BMW X5 RECALL
BMW has issued a safety related recall on 2007-10 X5 sport utility vehicles equipped with V-8 engines. The problem affects 30,000 of those vehicles and is related to a loss of power brakes (yes, that can really ruin your day). This isn’t the first time BMW has had problems with its brakes. In fact, BMW had to recall 200,000 vehicles in 2010 for the exact same problem.
The root cause is failure of the power brake booster. Specifically, the brake booster pump leaks oil into the vacuum hose to the booster unit and that oil degrades the materials in the booster. The hose rises vertically towards the brake booster and that’s the reason BMW didn’t think they had to recall this vehicle along with the others in 2010. They were wrong. The warranty claims for the defective brake booster has forced BMW to turn this into a safety recall.
BMW last year agreed to pay a $3 million dollar fine to the feds because they failed to promptly carry out previous recalls. Nice going BMW. Glad to hear that profits are so good that you can afford to fork out millions for dragging your feet.
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