NHTSA — Structure: Body Problems

10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
2 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
4 / 0
Average Mileage:
13,170 miles

About These NHTSA Complaints:

This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.

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2012 BMW X5 body / paint problems

body / paint problem

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2012 BMW X5 Owner Comments

problem #5

Oct 122022

X5

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Quiet close doors do not latch

- Simpsonville, SC, USA

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problem #4

Jan 052022

X5

  • miles
Passenger external front and rear door handle assembly caught on fire and melted the rubber grommet. BMW said it was the comfort sensor fuse that should have blown but it did not. The rubber grommet holding the door handle melted. I had to buy two door handles that cost $250 each to replace the ones that burnt out.

- Harrisburg, PA, USA

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problem #3

Jun 172015

X5

  • 48,500 miles
I was hit by a car turning left in front of me. Left front side and door hit. Wheel knocked at angle under car. Steering wheel airbag burned my right hand when it deployed.

- Austin, TX, USA

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problem #2

Oct 052013

X5

  • miles
The vehicle reverse unexpectedly resulting in crashing the owner when unloading grocery. The owner of the vehicle in hospitalize and underwent surgery. The owner broke both of his femur bones and right knee cap.

- Lewis Center, OH, USA

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problem #1

Jun 122013

X5 6-cyl Diesel

  • 17,350 miles
While driving at 70 mph on the freeway, my sunroof spontaneously shattered into a million pieces. No other vehicles were around and no falling debris was nearby. The sunroof exploded outward with a loud bang, like a gunshot. Glass rained down inside the car and my passenger and I were cut while trying to remove pieces of glass from the interior.

- Blaine, WA, USA

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