NHTSA Complaint #11172837 — 2013 BMW X3

JAN/25/2019 4P CST, WIFE WAS DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, CAR SHOWED "ENGINE OIL PRESSURE LOW" WARNING, AND THEN STALLED AT THE INTERSECTION OF 15TH ST SE AND 5TH ST SE, MINNESOTA, MN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MOTORWERKS BMW SERVICE DEPT, 1300 AMERICAN BLVD W, BLOOMINGTON, MN 55420. SERVICE ADVISOR, LORREN, SUGGESTED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE, AND HAS CAUSED CATASTROPHIC, IRREPARABLE DAMAGE TO THE MOTOR, AND A NEW MOTOR WOULD BE REQUIRED. NOW, I'M NO CAR EXPERT, BUT THERE 1 THING FOR SURE THAT THERE NO WAY A TIMING CHAIN SHOULD JUST BREAK LIKE THAT, AND DESTROY THE ENGINE, UNLESS THERE A MAJOR DESIGN FLAW SO, I DID SOME DIGGING, AND THERE ARE A LOT OF SIMILAR CASES FOR 2013 X3 28I WITH N20 MOTORS. IT SEEMS LIKE BMW HAS AWARE OF THE DESIGN FLAW, AND BMW REDESIGNED THE PROBLEM COMPONENTS, HAD EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 7YRS/70K MILES, BUT NEVER ISSUED A SAFETY RECALL. THIS ISSUE IS SO WIDESPREAD THAT THERE'S ALREADY A CLASS ACTION FILED FOR THIS ISSUE - HTTP://BMWENGINEFAILURECLASSACTION.COM/ SOME REPORTS: HTTPS://DEFECTIVECONSUMERPRODUCTS.WORDPRESS.COM/2017/05/08/BMW-N20-N26-ENGINE-TIMING-CHAIN-ANDOR-OIL-PUMP-DRIVE-CHAIN-COMPONENT-FAILURE/ HTTP://BMWENGINEFAILURECLASSACTION.COM/?FBCLID=IWAR3-WGGD2DJJSWTIPHSQSUM9AVL43Q3LP3ZWJEQREXN3LUXIPQAR2V2O9YK HTTPS://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/NEWS/2017/BMW-N20-N26-ENGINE-LAWSUIT-BLAMES-TIMING-CHAINS.SHTML HTTP://WWW.CARPROBLEMZOO.COM/BMW/X3/ENGINE-FAILURE-PROBLEMS.PHP HTTPS://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/BMW/X3/2013/ENGINE/BROKEN_TIMING_CHAIN_GUIDE.SHTML HTTPS://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/PAGES/CATEGORY/COMMUNITY/BMW-PROBLEM-TIMING-CHAIN-293617047394760/ HTTP://WWW.RIGHTFOOTDOWN.COM/CARS/AUTOMOTIVE-NEWS/BMW-REDESIGNS-N20-TIMING-CHAIN-COMPONENTS-N26-TOO/ HTTPS://WWW.BIMMERFEST.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=901376 HTTPS://WWW.BIMMERFEST.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=912547 HTTPS://X3.XBIMMERS.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=1496333