Nine problems related to water pump have been reported for the 2013 BMW X5. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
My water pump failed at 57,000 miles while on the freeway. The car stalled at 30 mph until I could finally exit. Very dangerous situation. After leaving two messages on BMW dealer voice mail, I was towed to nearest auto shop that I had used previously. $1450 in repairs for faulty water pump/thermostat (bad design flaw - electronic sensor issue? ) BMW will not reimbusrse me since repairs weren't done at their repair shop, and have not issued a recall for 2013's even though they have for 2011-2012 models. It is unfair to limit repairs (per what they say are the certified pre-owned rules) since I wasn't aware of them, they didn't responsd to me in time, and it was obviously an emergency situation. Thank you for your consideration in this matter, so that nobody else is put in this dangerous as well as financial situation. Judy reid.
I was traveling down the highway at 76 mph when a message came up telling me "engine hot drive moderately. " I continued to drive another 3 miles when the light mysteriously shut off. I took it to the shop when I reached columbia. They determined the water pump has failed and must be replaced. The vehicle has 83,xxx miles. Had I not taken the vehicle in to the shop today and drove it after the light went off the engine could have been ruined or possibly the X5 caught on fire if the light didn't come back on.
Engine overheat due to water pump failure, car automatically slow down on highway. The car only has 44k mile. Also oil filer housing leaking.
Running on the highway received high engine temp warning orange. It quickly went to red and read on dash to pull over. The vehicle lost much power and stepping on accelerator would not let it go faster. I had to move to the right on the highway while some vehicle sped through to the right of me while trying to pull over. 45,000 miles and water pump had failed when I took it to a shop.
Engine overheating warning. Searched online and found many BMW X5 owners are experiencing the same issue, the likely cause is a bad water pump. If this is happening to many users, it should be recalled. Also I found there was a recall on water pump for 2008-2011 models. . Read more...
Suffered an engine kill at 65mph during highway driving. We received a warning that the engine was overheating approximately 10-15 seconds before the engine shut down and there was no power to the accelerator. Very fortunate to be alive. Car towed and problem per BMW service was the water pump.
Engine is hot message appeared and car limps at the freeway speed. It seems to be water pump issue.
I heard the engine fan going at max speed. About a mile later, warning messages came on to drive the car moderately and then to pull over and turn it off. Said the engine temperature was too high. Electronic water pump failure.
Running on the highway received high engine temp warning orange. It quickly went to red and read on dash to pull over. The vehicle lost much power and stepping on accelerator would not let it go faster. I had to move to the right on the highway while some vehicle sped through to the right of me while trying to pull over. 55000 miles and water pump had failed when I took it to a shop. A $2000 repair.