2013 BMW X3 Complaints

I HAVE A 2013 X3 28I THAT WAS PURCHASED FAIRLY NEW WITH 15K MILES ON IT AND HAS HAD ALL BMW RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE AT A BMW DEALER. I HAVE EXACTLY 50K MILES ON THE CAR. A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO, WITH NO WARNING THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE AND BLEW THE ENGINE. I HAD JUST TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP A COUPLE OF WEEKS PRIOR FOR MAINTENANCE AND THEY SAID EVERYTHING LOOKED GREAT. THE DEALER FIRST TOLD ME IT WAS GOING TO COST OVER 20K TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. BMW GOT INVOLVED AND NOW I'M TOLD IT WILL COST JUST OVER 15K PLUS TAXES. I STARTED CHECKING ONLINE AND NOTICED THAT BMW HAS HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THE TIMING CHAIN, HOWEVER THEY DON'T LIST THE X3 AS ONE OF THE CARS WITH THE PROBLEM. AT 4 YEARS OLD AND 50K MILES, I WOULD THINK THE TIMING CHAIN SHOULDN'T BREAK, AND DEFINITELY SHOULDN'T COST 1/3 OF A NEW CAR TO REPAIR.

2013 BMW X3 28I. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE RUN FLAT TIRES, ABSENCE OF OEM APPROVED SPARE TIRES AND ABSENCE OF SPARE TIRE COMPARTMENT/ MOUNTING ARRANGEMENT. *SMD

SHIFTING IS ERRATIC, ESPECIALLY ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. BOTH WIFE AND MYSELF NOTICED THIS ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS DRIVING BY OURSELVES. DEALER SAYS THERE ARE NO CODES AND IT DRIVES LIKE ALL OTHER X3'S. IT DOES NOT DRIVE LIKE OTHER X3'S AS WE WERE GIVEN A NEW X3 AS A LOANER.

MY CAR HAS APPROX 78000 MILES ON IT. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. CAR HAS BEEN MAINTAINED ROUTINELY AT BMW DEALERS AT ALL THE RECOMMENDED TIME MARKS BY THE MANUFACTURE. RECENTLY, MY CAR STALLED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE BMW DEALERSHIP. AFTER 1 WEEK OF RUNNING DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, I WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN HAS BROKEN, AND PIECES FROM THE CHAIN FLEW INTO THE ENGINE AND COMPLETELY RUINED IT.

I HAVE 3 PARTS IN MY VEHICLE THAT ARE NOW IDENTIFIED AS NEEDING REPLACEMENT BY MY MECHANIC. I WENT TO THE MECHANIC AFTER MY VEHICLE WENT INTO "LIMP" MODE WHILE DRIVING AT 45MPH IN NORMAL CONDITIONS AND I RECEIVED A MESSAGE STATING MY VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING. MY MECHANIC ADVISED THAT I NEED A NEW WATER PUMP, A NEW THERMOSTAT, AND WHILE IT'S NOT RELATED, I ALSO NEED A NEW OIL HOUSING GASKET. IT SOUNDS LIKE THESE ARE ALL COMMON FAILURES ON THESE VEHICLES AND MY MECHANIC NOTED "IT'S NOT A MATTER OF IF THESE ITEMS WILL FAIL, BUT WHEN". MOREOVER, ONE SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH WILL TELL YOU THE SAME. IF THESE PARTS ARE TRULY AN ISSUE, WHY ARE THEN NOT RECALLED? MY CAR GOING INTO LIMP MODE WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY CONCERN, PARTICULARLY IN POPULATED METRO AREAS WITH A TODDLER IN THE BACK SEAT. UNFORTUNATELY, TO REPAIR THESE 3 PARTS, I'VE BEEN QUOTED $1500 FOR THE REPAIRS, WHICH IS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS FOR A CAR THAT HAS 60,000 MILES ON IT.

ENGINE OVERHEAT WARNING DUE TO WATER PUMP ISSUES. JUST UNDER 5 YEARS OF BRAND NEW PURCHASE. SEE SIMILAR PART HAS EXCESSIVE COMPLAINTS. HTTP://X3.XBIMMERS.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=1219853&PAGE=2 BMW INITIALLY CHARGED ME AS A THERMOSTAT ISSUE, AND REPLACED IT AFTER 3 MONTHS BACK-ORDERED PARTS. 1 DAY AFTER THERMOSTAT REPLACEMENT, SYMPTOMS RE-APPEARED. THIS TIME THEY ARE REPLACING OTHER PARTS. WITH NUMBER OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT IT, IT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED AS A RECALL. EVERY REPAIR WITH BMW IS VERY EXPENSIVE.

THIS MESSAGE JUST KEEP POPPING UP ON THE SCREEN "PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM MALFUNCTION." PASSENGER AIRBAGS INDICATED AS OFF EVEN THE PASSENGER SEAT IS OCCUPIED. I HAD CONTACTED BMW CUSTOMER RELATIONS, AND THERE WAS A RECALL FOR AIRBAG SENSOR ISSUE BUT NOT INCLUDING THE MODEL X3.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BMW X3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WARNING INDICATORS FLASHED FOR THE OIL PRESSURE LOW AND DRIVE TRAIN, AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO COAST AND RANDOMLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE AND DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT METAL SHAVINGS WERE IN THE OIL. FURTHER DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WAS REQUIRED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO A SECOND INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR FURTHER TESTING. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

ON YEAR AFTER PUCHASING CAR, AND AFTER WARRANTY PERIOD, STARTING GETTING DRIVETRAIN MALFUNCTION ERROR. SMOKED ON TURNING ON IGNITION A COUPLE OF TIMES. TOOK TO BMW AND WAS TOLD IT NEEDED A TURBO. WAS TOLD BY BMW MECHANIC THAT EVERY ONE OF THIS MODEL NEEDED A NEW TURBO. $6000. INTERNET BLOG SITES ALSO INDICATE THAT THE TURBO GOES OUT ALL THE TIME. IF IT IS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT NEW THEN THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. PEOPLE CAN'T PAY $6000 ON NEW CARS FOR TURBOS WHEN THEY KNOW IT IS DEFECTIVE.

HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR APPROX. 5 MINUTES IN RESIDENTIAL AREA. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, LOW OIL PRESSURE WARNING & BLACK SMOKE THRU DASHBOARD. COULD SEE FLAMES UNDER THE HOOD. WITHIN 5-6 MINUTES CAR WAS FULLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. NOTHING LEFT EXCEPT FOR THE FRAME. TOTAL LOSS, ALMOST NO WARNING.