Sorry for resurrecting an old thread..... Suspected catastrophic failure of UJ at the weekend at motorway speeds leading to parts of the propshaft poking out of the bottom of the car and losing all transmission fluids. Car recovered to dealer today so awaiting prognosis and will post updates. For ...

This happened to us at the weekend - description sounds exactly the same except we were travelling at motorway speed when it happened. 2011 X5 30d 56k miles. Coasted to a stop in a layby to find a hole in the bottom of the car and a shield ripped apart with metal parts poking out the bottom and ...