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2002 Bmw X5 Engine And Engine Cooling Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	800419
Internal NHTSA #	10341879
Manufacurer	BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC
Brand	BMW
Model	X5
Model Year	2002
File date	17/06/10
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	My son was driving my 2002 bmw x5 suv for approximately 30 minutes (mostly highway) when the "fail safe" light came on. He began to pull into the breakdown lane when the car stalled and "system failure" light came on. When he got out of the car, there were flames shooting out from beneath the engine on the passenger side. He and his fiance quickly ran down the road and the car was fully engulfed in flames with black smoke filling the sky within moments. The car is totaled with all windows melted as well as the entire engine compartment. Both front tires exploded. I have gone online and there are many x5's that have spontaneously caught on fire for no apparent reason.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	80750
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	CANTON, MA
VIN pattern	5UXFB93512LXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	Y
Was incedent reported to police?	Y
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Date of purchase	02/07/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	55
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2002 Bmw X5 Engine And Engine Cooling Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2002 Bmw X5 Engine And Engine Cooling Problems, Complaints and Defects

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