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Safety Score
62
Average
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars

Recalls (2)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
2010-10-26 10V518000 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP 20,750 Details
2008-04-11 08V170000 SUSPENSION:REAR 55 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2025-08-15 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 Last night my 2008 BMW X5 caught fire while parked in a parking lot - the fire was in the engine compartment and appear…
2025-06-09 AIR BAGS No 0 Airbag light is on for passenger and fuel injectors messed up. This is a 2008 and other ones had recalls. I don’t under…
2025-05-28 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 The contact owns a 2008 BMW X5. The contact stated while driving 50 MPH, several unknown warning lights illuminated. Th…
2023-11-15 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 My 2008 bmw x5 4.8i almost caught fire. The fuel pump connector is burnt into the fuel pump harness. My local mechanic …
2023-11-08 ENGINE No 0 X5 was off, parked and the engine compartment burst into flames. Car was totaled There was apparently a recall issues …
2023-06-26 POWER TRAIN No 0 I've been experiencing drive train problems with my vehicle and upon research I've concluded that not just only me but …
2023-06-01 ENGINE No 0 My 2008 BMW X5 was taken to a shop to be diagnosed due to Diagnosis as followed:( low coolant light coming on) “coolant…
2022-12-23 ENGINE No 0 Open recall since March of 2022, no remedy yet still available
2022-12-15 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 The contact owns a 2008 BMW X5. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, she noticed an abnormally strong bu…
2022-12-10 ENGINE No 0 On 12/10/2022 I was driving to work and my BMW started smelling of like electrical fire. I pulled over on a exit in Swe…
2022-11-13 ENGINE No 0 when cold car will hesitate to start.
2022-10-14 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 The contact owns a 2008 BMW X5. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 65 MPH, there was a plastic smel…
2022-08-10 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 PCV MY safety of my self and my 5 yr 17 yr I use my BMW X5 to take my kids or doctors and school and I work too and so…
2022-07-04 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 The contact owns a 2008 BMW X5. The contact received notification of the NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V119000 (Engine and E…
2022-05-26 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 The contact owns a 2008 BMW X5. The contact stated while pulling into a parking space, he saw smoke coming through the …
2022-03-15 ENGINE No 0 this vehicle is dangerous and I cannot drive it without it smoking and overheating, exhaust or fumes get inside the veh…
2022-03-02 FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP No 0 No warnings just went dead in traffic had it towed to a mechanic and his diagnosis is fuel pump is bad. A B160416 f…
2022-03-02 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 The contact owns a 2008 BMW X5. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V119000 (Engine and Engin…
2022-02-27 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 The contact owns a 2008 BMW X5. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, she smelled a strong burning plasti…
2022-02-01 ENGINE No 0 This car is not safe to drive, when you accelerate lots of black smoke come from tail pipe and loose power at the same …
2022-01-22 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 Car engine stalled. Needed to be jumped. The battery was brand new, was changed a few days ago.
2021-12-20 SUSPENSION No 0 Component Malfunctioned, All dashboard light are on. service check needed immediately. PCV heater not working ,cruise c…
2021-12-18 ENGINE No 0 I don't know 😕
2021-07-06 POWER TRAIN No 0 while driving in a highway far from any measure city, the car start slowing down and overheating signal showed up. fan…
2021-05-21 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 I was driving on the freeway and the panoramic sunroof exploded. Raining glass in on me and my two granddaughters.
2021-03-22 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE STOPPED. A SMELL OF HOT ELECTRICAL WAS PRESENT IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THE SHUT OFF. INSPECTION OF TH…
2021-03-01 AIR BAGS No 0 The contact owns a 2008 BMW X5. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the air bags warning light wa…
2020-11-19 AIR BAGS No 0 Seat Calibration; Airbag/Seat Belt Tensioner, level control system malfunction etc
2020-09-16 ENGINE No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW X5. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE COOLANT LEVEL LOW, PULL OVER WARNING M…
2020-09-10 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW X5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO OVERHEAT WITH …
2020-04-27 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 The contact owns a 2008 BMW X5. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, between 5-70 MPH, she smelled a pla…
2020-04-18 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP No 0 The contact owns a 2008 BMW X5. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to the dealer for the driver’s air bag re…
2020-03-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 suspension warning came up. air suspension bags. and air pump fail while driving at 65m/h. car was hard to control. I h…
2020-03-01 ENGINE No 0 oil leaked from the engine dripping over auxaust and casing fume to inter the capen. mechanick indicate the engine cove…
2020-01-28 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 BRAKE LIGHT BULBS ARE INSTALLED IN PLASTICS THAT ARE MELTED QUICKLY BY THE TIME WHICH CREATES FIRE RISK. I OPENED BOTH …
2020-01-19 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 MY CAR STARTED LEAKING GASOLINE FROM BACK UNDER REAR PASSENGER TIRE, AFTER I WAS RUNNING FOR MORE THAN ONE HOUR, I EXPE…
2019-09-16 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 I WAS DRIVING IN INTERSTATE 4 HWY. GOING ABOUT 50 MPH TRYING TO SPEED BUT NO CONTROL OF THE ACCELERATOR. THANKFULLY …
2019-09-03 AIR BAGS No 0 BROUGHT MY 2008 X5 IN FOR THE CRANKCASE (PCV) RECALL. THE DEALER (THE BMW STORE IN CINCINNATI) TOLD ME THE SERPENTINE …
2019-06-07 ENGINE No 0 THE ENGINE IDLER PULLEY BOLT BROKEN
2019-05-31 ENGINE No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW X5. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED ON ITS OWN AND THE OVER…
2019-03-04 POWER TRAIN No 0 car will not start. towed over 120mil to the closest mechanics. starter was dead.
2019-02-11 ENGINE No 0 I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 20 MPH AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN I HEARD A SNAP NOISE AND STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO MOVE, I MANAGED…
2018-12-11 AIR BAGS No 0 TAKATA RECALL. MY BMW QUIT ONE DAY AND THE BMW DEALER IN PADUCA WILL NOT TAKE IT. IT HAS 2 OR 3 RECALLS AND THEY WILL N…
2018-12-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 VEHICLE STARTED SMOKE FROM ENGINE AREA AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION DRIVING ON A CITY STREET AT NORMAL SPE…
2018-11-27 ENGINE No 0 STARTED MY 2008 BMW X5 4.8I WITH ONLY 90,000 MILES A BIG PUDDLE FORMED UNDER THE CAR. TOWED THE CAR TO INDEPENDENT SHOP…
2018-10-26 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW X5. WHILE DRIVING 50-70 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS APPLIED, BUT THE BRAKES FAILED T…
2018-10-15 AIR BAGS No 0 IT FAULT IN PASSENGER-RESTRAINT SYSTEM AFFECTING AIRBAG, BELT TENSIONER OR BELT-FORCE LIMITER. CONTINUE TO WEAR THE SA…
2018-10-02 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 KEPT GETTING MAIL ABOUT A RECALL MY CAR HAD DIDNT THINK IT WAS THAT IMPORTANT SO I STALLED THE PROCESS A LITTLE UNTIL I…
2018-09-18 ENGINE No 0 ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH FAILING PARTS ON A SAV WITH ONLY 67,000 MILES. ISSUES INCLUDE LEAKING VALVE COVER GASKET, LEAKING…
2018-09-07 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 I REACH THIS DEALER INTERNATIONAL BMW 2400 SOUTH 108TH ST. WEST ALLIS,WI53227 SALES:877-819-6869 SEVERAL TIMES TO SCH…