There are 3 stored owner reports matching the speed control & cruise leading-label group for the 2011 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)VEHICLE INDICATED THE ENGINE WAS OPERATING AT REDUCED POWER, UNABLE TO ACCELERATE AND BARELY ABLE TO PULL OVER. SPEED WAS REDUCED TO 5MPH IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY.
THE CAR IS PUTTING OUT WHITE SMOKE. IT SEEMS AS THOUGH OIL IS ENTERING THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER AND BURNING OUT OF THE EXHAUST. THE OIL IS EITHER BURNING OR LEAKING INTO THE FUEL SYSTEM. THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN FUEL CONSUMPTION AND THE ACCELERATION IS AFFECTED. AS I WAS DRIVING THERE WAS A WARNING THAT THE ENGINE HAS GOTTEN TOO HOT TO DRIVE AND TO PULL OVER IMMEDIATELY AND I HAD IT TOWED TO A GARAGE. THERE WERE NO TEMPERATURE WARNING LIGHTS OR COOLANT WARNING LIGHTS AND COOLANT LEVEL WAS FINE. BMW DOES NOT HAVE A TEMPERATURE GAUGE TO KNOW IF YOUR CAR IS GETTING HOT. STUPID DESIGN.
IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR MY X5 HAD THE INCREASED ENGINE NOISE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON, AND STALLED ON I-80 IN OMAHA. I GOT THE CAR PULLED OVER AND STARTED AGAIN. I THEN HAD HUSKER AUTO OF LINCOLN NE (BMW SHOP) LOOK AT IT. THIS HAS NOT HAPPENED AGAIN TO DATE. IN JUNE I GET A LETTER FROM BMW ABOUT THE SAFETY RECALL OF VANOS ASSEMBLY BOLTS. THE DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM FIT MY SITUATION BACK IN MARCH. I TOOK THE LETTER TO HUSKER AUTO BUT THEY SAID I HAD TO WAIT FOR ANOTHER LETTER FROM BMW. I HAVE APPROACHED HUSKER AUTO TWICE MORE SINCE JUNE, WITH SAME STORY FROM THEM. MY QUESTION TO YOU, IS THERE ANYTHING YOUR ADMINISTRATION CAN DO ABOUT BMW NOT ACTING TIMELY ON THE X5 RECALL ISSUE? *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.