Table 1 shows one common vehicle speed control related problems of the 2026 BMW X5.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Vehicle Speed Control problems |
The contact owns a 2026 BMW X5. The contact stated that while stopped at a red light with the brake pedal depressed, the vehicle unexpectedly moved forward. Additionally, while the vehicle was parked and turned off, the vehicle unintendedly accelerated. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer, where the failure was reproduced. The dealer acknowledged failure and provided the contact with a loaner vehicle. The dealer was awaiting guidance from an engineer regarding the failure and the repair. The manufacturer was contacted by phone and email. The approximate failure mileage was 4,800.
Driving on highway using assisted driving pro (hands off steering wheel and feet off pedals). Speed set for 65 or 67. Driver's phone call came up on display screen. Passenger answered and hung up on screen. Driver did not touch wheel. Car started accelerating. Reached 93 mph before realized what was happening and able to apply brakes. Short time later tried to reengage speed and verbally requested increase to 65 or 67. Car set cruise control to 110. Both passengers heard 65 or 67, definitely not 110. Applied brake and didn't use any driver assistance controls for remainder of trip. Nice weather, no glare, light traffic. Software update was installed the day before. BMW dealership found no problem. National BMW consumer line suggested setting speed manually with buttons on steering wheel instead of verbally.
On August 16, 2026, while using the automatic parking/parking assistant feature on my 2026 BMW X5 m60i, the vehicle was performing an automated reverse parking maneuver. During the maneuver, the vehicle suddenly and unexpectedly accelerated backward toward a vehicle parked behind me and struck it. The acceleration occurred while the parking assistant system was controlling the maneuver. Because of the sudden acceleration and short distance to the vehicle behind me, there was insufficient time to recognize the unexpected movement and intervene before impact. A passenger in my vehicle witnessed the incident. I reported the incident to BMW. BMW north America subsequently inspected the vehicle and advised that it performed multiple automatic parking maneuvers but was unable to reproduce the excessive speed. BMW stated that the cameras and obstacle-distance displays operated normally during its testing and that no malfunction was identified. BMW also provided the vehicle's edr data. BMW states that the edr recorded no event and therefore contains no speed, acceleration, throttle, brake, or other incident-specific data from the collision. Accordingly, BMW's subsequent testing does not establish what the vehicle was doing during the actual incident. BMW also initially advised that no video existed because drive recorder was not activated. However, my BMW connecteddrive account for this VIN shows “BMW drive recorder – active. ” I have asked BMW to clarify whether drive recorder itself was active but a particular recording setting or trigger was not enabled. The precise cause is unknown. My concern is a possible intermittent malfunction of the automatic parking/parking assistant system involving unexpected acceleration/speed control during an automated reverse parking maneuver.
I have a 2026 BMW X5 50e. I experienced the same malfunction twice in the same day. The first occurrence was when I was taking my husband to a doctors appointment. While parking the car and when I was almost at a stop the vehicle lurched forward and was stopped by the concrete curb. My husband asked me what happened and I said I don’t know. The second occurrence was about two hours later after visiting a second doctors office I headed to a lunch spot. I pulled into a parking spot and had come almost to a stop and once again the vehicle lurched forward with an even more powerful sudden acceleration. The vehicle struck a metal railing, bordering, an outdoor dining area. Once the railing was hit it pushed into a large freestanding metal continuous privacy panel. The privacy panel collapsed on people and caused multiple injuries. This incident endangered the safety of myself and the safety of many others. There were multiple injuries. I have not yet had the vehicle inspected by a third-party. I received no warnings on the car or through the app prior to the failure. These incidents occurred on July 31, 2026 between 10 am and 12 pm. I have read and saved the error codes available on the car. There may be some that are associated with the incident. Also of note the incident occurred several days after a software update on July 26 at 1:30 am.