There are 4 stored owner reports matching the suspension leading-label group for the 2012 BMW X5 in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Loaded 4 of 4 matching reports.
Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)DRIVE SHAFT MALFUNCTION. WAS DRIVING THIS MORNING AND MADE A NORMAL LEFT TURN AND I HEARD SOMETHING POP AND AS I CONTINUED TO DRIVE SOMETHING FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL WELL WAS BANGING. I GOT THE CAR TOWED TO MY MECHANIC AND THEY DISCOVERED THERE WAS AN ACTUAL RECALL ON THIS SAME PART. I NEVER RECEIVED ANY MAIL NOTIFICATION ABOUT THIS PART AND I AM CONSTANTLY RECEIVING MAIL ABOUT AN AIRBAG RECALL THAT BMW HAS SAID THEY HAVE ALREADY REPAIRED. BMW DID SOME REPAIRS ON MY VEHICLE (AND HELD IT FOR WEEK) LESS THAN A YEAR AGO AND NEVER MENTIONED REPAIRING THE RECALLED PARTS. THIS IS HORRIBLE! THE BMW DEALERSHIP WAS BMW OF ANNAPOLIS, IN MARYLAND. IF PHOTOS ARE NEEDED MY REPAIR SHOP CAN PROVIDE THEM.
WAS DRIVING AT 60MPH ON THE TACONIC STATE PARKWAY WITH MY FAMILY ON FLAT PAVEMENT WHEN I HEARD A LOUD POP FROM THE REAR OF MY SAV LIKE TIRE BLEW OUT. PULLED OVER THINKING A TIRE POPPED. SAW NOTHING SO I KEPT DRIVING, I IMMEDIATELY NOTICED SOMETHING WASN'T RIGHT WITH THE SUSPENSION IN THE REAR OF THE TRUCK. HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO A SHOP, BOTH OF THE REAR SPRINGS BROKE IN DIFFERENT LOCATIONS. THE PASSENGER REAR SPRING SHEERED OFF AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SPRING. THE DRIVER SIDE SHEERED OFF AT THE TOP. I HAVE NOT TAKEN ANY PICTURES YET BECAUSE IT IS IN THE SHOP BUT I CAN GET THEM LATER THIS WEEK.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 BMW X5. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED SHAKING COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT BOTH FRONT CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,500.
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.
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
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Vehicle import recorded: Apr 28, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.