10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
4,237 miles

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problem #2

Jun 032019

X3

  • 8,000 miles
This vehicle has the 'lane departure feature warning". this feature has 3 settings, from light to strong. On the first two settings the steering wheel does not vibrate at all, on the strongest setting the vibration for the most part cannot be felt either. I had a 2014 X5, steering wheel definitely had a pronounced vibration that was felt. Brought it back to BMW, engineers say that they had complaints that the X5 vibration was to severe so they made it less obtrusive. If you have three modes of operation and two modes do not work at all, and their strongest mode is barely perceptible, this safety feature is not working, especially if you are depending on it. I have tried it at all speeds, actually the faster you are going especially above 55 mph, you do not feel the steering wheel vibrate at all.

- Jupiter, FL, USA

problem #1

May 202019

X3

  • 200 miles
The plastic covers over the lower child safety restraint buckles ripped out during driving, causing the child seat to become loose and unsafe. The angle of these covers forces the child seat lower buckle to angle horizontally outwards. These covers are only secured by a thin plastic tab, so if the pressure of the strap pulls upwards on the cover and breaks the tab during an accident or regular usage, the child seat straps will become loose and the child will be at serious risk of injury. The child seat I had this happen with was a common, best-selling brand in both the U.S. and europe. There was no failure with the seat itself.

- Boulder, CO, USA