NHTSA Complaint #11289192 — 2019 BMW X3

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 11289192
Vehicle 2019 BMW X3
Component ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage 6,500 miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State WV

Consumer Description

THE ISSUE IS BECOMING MORE SYSTEMIC AND OCCURS MORE OFTEN. ISSUE IS AS FOLLOWS: 1) WHILE DRIVING, DIGITAL INSTRUMENTATION WILL GO COMPLETELY BLANK FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. THIS INCLUDES SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER, CLOCK, CRUISE CONTROL INFORMATION. BASICALLY, ANYTHING THAT IS ON THE SCREEN DISAPPEARS. 2) IN ADDITION TO THE INSTRUMENTATION MALFUNCTION, THE FOLLOWING SYSTEM FAILURES ARE INTERMITTENTLY OCCURRING (NO PATTERN DETECTED YET): ALL WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM FAILURE (WHILE DRIVING) - WHEN DISPLAY DOES RESUME, VEHICLE WARNING SYSTEM INDICATES THE VEHICLE MAY BE DRIVEN, BUT THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM IS INOPERATIVE. PARK DISTANCE CONTROL (OCCURRED WHILE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY) - WHEN DISPLAY DOES RESUME, VEHICLE WARNING SYSTEM INDICATES PDC SYSTEM IS INOPERATIVE. AUTO START/STOP FEATURE (OCCURRED WHILE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY) - WHILE AT A STOP AND THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE ENGINE DID SHUT DOWN INCORRECT AVERAGE MILEAGE DISPLAY - NORMAL MPG FOR THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AROUND 24.2. VEHICLE WAS REPORTING AN AVERAGE MPG OF 9.7 PRIOR TO ONE FAILURE.

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