I have a MY08 3.0 and have been having these persistent problems that the dealer "cannot reproduce" or fix, the vehicle has only 8k miles on it. I was wondering if anyone else has had these problems and if so, what was done to fix it. Is it just me? Did I get a lemon?
- A ticking noise from the passenger side of the engine. It has been to the dealer at least 5 times for this, and its going back today to have the cylinder head replaced which they assure me will fix the problem.
- Car starts up very rough and in the AM cranks for several seconds before it starts. The dealer told me it was the gas I use and to change stations. I did and the problem still persists. I use only the 93 octane. The 3 different 2008 x5 3.0's that were given to me as loaners all started up very smoothly and very quickly. And I used gas form the same stations in the loaner.
- Water builds up in the passenger side rear door jamb, and when I open it water pours out all over my feet. In the winter the door freezes shut. Dealer said it was "a clogged drain hole" and they blew it out. Still happens.
- Driver seat (power) makes an awful grinding or vibration noise when the seat goes from preset to preset. Just started 2 weeks ago.
- I-Drive has frozen up at least 4 times in the 10 months I have been using the vehicle. Last PM it just froze at the "accept" screen and would not do anything else. Shutting off the car and restarting does not work. Letting it sit for 30 mins does not work. But after sitting all night, the next AM it is back to normal. The last time it happened was about 4 months ago and the dealer "could not reproduce the problem" The only difference that time was the screen was completely black and this time it was the accept screen.
- The glovebox would not work all the time. It would take about 10-15 presses of the button to get it to open, then it would work normal for a while. The dealer could not duplicate the problem the like first 4 times it went in for this, but finally they replaced some electronic components in the mechanism and it works just fine now.
- There was a large distortion in the rear view camera picture. Only there with the rear view. They did replace the camera and it went away, but the loaner they gave me had the same exact issue. Cheap cameras I guess.