windshield washer
 

I am having a problem with the reservoir tank on my 07, I can fill mine and it will sit for 2 days an not lose a drop, then drive about 1 mile and the tank is empty. It is at the dealer at this time and has been since Feb. 12,and they can not find where the water is going. At this time I am not a happy camper.

The reservoir is not visible to us - is it saying empty on the computer? Perhaps a faulty sensor?

Also, how do you tell it is full... the last time I filled mine (since idrive was barking), it was just a tube that led somewhere hidden and I didn't know how much to add.

I just checked the manual and all it really mentions is that the capacity is 6.3 quarts.

There was an SIB on this. The filler neck leaks. I had mine replaced under warranty. Here is a thread.

http://www.xoutpost.com/bmw-sav-foru...placement.html

It was filled to the top of the tube 2 or 3 times. Like I said the dealer has had it for 12 days and they are still trying to figure where the water is going. This is a CPO I just got the end of Jan. And it also needed a new steering column that I was not told about until the parts dept. called and said the part for my X5 had come in.

Ask the dealer to replace the factory tank with the new design tank. I did and it stopped the mysterious draining of fluid. I never did find out where the fluid went, no puddle on the garage floor. Probably went to the same black hole that my battery voltage is draining into!

Probably splashes out of the defective neck when it sloshes around on bumps and corners, and doesn't leak when it is parked.

Dealer called this evening and said they pulled the carpet and rear seats and found the line to the rear window was leaking and somehow draining the tank, the water was leaking inside the rear of the X. they think this may have it fixed,but want to keep it another day or two to make sure. They want me to be happy, what a joke. Now I have an X thats been leaking washer fluid inside for who knows how long.:wow:

Funny, my X has been at the dealer since 2/12, almost two weeks, for the EXACT same problem...I am driving a loaner.

Dealer is "waiting on parts."

13 days for parts? Wow. Just Wow.

I got the X back yesterday, looking at the paper work they had to remove just about everything in the interior, dash, consol, seats , carpet etc. This was to fix a leak in the hose to the rear window. This is unreal, how much of the electronics got wet and will show up at a later date? We will see.

I have the same $%^&ing problem with mine. Fluid 'disappears' into nowhere. What's worse: My wife and I dropped the car at the dealer, they fixed "a" leak, and called me to pick it up a week later. (It was in for a laundry list of repairs).

I get a ride to the dealer and drive it home. Next morning, I remember the leak, and test the washers to see if they work. Bone dry. Fill it up with fluid, they work, then do one errand (one mile round trip) and they're empty again.

Dealer says they will have to take entire interior apart to find the leak. Seats, center console, etc - basically gut the car. I'm sure there won't be an squeaks when they put it back together, eh?

The BEST part? The dealer is TWO HOURS from my house, and they don't allow their loaner cars out of the 'city'. So every trip to the dealer is AN EIGHT HOUR EXCURSION.

Meanwhile, my neighbor has a Toyota Highlander, under warranty, and the dealer drives over to pick it up for service (She didn't buy it from that dealer, either). And that Toyota dealer is right down the street from my BMW dealer - i.e. also 2 hours away.

Think I'll buy another BMW? Not under these circumstances...

Also had mine in for a "laundry list" of fixes - valve noise, peeling steering wheel and headlight switches, door handle sticking, no power to hitch, etc, 13 items in total. All fixed except for the weekly "high battery drain" issue (they blamed it on the radar detector). Dealer's around here are going out of their way to keep customers happy. Car was at the dealer almost 2 weeks for the lifter replacement/parts and they gave me a brand new with only 12 miles loaded 5 series. Other BMW dealer in Annapolis had a dealer special for coolant and brake fluid change for $139! Took advantage of it for my Z3.

Mine seams to be doing fine so far,I live about 30mi. from the dealer. They gave me a 328 to drive for the two weeks, ok but not an X5. I would tell them I need a loaner if they refuse call or e-mail customer service on the BMW site, trust me it works they do not like getting calls from corp. They delivered mine to my house and also gave me the latest nav.disk.for my inconvenience.

Mine is all good as well. Dealer had the car for over two weeks and handed me 6 pages of repair notes showing all that was replaced or repaired regarding the windshield washer leak. Not only was some tubing near the bottom of the reservoir leaking (requiring removal of right front inner fender liner), but another hose that runs over the transmission tunnel in the car was leaking--this one promptly emptied the entire contents of the reservoir into the driver's footwell and created a bit of a mess. Because of that second leak they had to remove dash, A/B pillars, seats, carpet, console, and pretty much everything inside the car to make the repair. The repair order shows that the carpet was removed, dried for two days, and any remaining water was vacuumed up. The best part is that it was put back together perfectly and thus far, I have many fewer squeaks and rattles than before. No smells of washer fluid, no problems. It took a while but I am happy with the result.

Keeping my fingers crossed for a while...

Craig

Same here. :thumbup: