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2012 Bmw X5 Fuel Propulsion System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1345282
Internal NHTSA #	10938867
Manufacurer	BMW of North America, LLC
Brand	BMW
Model	X5
Model Year	2012
File date	05/11/16
Component	FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Bought it used 58k miles , on first day the battery died, took it to bmw dealer, labor+parts+programming $475! Only after 4yrs the battery failed ? After 2 months engine overheating, towed the car to the dealer, water bump +thermostat +flushing coolant and a few more flushing all trans, etc plus aliment, $1800 for water bump and thermostat+ the other things all together came up to $2500 after$300 discount, we went to pickup the car asked for discount and got the bill down to $1978. Very very disappointed about the quality of bmw and electric water pump that fails and needs to be replaced on almost every bmw only after like 30k and up? Unlike other cars water pump will fail after 150k-200k miles.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	59000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	S OZONE PARK, NY
VIN pattern	5UXZV4C5XCLXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
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Date of purchase	23/06/25
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	40
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A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2012 Bmw X5 Fuel Propulsion System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 Bmw X5 Fuel Propulsion System Problems, Complaints and Defects

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