[wyatth]

I’m in the same boat as OP and have decided to hold off. Either until MY25 for a 50e to gauge any fixes, or will reconsider a 40i. The lack of transparency (or understanding) of the underlying issue (valve? software?) is concerning, and I’m not interested in spending $85K to then make extended trips to the dealer. I’ll wait it out if anything, not sure why anybody would gamble with what we do - and don’t - know now.

[aussieintexas]

Originally Posted by aussieintexas

I placed an order for an M60 with my sales manager at the dealer a couple of weeks ago and he contacted me earlier this week to tell me he has an allocation for me and to get my build to him. He told me it was for a Feb delivery but I’ll find out Monday if I have a production number and build week. He is a a good friend so he will tell it to me straight up.

So I have been told I have a week 6 build - 1st week of Feb - and have a production number - so will see how we go. Order is Marina Bay Blue M60 with pretty much everything - 21 741’s - not 22’s. B&W, Adaptive Pro, DAP - and not to forget - space saver spare 😉

[AidenL]

So, I’m going ahead with my order, but it will be the end of May earliest when I get it.

Fingers crossed it will be reliable.

[TurtleBoy]

Originally Posted by AidenL

So, I’m going ahead with my order, but it will be the end of May earliest when I get it.

Fingers crossed it will be reliable.

I think you made the right choice. Good luck!

[jfwalsh]

Originally Posted by AidenL

So, I’m going ahead with my order, but it will be the end of May earliest when I get it.

Fingers crossed it will be reliable.

While I am still actively looking for anything that might pop up at a dealer that might have the packages (or close) to what I want, ultimately, I am going to wait it out until, what I expect, is late April.

I also have fingers crossed that somehow, just maybe, some of these issues might be mitigated by a later build. . . maybe. . .

[AidenL]

Most seem to be in favour of proceeding with the order so far, but not a landslide in favour.

Seems many of us still have some concerns.

[Muggins88]

Ordered a 50e on 8/16. Salesman was able to update an allocated vehicle with new options and colors.

Picked it up 9/5.

No problems thus far, and delighted with 50e. Running about 85% on electric, averaging about 38 miles per charge.

[FastMarkA]

I've had my 50e for 8 months and so far, knock on wood, none of the issues that others have experienced are affecting me.

I would, however, not recommend buying into the fallacy that waiting for a new model year will magically fix the problems and be the superior choice.

I had a 2021 45e on order in April of 2021; once that car was locked down into Production Begins (150), it shed a bunch of options. I fortunately ended up snagging another 45e that went down the line in late March 2021, but had that not happened, I would have likely waited to place an order for a 2022, and when those order sheets came out, there were even fewer options than MY2021.

Yes, I realize 2021 was the height of supply chain challenges, but my point is that there seems to be eternal optimism that the next model year can only be better, but that's not always the case.

[rainmn60]

I took delivery of my 50e in August. Build week 32, I believe. I’ve had no issues. My daily commute is electric. Based on the 2023 summary provided by MyBMW, 50% of my drive is electric and my MPG is 48. I have had a few long range trips. The performance and stability meet my expections. I’m loving it!

[dwwStL]

Originally Posted by rainmn60

I took delivery of my 50e in August. Build week 32, I believe. I’ve had no issues. My daily commute is electric. Based on the 2023 summary provided by MyBMW, 50% of my drive is electric and my MPG is 48. I have had a few long range trips. The performance and stability meet my expections. I’m loving it!

This is me. I really love the 50e and drive all electric for all city driving.

I took deliver on 11/22. On 11/24, I got the High Voltage System message that I closed out. It's never reappeared and the vehicle has performed perfectly. This brought me here and I saw that there appeared to be no obvious fix, with reports of weeks spent in the shop, so I didn't take it in. If it happens again, I probably will, or have it checked out if I take it in for something else. I just don't want it spending weeks at the dealer while they figure it out with no real fix available.

There are clearly issues but it is hard to judge how common these problems are, because having the problems brings new owners here. New cars performing perfectly do not tend to push people to seek out a forum to report no problems.

I did notice this. A couple weeks after delivery, I went to the dealer to pick up the plates (lease) and my sales guy did ask me more than once if everything was ok, which I noticed because for 3 previous leases, that did not happen. Maybe I don't notice this if I had not come here and been clued into the issues.

[BourbonJ]

We bought a 50e on 9/28/23, 3 days later it was flat towed back to dealership were it has been in service to this day 1/14/2024 (108 days). BMWNA is buying the 50e back this week. In our case the problem was the BMU(Battery Management Electronic Unit), the replacement unit was ordered from Germany, but even with BMWNA Tech assistance they could not and have not resolve the problem for 3 months.

There is a chance they got another defective BMU or like in this forum it has become a systematic problem that BMWNA wants to fix before sending out any more 50e. I can see BMW not wanting customers to cancel their orders if they admit to a problem they are trying to resolve, so that could be part of reason they are running silent on production halt or reduced production.
I checked in my area of Southern California in 19 dealerships, 200 mile radius, there is not one 50e in transit!

Our dealership has been outstanding, great customer service, lending us a 2024 EV and always keeping us informed. We have decided to give the 50e another chance since it is a great drive and meets the EV needs for us, especially since we have solar. If we get another Lemon, well at least we know the buyback process and our options.
The dealership upgraded us to a M Sport at a huge discount as a customer loyalty incentive, our new one ordered on December 7, 2023 is "tentatively" scheduled for March 11-17, 2024.

[dwwStL]

Originally Posted by BourbonJ

There is a chance they got another defective BMU or like in this forum it has become a systematic problem that BMWNA wants to fix before sending out any more 50e. I can see BMW not wanting customers to cancel their orders if they admit to a problem they are trying to resolve, so that could be part of reason they are running silent on production halt. I checked in my area of Southern California in 19 dealerships, 200 mile radius, there is not one 50e in transit!

a production halt is an interesting idea, and maybe this has been discussed in other threads. For personal property tax reasons, I wanted to take delivery in January. Salesman told me there was no guarantee they would get a 50e build in December so I took their single November build. He did confirm that they did not get a December build for a 50e and now I'm thinking they have halted the 50e while they solve the issues we keep reading about here.

[TurtleBoy]

Originally Posted by dwwStL

a production halt is an interesting idea, and maybe this has been discussed in other threads. For personal property tax reasons, I wanted to take delivery in January. Salesman told me there was no guarantee they would get a 50e build in December so I took their single November build. He did confirm that they did not get a December build for a 50e and now I'm thinking they have halted the 50e while they solve the issues we keep reading about here.

While many folks have had builds moved back or originally scheduled in late Feb/March there is no production halt as we first thought. They are still building a few priority 1 orders but the majority of what is being built is Priority 3, Individual orders and the vehicles for Europe that were damaged in Idalia.

[RNorb]

Check engine light 780 posts 83,000 views; Drive train issues 89 posts 16,000 view; road noise 403 posts 38,000 views. I would wager to say that no other model or year has come close to the negative numbers of the 2024 50e.

[hiluca]

Originally Posted by TurtleBoy

While many folks have had builds moved back or originally scheduled in late Feb/March there is no production halt as we first thought. They are still building a few priority 1 orders but the majority of what is being built is Priority 3, Individual orders and the vehicles for Europe that were damaged in Idalia.

quick question. what are these *priority 1/3 builds* you are talking about and how many are there ?
i assume my 50e is one of them as it's bound to be build in the coming few days?

[TurtleBoy]

Originally Posted by hiluca

quick question. what are these *priority 1/3 builds* you are talking about and how many are there ?
i assume my 50e is one of them as it's bound to be build in the coming few days?

Priority 1 means sold to a customer and Priority 3 means for dealer stock.

[DJDJR]

Originally Posted by RNorb

Check engine light 780 posts 83,000 views; Drive train issues 89 posts 16,000 view; road noise 403 posts 38,000 views. I would wager to say that no other model or year has come close to the negative numbers of the 2024 50e.

Whilst I agree it seems more issues with this model I think it is flawed to used posts numbers and views from a forum where it is more likely to find disgruntled owners coming to vent rather than happy long time members. BMW may have sold more cars in the Lci vs the 45e in the same time frame so without all the data points you can’t conclude such an assumption.

I can tell you issues with new models aren’t abnormal. I ordered my 50e off the back of cancelling a cayenne order who are currently in their 4th stop sale since laughing their “lci” in July 23. People have had their cars sat at dealerships since October unable to take delivery and have no clue when they will be able to.

I’m more confident in BMW’s ability to communicate and resolve these issues.

[BourbonJ]

We bought a X5 50e on 9-28-23, 3 days (136 miles) later it was a brick and was flat towed back to dealer service department, where it's still there to this day 1-14-2024 (112 days!), Yes I am disgruntled. BMWNA is "reluctantly" buying the 50e back this week. In our case the problem was the BMU(Battery Management Electronic Unit), the replacement unit was ordered from Germany, but even with BMWNA Tech assistance they could not and have not resolve the problem for 3 months. One service tech told me it is probably adversely affecting other electronic components in the hybrid battery system.

If after replacing the BMU and reprogramming multiple times, it's likely other components are faulty as well or as reported in this forum it has become a systematic problem that BMWNA wants to fix before sending out any more 50e. I can see BMW not wanting customers to cancel their orders if they admit to a problem they are trying to resolve, so that could be part of reason they are running silent on production halt or reduced production.
I check 19 dealerships in my area within 200 mile radius in SoCal with "zero" X5 50e in transit.

This Forum has been a great place to find out, unfortunately, the many safety issues and problems the 2024 BMW X5 50e has been having.

I hope others will join me in reporting these issues to the NHTSA at https://www.nhtsa.gov/report-a-safety-problem#vehicle. It is a pretty simple process to fill out.

We still love the BMW, but we need to hold BMW accountable to fix the problems. So that others will not go thru the same problems and safety issues we are going through, that is why we need to officially file them with the NHTSA.

[IAmSpeed]

My sales rep informed me that they are selling significantly more 50e than anticipated. Evidently, there is a demand for this model, and people are enthusiastic about it. However, based on my experience, it appears to be a bit of a mixed bag. Some owners have reported having a truly reliable and trouble-free 50e, while others have experienced issues after less than 10,000 miles. I hope OP will get a 50e that falls into the former category!

[RNorb]

Originally Posted by DJDJR

Whilst I agree it seems more issues with this model I think it is flawed to used posts numbers and views from a forum where it is more likely to find disgruntled owners coming to vent rather than happy long time members. BMW may have sold more cars in the Lci vs the 45e in the same time frame so without all the data points you can’t conclude such an assumption.

I can tell you issues with new models aren’t abnormal. I ordered my 50e off the back of cancelling a cayenne order who are currently in their 4th stop sale since laughing their “lci” in July 23. People have had their cars sat at dealerships since October unable to take delivery and have no clue when they will be able to.

I’m more confident in BMW’s ability to communicate and resolve these issues.

I would assume the majority of 50e's sold are trouble free. But I think there is no question that the 50e has more problems than the average. So the odds of getting a trouble free 50e are in your favor, but you are still rolling the dice. I would prefer to have better odds and wait for the 2025 model.

[TurtleBoy]

Originally Posted by RNorb

I would assume the majority of 50e's sold are trouble free. But I think there is no question that the 50e has more problems than the average. So the odds of getting a trouble free 50e are in your favor, but you are still rolling the dice. I would prefer to have better odds and wait for the 2025 model.

Although nothing points to there being any difference for MY25. If BMW finds the solution(s) they will likely implement them immediately.

[RNorb]

Originally Posted by TurtleBoy

Although nothing points to there being any difference for MY25. If BMW finds the solution(s) they will likely implement them immediately.

Yes...but I was thinking that since BMW has not acknowledged the problems they won't announce any fixes. So at this point we have to wait to hear from the March/April deliveries...probably sometime in May or June. At that point one might as well wait for the MY25. I'm still hoping they will add back some of the de-contented content.