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Complaint 948773

2004 BMW X5 • ENGINE • incident Oct 10, 2012

Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Complaint ID
948773
Make
BMW
Model
X5
Model Year
2004
Component
ENGINE
Incident Date
Oct 10, 2012
Date Received
Nov 9, 2012
Data As Of
Sep 1, 2026

Complaint Summary

ENGINE

Owner Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW X5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE TRANS FAIL SAFE PROGRAM WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND RESTARTED, AS IT FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.

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