2014 BMW X3 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 BMW X3. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT SWERVED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC TO AVOID REAR ENDING A VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT THE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT FIND A FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000.

ANIMAL CHEWED ELECTRICAL WIRING ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS RENDERING THE CAR NOT DRIVABLE. HAD TO BE TOWED THREE TIMES. MY CAR WAS PARKED IN MY GARAGE THE FIRST TWO TIMES AND THE THIRD TIME IN MY DRIVEWAY. I HAVE ALL INSURANCE DOCUMENTATION.

1) AT 14K MILES, THE TRANSMISSION TRANSFER CASE FAILED. LOCAL BMW SERVICE SHOP REPLACED THE CASE TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. I WAS SURPRISED BY THIS ISSUE AT THIS LOW MILEAGE AS I HAVE BEEN DRIVING MANY CARS FOR PAST 25+ YEARS, BUT NEVER HAD SUCH PROBLEMS. 2) IN LAST WEEK OF JAN , MY CAR ENGINE COMPLETELY STOPPED AND CAR CAME OFF DRIVE MODE WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON HIGHWAY. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS NONE BEHIND MY CAR AND I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY STOP MY CAR WITH THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON. CAR WOULD NOT GO IN DRIVE MODE UNTIL I HAD STOPPED ENGINE COMPLETELY. I STARTED DRIVING AGAIN, AND FEW MINUTES LATER SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. FORTUNATELY AGAIN THERE WAS NO VEHICLES WERE BEHIND ME *BUT I WAS SCARED TO DEATH BOTH THE TIMES WITH HEART BEATING REALLY HARD.* 3) I THOUGHT I MAY INADVERTENTLY HAVE TOUCHED SOME BUTTONS, AND THIS MAY HAVE HAPPENED, SO I DECIDED TO BE MORE MINDFUL ABOUT NOT TOUCHING ANY BUTTONS ETC AND OBSERVE ONE MORE TIME. 4) 2 DAYS I DROVE THE CAR W/O ISSUE. 5) FEW DAYS LATER, WHEN I WAS DRIVING BACK HOME, SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN AND LUCKILY THIS TIME TOO, I DID NOT HAVE ANY VEHICLE BEHIND ME. GIVEN, IT WAS LATE IN THE EVENING (SERVICE SHOP WAS CLOSED), I DECIDED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP NEXT DAY. 6) NEXT DAY I TOOK THE CAR TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY RAN DIAGNOSTIC AND FOUND NOTHING. BUT THEY DECIDED TO TALK TO BMW USA FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSIS. 7) TODAY, I RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID, BMW-USA DID NOT FOUND THE ANY CAUSE THAT MAY HAVE CAUSED THE ISSUE BUT GIVEN ENGINE INTERMITTENTLY STOPPED, THEY ARE GOING TO REPLACE THE WHOLE ENGINE. EVEN AFTER REPLACING THE ENGINE, I FEEL THAT THEY DID NOT ADDRESS THE ROOT CAUSE I SUSPECT THERE IS SOMETHING MORE TO IT AND THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. REPORTING THIS SEE IF OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS AND QUALIFY FOR RECALL.

IT'S WINTER I WAS WEARING IGHT LL BEAN BOOTS. CAME TO A STOP SIGN PUT RIGHT FOOT ON THE BRAKE PRESSED ON THE BRAKE TO STOP AND THE CAR ACCELERATED THE HARDER I PRESSED THE MORE IT WANTED TO ACCELERATE.I REALIZED THAT THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDAL ARE CLOSE TOGETHER AND AT THE APPROXIMATE SAME HIGHT FROM THE FLOOR. I PURCHASED THIS CAR YESTERDAY. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED IT FROM AS I HAD ANOTHER ISSUE WITH THE FINANCE PAPERS, I HAD ALSO SENT THEM A EMAIL EXPLAINING WHAT HAPPENED. THE FINANCE PERSON WAS AWARE OF MY EMAIL AND TOLD ME THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO HIM MOVING CARS IN THE LOT HE ACTUALLY RAN INTO THE BACK OF A X5 BECAUSE OF IT. HE RECOMMENDED PUTTING A PIECE OF WOOD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO RAISE IT FROM THE GAS PEDAL. MY CONCERN IS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET BADLY HURTBY NOT BE ABLE TO STOP AND GOING INTO A INTERSECTION WITH FLOWING TRAFFIC. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 BMW X3. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND CAUSING THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THEY FAILED TO RESPOND AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

CIGARETTE LIGHTERS ARE NON OPERATIONAL. FUSES ARE BLOWN EVERY 2 TO 3 MONTHS. CONSTANTLY REPLACING FUSES. *TR

BOUGHT A NEW 2014 BMW X3. IN NOVEMBER 2014 WITHOUT ANY WARNING, THIS SUV HAD A MECHANICAL BREAKDOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. THIS VEHICLE CONTROLLED ITSELF, I WAS NOT IN CONTROL OF THIS VEHICLE. FOR MORE THAN HALF AN HOUR, THE TRUCK WAS JERKING HARD BACK AND FORTH IF I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKES. THE WHEELS WERE NOT MOVING ANY TIME. I COULD NOT EXIT THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE THE BODY WAS JERKING. I THOUGHT ABOUT JUMPING OUT BUT I DIDN'T KNOW IF THE VEHICLE WOULD HIT SOMEONE OR I WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, HURT FROM JUMPING AND FALLING, ETC. THE VEHICLE CABIN FELT AS THOUGH IT WAS DISCONNECTED FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE SUV AND HELD TOGETHER WITH SPRINGS. MY LIFE WAS IN DANGER AS A RESULT OF THIS. THE FLASHER STOPPED WORKING AFTER A COUPLE MINUTES. I PUSHED THE STARTER/STOP BUTTON, THE REMOTE LOCK, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, ETC. BUT NOTHING KEPT THE TRUCK FROM MOVING UNLESS I KEPT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE FOR OVER HALF HOUR. ALSO, I HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH GEICO TOW AND BMW TOW WHILE THIS WAS TAKING PLACE. I COULD NOT CONTROL THIS VEHICLE! THE DAMAGES WERE EXTENSIVE TO THIS VEHICLE THAT THE DEALERSHIP HAD TO GET BMWUSA TO AUTHORIZE THE REPAIRS. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME IN ALL HIS YEARS, HE HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER COULD NOT GET THE X3 TO MOVE EITHER. I WANT PASSPORT BMW TO FULLY DISCLOSE ALL THE PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE TO THE NEW OWNERS BECAUSE THEY APPEAR TO MINIMIZE DAMAGES IN THEIR REPORT TO ME. AFTER THIS EXPERIENCE, I HAD TO BUY ANOTHER VEHICLE BECAUSE I WILL NEVER DRIVE/RIDE IN THAT X3. MY THOUGHTS ARE WITH THE PEOPLE THAT PURCHASE THAT X3. *TR

2014 BMW X3 THE SENSOR TO THE LEFT REAR TIRE HAS NOW INDICATED THAT THE TIRE HAS GONE LOW FOR THE FOURTH TIME. *MW THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE VALVE STEM WAS LOOSE. HOWEVER, HE WITNESSED THE TECHNICIAN TIGHTENED ALL OF THE STEMS. *JB

I RECENTLY PURCHASED MY FIRST BMW IN OCTOBER 2013 AT A DEALER IN FLORIDA. IN MARCH 2014, MY HUSBAND AND I WERE TRAVELING WHEN SUDDENLY THE STEERING WHEEL STOPPED WORKING. I WAS COMPLETELY UNABLE TO STEER THE CAR, SO WE STOPPED ON THE ROAD. WE IMMEDIATELY CALLED BMW SERVICE CENTER AND WERE REASSURED THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM. WE WERE TOLD TO RESTART THE CAR AND CONTINUE TO DRIVE. THE STEERING WHEEL WORKED AGAIN TEMPORARILY UNTIL 2 MINUTES LATER WHEN IT LOCKED AGAIN! THIS TIME WE WERE ON THE HIGHWAY AND YOU CAN IMAGINE HOW TERRIFIED I WAS. I COULD NOT EVEN CHANGE LANES THE STEERING WHEEL WAS SO TIGHT. THE SECOND TIME I CALLED THE SERVICE CENTER AND STILL WAS REASSURED. I WAS ADVISED TO BRING THE CAR IN DURING THE NEXT WEEK. A THIRD TIME I RESTARTED THE CAR AND TRIED TO TAKE THE NEXT EXIT RAMP OFF THE HIGHWAY, WHEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I NARROWLY AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE CAR ALMOST DROVE OFF THE RAMP SINCE I COULDN'T TURN. I CALLED THE SERVICE CENTER AND TOLD THEM WE WERE COMING NOW. LOOKING BACK ON THE SITUATION, I WASN'T OFFERED A TOWING SERVICE TO GET MY CAR SAFELY TO THE BMW SERVICE CENTER AND IT JUST SEEMED AS THOUGH THE PROBLEM WAS NOT BEING TAKEN AS SERIOUSLY AS IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN. MY HUSBAND AND I SWITCHED BECAUSE I WAS SO SCARED BECAUSE I DID NOT HAVE THE STRENGTH TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL EVEN AN INCH ON A BUSY MAIN ROAD. THE MAIN REASON FOR THIS LETTER IS THAT TO THIS DAY THAT I STILL FEAR THAT THIS CAN HAPPEN AGAIN AND IT CAN HAPPEN TO ANYBODY. I SPENT WELL OVER $50,000 ON MY FIRST BRAND NEW BMW, AND I NO LONGER HAVE THE CONFIDENCE TO FEEL SAFE IN MY OWN CAR. BMW PLAYED DOWN SEVERITY OF MY EXPERIENCE. I NARROWLY AVOIDED ACCIDENTS ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL EFFECTIVELY LOCKED ON ME. I AM NOT LOOKING FOR AN APOLOGY, BUT RATHER I AM LOOKING FOR SOME SENSE OF SECURITY AND AN INVESTIGATION BY BMW SINCE THIS MAY HAPPEN TO MORE PEOPLE. *TR

DURING REPLACEMENT OF THE XENON HEADLAMP BULBS ON THE VEHICLE I NOTICED THAT ALL THE VINYL WIRE COVERING MATERIAL HAD BECOME BRITTLE AND CRACKED OFF MOST OF THE COPPER WIRE IN SIDE BOTH THE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLIES. THE NOW EXPOSED BARE WIRING POSSES POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARDS AND ALSO LOSS OF LIGHTING AT NIGHT. I BELIEVE THAT THE OEM HEADLAMP SUPPLIER SUPPLIED OUT OF SPEC WIRE AND SHOULD REMEDY THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS LIFE SAFETY SITUATION. *TR