2013 BMW X1 SAV Engine Problems

WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 65MPH CAR LOSS POWER CHECK ENGINE LIGHT.MOTOR RADDLE,HAD RAPID DECLARATION LOSS ALL POWER ALMOST GOT HIT FROM REAREND WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF HIGHWAY I WAS IN SLOW LANE.JUST PURCHASED THIS CAR . .CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SAID SAFE TO DRIVE.TOOK BACK TO A CAR DEALER.CAR HAD TURBO MALFUNCTION WASTE GATE ACTUATOR.THIS IS PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE CHECK

WE WERE DRIVING ALONG THE NORTHERN STATE PARKWAY WHEN ALL THE VEHICLES INDICATOR LIGHTS BEGAN FLASHING, THE SPEED AND RPM NEEDLE STOPPED WORKING, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THE NAVIGATION EVENTUALLY BLACKED OUT, AND THE CAR LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING. AS WE DRIFTED TOWARD THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THE CAR TURNED ON AGAIN BUT ALL LIGHTS IN THE CAR CONTINUED FLASHING UNTIL THE CAR SHUT OFF ONCE AND FOR ALL. THE CARS COMPUTER WOULD NOT COMMUNICATE WITH DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT BROUGHT TO THE SCENE. A BOTTLE OF WATER WAS FOUND OPEN NEAR THE MODULES IN THE TRUNK AND CONFIRMED TO BE THE CAUSE OF ELECTRICAL DAMAGE WHICH DISABLED THE VEHICLE. WATER IN THE TRUNK OF BMW X1 CAUSES VEHICLE TO BECOME INOPERABLE WHILE DRIVING. BECAUSE OF THE PLACEMENT OF THE VULNERABLE ELECTRONICS IN THE BOTTOM OF THE CARGO AREAS. -INSTRUMENT FAILURES -LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE -VEHICLE WILL...

DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON A SIDE STREET, GOING ABOUT 25MPH. REDUCED ENGINE SPEED LIGHT CAME ON AND A FEW SECONDS LATER THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY. MANAGED TO CREEP THE CAR TO THE CURB BEFORE SHUT DOWN. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED. MECHANIC SAID TIMING GUARD AND CHAIN WENT, ENGINE IS DEAD AT APPROXIMATELY 78,000 MILES. BMW NORTH AMERICA WAS CONTACTED TWICE. I WAS TOLD BASICALLY THAT I WAS OUT OF LUCK. NEEDS A NEW MOTOR. USED MOTOR TO COST $11K INSTALLED. STILL OWE MONEY ON LOAN.

ENGINE FAILED ON 2013 BMW X1 35I (E84 MODEL, N55 ENGINE) AT 86,000 MILES. ALL MAINTENANCE PERFORMS BY BMW DEALERSHIP. ENGINED FAILED AS CAR WAS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET. ENGINE WOULD NOT START AFTER INCIDENT. CAR WAS TOWED TO LOCAL BMW DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED THAT ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGH, AND OBSERVED METAL SHAVINGS IN THE OIL PAN. THEY RECOMMENDED A NEW ENGINE ($25K+), FOR THIS 5 YEAR OLD PREMIUM VEHICLE.

ELECTRIC WATER PUMP AND THERMOSTAT FAILURE AT 51,600 MILES. ENGINE/RAD FAN BEGAN TO CYCLE ERRATICALLY; WOULD NOT BLOW HOT AIR TO HEAT INSIDE CABIN, AND GOT A SYSTEM MESSAGE DISPLAY WARNING OF CAR OVER-HEATING AND TO PULL OVER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BMW X1. WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (BMW OF ARLINGTON 1105 E LAMAR BLVD ARLINGTON TX 76011 817-461-9222) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHOCK SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION GOES FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL. HAPPENED THREE TIMES AND WAS ABLE TO PUT CAR IN PARK, TURNED THE CAR OFF THEN BACK ON AND WORKED NORMALLY. TWO DAYS LATER IT HAPPENS AGAIN APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AND 2 MINUTES BEFORE TAKING THE HIGHWAY AND THIS TIME THE CAR WILL NOT START. THE TRANSMISSION IS ENGAGED (REAR WILL WILL NOT MOVE) WITH THE ENGINE SO BEFORE TOWING THE PROCESS TO ALLOWING TOWING IS IMPLEMENTED. TAKEN TO BMW AND THEY SAY ITS NEED A NEW ENGINE. THEY SAID THERE WERE NO ERROR CODES. NO ANALYSIS OF ANY COMPONENT WAS COMPLETED EXCEPT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OVER.

BMW X1 LEASED IN MAY 2013: SDRIVE 28I *1ST DEFECT NOTICED: NAV SCREEN & INTERIOR LIGHTING WOULD CUT OFF. COULD NOT BE RESTARTED.CONTINUED THROUGHOUT THE OTHER DEFECTS/*ENGINE FAILURE AT HWY SPEEDS:GENERALLY FOLLOWING NAVIGATION BLACK-OUTS- ENGINE, WITHOUT WARNING, CUT OFF WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE INTERSTATE. /*ENGINE FAILURE WITH FULL ELECTRICAL & LIGHTING FAILURE- NO POWER STEERING- NIGHT TIME/*AUTO START STOP-VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKES IN TRAFFIC/*UNPROMPTED ACCELERATION /*BRAKE FAILURE 100% /*GEAR SHIFTER WOULD NOT REMAIN IN SELECTED P, D, N, R UPON SELECTION/*GEAR SHIFTER-"RANDOMLY" SHIFT INTO OTHER GEAR SELECTIONS WHILE DRIVING AT ALL SPEEDS./*POWER SURGES- VEHICLE WOULD RANDOMLY CHARGE THEN NOT CHARGE IPHONE ( COMPATIBLE MODEL) / WOULD ALSO SEND POWER SURGES TO HEATED SEATS WHEN NOT ON, HEATED SEAT BUTTON NOT LIT UP- WOULD CAUSE SEATS TO BECOME EXTREMELY HOT TO WHERE, IF I COULDN'T EXIT THE VEHICLE, I WOULD HAVE TO TURN ON THE AIR (WOULD...

I STARTED THE ENGINE, THE CAR STARTED SHAKING AND: "ENGINE MALFUNCTION: REDUCED ENGINE POWER. SAFE TO CONTINUE, DRIVE WITH CAUTION. PLEASE TAKE VEHICLE TO NEAREST SERVICE CENTER." I OPENED THE HOOD AND THE ENGINE WAS CLEARLY SHAKING PERIODICALLY. I CALLED A FRIEND AND THEY SAID IT MIGHT BE AN INJECTION PROBLEM, AMONG SEVERAL OTHER POTENTIAL ISSUES. I DECIDED TO DRIVE IT ON THE HIGHWAY TO TRY AND GET TO THE NEAREST BMW DEALERSHIP (45 MILES AWAY), AND AFTER ABOUT 10 MILES (GOING ABOUT 50 MPH) IT GOT REALLY BAD. IT STARTED TO SHAKE SO MUCH I HAD TO PULL OVER QUICKLY - AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE, I STAYED IN THE RIGHT LANE KNOWING THAT I MIGHT HAVE TO PULL OVER. I COULD HAVE EASILY GOTTEN INTO AN ACCIDENT WERE I IN THE LEFT OR MIDDLE LANES BECAUSE OF THE DRASTIC REDUCTION IN SPEED. I THEN GOT THE CAR TOWED TO...