NHTSA Complaint #11575026 — 2018 BMW X1 ENGINE

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11575026
Vehicle	2018 BMW X1
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	January 1, 2024
Date Filed	March 2, 2024
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	GA

Consumer Description

Car does not idle when first starts. Shifting into reverse causes car to nearly stall. To avoid this, I have to touch the accelerator with extra pressure which causes the car to jerk uncontrollably backwards. This is a known fault on X1 BMW’s. BMW requires $300-500 to complete a software update with no guarantee this will correct the problem. The software update was completed once before in 2019 and the problem persists. They are asking for another payment for another update with no guarantee.

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