X5 Owners Please Read Carefully

X5 Owners Please Read Carefully

I Own A Silver 2001 4.4 X5---------i And Have Been Having Tons Of Time And Mechanical Issues

40186k Miles My Check Engine Light Went On
The Dealer Replaced The Air Mass Sensor

40503k The Light Went On Again
The Dealer Replaced A Different Sensor

42978k I Heard A Creeking Noise Coming Form My Front End Over Speed Bumps
The Dealer Replaced Both My Control Arms
And The Rear Hatch Because It Rattled.

43183k Since The Replacement Of The Control Arms I Heard A Clicking Noise
The Dealer Replaced Both Of Ball Joints

44471k When Turning The Steering Wheel There Was A Throbbing Noise Coming From The Column
The Dealer Replaced My Power Steering Gear
And The Hatch Was Rattling Again

45233k Front Driverside Seatbelt Wont Retract
The Dealer Replaced The Left Side Seat Belt - And The Left Side Of The Truck Made Another
Creeking Noise, The Dealer Put A Piece Of Felt To Remove The Noise Temporarily
And There Was A Ticking Noise Under The Driver Seat That Bmw Said Was Normal

48028k My Engine Light Came On Again
The Dealer Replaced The Oil Strainer For The Engine And The Left Seatbelt Again
I Also Complained About My Transmission Slipping When I Put It In Reverse
Dealer Could Find No Problems

49835k A Bad Groaning Noise Came From Sterring During First Startup
The Dealer Replaced The Power Steering Gear And Pressure Line For Power Steering
They Replaced The Right Seatbelt At This Time And The Rear Suspension Was Squeeking

51210kthe Transmission Is Slipping Again
Dealer Checks Functions No Problem, Go Home.

51637k The Truck Is Making Crunching Steering Noises Again
The Dealer Replaces The Power Steering Gear Again-- The Transmission Is Still Making Noises
And There Is Some Mysterious Popping Noise Coming From The Car-
They Hold My Truck For 6 Days And Finally Replace The Transmission.

53841k My Truck Gets Towed To The Dealer Because A Charring Noise Coming From The Engine
Dealer Replaced The Water Pump, Coolant Hose, Battery And A New Squealing Noise Was Coming From The Engine.

56621k I Ve Had An Electrical Glitch With My Turn Signals And Hazards,
My Check Engine Oil Comes On 3x Already The Dealer Says It Common. For Everyone Who Drives A Car It Is Not Common For A Truck With Such Low Mileage To Burn Oil At An Excessive Rate.

They Replaced My Left Axle On The Truck Because Of Noise I Heard A Making Extreme Left Turns.
My Airbag Screws Were Loose,
My Lock On The Driver Side Freezes In Low Temps
And The Hatch Rattles Again.

If There Is Anyone Out There Who Owns An X5 From The 2000 Year
And Has Encountered Any Of These Problems That Ive Had I Want To Hear About Them And What
You Or Bmw Has Done For You.

Please Email Me-- adsx501@yahoo.com
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hahahahaha these are all common problems, with solutions. You must be using BMW Cleveland. Worst dealership ever!

Wether these be common or uncommon, good dealer-bad dealer, they shouldnt be happeneing on a 60k truck.

whats the quick fix for the oil burning every 1000 mile
or the reason for the replacement of a left axle?
or my electrical glitch?

there are tons of x5 owners that are inccurring problems
shoudlnt BMW look into the production of this vehicle or any of there other vehicles?

Wether these be common or uncommon, good dealer-bad dealer, they shouldnt be happeneing on a 60k truck.

whats the quick fix for the oil burning every 1000 mile
or the reason for the replacement of a left axle?
or my electrical glitch?

there are tons of x5 owners that are inccurring problems
shoudlnt BMW look into the production of this vehicle or any of there other vehicles?Give me more details on the turn signal/hazard glitch. You didn't give any info. The oil warning problem(assuming it's not low) was a coding problem in the instrument cluster. The axles aren't usually a problem. Did it correct your complaint? I don't mind helping you guys, but more info would be helpful

Since Ive bought the truck, Ive had issue and i read tons of threads with
people complaining about the truck.


the electrical glitch, i turned on my right signal to pull into a parking spot
went to shut it off and it the turning lever was shut off except the blinker was still blinking
i hit the hazard button on , everything went on the hit off and everything still stayed on.
shut the truck off and the light were still on , alarm didnt go on.
theses thing s shouldnt be happening on a german engineered truck.
and my check oil only goes on after 20-30 of 60pmph or more driving
it drive me crazy,
just now the dealer tighten screws in my airbag and now the airbag light goes on.
the CPO fixes everything but when it expires what then.
this shit shouldnt even be happenening, no?
tell me what you think

I have an x5 as well, and i have problems with it. Ill tell you why. bacuse its built in AMERICA. All other BMW's made in Germany rarley have problems.

ADS did you buy the X5 new or used? Sounds like all of your problems are recent nothing in 01,02,03.

If all of this is happening after 40,000 miles it sounds like you bought a used lemon. You may not be the 2nd owner, maybe you are the 3rd owner. Every type of car has lemons and when someone get one they usually trade it in to get rid of it. Also the 01 model is the 2nd year the X5 came out so not all of the glitches and gremlins are out of the system yet. But that is hit or miss too. My wife drives an 01 3.0 and she's had very few problems with it and the problems she did have were covered under warranty so far. We purchased the extended warranty just to be safe.