freeway, my sunroof spontaneously shattered into a million pieces. No other vehicles were around and no falling debris was nearby. The sunroof exploded outward with a loud bang, like a gunshot. Glass rained down inside the car and my passenger and I were cut while trying to remove pieces of glass from the interior.