2007 BMW X3 Sav 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

TAKATA RECALL - MY VEHICLE HAS A RECALL AND NO ONE HAS A REMEDY FOR IT. NOT THE DEALER, MANUFACTURER OR TAKATA. THE ISSUE IS THAT I NEED MY CAR AND THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. I HAVE RECEIVED DOCUMENTATION FROM TAKATA AND BMW THAT THERE CURRENTLY IS NO REMEDY. MY QUESTION IS SINCE I AM STILL DRIVING MY CAR, IF I WERE IN AN ACCIDENT, IS THE LIABILITY OF MY PASSENGER MY RESPONSIBILITY? I CANNOT LET THE CAR SIT PARKED UNTIL A REMEDY IS AVAILABLE AS THIS WOULD RUIN THE CARS ENGINE. BMW AND TAKATA HAVE NO REMEDY AND HAVE GIVEN NO ETA WHEN ONE WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. BMW WILL NOT GIVE ME A LOANER UNTIL THIS REMEDY IS FIXED. SO FOR NOW I AM WITHOUT A CAR, WHICH IS UNFAIR AS I STILL HAVE TO PAY FOR INSURANCE AND REGISTRATION.

TAKATA RECALL - MY VEHICLE HAS A RECALL AND NO ONE HAS A REMEDY FOR IT. NOT THE DEALER, MANUFACTURER OR TAKATA. THE ISSUE IS THAT I NEED MY CAR AND THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. I HAVE RECEIVED DOCUMENTATION FROM TAKATA AND BMW THAT THERE CURRENTLY IS NO REMEDY. MY QUESTION IS SINCE I AM STILL DRIVING MY CAR, IF I WERE IN AN ACCIDENT, IS THE LIABILITY OF MY PASSENGER MY RESPONSIBILITY? I CANNOT LET THE CAR SIT PARKED UNTIL A REMEDY IS AVAILABLE AS THIS WOULD RUIN THE CARS ENGINE. BMW AND TAKATA HAVE NO REMEDY AND HAVE GIVEN NO ETA WHEN ONE WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. BMW WILL NOT GIVE ME A LOANER UNTIL THIS REMEDY IS FIXED. SO FOR NOW I AM WITHOUT A CAR, WHICH IS UNFAIR AS I STILL HAVE TO PAY FOR INSURANCE AND REGISTRATION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW X3. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS WARMING UP, THE CONTACT STEPPED AWAY FOR A FEW MINUTES. UPON RETURNING, THE INTERIOR WAS FILLED WITH SMOKE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT WAS BURNING. THE CONTACT TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND WAITED FOR THE SEAT TO COOL DOWN. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRIC WIRING FOR THE SEAT FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

TRANSMISSION ON MY 07 BMW X3 IS NOT HANDLING PROPERLY. I HAVE HAD IT IN FOR SERVICE MULTIPLE TIMES, AND YET AGAIN FOR REDLINING AND STALLING. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, AND I WOULD HAVE NEVER EXPECTED THIS FROM A BMW. WAITING FOR SERVICE DEPT. TO CALL BACK WITH A CRAZY PRICE THAT I HAVE TO PAY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM NOW. *TR

TRANSMISSION OR TORQUE CONVERTER HAS SOME SERIOUS PROBLEMS. WHEN PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL FROM LOW SPEEDS THERE IS BARELY ANY ACCELERATION IN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR UNDER 2,000 RPMS, BUT WHEN 3RD GEAR GOES IN CAR ACCELERATES MORE THAN DESIRED MOST OF THE TIME. THIS IS MOST APPARENT WHEN CAR IS COLD, BUT NEVER GOES AWAY COMPLETELY. THIS REALLY BOTHERS ME AS THIS USUALLY HAPPENS DURING TURNS WHEN YOU SLOW DOWN AND WHEN YOU WANT TO ACCELERATE YOU DON'T KNOW HOW HARD TO PRESS ON THE PEDAL, IF YOU PRESS TOO MUCH CAR JUMPS AHEAD, IF NOT ENOUGH YOU BARELY MOVE. ANOTHER PROBLEM IS THAT WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP WHEN TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS YOU CAN HEAR A FAINT THUMP OF EVERY DOWNSHIFT SOMEWHERE UNDER THE VEHICLE AND A LITTLE SURGE FORWARD. I'VE BEEN TO THE DEALER AS THE CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, THEY REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER BUT THERE WAS NO CHANGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW X3. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS WARMING UP, THE CONTACT STEPPED AWAY FOR A FEW MINUTES. UPON RETURNING, THE INTERIOR WAS FILLED WITH SMOKE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT WAS BURNING. THE CONTACT TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND WAITED FOR THE SEAT TO COOL DOWN. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRIC WIRING FOR THE SEAT FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW X3 SAV. AFTER A SEAT WARMER WAS ACTIVATED, THE HEAT GENERATED BECAME SO INTENSE THAT IT BURNED A HOLE IN THE SEAT, AS WELL AS THE CONTACT'S JACKET AND JEANS. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT WAS ALTERED TO THE FAILURE DUE TO A BURNING ODOR. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A FAULTY HEATING ELEMENT AND THE SEAT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 111,000.

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

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.

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.

I WAS DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 65MPH WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED CUTTING OFF AND ON AND THE EML WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON. MY CAR DID COMPLETELY CUT OFF AND FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO GET OVER TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER OF THE INTERSTATE. I WAITED FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THE CAR RESTARTED. I CALLED MY HUSBAND AND HE MET ME AT MY PLANNED DESTINATION AN HOUR LATER. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE NEAREST BMW DEALERSHIP. ON THE WAY IT CUT OFF AGAIN. WE FINALLY MADE IT AND HAD THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT RUN A DIAGNOSTIC ANALYSIS. IT SHOWED A MALFUNCTION WITH THE ECCENTRIC SHAFT SENSOR, WHICH BASICALLY DEALS WITH THROTTLE CONTROL. THE TOTAL COST FOR REPLACEMENT WAS QUOTED AT $1,707.08. THE VEHICLE (A BMW X3 ) HAS 92,538 MILES ON IT. THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR. I WANT THIS ON RECORD IN CASE OTHER BMW OWNERS HAVE HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM. *TR

I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ON FEBRUARY 07, 2014 AND WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK MY VEHICLE STARTED JERKING. IT WOULD JERK REALLY HARD AND WHEN YOU WOULD TRY TO STOP BY PRESSING ON THE BRAKE THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK HARDER AS IF IT IS ABOUT TO BREAK DOWN. THE SECOND TIME WAS IN APRIL, I BELIEVE THE 5TH I WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND THEN SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND BROUGHT THE CAR IN. AS SOON AS THE SERVICE ADVISOR CHECKED ON THE VEHICLE SHE SAID THE CAR IS NOT DRIVABLE AND HOW IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THERE WAS ANOTHER PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN MAY FOR AN OIL CHANGE BUT WHEN I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE TOWARDS THE END OF JUNE IT SAID I WAS REALLY LOW ON OIL. I WENT TO TURN THE VEHICLE IN AND IT WOULD NOT START. *TR

MY 2007 X3 WAS INVOLVED IN A BIZARRE AND FREAKY SOLO ACCIDENT. MY HOUSE IS ON SLOPED HILL WITH A LEVEL DRIVEWAY. THE ROAD LEADING TO THE DRIVEWAY IS ABOUT 20-25 FEET BELOW THE DRIVEWAY. ON APR. 18, 2013, UPON ENTERING THE DRIVEWAY, THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, HIT CONCRETE COLUMNS (ON THE EDGE OF THE DRIVEWAY, MEANT FOR RETAINING WALLS) 3 TIMES AND WENT AIRBORNE FROM THE EDGE OF THE DRIVEWAY ONTO THE STREET BELOW. THE CAR HIT THE STREET SURFACE ON ITS ROOF, ROLLED OVER ONCE AND CAME TO A STOP ON ITS 4 TIRES. DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER HAD SEATBELTS ON AND RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE REAR PASSENGER WAS EJECTED FROM THE CAR AND SUFFERED MAJOR INJURIES AND STILL REMAINS HOSPITALIZED 18 DAYS AFTER THE ACCIDENT. I HAVE CONTACTED BMW OF NORTH AMERICA AND THEY HAVE ASSURED ME THAT THEY WILL INVESTIGATE THIS ACCIDENT. AFTER DOING SEARCHES ONLINE, I AM BECOMING MORE AND MORE CONVINCED THAT THIS IS IN FACT A CAR MALFUNCTION AND NOT A DRIVER ERROR. HTTP://FORUM.ROADFLY.COM/THREADS/13163648-SUDDEN-ACCELERATION-WITH-08-X3-ANYONE-ELSE I WOULD LIKE TO ESTABLISH CONTACT WITH OTHER BMW OWNERS THAT HAVE HAD SIMILAR EXPERIENCE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW X3 SAV. AFTER A SEAT WARMER WAS ACTIVATED, THE HEAT GENERATED BECAME SO INTENSE THAT IT BURNED A HOLE IN THE SEAT, AS WELL AS THE CONTACT'S JACKET AND JEANS. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT WAS ALTERED TO THE FAILURE DUE TO A BURNING ODOR. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A FAULTY HEATING ELEMENT AND THE SEAT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 111,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BWM X3 SAV. WHILE DRIVING, THE SEAT WARMER WAS ACTIVATED. THE CONTACT FELT A STING AND SMELLED AN ABNORMAL ODOR. THE CONTACT NOTICED A HOLE IN THE SEAT. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE SEAT WARMER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,000.

THE BACK PASSENGER DOOR SUDDENLY STOPPED OPENING. UNABLE TO OPERATE THE LATCH FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THIS COULD TRAP AN OCCUPANT INSIDE OR PREVENT A RESCUER FROM GETTING A OCCUPANT OUT. THIS WAS NOTICED WHEN VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, IN PARK, ALL DOORS WERE UNLOCKED, WHEN A PASSENGER ATREMPTED TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM OUTSIDE IN ORDER TO RETRIEVE HER BELONGINGS. LATER ATTEMPTS TO OPERATE THE DOOR FAILED, INCLUDING LOCKING/UNLOCKING WITH KEY, WITH INTERIOR UNLOCK BUTTON, WITH WINDOW UP AND DOWN AND WITH CAR ON AND OFF. DOOR WILL NOT AXTIVATE AND NOTHING SOUNDS BROKEN OR DETACHED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW X3. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR A SEPARATE INCIDENT WHEN THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THREE OF THE FOUR ENGINE MOUNT BOLTS WERE SHEARED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000.

I WAS DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 65MPH WHEN THE ENGINE STARTED CUTTING OFF AND ON AND THE EML WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON. MY CAR DID COMPLETELY CUT OFF AND FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO GET OVER TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER OF THE INTERSTATE. I WAITED FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THE CAR RESTARTED. I CALLED MY HUSBAND AND HE MET ME AT MY PLANNED DESTINATION AN HOUR LATER. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE NEAREST BMW DEALERSHIP. ON THE WAY IT CUT OFF AGAIN. WE FINALLY MADE IT AND HAD THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT RUN A DIAGNOSTIC ANALYSIS. IT SHOWED A MALFUNCTION WITH THE ECCENTRIC SHAFT SENSOR, WHICH BASICALLY DEALS WITH THROTTLE CONTROL. THE TOTAL COST FOR REPLACEMENT WAS QUOTED AT $1,707.08. THE VEHICLE (A BMW X3 ) HAS 92,538 MILES ON IT. THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR. I WANT THIS ON RECORD IN CASE OTHER BMW OWNERS HAVE HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM. *TR

MY 2007 BMW X3 HAS BROKEN DOWN TWICE. THE FUEL SENSOR MONITOR HAS FAILED. I HAVE LESS THAN 9,000 MILES ON THE CAR. I DO NOT WANT THE VEHICLE ANY LONGER. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE. THE LAST TIME IT BROKE DOWN WAS ON A DRAW BRIDGE, THERE WAS NO POWER! *TR

EXPERIENCING RECURRENT ELECTRICAL ISSUES INCLUDING MULTIPLE EPISODES OF COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, POWER STEERING, AND POWER BRAKING WHILE DRIVING AT 15-25 MPH. THIS INCLUDES AN EPISODE OF THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE CUTTING OFF WITHOUT WARNING DURING A TURN ON A BUSY STREET RESULTING IN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES, NEARLY RESULTING IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION. VEHICLE WILL RESTART IMMEDIATELY AND WITHOUT DIFFICULTY AFTER INCIDENT OCCURS. VEHICLE HAS ALSO EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE EPISODES OF A BATTERY DRAWING DOWN VOLTAGE AND NON-START IN THE MORNING DESPITE A NEW AND FULLY CHARGED BATTERY. BATTERY HAS BEEN REPLACED AND PROBLEM PERSISTED. SOFTWARE WAS UPDATED YET PROBLEM CONTINUES TO PERSIST. NO ISSUES FOUND BY MECHANIC. *TR

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

EXPERIENCING RECURRENT ELECTRICAL ISSUES INCLUDING MULTIPLE EPISODES OF COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, POWER STEERING, AND POWER BRAKING WHILE DRIVING AT 15-25 MPH. THIS INCLUDES AN EPISODE OF THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE CUTTING OFF WITHOUT WARNING DURING A TURN ON A BUSY STREET RESULTING IN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES, NEARLY RESULTING IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION. VEHICLE WILL RESTART IMMEDIATELY AND WITHOUT DIFFICULTY AFTER INCIDENT OCCURS. VEHICLE HAS ALSO EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE EPISODES OF A BATTERY DRAWING DOWN VOLTAGE AND NON-START IN THE MORNING DESPITE A NEW AND FULLY CHARGED BATTERY. BATTERY HAS BEEN REPLACED AND PROBLEM PERSISTED. SOFTWARE WAS UPDATED YET PROBLEM CONTINUES TO PERSIST. NO ISSUES FOUND BY MECHANIC. *TR

DRIVING ON A SIDE STREET AT ~20MPH AND ABOUT TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AND THE STEERING COMPLETELY LOCKED (AS WHEN YOU TURN THE ENGINE OFF AND PARK THE VEHICLE, WITH NO ABILITY TO TURN THE STEERING). THE BATTERY AND OIL LIGHTS CAME ON, BUT THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. ENDED UP HAVING TO BUMP INTO THE CURB AND STOP THE VEHICLE. UPON TURNING THE IGNITION OFF AND TURNING IT BACK ON, IT WAS FINE. DEALER DOES NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS INSPITE OF HAVING IT FOR A COUPLE DAYS AND DRIVING IT AROUND. SUSPECTS THE STEERING LOCK UNIT MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED BUT IS NOT SURE SINCE THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE THE ISSUE NOR WERE THEY ABLE TO SEE ANY LOGS OF ISSUES IN THE ON-BOARD COMPUTER. VEHICLE IS RUNNING OK NOW. *TR

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.

THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW X3. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR SERVICE WHEN THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TWO REAR COIL SPRINGS WERE BROKEN. THE COST THEY QUOTED TO REPLACE THE COIL SPRINGS WAS $909 PLUS TAX. THE MILEAGE AT THE TIME THE BROKEN COIL SPRINGS WERE DISCOVERED WAS 29,706 MILES. THIS VEHICLE IS ALWAYS GARAGED AND RARELY DRIVEN IN BAD WEATHER. THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE IS CLEAN AND HAS NO RUST. THE COLLAPSING SUSPENSION DUE TO COIL SPRING FAILURE SEEMS TO BE A GROWING PROBLEM.REPORTS INDICATE A BIG INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF BROKEN COIL SPRINGS.THE SIMPLE FACT IS THAT THE COIL SPRINGS ARE LIGHTER AND PRONE TO FAILURE.THE MANUFACTURER IS WELL AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL DUE TO THE DANGERS CAUSED BY THE SPRING FAILURE.THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOTIFIED. *TR

TRANSMISSION OR TORQUE CONVERTER HAS SOME SERIOUS PROBLEMS. WHEN PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL FROM LOW SPEEDS THERE IS BARELY ANY ACCELERATION IN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR UNDER 2,000 RPMS, BUT WHEN 3RD GEAR GOES IN CAR ACCELERATES MORE THAN DESIRED MOST OF THE TIME. THIS IS MOST APPARENT WHEN CAR IS COLD, BUT NEVER GOES AWAY COMPLETELY. THIS REALLY BOTHERS ME AS THIS USUALLY HAPPENS DURING TURNS WHEN YOU SLOW DOWN AND WHEN YOU WANT TO ACCELERATE YOU DON'T KNOW HOW HARD TO PRESS ON THE PEDAL, IF YOU PRESS TOO MUCH CAR JUMPS AHEAD, IF NOT ENOUGH YOU BARELY MOVE. ANOTHER PROBLEM IS THAT WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP WHEN TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS YOU CAN HEAR A FAINT THUMP OF EVERY DOWNSHIFT SOMEWHERE UNDER THE VEHICLE AND A LITTLE SURGE FORWARD. I'VE BEEN TO THE DEALER AS THE CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, THEY REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER BUT THERE WAS NO CHANGE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW X3. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 39 MPH THE BRAKES BEGAN TO INVOLUNTARILY ENGAGE. THE DYNAMIC STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE MOMENTARILY BEFORE TURNING OFF WHEN THE BRAKES DISENGAGED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR FOR THE REMAINDER OF HIS DESTINATION WHILE DRIVING DOWN A WINDING ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE DYNAMIC STABILITY CONTROL SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. HE ALSO MENTIONED THAT A FEW MONTHS PRIOR A PASSENGER WAS BURNED WHILE SEATED IN THE FRONT DRIVERS SEAT WITH THE HEATED SEAT FEATURE TURNED ON. A HOLE WAS ALSO IN THE LEATHER SEAT AND THE PASSENGERS CLOTHING WERE ALSO BURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE HAD NOT RECURRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 45,500.