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#659 of 678 X5 Transmission Problems by hallwhite365

Aug 30, 2011 (10:20 am)

The transmission on my 2006 X5 has been acting up since just ending warranty at 39,000 miles. BMW North America says too bad - pay the $7K for a new one. I bought the car as a demo, and thought I had until August this year for the warranty to expire. Turns out it expired in April. I started noticing some funky jerking in the transmission this year, but was not in any hurry to get it looked at. In May I took it to the dealer, who said there were faults and the car needed a new mechatronics (sp?). It is like the computer for the transmission. BMW NA provided the part and the dealer and I split the labor, but it did not solve the problem. I have taken it back several times, and the dealer finally said it needed a new transmission (after a few other diagnoses). Even though their initial diagnosis was wrong, BMW NA said they will only "assist" an owner once. This one is on me.
 
It is kind of laughable. When the service advisor returned the car to me after my 3rd visit, he said "you should get 200,000 miles out of this vehicle". If I have to replace major components every 40,000 miles, I am not going to stick around to find out.
 
The other irony is - about 2years ago, a friend told me he knew several people with transmission problems on the X5. I assumed he said that because he is a Porsche guy. Since then, I have met several more people with X5s having tranny issues. It appears that my friend was correct. -- Be careful if you are thinking of buying one!

#660 of 678 X5 Radio by john599

Sep 22, 2011 (1:22 pm)

The radio in my X5 is stuck in Phone mode and I can not change it back to Audio mode. Any suggestions?

#661 of 678 Re: X5 Radio [john599] by bmwx5guy

Sep 22, 2011 (5:03 pm)

Replying to: john599 (Sep 22, 2011 1:22 pm)
John - did you try the three-key-salute? When the car power is on, press the eject on the CD player, the Nav player and then press the volume (on) button... all at the same time. This reboots the Nav unit.

#662 of 678 Re: X5 Radio [bmwx5guy] by john599

Sep 23, 2011 (12:43 pm)

Replying to: bmwx5guy (Sep 22, 2011 5:03 pm)
Thanks for the suggestions howerver I do not have a navigations system.

#663 of 678 BMW X5 stalling problem by markbmwx5

Oct 17, 2011 (6:14 am)

Hi, we are having this problem with the BMW X5 3l diesel of 2001 - it is stalling while driving and it will re start as if nothing happened - while driving it runs good with no errors
 
this could happen 3 or 4 times in the same day or within a week, we have already changed the diesel fuel pump which is under back seat but nothing
 
looking forward to your feedback
 
with kind regards
Mark

#664 of 678 Re: X5 Stalling [cefus] by markbmwx5

Oct 17, 2011 (6:26 am)

Replying to: cefus (Nov 23, 2005 6:27 am)
Unfortunately no errors come up even when it stalls, we did 4 diagnostic until now and nothing. Know it’s at BMW Malta which also can’t figure out problem
 
regards and thanks for you help
 
mark

#665 of 678 Re: X5 Stalling [markbmwx5] by Mr_Shiftright HOST

Oct 17, 2011 (9:00 am)

Replying to: markbmwx5 (Oct 17, 2011 6:26 am)
Have the fuel filters been changed and the fuel checked for water?

#666 of 678 same problem by orion1982

Dec 02, 2011 (8:27 pm)

im having the same problem with my 745i 2002. It just stalled, started 30 minutes later as if nothing. mechanic can't find anything. have you any help?

#667 of 678 Re: X5 Stalling [Mr_Shiftright] by markbmwx5

Dec 07, 2011 (3:15 am)

Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Oct 17, 2011 9:00 am)
Yes we did but nothing ... dont know what else to do.
 
Anymore suggestions ?
 
thanks

#668 of 678 Re: X5 Stalling [markbmwx5] by Mr_Shiftright HOST

Dec 07, 2011 (10:16 am)

Replying to: markbmwx5 (Dec 07, 2011 3:15 am)
Without codes any diagnosis become quite difficult and near impossible from a distance. Generally speaking, if a car is stalling and doesn't throw codes, I'd tend to suspect a fuel delivery issue, since the fuel system usually doesn't throw codes.

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