We had ours rebuilt six months and 3k miles ago, and it runs great now. No more lurch! The repair shop said they have done lots of X5's and they need a rebuild after 100k miles..

[quote="chelsea"] I have also had the "Lurch" for over a year and 14,000 miles now (owned 1 year), it was barely noticeable when I brought the car but I have noticed it a little worse lately. I am putting this down to the fact that the rear subframe bushes are on their way out (diagnosed by the ...

We've got this on our new to us 2005 X5. Two transmission specialists have confirmed that a rebuild is required. One told me the torque convertor is the same as used on the Z3 and marginal on the X5. We've also noticed that reverse takes a while to engage. Ours is getting a rebuild next month ...