2006 BMW X5 Sav

BMW IS CONDUCTING A SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGN ON APPROXIMATELY 200,000 MY04 THROUGH MY06 SUBJECT VEHICLES BUILT THROUGH 11/30/05 TO CORRECT THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG OCCUPANT DETECTION MAT. THE SPECIFIC VEHICLES INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AREMY04- 06/ 5-SERIES WITH STANDARD AND SPORT SEATS, MY04-06/ X3-SERIES AND MY06/ 3-SERIES WITH SPORT SEATS. IN ADDITION, BMW WILL EXTEND THE WARRANTY COVERAGE OF THE PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG OCCUPANT DETECTION MAT TO 10-YEAR/UNLIMITED MILEAGE ON APPROXIMATELY 120,000 REMAINING MY04-06 SUBJECT VEHICLES BUILT THROUGH 11/30/05. THE SPECIFIC VEHICLES INCLUDED IN THE EXTENDED WARRANTY ARE MY 06/ 6 SERIES, MY 06/ 3-SERIES WITH STANDARD SEATS, MY04-05/ Z4, MY04-06/ 7 SERIES, MY 06/ X5, AND MY04-06/ 5-SERIES WITH COMFORT SEATS.THE AVERAGE FREQUENCY OF FAILURES AMONG THE EXTENDED WARRANTY GROUPS WAS LESS THAN 1/7TH OF THE RECALL VEHICLE GROUPS.PLEASE SEE BMW'S 08V-384 RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR FURTHER DETAILSDEPENDING ON SEAT CONFIGURATION AND VEHICLE GEOMETRY, THE OCCUPANT DETECTION MAT CAN FATIGUE DURING USE DEPENDING ON THE MANNER AND FREQUENCY OF THE FRONT PASSENGER'S ENTRY AND EXIT.SPECIFICALLY, OVER TIME, MICRO-CRACKS COULD DEVELOP IN THE SIDE FLANKS OF THE MAT CAUSING A BROKEN CIRCUIT.A BROKENCIRCUIT CAN LEAD TO THE DEACTIVATION OF THE PASSENGER AIR BAG AND THE ILLUMINATION OF BOTH THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT AND THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT.

I PURCHASED A 2006 X5 4.4I (N62B44 ENGINE)USED WITH 138,000 MILES. WENT TO LEAVE DRIVEWAY, CAR WAS IN REVERSE, PRESSES BRAKES TO ADJUST MIRRORS, LET OFF TO KEEP BACKING OUT, HAD TO PRESS AGAIN FOR ANOTHER ADJUSTMENT, I LOOKED UP AND I WAS DRIVING THROUGH THE BUSHES IN MY FRONT YARD. BRAKES WERE PUSHED BUT NOT ENGAGING. I THOUGHT THAT TO BE ODD, SO I WANTED TO RUN TO A CERTIFIED BMW REPAIR FACILITY. I WAS IN TRAFFIC GOING ABOUT 40 AND HAD TO UTILIZE THE BREAKS AGAIN, THE CAR STOPPED. WITHIN ONE MINUTE I HAD TO PRESS AGAIN AND THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP, I PUMPED THE BREAKS AND THE PEDAL WAS SO HARD THERE WAS NO GIVE. I PLOWED THROUGH A RED LIGHT ALMOST CAUSING A SEVERAL CAR PILE UP, AND WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. AT THE REPAIR SHOP, I WAS TOLD THE VACUUM PUMP WAS LEAKING OIL EVERYWHERE BECAUSE IT WAS BUSTED, THE OIL WAS BACKING UP INTO THE MASTER CYLINDER AND HAD MIXED WITH THE BREAK FLUID AND THE BREAK BOOSTER WAS BAD. I AM HAVING TO PAY 2400 FOR THE SERVICE WHEN IT WAS JUST PURCHASED 3 DAYS AGO. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ON AT TIME OF PURCHASE WHICH WOULD HAVE KEPT ME FROM PURCHASING WITH CASH. THERE ARE STILL NO WARNING LIGHTS ALTHOUGH I HAVE TAKEN DOWN SEVERAL BUSHES BECAUSE THE X5 WOULD NOT STOP AND ALMOST CAUSED A HEAD ON COLLISION BECAUSE THE X5 WOULD NOT STOP AGAIN. THE 2007 X5 HAS BEEN RECALLED TO THE EXACT SAME ISSUE WITH THE EXACT SAME DIAGNOSIS AND SYMPTOMS, THE 5 SERIES FROM THAT YEAR WAS ALSO RECALLED. JUST NOT THE X5 DUE TO AN OBVIOUS OVERSITE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS VEHICLE WHEN IT IS OPERATED WITHOUT BEING REPAIRED. THE VACUUM PUMP, BREAK BOOSTER AND MASTER CYLINDER ARE ALL PART OF THE RECALL, WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT A BMW CERTIFIED MECHANIC STATED NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ON MINE. I

NHTSA ID

11190652

Incident

Mar 20, 2019

Mileage

138,000 mi

OCCUPANCY SEAT SENSOR FAILURE AFTER RECALL CAMPAIGN 17V-605 COMPLETED. THE SENSOR MAT FAILED WITHIN 16 MONTHS OF THE REPAIR WHICH MEANS THE PARTS USED FOR THE CAMPAIGN ARE FAULTY AS WELL. BMW REFUSES TO FIX THE ISSUE. THIS FAILURE WILL RESULT IN THE PASSENGER FRONT AIR BAG TO NOT DEPLOY AS SO STATED IN THE ORIGINAL RECALL CAMPAIGN.

NHTSA ID

11161120

Incident

Nov 1, 2018

Mileage

136,000 mi

FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG MAT SENSOR WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. DEFECTIVE MAT SESNOR HAS BEEN REPLACED AND SERVICE AT BMW OF LAS VEGAS ON 2 SEPARATE OCASSIONS AT 44,794 AND 67845 MILES 6-15-2011 AND 5-14-2014 RESPECTIVELY UNDER WARRANTY AND AT OWNERS COST. THIS VEHICLE WAS PRODUCED ON 8-22-2006 BUT WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 130,000 MILES.

NHTSA ID

11123493

Incident

Aug 29, 2018

Mileage

130,000 mi

BMW X5 BRAKE BOOSTER FAILED. I WAS DRIVING IN TOWN AND ATTEMPTED TO STOP AND NOTICED THAT THE TRUCK NEEDED MORE BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE THE LONGER I APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE PEDAL BEGAN TO RISE AND THE TRUCK WOULD BEGIN TO CREEP FORWARD UNLESS MORE PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE PEDAL. I DROVE TO THE BMW DEALERSHIP TO HAVE A RECALL PERFORMED ON THE PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANCY MAT. DURING THAT VISIT I INFORMED THE SERVICE WRITER OF THE BRAKE ISSUE AND ASKED IF IT WOULD BE CORRECTED UNDER A RECALL AS WELL. I WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED BY ANY OTHER RECALLS. I RESEARCHED IT AND FOUND THAT SOME BMW X5'S WE'RE EXPERIENCING SOME ISSUES WITH THE BRAKES AND WERE BEING RECALLED BUT NOT MY VEHICLE. I ORDERED ALL NECESSARY PARTS AND REPLACED THEM MYSELF. WHICH CONSISTED OF A NEW UPDATED PUMP, ALL UPDATED OEM LINES WITH CHECK VALVES AND A NEW TRW OEM BRAKE BOOSTER. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT ENGINE OIL VAPOR TRAVELS INTO THE LINES AND UP TO THE BOOSTER WHICH CAUSED THE RUBBER DIAPHRAM TO FAIL IN THE BRAKE BOOSTER. THESE ARE ALL THE SAME PARTS MENTIONED IN THE RECALLS ON OTHER BMW X5'S COVERED BY THE RECALLS.

NHTSA ID

11085097

Incident

Mar 23, 2018

Mileage

175,000 mi

THE CAR SHOWED NO SIGNS OF ANY FAILURES, NO WARNING OR SERVICE LIGHTS, AND AS I WAS BACKING OUT OF A CROWDED PARKING LOT THE CAR STARTED EMITTING WHITE SMOKE OUT OF BOTH TAIL PIPES AND STALLED SUDDENLY. THE CAR WOULD NOT IMMEDIATELY RESTART AND I HAD TO PUSH IT BACK INTO A PARKING SPOT TO AVOID OTHER TRAFFIC. THE CAR WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AFTER 10 MINUTES AND AGAIN EMITTED CLOUDS OF HEAVY WHITE SMOKE. AT THIS POINT I CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND HAD IT TOWED TO MY LOCAL BMW DEALER. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE CRANK CASE VENT VALVE APPARENTLY FROZE UP AND NEEDS REPLACING. THIS PART ALSO CALLED PCV VALVE HEATER IS UNDER RECALL FOR MODEL YEARS 2007-2011. MY CAR IS A 2006 AND FROM ONLINE SEARCHES IT APPEARS OTHER 2006 AND OLDER BMW X5S ALSO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE IDENTIFIED IN THE RECALL (17V-683, ISSUED IN DEC 2017). I AM TOLD THIS PROBLEM COULD CAUSE THE CAR TO CATCH FIRE IF CONTINUED IN OPERATION AND EVEN AT IDLE OR OFF. HOW CAN THE RECALL BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE OTHER IMPACTED MODEL YEARS?

NHTSA ID

11064301

Incident

Jan 21, 2018

Mileage

118,000 mi

FIRE HAZARD, POTENTIAL ENGINE SHUTTING OF UNEXPECTEDLY: BATTERY CABLE AT CHARGE POINT UNDER HOOD MELTED AND CHARRED . DISCOVERY PRECEDED BY NOTICEABLE BURNING SMELL IDLING IN TRAFFIC. PLASTIC TERMINAL MOUNTING BASE MELTED AND CHARRED, TERMINAL DISCONNECTED FROM BASE, PLASTIC INSULATION AROUND CABLE TERMINAL CRIMP CHARRED AND MISSING. PARTS AFFECTED: 12 42 7 531 720 MAIN POWER CABLE CHARGE POINT TO ALTERNATOR; 12 52 1 439 674 BASE B+; 61 13 8 371 016 COVER BASE B+. EXAMINATION OF THE CRIMPED TERMINAL CONNECTING THE CABLE TO THE CHARGE POINT BOLT SHOWS THE CABLE NOT FULLY INSERTED IN THE TERMINAL BEFORE CRIMPING AND THE TERMINAL NOT COMPLETELY SOLDERED TO THE CABLE RESULTING IN A HIGH ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE AT THE TERMINAL AND EXCESSIVE HEATING WHEN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM UNDER LOAD WHEN THE ENGINE IS RUNNING. POSSIBLE CONSEQUENCES OF OVERHEATING OF THE CABLE INCLUDE THE POSSIBILITY OF FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, FAILURE OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND UNEXPECTED SHUT DOWN OF THE ENGINE AND ALL POWER ASSISTED SYSTEMS WHILE DRIVING.

NHTSA ID

10871663

Incident

May 13, 2016

Mileage

103,910 mi

RECALL : BRAKE VACUUM PUMP RECALL MENTIONED THAT ALL X5 AFFECTED VEHICLES WERE BUILT FROM SEPTEMBER 12, 2006 THROUGH MARCH 18, 2010. MY CAR HAS SAME ISSUE AND ITS BUILT YEAR IS 2006 BUT COMPANY SAYS THAT MY VIN DOESN'T COME UNDER RECALL. THIS DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE, WHEN I HAVE ISSUE WHICH CAN CAUSE SERIOUS ACCIDENT THEN THEY SHOULD FIX IT. I AM NOT GETTING ANY HELP FROM BMW DEALERS SO I HAVE TO SPEND MY OWN MONEY TO FIX THE ISSUE WHICH SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE UNDER RECALL MENTIONED IN THE BEGINNING. MY VEHICLE IS WITH THE MECHANIC AND IT SHOWS THE LEAK FROM VACUUM PUMP WHICH CAN CREATE SERIOUS ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING. I DONT WANT TO TAKE ANY RISK DRIVING VEHICLE IN A CONDITION WHEN BRAKES WONT APPLY, SPECIALLY HAVING KIDS IN MY CAR. MY CAR BROKE DOWN BECAUSE ALTERNATOR GENERATED HIGH VOLTAGE WHICH SCREWED UP MY BATTERY SO I GAVE MY CAR TO CERTIFIED MECHANIC TO FIX IT. WHILE FIXING THE MENTIONED ISSUE, HE FIND OUT OIL LEAK FROM VACUUM PUMP. I DID RESEARCH ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND FIND OUT THAT PEOPLE GOT LUCKY THAT THEY GOT SAVED IN ACCIDENTS DUE TO OIL LEAK IN VACUUM PUMP THAT'S WHAT MADE ME SCARED. *JS

NHTSA ID

10817083

Incident

Dec 24, 2015

BRAKE LINES CORRODED AND RUPTURED WITH LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID AND DECREASED BRAKING ABILITY. BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AFTER GENTLE BRAKING ON THE ROAD AT LOW SPEED.

NHTSA ID

10816253

Incident

Dec 23, 2015

Mileage

107,000 mi

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