Cooling Fan Problems of BMW X5

The contact owns a 2012 BMW X5. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact coasted the vehicle to the shoulder of the road got out to look under the hood. The contact noticed that the fan belt was missing. The vehicle was towed to the dealer courtesy automotive center 2520 cohasset rd, chico, 95973, (530) 345-9444 where the tension belt was replaced. The contact mentioned NHTSA campaign number: 12v550000 (steering, engine, and engine cooling) as a possible solution to the failure however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was notified and informed the contact that the VIN was not under recall. The failure mileage was approximately 63,000. The VIN was not available. ## VIN failed ## 2012 BMW X5 ##.

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The idler pulley bolt broke for the third time. The car has approx 60 k miles, and the last replacement was done in may 2018, approx 15 k miles ago. Vehicle was moving and it lost the steering (steering hydraulics stopped working, making it very difficult to steer), battery indicator came on and the engine cooling fan set on high speed. The incident happened while driving, approx half the mile from the house. Was able to slowly pulled it in front of the house. Notified the dealer and waiting for them to come and pick it up, the car is not driveable. This incident, with the idler pulley bolt is the third time after their initial recall. BMW does not have a remedy for this.

Tl the contact owns a 2008 BMW X5. The contact stated while driving 40 mph, the coolant level low, pull over warning message appeared on the instrument panel. The contact was able to drive home and added coolant into coolant reservoir however, the coolant leaked out. Prior to the failure, the contact stated that the engine fan could be heard from the engine while driving at various speeds, and that light gray smoke would emit from the engine. The contact had an independent mechanic come to her home who inspected the vehicle and informed her of NHTSA campaign number: 12e029000 (engine and engine cooling) which he linked to the failure. The contact then called the manufacturer who notified her that the vehicle was not included in the recall. The contact was referred to NHTSA for further assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 120,000.

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Tl the contact owns a 2008 BMW X5. The contact stated that while driving 20 mph, the vehicle started to overheat with the engine fans running high. A warning message on the instrument panel also read, "if you keep driving, the vehicle will catch fire. The contact immediately pulled over and shutoff the vehicle. The contact had the vehicle towed to an independent mechanic where they diagnosed the vehicle with a defective water pump. Upon investigation, the contact linked his failure to NHTSA campaign number: 12e029000 (engine and engine cooling). The manufacturer was contacted and informed him that the vehicle was not included in the recall. The contact was then referred to NHTSA for assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 100,150.

In 2001 I had a recall for the electric cooling fan, it was supposed to have been fixed then in 2007 electric cooling fan goes out again, then in 2011 the electric cooling fan goes out again, then in 2018 the electric cooling fan goes out again overheat and blows the head gasket while driving back from las vegas in gilroy California ???.

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The contact owns a 2011 BMW X5. While driving 60 mph, the accelerator pedal was depressed, but the vehicle failed to accelerate and lost power. The engine temperature warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for routine service and the technician stated that there was a failure with the engine fan. The vehicle was diagnosed and produced diagnostic code 3792. The contact was unsure about what parts needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact was aware of NHTSA campaign number: 11v521000 (engine and engine cooling), but the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 62,000.

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One week ago, cooling fan made high speed noise. It kept went on and off. One week later, "engine hot" sign turned on while I'm driving on highway. I turned off the engine and turned on 20 minutes later. After I turned on, engine oil level shows up empty, 0. We changed engine oil when 45,000 miles and current is 50,000 miles.

Auxiliary cooling fan began began smoking and smoldering after about 15 minutes after being parked at home. Very nearly a fire. Part was on recall previously and exchanged but then recalled again as the same defective part was used as replacement during inital recall. My vehicle wasn't part of initial recall due to production date, as mine was produced 8/2000, but was stated in the second recall to be included if it had the defective part. Went to BMW and they stated there wasn't an open recall and couldn't do anything about it. I showed them the actual recall campaigns downloaded from the web and they refused to investigate further stating that the computer system was the only factor to determine if a recall was warranted and there wasn't an 'open' recall. I stated that this may be due to recalls remaining open for 15 years and this happened in 2001 and they stated it was irrelevant since no open campaigns existed. The part on my vehicle is 64 54 6908 124 (e53) which is clearly the defective part stated as part of the recall, in BMW's aftersales and parts bulletin as well. BMW service continues to refuse to acknowledge or repair.

Engine, acceleration shutdown (on interstate highway - 2/26/16); monitor display false message of "warning: engine hot; overheating. " engine not hot or overheated; cool to touch. Coolant level full. Car disabled. Car gave 45 seconds at full acceleration before sounding high pitched fan noise, then displaying "warning message" on center monitor, then losing pedal acceleration power on extremely busy interstate 87 south highway at night, with intermittent emergency shoulder access. Dangerous to maintain maneuverability to safety with high velocity trucks and cars barreling alongside vehicle. Suspected part defect is "electronic temperature gauge" sensor, causing car to instantly disable when it isn't hot. Car is seldom driven and under 40,000 miles. . Read more...

The contact owns a 2011 BMW X5. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the water pump fractured. The contact heard the fan running extremely high. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, who diagnosed that the water pump, the cooling system and the thermostat needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign id number: 12v161000 (engine and engine cooling). The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 48,000.

Warning came engine overheating stop and call dealer. Cooling fan blowing at full spead as if plane has started. Took to local mechanic who diagnosed water pump failure and tellold after 5 years majority of these cars having this problem and he has repaired many of them.

The contact owns a 2001 BMW X5. Without warning, the motor assembly fan failed and caused extensive radiator and engine damage. The radiator was extremely hot due to the failure. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer who diagnosed that the motor assembly fan needed to be replaced. The contact also mentioned that there was intermittent brake failure. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who made several unknown repairs, but the failure recurred. The brake pedal was not completely stopping the vehicle when it was depressed. The vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign numbers: 03v001000 (service brakes, hydraulic), 02v194000 (service brakes, hydraulic), 01v197000 (service brakes, hydraulic), 02v138000 (engine and engine cooling), and 01v206000 (engine and engine cooling). The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failures and provided no remedy. The approximate failure mileage was 181,060.

The contact owns a 2001 BMW X5. The contact stated that the vehicle was parked and the engine was running when he noticed that the auxiliary fan was not functioning. The contact changed the fuse for the fan and the fuse caught on fire. The vehicle was then taken to an authorized dealer where the contact was informed that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign id numbers: 01v206000 (engine and engine cooling:cooling system:fan) or 02v138000 (engine and engine cooling:cooling system:fan). The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and also stated that the vehicle was not included in the recalls. The failure mileage was 108,177.

The contact owns a 2001 BMW X5. The contact was driving approximately 35 mph on normal road conditions with the air conditioning system in activation. The air conditioning system began to circulate warm air. Immediately, the air conditioning system was deactivated. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for inspection. The failure was contributed to the cooling fan. There were two recalls under the NHTSA campaign id number 02v138000 and 01v206000 (engine and engine cooling:cooling system:fan). The VIN was excluded from the safety recall. The vehicle has not been repaired at this time. The failure mileage was 88,000. The VIN was unavailable.

The cooling fan began turning on and blow at maximum power by itself. This happened several times. I was not until we talked with a another person who also experienced the same problem, that we found it there was a recall by BMW. We took our vehicle to the dealer (in buena park,CA) and was told that we had to pay for repairs because we waited to long to bring the vehicle in! remember - neither savage BMW nor BMW north America notified us about the defect! so we had to pay for the repairs out of pocket and the dealer refused to reimburse us.

Recall 01 v 206 003/engine auxiliary cooling fan: unable to get dealer ; global import; atlanta, GA; phone# 770/951-9382 to honor recall, parts were unavailble. Feel free to provide any further information.

Recall on engine cooling fan was done. Vehicle has been taken back to dealer 4 times because of stalling and smoking. Dealer unable to remedy the problem. Please provide additional information.

My aux fan is not part of BMW's current recall due to fires however, I do have the "bad" fan and it is schedlued to be replaced as soon as they can get a part. My concern is that BMW has not expanded the recall to include all vehicles with the bad fan that starts fires under the hood.

Cooling fan comes on and off when engine gets to a certain temperature. Also, if temperature gets too hot vehicle can catch on fire. Contacted dealer and dealer stated fan was defective, but did not have switch to replace.