X5 mysteriously missing freon

secretariat · 04-26-2013, 11:55 AM

I brought my 2008 X5 in for the latest recall and noticed the mechanic drove the car for 11 miles. Maybe that's necessary maybe not. When I picked up my auto I noticed the air conditioning was set differently than how I left it. It was a pretty warm day, so I understand the need for air conditioning. The next day I put on the a/c and hot air, no cold air at all. Brought it back to BMW and they say I have a freon leak that they can't find. Refiiled with freon and it's cold now. COULDN'T FIND THE LEAK! Does this sound plausible to you guys.

skunkd · 05-06-2013, 09:39 AM

Wtf! I brought my car in for the brake recall too an my A/C hasn't blown any cold air at all since! I didn't think it could be related but u got me thinking I should call them up now....

My car had a terrible smell (probably brake fluid i assume) after I picked it up from the recall service for the next day.

jspdr · 05-06-2013, 11:30 AM

Same here. I brought it in for recall. A day after i picked up, i found they cut my tire, scratched the rim and the front bumper. Make sure thoroughly inspected next time.

KrisHorton · 05-06-2013, 01:06 PM

Wow that's weird....it seems like our '11 X5M is missing freon too. It takes ages for the car to cool off, at least 10-15 minutes of continuous driving with the A/C on blast. I need to take it in this week I think.

04-26-2013, 11:55 AM	#1
secretariat Major 953 Rep 1,456 Posts Drives: 2016 X5M Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: New York iTrader: (0)	X5 mysteriously missing freon I brought my 2008 X5 in for the latest recall and noticed the mechanic drove the car for 11 miles. Maybe that's necessary maybe not. When I picked up my auto I noticed the air conditioning was set differently than how I left it. It was a pretty warm day, so I understand the need for air conditioning. The next day I put on the a/c and hot air, no cold air at all. Brought it back to BMW and they say I have a freon leak that they can't find. Refiiled with freon and it's cold now. COULDN'T FIND THE LEAK! Does this sound plausible to you guys.
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05-06-2013, 09:39 AM	#2
skunkd Second Lieutenant 18 Rep 266 Posts Drives: 2004 STI 2008 BMW M5 2004 530i Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: NY iTrader: (0)	Wtf! I brought my car in for the brake recall too an my A/C hasn't blown any cold air at all since! I didn't think it could be related but u got me thinking I should call them up now.... My car had a terrible smell (probably brake fluid i assume) after I picked it up from the recall service for the next day.
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05-06-2013, 11:30 AM	#3
jspdr Private First Class 6 Rep 161 Posts Drives: X5 Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: US iTrader: (0)	Same here. I brought it in for recall. A day after i picked up, i found they cut my tire, scratched the rim and the front bumper. Make sure thoroughly inspected next time.
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05-06-2013, 01:06 PM	#4
KrisHorton Private 10 Rep 92 Posts Drives: E70 X5M and E60 M5 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Chino Hills, CA iTrader: (0)	Wow that's weird....it seems like our '11 X5M is missing freon too. It takes ages for the car to cool off, at least 10-15 minutes of continuous driving with the A/C on blast. I need to take it in this week I think.
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