How has the reliability of your E70 X5 been?

M3Bahn · 03-10-2011, 03:13 PM

It seems quality control has gone down, I have an E53 which has been rock solid.

Donibm · 03-10-2011, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by M3Bahn

It seems quality control has gone down, I have an E53 which has been rock solid.

Bought my 2009 in January 2009. I don't get the stuff that I read in these forums. No problems over here.

pmeloche · 03-10-2011, 11:29 PM

Bought an E70 in August 2007. I've had O2 sensors fail, an ignition coil fail, and an oil cooler that failed. A component in an electric circuit caused the X5 to go berserk with bizarre error messages, reaching a point where it could go only forward (no reverse).

All these problems were fixed by the dealership under warranty. Other than that, it's a pleasure to operate. I would buy a new one tomorrow if I could afford it.

Jordave · 03-14-2011, 02:05 AM

I bought a year 2007 model E70 June 2010. Now I have driven 22 thousand kilometer and everything was worked fine. Only rear fog light was a failed contact, but thats all. I'm very pleased to that car.

But if I compare E70 to my earlier car (E39 M5) I must admit that E39 build quality was better. Maybe BMW has saved materials or someting else, but E39 M5 quality is almost perfect.

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pmeloche Lieutenant Colonel 24 Rep 1,604 Posts Drives: 2013 F25 X3 xDrive35i Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Montréal, Canada iTrader: (0)	Bought an E70 in August 2007. I've had O2 sensors fail, an ignition coil fail, and an oil cooler that failed. A component in an electric circuit caused the X5 to go berserk with bizarre error messages, reaching a point where it could go only forward (no reverse). All these problems were fixed by the dealership under warranty. Other than that, it's a pleasure to operate. I would buy a new one tomorrow if I could afford it. __________________ Patrice 2013 F25 X3 xDrive35i Vermillion Red
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Jordave Registered 0 Rep 2 Posts Drives: X5 E70 2007 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Finland iTrader: (0)	I bought a year 2007 model E70 June 2010. Now I have driven 22 thousand kilometer and everything was worked fine. Only rear fog light was a failed contact, but thats all. I'm very pleased to that car. But if I compare E70 to my earlier car (E39 M5) I must admit that E39 build quality was better. Maybe BMW has saved materials or someting else, but E39 M5 quality is almost perfect.
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