2007 BMW X3 Sav Engine Problems

MY VEHICLE IS UNDER TWO RECALLS: 17V605 17V683 AS RECOMMENDED, I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN TO THE BMW DEALER FOR THE RECALLS. THE DEALER RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO ME STATING THAT THE REMEDY FOR THE RECALL WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. SINCE THAT TIME, I CONTINUE TO RECEIVE RECALL NOTICES FROM BMW FOR THE SAME RECALL NUMBERS. YOUR DATABASE SHOWS THAT FOR BOTH RECALLS: "RECALL INCOMPLETE/REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE". I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THE "REMEDY" IS "NOT YET AVAILABLE". CAN YOU TELL ME WHEN BMW PROJECTS A "REMEDY" TO BE AVAILABLE TO CORRECT BOTH RECALLS? IT SEEMS LIKE THE TECHNICAL RESOLUTION OF THESE ISSUES WOULD BE FAIRLY STRAIGHTFORWARD, ALBEIT SOMEWHAT EXPENSIVE, FOR BMW TO PROCESS. THANK YOU- [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *PM

NHTSA ID

11123837

Incident

Dec 31, 2017

I RECIEVED A RECALL FOR PVC VALVE HEATER LAST YEAR DEC 2017 UNTIL NOW APRIL 20 2018 MY CAR IS NOT FIX AND I GET OVERHEAT WHEN MY CAR IS STUCK ON TRAFFIC.

NHTSA ID

11089177

Incident

Apr 20, 2018

ALL FOUR ENGINE MOUNTING BOLTS ARE SHEARED AND COMPLETELY BROKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN ANY KIND OF ACCIDENT AND NO OTHER ISSUES I.E. ENGINE TAKEN OUT AND REUSAGE OF BOLTS, ETC. THE ENGINE WAS SITTING ON THE SURROUNDING CHASSIS. THIS CAUSED THE ENGINE HEAD TO CRACK AND OIL LEAKING ONTO THE EXHAUST

NHTSA ID

11079526

Incident

Mar 8, 2018

Mileage

110,000 mi

RIGHT FRONT MOTOR MOUNT BRACKET BOLTS SHEARED OFF. 3 OF THE 4 BOLTS WERE SHEARED OFF, AND IF THE 4TH HAD SHEARED BEFORE WE GOT IT TO THE REPAIR SHOP THIS WOULD HAVE CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. IF IT HAD HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING THIS WOULD HAVE ABSOLUTELY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10933794

Incident

Dec 3, 2016

Mileage

147,000 mi

MY 2007 BMW X3 (E83) FRONT PASSENGER SIDE, "ENGINE MOUNT BRACKET BOLTS" SNAPPED WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE. AT LEAST 3 OF THE 4 ALUMINUM BOLTS SNAPPED DURING NORMAL VEHICLE OPERATION WHICH RESULTED IN MY ENGINE RESTING ON THE VEHICLES WATER PUMP AND EVENTUALLY CAUSING THE WATER PUMP TO FAIL. MY MECHANIC NOTICED THE SNAPPED BOLTS WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO INSTALL A NEW WATER PUMP. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE TO HAVE HALF YOUR ENGINE NOT PROPERLY MOUNTED DOWN AND SHOULD BE A FACTORY RECALL. JUST THINK OF THE DAMAGE A FRONT END COLLISION CAN COST WITH THAT PART OF THE ENGINE ABLE TO MOVE FREELY. ON THE MICRO SIDE IT COST ME A WATER PUMP. HOWEVER IT COULD HAVE DONE MORE DAMAGE. PLEASE RECALL THIS!!! NUMEROUS PEOPLE ONLINE ARE REPORTING THE SAME FAILURE. IT'S A VERY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING MALFUNCTION THAT COULD BE AVOIDED BY BMW. THE PROBLEM IS GALVANIZED CORROSION BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT METALS OVER TIME. THE BOLTS ARE ALUMINUM, AND THE ENGINE MOUNTS ARE MAGNESIUM-ALUMINUM MIX. I BELIEVE IT IS THE MAGNESIUM THAT IS CAUSING THE FAILURE. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF FIXES. 1-EASY FIX WOULD BE TO TAKE STEEL BOLTS AND COAT THEM WITH ALUMINUM (THE ALUMINUM WILL SLOW CORROSION AND THE STEEL WILL STRENGTHEN THE BOLT WITHOUT GIVING WAY TO GALVANIZED CORROSION). 2-OTHER FIX WOULD BE TO MAKE THE BOLTS OF THE EXACT SAME MIXTURE AS THE ENGINE BLOCK (MAGNESIUM AND ALUMINUM) NOT JUST ALUMINUM. THE BOLTS STILL WONT BE AS STRONG AS THE STEEL (ALUMINUM) COATED BOLTS.

NHTSA ID

10897394

Incident

Aug 17, 2016

Mileage

116,000 mi

WHEN I PULLED THE COVER PLATE OFF LEADING TO THE ENGINE MOUNT ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT SIDE OF THE ENGINE, A SHEARED BOLT FELL OUT. AS I SEARCH TO WHERE IT CAME FROM I NOTICED IT WAS ONE OF THE FOUR BOLTS HOLDING THE ENGINE MOUNT TO THE ENGINE. ONE THING TO MENTION ABOUT THE BOLT IS THAT IS MADE OF ALUMINUM. IT SEEMS COMPLETELY INADEQUATE FOR A HIGH STRESS AREA LIKE AN ENGINE MOUNT. I CANNOT TELL YOU WHEN EXACTLY THE BOLT FAILED, LIKELY IN MOTION AT SOME POINT BETWEEN 70K AND 80K MILES.

NHTSA ID

10864942

Incident

May 7, 2016

Mileage

70,000 mi

DRIVING WITH 85000 MILES ON IT AND IT JUST JUMPS WHEN YOU PUSH THE GAS. HOPS LIKE A BUNNY. THEN IT TAKES OFF LIKE A RACE CAR...WHICH IS DANGEROUS IF A CAR IS IN FRONT OF MY AND I SLAM INTO THEM. THIS PROBLEM HAS CAME AND WENT OVER WEEKS NOW. HAD CODES CHECKED. THERE ARE NO VACCUM LEAKS OR ANYTHING. I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING ISSUES WITH THIS. ITS DANGEROUS AND UNACCEPTABLE OF BMW.

NHTSA ID

10852315

Incident

Jan 25, 2016

Mileage

85,000 mi

"TAKATA RECALL" WHILE DRIVING KNOCK SENSOR KEPT TRIPPING ON THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD IT REPLACED KNOCK SENSOR KEPT TRIPPING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AFTER MECHANICS CHECK MORE INTO IT ALL FOUR ENGINE MOUNT BOLTS WERE SNAPPED OFF ENGINE WAS PRETTY MUCH REST AGAINST THE EXHAUST THEY WERE THE FACTORY BOLTS MADE OF ALUMINUM.

NHTSA ID

10823846

Incident

Feb 2, 2016

Mileage

119,000 mi

I HAVE A 2007 BMW X3 WITH BOTH REAR SPRING BROKEN NEVER HAVE I SEEN THIS AND ALSO ALL FOUR ENGINE MOUNT BOLTS ARE SNAPPED. I'M THE ONLY ONE THAT DRIVES IT, SO I KNOW NOTHING TRAUMATIC HAS HAPPENED TO IT.

NHTSA ID

10783690

Incident

Oct 20, 2015

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 72 IN ILLINOIS, WE NOTED A LOW COOLANT LEVEL LIGHT. CHECKED THE OWNER'S MANUAL, AND IT STATED THAT THIS WAS NOT A MAJOR ISSUE, BUT WE SHOULD CHECK IT AT THE NEXT OPPORTUNITY. COINCIDENTALLY, THE OTHER PARTY WE WERE TRAVELING WITH ASKED IF WE WANTED TO STOP FOR COFFEE AT A LOCATION 1.5 MILES OFF THE INTERSTATE. WHEN WE STOPPED, THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT WENT OFF. BEFORE GETTING BACK ON THE ROAD, NOTICED THAT COOLANT WAS DRIPPING FROM THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE OF THE ENGINE. A REPAIR FACILITY WAS NEARBY, AND THEY INVESTIGATED THE LEAK AND DETERMINED THAT IT WAS EMANATING FROM A CRACK IN THE WATER PUMP. ALSO DETERMINED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE CRACK WAS THE ENGINE SAGGING. FURTHER INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THAT A LOWER ENGINE MOUNTING BOLT WAS MISSING ENTIRELY. THIS WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH THE WATER PUMP, WHEN THE ENGINE WAS JACKED BACK INTO PROPER POSITION. AT THIS POINT IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE UPPER MOUNTING BOLTS HAD SHEARED OFF INSIDE THE ENGINE. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE. WE WERE ONE MOUNTING BOLT AWAY FROM THE ENGINE SAGGING EXCESSIVELY, LIKELY CAUSING DRIVE TRAIN SEIZURE.

NHTSA ID

10777935

Incident

Sep 25, 2015

Mileage

85,000 mi

4 MOTOR MOUNT BOLTS WERE SHEERED. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP DUE TO COOLANT LEAK AND FOUND THAT ENGINE HAD BECOME UNMOUNTED AND WAS SITTING ON WATER PUMP THAT WAS CRACKED AND CAUSING THE LEAK. I HAD NOTICED VIBRATION BUT WAS NOT SURE WHAT IT WAS. OVER $2000 REPAIR BILL. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL BMW. *TR

NHTSA ID

10693423

Incident

Mar 10, 2015

Mileage

88,230 mi

ENGINE MOUNT BOLTS SHEARED OFF AT THE HEAD CAUSING ENGINE TO FALL ONTO SUBFRAME. *TR

NHTSA ID

10621573

Incident

Apr 18, 2014

Mileage

55,674 mi

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, EXITING AN OFF RAMP, DECELERATING IN SPEED WHEN THE ENGINE DIED, THE CAR STALLED AND I LOST POWER STEERING. THIS VERY SAME THING HAPPENED 5 WEEKS PRIOR WHILE I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE TRAVELING 60 MPH. *TR

NHTSA ID

10619267

Incident

Aug 3, 2014

Mileage

134,530 mi

2007 X3 3.0SI 76000 MILES. WHILE PERFORMING AN OIL CHANGE, USER NOTICED OIL DRAIN PLUG NOT ALIGNED WITH OPENING IN STIFFENING PLATE. REMOVED PLATE AND M12 BOLT FELL OUT. UPON INSPECTION, ALL PASSENGER SIDE ENGINE MOUNT BOLTS HAVE BEEN SHEARED OFF OR FALLEN OUT. THIS VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND IS DRIVEN CONSERVATIVELY. RESEARCHED ON-LINE AND FOUND THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. PROLONGED VEHICLE USE WITH SHEARED ENGINE MOUNTING BOLTS COULD CAUSE DRIVE-LINE FAILURES POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN ACCIDENT, INJURY, AND/OR DEATH. *JS

NHTSA ID

10579358

Incident

Apr 11, 2014

Mileage

76,000 mi

6 OUT OF 8 OF MY MOTOR MOUNT BOLTS WERE SHEARED OR BROKEN IN HALF. THIS IS A COMMON BMW PROBLEM WITH THE N52B SERIES BMW ENGINES AND BMW DOES NOT TAKE ANY OWNERSHIP OF THIS OBVIOUS DESIGN OR MANUFACTURING FLAW. THIS CAUSES A VERY UNSAFE DRIVING DYNAMIC IN THAT THE ENGINE IS NO LONGER HELD SECURELY IN PLACE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10573882

Incident

Jun 19, 2013

Mileage

67,000 mi

LOW COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON, AND BMW DEALER FOUND A CRACK ON THE WATER PUMP. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE ENGINE WAS NOTED TO BE CANTED, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO ATTACH THE NEW WATER PUMP. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE ENGINE MOUNT BOLTS (TOTAL OF 4 ON ONE SIDE) HAD ALL BROKEN OFF, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO TILT. THE REPAIR WAS $2000 AND WHEN I CALLED BMW USA, THEY SAID THAT THERE WOULD BE NO COMPENSATION BACK TO ME, AND THAT THE BROKEN BOLTS WERE SECONDARY TO THE CAR HAVING 90,000 MILES. CHANGING BOLTS IS NOT A NORMAL WEAR AND REPLACEMENT ITEM, AND THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. OUR VEHICLES ARE GENTLY DRIVEN, AND NEVER GO OFF ROAD, SO I AM MYSTIFIED HOW THIS HAPPENED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10524114

Incident

Jun 10, 2013

Mileage

90,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW X3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THERE WAS A SEVERE VIBRATION FELT WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT ONE OF THE ENGINE MOUNT BOLTS WAS SHEARED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO INFORMED THAT THREE OF THE FOUR ENGINE MOUNT BOLTS WERE SHEARED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY OFFERED TO PROVIDE A FURTHER INVESTIGATION RELATED TO THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

NHTSA ID

10519444

Incident

Jun 8, 2013

Mileage

78,000 mi

3 OUT OF 4 ENGINE MOUNT BOLTS SHEARED OFF WHILE DRIVING. THIS CAUSED THE ENGINE TO DROP 2 INCHES AND DAMAGE THE COOLING SYSTEM. IF THE ENGINE HAD DROPPED FURTHER IT WOULD LIKELY HAVE CAUSED A MORE CATASTROPHIC FAILURE AND ACCIDENT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10505636

Incident

Apr 1, 2013

Mileage

75,000 mi

SHEARED ENGINE BOLTS, MOTOR MOUNTS! NEVER HAVE SEEN THIS BEFORE...HEARD THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING TO OTHER X3 DRIVERS. HOW CAN THIS WELL KNOWN VEHICLE MANUFACTURER CAN LET SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPEN. I HAVE TWO KIDS, AND LUCKY I CAUGHT THE PROBLEM BEFORE SOMETHING WORST HAPPENED. *JS

NHTSA ID

10455449

Incident

Apr 14, 2012

Mileage

94,258 mi

WHILE INSPECTING FOR AN OIL LEAK UNDER THE VEHICLE, A BOLT FELL OFF OF THE SIDE OF THE ENGINE. INSPECTING THE BOLT, IT WAS SHEARED OFF. INSPECTING THE UNDERSIDE OF THE ENGINE, IT WAS FOUND THE BOLT CAME FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE ENGINE MOUNT WHERE THE MOUNT BOLTS TO THE BLOCK. AT THE SAME TIME, IT WAS FOUND A SECOND BOLT HAD ALSO SHEARED OFF WITH A PORTION OF BOTH BOLTS STILL IN THE ENGINE BLOCK. THE TWO OTHER BOLTS OF THE ENGINE MOUNT WERE/ARE STILL IN PLACE. EVIDENCE OF CORROSION WAS FOUND AROUND THE BOLT HOLES OF THE MISSING BOLTS AND AROUND THE LOWER BOLT THAT IS STILL IN PLACE. INVESTIGATING ON THE INTERNET REVEALED OTHER OWNERS REPORTING SIMILAR INCIDENTS, INCLUDING THOSE CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. SEE THE FOLLOWING LINKS: HTTP://RECALLBMWMOTORMOUNTBOLTS.BLOGSPOT.COM/ HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.EF15778/4161. *TR

NHTSA ID

10437343

Incident

Nov 26, 2011

Mileage

57,748 mi

BMW X3 IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE IT WILL NOT ACCELERATE SLOWLY . IT HESITATES IN ACCELERATION FROM A STOP, ON HILLS, ON CORNERS AND THEN TAKES OFF VERY RAPIDLY. THE DEALERSHIP IN SEATTLE HAS WORKED ON IT THREE TIMES AND REPORTS THAT THEY CANNOT FIX IT, THEY ARE AWARE OF IT BUT NO FIX IS AVAILABLE. BMW IN FIFE REFUSED TO EVEN TRY TO FIX IT BECAUSE IT CANNOT BE REPAIRED. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT.

NHTSA ID

10202827

Incident

Dec 9, 2006

Mileage

647 mi