2008 BMW X3 SAV Problems & Recalls

THE PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANCY SENSOR IS DEFECTIVE. THIS IS PART OF THE "SEAT MAT", WHICH IS UNDER RECALL. BMW SENT AN INITIAL NOTICE OF RECALL IN SEPTEMBER OF 2017. AS OF APRIL 20, 2018 THE PARTS ARE STILL NOT AVAILABLE TO PERFORM THIS RECALL. OVER 7 MONTHS! NO ONE AT THE DEALER OR BMW USA CAN G...

Mileage: 78,000

THE PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANCY SENSOR IS DEFECTIVE. THIS IS PART OF THE "SEAT MAT", WHICH IS UNDER RECALL. BMW SENT AN INITIAL NOTICE OF RECALL IN SEPTEMBER OF 2017. AS OF APRIL 20, 2018 THE PARTS ARE STILL NOT AVAILABLE TO PERFORM THIS RECALL. OVER 7 MONTHS! NO ONE AT THE DEALER OR BMW USA CAN G...

Mileage: 78,000

I HAVE BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO BLOOMFIELD NJ DEALERSHIP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS IN 2013, 2014, 2015 DUE TO VEHICLES INABILITY TO SHIFT GEARS SWIFTLY, RMP GOING TO 34,000 AND TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING GEARS. I DRIVE ABOUT 6,000MILES PER YEAR SOMETIMES LESS. ALL DEALER WOULD SAY "VEHICLE PERFORMS AS DESI...

Mileage: 68,995

LAST WEEK DASH 4X4 LIGHT COMES ON A,UDIBLE RAPID CLICKING SOUND COMES FROM REAR JUST AFTER CAR IS TURNED OFF...I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO WEST PATERSON MOTORS IN WOODLAND PARK, NJ FOR DIAGNOSTICS. MECHANIC STATES COMPUTER CODES INDICATE IT'S TRANSFER CASE FAILURE, AND TO REPLACE IT COSTS OVER $ 2,6...

Mileage: 83,000

RECALL NOTIFICATION WAS RECEIVED IN NOV 2017. DEALER HAS YET TO REPAIR. IS THIS LENGTH OF DELAY ACCEPTABLE?

I HAVE 2 DANGEROUS RECALLS. ONE-NO ONE CAN SIT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT BECAUSE THE AIR BAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY AND THE SECOND, MY ENGINE CAN BE ON FIRE DUE TO A PVC VALVE. BMW HAS NO REMEDIES AND IT HAS BEEN OVER 4 MONTHS, THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. SOMEONE HAS TO PUT THE PRESSURE ON BMW TO GET THIS FIXED IMM...

I HAVE 2 DANGEROUS RECALLS. ONE-NO ONE CAN SIT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT BECAUSE THE AIR BAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY AND THE SECOND, MY ENGINE CAN BE ON FIRE DUE TO A PVC VALVE. BMW HAS NO REMEDIES AND IT HAS BEEN OVER 4 MONTHS, THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. SOMEONE HAS TO PUT THE PRESSURE ON BMW TO GET THIS FIXED IMM...

TAKATA RECALL - I CALLED EAST BAY BMW AND BMW OF CONCORD DEALERSHIPS SINCE RECEIVING SAFETY RECALL IN JUNE 2017 TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE AIRBAG RECALL SERVICE AND I HAVEN'T RECEIVED A CALL BACK REGARDING THE PARTS ARRIVING TO THE DEALERSHIP. IT IS NOT NOVEMBER AND I STILL HAVEN'T RECEIVED A SI...

TAKATA RECALL - I CALLED EAST BAY BMW AND BMW OF CONCORD DEALERSHIPS SINCE RECEIVING SAFETY RECALL IN JUNE 2017 TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE AIRBAG RECALL SERVICE AND I HAVEN'T RECEIVED A CALL BACK REGARDING THE PARTS ARRIVING TO THE DEALERSHIP. IT IS NOT NOVEMBER AND I STILL HAVEN'T RECEIVED A SI...

SINCE PURCHASE IN 2013 FROM A DEALER, WITH ONLY 43000 MILE CHANGED BATTERY TWICE AT BMW PETER PAN, REPLACED POWER STEERING PUMP, WINDOW REGULATOR, REPLACED STARTER , PLUS OTHER SERVICES AND WINDOW WIPERS ARE FAULTY, T-CASE ACTUATOR REPLACED, SWAY BAR REPLACED, TOTALING $9531.38. I TRIED TO COMPLAIN ...

SINCE PURCHASE IN 2013 FROM A DEALER, WITH ONLY 43000 MILE CHANGED BATTERY TWICE AT BMW PETER PAN, REPLACED POWER STEERING PUMP, WINDOW REGULATOR, REPLACED STARTER , PLUS OTHER SERVICES AND WINDOW WIPERS ARE FAULTY, T-CASE ACTUATOR REPLACED, SWAY BAR REPLACED, TOTALING $9531.38. I TRIED TO COMPLAIN ...

SINCE PURCHASE IN 2013 FROM A DEALER, WITH ONLY 43000 MILE CHANGED BATTERY TWICE AT BMW PETER PAN, REPLACED POWER STEERING PUMP, WINDOW REGULATOR, REPLACED STARTER , PLUS OTHER SERVICES AND WINDOW WIPERS ARE FAULTY, T-CASE ACTUATOR REPLACED, SWAY BAR REPLACED, TOTALING $9531.38. I TRIED TO COMPLAIN ...

NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V071000 . ALMOST A YEAR AND A HALF AND STILL NO RESOLUTION FROM BMW MEANWHILE WE ARE AT RISK EVERYDAY. I WOULD LIKE TO AT LEAST SEE A SCHEDULE FOR REPAIR RATHER THAN THEM USING ATTRITION TO MITIGATE THEIR COST.

Mileage: 80,000

ENGINE BOLTS ARE LOOSE OR HAVE FALLEN OUT.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW X3 SAV. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V071000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIE...

TAKATA RECALL. I HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL FOR THIS ITEM MORE THAN A YEAR AGO AND THERE HAS BEEN NO PROGRESS IN REPLACING DEFECTS. MEANWHILE, WE ARE DRIVING A TIME BOMB THAT IS MORE LIKELY TO INJURE US THAN OFFER PROTECT FROM IMPACTS.WHEN IS NHTSA GOING TO FORCE BMW TO MAKE REPAIRS. MY CAR ...

TAKATA RECALL - BECAME AWARE OF DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG RECALL IN JUNE 2016; CONTACTED LOCAL BMW DEALER WHO ESTIMATED PARTS AVAILABLE TO FIX BY OCTOBER 2016. CONTACTED MY BMW DEALER AGAIN IN JANUARY 2017 AND WAS TOLD PARTS ARE PROVIDED TO BMW DEALERS BASED ON VIN, THAT MY VIN WAS ON RECORD WITH BMW, A...

Mileage: 59,019

"TAKATA RECALL" I AM NOT SURE IF THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN FIXED. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE IN MARCH OF 2016. I AM GETTING A WARNING LIGHT REGARDING THE AIRBAG AND I AM CONCERNED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW X3 SAV. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V071000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE...

MY CAR WAS ON RECALL FOR A DEFECTIVE AIRBAG. I WAS NOTIFIED IN MARCH 2016. I WAS TOLD BY MY DEALER THEY WOULD NOTIFY ME WHEN THEY HAD AN AIRBAG. WHEN I DIDN'T HEAR FROM THEM STILL BY EARLY AUGUST I ASKED FOR A LOANER CAR AS I NO LONGER FELT SAFE IN MY CAR BECAUSE OF THE CONSTANT WORRY ABOUT THE AI...

Mileage: 100,000

MY CAR WAS ON RECALL FOR A DEFECTIVE AIRBAG. I WAS NOTIFIED IN MARCH 2016. I WAS TOLD BY MY DEALER THEY WOULD NOTIFY ME WHEN THEY HAD AN AIRBAG. WHEN I DIDN'T HEAR FROM THEM STILL BY EARLY AUGUST I ASKED FOR A LOANER CAR AS I NO LONGER FELT SAFE IN MY CAR BECAUSE OF THE CONSTANT WORRY ABOUT THE AI...

Mileage: 100,000

MY CAR WAS ON RECALL FOR A DEFECTIVE AIRBAG. I WAS NOTIFIED IN MARCH 2016. I WAS TOLD BY MY DEALER THEY WOULD NOTIFY ME WHEN THEY HAD AN AIRBAG. WHEN I DIDN'T HEAR FROM THEM STILL BY EARLY AUGUST I ASKED FOR A LOANER CAR AS I NO LONGER FELT SAFE IN MY CAR BECAUSE OF THE CONSTANT WORRY ABOUT THE AI...

Mileage: 100,000

TAKATA RECALL: I FIRST RECEIVED NOTICE FROM NHTS IN FEB. 2016 AND WENT TO DEALER TO HAVE PART REPLACED HOWEVER THEY DID NOT HAVE THE NOTICE OR THE PART. I RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM BMW IN OCT. 2016 AND WENT TO THE DEALER AGAIN AND STILL NO REPLACEMENT PART AVAILABLE IN OUR AREA. I WAS TOLD TO JUST H...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW X3 SAV. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V071000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WA...

AS OF TODAY, OCT 10TH 2016, THE RECALL REPAIRS HAS NOT BEEN DONE.

WHILE SLOWING DOWN MY CAR (BMW X3 YEAR 2008)ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN. I PULL OVER PUT IT IN PARK AND IT AND RE-START AUTO. THIS HAS HAPPEN A NUMBER OF TIMES. THE LAST TIME WAS TODAY 10/08/2016 WHILE SLOWING DOWN AT A YIELD SIGN. LUCKY FOR ME THERE HASN'T BEEN AN ACCIDENT YET. THIS HAS HAPPENED A...

Mileage: 100,000

WHILE SLOWING DOWN MY CAR (BMW X3 YEAR 2008)ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN. I PULL OVER PUT IT IN PARK AND IT AND RE-START AUTO. THIS HAS HAPPEN A NUMBER OF TIMES. THE LAST TIME WAS TODAY 10/08/2016 WHILE SLOWING DOWN AT A YIELD SIGN. LUCKY FOR ME THERE HASN'T BEEN AN ACCIDENT YET. THIS HAS HAPPENED A...

Mileage: 100,000

TAKATA RECALL...RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE MONTHS AGO. BMW HAS NO IDEA WHEN THE PART WILL BE AVAILABLE TO FIX

I RECEIVED A NOTICE THE START OF THE YEAR,CALLED BMW AND WAS TOLD THAT I HAD AN OPTION TO HAVE A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE WHICH I DECLINED AS I WAS INFORMED PARTS WOULD BE IN SOON. I CALLED BACK IN THE SUMMER AND WAS TOLD PARTS ARE SLOWLY BEING SHIPPED AND THAT BECAUSE I LIVED IN A COLD PART OF THE USA T...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW X3 SAV. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V071000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER...

TAKATA RECALL: AFTER BEING NOTIFIED THAT MY X3 WAS UNDER RECALL EARLIER THIS YEAR, I STILL HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY UPDATES TO THE RECALL OR ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS TO MAKE MY CAR SAFE AGAIN. I HAVE REACHED OUT TO NIELLO BMW HERE IN SACRAMENTO AND THEY ARE UNWILLING TO PUT ME IN A RENTAL OR OTHERWISE ACCOM...

Mileage: 72,000

DRIVING ON A FLAT PAVED ROAD AND HEAR TWO MENTAL PING SOUNDS ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE.I PULLED OVER TO CHECK THE VEHICLE, AND COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING. I PULLED OUT AND WHEN I TURNED THERE WAS A LOUD VIBRATION. THIS HAPPENED WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT FROM A STOP. WHEN FURTHER INSPECTED YOU COULD ...

Mileage: 100,200

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW X3 SAV. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V071000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTU...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW X3 SAV. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V071000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANU...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW X3 SAV. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V071000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS FOR THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANU...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW X3 SAV. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 139,000.

Mileage: 139,000

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW X3 SAV. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V071000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE REMEDY WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A ...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW X3 SAV. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V071000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO RECEIVE THE REPAIR. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE A SPECIFIC DATE AND ONLY IN...

MY BMW X3 2008 57,000 MILES. ENGINE VIBRATION AT IDLE SPEED, FIND OUT ALL 4 BOLT ENGINE SUSPENSION ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BROKEN.

Mileage: 57,000

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW X3 SAV. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V071000 (AIR BAGS),BUT THE REMEDY FOR THE RECALL WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFAC...

TAKATA RECALL -- BMW SENT ME A LETTER FOR THE RECALL, BUT SAYS THEY HAVE NO PARTS AND BY SUMMER MAY HAVE LIMITED PARTS. THEY QUOTED NHTSA WHEN I CALLED SAYING THEY ARE PROBABLY SAFE. WHAT IS THE POINT IF THERE ARE NO PARTS?

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW X3 SAV. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V071000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFA...

VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. I WAS CHANGING A FUSE AND WAS LEANING OVER FROM THE DRIVER SEAT ON TO THE PASSENGER SEAT. AFTER CHANGING THE FUSE, I STARTED THE CAR AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. UPON DRIVING THE CAR LATER WITH MY WIFE, I NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AS ...

Mileage: 116,800

WHILE DRIVING MY 2008 BMW X3, THE DRIVER SIDE HEATED SEAT WAS TURNED ON, THAN SHORTED OUT, BURNED THROUGH THE PROTECTIVE LAYERS, A STINKY SMOKE CREATED, MELTED MY LEATHER SEAT, AND PARTIALLY BURNED MY JEANS AND LEG. DUE TO THE YEAR AND MILES ON THE VEHICLE, BMW WOULD NOT FIX ANY OF THE PARTS.

Mileage: 124,100

WHILE DRIVING MY 2008 BMW X3, THE DRIVER SIDE HEATED SEAT WAS TURNED ON, THAN SHORTED OUT, BURNED THROUGH THE PROTECTIVE LAYERS, A STINKY SMOKE CREATED, MELTED MY LEATHER SEAT, AND PARTIALLY BURNED MY JEANS AND LEG. DUE TO THE YEAR AND MILES ON THE VEHICLE, BMW WOULD NOT FIX ANY OF THE PARTS.

Mileage: 124,100

THE SEAT BELT SENSOR WARNING LIGHT AND ALARM WOULD INDICATE THAT THE SEAT BELTS ARE NOT WORN BY DRIVER AND / OR PASSENGER WHEN THE TEMPERATURE INSIDE THE VEHICLE IS 90 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT OR MORE.

Mileage: 70,000

MY BMW HAD BEEN HAVING A ROARING, VIBRATING NOISE IN IT. THEN IT STARTED RUNNING HOT. I PARKED IN MY GARAGE ONLY TO FIND WATER AND ANTIFREEZE ALL OVER THE GARAGE FLOOR. WHEN I TOOK IT TO GET IT FIXED, THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE BOLTS WHICH HOLD THE ENGINE MOUNTS UP ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HAD BR...

Mileage: 107,000

ENGINE TURNED OFF ON INTERSTATE 40 NEAR GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA. FORTUNATE TO BE ABLE TO PULL ONTO SHOULDER. TRAVELING CLOSE TO 60MPH. STARTED RIGHT BACK UP. THIS IS THIRD OCCURRENCE IN PAST TWO MONTHS. NEVER A PROBLEM PRIOR; ALMOST TWO YEARS OF OWNERSHIP. VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS. PLEASE ADVISE...

Mileage: 92,054

FOR NEARLY THE ENTIRE TIME I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE CAR JERKING AND LURCHING WHILE ACCELERATING IN THE LOWER RPM RANGES. OF LATE THIS HAS BECOME SO BAD I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM MANIFESTS ITSELF MOSTLY BETWEEN 1,800 AND 2,400 RPM WITH THE MOST SEVERE ...

Mileage: 31,300

FOR NEARLY THE ENTIRE TIME I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE CAR JERKING AND LURCHING WHILE ACCELERATING IN THE LOWER RPM RANGES. OF LATE THIS HAS BECOME SO BAD I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM MANIFESTS ITSELF MOSTLY BETWEEN 1,800 AND 2,400 RPM WITH THE MOST SEVERE ...

Mileage: 31,300

FOR NEARLY THE ENTIRE TIME I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE CAR JERKING AND LURCHING WHILE ACCELERATING IN THE LOWER RPM RANGES. OF LATE THIS HAS BECOME SO BAD I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM MANIFESTS ITSELF MOSTLY BETWEEN 1,800 AND 2,400 RPM WITH THE MOST SEVERE ...

Mileage: 31,300

I BOUGHT MY CAR AT 88,000 MILES AND SHORTLY AFTER (5 DAYS) MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY FIGURED OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT, THEN REPLACED THE DRIVER SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG. ABOUT A MONTH LATER MY LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND HAS BEEN ON SINCE. SINCE THE SECOND TIME THE L...

Mileage: 90,000

I WAS INFORMED BY AN INDEPENDENT BMW REPAIR SHOP THAT THE REAR SPRINGS WERE BROKEN. A SUBSEQUENT VISIT TO A BMW DEALER CONFIRMED THIS. I WAS ALSO INFORMED BY BOTH THE INDEPENDENT SHOP AND THE DEALER THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 3 SERIES BMWS. BMW OF NORTH AMERICA TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS NOT AN...

Mileage: 95,000

THE SEAT OCCUPANCY DETECTION MAT FAILED AT 7,285 AND WAS REPLACED, THEN WAS FAILING AGAIN AT 31,592 AND BMW DID NOT REPAIR/REPLACE WHEN SERVICED BUT DID CONFIRM THE PROBLEM. KNOW THE SEAT OCCUPANCY MAT IS IN TOTAL FAILURE AT 59,000. BMW WILL NOT ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM IS PART OF A RECALL ...

Mileage: 7,285

THE SEAT OCCUPANCY DETECTION MAT FAILED AT 7,285 AND WAS REPLACED, THEN WAS FAILING AGAIN AT 31,592 AND BMW DID NOT REPAIR/REPLACE WHEN SERVICED BUT DID CONFIRM THE PROBLEM. KNOW THE SEAT OCCUPANCY MAT IS IN TOTAL FAILURE AT 59,000. BMW WILL NOT ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM IS PART OF A RECALL ...

Mileage: 7,285

PASSENGER SEAT ALARM WOULD ACTIVATE FOR NO APPARENT REASON ON A DAILY USE. UNDER WARRANTY SEAT PAD WAS REPLACED. REPORTED SAME SEAT MALFUNCTION ONE MONTH AFTER WARRANTY RAN OUT AND BMW AGREED TO PAY FOR SEAT PAD AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR LABOR OF $300.00. AT THIS TIME SEAT NO LONGER SOUNDING AL...

Mileage: 18,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW X3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT WARNING CHIME ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT THE SEAT BEING OCCUPIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE SEAT SENSOR MAT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT WOUL...

Mileage: 25,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW X3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT WARNING CHIME ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT THE SEAT BEING OCCUPIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE SEAT SENSOR MAT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT WOUL...

Mileage: 25,000

PASSENGER SEAT ALARM WOULD GO OFF CONSTANTLY WITHOUT ANYONE OR ANYTHING IN THE SEAT. BMW REPLACED SENSOR UNDER WARRANTY. PROBLEM APPEARED TO BE FIXED UNTIL THE FOLLOWING SUMMER 2012 WHEN ALARM ON SEAT WOULD GO OFF AGAIN ON A REGULAR BASIS. BMW REFUSED TO REPLACE UNTIL COMPLAINT FILED AND I STATED ...

Mileage: 12,000

PASSENGER SEAT ALARM WOULD GO OFF CONSTANTLY WITHOUT ANYONE OR ANYTHING IN THE SEAT. BMW REPLACED SENSOR UNDER WARRANTY. PROBLEM APPEARED TO BE FIXED UNTIL THE FOLLOWING SUMMER 2012 WHEN ALARM ON SEAT WOULD GO OFF AGAIN ON A REGULAR BASIS. BMW REFUSED TO REPLACE UNTIL COMPLAINT FILED AND I STATED ...

Mileage: 12,000

SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON. DIAGNOSED AT DEALERSHIP THAT IT WAS THE DMTL PUMP THAT SENSES AND GAS LEAKS. I WAS TOLD BY SERVICE MANAGER THAT IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND I DIDN'T HAVE TO REPLACE IT SINCE I LIVED IN PA IN AN AREA THAT DIDN'T REQUIRE IT TO WORK UNDER OUR STATE INSPECTIONS. THE ON...

Mileage: 30,000

SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON. DIAGNOSED AT DEALERSHIP THAT IT WAS THE DMTL PUMP THAT SENSES AND GAS LEAKS. I WAS TOLD BY SERVICE MANAGER THAT IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND I DIDN'T HAVE TO REPLACE IT SINCE I LIVED IN PA IN AN AREA THAT DIDN'T REQUIRE IT TO WORK UNDER OUR STATE INSPECTIONS. THE ON...

Mileage: 30,000

I NOTICED WATER ON THE GARAGE FLOOR ABOUT A WEEK AGO AND THAT THE COOLANT WAS LOW. I TOOK IT TO BMW DEALER EXPECTING A RADIATOR LEAK. I WAS TOLD THAT ALL 4 ALUMINUM SUPPORT BOLTS HAD BEEN SHEARED AND THAT THE ENGINE WAS RESTING ON THE WATER PUMP CAUSING THE LEAK. THE SOLUTION, WHILE COVERED BY MY...

Mileage: 30,000

I BROUGHT MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE IT STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON BRIEFLY AND SHUT OFF. THE CAR WAS ALSO HESITATING ON ACCELERATION. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE CAUSE WAS A NEEDED THERMOSTAT REPLACEMENT. HOWEVER, ONCE UNDER THE CAR, THE TECHNICIAN NOTED 3 OF 4 ENGINE MOUNT BOL...

Mileage: 59,000

I BROUGHT MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE IT STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON BRIEFLY AND SHUT OFF. THE CAR WAS ALSO HESITATING ON ACCELERATION. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE CAUSE WAS A NEEDED THERMOSTAT REPLACEMENT. HOWEVER, ONCE UNDER THE CAR, THE TECHNICIAN NOTED 3 OF 4 ENGINE MOUNT BOL...

Mileage: 59,000

WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 25 MPH ON RESIDENTIAL STREET, FELT AN UNUSUAL "BUMP", CONTINUED DRIVING HOME WITH NO APPARENT PROBLEM. STARTED CAR NEXT MORNING AND FELT AN UNUSUAL VIBRATION AND NOISE WHICH DISAPPEARED WHEN DRIVING. VIBRATION AT IDLE CONTINUED, TWO DAYS LATER, AFTER DRIVING ON FREEWAY, I FO...

Mileage: 58,600

WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 25 MPH ON RESIDENTIAL STREET, FELT AN UNUSUAL "BUMP", CONTINUED DRIVING HOME WITH NO APPARENT PROBLEM. STARTED CAR NEXT MORNING AND FELT AN UNUSUAL VIBRATION AND NOISE WHICH DISAPPEARED WHEN DRIVING. VIBRATION AT IDLE CONTINUED, TWO DAYS LATER, AFTER DRIVING ON FREEWAY, I FO...

Mileage: 58,600

I LEFT MY CAR PARKED ON THE CORNER OF ELMHURST AVENUE AND ITHACA STREET IN ELMHURST, QUEENS NY. ANOTHER CAR BY THE LICENSE PLATE OF [XXX] A VOLKSWAGEN WAS PARKED LITERALLY ON MY CAR. THERE WAS A CLEAR IMPACT AND THE CAR WAS LEFT LITERALLY TOUCHING THE BACK OF MY CAR. I HAVE PLENTY OF PICTURES AS EV...

Mileage: 80,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW X3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE LATCH UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL DISENGAGED AND CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO MOVE UP AND DOWN. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO LOCK THE STEERING WHEEL BACK INTO PLACE AND MAINTAINED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NO...

Mileage: 52,000

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE WHEN ALL FOUR TIRES INDICATED A MAJOR MALFUNCTION OF TIRE PRESSURE WARNING. I IMMEDIATELY WENT TO MY LOCAL AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT ALL 4 TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, THE 2ND TIME IN 2 YEARS, BECAUSE OF INTERIOR DETERIORATION FROM WITHIN THE TIRE WALLS...

Mileage: 47,011

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE WHEN ALL FOUR TIRES INDICATED A MAJOR MALFUNCTION OF TIRE PRESSURE WARNING. I IMMEDIATELY WENT TO MY LOCAL AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT ALL 4 TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, THE 2ND TIME IN 2 YEARS, BECAUSE OF INTERIOR DETERIORATION FROM WITHIN THE TIRE WALLS...

Mileage: 47,011

THIS VEHICLE IS A BMW X3 3.0SI. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN FIRST GEAR, THERE IS A SEVERE HESITATION IN THE TRANSMISSION. WHEN YOU TRY TO ACCELERATE, THE TRANSMISSION "THINKS" ABOUT WHAT GEAR IT SHOULD BE IN. THE VEHICLE HESITATES, STALLS SLIGHTLY, AND CREEPS ALONG SLOWLY BEFORE SECOND GEAR CATCHES. ...

Mileage: 36,000

OWN A 2008 BMW X3 3.0 SI AWD. WE HAD AN ENGINE CRANKING ISSUE AND TOOK TO VEHICLE TO DEALER TO HAVE TSB SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER : SIB-12-17-07/NHTSA ITEM NUMBER : 10028464 PERFORMED. SINCE THIS WAS PERFORMED, THERE IS VERY POOR THROTTLE RESPONSE IN THE NORMAL TRANSMISSION MODE. THE TRANSMISSION W...

Mileage: 15,000

MY BMW X3 2008 WAS 'BOUGHT BACK' BY BMW AFTER THREE MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP IN DEC 2008 DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT RESPOND WHEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR AT RANDOM TIMES. IT HAPPENED ONCE AFTER PULLING AWAY FROM AN EZPASS BOOTH - THE CAR JUST FROZE AND WOULD NOT ...

Mileage: 1,000