2013 BMW X3 Electrical System Problems

The contact's daughter owns a 2013 BMW X3. The contact stated that the vehicle was included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V608000 (Engine and Engine Cooling, Electrical System). The contact took the vehicle to the dealer for the recall repair; however, the dealer found no signs of contamination and installed a water pump connector cap. The contact stated that a month after the repair, the engine was overheating while idling, and there was while smoke coming from the engine with an unknown warning light on the instrument panel. Due to the failure, the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, where the water pump and the battery were replaced. The mechanic informed the contact that the water pump connector cap was faulty and had caused the failure. The contact was reminded by his wife of the water pump recall and that the connector cap was replaced due to the recall. Despite...

The contact owns a 2013 BMW X3. The contact stated that after starting the vehicle, smoke was noticed leaking from under the hood. The contact stated that after she opened the hood, the vehicle caught on fire. No warning lights were illuminated. In addition, the contact stated that she and a neighbor had extinguished the fire utilizing a fire extinguisher. No police report was filed. The fire department did not arrive on scene. The vehicle was not towed. The vehicle was not deemed a total loss. The contact was burned on her hand however, she did not seek medical attention. Upon further inspection, the contact noticed that spark plug wires and other unknown parts were burned. The contact stated that the vehicle was previously seen by a local dealer for recall repair; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed with any recall-related failures and was diagnosed as needing a timing change...

The contact called on behalf of the owner of a 2013 BMW X3. The contact stated that the owner received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V608000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). The contact stated that while her mother was driving 60 MPH, the vehicle jerked, with an abnormal sound coming from the engine before the engine seized. The message "Service Engine" was displayed. After several attempts, the vehicle was able to restart; however, an abnormal sound was coming from the engine. The vehicle was towed to the residence. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact had received the notification after the failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 116,262.

The contact owns a 2013 BMW X3. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V608000 (Engine and Engine Cooling, Electrical System); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact stated that for the past several months the vehicle needed several attempts before the vehicle started. The contact called a dealer and was informed that parts were not available. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 114,000. Parts distribution disconnect.

The contact owns a 2013 BMW X3. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V608000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer was made aware of the issue. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact stated that while driving 65 MPH, the vehicle started to lose motive power. The vehicle displayed a message to reduce the speed as the vehicle was losing motive power. The contact merged to the side of the road and contacted a tow truck company; however, before the tow truck arrived, the contact was able to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed with turbo failure. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure...

There has been no communication from bmw regarding the engine coolant pump recall besides the initial notice of the recall. I have not been able to drive my vehicle for almost 3 months because the engine coolant pump could leak onto electrical components and cause a fire. I have been unable to obtain a loaner vehicle during this time and this is affecting my livelihood.

The contact owns a 2013 BMW X3. The contact stated while driving approximately 40 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The contact stated that the engine overheating warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that there was an abnormal odor in the cabin of the vehicle. The contact was unable to restart the vehicle. The contact had the vehicle towed to the dealer. The dealer diagnosed the vehicle and determined that low oil pressure had damaged the engine and the entire engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The contact had received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V608000 (Engine and Engine Cooling, Electrical System). The contact related the failure to the recall. The failure mileage was approximately 139,000.

The contact owns a 2013 BMW X3. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V608000 (Engine and Engine Cooling, Electrical System); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

The contact owned a 2013 BMW X3. The contact stated while driving 45 MPH, there was smoke coming from the engine compartment and the vehicle suddenly lost automotive power. The contact exited the vehicle and discovered a fire on the water pump. The fire spread throughout the entire vehicle causing major cosmetic damage. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an auto body shop where it was determined that the vehicle was totaled. The contact was notified that the VIN was included in the NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V608000 (Engine and Engine Cooling, Electrical System). The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

The contact owns a 2013 BMW X3. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V608000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

The contact owns a 2013 BMW X3. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, an unknown message displayed, and the vehicle lost motive power. The check engine warning light was illuminated. Additionally, the low brake fluid message displayed intermittently even when the brake fluid level was not low. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, where it was determined that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. Upon investigation, the contact discovered that the VIN was included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V608000 (Engine and Engine Cooling, Electrical System); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was opened. The failure mileage was approximately 130,000.

While being parked with the engine off and in a covered condominium garage for 12 days, my 2013 BMW X3 caught fire and burned until the fire fighters extinguished the fire. The engine burnt to the point of virtually disintegrating. Other areas of the car suffered extensive damage because of the heat but the insurance investigation established that the fire originated in the engine compartment. The car in the next parking spot also was a total loss and the building had damages. Fortunately, there were no injuries. The engine had been replaced by BMW, at an authorized dealer, in November of 2021 as part of a class action suit settlement. Therefore, although the car had approximately 76000 miles, the engine had only about 7000 miles. The last service it had was a regular oil change on October 6, 2022. The fire department investigation and a third party investigation contracted by...

My wife was driving the car (her main, work car) with our 13 year old. She called me upset and told me that the car would barely move. This was disturbing. She was in heavy traffic. Also the car has been mostly reliable and we only have above 120k on the vehicle after almost 10 years. My wife slowly made it down busy Stocton Blvd. A few hundred feet and safely made it to a business parking lot. I came ASAP. (20min later). There was a message from the car - "Drive Train malfunction " it looked very serious. (Note: My wife is about the best, skillful and careful driver I know. Especially for a person originally from foreign country (China). I gave my wife and child my car and took over the situation. The car would only putt along at 5 mph. So with my emergency flashers on I...

WHEN AT STOP LIGHT THE CAR STALLS OR WHEN I'M AT A STOP SIGN STALLS ENGINE VERY DANGEROUS AND DEVELOPED ANXIETY DRIVING IT, GUST WEEK OIL CAN OUT BACK AND ODD ENGIN SOUND MAKING NOISE, IT HAD TO GET TOWED BUT IRA TOYOTA SUCKERED ME. THEY CAN'T GET IN THE ENGINE TO INSPECT IT. I CAN'T DRIVE IT ON HIGHWAYS AT ALL SCARED IT WILL ENGINE STOP

AUGUST 10, 2020. I WAS DRIVING TO THE STORE ABUT 10 MILES FROM HOME ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY AND MY 2013 BMW X328I, SUDDENLY STARTED TO GO CRAZY IN A MANNER THAT I NEVER EXPERIENCED BEFORE A LOT OF LIGHTS SUCH AS, (ENGINE, ABS, DSC, DTC, BRAKES,POWERTRAIN, AND STIMULATION. THE VEHICLE BECAME NON-DRIVABLE AND A SAFETY HAZARDOUS IN NATURE THAT IT ALMOST CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I ACT IN A EMERGENCY STATE OF MIND AND WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A NEARBY PARKING LOT AT 15315 MERRY CAT LN, BELLE HAVEN, VA 23306. I PROCEEDED IN CALLING THE AAA TOWING COMPANY TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO MY PLACE OF RESIDENT. *DT *TR

MY [XXX] NOW I'M GOING THROUGH SOMETHING VERY DIFFERENT IM BUY A CAR IN THE YEAR 2017 MARCH 20 I SPOKE THE SALE MANAGER REPRESENTATIVE ABOUT THE CAR COMBINATION OF MY CAR HIS NAME IS [XXX] EVERYTHING WAS FINE WELL MY CAR HAS BEEN DAMAGE SINCE 2017 BY THE MECHANIC OF THE G0GGIN BMW TREASURE COAST 4429 S US HWY 1 FT PIERCE FL 34982, TEI 429-8300 ...MY CAR NOW SERIOUS DAMAGE DON'T KNOWI IWAS GOING TO START A MOTOR SO OTHER MECHANIC TELL ME I HAVE TO REPLACE ENGINE I SIGN A 72 MONTH CONTRACT INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *CC *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2013 BMW X3 ON I-280 FREEWAY SOUTHBOUND AROUND 11AM 6/10/2020, ALL OF SUDDEN MY CAR SHOWS BATTERY DISCHARGE RESULTED IN LOST OF POWER,WHEN THE SUV WAS AT 104,000 MILES. WITHIN 30 SECONDS, THE DRIVETRAIN MALFUNCTION WARNING ENGAGED. THE CAR BEGAN SHUTTING DOWN WHILE THEY WERE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY NAVIGATE ACROSS TWO LANES OF MERGING TRAFFIC TO GET OFF THE ROAD BEFORE THE ENGINE DIED. THE SITUATION COULD HAVE GONE VERY DIFFERENTLY WITH DISASTROUS RESULTS, SO I QUICKLY MANEUVERED THE VEHICLE AND PULLED OVER ON THE EMERGENCY PARKING LINE ON THE FREEWAY

ON 6/23/20, AT APPROX., 6:15 AM, MY 2013 BMW X3 VEHICLE (APPROX. 68,000 MILES) LOST ENGINE POWER AS I WAS ATTEMPTING TO PULL OUT FROM A BUSY AND CONGESTED N/B 215 FREEWAY (NEAR THE W/B 10 FREEWAY EXCHANGE) IN COLTON, CALIFORNIA. PRIOR TO LOSING ENGINE POWER, AND AT ABOUT LESS THAN ONE MINUTES BEFORE, MY VEHICLE'S LOW OIL LIGHT SENSOR HAD COME ON, THEN QUICKLY CHANGED TO A DRIVETRAIN MALFUNCTION SENSOR -- WARNING ME TO DRIVE MODERATELY, BUT THAT WAS MEANINGLESS BECAUSE MY VEHICLE HAD ALREADY BEGAN TO LOSE ENGINE POWER. I SLID TO A SLOW STOP INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE OF THE FREEWAY AFTER CUTTING OFF NUMEROUS VEHICLES BEHIND ME IN AN EFFORT TO MAKE IT OFF THE FREEWAY.

1. WARNING DRIVE TRAIN MALFUNCTION 2. DROVE MODERATELY ON WAY DRIVING IN TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR 3. OIL PRESSURE LOW STOP OR RISK DAMAGE TO ENGINE 4. PULLED OVER, HAD IT TOWED TO BMW 5. THEY CALLED THE NEXT MORNING STATING IT WAS 17,000 MOL DUE TO ENGINE BEING DAMAGED AFTER FRAGMENTS WENT IN FROM TIMING CHAIN 6. INSURANCE ADJUSTER WENT OUT AND CONQUERED BMW ISSUE TIMING CHAIN BROKE EFFECTING ENGINE OIL PUMP AND BATTERY 7. ENGINE INOPERABLE FUCNTIONALLY TOTALED CAR WAITING FOR BMW N AMERICA CASEMNGR TO RETURN MY CALL AND HOPEFULLY OFFER TO EXTEND WARRANTY OR OFFER GOOD WILL AND FIX -REPAIR ENGINE AND ALL RELATED TO MALFUNCTION 8. FOUND OUT USA CONSUMER CLASS ACTION SUIT IS CURRENTLY UNDER WAY FILED 12/12/19 AGAINST BMW FOR TIMING CHAIN ENGINE ISSUE... STILL WITHOUT RELIEF OR VEHICLE AND NO PERSONAL FUNDS TO GET CAR BACK AGAIN HOPING FOR RELIEF FROM BMW!

MY 2013 X BMW WAS GIVING A MESSAGE ON THE DASH BOARD STATING IF I STOP THE ENGINE I MAY NOT BE ABLE TO RE-START THE CAR. ON APRIL 17, 2019 I DROVE TO PRIME MOTOR GROUP BMW OF NORWOOD, MA FOR SERVICE. I WAS TOLD THAT THE REPLACE A PART AND THE CAR CANNOT START, AT THIS POINT I WAS GETTING AN E-MAIL FROM THE DEALER WITH AN ESTIMATE COST OF CLOSE TO $5,500 TO REPAIR IT. AT THE TIME TAKING THE CAR FOR THE PROBLEM, THERE WERE 5 RECALLS PENDING FOR MY CAR THAT NEEDED IMMEDIATE ATTENTION REPAIR, BUT THE RECALLS WAS KEPT SECRET FROM ME UNTIL ON APRIL 24, 2019 I TOWED THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE BATTERY FOR $525 AS I WAS TOLL BY THE SERVICE COUNSELOR TO GET THAT START BACK. AS OFF NOW, MY CAR IS STILL SEATING AT THE...

STEERING DRIVES OFF THE ROAD TIRES BLEW. AIRBAGS RECALL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BMW X3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WARNING INDICATORS FLASHED FOR THE OIL PRESSURE LOW AND DRIVE TRAIN, AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO COAST AND RANDOMLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE AND DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT METAL SHAVINGS WERE IN THE OIL. FURTHER DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WAS REQUIRED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO A SECOND INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR FURTHER TESTING. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

I WAS DRIVING NORTHBOUND ON CT-104 LONG RIDGE ROAD, A 2-LANE STATE ROAD ON MONDAY JUNE 22ND, 2015 AROUND 8AM. I WAS TRAVELING FROM STAMFORD CT TO BEDFORD. ABOUT MIDWAY ON LONG RIDGE ROAD DRIVING AT AROUND 25PMH AT MILLERS MILL INTERSECTION THE CAR STALLED. I WOULD SEE I WAS IN MIDDLE OF MY NORTHBOUND LANE THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS WERE ON, BUT SPEEDOMETER WAS AT 0 RPM AND KNEW THE ENGINE HAD DIED, I IMMEDIATELY TRIED RESTARTING THE ENGINE. WHILE THE ENGINE CRANKED, I WAS IN PARK, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT KICK IN DESPITE TURNING OVER. AFTER REPEATED TRIES, AND BEING UNABLE TO MOVE OFF THE LANE, I PRESSED BMW SOS BUTTON. I HAD TURNED ON MY FLASHERS. CARS WERE RACING IN MY LANE AND STOPPING BEFORE GETTING TO MY CAR REAR-END. I KNEW I WAS IN A HAZARD ZONE. BUT THIS A CELL-PHONE DEAD ZONE. IN ANY CASE BMW...

ON APRIL 5TH, 2015 AT 10:00AM. I DROVE MY CAR TO CHURCH (20 MIN DRIVE / 10 MILES @ 35-60MPH SPEED) WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS OR INDICATION OF ISSUES. AT 11:15AM I WAS IN ROUTE TO GO HOME TRAVELING ABOUT 35MPH. WHEN I REACHED A STOP LIGHT...MY CARS ECO-TECHNOLOGY KICKED IN, AND IT TURNED OFF. NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY ON ANY OTHER DAY EXCEPT THAT DAY. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THE ABD LIGHT CAME ON, AND ALERTS INDICATING MY TRANSMISSION WAS MALFUNCTIONING AND MY BRAKES WEREN'T WORKING. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, MY VEHICLE DID NOT TURN ON. IT SHUT OFF AND WOULD NOT RESTART. AFTER 5 MINUTES OF BEING IDLE IN THE MIDDLE OF ONGOING TRAFFIC AND ME PANIC-KINGLY PRESSING BUTTONS ON MY KEY AND ON THE DASH...MY CAR OUT OF NO WHERE... TURNED BACK ON. BUT MY CAR WAS LIKE IN A "SAFE MODE", I COULD NOT...

THE REAR HATCH DOOR OPENS UNEXPECTEDLY. THIS HAS OCCURRED ABOUT 6 TIMES IN THE LAST 1-1/2 YEARS. IT LAST OCCURRED ON AUG. 3 AND OUR DOG -- WHO WAS SITTING IN THE REAR OF THE CAR -- FELL OUT OF THE CAR AS WE WERE DRIVING. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME OUR DOG HAS ABRUPTLY FALLEN OR JUMPED OUT OF THE CAR DUE TO THE HATCH UNEXPECTEDLY OPENING WHILE WE WERE DRIVING. THE PROBLEM: 1) MY WIFE AND I BOTH HAVE KEYS TO THE CAR. THE KEYS ELECTRONICALLY LOCK & UNLOCK THE DOORS. 2) WE PARKED THE CAR ON THE STREET, AND I LOCKED THE CAR SUCCESSFULLY WITH MY SET OF KEYS. 3) MY WIFE LEFT HER KEYS IN THE CAR. THE CAR REMAINED LOCKED. 4) AFTER AN HOUR, WE ARRIVED BACK AT THE CAR AND I OPENED THE BACK HATCH WITH MY KEYS IN MY POCKET. 5) AFTER THE...

ON FEBRUARY OF 2013 WHILE I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING LOT, THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER STARTED BY ITSELF AND SPRAYED ALL THE WASH FLUID UNTIL THE TANK DRAINED AND KEPT MAKING A LOUD NOISE (AUDIBLE FROM INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE CAR) EVEN AFTER I TURNED OFF THE CAR ENGINE. I TOOK THE CAR TO A DEALER AND I WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM IS DUE TO FAULTY JUNCTION BOX. IT TOOK THEM TWO WEEKS TO GET A NEW JUNCTION BOX & REPLACE IT. AFTER ONE YEAR, ON FEBRUARY 7 2014, THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED BUT THIS TIME IT IS THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPER THAT STARTED BY ITSELF, DRAINED THE WASH FLUID TANK AND KEPT MAKING A LOUD NOISE. TOOK THE CAR TO A DEALER THE SAME DAY & I'M STILL WAITING FOR MY CAR TO BE FIXED. I WAS TOLD BMW IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE...

CPSC: I1410202A. 2012 BMW X3. CONSUMER STATED THE HEATED STEERING WHEEL HEATS UP TO 105 DEGREES WHICH IS UNSAFE AND HAS TO BE TURNED OFF MANUALLY. *LN THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH HEATED STEERING WHEEL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BMW X3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER WOULD NOT STOP AND IT DRAINED THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE PARTS SENT OUT TO CORRECT THIS FAILURE BUT THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS STILL LOOKING INTO CORRECTING THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 740. *TR