NHTSA Complaint #11015269 — 2013 BMW X3

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 11015269
Vehicle 2013 BMW X3
Component ENGINE
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage 81,000 miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State VA

Consumer Description

DRIVING (2013 X3 28I) VEHICLE WITHOUT CONCERNS, INCIDENTS OR WARNINGS UNTIL THE OIL PRESSURE WARNING" LIGHT CAME ON. SLOWING DOWN TO TRY AND MAKE IT THE MILE LEFT TO MAKE IT HOME. AFTER THE "OIL PRESSURE WARNING" CAME ONE, LESS THAN A MINUTE LATER THERE WAS A "DRIVE-TRAIN MALFUNCTION" WARNING. NOW LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO PULL OVER, IT WAS LESS THAN ANOTHER MINUTE WHEN CAR LOCKED UP AND STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. LIVING ON A CURVY ROAD, I WAS IN A VERY BAD SITUATION, DUE TO BEING BETWEEN TWO CURVES, JUST AFTER DARK. CAR WOULD NOT START OR GO INTO NEUTRAL. IT HAS BEEN 10 WEEKS AND CAR DIAGNOSIS HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. WITHOUT WARNINGS AND TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE. I WAS NOT HURT IN ANY WAY, AND THANKFULLY SOMEONE STOPPED TO BLOCK THE CURVE SO PEOPLE WOULD SLOW DOWN. I WAS STUCK WAITING FOR HELP FOR AN HOUR. TOW-TRUCK DRIVER COULDN'T GET INTO NEUTRAL TO LOAD ON HIS TRUCK. I DID BUY THIS AS A 1 OWNER, LEASE RETURN, AND PUT THE TOP ASC WARRANTY ON IT. THE OWNER OF A QUALITY IMPORT REPAIR SHOP SAYS HE HAS NO IDEA AND HAS NEVER COME ACROSS ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE. SHORT OF PULLING EVERYTHING APART TO TRY AND FIGURE OUT A SPECIFIC PROBLEM, HE DOES NOT WANT TO TRY AND REPAIR IT. GOING TO HAVE TO TOW IT TO THE DEALER AND HOPE THEY WILL GIVE SOME ANSWERS. 10 WEEKS AND NO CLOSER TO AN ANSWER THAN ON DAY ONE.

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