The most annoying thing about your X5...

[FSETH]

Originally Posted by deutsch100

-Rear blinkers should be Yellow/Orange as is mandated in Germany, and up until the 2006 3 Series sedan...all BMWs had yellow blinkers. I find the red blinkers to look very American, and in bright sunlight....they're hard to see mixed with brake lights. That's the reason Germany requires different coloured blinkers, compared to brake lights.

Yellow/orange is so much easier to see and safer. Also, some e39 wagons had red signals. Other than that, I cant think of any other modern era BMW's with red signals besides current models.

[dmo]

For sure dents and scratches! (I've been driving for 30 years and can honestly say I've NEVER hit another car when opening my door!!) The squeaks and rattles from the rear cargo and of course, the time it takes for the idrive screen to appear after reversing!

[Krunk Man]

window regulators.

[Bimmer4125]

God himself drives an X5.

[kevinlpl]

I have driven and loved BMWs for 20 years. I have owned 9. There are more irritants on the X5 then any previous BMW. The X5 4.8 is 11 months old with 12,000 miles.

-Electronic shifter, shifts back to Park if you open the door when backing up and looking back to see. Yes I have the camera but sometimes you need to open the door to see. I don't want electronic Nannies!
-iDrive hate it hate it hate it, way too many inputs to get to simple needs. I will never buy another BMW with it. I may have to move to Porsche or Audi in the future.
-Run Flats, they are tires from my tricycle.
-Start button, give me an old fashioned key much simpler and everything happens in one step.
-CD player in glove box, can't put much in the glove box with out blocking it.
-Throttle/motor acceleration is not smooth. It is better when Transmission is in DS mode, but still not great. Guest in my car think I am trying to showoff, I cannot accelerate smoothly. They need to re-map the fuel injection. (any one know someone who can do this?)
-Warning beep for safety belt never stops.
-Gas mileage is horrible. My 6.0 Denali was 30% better. 12 in town vs 16 mpg. Dealer said it would improve.......No it hasn't.
-Plastic parts keep breaking, both visors, heater vent controls, buttons
-did I mention iDrive?.....which encompasses about 100+ things.
-Center console difficult to open, I have learned how but my wife still struggles.
-Sunroof is too complicated, in order to get it all the way open you have to press it far too many times.
-Brakes! the feel is poor and the power assist is toooo much initially. Very little pressure creates significant braking. If I am not careful friends heads are bobbing back and forth. Toooo sensitive. Hard to modulate.
-Steering a touch too heavy and dull.

I could live with this car for a long time if they fixed my three biggest complaints:
1. Dump iDrive
2. Re-map acceleration/Fuel injection/Throttle
3. Fix Brake modulation control.

The above issues should not be part of the ultimate driving machine.

[PUZZ]

Originally Posted by kevinlpl

I have driven and loved BMWs for 20 years. I have owned 9. There are more irritants on the X5 then any previous BMW. The X5 4.8 is 11 months old with 12,000 miles.

-Electronic shifter, shifts back to Park if you open the door when backing up and looking back to see. Yes I have the camera but sometimes you need to open the door to see. I don't want electronic Nannies!
-iDrive hate it hate it hate it, way too many inputs to get to simple needs. I will never buy another BMW with it. I may have to move to Porsche or Audi in the future.
-Run Flats, they are tires from my tricycle.
-Start button, give me an old fashioned key much simpler and everything happens in one step.
-CD player in glove box, can't put much in the glove box with out blocking it.
-Throttle/motor acceleration is not smooth. It is better when Transmission is in DS mode, but still not great. Guest in my car think I am trying to showoff, I cannot accelerate smoothly. They need to re-map the fuel injection. (any one know someone who can do this?)
-Warning beep for safety belt never stops.
-Gas mileage is horrible. My 6.0 Denali was 30% better. 12 in town vs 16 mpg. Dealer said it would improve.......No it hasn't.
-Plastic parts keep breaking, both visors, heater vent controls, buttons
-did I mention iDrive?.....which encompasses about 100+ things.
-Center console difficult to open, I have learned how but my wife still struggles.
-Sunroof is too complicated, in order to get it all the way open you have to press it far too many times.
-Brakes! the feel is poor and the power assist is toooo much initially. Very little pressure creates significant braking. If I am not careful friends heads are bobbing back and forth. Toooo sensitive. Hard to modulate.
-Steering a touch too heavy and dull.

I could live with this car for a long time if they fixed my three biggest complaints:
1. Dump iDrive
2. Re-map acceleration/Fuel injection/Throttle
3. Fix Brake modulation control.

The above issues should not be part of the ultimate driving machine.

So, when are you dumping your X5? Sounds like you absolutely hate it.

[Bartek S]

Run flats only. It's the best X5 sins begining, I drive 3-d one for past 7 years.

[kevinlpl]

Originally Posted by PUZZ

So, when are you dumping your X5? Sounds like you absolutely hate it.

Interesting interpretation. The question of the post was regarding what annoys me. I listed what annoys me.

I will turn it in in two years when the 36 month lease is up. There are many things I enjoy about the X5, but I did not feel the need to justify what annoys me with comments about what I DO like.

iDrive I DO Hate! I track BMW M3s and every single guy and lady I know who has driven BMWs for years, also Hates iDrive. In fact many of my friends tried to talk me out of buying the '07 because they said I would not like iDrive. I bought the 07 X5 with an open mind and thought "the engineers and designers at BMW certainly must have thought iDrive out". Boy was I wrong. Simply the fact that it makes you take your eyes off the road for the simplest of tasks is not just annoying but dangerous!

A friend owns a 4.8is and I loved it! I thought the addition of the third row seats would make it perfect! I would happily trade my 07 for an 05 or 06. If you want to pick up my lease you are welcome.

I was at the dealer today for a list of fixes,mostly broken or mis-functioning plastic pieces, and they acknowledged that many folks who owned the previous generation X5 have been disappointed by the new one. I do believe that for 70k, there should be more pleasure than pain. Cheers.

[engkonglu]

Originally Posted by kevinlpl

-Warning beep for safety belt never stops.

I'm with you on this one...

[NC_]

Heat/AC/Fan controls. It's either automatic climate control with little control of distribution or a convoluted adjustment via iDrive to control distribution and temp.

The defrost/mid/low vent button, temp adjustment and fan speed buttons on the M3 were simple, effective and quick.

The seat belt chime is annoying too.