2011 BMW X3 Xdrive28I SUV 4WD

The contact owns a 2011 BMW X3. The contact stated while driving approximately 30 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact pulled over but was unable to restart the vehicle. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed or repaired and was towed to the residence. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V176000 (Engine and Engine Cooling) however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was informed of failure and confirmed that the VIN was not included in the recall. The failure mileage was approximately 146,590.

Background •Per a letter sent out to the NHTSA on April 9, 2014 a recall was issued for several vehicles as the housing bolts for the vanos cams were deemed to be faulty and could loosen or shear off causing a stall. oNHTSA Campaign 14V176000 and all defect notices, recall acknowledgements, etc which are currently extant on the NHTSA website. ?Technical Service Bulletin SI B11 07 14 dated 10/14 oIncluded in this recall are X3 28i with engine type N52 manufactured between 1/2010 – 9/2011. oA 10-year extended warranty was issued for vehicles not specifically covered under the recall. oMy vehicle was manufactured and put into service 1/2011. oNo one to date has given a clear answer on why my VIN wasn’t listed as part of the recall. Incident •My wife and daughter were driving on the highway when the car stalled putting them in danger. They were able to pull off to the side without incident but were unable to start it again. •I had the car towed to BMW Fairfield where the team under Nate Sanchez diagnosed the issue. The was no check engine light, no drop in performance nor any indication at all that something was wrong before this happened. In fact, I had the car at Dave Parker’s Eurasian Autoworks for an AC diagnostic. They thoroughly checked the vehicle and could find no faults. oThe cause of failure was the bolts shearing off the Vanos cam, exactly as stated in the recall. oThe engine was inspected with an Otoscope and no additional engine damage was apparent. oTotal cost of the repair is estimated at $6100 Involving BMW NA Customer Service •Customer service was engaged to attempt to find a goodwill solution to the manufacturers defect. oCustomer service communication was spotty at best. When first I called, they told me that the car was covered under the extended warranty for the entirety of 2021. Upon the dealership calling, they were told that the warranty had expired. Throughout the process, deadlines for information were promised and then w

WHILE DRIVING ON A MOTORWAY AT MODERATE SPEEDS OF ABOUT 45 MPH, VEHICLE STARTED THROWING DYNAMIC STABILITY CONTROL, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL DEACTIVATION WARNINGS AND STARTED CUTTING OUT POWER TO THE WHEELS ALTHOUGH THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO IDLE SMOOTHLY. STRANDED ON THE MOTORWAY FOR A WHILE AND THEN AFTER SWITCHING OFF AND SWITCHING ON THE IGNITION COUPLE OF TIMES, VEHICLE STARTED TO DRIVE FORWARD IN LIMP MODE. HAD TO PULL OVER FOR SAFETY AND TOWED THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC SHOP. THEY SAID THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FAILED AND STOPPED SENDING ANY SIGNALS TO ENGINE CONTROL UNIT. THEY REPLACED THE GAS PEDAL AND EVERYTHING SEEMS TO BE BACK TO NORMAL.

FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW DROPPED AND WILL NOT ROLL UP. WAS ON A CITY STREET IN MOTION WHEN OCCURRED.

I WAS SLOWLY DRIVING ON THE PARKING LOT AND SUDDENLY THE STEERING COMPLETELY LOCKED AND I AM NOT ABLE TO TURN AT ALL. I TURNED OFF THE CAR (LUCKILY, NO CAR AROUND ME) AND RESTART IT THE ISSUE WENT AWAY. LATER TODAY (11/20/2020), I PULLED OUT FROM MY DRIVER WAY AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. WHEN I RESTART MY CAR THE ISSUE DISAPPEARED. I SEARCHED ONLINE AND I FOUND MANY PEOPLE HAD THE SAME ISSUE AS MINE AND UNFORTUANTELY MY CAR IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. PLEASE HELP!! THE REPAIR COST FOR REPLACING SUCH MODULE IS THOUSANDS. THANKS!

TAIL LIGHT SEEMS TO CONSTANTLY HAVE PROBLEM. I HAVE FIXED IT MULTIPLE TIMES AND AFTER FEW DAYS/WEEKS MY NEIGHBOR COMPLAINS AND I HAVE BEEN FLAGGED MULTIPLE TIMES ON ROAD ABOUT RUNNING TAIL LIGHT NOT WORKING. ISSUE SEEMS TO ALWAYS BE THERE EVEN IF I CHANGE THE WHOLE PANEL OR THE LED PANEL. IT IS AN LED LIGHT THAT SHOULD NEVER GO OUT BUT IT LOOKS LIKE MY CAR BEHIND ME ALWAYS SEE IT AS NOT WORKING TAIL LIGHT.

I AM CONSTANTLY GETTING DRIVETRAIN MALFUNCTION ERROR MESSAGES. THE CAR'S PERFORMANCE IS REALLY BAD. NOT GETTING FULL POWER. CAR HAS STARTED SHAKING A LITTLE. ALSO EXHAUST SOUNDS LOUDER THAN IT SHOULD.

THE ERROR "CHASSIS STABILIZATION" POPPED UP WITH MULTIPLE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT GAUGE CLUSTER. STEERING, ACCELERATION, AND BRAKING WERE EFFECTED. AFTER BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY, MADE A SHARP RIGHT TURN AND WARNINGS APPEARED. THEY ALSO HAPPEN INTERMITTENTLY DURING DRIVING, MOST OFTEN IN THE FIRST 2 MINUTES OF DRIVING.

VEHICLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAS FAILED DUE TO CORROSION IN WIRING HARNESS FROM LEAKING REAR WIPER FLUID LINE. THE WIPER FLUID LINE IS BUNDLED TOGETHER INSIDE THE VEHICLE WIRING HARNESS. WIPER FLUID LINE DEFECTIVE AT TIME OF VEHICLE ASSEMBLY. DESIGN ENGINEERING BLUNDER TO PACKAGE A FLUID LINE INSIDE AN ELECTRICAL HARNESS. ROOT CAUSE FOR FAILURE IS MANUFACTURER AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND HAVE ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN BUT MANUFACTURER UNWILLING TO REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY DUE TO LAPSED WARRANTY PERIOD NOT MILEAGE CRITERIA. PROBLEM IDENTIFIED AT 24,779 MILES. MORE DETAILED DESCRIPTION IS ATTACHED. VEHICLE SAFETY SYSTEMS, DRIVING STABILITY SYSTEMS, CRUISE CONTROL FUNCTION, HAVE BEEN COMPROMISED AND DO NOT FUNCTION. DIAGNOSTICS SYSTEMS AND WARNING LIGHTS ALL STAY LIT ON THE DASH. NO WAY TO TELL IF ANY OF THE ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS, EMISSION SYSTEMS, SENSORS AND ACTUATORS ARE WORKING PROPERLY.

WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING COMPLETELY LOCKED WITH A MESSAGE "CHASSIS STABILIZATION MALFUNCTION....". ALMOST HAD A MAJOR ACCIDENT. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS THE ELECTRONIC STEERING FAILED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. IT WILL COST $6000!! A 8-YR OLD BMW WITH STEERING FAILURE. NHTSA MUST FORCE BMW TO FIX THIS RECURRING MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE BEFORE THERE IS FATALITY.

PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM WARNING INADVERTENTLY POPS UP WHEN CAR IS STARTED AND/OR WHILE DRIVING REGARDLESS IF SOMEONE IS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT OR NOT.

REAR TAILLIGHTS LEDS ARE USED WHEN LIGHT SWITCH IS SET TO PARK LIGHTS AND THE LED ARE VERY PRONE TO FAILURE (SEARCH YOUTUBE FOR X3 LED FAILURE, MANY CASES REPORTED THERE) THIS CAN LEAD YOU TO DRIVING WITHOUT ANY LIGHTS ON REAR OF THE CAR LIVING YOU PRONE TO A REAR END COLLISION... OF THE 4 LED BOARDS ON MY CAR, TWO HAVE ALREADY FAILED AND FEAR THE OTHER TWO WILL GO SOON. SAMPLE OF ANOTHER DRIVER ISSUE HTTPS://WWW.BIMMERFORUMS.COM/FORUM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?2357595-2011-X3-(F25)-TAIL-LIGHTS-NOT-WORKING-HELP!!!!

THIS IS RELATED TO A 2011 BMW X3. THE SUNROOF JUST EXPLODED OUT OF NO WHERE. IT WAS A NICE SUNNY DAY AND WE WERE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. WE WERE DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 60-65MPH SINCE WE HAD 2 YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE CAR, A 1 YEAR OLD AND A 3 YEAR OLD. ALL OF A SUDDEN WE HEARD A LOUD BANG LIKE A GUNSHOT SOUND. WE THOUGHT THE TIRES BLEW OUT, SO WE PULLED OVER. MY HUSBAND STEPPED OUT OF THE CAR AND LOOKED AT ALL THE TIRES AND THEY WERE FINE AND INTACT. MY HUSBAND LOOKED ON TOP OF THE CAR AND SAW THE SUNROOF WAS SHATTERED. WE WERE SHOCKED. GOOD THING IS THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE THE SUNROOF OPENED AND THE GLASS DIDN'T FALL INSIDE THE CAR. NO ONE WAS HURT. WE DIDN'T SEE ANY DEBRIS OF SOMETHING HITTING THE ROOF. THE SUNROOF JUST EXPLODED.

STEERING IS "STICKY" WHEN TRYING TO MOVE FROM THE CENTER POSITION IN MY 2011 BMW X3 35I-- DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS USED TO KEEP THE VEHICLE IN THE CURRENT LANE OF TRAVEL, HIGHER THAN NORMAL RESISTANCE TO TURNING IS FELT. ONCE THE INITIAL RESISTANCE IS OVERCOME, THE RESISTANCE LESSENS, RESULTING IN A TENDENCY TO TURN THE WHEEL FURTHER THAN WAS INTENDED. THIS MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO KEEP THE CAR CENTERED IN MY LANE AND RESULTS IN THE CAR JERKING FROM SIDE TO SIDE WHICH MAKES IT DANGEROUS AND STRESSFUL. TIRES AND ALIGNMENT ARE ALL VERY GOOD AND WEARING CORRECTLY.

NOTHING HAPPENED (YET) BUT BMW SERVICE TELLS ME THERE'S NO RECALLS THAT NEED TO BE TAKEN CARE OF ON MY VEHICLE

WATER PUMP AND THERMOSTAT HAVE FAILED AT 63,000 MILES. THAT IS AN EXTREMELY SHORT LIFE SPAN FOR THOSE ITEMS AND FROM GENERAL RESEARCH IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES.

THE COOLANT SYSTEM IS GIVING ME MANY PROBLEMS. THE COOLANT EXPANSION TANK DEVELOPED CRACKS IN THE SEAM AND LEAKING. THE THERMOSTAT WAS STUCK, CAUSING ZERO HEAT INTO THE CABIN ON A COLD DAY. THE VEHICLE STALLED ON ITS OWN WHILE DRIVING IN THE HIGHWAY. IT WOULD NOT RE START THE IGNITION KEPT TRYING, AND AFTER 20 MINUTES STALLED IT FINALLY STARTED, LIMP DRIVING TO MY HOUSE FROM THERE. . THE DISPLAY READS DRIVE MODERATELY /DRIVETRAIN MALFUNCTION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BMW X3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED WHEN SWITCHING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND VIBRATED SEVERELY. DURING THE FAILURE, THE CHECK ENGINE AND POWER TRAIN MALFUNCTION INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO EDISON OPEN ROAD BMW (731 US HIGHWAY 1, EDISON, NJ) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,222.

THE MOTHERBOARD IN THE VEHICLES REAR TAIL LIGHTS AND REVERSE LIGHTS GOES BAD WHICH WILL CAUSE THE LED LIGHTS TO GO OUT. THERE IS NO WAY TO REPLACE THE LED LIGHTS WITHOUT REPLACING THE WHOLE LIGHT ASSEMBLY. THIS IS AN ISSUE AND IT IS KNOWN BY BMW. SINCE OWNING MY VEHICLE I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE LIGHTS 4 TIMES. IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE MOTHERBOARD CHIP IN THE LIGHT

I CAME OUTSIDE ONE MORNING TO FIND THAT ALL MY WINDOWS WERE ROLLED DOWN, THE SUNROOF WAS ROLLED COMPLETELY BACK, AND THE DOORS WERE UNLOCKED. IT HAD BEEN RAINING HEAVILY THE NIGHT BEFORE AND THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY SOAKED. THE IDRIVE SYSTEM, RADIO, AND SEATS WERE COMPLETELY UNRESPONSIVE. ALMOST EVERY LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD WAS ON - LOW TIRE PRESSURE, ABS, AIRBAG LIGHT, PARKING BRAKE MALFUNCTION, CEL, OIL LIGHT, AND OTHERS. UPON FURTHER EXPERIMENTATION, I DISCOVERED THAT THE CAR WOULD OPEN COMPLETELY IF I UNWITTINGLY HELD THE UNLOCK KEY FOR NO MORE THAN 3 SECONDS. 3 SECONDS HAS COST ME THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN REPAIRING CONNECTORS, THE IDRIVE SYSTEM, REPLACING CARPETS, AND MORE. ON TOP OF THAT, THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR ALMOST A MONTH BECAUSE OF THE TIME IT TAKES TO INVESTIGATE THESE ISSUES AND ORDER REPLACEMENT PARTS.

EXPERIENCED DRIVE TRAIN MALFUNCTION WARNING ALONG WITH SHAKING AND LIMP MODE NUMEROUS TIMES WHICH RESULTED IN 2 REPAIRS LAST YEAR IN THE THOUSANDS ONLY TO FIND OUT IT WAS DUE TO THE CAM SHAFT BOLTS RECALL AT THE ROOT OF THE INITIAL CAUSE OF THE FAILURES THAT RESULTED. BMW WAS HESITANT TO PAY INITIALLY BUT MY HUSBAND IS A LITIGATION ATTORNEY AND ONCE HE GOT INVOLVED, THEY WERE QUICK IN DOING THE RIGHT THING. I AM CURRENTLY HAVING ISSUES WITH THE NO WARNING LIGHT SHOWING TO WARN ME OF A LOW COOLANT LEVEL. IT WAS NOT UNTIL AFTER SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE ENGINE AREA AND A BURNING SMELL THAT THE WARNING FINALLY APPEARED. I IMMEDIATELY STOPPED AND WAITED FOR IT COOL OFF & HAD COOLANT PUT IN, WARNING LIGHT DISAPPEARED. CURRENTLY SMELLING A BURNING SMELL AND HEARING A SQUEAKING NOISE SO HAVE A SERVICE SCHEDULED TOMORROW FOR THE VALVE HEATER RECALL AND HOPE BMW WILL ADDRESS ANY ISSUES STEMMING FROM THAT THAT MAY BE CAUSING OTHER ISSUES. ALSO TO REPORT, RARELY EVER USE THE GLOVE BOX YET THE CORNER OF THE GLOVE BOX HAS COME APART AND WILL NOT REATTACH. I SAW THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE REPORTED BY MANY BMW X-3 OWNERS AND I WILL BE EXPECTING BMW TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND PAY TO FIX THIS KNOWN DEFECT.

TAIL LIGHTS WILL FAIL WITH NO WARNING LIGHT OR MESSAGE DISPLAYED IN DASH BOARD. X3'S EQUIPPED WITH HID HEADLAMPS COME WITH FOUR LED TAIL LAMPS. IN EACH LAMP, THERE IS A CIRCUIT BOARD THAT WILL FAIL DUE TO POOR QUALITY CONTROL (THE RESISTORS AND/OR CAPACITORS WILL GET DETACHED FROM CIRCUIT BOARD) , THEREFORE, THE LAMPS WILL STOP WORKING. USUALLY, WHEN LIGHTS BURN OUT, THE DASH WARNS THE DRIVER, BUT NOT FOR THIS FAILURE. THE OWNER COULD BE DRIVING AT NIGHT WITH NO TAIL LAMPS, AND IT COULD LEAD TO A REAR END COLLISION. THE PROBLEM IS NOT THE BULB BURNING OUT DUE TO WEAR AND TEAR. THE ONLY PROBLEM IS THAT LED DRIVER WHICH SHOULD BE REPLACED BY BMW BECAUSE IT IS FAULTY.

JUNCTION BOX FAILURE. I STARTED HAVING ALL TYPES OF RANDOM ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. WIPERS COME ON AT RANDOM. DOOR LOCKS, BACK WINDOWS, AND TURN SIGNALS WON'T WORK WHEN THIS HAPPENS. I READ THAT THIS ISSUE WAS HAPPENING IN OTHER MODELS, BUT DON'T SEE THAT THE BMW X3 ITSELF WASN'T CALLED OUT. HAD THE ISSUE LOOKED AT BY A MECHANIC AND HE SAID THE STORED CODES WERE FOR MAIN JUNCTION BOX FAILURE OR NO MESSAGE RECEIVED FROM MAIN JUNCTION BOX. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY OR IN MOTION, ISSUE STILL HAPPENS. SOMETIME WHEN I TURN OFF THE CAR, THE WIPERS ARE STILL GOING. SOMETIMES IF I JUST OPEN THE DOOR, WITHOUT TURNING ON THE CAR, THE WIPERS WILL START TO GO.

ALL LED TAILLIGHTS ON THE BACK OF VEHICLE ARE NOT WORKING. THE CAR DID NOT INDICATE THAT THE LIGHTS WERE OUT LIKE IT DOES FOR OTHER LIGHT FAILURES. AS A RESULT, WE FOUND OUT ABOUT THE TAILLIGHT FAILURE AT NIGHT BY A CAR SPEEDING UP BEHIND US ON THE FREEWAY. THE CAR PROCEEDED TO FLASH THEIR LIGHTS AT US UNTIL WE PULLED OVER TO INSPECT WHAT WAS GOING ON. WE BROUGHT THE CAR INTO A BMW REPAIR SHOP AND THEY INDICATED THAT THERE WAS ANOTHER IDENTICAL VEHICLE (2011 BMW X3) WITH EXACTLY THE SAME ISSUE--ALL 4 LED TAILLIGHTS FAILED. WE THEN WENT TO THE BMW DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THEM INSPECT WHAT THE ISSUE IS AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT CAUSED THE TAILLIGHT FAILURE. THEIR REMEDY IS TO REPLACE THE LIGHTS AT SIGNIFICANT COST. GIVEN THAT THEY CAN'T IDENTIFY THE ROOT CAUSE AND ITS A PERVASIVE ISSUE WITH OTHER X3S AFFECTED, I BELIEVE THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE FOR THIS MODEL OF BMW AND NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED IMMEDIATELY. WE DRIVE A BLACK CAR AND IT'S SCARY TO THINK WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED IF THAT OTHER DRIVER WASN'T PAYING ATTENTION WHEN OUR TAIL LIGHTS WERE OUT...

2011 BMW X3 XDRIVE28I. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD TO SAFETY RECALL NO. 17V-683 PCV VALVE HEATER AND INQUIRES IF REIMBURSEMENT WILL BE ISSUED. *AS *JS

SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING

WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING FAILED SUDDENLY WHERE I WAS UNABLE TO STEER. IT BECAME LOCKED. IT SAID I HAD A CHASSIS STABILIZATION MALFUNCTION. THE STEERING WHEEL ALSO APPEARED. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. AFTER A FEW MINUTES THE SYSTEM RESET AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE AGAIN. IT BECAME VERY FREQUENT WHERE IT WAS DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. THIS HAS HAPPENED DRIVING ON LOCAL STREETS AND ON A HIGHWAY. WHEN I BROUGHT IT INTO THE REPAIR SHOP, I WAS TOLD THAT THE STEERING MODULE AND STEERING RACK WAS MALFUNCTIONING. THEY SAID THAT BMWNA DID NOT HAVE A RECALL OR FIX ON THIS ISSUE. MY REPAIR SHOP SAID I WOULD NEED TO PAY THE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. I HAVE READ THAT MANY OTHERS ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD THIS CODE CLEARED FROM THE REPAIR SHOP A NUMBER OF TIMES NOW.

IT HAS FIRST CAUSED CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OWN WITH A FAULT CODE, THEN DIFFERENT ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS STARTED AFFECTING INCLUDING LIGHTS, BRAKES , ACCELERATION, PICKUP, SPEED CONTROL WHILE DRIVING . I ALREADY REPAIRED TWICE OUT OF POCKET AS IT WAS A PICKUP AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON ISSUE WITH CODE P2096 WHICH INVOLVES PCV COMPONENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECALL. DUE TO THIS DEFECTIVE COMPONENT I'VE ALREADY SPENT 4000+ IN REPAIRS AND STILL THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AND I'M DRIVING UNSAFELY AS I DON'T HAVE MONEY TO REPAIR FURTHER. I ALSO HAD TO PUT MY FAMILY ON RISK WITH 2 SMALL KIDS AS THIS SUV WE USE AS A FAMILY CAR. SINCE THE ISSUE IS REPORTED A YEAR AGO AND BMW STILL DIDN'T OFFER ANY FIX INTO PURCHASE A NEW CAR TO SAFEGUARD OURSELVES. I DEMAND BMW TO REFUND ME 100K DUE TO ALL THESE ISSUES CAUSED DUE TO THIS PROBLEM AND OFFERING NO TIMELY FIXES AND CAUSING STRESS AND FINANCIAL FRUSTRATION.

ONLY HAVE MY CAR FOR ONLY A YEAR. TAILLIGHT FROM PASSENGER SIDE: THE RUNNING LIGHT DEFECTS WHEN I HIT THE BRAKE THE BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON. I WAS TOLD I NEED TO REPLACE THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY LIGHT AND THIS IS WELL KNOWN FOR THIS CAR. YESTERDAY, WHILE I WAS DRIVING. MY DRIVER RESTRAINT LIGHT CAME ON AND MY A/C OR TEMPERATURE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING, AND CONTROL DISPLAY STOPPED WORKING. I AM NOT ABLE TO MOVE THE DRIVER SEAT. JUST BROUGHT IN TO THE DEALER FOR THE PCV VALVE HEATER RECALL SERVICE. WAS TOLD THIS MAY SOLVE THE ISSUES AND MAY NOT. IF NOT, THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THE TAILLIGHT, AIRBAG AND THE CONTROL DISPLAY ISSUES.

BMW X3 XDRVIE35I POWER TRAIN MALFUNCTION SHOWED UP VERY FREQUENTLY WHILE I DROVE ON HIGHWAY, SHUDDERING VIOLENTLY AND I HAD TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THIS PROBLEM BECAME A SERIOUS ISSUE LATELY THAT I COULD NO LONGER DRIVE MY X3 ANYMORE. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT AT A LOCAL BNW DEALERSHIP AND HOPE THEY WOULD TAKE CARE OF IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BMW X3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V683000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR AS THE RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2017. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THEY DID NOT KNOW WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED BECAUSE THE RECALL NOTICE STATED THAT THE FAILURE COULD LEAD TO A POSSIBLE FIRE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE PARKED AWAY FROM THE HOME. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. *TT UPDATED 8/15/18*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BMW X3. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A U TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (BMW OF LAS VEGAS, 6900 W SAHARA AVE, LAS VEGAS, NV) FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS PERTAINING TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V341000 (STEERING), BUT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

WHILE DRIVING A MESSAGE POPPED UP ON THE DISPLAY STATING THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING A CHASSIS STABILIZATION PROBLEM AND THAT WE NEEDED TO DRIVE MODERATELY. ALSO ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER INDICATOR LIGHTS HAVE COME ON, CAUSING THE CONCERN FOR A SAFE VEHICLE NOW. ALSO PASSENGER RESTRAINT INDICATION ILLUMINATES PERIODICALLY.

TAKATA RECALL: THE DEALER HAD FAILED TO OBTAIN THE PART OR PARTS NECESSARY TO FIX THE AIRBAGS PROBLEM FOR MORE THAN SIX MONTHS ALREADY SINCE THEY CLAIMED HAD ORDERED THE PARTS. I CALLED BACK, MADE APPOINTMENT, CONFIRMED APPOINTMENT AND WHEN I WENT BACK TO DEALER, THEY SAID THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PART. THEY SAID THEY WERE ORDERING IT AND WILL CALL ME BACK. WEEKS HAD PASSED AND I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM THE DEALER ABOUT THIS ISSUE. I WOULD NOT WANT TO WAIT UNTIL AN ACCIDENT HAPPENS AND THEN IT WOULD BE TOO LATE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BMW X3. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT CALLED BMW OF CONCORD AT (925) 682-3577 (LOCATED AT 1967 MARKET ST, CONCORD, CA 94520) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY ONLY WOULD REPAIR WHAT WAS LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V683000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,246.

THERE ARE 4 LED TAIL LIGHTS ON THIS MOTOR VEHICLE. 3 OF THE 4 HAVE QUIT WORKING. THE FIRST ONE BMW FIXED; THE SECOND ONE I FIXED OUT OF MY POCKET. THE THIRD ONE TO QUIT WORKING IS AWAITING REPAIR. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE ALL THE TAIL LIGHTS NEED TO BE WORKING, ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT. IF THE OUTER TAIL LIGHT IS NOT WORKING CONSPICUITY FROM THE SIDE IS SEVERELY REDUCED, ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT. BMW TAKES THE POSITION THAT THIS X3 IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY HAVE NO FURTHER RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT. I TAKE THE POSITION THAT THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT AND PRODUCT LIABILITY ISSUE FOR WHICH THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE. THE LED DRIVER CIRCUIT BOARD IS DEFECTIVE, BUT BMW IS NOT WILLING TO ACKNOWLEDGE THERE IS A PROBLEM. THERE HAVE BEEN HUNDREDS OF X3 2011-2016 WITH THE F25 BODY THAT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN I NOTICED THE PROBLEM BUT WAS PROBABLY IN MOTION WHEN THE TAIL LIGHT SEGMENT FAILED. FOR LED TAIL LIGHT SEGMENTS TO HAVE A 75% FAILURE RATE SEEMS EXCESSIVE AND UNACCEPTABLE. WOULD BE HAPPY TO DISCUSS THIS WITH YOU.

POWER TRAIN MALFUNCTION NOTE APPEARED. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND BATTERY WAS REPLACED. IT HAPPENED AGAIN ONE WEEK LATER. THEY REPLACED THE COILS. THE WARNING APPEARED AGAIN.

WATERPUMP SHUTDOWN. CAR SHUT DOWN ON HIGHWAY.

THE SUNROOF STOPPED CLOSING.I TRIED TO OPEN WINDOWS AND SUNROOF USING THE KEYFOB WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I HAD IT CHECKED AND THEY SAID THE FZD ROOF MODULE HAS TO BE REPLACED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BMW X3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V683000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF THE TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. DREYER & REINBOLD BMW (9375 WHITLEY DRIVE, INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46240, 317-573-4421) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL-CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BMW X3 . VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT USED LAST YEAR. CONTACT WENT ONLINE AND SAW TWO RECALLS ON VEHICLE. CONTACT CALLED BMW AND BMW DEALERSHIP STATED THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR A PREVIOUS RECALL. CONTACT HAD A VACCUM OIL LEAK IN CAR DUE TO PCV VALVE LEAK. BMW DEALERSHIP STATED PCV VALVE WAS ALREADY REPLACED ON VEHICLE. RECALL STATES REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE. CONTACT GIVEN NUMBER TO BMW . 2 RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS VIN MAY 19,2016 MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER NA NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 16V333 RECALL STATUS RECALL INCOMPLETE SUMMARY ISOFIX BRACKET: VEHICLES HAVE BEEN EQUIPPED WITH LOWER ANCHOR BARS FOR USE IN ATTACHING CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEMS WHICH, IF SPECIFICALLY USED WITH EUROPEAN-ISOFIX-TYPE RIGID-STYLE CONNECTOR CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEMS, COULD BECOME DAMAGED DURING VEHICLE OPERATION. SAFETY RISK IF THE LOWER ANCHOR BAR(S) BECOME DAMAGED DURING VEHICLE OPERATION, THIS WOULD INCREASE THE RISK OF INJURY TO A CHILD IN A CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM ATTACHED TO THE LOWER ANCHOR BARS IN A CRASH. REMEDY THE REMEDY IS AVAILABLE. A REINFORCING BRACKET WILL BE WELDED TO THE LOWER ANCHOR BARS AND THE VEHICLE BODY. OCT 30,2017 MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER NA NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 17V683 RECALL STATUS RECALL INCOMPLETE, REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE SUMMARY POSITIVE CRANKCASE VENTILATION (PCV) VALVE HEATER : THIS RECALL INVOLVES AN ENGINE COMPONENT KNOWN AS THE POSITIVE CRANKCASE VENTILATION (PCV) VALVE HEATER. THE PCV VALVE HEATER MAY NOT HAVE BEEN PRODUCED TO SPECIFICATIONS. OVER TIME, IT COULD DETERIORATE AND, IN RARE CASES, COULD LEAD TO OVERHEATING. SAFETY RISK IF OVERHEATING OCCURS, THEN IN RARE CASES, THIS COULD LEAD TO MELTING OF THE PCV VALVE. IN EXTREMELY RARE CASES, THIS COULD LEAD TO A FIRE.

SUA. I WAS IN A FRIGHTENING ACCIDENT ATTEMPTING TO PARK MY CAR ON THE ROOFTOP OF MY 4 STORY OFFICE BUILDING. I PULLED INTO A SPACE ON THE EDGE OF THE LOT AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE, I WAS ABOUT TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK WHEN THE ENGINE LOUDLY AND SUDDENLY REVVED AND THE CAR SURGED FORWARD UP ONTO A CONCRETE CURB AND RAMMED INTO A 4 FT HIGH CONCRETE RETAINING WALL. THE FORCE OF THE IMPACT TORE THE WALL APART FROM THE ROOF - MY CAR WAS STILL ACCELERATING, WHEELS SPINNING. THE BROKE WALL STOPPED BY CAR FROM COMPLETELY GOING OVER AND I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF AND GET OUT. THERE WERE WITNESSES WHO CAN VERIFY THAT I WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP, BRAKE LIGHTS ON AND IT ALL HAPPENED IN A FEW SECONDS. IT WAS SO SHOCKING THAT I WILL NEVER DRIVE A BMW AGAIN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BMW X3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AND THE FOLLOWING WARNING MESSAGE APPEARED: "DRIVE TRAIN MALFUNCTION NOT RUNNING AT FULL CAPACITY, REDUCE AND DRIVE MODERATELY". THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY NEEDED REPLACEMENT AND THE VANOS MALFUNCTIONED. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REPLACED THE BATTERY AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL A LOCAL BMW DEALER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V176000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO START AND DUE TO BAD WEATHER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

AFTER THE ENGINE WAS TURNED ON, THE VEHICLE'S STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED WITH AN WARNING MESSAGE OF "CHASSIS STABILITY/STEERING. CHASSIS STABILITY MALFUNCTION. TRACTION REDUCED. A CHANGE IN STEERING BEHAVIOR OR STEERING WHEEL ANGLE IS POSSIBLE. CONTINUED DRIVING IS POSSIBLE. DRIVE MODERATELY. HAVE THE SYSTEM CHECKED BY THE NEAREST BMW CENTER." RESTARTED THE CAR MULTIPLE TIMES AT WHICH POINT, THE STEERING SYSTEM FELT FINE AGAIN. AFTER DRIVING IT FOR LESS THAN 10 MILES ON CITY STREETS, THE VEHICLE'S POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING IN THE MIDST OF DRIVING ON THE ROAD. THE CAR WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER AND HAD TO COME TO A STOP ON A BUSY ROAD. TRIED RESTARTING THE CAR MULTIPLE TIME BUT KEPT GETTING THE ERROR MESSAGE "STEERING RESPONSE AFFECTED! DRIVE MODERATELY. HAVE THE SYSTEM CHECKED BY THE NEAREST BMW CENTER." IT HAD TO BE TOWED ON A FLATBED TO A SHOP AT THIS POINT. THE CAR JUST BARELY HIT 50K (50,0049) MILES AND HAD BEEN KEEPING UP WITH THE MAINTENANCE REGULARLY IN THE PAST.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BMW X3. WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. ADDITIONALLY, WHEN THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE INCREASED, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SQUEALING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 109,000.

IN THE SUMMER OF 2014, THE PANORAMIC MOON ROOF EXPLODED FOR NO REASON. WHILE DRIVING TO WORK, WITH THE MOON ROOF SHADE CLOSED,THERE WAS A VERY LOUD "BANG". AFTER SAFELY PULLING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AN INSPECTION REVEALED NO EVIDENT DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. AFTER PULLING INTO THE LOT AT WORK, A "RAINING' SOUND WAS COMING FROM THE ROOF. AS SOON AS THE SHADE WAS OPENED, SHATTERED GLASS FELL INTO THE CAB OF THE CAR. AN INTERNET SEARCH REVEALED THAT THIS WAS NOT AN ISOLATED CASE. IT WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER AND THE REPAIR WAS DONE AT NO COST AFTER SOME INTENSE CONVERSATION WITH MANAGEMENT. THE MOST RECENT ISSUE OF CONSUMER REPORTS HAD EXTENSIVE COVERAGE OF UNEXPLAINED MOON ROOF EXPLOSIONS. DURING THE COVERAGE, IT WAS ADVISED THAT INCIDENTS SHOULD BE REPORTED TO YOU SO FOLLOW UPS COULD BE DONE AS NEEDED. WE HAVE NO ISSUES WITH THE REPAIR, JUST THAT HAD WE NOT BEEN INFORMED AND INSISTENT, WE WOULD HAVE HAD TO PAY THE REPAIR BILL BECAUSE THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. WE ARE NOT SURE OF THE EXACT DATE.

RECALL 16V311000,DRIVE SHIFT, MY CAR HAS DEVELOP THE SAME ISSUE THE OTHER MODELS OF THE SAME YEAR WHEN THIS RECALL WAS ISSUED,HOWEVER MY MODEL X3 IS NOT ON THIS RECALL.IF DRIVE SHIFTS BRAKES IN MY CAR DOES THIS MEAN IT COULDN'T CAUSE ME TO HAVE A ACCIDENT? THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.PLEASE ADVISE.

STEERING IS "STICKY" AND OFF CENTER FOR MY 2011 BMW X3 35I--ESPECIALLY AT HIGH SPEEDS DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED FROM ITS CURRENT STATIC POSITION, HIGHER THAN NORMAL RESISTANCE TO TURNING IS FELT. ONCE THE INITIAL RESISTANCE IS OVERCOME, THE RESISTANCE LESSENS, RESULTING IN A TENDENCY TO TURN THE WHEEL FURTHER THAN WAS INTENDED. THIS MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO SMOOTHLY STEER THE CAR ON ITS INTENDED PATH AND RESULTS IN THE CAR WANDERING FROM SIDE TO SIDE WHICH MAKES IT DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AND VERY STRESSFUL ,I HAD BRAND NEW TIRES INSTALLED AND HAD NUMEROUS ALIGNMENTS DONE WHICH DID NOT IMPROVE THE DRIVING AT ALL ,THIS LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THE STEERING SYSTEM IS FAULTY AND SHOULD BE RECALLED.

3 OUT OF THE 4 LED TAIL LIGHTS HAVE STOP WORKING. THE CAR DID NOT GAVE ME ANY NOTICE OF THE TAIL LIGHTS FAILING. WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY, I WAS STOPPED BY A POLICE OFFICER AND GIVEN A WARNING. ON FURTHER RESEARCH, THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW WITHIN THE TAIL LIGHT SYSTEM THAT WILL CAUSE IT TO FAIL. IT SEEMS BMW ALREADY KNOWS ABOUT THIS ISSUE BUT ONLY COVERS REPAIR TO CARS UNDER WARRANTY. THEY HAVE RECOGNIZED THEIR DESIGN FLAW BUT HAVE NOT TAKEN STEPS TO FIX THE PROBLEM TO ALL AFFECTED CUSTOMERS. ON THE WORDS OF A POLICE OFFICER, THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE ASAP. HTTP://WWW.LEDSUPPLY.COM/BLOG/COMMON-BMW-LED-TAIL-LIGHT-FIX/

GLOVE BOX IS COMING OUT. I HARDLY USED THE GLOVE BOX BUT THE SIDE PORTION OF IT IS COMING OFF.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BMW X3. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO TURN LEFT OR RIGHT INTERMITTENTLY AND THE CHECK ENGINE AND CHASSIS MALFUNCTION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE, AND THE VEHICLE RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (BMW OF NORTH HAVEN (LOCATED AT 610 WASHINGTON AVE, NORTH HAVEN, CT 06473; (203) 239-7272) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY AND THE ZGM MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL OTHER TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SAME DEALER TWO OTHER TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALER (EUROPEAN CAR - BOSCH CAR SERVICE LOCATED AT 274 ALBANY TURNPIKE, CANTON, CT 06019; (860) 693-6383). THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS AN OPEN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V341000 (STEERING) FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AT 800-525-7417 AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL NHTSA TO HAVE THE VEHICLE ADDED TO THE RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,257.

THERE APPEARS TO BE A CHRONIC DEFECT ON BMW X3S (2011-2017 F-25 CHASSIS) OF LET TAIL LIGHT FAILURES DUE TO DEFECTIVE LED CURRENT REGULATOR CIRCUIT BOARDS. OUR X3 HAS HAD 3 OF THE 4 LED TAIL LIGHTS FAIL BECAUSE OF EXACTLY THE SAME DEFECT. SOME OF THE LED CURRENT REGULATOR BOARDS WERE APPARENTLY POORLY SOLDERED AND SOLDER JOINT FAILURE CAUSE COMPLETE OR PARTIAL LOSS OF THE TAIL LIGHTS. THE "ON-BOARD" LIGHT MONITORING SYSTEM ON THE VEHICLE DOES NOT REPORT THE LIGHT FAILURE, SO THE OWNER IS USUALLY NOT AWARE THAT THE VEHICEL HAS NO TAIL LIGHTS VISABLE. ON OUR X3 THE LED TAIL LIGHT FAILURE WAS TRACED TO THE SAME COMPONENT ON ALL (3) LIGHTS. TEH CIRCUIT BOARD (LABELED VALEO B 003809.2) HAD A RESISTOR (R750) THAT WAS NOT SOLDERED PROPERLY. RE-SOLDERING THE COMPONENT FIXED THE PROBLEM AND RESTORED CORRECT LED TAIL LIGHT OPERATION. THERE ARE MANY ON-LINE REPORTS OF BMW X3S HAVING EXACTLY THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS NOT THE WELL-KNOWN 3-SERIES AND 5-SERIES TAIL LIGHT ISSUE RELATED TO CONNECTOR GROUND ISSUES. THE X3 TAIL LIGHT ISSUE IS DUE TO POOR CIRCUIT BOARD MANUFACTURING LEADING TO EARLY FAILURES. IT IS ESPECIALLY OC CONCERN BECAUSE THE OWNER MAY EXPECT TO BE NOTIFIED OF THE LIGHT FAILURE BY THE BMW ON-BOARD MONITOR SYSTEM (WHICH WILL REPORT HEADLIGHT, TURN SIGNAL OR BRAKE LIGHT FAILURES BUT NOT THE LED TAIL LIGHTS LOSS. WHEN THE CIRCUIT BOARD FAILS, THE LED LIGHTS ARE NON-FUNCTIONAL. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING OR PARKED WITH PARKING LIGHTS TURNED ON. THE TAIL LIGHTS ARE STILL DARK. IN MY OPINION, THIS CONSTITUTES A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE FOR ALL "F-25" BMW X3S AND SHOULD BE THE BASIS FOR A RECALL. THE (PLUG-IN) CIRCUIT BOARDS CAN BE EASILY REMOVED AND REPLACED WITHOUT REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE (EXPENSIVE) (ABOUT $340 EACH) TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY.

AS TEMPERATURE GAUGE RISES ABOVE FIRST HASH MARK A WARNING COMES ON THE SCREEN CAR RUNNING HOT DRIVE SLOW AND GET SERVICED. ONCE TEMP REACHES BEFORE THE MID-POINT WHICH IS 250 SO AT ABOUT 230 TO 240 DEGREES THE CAR LOOSES ALL POWER. PUTTING THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR IT DOWN SHIFTS ENGINE RACES AND CAR GOES NO WHERE SLOWS DOWN TO 10 MPH THIS IS REALLY DANGEROUS WHEN THERE IS NOWHERE TO PULL OVER IN TRAFFIC. CAR SHOULD NOT BE PROGRAMMED TO CUT POWER IN THIS CONDITION HAD MY WIFE ALL FREAKED OUT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BMW X3. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION STEERING BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V341000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,493.

THE LED TWILIGHTS ARE DEFECTIVE. I'VE HAD THIS HAPPEN ON 2 SEPARATE BMW X3'S I HAVE OWNED FOR A TOTAL OF 4 TAILLIGHTS THAT ARE DEFECTIVE. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND IS REPORTED OVER AND OVER AGAIN BY OTHER OWNERS. IT'S ALMOST CERTAIN THAT IF YOU OWN A BMW X3 F25 (2011-2017) THIS WILL HAPPEN. IT REQUIRES A DIY REPAIR TO THE CIRCUIT BOARD OR REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE TAILLIGHT ($250-300 EACH.). HTTPS://M.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=JDPBM6CP_YO

VEHICLES HAVE BEEN EQUIPPED WITH LOWER ANCHOR BARS FOR USE IN ATTACHING CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEMS WHICH, IF SPECIFICALLY USED WITH EUROPEAN-ISOFIX-TYPE RIGID-STYLE CONNECTOR CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEMS, COULD BECOME DAMAGED DURING VEHICLE OPERATION. IF THE LOWER ANCHOR BAR(S) BECOME DAMAGED DURING VEHICLE OPERATION, THIS WOULD INCREASE THE RISK OF INJURY TO A CHILD IN A CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM ATTACHED TO THE LOWER ANCHOR BARS IN A CRASH. A REINFORCING BRACKET WILL BE WELDED TO THE LOWER ANCHOR BARS AND THE VEHICLE BODY.

BMW'S USE ELECTRIC WATER PUMPS COMPARED TO MOSTLY BELT DRIVEN PUMPS USED BY OTHER MANUFACTURES. IN THE BMW COMMUNITY IT IS WIDELY KNOW THAT THE PUMPS WILL FAIL AFTER 60,000 MILES, AND SOME EVEN SOONER. BMW KNOWS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND HAS IN FACT CHANGED THE DESIGN AND THE VENDOR SUPPLIER FOR THIS PART. THE COMPANY SHOULD VOLUNTARILY RECALL ALL VEHICLES THAT HAVE THE FAULTY PUMP DESIGN AND REIMBURSE THOSE WHO HAVE HAD TO CHANGE IT OUT OF WARRANTY ON THEIR OWN EXPENSE. BMW HAS NOT TAKEN ANY RESPONSIBILITY BUT ITS A SAFETY ISSUE AS ONE CAN LOOSE ALL ENGINE POWER THAT PUTS THE CAR IN A LIMP MODE, IMAGINE IF THAT HAPPENS ON A FREEWAY WHERE OTHER CARS MIGHT HIT YOU FOR GOING AT 25 MPH IN A 65-70 MPH ZONE IN CALIFORNIA. THAT IS WHAT HAPPENED TO ME ON A FREEWAY AND IT WAS SCARY AND I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AS TRAFFIC WAS VERY LIGHT THAT DAY BEING CHRISTMAS. BLOG AFTER BLOG ON BMW DESCRIBES THIS ISSUE AND IS A KNOWN DEFECT IN THEIR WATER PUMPS AMONGST ALL BMW ENTHUSIASTS.

I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND WAS CALLED BACK BY THE AUTO PLACE AND WAS TOLD THAT, WHILE THEY WERE TEST DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT HAD A MAJOR ENGINE FALIURE, RESULTING IN THEM HAVING TO TOW THE CAR AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TIMING CHAIN HAD BROKEN AND THERE WAS MASSIVE DAMAGE INTERNALLY TO THE ENGINE, VALVES HAD BEEN BENT DUE TO FAILURE. I HAVE SPOKEN TO BMW BUT HAVE NOT GOTTEN ANY RELIEF. IT IS IMPORTANT TO MENTION THAT THIS CAR ONLY HAS 65,000 MILES ON IT. THIS FALIURE IS INSANE AND BMW IS NOT WILLING TO HONOR ANYTHING. *TR

WHILE COMING TO A STOP THE CAR JERKS VIOLENTLY FORWARD WITH NO WARNING, WHILE MOVING SLOW IT DOES THE SAME, TO THE POINT WHERE IT NOW HURTS TO DRIVE IT. I GET AN ERROR THAT SAYS TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION, AND WITHOUT WARNING THE CAR SHIFTS TO A LOWER GEAR, I HAVE TO STOP, THEN TURN THE CAR OFF, WHEN IT IS TURNED BACK THE ERROR GOES AWAY, THEN IT REAPPEARS ONCE AGAIN A DAY OR TWO LATER. WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL DOES NOT CORRECT IN TIME, AND IT SLIDES ON TURNS FOR A SECOND, THEN OVER CORRECTS, I HAVE BROUGHT IT IN TO BMW DEALERSHIP, THEY HAVE REPLICATED THE ISSUE, BUT DO NOT WANT TO COVER IT UNDER WARRANTY, THIS HAS HAPPENED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AS WELL WHICH IS VERY SCARY, I AM NOT SURE WHERE TO TURN AT THIS POINT, SO I HOPE THAT THE NHTSA DOES AN INVESTIGATION, AS I'VE SEEN OTHER USERS HAVE THE SAME ISSUES, AND IT JUST ONE DEATH AWAY FROM A RECALL, THANK YOU. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON A TX STATE HIGHWAY ON 13AUG2016 THE BMW X3 35I SUDDENLY STARTED SHIFTING ROUGH AND WOULD DROP IN AND OUT OF OD WITHOUT PROMPTING. ALMOST SIMULTANEOUSLY WE GOT A MESSAGE ON THE DISPLAY, DRIVETRAIN MALFUNCTION, DRIVE MODERATELY.

I FEEL THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE DUE TO THE CONFIGURATION OF THE GEARSHIFT WHICH IS ELECTRONIC. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR 50 YEARS AND EVERY CAR OR TRUCK I HAVE OWNED OR DRIVEN THE SHIFT LEVER WHEN PUSHED FORWARD ON THE CENTER CONSOLE OR UP ON THE COLUMN GOES INTO PARK. IN THIS BMW WHEN YOU PUSH THE SHIFT LEVEL ALL THE WAY FORWARD THE VEHICLE IS IN REVERSE NOT PARK, A SEPARATE BUTTON MUST BE PUSHED TO ELECTRONICALLY PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK.I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD TO BOTH THE DRIVER (WHO CAN THINK THE VEHICLE IS IN PARK AS I HAVE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHEN DROPPING SOMEONE OFF OR IN A DRIVE THROUGH) AND THEN EITHER THE DRIVER OR PASSENGER STEPS OUT AND THE VEHICLE IS IN REVERSE NOT PARK AND COULD BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED.IT IS ALSO A HAZARD TO A PERSON OR VEHICLE BEHIND THE VEHICLE THAT THE DRIVER THOUGHT WAS IN PARK. THIS SETUP IS NOT INTUITIVE AT ALL AND GOES AGAINST ALL LOGIC. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN OWNED FOR A SHORT TIME AND I CANNOT GET USED TO THIS SETUP AS I HAVE OTHER VEHICLES (INCLUDING A 2004 BMW X3) THAT HAVE THE CONVENTIONAL SHIFT PATTERN. THIS SHIFT PATTERN AND SHIFTER IS VERY FRUSTRATING AND I FEEL UNSAFE.

VEHICLE IS PARKED ON DRIVEWAY THE ENGINE STARTED . DRIVETRAIN MALFUNCTION SHOWS WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. ENGINE STARTS BUT CAN NOT PUT IT DRIVE OR REVERSE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BMW X3. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE, IT UNINTENTIONALLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BURNS ON THE HAND AND A GASH ON THE NECK, WHICH NEEDED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BMX X3. WHILE PARKED, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, A MESSAGE IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATED THAT THE MAXIMUM DRIVE TRAIN OUTPUT WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BMW X3. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH DURING HEAVY RAIN, THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY DECELERATED TO 35 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS SIMILAR TO SLAMMING DOWN ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ONLY DURING RAIN WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHILE DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE ROAD, EXITING A TUNNEL, THE X-3 SUDDENLY, WITHOUT ANY WARNING OR INDICATORS, LOST THE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE DASH BOARD LITE UP WITH A MYRIAD OF WARNINGS THAT MADE NO SENSE. THEN, JUST AS SUDDENLY THE ENTIRE DASH BOARD WENT DARK. THE VEHICLE WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER AND STOP. SINCE I WAS IN FAST MOVING TRAFFIC, THE SITUATION WAS SCARY TO SAY THE LEAST. I FOUND A PLACE TO PULL OFF AND DID SO. I TURNED THE X-3 OFF. AT RESTART IT SEEMED OK, BUT THE PROBLEM RE-OCCURRED AGAIN. I WAS ABLE TO FINALLY GET TO MY HOUSE. STOPPING AND RE-STARTING SEVERAL TIMES. LOSING ALL POWER, BRAKES, STEERING, ETC AT EACH INSTANCE. VEHICLE WAS PLACED ON A FLAT BED AND TAKEN TO SEWICKLEY BMW THE FOLLOWING DAY. AFTER ALMOST A WEEK, THE CAR WAS RETURNED TO ME. I WAS TOLD IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE. EXACTLY 2 WEEKS LATER THE SAME PROBLEMS RE-OCCURRED. AGAIN I WAS ON AN INTERSTATE AND THE LOSE OF CONTROL AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED COULD HAVE BEEN A CATASTROPHE IF AN INEXPERIENCE DRIVER WAS BEHIND THE WHEEL. THE CAR WAS REPAIRED AGAIN AND THIS TIME MORE WORK WAS DONE. THE DEALER SAID THAT THEY FOUND A BULLETIN FROM BMW THAT EXPLAINED THIS POSSIBILITY. I SAW THE BMW INFO AND IT UNDERSTATED WHAT ACTUALLY COULD OR WOULD OCCUR SHOULD THEIR SYSTEMS FAIL. IN MY OPINION, MY LIFE WAS IN SEVERE JEOPARDY WHEN THE FAILURES OCCURRED AND HAD I NOT BEEN AN EXPERIENCED DRIVER WITH CALM REACTIONS, A FATALITY IS NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION. MY WIFE WILL NO LONGER RIDE IN THE VEHICLE AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD TO GET RID OF IT ASAP. I REPORTED THESE INCIDENTS TO BMW AND QUITE FRANKLY THEY WERE TOTALLY INDIFFERENT TO THE PROBLEM, ONLY SAYING THAT THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY HAVE NO OBLIGATION TO DO ANYTHING FOR ME. IN MY OPINION, THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WAITING TO EXPLODE. BMW IS IGNORING THE ISSUE AND SOMEONE WILL DIE

THE PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM IS MALFUNCTIONING. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT BMW X3 CARS HAVE. WE HAVE THE SPORTS EDITION AND DESPITE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM THE SENSOR IN THE MAT CONTINUE TO INDICATE THE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IF WE HAVE AN ACCIDENT DESPITE HOW SEVERE THAT ACCIDENT IS. WE HAVE CONTACTED THE BMW DEALERSHIP AND THEY PRETENDED OF KNOWING NOTHING ABOUT SIMILAR COMPLAINTS OR OF A RECALL ON THE SENSOR IN THE SEAT MAT. IT WILL COST US ABOUT 1,000 DOLLARS TO FIX. YET MOST TO ALL BMW OWNERS OF THE X3 SERIES, ESPECIALLY THE SPORTS EDITION HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

2011 BMW X3. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ASSEMBLY BOLTS RECALL NOTICE ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED, THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. RECALL# 14V176000. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BMW X3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 25 MPH, THE STEERING CONTROL MALFUNCTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE UNKNOWN REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BMW X3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND THE TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

A QUICK ACCELERATION FROM ZERO, AT ABOUT 25 MPH THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE FROM THE ENGINE. IT SOUNDED LIKE A SPRING BEING UNWOUND. NO LIGHTS CAME ON, HOWEVER I CALLED SERVICE CENTER AT DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED IT. I WAS TOLD IF NO WARNING LIGHTS ON, THEN EVERYTHING MUST BE OK. A FEW MINUTES LATER THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND A WARNING WAS DISPLAYED ON THE SCREEN: "DRIVE MODERATELY. MAXIMUM DRIVETRAIN OUTPUT NOT AVAILABLE. HAVE YOUR SYSTEM CHECKED AT YOUR SERVICE CENTER." I CALLED BACK TO SERVICE CENTER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE HOME AS IT WAS IN LIMP MODE. CALLED BMW ASSIST AND THEY CAME AND GOT VEHICLE. ONCE AT SERVICE CENTER THEY STATED THE CLAMP HOLDING THE AIR INTAKE FOR THE TURBO HAD COME OFF. THEY PUT CLAMP BACK ON. *JS

KEY FOB QUIT WORKING THREE DAYS AFTER THEY PUT NEW BATTERIES IN IT BECAUSE I STATED IT DIDN'T SEEM TO BE WORKING CORRECTLY. BY QUIT WORKING I MEAN: KEYLESS ENTRY WOULD NOT WORK; REMOTE WOULD NOT UNLOCK OR LOCK DOORS OR TAILGATE. I HAD TO TAKE THE METAL KEY TO UNLOCK DOOR. ONCE INSIDE I HAD TO PUT KEY FOB NEXT TO STEERING COLUMN IN ORDER TO GET IT TO START. CALLED DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER, THE MADE APPOINTMENT AND BROUGHT ME LOANER CAR. THEY STATED I'D HAVE IT BACK THAT EVENING. NOT RETURNED. THEN NEXT DAY I WAS TOLD IT HAD TO BE OVER NIGHTED. WHEN IT DIDN'T ARRIVE THE NEXT DAY (DAY THREE) I WAS TOLD IT HAD TO BE SHIPPED FROM NJ. ON DAY 6 I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS ON BACK ORDER AND THAT IT MIGHT TAKE ANOTHER WEEK OR MORE TO GET THE KEY. IT TOOK THEM 10 DAYS TO GET ME THE KEY FOB. *JS

MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER STEERING CONTROL AND A YELLOW WARNING SYMBOL APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. I EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM THE FIRST TIME WHILE I MANEUVERED A CORNER. I WAS COMING OUT OF THE TURN AND ACCELERATING WHEN THE STEERING LOCKED UP, AND THE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL ALMOST CAUSED ME TO CRASH. I TOOK THE CAR IMMEDIATELY TO MURRAY MOTORS (IN DENVER, CO) AND WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WAS SIMPLY A COMPUTER PROGRAMMING "GLITCH" THAT CAME FROM THE FACTORY; THE SERVICE CENTER ADVISED THEY DOWNLOADED NEW SOFTWARE AND THE PROBLEM WAS SOLVED. SOME WEEKS LATER, I AGAIN LOST POWER STEERING SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT. I TOOK THE CAR INTO MURRAY MOTORS AGAIN AND STRESSED THE ENORMITY OF MY CONCERN OVER THIS FRIGHTENING PROBLEM. AFTER SOME DAYS, MURRAY MOTORS ADVISED ME THAT THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING ASSIST UNIT HAD FAILED. THEY REPRESENTED THEY REPLACED THE POWER STEERING RACK, THE ELECTRIC MOTOR MOUNTED ON THE RACK, AND THE EPS MODULE. I RESEARCHED BMW RECALLS THEREAFTER AND FOUND THAT A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM ON SEVERAL BMW MODELS ALREADY. I CALLED BMW'S CUSTOMER RELATIONS NUMBER (1-800-525-7417) AND WAS INFORMED THAT MY VEHICLE VIN NUMBER FELL OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF THE CURRENT RECALL, AND I WAS THEREFORE NEVER NOTIFIED. I AM WRITING THE NHTSA TO REPORT THAT BMW'S RECALL IS NOT BROAD ENOUGH AS DEFECTS IN THE EPS MODULE AND RELATED PARTS EXIST IN VEHICLES BEYOND THE IMMEDIATE RECALL. I ALSO WANT THE NHTSA TO KNOW THAT MURRAY MOTORS ALLOWED ME TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE OUT OF THEIR SERVICE CENTER AFTER THE FIRST (INADEQUATE) REPAIR, EVEN THOUGH THE STEERING COMPLAINTS I REPORTED TO THEIR SERVICE TECHNICIANS WERE IDENTICAL THE DESCRIPTION OF THE STEERING PROBLEM LISTED IN BMW'S RECALL LETTER FOR THE X3 POSTED ON THEIR WEBSITE. MURRAY MOTORS CLAIMS TO HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF THIS DEFECT IN ANY X3. *TR

THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ON THIS VEHICLE NO LONGER FUNCTIONS, IE, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DON'T WORK, THE HEADLIGHTS OPERATE SPORADICALLY, THE POWER DOOR LOCKS AND POWER WINDOWS DO NOT OPERATE, THE A/C DOESN'T WORK, THE HORN HONKS PERIODICALLY, THE TAILGATE WON'T OPEN TO FACILITATE REPLACEMENT OF FUSES. THE FUEL GAUGE IS INOPERATIVE AND THE CRUISE CONTROL DOESN'T WORK. WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE A CRUCIAL SAFETY ITEM IN THE PACIFIC NW AS ARE HEADLIGHTS. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED IN BELLINGHAM, WA. BMW OFFERED LITTLE ASSISTANCE DESPITE THE SAFETY ISSUES AND THE FACT THAT THE CAR WAS UNDER BMW'S WARRANTY. *TR

THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ON THIS VEHICLE NO LONGER FUNCTIONS, IE, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DON'T WORK, THE HEADLIGHTS OPERATE SPORADICALLY, THE POWER DOOR LOCKS AND POWER WINDOWS DO NOT OPERATE, THE A/C DOESN'T WORK, THE HORN HONKS PERIODICALLY, THE TAILGATE WON'T OPEN TO FACILITATE REPLACEMENT OF FUSES. WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE A CRUCIAL SAFETY ITEM IN THE PACIFIC NW AS ARE HEADLIGHTS. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED IN BELLINGHAM, WA. BMW OFFERED LITTLE ASSISTANCE DESPITE THE SAFETY ISSUES AND THE FACT THAT THE CAR WAS UNDER BMW'S WARRANTY. *TR

SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGN 11V-341: ELECTRIC POWER STEERING (EPS) ASSIST THE ABOVE RECALL COVERED VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN FEB 25, 2011 AND JUNE 8, 2011. MY X3 WAS MANUFACTURED ON JUNE 4, 2011. YET I WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL AND HAVE HAD THE POWER ASSIST FAIL 3 TIMES. *TR

THIS COMPLAINT IS IN REFERENCE TO NHTSA REPORT 11V-341. IT CONCERNS A MALFUNCTION OF A CONTROL MODULE IN THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING (EPS) UNIT IN 2011 BMW X3 PASSENGER VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM APRIL 27, 2011 THROUGH JUNE 8, 2011. ONE OF THESE 51 VEHICLES IS OURS. MY CONCERN IS THAT BMW DID NOT NOTIFY US OF THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH THE COMPANY HAS KNOWN ABOUT THE MALFUNCTION SINCE JUNE 2011.. (BMW REPORTED A SAFETY RECALL TO NHTSA ON JUNE 28, 2011, AS DOCUMENTED IN A LETTER OF JULY 1, 2011 FROM NHTSA TO BMW, ACKNOWLEDGING THE RECALL.) ON SATURDAY NOVEMBER 19, 2011, THE WARNING, "CHASSIS STABILIZATION MALFUNCTION!" APPEARED ON THE VIDEO DISPLAY OF OUR X3 FOLLOWING ENGINE STARTUP. AT THE SAME TIME, STEERING WAS MORE DIFFICULT THAN NORMAL. AN HOUR LATER, DURING ENGINE RE-START, THE WARNING DID NOT RECUR, AND STEERING WAS NORMAL. PERSONNEL AT OUR LOCAL BMW DEALERSHIP WERE NOT ABLE TO EXPLAIN OUR OBSERVATIONS AND TOLD US VIA TELEPHONE TO CONTINUE USING THE VEHICLE. IN SPITE OF THAT, WE ADVISED THE DEALERSHIP THAT WE WOULD BRING THE VEHICLE TO THEM FOR EVALUATION ON MONDAY, NOV 21. SUBSEQUENTLY, I FOUND DOCUMENTATION ON-LINE THAT CONFIRMED THE MALFUNCTION AND OUR OBSERVATIONS. AT PRESENT, THE VEHICLE REMAINS AT THE DEALERSHIP AWAITING A REPLACEMENT EPS UNIT. I REMAIN CONCERNED THAT BMW DID NOT CONTACT US CONCERNING THE RECALL, AND ALSO THAT OUR LOCAL BMW DEALERSHIP HAD APPARENTLY NOT BEEN TOLD OF THE ISSUE. THAT IS THE REASON FOR MY COMPLAINT. *TR

POWER STEERING FAILED. VEHICLE REPORTED THAT STEERING MAY BE IMPACTED. A CURRENT CAMPAIGN EXISTS THOUGH THIS VIN WAS NOT REPORTED UNDER EXISTING CAMPAIGN # 11V341000. *TR

I PULLED MY CAR INTO MY FLAT GARAGE, PLACED IT IN PARK, TURNED IT OFF AND WENT INTO THE HOUSE. 1 HOUR LATER IT HAD ROLLED OUT INTO THE YARD. IT WAS OFF AND IN PARK. IT WAS TOWED AND EVALUATED BY A BMW "EXPERT" WHO DETERMINED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. THEY SAID THE CAR COULD NOT HAVE BEEN LEFT IN NEUTRAL AND COULD NOT HAVE BEEN LEFT ON AND THEN GONE OFF. THEY HAD NO EXPLANATION FOR THE FAILURE TO HOLD THE PARK POSITION AND THAT IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE!!! MY INSURANCE COVERED THE $3200 DAMAGE AND CAR RENTAL. IN THIS REGARD I MADE PROBABLY 200 PHONE CALLS BETWEEN THE INSURANCE , DEALER, BMW CORPORATE, ETC. IT TOOK 9 WEEKS TO RESOLVE AND REPAIR. *TR

CAR REPORTS STEERING MALFUNCTION AND ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING ASSIST IS NOT PROVIDED. APPEARS SIMILAR TO ISSUE WITH POWER STEERING SYSTEM COVERED BY RECALL 11V341000, HOWEVER BMWNA CONFIRMS THIS VEHICLE IS NOT IMPACTED BY RECALL 11V341000. *TR

WE LEASED THE ABOVE BMW X3DRIVE 35I (SHIPPED ON 3.30.2011) FROM HUSKER AUTO GROUP, BMW OF LINCOLN, NE ON MARCH 30, 2011 FOR A 3-YEAR PERIOD. IN MID APRIL I NOTICED A VERY LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AFTER I TURNED THE CAR OFF. THE CAR HAD 567 MILES ON THE ODOMETER AND WAS TAKEN BACK TO BMW OF LINCOLN FOR REPAIRS ON APRIL 26, 2011. WE WERE TOLD THE MAIN CRANKCASE SEAL WAS CAUSING HIGH PRESSURES AND WAS THE PROBLEM. APPARENTLY REPLACING THE VALVE COVERS WOULD RESULT IN IT BEING FIXED. WITHIN A WEEK, I NOTED THE EXACT SAME NOISE. THE CAR NOW HAD 1391 MILES ON THE ODOMETER WAS AGAIN RETURNED TO BMW OF LINCOLN ON MAY 12, 2011. THIS TIME I WAS TOLD THE MASTER SEAL WAS BROKEN. BMW OF LINCOLN REMOVED THE TRANSMISSION AND REPLACED THE REAR MAIN CRANKCASE SEAL. ON SEPTEMBER 4, 2011, WE WERE DRIVING AT 25 MILES/HOUR WHEN THE DASH LIT UP WITH A DRIVE TRANSMISSION ALERT. IMMEDIATELY THEREAFTER, WE HEARD AN EXTREMELY LOUD SOUND COMING FROM UNDER THE CAR. IT SOUNDED LIKE THE CAR HAD BROKEN IN HALF AND THE ENTIRE ENGINE HAD FALLEN OUT. THE DASH THEN DISPLAYED A CHASSIS ALERT FOLLOWED BY A TRANSMISSION ALERT. THE CAR ROLLED BACKWARDS DESPITE BEING PUT IN PARK. BARON BMW'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT REPORTS THERE HAS BEEN A TOTAL DISRUPTION OF ALL THE DRIVESHAFT AND THE TRANSMISSION, FLANGES AND EBOW VALVE (?) AS WELL AS OTHER SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS. SOME REPLACEMENT PARTS HAVE TO BE ORDERED FROM GERMANY. WE WERE TOLD THAT WE WERE EXTREMELY LUCKY TO HAVE BEEN TRAVELING AT SUCH A LOW SPEED AND THAT IF IT HAD OCCURRED AT 70MPH IT COULD HAVE HAD FATAL CONSEQUENCES. *TR

CAR VEERING TO THE RIGHT, INCREASED ON SUDDEN STOPS; HAPPENS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE PROMINENT AND DANGEROUS CONDITION IS LAG IN ACCELERATION. SENT THE FOLLOWING E-MAIL TO DEALER& BMW ALONG WITH 3 SERVICE REPORTS FROM DEALER ATTEMPTS TO ADDRESS: "THIS X3 3.5I WITH ALL IT IS ELECTRONIC ENGINE/DRIVE TRAIN CONTROLS IS A NIGHTMARE. IT?S A HUGE DESIGN FLAW THAT IS GOING TO KILL SOMEONE EVENTUALLY. YET AGAIN, YESTERDAY, I FELT UNSAFE DUE TO THE HESITATION. THE CAR DIDN'T MOVE FOR ABOUT A SECOND OR TWO WHEN I TRIED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN IN AN INTERSECTION AND THEN AGAIN WHEN I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY CHANGING LANES. THERE WERE CARS HEADING TOWARDS ME BUT THE INITIAL DISTANCE WAS QUITE COMFORTABLE AND SAFE. WITH THE HESITATION OF THE X3, I WAS ACTUALLY IN A PANIC AND STEPPED REALLY HARD ON THE GAS PEDAL TO AVOID A POTENTIAL COLLISION. AND SINCE THEN I HAVE BEEN STEPPING ON THE GAS PEDAL MUCH HARDER, GUZZLING GAS, NOT TO MENTION ROUGH STARTS OFF OF A FULL STOP. I HAVE SEEN COUNTLESS INTERNET THREADS OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME THING WITH THE X3 MODEL, BOTH VERSIONS, HOWEVER EQUIPPED. I WOULD STRONGLY SUGGEST SOMEONE LOOK AT HOW THIS CAR?S SOFTWARE IS FAILING TO FUNCTION AND FIX THIS THING. I WILL REPORT THE PROBLEM TO THE APPROPRIATE GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES. THE VEERING IS STILL THERE AND EVENTUALLY I WILL COME TO PASS THE ISSUE WITH THE LOW TREAD LIFE RUN-FLATS BMW'S 2-23-11 VISIT, DEALER ALIGNED VEHICLE, KEPT CAR ONE DAY DUE TO FACTORY SPECS NOT YET BEING LOADED ON NEW VEHICLE MODEL; ON 7-13-11, DEALER NOTED CAR LEFT IN TRANSPORT MODE, REMOVED CODES FROM COMPUTER SOFTWARE AND CAR DROVE OK FOR 4 DAYS; 7-23-11 TOOK IT BACK FOR SAME ISSUE AS NOTED ABOVE WITH LAG IN ACCELERATION BECOMING DANGEROUS AND STILL VEERING, THIS TIME DEALER NOTED NOTHING WRONG WITH CAR AFTER TEST DRIVE COMPARISON. GAVE CAR BACK, STILL HAVE ISSUES WHICH PROMPTED E-MAIL.

2011 BMW X3. CONSUMER STATES MULTIPLE DRIVE TRAIN FAILURES *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE ON A RURAL TWO LANE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLES COMPUTER SYSTEM FLASHED A WARNING SIGNAL WITH A HALF ENGINE ICON STATING: DRIVE MODERATELY. MAXIMUM DRIVE TRAIN OUTPUT NOT AVAILABLE. HAVE THE SYSTEM CHECKED BY YOUR SERVICE CENTER. THE DEALER HAD ISOLATED THE PROBLEM AND STATED A VACUUM TUBE SUPPLYING AIR TO THE ENGINE WAS CRIMPED. HOWEVER, THE NEXT WEEKEND, THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A SIMILAR THOUGH LESS EXTREME LOSS OF POWER AND THE SAME DRIVE TRAIN WARNING APPEARED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AGAIN, WHERE THEY STATED A POSSIBLE CAUSE WAS A FAULTY GASKET, BUT WAS NOT SURE IF IT WOULD RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BMW X3. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD ABNORMALLY VEER TOWARDS THE RIGHT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 680. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER WAS GOING TO REPLACE ONE TIRE AND TWO WHEELS. UPDATED 06/10/11 THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER FOUND A BELT HAD SHIFTED AND PERFORMED A 4-WHEEL ALIGNMENT FOR A SECOND TIME. IN TWO WEEKS. UPDATED 06/15/11

THE VEHICLE IS HESITATING WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR, CAUSING A LAG IN ACCELERATION, PARTICULARLY ON HILLS OR WHEN STARTING OUT FROM A STOP.