Engine Stall Problems of BMW X5

Drive the vehicle on vacation and the engine would studder and stall on the highway and an error prompted on the vehicle dashboard that displayed "engine malfunction" reduced power. Occasionally the vehicle engine would cut off while on the road and needed to be towed to the dealership. The dealer diagnosed that it has a high pressure fuel pump malfunction that needed to be replaced and although the vehicle is not part of the recall it showed the same symptoms as some problematic models. This occurred while driving the vehicle on both local roads and the highway. In one occasion, I needed to restart the car to get it to a safe location.

See all problems of the 2011 BMW X5 🔎.

The contact owns a 2004 BMW X5. While attempting to start the vehicle, the engine stalled without warning and the oil service and battery indicators illuminated. The dealer was not notified. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but did not offer any assistance. The failure mileage was 157,000.

See all problems of the 2004 BMW X5 🔎.

Vanos bolts, engine and engine cooling, engine stall, coolant fuel pump.

The contact owns a 2005 BMW X5. The contact stated that while driving at 65 mph, the engine stalled without warning. The contact also stated that the vehicle began to hesitate to start. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the failure could not determined. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 64,000.

See all problems of the 2005 BMW X5 🔎.

Engine stalled at traffic light. Unable to restart car. Everything completely locked down. Car had to be towed.

See all problems of the 2008 BMW X5 🔎.

The contact owns a 2003 BMW X5. While driving approximately 65 mph, there was the smell of plastic burning and the vehicle would not accelerate. The contact stated that there was smoke coming from the front of the vehicle. The engine stalled without warning. Moments later, the vehicle was engulfed in flames. The fire department extinguished the fire and filed a report. The vehicle was burned down to the frame. The vehicle was destroyed and towed to a body shop. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.

See all problems of the 2003 BMW X5 🔎.

The contact owns a 2007 BMW X5. While driving 40 mph making a left turn, the engine stalled and the check engine warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was able to restart. The failure recurred several times. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the coil springs needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 94,000.

See all problems of the 2007 BMW X5 🔎.

Engine stalled while vehicle at complete stop, with air conditioning on. The vehicle had been driven at various speeds for several miles and parked, then restarted when the incident occurred.

See all problems of the 2013 BMW X5 🔎.

Engine stalled. I was at a stop sign. The engine was running, when green signal came on, started to move the car, but instead of gaining speed with acceleration, the engine stalled with warning sign stating "engine malfunction, functioning with reduced power". The vehicle was not accelerating, instead was stalling and moving very slowly at less than 10 miles per hour speed and did not gain any momentum even after full throttle applied. Being a low traffic road, I was able to pull over to the right most lane; but it was a terrifying experience as the vehicle was stalling at the intersection and was moving inch by inch. I took it to the dealer, who checked everything and said everything was alright. I also questioned him, whether the event was recorded in the vehicle computer info; but he said nothing was recorded. I checked online forums and found so many people have had this problem multiple times and even after multiple services, most of the people continued to have this same problem. This is a major issue, as couple of customers have even said, their vehicles stalled on the freeway. I request your organization to look into this. Thank you.

See all problems of the 2012 BMW X5 🔎.

I leased my 2012 BMW X5 35i in may 2011. I was driving on the interstate with 2 toddlers at around 65 mph, when the car suddenly lost power and the message displayed "engine malfunction, reduced power". I pulled over on the shoulder, and tried to re-start the car, but it won't start. When it did start after multiple attempts, the car shook vigorously and then turned off. I initiated the sos call via the BMW assist feature in the car. For some reason, the call failed multiple times, and the data could not be transferred. When the call did go through, the car could not send my exact coordinates to the reps to help me get a tow truck. After trying for about 30 min to get help from the BMW assist, I tried to restart the car, which started normally as if nothing ever happened. The in-built diagnosis said "all systems ok". I got on the interstate, and as I reached around 60 mph, the engine stalled again with the same message "engine malfunction . . . ". For the next 1. 5 hours, I tried to call the BMW assist over my phone to get help. The said the tow truck should come in the next hour. For about 2 hours, the 2 toddlers and 3 adults were sitting by the interstate. When the tow truck did not show up, I called the BMW assist reps again, to be told that the truck shall take another 45 minutes to reach us. I then called my friend to take everybody home, and I stayed with the car. I then tried to drive at about 40 mph and take the car to the dealer, only to be pulled over by the highway patrol. He said I was violating the law by driving at 40 mph in a 70 mph zone. I then called my insurance company to get a tow truck, which arrived in 30 min. The next day my wife took the car to the dealer, and the report sheet they provided said that the high pressure pump was faulty, and that they have replaced it. I am yet to take my car on the interstate to check the performance at 65 mph.

Engine stalled while driving. Warning lamps indicated reduced power. Several occurences were at speed on the interstate. Car would restart after sitting for several hours. Car was left with BMW for service. However, BMW said they could not replicate the problem and did not perform any repairs the first time. Car again died while driving at speed on highway several weeks later. BMW stated that there was loss of engine compression. Then, stated that fuel injectors were faulty. Then, claimed that it was due to "bad gas" and/or sugar in the gas tank.

The contact owns a 2002 BMW X5. When making a turn at 10 mph, the engine stalled without warning. The vehicle restarted after it was shifted into park. The dealer reprogrammed the dme, however, the failure recurred. The dealer was unable to correct the failure. The failure mileage was 63,000 and current mileage was 65,000.

See all problems of the 2002 BMW X5 🔎.

Nhtsa recall campaign 04v344000 concerning engine control module/engine stalling. After having the new digital engine management control unit installed the vehicle stalled. Vehicle was taken to the dealer numerous times, but mechanic could not duplicate the problem. While the vehicle was parked the driver noticed fluid leaking from underneath he vehicle. It was taken to the dealer for inspection, and mechanic replaced the fuel hose. However, the problem recurred.