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Bmw X5 Engine And Engine Cooling Safety Report | Aug 12, 2011
Reported on Aug 12, 2011
| ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING. WARNING LAMPS INDICATED REDUCED POWER. SEVERAL OCCURRENCES WERE AT SPEED ON THE INTERSTATE. CAR WOULD RESTART AFTER SITTING FOR SEVERAL HOURS. CAR WAS LEFT WITH BMW FOR SERVICE. HOWEVER, BMW SAID THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND DID NOT PERFORM ANY REPAIRS THE FIRST TIME. CAR AGAIN DIED WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED ON HIGHWAY SEVERAL WEEKS LATER. BMW STATED THAT THERE WAS LOSS OF ENGINE COMPRESSION. THEN, STATED THAT FUEL INJECTORS WERE FAULTY. THEN, CLAIMED THAT IT WAS DUE TO BAD GAS AND/OR SUGAR IN THE GAS TANK. *TR | |
| Make: | Bmw |
| Model: | X5 |
| Manufactured by: | BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC |
| Year: | 2011 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | |
| Was a death reported? | |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | FAIRFAX VA |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 5UXZV4C57BL |
| Mileage: | 17800 miles. |
| Speed: | 58 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | 6 |
| Vehicle type: | |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | |
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