2011 BMW X3 Complaints

REAR TAILLIGHTS LEDS ARE USED WHEN LIGHT SWITCH IS SET TO PARK LIGHTS AND THE LED ARE VERY PRONE TO FAILURE (SEARCH YOUTUBE FOR X3 LED FAILURE, MANY CASES REPORTED THERE) THIS CAN LEAD YOU TO DRIVING WITHOUT ANY LIGHTS ON REAR OF THE CAR LIVING YOU PRONE TO A REAR END COLLISION... OF THE 4 LED BOARDS ON MY CAR, TWO HAVE ALREADY FAILED AND FEAR THE OTHER TWO WILL GO SOON. SAMPLE OF ANOTHER DRIVER ISSUE HTTPS://WWW.BIMMERFORUMS.COM/FORUM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?2357595-2011-X3-(F25)-TAIL-LIGHTS-NOT-WORKING-HELP!!!!

THIS IS RELATED TO A 2011 BMW X3. THE SUNROOF JUST EXPLODED OUT OF NO WHERE. IT WAS A NICE SUNNY DAY AND WE WERE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. WE WERE DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 60-65MPH SINCE WE HAD 2 YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE CAR, A 1 YEAR OLD AND A 3 YEAR OLD. ALL OF A SUDDEN WE HEARD A LOUD BANG LIKE A GUNSHOT SOUND. WE THOUGHT THE TIRES BLEW OUT, SO WE PULLED OVER. MY HUSBAND STEPPED OUT OF THE CAR AND LOOKED AT ALL THE TIRES AND THEY WERE FINE AND INTACT. MY HUSBAND LOOKED ON TOP OF THE CAR AND SAW THE SUNROOF WAS SHATTERED. WE WERE SHOCKED. GOOD THING IS THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE THE SUNROOF OPENED AND THE GLASS DIDN'T FALL INSIDE THE CAR. NO ONE WAS HURT. WE DIDN'T SEE ANY DEBRIS OF SOMETHING HITTING THE ROOF. THE SUNROOF JUST EXPLODED.

STEERING IS "STICKY" WHEN TRYING TO MOVE FROM THE CENTER POSITION IN MY 2011 BMW X3 35I-- DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS USED TO KEEP THE VEHICLE IN THE CURRENT LANE OF TRAVEL, HIGHER THAN NORMAL RESISTANCE TO TURNING IS FELT. ONCE THE INITIAL RESISTANCE IS OVERCOME, THE RESISTANCE LESSENS, RESULTING IN A TENDENCY TO TURN THE WHEEL FURTHER THAN WAS INTENDED. THIS MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO KEEP THE CAR CENTERED IN MY LANE AND RESULTS IN THE CAR JERKING FROM SIDE TO SIDE WHICH MAKES IT DANGEROUS AND STRESSFUL. TIRES AND ALIGNMENT ARE ALL VERY GOOD AND WEARING CORRECTLY.

NOTHING HAPPENED (YET) BUT BMW SERVICE TELLS ME THERE'S NO RECALLS THAT NEED TO BE TAKEN CARE OF ON MY VEHICLE

WATER PUMP AND THERMOSTAT HAVE FAILED AT 63,000 MILES. THAT IS AN EXTREMELY SHORT LIFE SPAN FOR THOSE ITEMS AND FROM GENERAL RESEARCH IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES.

THE COOLANT SYSTEM IS GIVING ME MANY PROBLEMS. THE COOLANT EXPANSION TANK DEVELOPED CRACKS IN THE SEAM AND LEAKING. THE THERMOSTAT WAS STUCK, CAUSING ZERO HEAT INTO THE CABIN ON A COLD DAY. THE VEHICLE STALLED ON ITS OWN WHILE DRIVING IN THE HIGHWAY. IT WOULD NOT RE START THE IGNITION KEPT TRYING, AND AFTER 20 MINUTES STALLED IT FINALLY STARTED, LIMP DRIVING TO MY HOUSE FROM THERE. . THE DISPLAY READS DRIVE MODERATELY /DRIVETRAIN MALFUNCTION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BMW X3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED WHEN SWITCHING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND VIBRATED SEVERELY. DURING THE FAILURE, THE CHECK ENGINE AND POWER TRAIN MALFUNCTION INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO EDISON OPEN ROAD BMW (731 US HIGHWAY 1, EDISON, NJ) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,222.

THE MOTHERBOARD IN THE VEHICLES REAR TAIL LIGHTS AND REVERSE LIGHTS GOES BAD WHICH WILL CAUSE THE LED LIGHTS TO GO OUT. THERE IS NO WAY TO REPLACE THE LED LIGHTS WITHOUT REPLACING THE WHOLE LIGHT ASSEMBLY. THIS IS AN ISSUE AND IT IS KNOWN BY BMW. SINCE OWNING MY VEHICLE I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE LIGHTS 4 TIMES. IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE MOTHERBOARD CHIP IN THE LIGHT

I CAME OUTSIDE ONE MORNING TO FIND THAT ALL MY WINDOWS WERE ROLLED DOWN, THE SUNROOF WAS ROLLED COMPLETELY BACK, AND THE DOORS WERE UNLOCKED. IT HAD BEEN RAINING HEAVILY THE NIGHT BEFORE AND THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY SOAKED. THE IDRIVE SYSTEM, RADIO, AND SEATS WERE COMPLETELY UNRESPONSIVE. ALMOST EVERY LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD WAS ON - LOW TIRE PRESSURE, ABS, AIRBAG LIGHT, PARKING BRAKE MALFUNCTION, CEL, OIL LIGHT, AND OTHERS. UPON FURTHER EXPERIMENTATION, I DISCOVERED THAT THE CAR WOULD OPEN COMPLETELY IF I UNWITTINGLY HELD THE UNLOCK KEY FOR NO MORE THAN 3 SECONDS. 3 SECONDS HAS COST ME THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN REPAIRING CONNECTORS, THE IDRIVE SYSTEM, REPLACING CARPETS, AND MORE. ON TOP OF THAT, THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR ALMOST A MONTH BECAUSE OF THE TIME IT TAKES TO INVESTIGATE THESE ISSUES AND ORDER REPLACEMENT PARTS.

EXPERIENCED DRIVE TRAIN MALFUNCTION WARNING ALONG WITH SHAKING AND LIMP MODE NUMEROUS TIMES WHICH RESULTED IN 2 REPAIRS LAST YEAR IN THE THOUSANDS ONLY TO FIND OUT IT WAS DUE TO THE CAM SHAFT BOLTS RECALL AT THE ROOT OF THE INITIAL CAUSE OF THE FAILURES THAT RESULTED. BMW WAS HESITANT TO PAY INITIALLY BUT MY HUSBAND IS A LITIGATION ATTORNEY AND ONCE HE GOT INVOLVED, THEY WERE QUICK IN DOING THE RIGHT THING. I AM CURRENTLY HAVING ISSUES WITH THE NO WARNING LIGHT SHOWING TO WARN ME OF A LOW COOLANT LEVEL. IT WAS NOT UNTIL AFTER SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE ENGINE AREA AND A BURNING SMELL THAT THE WARNING FINALLY APPEARED. I IMMEDIATELY STOPPED AND WAITED FOR IT COOL OFF & HAD COOLANT PUT IN, WARNING LIGHT DISAPPEARED. CURRENTLY SMELLING A BURNING SMELL AND HEARING A SQUEAKING NOISE SO HAVE A SERVICE SCHEDULED TOMORROW FOR THE VALVE HEATER RECALL AND HOPE BMW WILL ADDRESS ANY ISSUES STEMMING FROM THAT THAT MAY BE CAUSING OTHER ISSUES. ALSO TO REPORT, RARELY EVER USE THE GLOVE BOX YET THE CORNER OF THE GLOVE BOX HAS COME APART AND WILL NOT REATTACH. I SAW THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE REPORTED BY MANY BMW X-3 OWNERS AND I WILL BE EXPECTING BMW TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND PAY TO FIX THIS KNOWN DEFECT.