2008 BMW X5 Transmission and drivetrain Problems

“In october of 2015 while making a right turn very slowly into a one lane drive thru, my Bmw X5 accelerated climbed up a 2 foot wall that was on the drivers side rode the front drivers side wheel upon the wall. I tried to break and pull the hand brake the car would not stop. I turned the steering wheel to the right the car hopped off the wall on to the ground and I turned off the car. The car just accelerated so fast and hard my sister and I could not believe how it climbed the tile wall with one wheel and came down to the ground. …”

“Car surges continuously after taking off from a red light or stop sign. I have had to pull off the road until it stops. This is a known defect of this auto. This happens every day. It is sporadic. Several complaints have been made, and I have been told by Bmw's repair department that they know of no such problem, then they admitted they did know of the problem, but it was a software issue and no download was available for me, and then eventually the dealership stopped returning my calls.”

“I was driving my car under normal conditions, around 40mph and all of a sudden I started to loose the power to my car to the point that it shut down in the middle of the road. I called my husband and there was nothing we could do to start the car to move it to the side. It had to be towed to the dealership to reset some electronics and was told its a safety issue on the car. I asked them to explain to me what would happen if I was on the new jersey turnpike or staten island expressway or route 17 in nj what would happen . No explanation well I can explain it . …”

“The gear shifting/transmission in my 2008 3.0 X5 is an ongoing and dangerous problem from day 1. The car does not accelerate reliably and I have had many near collisions. I have been complaining to Bmw service (port chester, ny) since sept. 3 2008. I purchased the car new at the end of may 2008. Bmw service told me Bmw USA was aware and there was a software update coming the beginning of oct which should address this problem. I called the service center in oct and was told no update was released yet. …”

“Was driving at about 45mph when heard a roaring sound followed by a loud snapping sound. Rpms was stable with no warning lights. It happened right at the state border on la plata hwy 140. There's no emergency lanes on neither side of the hwy. I was able back up on reverse for 25ft and parked safely at the rest stop on the colorado side. Engine light came on then. Had vehicle towed to a shop who discovered the front drive shaft broke loose when the universal joint snapped in half, coming off front hub. …”