Safety Score
76
Safe
Recalls
3
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (3)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-08-18 | 04V409000 |
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE) | 358 | — | Details |
| 2004-08-13 | 04V402000 |
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | 297 | — | Details |
| 2003-11-14 | 03V475000 |
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT | 350 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-06-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | No start no crank sos light battery drain |
| 2022-04-03 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Vehicle rpm’s rev wildly in park and neutral. When driving vehicle speeds up on its own and rpm’s climbs out of control… |
| 2020-10-22 | STEERING | No | 0 | MY STEERING IS WAY TO TIGHT. AND ITS HARD TO MOVE THEVCAR. |
| 2020-05-21 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY. *TR |
| 2018-12-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW X5. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ON THE FREEWAY, THE VEHICLE JERKED SEVERELY. SUDDENLY, THE ENG… |
| 2018-01-15 | WHEELS | No | 0 | I BOUGHT 4 RUN-FLAT BRIDGESTONE TIRES FROM A BMW DEALERSHIP: DUELER H/L 400 [36110427162] ON JUNE 21, 2017 WITH MY SUV … |
| 2017-12-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING FROM UNDER THE CAR AND AIR VENTS WHILE CAR WAS IN MOTION AIR CONDITIONING WAS RUNNING AND THE O… |
| 2017-07-23 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 BMW X5. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE D… |
| 2017-06-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW X5. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE O… |
| 2017-05-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | HAVE ACCIDENT.BECAUSE MY BMW X5 2004 WHEN START THE ENGINE..THE CAR JUMP. AND PROBLEMS WITH TRASMISSION NOT WORK GOOD W… |
| 2017-05-12 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW X5. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, A LOUD NOISE CAME FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE AND IT SH… |
| 2017-03-31 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 BMW X5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP FO… |
| 2017-01-17 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW X5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT HEAT WARMER BURNED A HOLE THROUGH THE … |
| 2016-12-28 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW X5. WHILE DRIVING, THERE WAS A BURNING ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT NOTICED A H… |
| 2016-09-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WATER DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE HAS TAKEN WATER IN THE REAR TRUNK AREA. WHEN LOOKED AT, THERE IS A PUDDLE OF STANDING WATER C… |
| 2015-10-22 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 1 | THE VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING FROM UNDER THE HOOD WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN TO THE POST OFFICE. UPON PARKING THE VEHICLE AT T… |
| 2014-04-18 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHILE I WAS DRIVING WITH MY SMALL CHILD INSIDE THE SUV, ALL SUDDEN I SMELL GAS AND THEN THE SUV SHUT OFF AND LOCKED UP… |
| 2014-04-15 | VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | AS PER THE BELOW BMW SERVICE BULLETIN, I HAVE A DEFECTIVE SUNROOF CASSETTE AS IT DOESN'T HAVE ADEQUATE WATER MANAGEMENT… |
| 2014-04-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY X5 HAS BEEN A FAIRLY RELIABLE VEHICLE WITH SOME QUIRKINESS ALONG THE WAY. I HAD A "CROSSOVER PIPE" TO START LEAKING… |
| 2014-01-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW X5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON WARNING LAMP KEPT FLASHING INTERMIT… |
| 2013-12-16 | SEATS | No | 0 | DRIVER SIDE SEAT HEATER GETS VERY HOT, EVEN AT THE LOWEST SETTING. WILL BURN MY LEG IF LEFT ON. FOR THIS REASON, THE S… |
| 2013-08-12 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | REAR WIPER AND WIPER FLUID PUMP STOPPED WORKING DURING A RAIN STORM. I COULD NOT SEE THROUGH THE REAR WINDOW AT ALL THR… |
| 2013-06-12 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE BMW X5 IS VERY POORLY MADE AND BMW DOES NOT STAND BEHIND ANY ISSUES OR CARE. MY 2004 BMW X5 HAS THE KNOWN JERKING … |
| 2013-05-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I WAS CAME BACK FROM WORK TO HAVE LUNCH. CAR WAS PARKED IN DRIVE WAY. AFTER 30 MINS OF LUNCH WHEN I CAME OUT OF THE HOU… |
| 2013-05-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED, THE EXTERNAL DRIVER DOOR LATCH NOT WORKING, HAVE TO CLIMB OVER FROM PASSENGER SID… |
| 2013-01-28 | SEATS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW X5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE STARTED TO SMELL SOMETHING BURNING FROM UNDER THE DRIVER… |
| 2012-10-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW X5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE TRANS FAI… |
| 2012-07-25 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW X5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BRUNING FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE AIR… |
| 2012-06-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW X5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED. THE VEHICLE'S GEAR DID NOT ILLUMIN… |
| 2012-02-27 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW X5. THE CONTACT STATED THE SENSOR MODULE ON THE PASSENGER SEAT THAT CONTROLLED THE AIR … |
| 2012-02-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW X5. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL TURNED PINK. THE CO… |
| 2011-06-05 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW X5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE MALFUNCTIONED AND THE CONTACT W… |
| 2011-06-05 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | 1. DID A 3 POINT TURN AND THEN PULLED ONTO A 45 MPH ROAD WAY 2. FRONT TIRES LOCKED UP AND I SKIDDED TO A STOP, EVEN A… |
| 2011-04-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW X5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EXTERIOR BRAKE LIGHTS WERE INOPERABLE. THE DEALER DIA… |
| 2010-12-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW X5. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE BATTERY, 4X4, AND TRANS FAIL SAFE LIGHTS ILL… |
| 2010-12-04 | SEATS | No | 0 | 2004 X5, 58,000 MILE. DRIVERS HEATED SEAT BURNED A HOLE IN THE LEATHER AND MY LEFT LEG/BUTTOCK AREA WAS BURNED. I SWIT… |
| 2010-08-17 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE | No | 0 | MY BMX 5 (2004) STALLS OCCASIONALLY AT LOW SPEEDS. THIS HAS OCCURRED 4 TIMES IN THE LAST THREE MONTHS. THE SERVICE CENT… |
| 2010-05-14 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW X5. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS WATER ENTERING THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE FRONT WINDSHIEL… |
| 2010-03-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM A PRIVATE PARTY TWO YEARS AGO. THE LOCAL D… |
| 2010-03-04 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | THE SELF LEVELING SUSPENSION IS MALFUNCTIONING. WE HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE OVER A YEAR AND IT HAS BEEN INTO THE SERVICE … |
| 2010-02-06 | SEATS | No | 0 | 2004 BMW X5. DRIVER'S SIDE HEATED SEAT MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING A BURN IN THE SEAT AND BURNED THE PANTS OF THE DRIVER. CON… |
| 2010-02-03 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW X5. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO SHAKE AND VIBRATE WHICH MADE IT DI… |
| 2009-12-26 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | LATCH JAM ON DRIVER DOOR OF BMW X5 YEAR 2004. THE DOOR WILL NOT ALWAYS SHUT WHEN IT IS VERY COLD. IT WILL TAKE 30 TO … |
| 2009-12-20 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | WE HAVE A 2004 BMW X5, AND THE DRIVER'S DOOR INSIDE OPENING MECHANISM HAS BROKEN TWICE; ONCE UNDER WARRANTY AND ONCE AF… |
| 2009-06-26 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | BMW WINDOW REGULATOR FAILS FOR NO APPARENT REASON IN ALL CAR MODELS. CAR HAS LESS THAN 36K MILES AND ALREADY FIXING THE… |
| 2009-04-06 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW X5. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONSISTENTLY ILLUMINATED ON THE … |
| 2008-12-10 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE INTERMITTENTLY INOPERABLE. CHANGED BULBS WITH SAME RESULTS. APPEARS TO BE CORRODED AND/OR BURNED… |
| 2008-05-31 | STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW X5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE CLOSED THE TRUNK, HIS FINGER GOT CAUGHT DUE TO A MA… |
| 2008-05-29 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | Yes | 2 | ON MAY 21, 2008, I REPORTED A PROBLEM REGARDING MY BMW X5 HAVING A DOOR FAILURE PROBLEM REGARDING THE ELECTRONIC SYSTE… |
| 2008-03-01 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | OUR 2004, BMW X-5 DOOR JAMMED ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. I HAVE CONTACTED BMW, BUT THEY DENIED ANY PROBLEMS CONCERNIN… |