I replied privately to Woodenman I still struggle to believe that BMW, in full knowledge of such a serious problem, deal with it by way of a QE I think X5 owners / potential buyers have a right to know of this problem and I am considering contacting the media about this. In the meantime if anyone ...

i guess you didn't see or have access to the QE documents?

When were you notified of the issue and when was the work carried out?

does anyone else have access to the UK QE documents ?

Thanks in advance

many thanks for your reply. I also contacted honestjohn.co.uk (the Telegraph newspaper motoring commentator) who provided the following advice. http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/askhj/answer/66004/bmw-x5---front-driveshaft-failure- Will it actually take a death for this so called QE issue to become a ...

I have a 2010 E70 X5 4.0d SE that suffered a catastrophic failure [Front propshaft broke away smashing a large whole in the engine]. The car has 52000 miles and serviced in line with the BMW service guidelines by a BMW main dealer. I am aware an August Technical Bulletin [SI B26 01 14] published by ...