Vehicle Speed Control Problems of BMW X5

BMW X5 owners have reported 69 vehicle speed control related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 4 most common vehicle speed control problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's vehicle speed control (58 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's cruise control (4 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Vehicle Speed Control related problems of BMW X5


Recently reported Vehicle Speed Control problems of BMW X5

The Vehicle Speed Control problem

The integrated brake system and dynamic safety control both malfunctioned, not turning on. The car is totaled, so I don't think anything is available for inspection. There was water on the highway, and the car ended up going off the road into the grass and rolled over a few times before landing at   Read details...

The Cruise Control problem

This brand new car I bought has the options of "advanced safety system" which was supposed to prevent a collision. I was driving on adaptive cruise control, 4 car distance on highway. As I was driving close to the exit where I needed to take, adaptive cruise control did not seem to be   Read details...

The Accelerator Pedal problem

The contact owned a 2021 BMW X5. The contact stated that while sitting in the vehicle and with the vehicle running, it suddenly accelerated on its own. As a result, the vehicle jolted into traffic and collided first with a bicyclist before continuing on to collide with the rear of another vehicle.   Read details...

The Car Accelerates On Its Own problem

While I was driving the car alone around 7:30pm 5/13/2021 on the way to a restaurant, after I pushed the gas pedal to pass another car (accelerated to about 50mile-55mile/hr), the car all of a sudden accelerated on itself.   Read details...




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