2006 BMW X5 owner complaints

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 BMW x5. While driving 30 MPH, another vehicle crashed into the rear of the contact's vehicle. The bumper, muffler, and trunk were damaged. The driver's seat belt failed and released prematurely. The front air bags failed to deploy. The contact was uninjured. The vehicle was towed to a local repair shop and repaired. The contact has a copy of the police report. The manufacturer could not provide an explanation for the failures. The failure mileage was 56,000 and current mileage was 56,500.

Front passenger airbag malfunction light stays on. OBD scanner indicates air bag mat sensor defect. BMW declined to fix problem since vehicle is out of warranty. Same problem appeared on june 15, 2011 but was fixed at no cost by dealership since vehicle was still under warranty at 447,94 miles. *tr

Air bag passenger seat occupancy sensor failure. *tr

BMW issued important safety recall 13v-564, which involves the front passenger air bag seat occupancy sensor mat, january 2014. Important safety recall 13v-564 along with an illuminated air bag warning light, which my vehicle is displaying, effectively de-activates the passenger airbag causing an unsafe condition. January 2014 the important safety recall letter stated parts would be available for repairs march 2014. March 2014 the dealer inspected the vehicle but was unable to complete the repairs due to parts being unavailable. June 2014 BMW notified me that parts were available and to schedule repairs with the dealer. The dealer inspected the vehicle but was unable to complete the repairs due to parts being unavailable. August 2014 I contacted the dealer and was told parts a

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 BMW x5. The contact stated that when she purchased the vehicle, the air bag warning light was illuminated. The dealer advised her that the mat needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified and stated that the vehicle was not included in any recall. The failure mileage was 3.

Passenger side seat sensor has failed, leaving airbag in permanently deactivated state. This defect was previously subject of recall in other vehicles in same model year, but not particular month of manufacture of mine according to VIN. Have reported to BMW dealer and BMW na; customer service agent at BMW na initially indicated they might cover it but then request was denied by management. I have requested they simply deactivate the sensor and leave the airbag on, which would seem to be a low-cost repair. They have stated there is no safety issue in doing so. The stated purpose of the sensor is to prevent unnecessary cost for airbag replacement after an accident. This seems to be a clear design defect: if the sensor fails, the airbag should be left in the active condition, not a disab

Dt*: the contact stated the vehicle was involved in a 2 MPH collision, and the driver air bag deployed with very low pressure, as if oozing out. There was no police report taken at the scene. The vehicle was taken to a private repair shop, where the mechanic was unable to determine the cause of the problem. The manufacturer was also notified.

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.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 BMW x5. The contact received a notification for NHTSA campaign number: 13v564000 (air bags) and stated that the part needed was unavailable to repair the vehicle. The dealer was unable to inform when the part would become available. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

Driver's side heated seat turned on and thereafter became dangerously hot and burned through the driver's coat. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 BMW 525i. While driving between 25-30 and 60-65 MPH, the vehicle stalls. The entire I-drive (computer system) freezes and the vehicle has to be pulled over and restarted. Currently, the stalling occurs weekly, whereas initially, it occurred every few months. The dealer keeps the vehicle for at least three days each time the failure occurs. The vehicle has been to the dealer five times and they have installed new software. However, after a month, the failure recurs. The purchase date was unknown. The current and failure mileages were 51,574.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 BMW m5. While driving between 35-40 MPH the vehicle caught on fire. The vehicle had a history of electrical problems since the day of purchase. During the fire, the vehicle lost the ability to brake. He had to use the emergency brake to stop the vehicle. The fire department extinguished the flames. The vehicle was completely destroyed. He suffered minor burns on his hands. The failure mileage was 40,000.

My vehicles rear doors will not open from the inside or outside. The lock goes up and down, but the doors will not open. The rear passenger door stopped working on the 12th of december 2012 and the rear driver side door stopped working today 18 december 2012. The driver side door stopped working this morning when I dropped my daughter off for school. She was unable to get out of the back seat after multiple unlocking attempts of the rear driver side door. I had to have her climb into the front seat in order to get out of the car. That is terrifying to think that she would not have been able to get out in an emergency, fire, or accident. After doing some research online I found that this seems to be an ongoing issue with this model and other BMW models. I am assuming and concerned that my f

Passenger occupancy sensor fails, causing air bag to become inoperative and airbag light to appear on dash. In case of accident, the airbag will not deploy. Dealer wants nearly 2000 dollars to fix, though they say it had "already been repaired in 2008" when the vehicle was two years old; dealer confirmed that they hear this complaint all of the time. Recall campaign 08v384000 addresses this issue for some BMW models/seats, but does not adequately address all models and years that have the problem. For the x5 model, for example, the "comfort seat" is covered, but the standard seat, which has the very same problem (not related to the comfort system) is not. Please widen the coverage of the campaign to include all models and years affected by this widespread problem. *tr

This is about a leased 2006 BMW x5. I was parking the car, & had applied the footbrake when the car began to accelerate. I floored the brake pedal again, but the car did not stop, so I applied the handbrake & still it did not stop. It crashed through some bushes, over a concrete sidewalk & into the street which luckily had no traffic. I was able to slam the gearshift into reverse & turned off the ignition to stop the car while at a right angle to the lane markers in the road. Very lucky that there was no oncoming traffic at that hour. I restarted the car, put it into reverse gear & backed over the same path & into the parking lot & pulled the handbrake & turned off the ignition. I called braman BMW of w. Palm beach to tow the car away since I was unwilling to drive it anymore.

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 voltag

Brake pads wear out within 35,000 klm on BMW x5. Not covered under extended warranty and the average for performance brakes like these are suppose to be 50,000 klm. BMW will not replace the brake pads without replacing all 4 rotors at the dealership level. All other vehicles with performance brakes on sports cars have lasted over 50,000 to 90,000 without replacement of brakes. We're not hard on brakes if you take a look at our last 2 vehicles with performance style brakes on sports cars... *tr

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.

My vehicle went on limp mode I'm pretty sure it has to do with the transmission gears. My passenger side door looks like the air bag wants to pop out.

My heated seat caught on fire and burned me and my coat. I very rarely used it at all. I started using it and it was probably the 10th time I used it when it occurred.