BMW X5 owners have reported 906 engine and engine cooling related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 38 most common engine and engine cooling problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's engine and engine cooling (432 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's water pump (77 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.
I am reporting a safety concern involving BMW vehicles equipped with the b58 technical update (b58tu) engine, commonly found in model years 2019–2021. These vehicles utilize a variable-displacement engine oil pump containing an internal thermoplastic adjusting component responsible for Read details...
Tl- the contact owns a 2012 BMW X5. The contact stated that while driving the vehicle unexpectedly overheated with the service light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer (BMW mt kisco 250 kisco Ave, mt kisco, NY 10549)0 for diagnostic exam and the diagnosis was a defective water pump. Read details...
Egr system coolant leak and white smoke from exhaust Read details...
The contact owns a 2016 BMW X5 phev. The vehicle was serviced under NHTSA campaign number: 24v608000 (engine and engine cooling, electrical system), but the failure persisted. The contact stated that a month after the repairs were completed, the coolant connector would stay on and drain the battery. Read details...
My 2016 BMW X5 e40 stalled and lost all propulsion power multiple times while driving in traffic, the first time at about 40 mph and the subsequent times at around 25 mph, forcing me to drive the car onto the shoulder and try to restart it. Read details...