Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | ||||||||||||||||
| 05V504000 | BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC | from 08/01/2005 to 09/30/2005 | V (Vehicle) | 240 | 11/30/2005 | MFR | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE | 11/01/2005 | 11/03/2005 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Certain passenger vehicles may have been built with an incorrectly manufactured automatic transmission parking pawl guide plate. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | This could cause the parking lock system not to engage, after the transmission is placed in the park (p) position. if the vehicle was parked on an incline, and the parking brake was not engaged, this could result in a vehicle rollaway condition. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will repair and replace the automatic transmission guide plate free of charge. the recall began on november 30, 2005. owners may contact bmw at 1-800-332-4269. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||||
| SIB-24-01-08 | 10/01/2010 | 10035010 | Bmw vehicle: transmission warning light is illuminated and the transmission enters failsafe mode. fault code 4f81 (ratio monitoring, clutch a), in some cases combined with the subsequent faults 507b/507c (parking gear sensor implausible s | 02/07/2011 | |
| SI B12 08 08 | 04/01/2008 | 10025582 | Service action on my 2005 and 2006 e53 (x5) with m54 engine and gm5 transmission produced 09/2004-10/2006 - reprogram dme. *pe | 08/22/2008 | |
| 2420205 | 01/01/2006 | 240106 | 10014893 | Harsh 2-1 downshift. *eh bmw e35. *sc x5 from 10/03 up to 04/05. *tt | 05/11/2005 |
| POWER TRAIN - AXLE ASSEMBLY - AXLE SHAFT | |||||
| SI-B31-01-08 | 09/01/2009 | 10031624 | Bmw: replacement of front outer cv joint. complaints of clicking or grinding noises coming from the front axle area when making a turn. the front outer constant velocity joint boot is split open and the joint is already damaged. | 01/06/2010 | |
| POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE - CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT | |||||
| SI-B31-01-08 | 09/01/2009 | 10031624 | Bmw: replacement of front outer cv joint. complaints of clicking or grinding noises coming from the front axle area when making a turn. the front outer constant velocity joint boot is split open and the joint is already damaged. | 01/06/2010 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | |||
| 08/16/2005 | 27593 | 1 | 04/08/2000 |
| I own a 2000 bmw x5 that cost approximately $62,000. my vehicle has only 27,593 miles and needs transmission repairs totally over $8,000. i was driving on a residential street when the vehicle broke down after stopping at a stop sign. when i stepped on the gas to drive the car made a very loud high pitched screeching sound and would no longer drive. it was towed into the same dealership where i purchased the vehicle. i was told that the transfer case was bad and this caused metal splines to enter the differential and that i would need a new transfer case, drive shaft, and front differential. the warranty covered 4 years or 50,000 miles and i had exceeded the number of years covered by the warranty. i understand that the vehicle is outside the terms covered by this warranty, but the implication made by the warranty is that the vehicle will drive for at least 50,000 miles. i am extremely disappointed that a $60,000+ vehicle can only drive 27,000 miles without a major failure. bmv has offered to cover 50% of the repairs, which would leave over $4,000 for me to come up with to make the vehicle drivable. this repair includes two re-manufactured components: the trans box, and the final drive. i am extremely disappointed in the vehicle and in the manner in which this has been handled by not only bmw but by the dealership, crevier bmw, where i purchased the vehicle. *nm | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 11/05/2010 | 1500 | ||
| I have a 2005 bmw x5 4.4 auto.transmission is defective , it takes at least 10 seconds to go into forward or reverse gear and will shift late and bang hard.occurs all the time resulting in almost getting hit by other cars because it takes so long to go in gear.many other 2005 bmw x5 owners have the same problems. there should be a recall before someone gets injured or killed.dealer tells me it is a known problem that will cost thosands of dollars to fix that i do not have. | |||
| 09/16/2010 | 60000 | ||
| Bmw's high instances of hard 2-1 downshift as they call it. many models of bmw's experience a feeling of being rear ended while slowing to a stop and then asking for an acceleration. also described as slip and slam by many people, there is an obvious defect in the transmission. this problem seems to get progressively worse the more you drive leading up to every time you drive your vehicle. bmw is obviously aware of the problem as they have a name for it, but getting a dealership to admit to a problem, let alone fix it is another story. car is currently in the shop to be reprogrammed at a cost of $180.00, but the technician flat out told me that this probably wouldn't fix the problem and maybe i could just live with it. this is not an option, as every time this event happens my 4 and 6 year old daughters assume we have been in an accident and start panicking, not to mention the bonk on the head and strain on their necks from the jolt. my car is now out of warranty, but they will gladly replace the transmission at my cost and that should fix the problem. this is a widespread problem possibly involving many hundreds of cars and many complaints of this problem including claims of whiplash can be found on chat boards such as edmunds.com, xoutpost.com and bimmerfest.com...or just type in bmw feels like being rear ended...and it will all come up. hopefully all of these people have put in a complaint as well so that something can finally be done about this problem, seeing as how bmw refuses to fix it themselves. | |||
| 04/15/2010 | 50000 | ||
| 2005 bmw x5 4.4 has a transmission problem. the car seems to slip out of gear when slowing down and then accelerating then violently lurches forward. the sensation and sound gives the impression that you were just rear ended by another car traveling at a high rate of speed. this has happened at least 50 times over the 2 years i have had the car. it has been reported to bmw at least 3 times and they always claim they cannot find a cause. | |||
| 07/31/2009 | 52000 | 1 | |
| I have had a message come up on my bmx x5 saying trans.failsafe.prog. the first time was on 7/31/09 they said nothing was wrong or came up when they drove it at the dealership. on 9/09/09 the same message popped up and my car would not change gears and felt like it was going to shut off. *tr | |||