Car Will Not Start Problems of BMW X5

Intermittently and without explanation the vehicle cannot be started using normal procedure even though the key fob is on the driver's person. Since the vehicle was purchased new in April 2019, the dealership has had five opportunities to address this problem without success. I have been instructed that should the vehicle fail to start normally, retrieve the fob; lock and unlock the vehicle using the key fob and then start the vehicle using the fob which (dealership language here) has been "awakened. " as a semi disabled 73 year old male this necessitates that I exit the vehicle and, in standing position, create the ability to remove the key fob from my front pant pocket in order to follow the procedure to "awaken" the key fob for purposes of starting the vehicle. I can think of any number of situations in which this could create a hazardous situation and am therefore submitting the problem to ntsb for review.

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While driving on the highway, the dashboard give error that the transmission has failed. Car loses power and would not accelerate. Pulled over to the sign and turned off engine. Subsequently, engine will not start or crank as if battery power is list. Engine can be restarted with a jumper or if the car is left for about 30 minute to an hour, the engine will start without a jumper.

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The contact owns a 2002 BMW X5. While reversing the vehicle into a parking space, the front driver and passenger side air bags deployed. There were no injuries. The contact mentioned that various warning lights were illuminated after the failure and the vehicle failed to restart. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the battery safety terminal failed due to a thermal event. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 155,003.

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Pulled vehicle into garage and front, right side started smoking. My daughter and I jumped out of the car and ran into the house to alert my husband. Within seconds, smoke filled the garage and fire was visible under front, right tire and through hood. I called the 911 and my husband tried to douse the flames. This not working, so my husband made the decision to back the car out of the garage, however, the car would not start. He quickly made the decision to put the car in neutral and pushed it from the driver's door frame to the middle of the driveway. Seconds later, the entire right side of the car was in flames. The fire department arrived and doused the flames. They also had to cut open the hood to ensure all flames were out prior to leaving.

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The contact owns a 2010 BMW X5. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was 46,000.

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In July 2007 I purchased a brand new, fully loaded 2007 BMW X5 4. 8. Back then, it was my dream car. Now, it is a nightmare. From the beginning, we have experienced different minor issues with the car (dvd player not working, for example) that the dealership fixed. However, once we started having problems with the car not starting, that was no longer a "minor" issue. The first time the car did not start was around thanksgiving in 2008, only a little more than a year after I had purchase my car. By the summer of 2009, the problem got worse and half the time the car would not start. We finally took the car in (Nov 2009) and the dealership told us the battery was death, and they replaced the battery at no charge (warranty). Everything was fine until March 26, 2011, when I was ready to leave and my car did not start. At this point, I was so frustrated that I immediately called the dealership and told them I did not want a car that doesn't work parked in my garage, so I was going to drop it off. It was a Saturday, so I did not hear back from the dealership until the following Monday, only to tell me that the battery was very low and needed to be replaced again. They also told me that it was because of my driving habits, because most of my trips are very short (less than 5 mi) trips. I asked them if I needed to change my driving habits in order for my car to work, and they said "hmm, yeah". Really??? to top it off, since the problem was caused due to my "driving habits", I needed to pay for the replacement of the battery. I believe the design of the of the electrical system has problems. No car, especially no high end car, should not work because "it is not driven enough". Did BMW engineers finished the design and said, it is done, but it will only work if you drive it enough!. BMW needs to fix this problem and stop blaming the car owners for their poor design.

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