Warnings problems of the 2022 BMW X5

Two problems related to warnings have been reported for the 2022 BMW X5. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2022 BMW X5 based on all problems reported for the 2022 X5.

1 Warnings problem

Failure Date: 06/02/2024

On 06-02-2024, at approximately 1430 hours, I was stopped in traffic, because of a red traffic light and I was the last vehicle in line. In less than a minute later, I was hit by another vehicle. The other vehicle left approximately 183' of skid marks on the road and I determined that vehicle was traveling at approximately 60 mph, before it hit me, when I was stopped in traffic. The damage was moderate. I have the executive package on my BMW X5, which has a 4 way camera system, that records an incident, when an impact occurs. After the impact, the camera system is to record 20 seconds before the impact, as well as 20 seconds after the impact. I was not sure how to retrieve the video, so I had to call BMW genius and the employee had to walk me thru the steps to retrieve the video. The camera system was set up for automatic recording, as well as manual recording, but no video of the accident was ever recorded. The only video that was recorded and saved, was from January 13, 2024, when I was showing my wife, how to manually record something. According to the person who hit me, he said "I could not stop, because I had a bad wheel" and that person also included that statement in the accident report. Since the accident, I sustained lower left back pain, left hip pain and upper left leg pain in the muscles. According to my x-ray images of my left hip, the head of the femur bone is flattened, due to the impact sustained following the collision. According to my doctor, I have bone spurs, which causes me pain when standing, walking, sitting and complete hip replacement is now required, to eliminate my pain. My lawyer suggested that I file a complaint with the NHTSA, because the camera system should have recorded the collision and that would have given us a clear view and understanding, on what the other driver was doing before the collision. BMW is at fault for the camera system, which did not record the accident, when it was set up for automatic and manual.

2 Warnings problem

Failure Date: 03/11/2023

I was trying to park my car on March 11, 2023 at noon, and I noticed a sudden uncontrolled acceleration even when my foot was off the accelerator pedal. Parking collision front sensors failed to provide an early warning, and automatic emergency brake did not engage leading to a minor collision with the vehicle parked in front. The situation occurred so rapidly that I did not have enough time to react quickly and apply brakes. I managed to apply brakes to avoid a serious incident, but it was not quick enough to even avoid this minor collision. I have reported this to BMW USA, however the car has not been inspected by a dealer or an independent service center after the incident. There were no warnings displayed prior to this incident, however I have had consistent issues pertaining to the operation of front sensors. I had BMW certified dealer inspect front sensors, and according to them the sensors do not provide an early warning as per the design but they have adjusted the sensitivity. The adjustment did not improve the situation, and I provided that feedback to the service center as well. The sensors did fail at twice prior to this incident, and the dealer inspected that as part of sensor sensitivity adjustment. I drove this vehicle to the BMW certified dealer more than twice to have the front sensors and other things inspected prior to this incident. Nevertheless, this uncontrolled acceleration is something that I have never experienced before, and I am traumatized to even drive this vehicle comfortably. All the automated systems designed to prevent or avoid collision did not engage leading me to not trust anything.


Other Back Over Prevention related problems of the 2022 BMW X5

Warnings problems
2
Rearview System Braking problems
1


Safety Ratings of X5 Cars
Fuel Economy of X5 Vehicles
X5 Service Bulletins
X5 Safety Recalls
X5 Defect Investigations