BMW X5

"Front brake rotors, pads, and wear sensor replaced"

"Wore out at 44k miles"

"New disks and calipers"

"The braking system would sometimes lock up when turning the car on not allowing me to move"

"Parking brake is controlled by an electronic module that has failed. The repair cost is outrageous"

"Parking brake failed and locked in the engaged position"

"The brakes had to be replaced much before the date recommended and there should be no reason from the driver for the brakes to have undue wear on them."

"The breaks on all the BMWs I have owned have brakes that squeak a lot"

"Replaced rotors and pads"

"Squeaking started after front brake pads were replaced at 31K miles"

"Brake light came on dealer said system need to be flushed. After svc brakes squealed VERY loud. After 2 visits and contacting US rep, dealer replaced front & rear brakes and calipers. Very low intermittent light squeal now"

"One of the pulleys for the belt driving the alternator and power steering unit sheered off while driving"

"Recalled under service bulletin number B001314, the recall may take several days for each vehicle involved and could include replacement of the fuel injectors, mass airflow sensors, battery, crankcase vent lines, fuel pressure sensor, the engine's va"

"Oil leaks in to the turbo"

"Turbo cooler went out"

"some parts and sensors were replaced, vehicle was not inoperable only warning lights on"

"One of the radiators sustained a small puncture and leak which did not present visibly nor by adequate dash warning, but caused an overtemp condition that necessitated replacing both secondary turbo coolant pumps and associated hoses. $2400 total"

"Oil leaks, engine overheating. Low oil light comes on prior to the 10,000 mile oil change. I believe they remedied this in the new models by requiring oil changes at 7000 miles. Constant problems with oil leaks"

"turbo chargers were leaking oil - if not treated, could have oil could have gotten into catalytic converter system resulting in huge repair costs (according to my trusted mechanic). BMW split the cost to put in new turbo chargers (thanks to a relationship my mechanic had with the BMW dealership) - I still had to pay almost $3,000. So many things have gone wrong with this car and I have learned because it's a BMW, repairs are very expensive. I am selling this car."

"Interior of muffler rattles and requires replacement of the entire muffler to fix."

"Noise relates to AC"

"Back tail gate rattles with normal road driving"

"Hear squeaks in the trunk area while driving"

"rear hatch occasionally rattles. no repair by the dealer because they can not replicated the sound"

"In the rear passenger side, squeaks occurs when driving over the bump. The noise comes from the upper side roof and window"

"Interior creaks all the time. Plastics are very noisy"

"The vehicle is less than three years old, and the hatch rattles. Everything sounds loose and not properly sealed"

"Faulty electric water pump,quit working"

"the clutch fan on water pump was cycling strangely for about a week then the whole car overheated; had to have towed to city dealership"

"Engine had been struggling to stay cool, despite it being he middle of a cold winter. The engine then overheated after approx 30 minutes of high speed highway driving. Did have to pull over and let the engine cool before returning home. Dealer promptly replaced the water pump under warranty and car has been running great ever since!"

"It failed. Dealer service dept replaced it"

"Water pump failed at 44k miles. Dealership says they see a lot of water pump failures on this model between 40k-50k miles. Was covered by warranty"

"The auxiliary water pump used to cool the turbo units failed at 56K miles. Dealer had very difficult time troubleshooting this and after replacing it I got the same "high temp" warning on the iDrive screen. Two weeks at the shop to fix this. The part"

"Got a warning light to not drive any further because the cooling pump was not working"

"The I-Drive unit failed and needed to be repaced."

"Worst navigation system I've ever experienced. It cannot find nearly any point of interest by name. Its directions to addresses is rarely ever the shortest, and its also very buggy (i.e. telling you to make a U-Turn while traveling 65mph on the highway)"

"The GPS System is quite buggy. It rarely ever takes the best route, rarely ever finds points of interest, and it even once told me to take a U-turn on the high way"

"Seems as if only one phone can be paired. When the other gets knocked out, hard to pair it back without dealer doing it"

"Phone will not connect with bluetooth especially with multiple phones being used. Have to return to dealer to have connected. Repaired under warranty"

"The radio loses programming when the car is turned off"

"The radio and seat settings are different sporadically after starting the vehicle. The settings will randomly change, and preset radio stations will be deleted"

"Part of the system that controls the ducting of the air failed causing the front driver's side air vents to not receive any air."

"Blower motor fun started to cycle between high and low every 15 sec. It was related to probably some sensor failure"

"The air conditioning air was cold, but not enough air was being blown out of the vents. After driving the car for about 15 minutes, then the blower will turn on to the normal speed"

"the entire front electrical panel stopped working so I couldn't control anything from that panel including the heat / AC, etc. I could still control the radio through the steering wheel. The entire panel had to be replaced under warranty"

"Was expensive to fix"

"Need to recharged every single summer even was new from first year"

"Problem with glow plugs. In shop now. Engine light on."

"BMW X5 Diesel doesn't really have spark plugs they are called glow plugs and you can't replace one you have to replace all five making it very expensive to replace."

"Spark plug wires were found to be deficient during a checkup. No explanation that I am aware of"

"Car completely failed to start after check engine light went on. Had to tow for service. This has been the worst car I’ve owned in 20 years."

"heated seats have intermittent failures. Many visits to dealer to have them fixed"

"key not recognized multiple times by the car. Battery was changed but no difference"

"Serious electrical problem involving entry, and rear door hatch"

"Was losing communication with the sensors. Needed battery replacement in the sensors"

"Driveshaft 'fell apart' according to my mechanic. Have since received a recall from BMW regarding the driveshaft but have yet to have the vehicle examined by BMW. The driveshaft issue left me stranded and it damaged my exhaust system and oil pan when it fell apart while driving at interstate speeds"

"Level Control indicator constantly going off. When diagnosed the technician could not find the air leak or a bad sensor."

"The transfer case was replaced by the previous owner at about 70,000 miles. He opted to pay the extra $500 to get a remanufactured BMW unit vs, one from a junk yard offered by the warranty company. At about 97,000 miles I began experiencing some wheel hop on tighter corners in parking lots. Dealer confirmed it was the transfer case. I opted for the remanufactured unit too, apparently new isn't a real option."