10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
23,857 miles

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problem #7

Mar 022024

X3

  • miles
Several warning lights flashed on and off while driving. My display/computer turned off and rebooted while driving. A day or two later the electric rear hatch stopped working. I opened the cover in the back where the spare is, and found several inches of water (4-5) in the well. I called the dealer first thing since it was a frightening thought thinking the car may blow up or trigger the airbag making me (or whoever is driving the car) crash into someone else. To my surprise there was no warning or recall on the problem. A surprise since a simple google search turned up pages of complaints, chat rooms and discussions concerning the same issue. This is where the battery is stored in this car. The battery was sitting in inches of water even though it is slightly elevated. The control module for the electric hatch (according to a schematic found by google) although in a separate raised styrofoam holder, was halfway submerged in water. Under the side panel was wet. In that side panel is the fuse/ relay panel. Water was dripping down the side of that wall and the insulation was wet and dripping at the bottom and into the bay. The safety of myself, the driver, or my wife the primary driver of the car could be affected in many unexpected/ unknown ways with a short on the fuse panel or worse yet water sloshing around a big 12 volt car battery. Could it explode? I don-??t know. I vacuumed out the water and it has come back and fills a substantial amount in a couple weeks. About one inch per week. It is certainly ongoing. My wife won-??t drive it so deduction tells me it is not coming in from driving it. It is available for inspection although I have not driven it to the dealer since it has been quite wet and is some distance away. I tried to follow your format and include all your requested details. If I have left anything out I am happy to answer any questions. Thank you for the opportunity to bring this to someone-??s attention. Thanks again, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA

- Shelton , WA, USA

problem #6

Sep 122022

X3

  • miles
No oil change or engine light on dash. Passed state emissions test with no indicator lights on weeks ago. Engine timing chain malfunction. A warning light displayed once the engine stopped my vehicle. Also, pressed SOS button for 911 after vehicle stopped right off highway and stopped mid intersection, but learned it doesn-??t work after 5G towers upgraded.

- Solon, OH, USA

problem #5

Jul 272022

X3

  • miles
driver seat will not move forward - Port Charlotte , FL, USA

problem #4

Sep 052020

X3

  • 60,000 miles
Our parked BMW X3 was in our driveway turned off when it suddenly burst into flames and also caught our house on fire and our neighbors house. There is currently no recall on this year and model. No engine lights were on and we regularly service our car only with certified BMW mechanics. The car is completely burnt to the ground. After further research this is not the first time the X3 has caught on fire and burnt down someone's home and yet no recall and BMW has yet to take responsibility. We have everything on our security cameras.

- New Orleans, LA, USA

problem #3

Sep 282019

X3

  • 90,000 miles
When starting the car daily there is a large amount of blue smoke coming from the passenger side exhaust pipe only. Research shows and BMW confirms that this is due to a faulty oil line hat is the cause and can also effect the turbo charge. My question is that his is the exact same oil line in other BMW vehicles that have been recalled with the exact same problem, then why is this model with the exact same parr &problem not part of the emissions reduction recalls when it doing the identical same thing. On cold mornings forget about it. The smoke is so dense that it covers the whole block. I can't even park in the garage anymore from fear of getting deathly ill and the headaches are mind numbing. Please explain why some get recalled with the same issues? thank you in advance for your time looking into this matter. Blessings.

- Lubbock, TX, USA

problem #2

Mar 122018

X3

  • miles
Consistent water leakage during rain fall. Vehicle has had numerous leaks which im assuming is from the sunroof.

- Plantation, FL, USA

problem #1

Jan 272016

X3

  • 17,000 miles
1) at 14K miles, the transmission transfer case failed. Local BMW service shop replaced the case to resolve the issue. I was surprised by this issue at this low mileage as I have been driving many cars for past 25+ years, but never had such problems. 2) in last week of Jan, my car engine completely stopped and car came off drive mode while I was driving my car on highway. Fortunately, there was none behind my car and I was able to safely stop my car with the emergency lights on. Car would not go in drive mode until I had stopped engine completely. I started driving again, and few minutes later same thing happened again. Fortunately again there was no vehicles were behind me I was scared to death both the times with heart beating really hard.* 3) I thought I may inadvertently have touched some buttons, and this may have happened, so I decided to be more mindful about not touching any buttons etc and observe one more time. 4) 2 days I drove the car w/O issue. 5) few days later, when I was driving back home, same thing happened again and luckily this time too, I did not have any vehicle behind me. Given, it was late in the evening (service shop was closed), I decided to take the vehicle to dealership next day. 6) next day I took the car to dealership and they ran diagnostic and found nothing. But they decided to talk to BMW usa for further diagnosis. 7) today, I received a call from the dealership and they said, BMW-usa did not found the any cause that may have caused the issue but given engine intermittently stopped, they are going to replace the whole engine. Even after replacing the engine, I feel that they did not address the root cause I suspect there is something more to it and this vehicle is not safe to drive. Reporting this see if others have experienced this and qualify for recall.

- Charlotte, NC, USA