general problems of the 2012 BMW X5

It suddenly became very, very difficult and almost impossible to steer.

What component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request? repair shop repaired the pulley because I couldn't steer the vehicle correctly. It would jerk me on the road. Vehicle is available for inspection but is already repaired by local shop. How was your safety or the safety of others put at risk? I could drive but couldn't steer intermittently. Scary!! I couldn't make a full turns and there was a rough spot in the steering sometimes. Eventually it locked up an couldn't leave parking spot. Has the problem been reproduced or confirmed by a dealer or independent service center? yes. But I already got it repaired. Has the vehicle or component been inspected by the manufacturer, police, insurance representatives or others? not that I know of. Were there any warning lamps, messages or other symptoms of the problem prior to the failure, and when did they first appear? no. I only smelled burning rubber or electrical components. Smoke from engine bay and screeching sounds. Worst part is it was intermittent which gives the driver a false sense of security to drive but almost crashed because down the road couldn't steer.

Recall# 12v550000 BMW (800)5257417;refuse to fix problem.

The contact owns a 2012 BMW X5. The contact stated that the steering wheel bolt fractured and the steering wheel had to be turned with force. The contact drove home and discovered that the steering wheel bolt was fractured. The vehicle was towed to BMW of west houston (20822 katy freeway, katy, TX 77449, phone (855) 627-3055) where it was diagnosed that the steering wheel engine pulley bolt failed. The manufacturer stated that NHTSA campaign number: 12v550000 (steering, engine and engine cooling) was performed on the vehicle, but did not correct the failure and the steering wheel engine pulley bolt fractured. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 114,000.

After receiving 3 recall notices in the mail regarding air bags early 2017 and most recent August 2017 recall regarding front driveshaft's universal joints, I have attempted to contact my BMW dealer in hollywood about the defected parts being replaced. There are times they do not even pick up the phone or they just say the parts are not ready without any follow up regarding estimated time frame or call back. What is the purpose of these recall notices if the dealers are not efficient enough to replace the parts?.

Making a sharp turn result in vibration.

Shudder or vibration felt on steering with front wheels turned to right or left. Vibration felt when moving forward from a stop postion or backing up with front wheels turn to either side. I initially thought it was the tires but it is getting worst even with the new tires.

Tried to complete a 3-point turn into a parking space when placing vehicle from reverse into drive, the vehicle unassisted it acceleration and would not brake nor steer; thus causing myself to crash head on into a concrete barrier.

While driving the front wheels will automatically follow a rut in the road causing the vehicle to swerve unexpectedly to the left or right. My wife had rheumatoid arthritis in her hands and cannot drive the vehicle for fear of an accident. When we test drove the vehicle the dealer gave us a different model without the aggressive suspension - the vehicle drive beautifully. When we arrived back at the dealership the dealer had this model on the floor and offered us a "deal" to purchase it. However, they did not make us aware of the profound difference in the handling. Now at 7000 miles the front tires need to be replaced. Dealer says we may have hit a curb. I searched online and found another owner who complained about the same problem. According to his letter he was on the way home after purchasing the vehicle and it "took off all over the road. " he drove back to the dealership to advise them that the vehicle was dangerous. He finally, with approximately 5000 miles traded the vehicle in. We asked the dealer if they would trade it for the model we test drove. They said because it was registered they would only give us $45k. We had just paid $62k for it. My daughter recently borrowed the car, and decided it was too unsafe to drive. There is something terribly wrong with the steering/suspension on the X5 sport activity. Please look into to it. We fear that when driving on the freeway, we will eventually collide with a passing vehicle due the problem. My wife simply refuses to drive the car citing it is simply too dangerous - she is right! on the website "tire rack" there is a disproportionate number of X5 owners who are fuming about tire wear on the subject vehicle. Most seem to achieve no more than 10k miles.

The vehicle sporadically suffers from engine failure when executing a sharp turn. This has happened so far on three separate and distinct instances during its first 1,000 miles of service, under the operation of two different drivers, with several passenger witnesses on one occasion. When these failures happen, the vehicle engine stalls or otherwise shuts itself off, which leads to loss of power steering in mid-turn and loss of braking. The only way to recover control of the vehicle is to let it coast to a stop, then put the vehicle in park, then push the ignition button to re-start the car.