10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
23,074 miles

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problem #5

Aug 302020

X3

  • miles
On 8/30/20, after sitting for an hour after a long drive, the car burst into flames and burned down two adjacent homes. The car was parked for an hour before it started to burn.

- Liberty Corner, NJ, USA

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problem #4

Dec 012018

X3

  • miles
The contact owns a 2016 BMW X3. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 18V755000 (engine and engine cooling). The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. Autobahn BMW fort worth (2828 white settlement rd, fort worth, tx 76107, (817) 665-5831) was contacted and confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall remedy. The manufacturer was not notified. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

- Weatherford, TX, USA

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problem #3

Jan 012019

X3

  • 40,000 miles
The contact owns a 2016 BMW X3. When parking the vehicle, the rpms increased when the brake pedal was depressed. As a result, the vehicle crashed into a tree. There were no warning indicators illuminated. There were no injuries and a police report was not filed. The vehicle was towed to BMW of Ontario (1301 auto center dr, Ontario, ca 91761, (909) 402-3052) to be diagnosed, but the results were not disclosed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 40,000.

- Pomona, CA, USA

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problem #2

Nov 032018

X3

  • 29,800 miles
While approaching a stoplight, braked, then went to accelerate and the vehicle totally shutdown and stopped while driving in traffic. This was a catastrophic failure, which could have killed both occupants of this vehicle. The check engine light was activated. Upon attempting to restart the vehicle to move it out of the way of traffic, the vehicle would not start. The transmission would not be placed in neutral nor could the parking brake be disengaged so the vehicle could be pushed out of the way of traffic. This was a very dangerous situation. This vehicle is dangerous and should be taken off of the market.

- Eliot, ME, USA

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problem #1

Sep 242018

X3

  • 45,569 miles
Early failure of diesel emissions system at 45,569 miles dealer replaced both nox sensors, upper O2 sensor, and dpf filter

- Allentown, PA, USA

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