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Originally Posted by BWX5
Seems the 05 X54.4i is anything but the ultimate driving machine. I am the original owner of my X5 and am frustrated with a newly arisen transmission issue at time of my warranty expired. Since owning the vehicle:
* Steering box had to be replaced. One dealer sent me away knowing I was six hours from home telling me the couldn't duplicate the problem with the car was steering totally eratic. Almost hit a tunnel driving home (this was at about 30k miles). Took it to another dealer and they were well aware the problem existed in some X5's and fixed it, thankfully.
* Check Brake light comes on and stays on at 45k miles....I need all my brakes replaced due to "wear". Thankfully under warranty.
* Transmission issue that has yet to be solved (see my earlier post)
I've had my car for three years and have loved it for the most part. I am disappointed that I would drop that much money on a car to have it go through major mechanical issues with only 50k miles or less! I drive it in the snow, on the coast and everywhere inbetween because of where I live and it performs nicely but I have become hestiant knowing that something else is going to come up.
I'd say have them take the car back and try a newer model --  |
I'm amazed to hear this. 2005 X5's were almost at the end of the production run and most of the bugs should have been worked out. I've heard the car was basically bulletproof. If you look at the changes made to the 2006 X5 over the 2005 model, there were very few in all, and mostly minor.
In any case, I'd really like to hear more about the steering box failure you experienced? Can you tell me/us more about the problem, how it was diagnosed (and what was the final diagnosis) and how it was fixed (with part numbers)?
Brakes are brakes, and pretty simple IMHO. A brake light means the sensor is worn and they need replacing. Nothing unusual to me.
What transmission issue are you talking about? There have been some SIB's on transmission related issues, most of which were solved with a software update.