2009 BMW X5 SAV Fuel system Problems
- Complaints
- 10about this part
- Share
- 53%of 19 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 86,500miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 10 complaints about the fuel system of the 2009 BMW X5 SAV, 53% of the 19 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 86,500 miles. 1 a fire, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I did received a recall letter about my front driver airbag module in march 2016 and immediately contacted Bmw of cape cod mass and as a answer they said that the part is not available in the moment and I will get second letter when it is available and ready for replacement. It has been almost a year and there is still no answer. Now I get second recall letter about the fuel pump in my fuel tank. …”
NHTSA complaint #10954603, filed 2017-02, 120,000 miles“Since july 2013 I'm having problem with my 2009 Bmw x5 where there is raw fuel smell inside of the car cabin, I have taken my car to Bmw dealership many times, the dealership says it's the vapor recovery system, but the Bmw rep. …”
NHTSA complaint #10553930, filed 2013-11, 60,000 miles“I have a Bmw x5 2009. I bought this thing brand new 0 miles. Recently has 39000 miles since I both I having issues all the time like saturday 2/9/13 around 11:00 pm I was returning from louisiana with my family have a 2 year old son & on I-10 was driving 80 miles an hour and engine just turn off while driving & I was pull over once I stop car trying restart and just don't restart and finally every thing dead no power just dead. Battery die call road side assistant and they send some thru company he told me put car on neutral I don't know how to put on neutral because I cant put neutral bec. …”
NHTSA complaint #10502407, filed 2013-03, 39,000 miles“Lost power while cruising at 60 m/hr. Other cars almost hit me when I was trying to move to the side for safety causing lots of traffic. Then went to the Bmw dealer (patrict Bmw) in schaumburg il for diagnostic and found out there was a problem in the fuel system electrically. The wiring harness were melted , blew fuse and relay and they said the motor also burned out. I will attached document from the Bmw dealer for moe info.”
NHTSA complaint #11204941, filed 2019-05“I received 2 recall notices regarding this car; the air bag recall was issued on 2/5/2016 and the fuel pump recall was issued on 10/13/2016. No one representing Bmw has contacted me yet to have these potentially life-threatening issues resolved. I feel that Bmw should escalate their recall resolution process to fixing these recalls within weeks, not months. It has been too long to wait - especially considering I am one head-on crash away from being killed by flying shrapnel from the air bag, or having my car seize suddenly at 65 MPH because the fuel pump stopped working. …”
NHTSA complaint #10926146, filed 2016-11Related service bulletins
- 10052359May 1, 2013Bmw: on some vehicles, the high pressure fuel injector, can lead to an internal failure due to incorrect operation and would need to be repaired and/or replaced. Models f01, 02…
Fuel system: other model years
Other parts of the 2009 BMW X5 SAV
7 complaintsBrakes
3 complaintsEngine
3 complaintsElectrical system
2 complaintsExterior lighting
2 complaintsEngine cooling
1 complaintsVehicle speed control
1 complaintsWheels
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2009 BMW X5 SAV
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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