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Engine
06/10/2019
MY VEHICLE HAS THE COMMONLY AND POPULARLY KNOWN WEEP HOLE COOLANT LEAK. APPARENTLY, BMW HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM IN PREVIOUS YEAR MODEL CARS, DATING BACK TO 2002. THEY HAVE KNOWN THAT THIS WAS A FLAW IN THEIR DESIGN. HOWEVER, THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALLS ON THE REPAIR OF THIS ISSUE, WHICH COSTS OWNERS THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR LABOR ALONE FOR A RATHER 'INEXPENSIVE' PART. IT WOULD ONLY BE FAIR FOR BMW TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS COMMONLY KNOWN ISSUE THAT SEEMS TO AFFECT HUNDREDS OF OWNERS OF BMWS WITH THE SAME ENGINES. THE COOLANT LEAKS ON THE FRONT SIDE OF THE ENGINE THROUGH A RANDOM HOLE AROUND THE ENGINE. IT IS A RATHER COSTLY FIX DUE TO SEVERAL COMPONENTS NEEDING TO BE REMOVED BEFORE ONE CAN GET TO THE BROKEN PART TO BE REPLACED. IT IS UNFAIR FOR CURRENT OWNERS TO HAVE TO PAY SIGNIFICANTLY FOR A CAR THAT HAS A MAJOR DESIGN FLAW. VERY UNHAPPY WITH THIS CURRENT UNFORTUNATE DISCOVERY. MY CAR SUDDENLY LEAKED ALL THE COOLANT OUT OF THE CAR AND INTO THE ROAD AND MY DRIVEWAY. THANKFULLY I WAS ALMOST...
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Electrical System
02/01/2019
2007 BMW X5. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RIGHT REAR BREAK BULB MALFUNCTION. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER ADVISED THE ENTIRE REAR LIGHT BULB ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. 2 WEEKS LATER THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WHILE BEING DRIVEN, DISPLAYING MULTIPLE WARNING DASHBOARD MESSAGES. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED BY FLATBED AS IT WAS LOCKED IN THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. *JS
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Engine, fuel/propulsion System
09/01/2016
THE 2008 - 2014 BMW X5 ENGINE TROUBLES ARE THE SAME ISSUES MY 2007 ENGINE ARE HAVING, YET THERE IS NOT A RECALL FOR THE 2007. THERE SHOULD BE SINCE I AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME TYPE OF ISSUES.
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Electrical System, exterior Lighting
02/02/2018
I'M GETTING WARNING LIGHTS ON MY DASH STATING MY TAILLIGHTS ARE OUT. I CHECKED BOTH TAILLIGHTS AND THE HOUSING THAT HOLDS THE BULBS ARE MELTED THROUGH. THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE THAT CAUSES THE BULBS TO OVERHEAT POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A FIRE. THIS HAPPENS IN PARK OR DRIVE. THE TAILLIGHTS WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED AND SOME TYPE OF CODING OR RESISTER WILL NEED TO BE INSTALLED TO PREVENT THEM FROM OVERHEATING AGAIN
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Electrical System
03/05/2016
INSTRUMENT PANEL IS NOR WORKING PROPERLY. UNABLE TO SET TIME AND DATE SERVICE SCHEDULE ETC. SOFTWARE IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DEFINITELY HAS DEFLECTS. CD IS NOT WORKING TOO. THESE PROBLEMS OCCYRS TWO YEARS AGO AND STILL REMAIN. *TT
