After seeing many threads talking about the reliability and longevity of an X5, I'm curious as to how many miles you guys have put on your X5's. I've put about 58,187 miles on my 2001 X5.
I'm currently borrowing a 2002 w/ 119k and the service indicator light is on. I don't have any of the manuals, is there a 120k service? If so, what should it entail?
2003 3.0ia 60k runs like a champ for the last 2 weeks of ownership hopefully she'll give us lots of trouble free miles. I just need to figure out where the whistling sound is coming from during acceleration from the standstill.
2005 3.0 with 78,000 miles. Working great until today. Now need to fix leak in power steering, and rear brake light harness. Overall have loved every mile of ownership.
2001 4.4 X5 just over 118500 miles
just weird things
Radiator
Steering lower colum
one window regulator and drivers side front CV joint
of course brakes and tires and acouple of window washer pumps they just start leaking
101,100 on my 2003 x5 interior is perfect except driver mat and passenger door lock always sticks after being repaired numerous times...exterior stayed really nice...black on black makes that easy...no real issues but I spend alot having my brakes constantly repaired but that is my fault I guess...I kept my 325is for 8 years and I put 138,000 miles on it. These cars last.
Our 2009 X5 diesel just turned 13,000 miles on a ski trip yesterday. No problems whatsoever. :thumbup: Has been to the dealer only once for oil change (did the other oil change myself). They picked up on a flat bed in the morning and brought it back in the afternoon. Looks like this is going to be another flawless BMW.
I've put $6800 into it since it went out of service (the latest was $2k in August). It needs $2700 to repair 3 oil leaks, replace front lifters (or something), and 4 wheel alignment (because of replacing the lifters). So that would be $4700 in less than a year.
Also, the A/C compressor needs to be replaced to the tune of $2500. That'll be $12k (if I pay the $2700 and $2500), so I've decided to cut and run; I'll be getting a 2011 X5 35d really soon.
I forgot to add. The car has been to the dealer 3 times for non maitenance idems including a "crazy" transmition which still shifts whenever it wants to, a stuck parking brake, a complete change of the electronics as something was shorting everything, and a flat tire which made me change the other side also.
For me the transmision is the main problem, and naturally BMW is just saying its the adaptive transmission nothing we can do.
Just traded my 2003 4.6is with 105,800 miles. It was CPO'd and I bought the maintenance for a song. I did one set of brakes, 2 sets of tires (my dime) and a complete BMW transmission @72,000 miles due to serging while stopped all on the plan. Otherwise, very satisfied with its time with me. :thumbup:
110,000 on my 2002 4.4i, sport premium pkg. I've owned it for five years and am enjoying it more every day. Parts replaced: front cv axles, radiator expansion tank, one window regulator. If you're mechanically inclined at all, most issues can be DIY. I do my own brakes, spark plugs at 100k, belts, battery, oil changes, etc. Total maintenance cost over the last five years for me has been around $1,5000.
I am interested to do DIY. What skills/service manual/tools do you suggest?
I just got our best friend's 2002 X5 with only 11k miles on it. I need to do a smog check first before the title can transfer. I am reading the forum from the top page till now. I saw you have the same car as mine. I am learning while I am typing here.
Don't feel bad. I leased a brand-new X5 for $620/month. Over a 24 month period, I will have paid $14,880... and I don't own it! :thumbup:
It feels painful, but you are winning this game.
- Mike
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