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2002 BMW X5 electrical system problems

16 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electrical system on the 2002 BMW X516% of all complaints for this model year.

16
Electrical System complaints
16%
share of all complaints
146,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 3
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Car was parked. I tried to unlock my car with the key fob and nothing happened. I unlocked the door with the key and after getting in the central locking system would not work. After researching the problem I found that the gmiii controls the central locking as well as other items like the…

    filed Mar 31, 2021

  • Was driving home and my dash lights started to flash on and off after I shut the car off my and pulled the keys out my left rear tail light stayed on the next morning my battery was dead. So I pulled the battery and charged it now when I connect the battery all my lights flash randomly with no key…

    filed Apr 5, 2020

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Related service bulletins

  • Customer is unable to power up or charge accessories through a plug adapter inserted in the front 12-volt power socket plug. Alternatively, it will only operate when constant downward hand pressure is maintained.

    B610120 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Sep 1, 2022
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Electrical System problems in other X5 years

YearReportsShare
2025 X5712%
2024 X52417%
2023 X5827%
2022 X51220%
2021 X53132%
2020 X53837%
2019 X56938%
2018 X51421%
2017 X51723%
2016 X52333%
2015 X5128%
2014 X51515%
X5 electrical system problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.