2001 BMW X5 air bags problems
18 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2001 BMW X5, which is 8% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 18 8% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 8 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 2 crashes, 2 fires, 8 injuries.
What owners wrote
Tl* takata recall. The contact owned a 2001 BMW x5. The contact stated that while driving at 25 MPH, a coyote jumped in front of the vehicle. The contact attempted to void a crash and swerved causing an unknown rear wheel to detach from the vehicle. The vehicle then flipped over several times and crashed upside down into the side of a residential home. A police report was not filed. The air bags failed to deploy.
Tl* the contact owned a 2001 BMW x5. While driving approximately 45 MPH, smoke entered into the vehicle and both the passenger and driver side air bags deployed. Shortly after the contact exited the vehicle, it became engulfed in flames. The fire department was able to extinguish the fire. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 118,000.
Other problems reported for the 2001 BMW X5
- Engine 27 complaints
- Electrical system 24 complaints
- Latches & locks 18 complaints
- Cooling system 15 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 15 complaints