Check Engine Light On Problems of BMW X5

2012 BMW X5. Consumer writes in regard to illuminated check engine light.

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2015 X5 diesel had its check engine light illuminate @ ~85,650 miles while driving normally at surface street speeds. Did not notice any driveability/performance issues, but took vehicle to dealer within a week. Check engine light would go on and off for the week leading up to dropping off. Dealer diagnosed as failure of 2 injectors. Cylinders 1 and 2. Paid to have vehicle repaired and appears to be driving normally and no return of cel as of yet (about 50 miles). BMW has an extended 120,000 mile warranty (sib 01 09 19) on injectors for the model year 2016 and 2017 X5 diesel with the same engine and same injectors as well as various my 2015, 2016, and 2017 diesel vehicles. Coverage should be extended to model year 2015 X5 as well as believe it likely the 4 remaining original injectors will fail as well. Hopefully BMW will add extended warranty of the injectors to the 2015 my X5 diesels which would allow for reimbursement.

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The contact owns a 2011 BMW X5. The contact stated while driving at 62 mph, the passive tank level sensor failed. The contact that stated that the vehicle then went into limp mode not allowing him to exceed 50 mph while driving. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to valley BMW (4725 mchenry Ave, modesto, CA 95356) where it was diagnosed with the passive tank level sensor needing to be replaced. The contact wanted a second opinion and took the vehicle to an independent mechanic where the mechanic confirmed the first result. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure and informed the contact that the failure was a well known issue. The failure mileage was approximately 166,000.

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I purchased a BMW X5 and the fail trans light cam on and the gears are shifting out of control. Almost got my son killed. The check engine light came on and the lights flicker on and off. My son was driving when this happened.

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Tl- the contact owns a 2013 BMW X5. The contact stated that his vehicle unexpectedly illuminated with check engine light. The vehicle was taken to a used dealer ( automax hb 925 n harbor blvd, santa ana, CA 92703) for a diagnostic and repairs. The diagnostic results was a faulty sensor however the failure reccured. The manufacturer was not notified of this failure. The failure mileage was 105,000 tp.

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Tl-takata recall the contact owns a 2011 BMW X5. The contact stated that the vehicle was towed in for a takata air bag recall repair to the dealer walker BMW 6655 coliseum blvd, alexandria, la 71303 (318) 445-6678. When the vehicle was brought back it had a check engine light on and a note that it was at 50% capacity and needed to be returned to the dealer. The manufacturer stated that they would investigate when the contact called to complain . The dealer also stated the drive shaft needed to be replaced under an extended warranty. The dealer then said that they would charge to fix the drive shaft. The contact's main concern was that there were no issues with the engine or drive shaft before the vehicle was taken in for the air bag repair. The tow truck driver emailed the contact a written statement that the vehicle was working fine when it was dropped off to the dealer. The manufacturer stated that they would not cover the new repairs and backed the dealer for diagnosing these extra repair new issues. The failure mileage was 107,000. Tf.

After receiving an oil change, the check engine light came on code 88624 which caused the engine to loose power. After inspection the fault was for exhaust camshaft stuck which is an error due to the timing/vanos system. No visible damages where found to the camshaft solenoids that are accessible. Please advise if there are any other issues with consumers for these problems, thank you!.

On August 7, 2018, I was traveling on interstate 95 in maryland (north of baltimore) in route to new york state. During the highway drive, my BMW drastically reduced speed to 10 miles per hour and the check engine light came on and stayed on. I had to move my car to a safe place to avoid being hit by the other vehicles on the highway. I could not continue to drive my car. And, I was worried about my safety and was at risk due to the BMW car issue. I called aaa and my car was towed to passport BMW in suitland, maryland for repair. On August 8th, passport evaluated my car and diagnosed the problem. I was informed by passport BMW that my car engine problem was due to a faulty fuel ignition system which had to be replaced. I approved this over $570 repair to my car. However, when I picked up the car, the engine light was still on. Again, I was concerned since my car was repaired by BMW yet the problem had not been fixed since the engine light was still on. I contacted the service advisor to inform him of the problem. He apologized and requested that I bring the car back in to passport BMW on the next day. The next day, I brought the car in to passport BMW, I was informed that the catalytic converter, an estimated $3388 repair, needed to be replaced. My car has been in for BMW service maintenance and recall repairs several time. My car was in for maintenance several times and was not accurately diagnosed or repaired. There is no indication that the repair diagnosed on August 8th fixed the problem that caused my car to stop running on the highway on August 7th. I paid for that repair in August and it did not fix the check engine problem and want to be reimbursed for this expense. I am concerned about the numerous repairs to my BMW despite the fact that my car has been serviced by the passport BMW service department.

This past winter the check engine light in my 2012 BMW X5 diesel (x35d) came on. Checking the code (4bcc) revealed that fill sensor for the passive diesel exhaust fluid (def) tank is malfunctioning. I had letters from BMW stating that BMW had extended the warranty on the active def tank and nos sensors to 10 years and 120k miles but not on the passive def tank. Checking various BMW forums I found that it is a very common failure. Many people are reporting this and so much so that there is a canadian company (xemodex) that is making better version of these parts and providing much longer repair warranty than BMW provides. . Read more...

X5 xdrive 35i sav; while driving under normal street and highway conditions, vehicle speed and engine rpm have become unstable. This causes the vehicle to increase and decrease it's speed intermittently and without warning. The vehicle is not trustworthy as you may lose power, or unintentionally accelerate while trying to execute a driving maneuver, causing a dangerous condition. Check engine warning light illuminates. Vehicle was brought to BMW dealership (zt motors) for diagnostics. Service personnel stated that the high pressure fuel pump indicated a low fuel pressure at the inlet. This would tell me that the low pressure fuel pump is not delivering the correct fuel flow/pressure to the high pressure fuel pump. Ref NHTSA campaign # 16v746000 et al. Diagnostics also indicated the valvetronic motor shows it short circuiting. Dealer recommended replacement of valvetronic motor, cam shaft and oil injectors. The replacement of the cam shaft and oil injectors are unnecessary maintenance items, only the valvetronic motor would need to be replaced, and fuel system reprogrammed. Ref NHTSA campaign # 14v176000 et al. Recommend recall replacement of both high pressure and low pressure fuel pumps, valvetronic motor, vanos cam shaft and oil injectors as well as reprogramming of fuel operating system. Also replace cam shaft mounting bolts.

The contact owns a 2012 BMW X5. The contact stated that while driving at 65 mph, the check engine warning light illuminated, as all power was lost. The contact stated was able to restart the vehicle after several minutes. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed with bolts to the variable camshaft timing adjustment (vanos) unit housing become loose or fractured. The vehicle was not repaired by the independent mechanic but was towed to BMW of santa maria dealer located at 2150 s college dr, santa maria, CA 93455 (805) 614-0306 to be repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and confirmed that the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 14v176000 (engine and engine cooling). The failure mileage was approximately 84,000.

I had an issue with my 2010 BMW X5 concerning the engine stalling while in a parking lot after the check engine light illuminated. We had it towed to a BMW dealership to address the problem. After the dealer investigated the problem, they found that the vanos bolts to the exhaust camshaft had fallen out and caused the engine to shut down. After doing some online investigation, we soon realized that a recall had been initiated from BMW for this exact fault and all affected vehicles were to be brought to a nearby service center for repair. The recall number is 14v-176. The recall also specifically states that there is an extended warranty for any vehicle within this model year range and engine type. Due to the fact that this vehicle was purchased in germany from a us affiliated dealer as a us spec vehicle, this recall was never acknowledged because the vehicle was registered in germany and never warranty registered in the us. This vehicle is currently not operational and BMW corporate in germany does not recognize this vehicle for recall or warranty repairs because they do not recognize BMW USA spec vehicles. We cannot get this vehicle repaired unless we ship this inoperable vehicle back to the USA at our own expense. This is a huge loophole that our vehicle has fallen into and there are open recalls affected on this vehicle that we cannot get repaired until it is returned back to the USA. This is completely unacceptable that a major safety issue can go unaddressed and BMW will not honor it. There needs to be resolution on this from BMW to not only address this outstanding safety issue but to capture future recall concerns on other vehicles in this situation. As an agency that enforces such regulations pertaining to these issues, I'm hoping that your organization will be able to help me. The vehicle stalled while traveling in a parking lot, we had just left the autobahn.

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Driving from highway speed to exit then around 20mph, engine just stopped, went into neutral, steering locked, check engine lights. Depressed brake and was able to restart car. It happened 2 more times within the next 2 hours. Will be getting to dealer or BMW shop.

Diesel X5 has a faulty passive def tank which illuminates the check engine light and does not provide def fluid to the emissions control system. BMW will not pay for repairs and could not provide replacement part for the last 6 months due to sensor redesign. Vehicle emitting toxic emissions for 6 months. Could be thousands of vehicles affected. Health safety condition.

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I wish this complaint to be made public. This vehicle has had valvetronic motor components replaced three times, 5/2012, 10/2013 and 1/2015. In the first 34 months of ownership, it spent about 60+ days in service under warranty. The vehicle now has less than 29500 miles on it. I requested that BMW take this car back as an early lease return, and allow me to skip the last two months of lease payments. BMW denied my request. The most recent incident happened on 12/23/2014. While driving 65mph in the dark, pouring down rain of rush hour morning commute, the check engine light came on, and said "may be operating under reduced power. " the car quickly lost power, and could only do 25 mph as I tried to safely navigate myself off of the highway as I rapidly deccelerated. On the service ticket I was given at the dealership on 1/20/2015 when the repair was completed, it says: "faulty vvt motor and eccentric shaft mechanical tolerances. Followed and completed sib 12 14 10. Replaced eccentric shaft with eccentric shaft motor. Cleared faults and completed. During repair crank case vent pipe came apart due to brittle material. Also when refitting upper right micro filter/engine cowl trimming came apart due to brittle material. " unfortunately, this car is a lease, and I am concerned that BMW will sell this car to someone else. It is a safety hazard. I have refused to drive this vehicle off the dealer's lot, and have left it parked there so I may start the lease return ASAP. I have a moral obligation to keep others safe, and will post updated service record information to the carfax report for this VIN. BMW should be forced to answer to this problem.

The contact owns a 2009 BMW X5. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 55-65 mph, the vehicle would suddenly decelerate to about 25 mph. The vehicle would then completely shut down with no power steering or power brakes. After the failure, the check engine light would illuminate. The contact pulled the emergency brake and the vehicle was towed to an authorized dealership. The dealer stated that they made repairs to the computer. The contact experienced the same failure the day after receiving the vehicle from the dealer. The vehicle was being repaired at the time of the complaint. The contact called the manufacturer who stated that they would investigate but had not corresponded with the contact since. The VIN was unavailable when the complaint was filed. The current mileage was approximately 15,000. The failure mileage was approximately 14,000.