Timeline:

Vehicle was broken down July 5th, 2013 at 212,619 miles.

Vehicle up and running July 15th, 2013 with replacement fuel pump.

Fuel filter and fuel rail replaced July 21st, 2013. Mileage est: 212,859

Road trip to Fresno, CA on 7/23-7/25, over 500 miles put round trip, 2 tanks of gas.

Vehicle suffers issues week of 7/29-7/31 with starting.

8/4-Vehicle has sluggish performance issues at 213,535

About ~950 miles from last breakdown to this issue.

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U.S.A. 2001 BMW X5, 3.0i Manufacturer date: 06/01