2013 BMW X3 Complaints

MY 2013 BMW X3 SHOWED A LOW OIL PRESSURE WARNING ON THE DISPLAY. STOPPED THE CAR, AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER SAID THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND IT WAS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE N20 ENGINE. THE COST TO REPLACE IS CLOSE TO $6000. THE TIMING CHAIN IS NOT PART OF THE MAINTENANCE OF THE VEHICLE AND IT NOT SUPPOSE TO FAIL. THE DEALER TOLD ME TO CALL BMW NORTH AMERICA FOR ASSISTANCE TO REPLACE SINCE THE PROBLEM IS DUE TO A DESIGN DEFECT AND NOT A MAINTENANCE ISSUE. I CALLED AND AFTER 2 WEEKS BMW NORTH AMERICA GOT IN TOUCH WITH ME AND TOLD ME THEY ARE NOT GOING TO HELP ME OUT, NOT EVEN PARTIALLY. I CANNOT DRIVE OR SELL THE VEHICLE WITHOUT THE REPAIR BECAUSE THE ENGINE WILL EVENTUALLY FAIL WHICH COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE SOMEONE TO GET INJURED IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT IF THE FAILURE OCCURS WHEN DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BMW X3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN TRAFFIC ON THE FREEWAY, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL WHICH FAILED TO ENGAGE PROPERLY AS THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS SLOWLY DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED WITH THE DSC, X5, TRAC CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. EXCLUSIVELY EUROPEAN (900 LANSING DR, MOUNT PLEASANT, SC 29464, (843) 856-3343) WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V454000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 95,772. *LN*JB *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BMW X3. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH AND APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED COGGIN BMW OF TREASURE COAST IN FT. PIERCE LOCATED AT 4429 US-1, FORT PIERCE, FL 34982, (772) 742-5582, AND NOTIFIED THE DEALER OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000. *LN *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BMW X3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED FOR A FEW MINUTES BUT STALLED AGAIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED TO A SERVICE STATION AND LATER TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDED TO REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED COGGIN BMW OF TREASURE COAST IN FT. PIERCE LOCATED AT 4429 US-1, FORT PIERCE, FL 34982, (772) 742-5582 AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000. *LN CONSUMER HAS 2 DIAGNOSTIC TESTING DONE WITHIN FEW DAYS OF EACH OTHER. CONSUMER HAS A 10 YEARS 120,000 MILES LIMITED WARRANTY WHICH COVERS TIMING CHAIN AND OIL PUMP CHAIN.*JB

MY TIMING CHAIN CAUSED MY ENGINE TO FAIL AT 90,000 MILES AND BMW WOULD NOT COVER THE COST EVEN THOUGH THEY INCREASED THE WARRANTY TO 70,000 MILES, I THEN HAD A USED ENGINE WITH 40,000 MILES ON IT AND 120,000 MILES LATER THAT TIMING CHAIN BROKE AND RUIN THE ENGINE. I STILL OWE $10,000 ON AN $8,000 VEHICLE WITH BMW WANTING $12,000 TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. THE FIRST TIME I WAS ON THE FREEWAY CLOSE TO HOLE AND THE DRIVE TRAIN MALFUNCTION LIGHT CAME ON THE I PULLED OVER. THE SECOND TIME THE ENGINE WENT OUT I WAS OVER 2 HOURS FROM HOME AND HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. I RECEIVED AN ERROR MESSAGE ABOUT LOW OIL PRESSURE AND WITHIN A MINUTE MY CAR LOST POWER AND PUT ITSELF IN NEUTRAL. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE FREEWAY SAFELY BECAUSE IT COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS LOSING POWER SUDDENLY IN THAT WAY. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START BACK UP AND I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED. ANOTHER ONGOING ISSUE I HAVE HAD, IS THAT THE POWER TRAIN MALFUNCTION ERROR LIGHT COMES ON ALMOST EVERY TIME I DRIVE AND THE AUTO SHOP HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. I HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY AND HAD OTHER WORK DONE THAT DID NOT SOLVE THIS PROBLEM.

WHINING NOISE FROM LOWER ENGINE AREA NEAR ENGINE OIL PUMP CAUSED BY WEAR ON ENGINE OIL PUMP CHAIN DRIVE SPROCKETS

ENGINE STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY (NO POWER/POWER STEERING/ENGINE SHAKING) WHILE ON HIGH SPEED ROAD WITH WIFE AND 2 YEAR OLD VEHICLE. MECHANIC NOTED OIL PUMP/DRIVE TRAIN FAILURE ASSOCIATED WITH A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT CURRENTLY UNDERWAY WITH BMW. ENTIRE ENGINE MUST BE REPLACED.

TIMING CHAIN ISSUE. I HAVE A DRIVETRAIN WARNING IN WHICH I HAVE READ NOTHING BUT COMPLAINTS ON THIS. TIMING CHAIN BREAKING EVEN WITH VERY LOW MILE AND YES I AGREE WITH THE PUBLIC THAT THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL DEAL. THIS SO BAD FOR BMW WITH THEIR REPUTATION FOR BEING SUCH GOOD CARS.

AS MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING DOWN THE THE BUSY HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE WENT INTO NEUTRAL AND THE ENGINE COMPLETELY CUT OUT. WE LUCKILY COASTED TO SAFETY OFF THE HIGH SHOULDER--BARELY OFF THE MAIN TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE THEN WENT INTO PARK AND WOULD NOT START OR SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL, SO WE WERE STUCK THERE UNTIL THE TOW TRUCK CAME.