N55 turbo failure on 2011 X5 at 40K miles!

[muleskinner]

So, I've had this 2011 X5 35i for only a couple of months. Bought it from the original owner with 37K on the clock. Got all the BMW service records and all the service records from his indy shop after the warranty expired.

The "engine malfunction" light came on the other night, and the car lost a lot of power, but is driveable. I took it to my local indy shop, and turns out the turbos are blown. At 40K miles! I called my local BMW dealer, and they tell me the 8 year/82K turbo warranty only applies to the N54 engine.

Total cost to replace by the dealer is $7,600! My indy might be able to do for $5K. Still in disbelief that this happened at such low mileage. I'll be calling BMW USA on Monday, but anticipate they'll probably tell me there's no warranty. I've owned more than 20 bimmers over the years and never had a true lemon like this appears to be. I guess it's time to ditch this car.