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Slow response transmission
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2008 BMW X5 3.0si 4dr SUV AWD (3.0L 6cyl 6A)
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The Vehicle has great styling and the comfort seats are very supportive. This is my 3rd X5. The biggest complaint is the transmission. I have taken it to the dealer 3 times for this problem with a little improvement although very short lived.The transmission is always in too high of a gear at slow speeds. Trying to accelerate, the transmission will not downshift without flooring the accelerator pedal which results in a rough downshift after a time delay .My previous X5s had a very responsive transmissions. I have driven the 3 and 5 series vehicles and their transmissions are nothing short of excellent. This is very frustrating and I will not be purchasing another X5.
Favorite Features
comfort seats. styling,adaptive headlights
Suggested Improvements
transmission. Controls make simple functions very complicated and unintuitive. Instrument panel needs updating.
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