There are 20 stored owner reports matching the brakes leading-label group for the 2007 BMW X5 in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)The contact owns a 2007 BMW X5. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the brake pedal was depressed, and the brakes delayed in responding. The failure had occurred on several occasions. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed that the secondary hydraulic pump needed to be replaced. The contact researched and was made aware of an unknown NHTSA Campaign Number; however, the VIN was not included. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline to report the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 217,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW X5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP IN A TIMELY MANNER CAUSING THE BRAKING DISTANCE TO BE EXTENDED 60-70 FEET. BMW OF NORTHWEST ARKANSAS (2500 SE MOBERLY LN, BENTONVILLE, AR 72712; (479) 286-3012) WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V045000 (SERVICE BRAKES HYDRAULIC, SERVICE BRAKES). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,871.
I WAS DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEED AND TRIED TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP BUT MY CAR WOULD NOT STOP. BREAK PEDAL WAS PUSHED ALL THE WAY DOWN AND CAR WOULD NOT STOP.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW X5. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE STOPPING DISTANCE INCREASED EXCESSIVELY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE VACUUM LINE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE DUE TO THE VEHICLE PREVIOUSLY BEING REMEDIED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V045000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW X5. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKES FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (BMW OF WARWICK, 1515 BALD HILL RD, WARWICK, RI 02886, (401) 515-4894), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED DUE TO THE CONTACT BEING RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT OF THE SAME INFORMATION AS THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
MY BRAKE VACUUM PUMP IS LEAKING FLUID IN THE SAME MANNER DESCRIBED UNDER RECALL CAMPAIGN 13V-045, BUT THE RECALL WAS APPARENTLY NOT APPLIED TO MY VEHICLE. APPARENTLY THIS PRESENTS SAFETY ISSUES WHILE BRAKING. IT WAS IDENTIFIED YESTERDAY, BUT I'M NOT SURE HOW LONG IT HAS BEEN AN ISSUE.
SAFETY ITEM. PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE. WHILE DRIVING ON THE CITY STREET, THE PARKING BRAKE GOT ENGAGE BY ITSELF, MAKING IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE AND GOT ALL KIND OF WARNINGS ON THE SCREEN. ABS, 4X4, PARK, AWD, DSC,EBV. BRAKES SMOKING NOTICED, WHEN WE WERE ABLE TO STOP THE CAR. PARKING BRAKE WAS UNABLE TO BE RELEASE BY NORMAL PROCEDURES. GOT IT RELEASE LATER BY MANUAL RELEASE PROCEDURES IN ORDER TO MOVE THE CAR TO THE SHOP. BMW TECH FOUND PARKING BRAKE CONTROL UNIT PART NUMBER 34436850289 BAD AND WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE DEALER COST PART $1200 PLUS $700 LABOR. PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED. I GLAD THAT THIS FAILURE WAS NOT A HIGH SPEED AND WE WERE ABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR. OTHERWISE COULD BE FATALITIES. SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS PART. FORUMS SHOW SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. VEHICLE HAVE 134494 MILES AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT WITH PART FAILURE. ONE OWNER AND MAINTAINED BY BMW DEALER SINCE NEW
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW X5. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, IT TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD AND FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT AND PARKING BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT, BRAKE BOOSTER, MASTER CYLINDER, AND FAULTY LIGHTS, AND SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 154,000.
THE VEHICLE HAS NO BRAKES WHAT SO EVER. THE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THE ONLY WAY TO GET IT TO STOP IS IF YOU PUT IT INTO NEUTRAL. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP D PATRICK, AND MATT HAS TOLD ME THAT THE RECALL REPLACEMENT PART WAS SERVICED A YEAR AND A HALF AGO (WHICH THE VEHICLE HAS SAT SINCE OCTOBER OF 2014) THAT EVEN THOUGH IT FAILED IT IS NOT COVERED. THERE IS A RED BRAKE LIGHT WARNING ON THE DASH, THEY SAID NO BRAKE FLUID CAME OUT DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE BRAKE BOOSTER BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER AND FAULTY LINES.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW X5. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SLOW DOWN. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED FORCEFULLY NUMEROUS TIMES BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESUME IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V045000 (SERVICE BRAKES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) WHEN THE FAILURE HAD NOT YET BEEN EXPERIENCED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AFTER THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.
THE CAR LOOSES POWER TO BRAKE AND ALMOST CRASHED. THE BRAKES BECOME REALLY STIFF WHEN COMING TO A STOP AND NO MATTER HOW HARD YOU PUSH ON THEM IT DOES NOT STOP. I READ ONLINE OTHER PEOPLE HAVE CRASHED WITH THE SAME ISSUE. CALLED BMW BUT THEY SAID THERE IS NO RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE,
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW X5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO PROCEED THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MERGE AWAY FROM TRAFFIC AND STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE BRAKE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM COMPLETELY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07V391000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 1/7/15*CN UPDATED 08/28/2017*CT
RECURRING "PARKING BRAKE MALFUNCTIONS" SINCE SUMMER 2012 WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. IT LEADS TO FAILURE TO ENGAGE PARKING BRAKE WHEN VEHICLE IS PUT IN PARK INCREASING RISK OF "ROLLING" AND IN SEVERAL INCIDENTS RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE NOT BEING ABLE TO MOVE WHEN PLACED INTO DRIVE REQUIRING MANUAL RELEASE OF PARKING BRAKE AND LATER "REPAIR" BY BMW SERVICE CENTER WITH NO RESOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM . THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN INCREASING OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW X5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD ABNORMALLY WHEN DEPRESSED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.
I HAVE THE SAME COMPLAINT THAT ANOTHER OWNER MADE UNDER NHTSA ID NUMBER 10483182. THE PLASTIC ROCKER SWITCH FOR THE ELECTROMECHANICAL PARKING/EMERGENCY BRAKE BROKE DURING THE COURSE OF NORMAL ACTUATION AND REQUIRED THE ENTIRE "EMF SWITCH" ASSEMBLY TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER TO RESUME OPERATION OF THE PARKING/EMERGENCY BRAKE. THIS SWITCH APPEARS TO HAVE A DURABILITY ISSUE WHICH COULD CAUSE A VEHICLE TO BE STUCK WITH THE BRAKE SET ON OR UNABLE TO SET THE BRAKE WHEN NEEDED. WHEN I INQUIRED ABOUT ANY MODIFICATIONS TO THE SWITCH DESIGN THAT MIGHT ADDRESS THE MATTER GOING FORWARD I WAS INFORMED THAT THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGE IN THE DESIGN OF THE REPLACEMENT PART. IT SOUNDS LIKE THIS PART REMAINS APT TO FAIL PREMATURELY AND SUDDENLY. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW X5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT TRIED TO STOP THE VEHICLE BUT THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STOPPING DISTANCE OF THE VEHICLE HAD INCREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000. ...UPDATED 05/08/13 *BF
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW X5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, HE ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES BUT THEY FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE PEDAL WAS PRESSED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR BOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,550 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 99,660. *TR
VACUUM PUMP 11667545384 NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS IT WAS LEAKING OIL. OIL CAUSED INCREASE IN BRAKING DISTANCE, MAKING VEHICLE UNSAFE. THE RECALL 13V-045 ISSUED IN 2013 CALLED FOR VACUUM PIPE CHANGE AND NOT THE FAULTY VACUUM PUMP. VACUUM PUMP NEEDS TO BE PART OF THE RECALL. *TR
EMERGENCY BRAKE BUTTON BROKE WITH A SINGLE FINGER PULL. VERY POOR QUALITY PLASTIC TRIM. EMERGENCY BRAKE SYSTEM CANNOT USED UNLESS REPLACE. *TR
ELECTRONIC PARKING BRAKE TOTALLY LOCK UP THE CAR. THE CAR IS TOTALLY LOCK UP, CAN'T MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARD. HAVE TO BE TOW ON THE TOW TRUCK BED TO THE DEALER. THEY STATED IT NEEDS TO UPDATE THE CODING ON THE MODULE. THIS RE-OCCUR AGAIN ON 7/3/2013. *TR
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Vehicle import recorded: Apr 28, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.