2013 BMW X3 Complaints

AUGUST 10, 2020. I WAS DRIVING TO THE STORE ABUT 10 MILES FROM HOME ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY AND MY 2013 BMW X328I, SUDDENLY STARTED TO GO CRAZY IN A MANNER THAT I NEVER EXPERIENCED BEFORE A LOT OF LIGHTS SUCH AS, (ENGINE, ABS, DSC, DTC, BRAKES,POWERTRAIN, AND STIMULATION. THE VEHICLE BECAME NON-DRIVABLE AND A SAFETY HAZARDOUS IN NATURE THAT IT ALMOST CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I ACT IN A EMERGENCY STATE OF MIND AND WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A NEARBY PARKING LOT AT 15315 MERRY CAT LN, BELLE HAVEN, VA 23306. I PROCEEDED IN CALLING THE AAA TOWING COMPANY TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO MY PLACE OF RESIDENT. *DT *TR

MY CAR THAT HAS AROUND 97000 MILES SUDDENLY STOPPED WITH A MESSAGE 'DRIVE TRAIN MALFUNCTIONED'. WHILE SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET THE ENGINE FOR THIS VEHICLE HAD LOT OF ISSUES AND LOT OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE. WITH THE NUMBER OF ISSUES THIS ENGINE IS HAVING PRIMARILY DUE TO THE BAD QUALITY, I WOULD LIKE THE MANUFACTURER TO DO A RECALL AND FIX THE ENGINES THAT FAILED.

I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 75 S NEAR MONROE, MI. I WAS GOING ABOUT 60 MPH. I RECEIVED A WARNING OIL PRESSURE LOW STOP AS SOON AS POSSIBLE NOTIFICATION FROM MY CAR. I COULD NOT STOP FOR ANOTHER FEW MILES DUE TO HAVING NO WHERE TO STOP IN THE CONSTRUCTION ZONE. MY CAR DIED WHILE PULLING OFF THE NEXT EXIT RAMP. I WAS STRANDED FOR HOURS AND HAD TO HAVE A TOW TRUCK COME GET MY CAR. THE ENGINE WAS DETERMINED TO BE SHOT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED DUE TO THE TIMING CHAIN GUIDE BRAKING INTO MULTIPLE PIECES PLUGGING THE OIL PUMP. THIS WAS CAUSED BY THE ENGINE COMING OUT OF TIME AND CAUSES THE VALVES TO SLAM INTO THE PISTONS. THIS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE N20 BMW ENGINE AND IT A SAFETY HAZARD TO ANYONE DRIVING ONE. I PAID OVER $7000 TO REPLACE THE ENGINE OF MY CAR.

I HAD 86,000 MILES ON MY CAR. ENGINE FAILED WHILE I WAS VACATIONING 700 MILES FROM HOME, STRANDING ME. WARNING :"DRIVE TRAIN MALFUNCTION" LIGHT CAME ON, THOUGH CAR WAS RUNNING PERFECTLY WELL. WHEN "STOP NOW TO PREVENT ENGINE DAMAGE" LIGHT APPEARED, I WAS FORTUNATELY GOING 25 MPH AND WAS ABLE TO COAST INTO A PARKING LOT AND MY CAR NEVER RAN AGAIN. DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSIS WAS "TIMING CHAIN STRETCHED", NEW ENGINE NEEDED. THE $13,000 REPAIR COST WAS ABOUT THE VALUE OF THE CAR, SO I WAS FORCED TO SELL IT FOR $3,000 TO THE FIRST PERSON INTERESTED, SINCE I WAS NOT NEAR THE CAR AND DID NOT WANT TO INVEST IN A NEW ENGINE, SINCE I HAD ALREADY INCURRED THOUSANDS IN REPAIRS WITHIN THE PRIOR YEAR. THIS CAR IS TERRIBLE! I WISH I HAD READ ALL THE TERRIBLE REVIEWS BEFORE I WAS CONNED INTO PURCHASING IT.

ON AUGUST 1ST, WE EXPERIENCED A DANGEROUS SITUATION ON THE HIGHWAY; THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN IN TRAFFIC, HARD JERKING, SMELLED OF BURNING FUEL OR FUMES. WE THEN TOOK IT TO THE BMW DEALERSHIP IN TALLAHASSEE WHICH WAS TWO DAYS AFTER THE INCIDENT. AFTER THEY DID A DIAGNOSTIC ON IT, WE WERE TOLD IT WAS A MECHANICAL FAILURE WITHIN THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND AFTER THEY EXAMINED IT AND TOOK IT FOR A TEST DRIVE, THE BRAKES ON BOTH SIDES BECAME EXTREMELY HOT WITH EXTREME HEAT AND SMOKING FROM BOTH BRAKES. THEY EXPLAINED THE EXPERIENCE WAS VERY UNUSUAL AND COULD HAVE CAUSED DANGEROUS RESULTS ON THE ROAD. WE WERE TOLD IT WASN'T IN OUR BEST INTERESTS NOT TO ATTEMPT TO DRIVE IT MORE THAN 2 MILES. WE HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO LEAVE IT ACROSS THE STREET WITH CARMAX, THE LIEN HOLDER. EVEN THOUGH IT IS A MANUFACTURER'S ISSUE THE BMW DEALERSHIP WOULDN'T HELP US UNLESS WE PAID NEARLY 5K OUT OF POCKET. CARMAX ALSO WOULDN'T HELP UNLESS WE AGREED TO PAY THEM AS WELL. WE ARE OUT OF A MAJOR LOSS CONSIDERING IT'S WAS DEFECTED BY THE MANUFACTURER AND WE'VE ONLY HAD THE CAR 2 YEARS. WE WERE TOLD WE WERE LUCKY AND THAT THE TIRES WOULD HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE ON THE ROAD.! WE WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR FULL INVESTIGATION INTO THIS MATTER; WE ARE NOT FINANCIALLY STABLE TO INCUR SUCH A FINANCIAL LOSS AS WELL AS LOSING THE VEHICLE. THANKS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BMW X3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE WITH A VACUUM PUMP FAILURE. THE MECHANIC LINKED THE FAILURE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V627000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. BMW OF WARWICK (1515 BALD HILL RD, WARWICK, RI 02886, (401) 298-9457) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN MANY WARNING MESSAGES STARTED TO APPEAR, CHECK ENGINE, CHECK OIL, BATTERY, CHECK COOLANT AND SOME OTHERS AND IN A RAPID SUCCESSION. CAR BEGAN TO SLOW AND POWERED OFF. I WAS UNABLE TO RESTART MY CAR AND HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED. ENGINE IS COMPLETELY DEAD. QUOTED BETWEEN 20K (BMW) TO 8K (USED SHOP) TO REPAIR. BMW HAS REFUSED TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE ENGINE OR PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE IN THE MATTER.

AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, I HAD AN ALERT THAT SAID "DRIVE TRAIN MALFUNCTION" AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN. I QUICKLY HAD TO TAKE THE UPCOMING EXIT. AS I WAS TRYING TO CHANGE GEARS, THE CAR REMAINED IN NEUTRAL AND CONTINUED TO DRIVE SLOW. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL OVER AND STOP THE CAR. AT THAT POINT, THE VEHICLE DID NOT TURN BACK ON.

I AM ON ENGINE NUMBER 3 ON MY 2013 BMW X3. FIRST ENGINE LOCKED UP WHILE REPAIR SHOP WAS INVESTIGATING WHY EGINE LIGHT WAS ON. NO RECALL OR NOTICES AT THAT TIME FOR VEHCLE AND OVER THE 50K MILE WARRANTY. CHEAPEST REPAIR WAS FINDING A USED ENGINE, $8,000 VS $14,000 FOR BMW TO REPAIR. TURNS OUT THIS WAS A HIGHLY NOTED ISSUE WITH N20 CODE. WHILE IN SHOP FOR REPLACEMENT NOTICE COMES FROM BMW FOR EXTENDED MILEAGE SERVICE (NOT A RECALL). AFTER REPAIR I SUBMITTED WARRANTLY PAPERWORK BASED ON LETTER FROM BMW WITH RECEIPTS FROM DEALERSHIP, ONLY TO BE DENIED. 2 YEARS LATER DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE 85 IN NORTH CAROLINA SUMMER WITH AN INFANT AND 3 YEAR OLD ENGINE STALLED OUT AND LOCKED UP. TOOK TO MECHANIC TO LEARN SAME ISSUE AS BEFORE HAPPENED STILL NO RECALL - BUT THERE WAS A KIT NOT FOR A DIFFERENT TIMING CHAIN! I SPENT $6,000 THIS TIME TO REBUILD AS THE VALUE FOR SCRAPPING WAS MINIMAL, MECHANIC WHICH IS A BMW SPECIALIST WOULD NOT EVEN CONSIDER BUYING FOR SCRAP DUE TO THIS KNOWN ISSUE. HE ALSO REFERRED ME TO THE CLASS-ACTION SUITS OPEN FOR THIS. I HAVE YET TO RECEIVE A DIME FOR THE MFG DEFECT. A KNOWN ISSUE HAS BEEN FOUND, A FIX HAS BEEN RELEASED BUT NO OWNERSHIP OF THE DEFECT BY BMW.

MY [XXX] NOW I'M GOING THROUGH SOMETHING VERY DIFFERENT IM BUY A CAR IN THE YEAR 2017 MARCH 20 I SPOKE THE SALE MANAGER REPRESENTATIVE ABOUT THE CAR COMBINATION OF MY CAR HIS NAME IS [XXX] EVERYTHING WAS FINE WELL MY CAR HAS BEEN DAMAGE SINCE 2017 BY THE MECHANIC OF THE G0GGIN BMW TREASURE COAST 4429 S US HWY 1 FT PIERCE FL 34982, TEI 429-8300 ...MY CAR NOW SERIOUS DAMAGE DON'T KNOWI IWAS GOING TO START A MOTOR SO OTHER MECHANIC TELL ME I HAVE TO REPLACE ENGINE I SIGN A 72 MONTH CONTRACT INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *CC *TR