2013 BMW X3 Complaints

The contact owns a 2013 BMW X3. The contact stated that while driving approximately 60 mph, the vehicle suddenly stalled. During the failure, the message "transmission malfunction" was displayed on the instrument panel. The vehicle was towed to the residence and later examined by an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the timing chain had failed. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The local dealer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 100,000.

The engine failed while driving on the highway on 06/22/2021. My safety was put at risk because the traffic was heavy during the middle of a rain storm on the interstate. Cars had to swerve to avoid me as I was only able to coast my vehicle to the side of the highway. I was almost struck by traffic. A number of warning lights suddenly went off without have gone off before in king and oil pressure message and engine failure message and a transmission failure message all at once. I am in the process of getting the vehicle towed to be inspected. This appears to be a known problem with 2013 BMW X3s according to the research I have done since the incident but BMW won’t issue a recall for the vehicles even though they are aware that this is a dangerous vehicle issue according to websites like bimmerpost,com and car gurus.com which have similar incidents to mine posted on their websites. BMW needs to issue a recall and make the appropriate repairs.

Started without any engine warning or oil warning. When drove on highway, "low oil pressure" message popped on dashboard, then engine started giving up. Then "drivetrain: cont driving possible" message showed up, engine completely died, couldn't start or shift gear. The car was towed to dealership for diagnosis and report came back with timing chain failure. But there's no conclusive result/fully-proved diagnosis unless tearing down the engine.

My cars check engine light and drive train alert came on, so I took it to be inspected. It was not running well, seems to have much less power than usual on the way to the mechanic. I have been told that the power chain guides have broken and must be replaced. This could cause the power chain to come off mid-drive and completely shut the car down.The cost of parts and labor for repair will be around $3,300. This car isn’t old, is well cared for and maintained and does not have high mileage.

The contact owns a 2013 BMW X3. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 40 MPH, the vehicle stalled with the "Transmission malfunction, drive accurately," warning message displayed on the instrument panel. The contact coasted the vehicle to the side of the road and had the vehicle towed to an independent mechanic. The contact was informed by the mechanic that the engine had seized and recommended that the vehicle be taken to an authorized dealer. The contact had the vehicle towed to an unnamed dealer where it was confirmed that the engine had seized and needed to be replaced. the dealer provided an estimate for the repair. The contact attempted to reach the manufacturer but was unable to reach a representative. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 77,000.

The system that failed was the TIMING CHAIN AND CHAIN TENSIONER. The vehicle stalled while I was driving on the interstate. Immediately, I had no power and had to maneuver the vehicle to the emergency lane, placing me and other drivers in extreme danger. The problem was inspected, confirmed and repaired by the vehicle dealer. Prior to stalling, there were no warning lights to indicate a problem. The lights did come on simultaneously with the engine failure.

Vehicle indicated a drivetrain malfunction. It was determined by the dealer that the system that failed was TIMING VALVETRONIC MOTOR. The vehicle stalled as I was making a left hand turn off of a busy highway, putting myself and oncoming traffic at serious risk of collision. Oncoming vehicles were able to slow until I was able to maneuver the vehicle out of the lane of oncoming traffic. The dealer confirmed that they "found the vehicle stalling and not running correctly. Performed vehicle test. Found faults for valvetronic motor. Set multiple additional faults for mixture and air mass. Valvetronic is failing and should be replaced." The vehicle component was inspected by the dealer who sold me the car. There were no warning lights nor other indicators of component failure prior to the vehicle stalling on the highway. This is the second time this vehicle has stalled in dangerous situations. The first time was a drivetrain malfunction/engine failure due to TIMING CHAIN AND TIMING TENSIONER malfunction. Most likely the VALVETRONIC SYSTEM failure is directly related to the TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER malfunction. Both systems failed within a very short period of time, and within fewer than 4,000 miles of each other.

MY 2013,_BMW X3 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AND I NOTICED POWER LOSS WHEN IT DIDN'T DRIVE OVER 40MPH. I HAD THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSTICS DONE AT MY LOCAL BMW SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME I HAVE A BAD TIMING CHAIN AND SPROCKETS AND GAVE ME A BILL IN THE THOUSANDS. I CALLED BMW CORPORATE AND SPOKE TO LORI WHO IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND SAID, AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS ISSUED BUT THAT IT EXPIRED IN 2018. THEY OFFERED ME NO OTHER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE BECAUSE MY CAR HAS 100,499 MILES. SO THAT'S IT A CAR DIES AT 100,000 MILES AND THEY CAN'T HELP??? THAT'S AWFUL. THERE'S SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. MY OTHER 2007 BMW X3 HUGE PROBLEMS TOO OVERHEATING, MY MOTOR MOUNT BOLT BROKE THE ENGINE DROPPED AND BROKE THE WATER PUMP. GARBAGE, GARBAGE, GARBAGE I WILL NEVER BUY BMW. SHAME ON BMW FOR NOT HELPING!!!! MY TOYOTA WENT PAST 200,000 MILES AND IT'S STILL DRIVING.

WHEN AT STOP LIGHT THE CAR STALLS OR WHEN I'M AT A STOP SIGN STALLS ENGINE VERY DANGEROUS AND DEVELOPED ANXIETY DRIVING IT, GUST WEEK OIL CAN OUT BACK AND ODD ENGIN SOUND MAKING NOISE, IT HAD TO GET TOWED BUT IRA TOYOTA SUCKERED ME. THEY CAN'T GET IN THE ENGINE TO INSPECT IT. I CAN'T DRIVE IT ON HIGHWAYS AT ALL SCARED IT WILL ENGINE STOP

WHILE DRIVING DOWN BUSINESS 40 GOING ABOUT 60 MPH, MY CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED IN THE LEFT LANE. THE CAR WAS STILL RUNNING BUT IT WAS AS IF SOMEONE HAD PUT ON THE BRAKES FOR ME -- LIKE A GHOST IN THE MACHINE. THE CAR BEHIND ME WAS ABLE TO STOP BUT WITHIN A COUPLE OF FEET FROM REAR ENDING ME AT A HIGH SPEED. THE CARS BEHIND HIM WERE SWERVING NOT TO HIT HIM. WE ARE LUCKY IT WAS NOT A MULTI CAR ACCIDENT. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR GOING BY CONTINUING TO STEP ON THE ACCELERATOR. NO LIGHTS ON THE DASH CAME ON NOT EVEN A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. I THOUGHT THAT PERHAPS I HAD DONE SOMETHING TO CAUSE THIS AND KEPT DRIVING IN THE RIGHT LANE AT A LOWER SPEED. THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS CLOSE BEHIND ME AND THIS TIME I KNEW WHAT WAS HAPPENING. I PULLED OVER AND PUT ON MY HAZARDS AND DROVE ON THE SHOULDER. THE CAR WAS SPUTTERING, THE WHEEL WAS SHAKING. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. LET IT REST AND INSPECTED THE OUTSIDE OF THE CAR. I WENT THE NEXT DAY TO THE BMW DEALERSHIP -- THEY SAID TO REPLACE THE BRAKE CALIPERS BUT I DID NOT THING THAT WAS IT --- AS IT SEEMS ALMOST LIKE A FORCE ENGAGED THE BRAKES, NOT THAT THEY FAILED. MY FOOT HAD NOT BEEN ON THE BRAKES WHEN THEY ENGAGED. I TOOK IT TO ANOTHER MECHANIC WHO WAS ABLE TO REPLICATE THIS AND SAID THE CAR WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I AM ONLY THE 2ND OWNER AND IT HAS LESS THAN 50K MILES. I THEN HAD IT INSPECTED AT A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP WHO SAID IT WAS THE DSC WHICH SEEMS MORE LIKELY AS THEY WERE ABLE TO RECREATE THE BRAKING WHILE DRIVING. I THEN CALLED BMW NA WHO SENT OUT AND ENGINEER BUT THEY ARE SAYING IT IS REGULAR WEAR AND TEAR ON A CAR. THIS SEEMS IMPOSSIBLE TO ME. I HAVE HAD BRAKES NEED REPLACING AND ROTORS AND NOTHING LIKE THIS HAS EVER HAPPENED. IT WAS INCREDIBLY SCARY, AND DANGEROUS AND I (AND OTHERS) COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED.