10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
2 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
3,500 miles

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problem #2

Feb 202016

X1

  • 7,000 miles
Your box was bad it would jump out a gear force me to hit a curb at one time. All wheel drive was bad. Back wheels push front wheels so front tires wear out about every 2000 miles, no notice of recall given. Air bag problem no notice of recall sent. Roof unsafe not air bags. Seat belts, no recall notice sent. On X1 is large but I gear box was bad the car would jump out of gear, at one point I hit a curb mess up the wheel, no notice was sent. Someone hit the back of my car when the car jump out of gear and left a mark. I only received on recall notice. Know it's on net BMW X1's have been recalled from 2015-2020. The one notice was drivers seat belt, my lease was extended for 6 months and did not advise me of all the other problems and I was driving an unsafe car from 2016/Sept thru 2020 with no knowledge. I returned the car and after paying 6 months of extra payments they want me to pay for damages that the recalls call caused. Why are they not sending notice of all the problems the car has. Dose someone have to die before something is done.

- Aliso Viejo, CA, USA

problem #1

Oct 282017

X1

  • miles
On 10/28, my daughter was involved in a frontal offset head on collision with a Chevy Silverado. The impact occurred inside of a turning lane where the Chevy was traveling approx. 15 mph, and my daughter began accelerating out of the turn lane at 5-10mph when they collided. The Silverado's airbags deployed, the bmws did not. No front airbags or knee airbags deployed. She hit her head on the steering wheel, while wearing her seatbelt, so this also begs the question, why the seatbelt pretensioners did not hold her back from the steering wheel. BMW 's also come equipped with emergency flashers upon accident, that did not happen either. My impression is that none of the BMW safety systems went into effect during this collision. BMW assist also never called, which again is another touted BMW safety system in all their cars.

- Fayetteville, AR, USA