[Scott_L]

My wife's X5 50d arrived in April, replacing an E70 X5 40d.

The 40d was absolutely flawless over 30,000 miles / 3 years.

Anyway on to the 50d. 1,000 miles in experienced the following problems:

1) Dashboard trim incorrectly fitted/aligned

2) Steering wheel / front wheels incorrectly aligned.

Car is going to the dealer next week to fix problem 2).

In regards to problem 1), how many other owners on here have the same problem? I checked 4 other X5's at my dealer the other week and they were all as bad as ours. Dealer is willing to remedy but I'm nervous that having them do so will result in squeaks/rattles/collateral damage etc...in other words I'll regret it. I assume you can't repair this issue without disassembling the entire dashboard!

Both of my issues are down to poor assembly. I've bought lots of bwm's and never had basic issues like this before. Chasing volume and profits at the expense of quality??