evo whilst this was happening did it feel like a shuddering/vibration through the whole car and at around 50 mph?

Hi all, Just wondering how often do you hear your compressor kick in with the E70?, and do you ever get a level control system failure even though the suspension is sitting correctly, ie not dropped at all. Mine seems more prone to do it when I load the boot up with holiday gear and put the caravan ...

I,m going to get the car lifted tomorrow to check the wheel bearings, regards to a stone being trapped, if I put my foot on the brake it makes no difference, noise still there, anyway after going out for short trip tonight no noise what so ever!, it seems that towing is triggering this noise off. I,...

I have just found this video on youtube, seems just like my problem,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HY21uUPo-ts

Defiantly not a stone or nail in the tire, how much movement should there be in the rear driveshafts? I mean by moving it inwards and outwards.

Hi all I have a clicking/knocking noise coming from the rear of my 2008 X5, it comes and goes, appears on acceleration, free wheeling dosent seem to be any pattern to it, I drove back from the lake district yesterday with my caravan on the back and it was there the whole time. I looked underneath th...

Been another recall on my 2008 as of 21st December,

https://www.check-mot.service.gov.uk/ to check yours

marti wrote: ↑Sat Dec 08, 2018 2:40 pm Do you have a sunroof??

Yes marti I do.

Hello all,

I have a water leak near the drivers side front air vent, water is trickling down and the footwell is soaked, anyone had this problem?.

Thanks Stuart

Sorry this was meant for the E70 section , could admin move the topic please.

I just found out today that there has been a new recall for the X5 E70 as of November 2018, its been recalled for "screw connector generator" issue, words to that effect and what ever it means!, got mine booked in for the 18th February 2019, oh well better late than never!!

Out of interest Moley I noticed your footwell mat, are they fully rubber?

Dont know if somehing like this has been posted before, if not it may be of use.

http://v12.dyndns.org/BMW/BMW%20X5%20(E70)/

Hi all,

I have water leaking into the area where the fuses are, behind the righthand side panel in the boot, its pretty much splashes off water all over that area, anyone else experienced this before?.

Thanks Stuart.

Hello everyone,

Just got my first X5 E70, loving it!!!!!!!!, a few problems on the list but always up for a challenge!