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2008 BMW X5 hesitation / surging reports

5 NHTSA complaints describe hesitation, surging or lurching on acceleration on the 2008 BMW X5 — roughly 2% of all complaints for this model year.

5
Hesitation / surging reports
2%
share of complaints
76,000 mi
median reported incident mileage (all complaints)

Hesitation / surging in other X5 years

2012 X55
2011 X59
X5 hesitation / surging by year →

Symptom counts come from keyword analysis of complaint narratives. One complaint can describe several symptoms, and classification is approximate — read the underlying reports on the full 2008 BMW X5 report before drawing conclusions.