2006 BMW X5 Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 3about this part
- Share
- 2%of 168 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 51,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2006 BMW X5, 2% of the 168 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 51,000 miles.
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.
“1) cruise will not take into action when less then 15 MPH--- and you have to be in accelerate to engage cruise- causes problems in school zone. Especially to set the cruise at 19mph is a challenge. 2) seat belt warning even after I have the seat belt on. And the beep comes after I drive about 2 blocks ...so I have to take off the belt and put it back on.”
NHTSA complaint #10313610, filed 2010-02, 51,000 miles“I drive a 2006 Bmw X5. This morning while completely stopped in the drive thru of the bank at the window, reaching into the open drawer for a deposit slip, my Bmw accelerated wide open on its own. I distinctly looked down and my foot was on the brake. The car was moving extremely fast and the engine was revving as if the gas was pressed even though my foot was on the brake. The drive thru opened up into a long parking lot. I was able to pull up the parking brake to stop the car. …”
NHTSA complaint #10653414, filed 2014-11, 160,000 miles“This is about a leased 2006 Bmw X5. I was parking the car, & had applied the footbrake when the car began to accelerate. I floored the brake pedal again, but the car did not stop, so I applied the handbrake & still it did not stop. It crashed through some bushes, over a concrete sidewalk & into the street which luckily had no traffic. I was able to slam the gearshift into reverse & turned off the ignition to stop the car while at a right angle to the lane markers in the road. Very lucky that there was no oncoming traffic at that hour. …”
NHTSA complaint #10253353, filed 2008-12, 50,000 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10244242Oct 19, 2023Various functions of the camera-based driver assistance systems (ADCAM system) can lead to customer complaints.
Vehicle speed control: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 14% |
| 2025 | 5 | 8% |
| 2024 | 5 | 3% |
| 2022 | 7 | 10% |
| 2021 | 4 | 4% |
| 2020 | 2 | 2% |
| 2019 | 4 | 2% |
| 2018 | 1 | 1% |
| 2017 | 1 | 1% |
| 2016 | 3 | 4% |
| 2015 | 1 | 1% |
| 2014 | 4 | 4% |
| 2013 | 1 | 1% |
| 2012 | 1 | 0% |
| 2011 | 7 | 3% |
| 2010 | 2 | 2% |
| 2009 | 1 | 1% |
| 2008 | 8 | 4% |
| 2007 | 3 | 4% |
| 2006 | 3 | 2% |
| 2005 | 1 | 1% |
| 2004 | 2 | 3% |
| 2003 | 5 | 5% |
| 2002 | 2 | 2% |
| 2001 | 3 | 2% |
| 2000 | 1 | 3% |
Other parts of the 2006 BMW X5
83 complaintsBrakes
29 complaintsSeats
25 complaintsElectrical system
20 complaintsSeat belts
8 complaintsEngine
7 complaintsEngine cooling
7 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
7 complaintsOther or unknown
6 complaintsFuel system
5 complaintsExterior lighting
4 complaintsBody and structure
4 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2006 BMW X5
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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