2008 BMW X5

ENGINE, ACCELERATION SHUTDOWN (ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY - 2/26/16); MONITOR DISPLAY FALSE MESSAGE OF "WARNING: ENGINE HOT; OVERHEATING." ENGINE NOT HOT OR OVERHEATED; COOL TO TOUCH. COOLANT LEVEL FULL. CAR DISABLED. CAR GAVE 45 SECONDS AT FULL ACCELERATION BEFORE SOUNDING HIGH PITCHED FAN NOISE, THEN DISPLAYING "WARNING MESSAGE" ON CENTER MONITOR, THEN LOSING PEDAL ACCELERATION POWER ON EXTREMELY BUSY INTERSTATE 87 SOUTH HIGHWAY AT NIGHT, WITH INTERMITTENT EMERGENCY SHOULDER ACCESS. DANGEROUS TO MAINTAIN MANEUVERABILITY TO SAFETY WITH HIGH VELOCITY TRUCKS AND CARS BARRELING ALONGSIDE VEHICLE. SUSPECTED PART DEFECT IS "ELECTRONIC TEMPERATURE GAUGE" SENSOR, CAUSING CAR TO INSTANTLY DISABLE WHEN IT ISN'T HOT. CAR IS SELDOM DRIVEN AND UNDER 40,000 MILES. PROBLEM IS SUSPECT AND REPORTED ON A VARIETY OF BMW SERIES, INCLUDING EVERY MODEL YEAR X5 AT: HTTP://REPAIRPAL.COM/COOLING-SYSTEM-COMPONENT-FAILURE-AFTER-60000-MILES-139 AND HTTP://WWW.BIMMERFEST.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=561024.

I PURCHASED A 2008 BMW X-5 WITH 50,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. I WAS SHOWN PROOF FROM THE USED CAR DEALERSHIP THAT THE VEHICLE HAD ONLY ONE PRIOR OWNER, A FEMALE IN HER MID 50'S. ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS IMMACULATE AND LOOKED BRAND NEW, IT NEEDED A NEW RIGHT REAR AIR SUSPENSION BAG 3 MONTHS AFTER THE PURCHASE AND STARTED LEAKING OIL. SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IN 2012 I HAVE CONTINUED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP AT WHICH TIME THEY CLEAN THE OIL UNDERNEATH, REMOVE GASKETS AND BOLTS AND REASSEMBLE EVERYTHING TO INCLUDE USING GENEROUS AMOUNTS OF SILICONE. I RECENTLY TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE OWNER DID HIS USUAL "PATCH JOB" BUT HE SAID THIS ISN'T WORKING ANYMORE AND THAT THE OIL LEAK IS ACTUALLY COMING FROM A FAILED GASKET THAT IS NOT ACCESSIBLE WITHOUT REMOVING THE MOTOR TO THE TUNE OF $6,000 OR MORE. THE OWNER OF THE DEALERSHIP FURTHER MENTIONED THAT THE LEFT REAR AIR SUSPENSION BAG HAS FAILED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, AS THE CAR SITS OFF CAMBER WHILE PARKED. THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS THAT MY VEHICLE HAD ONE OWNER, A MIDDLE AGED FEMALE, MY WIFE DRIVES THE CAR TO THE SUPERMARKET AND KIDS SCHOOL, NOT THE RACE TRACK SO THE FAILED GASKET IS CLEARLY NOT THE RESULT OF ABUSIVE DRIVING, RATHER A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. ACCORDING TO THE OWNER OF THE DEALERSHIP, THE 4.8 LITER V-8 IN MY 2008 X-5 HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM IN THE BMW 5,6 AND 7 SERIES. I AM WONDERING IF AND WHEN THEIR MIGHT BE A RECALL ON THE X-5'S, AS I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO REPLACE THE VEHICLE, YET I CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY $6,000 + TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE TALKED WITH A LOT OF PEOPLE BOTH IN AND OUT OF THE CAR INDUSTRY AND THE CONSENSUS IS GROWING STRONGER AND STRONGER THAT BMW USES FAULTY GASKETS ON PURPOSE TO MAKE THEIR MONEY ON THE SERVICE END. BMW, THE ULTIMATE "SERVICING MACHINE." MY 2003 FORD EXPLORER, 218,000 MILES HAS NEVER HAD AN ISSUE?

MY 2008 X5 3.0SI STARTED JUST OUT OF THE BLUE TO HAVE THIS SUPER LOUD FAN NOISE WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN TO PICK UP MY KIDS. IT WAS NOT EVEN HOT OUTSIDE SO I WAS WONDERING WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT. ALSO GOT THE WATER OVERHEATING WARNING. BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE WATER PUMP WAS FAULTY. COST ME ALMOST $1400.00 AND THE CAR HAD ONLY 37000 MILES ON THE CLOCK. WHY IS THERE NO RECALL FOR THE 2008 6CYLINDER ENGINE?

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

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING TO PICK UP MY SON FROM SCHOOL AND SHE NOTICED A LOUD HUMMING NOISE AFTER ABOUT 15 MINUTES INTO THE DRIVE. THE RADIATOR FAN KICKED IN BECAUSE THE ENGINE COOLANT GOT ABOVE A CERTAIN TEMPERATURE. AFTER 10 MINUTES THE WARNING LABEL POPPED UP TO STOP AS SOON AS POSSIBLE DUE TO COOLANT TEMPERATURE HIGH. ALSO NO HOT AIR WAS COMING FROM THE HEATER. MY SUSPICION THAT THE ELECTRIC WATER PUMP WAS FAILED WAS ALSO CONFIRMED BY MY DEALER BILLJACOBS OF NAPERVILLE WHICH DID THE REPAIR ON THE 31.MARCH 2015.

THE VEHICLE SHAKES, RUNS ROUGH AND TURNS ITSELF OFF WHEN BRAKING/STOPPED AT RED LIGHTS. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO BMW NAPLES AND ANOTHER REPAIR SHOP. THEY REQUESTED I HAVE A TUNE UP AND REPLACE TWO SENSORS WHICH I HAVE DONE. THOUSAND OF DOLLARS LATER AND THE PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXED. NO ONE CAN TELL ME WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. I HAVE RESEARCHED IT ONLINE AND FOUND OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR BMW X5. *TR