2008 BMW X3 Sav Problems

THE PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANCY SENSOR IS DEFECTIVE. THIS IS PART OF THE "SEAT MAT", WHICH IS UNDER RECALL. BMW SENT AN INITIAL NOTICE OF RECALL IN SEPTEMBER OF 2017. AS OF APRIL 20, 2018 THE PARTS ARE STILL NOT AVAILABLE TO PERFORM THIS RECALL. OVER 7 MONTHS! NO ONE AT THE DEALER OR BMW USA CAN GIVE US A STRAIGHT ANSWER AS TO WHEN THE PARTS WILL BECOME AVAILABLE. THE Q AND A PART OF THE NOTICE INDICATES NO ONE SHOULD SIT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT UNTIL THIS IS FIXED! WHY IS BMW BEING ALLOWED TO CONTINUE TO DELAY FIXING THIS SAFETY DEFECT? I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT THE NHTSA IS DOING TO MAKE BMW REPAIR THIS IN A TIMELY MANNER!

TAKATA RECALL - I CALLED EAST BAY BMW AND BMW OF CONCORD DEALERSHIPS SINCE RECEIVING SAFETY RECALL IN JUNE 2017 TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE AIRBAG RECALL SERVICE AND I HAVEN'T RECEIVED A CALL BACK REGARDING THE PARTS ARRIVING TO THE DEALERSHIP. IT IS NOT NOVEMBER AND I STILL HAVEN'T RECEIVED A SINGLE PHONE CALL.

I HAVE 2 DANGEROUS RECALLS. ONE-NO ONE CAN SIT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT BECAUSE THE AIR BAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY AND THE SECOND, MY ENGINE CAN BE ON FIRE DUE TO A PVC VALVE. BMW HAS NO REMEDIES AND IT HAS BEEN OVER 4 MONTHS, THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. SOMEONE HAS TO PUT THE PRESSURE ON BMW TO GET THIS FIXED IMMEDIATELY. THANK YOU [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

ENGINE BOLTS ARE LOOSE OR HAVE FALLEN OUT.

WHILE SLOWING DOWN MY CAR (BMW X3 YEAR 2008)ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN. I PULL OVER PUT IT IN PARK AND IT AND RE-START AUTO. THIS HAS HAPPEN A NUMBER OF TIMES. THE LAST TIME WAS TODAY 10/08/2016 WHILE SLOWING DOWN AT A YIELD SIGN. LUCKY FOR ME THERE HASN'T BEEN AN ACCIDENT YET. THIS HAS HAPPENED A NUMBER OF TIMES ON A BUSY STREET, PULLING IN MY DRIVEWAY AND ON THE HIGHWAY DURING A BACKUP.

ENGINE TURNED OFF ON INTERSTATE 40 NEAR GREENSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA. FORTUNATE TO BE ABLE TO PULL ONTO SHOULDER. TRAVELING CLOSE TO 60MPH. STARTED RIGHT BACK UP. THIS IS THIRD OCCURRENCE IN PAST TWO MONTHS. NEVER A PROBLEM PRIOR; ALMOST TWO YEARS OF OWNERSHIP. VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS. PLEASE ADVISE ON IF THIS IS MORE COMMON THAN THE 40-60 CASES I'VE READ ABOUT ONLINE. WHAT SEEMS TO BE ISSUE? *JS

I HAVE 2 DANGEROUS RECALLS. ONE-NO ONE CAN SIT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT BECAUSE THE AIR BAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY AND THE SECOND, MY ENGINE CAN BE ON FIRE DUE TO A PVC VALVE. BMW HAS NO REMEDIES AND IT HAS BEEN OVER 4 MONTHS, THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. SOMEONE HAS TO PUT THE PRESSURE ON BMW TO GET THIS FIXED IMMEDIATELY. THANK YOU [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2008 BMW X3, THE DRIVER SIDE HEATED SEAT WAS TURNED ON, THAN SHORTED OUT, BURNED THROUGH THE PROTECTIVE LAYERS, A STINKY SMOKE CREATED, MELTED MY LEATHER SEAT, AND PARTIALLY BURNED MY JEANS AND LEG. DUE TO THE YEAR AND MILES ON THE VEHICLE, BMW WOULD NOT FIX ANY OF THE PARTS.

LAST WEEK DASH 4X4 LIGHT COMES ON A,UDIBLE RAPID CLICKING SOUND COMES FROM REAR JUST AFTER CAR IS TURNED OFF...I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO WEST PATERSON MOTORS IN WOODLAND PARK, NJ FOR DIAGNOSTICS. MECHANIC STATES COMPUTER CODES INDICATE IT'S TRANSFER CASE FAILURE, AND TO REPLACE IT COSTS OVER $ 2,600.00 ! HOW DOES THE VEHICLE SUCH AS BMW GETS AWAY WITH SUCH POOR QUALITY, PARTS THAT FAIL SO SOON, SO EXPENSIVE? HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE? PLEASE RECALL TRANSFER CASE PLEASE, THIS VEHICLE DOES NOT EVEN HAVE 85,000 MILES ON ODOMETER YET ...

I HAVE BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO BLOOMFIELD NJ DEALERSHIP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS IN 2013, 2014, 2015 DUE TO VEHICLES INABILITY TO SHIFT GEARS SWIFTLY, RMP GOING TO 34,000 AND TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING GEARS. I DRIVE ABOUT 6,000MILES PER YEAR SOMETIMES LESS. ALL DEALER WOULD SAY "VEHICLE PERFORMS AS DESIGNED"....OR "UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM". AROUND JUNE 20, 2016 WHEN IN THE DRIVEWAY I PUT GEAR IN REVERSE BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. I CALLED BMW DEALER DESCRIBING THE INABILITY OF MY CAR MOVING IN REVERSE DEALER REPRESENTATIVE STATED ITS TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO TRA-PAR TRANSMISSIONS IN BELLEVILLE NJ ON JUNE 23, 2016 CONFIRMED TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND REPLACED IT JUNE 27, 2016 FOR $ 3, 092.19 !!! COME TO FIND OUT THROUGH READING COPIES OF RECEIPTS DEALER HAD NOT DESCRIBED ISSUES AS THERE WERE ON THEIR WORK ORDERS! AFTER I READ MOST OF THEM, THEY DON'T EVEN MENTION THE TRUE REASON WHY THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT IN ! I'M VERY DISGUSTED WITH THEM AND I FIND BMW DEALER STALLING TACTICS AND DECEPTION CRIMINAL.

MY BMW X3 2008 57,000 MILES. ENGINE VIBRATION AT IDLE SPEED, FIND OUT ALL 4 BOLT ENGINE SUSPENSION ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BROKEN.

I WAS INFORMED BY AN INDEPENDENT BMW REPAIR SHOP THAT THE REAR SPRINGS WERE BROKEN. A SUBSEQUENT VISIT TO A BMW DEALER CONFIRMED THIS. I WAS ALSO INFORMED BY BOTH THE INDEPENDENT SHOP AND THE DEALER THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 3 SERIES BMWS. BMW OF NORTH AMERICA TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS NOT AN ITEM THAT WOULD BE COVERED UNDER THEIR CPO WARRANTY OR ANY OTHER WARRANTY. I WOULD THINK THAT BROKEN SPRINGS WOULD AFFECT HANDLING AND THEREFORE CONSTITUTE A SAFETY HAZARD. BOTH THE DEALER AND INDEPENDENT SHOP STRONGLY RECOMMENDED THAT I HAVE THEM REPLACED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. *TR

THIS VEHICLE IS A BMW X3 3.0SI. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN FIRST GEAR, THERE IS A SEVERE HESITATION IN THE TRANSMISSION. WHEN YOU TRY TO ACCELERATE, THE TRANSMISSION "THINKS" ABOUT WHAT GEAR IT SHOULD BE IN. THE VEHICLE HESITATES, STALLS SLIGHTLY, AND CREEPS ALONG SLOWLY BEFORE SECOND GEAR CATCHES. THE RPMS ARE ERRATIC WHEN ACCELERATING. VERY UNPREDICTABLE WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE. THE HESITATION IS THE MAIN ISSUE, ESPECIALLY WHEN TRYING TO PULL OUT OF AN INTERSECTION ACROSS TRAFFIC. IT CAN BECOME A VERY SCARY SITUATION WHEN YOU WANT TO ACCELERATE AND NOTHING HAPPENS. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM. NOTHING IN PARTICULAR CAUSES IT TO HAPPEN BESIDES REGULAR ACCELERATION. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND MAY DISAPPEAR WHILE DRIVING. HOWEVER, IT WILL APPEAR AGAIN FOR NO REAL REASON. A SOFTWARE UPDATE WAS PERFORMED IN MID-JULY. THE PROBLEM WAS STILL NOTICEABLE. ON AUGUST 3RD, THE VEHICLE WAS ONCE AGAIN BROUGHT IN FOR SERVICE WORK. THE SERVICE MANAGER CAME ALONG FOR THE DRIVE AND NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. ANOTHER 2008 BMW X3 THAT WAS ON THE LOT WAS DRIVEN UNDER THE SAME DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE SAME ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION WERE NOTED. HE TOLD ME THAT THEY WILL CONTACT BMW TO SEE IF THERE ARE ANY SERVICE BULLETINS ON HOW TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, BUT WAS UNAWARE OF ANY FIX CURRENTLY AVAILABLE. AFTER TWO SERVICE CALLS THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS WITHOUT ANY FIX AS OF YET. *TR

OWN A 2008 BMW X3 3.0 SI AWD. WE HAD AN ENGINE CRANKING ISSUE AND TOOK TO VEHICLE TO DEALER TO HAVE TSB SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER : SIB-12-17-07/NHTSA ITEM NUMBER : 10028464 PERFORMED. SINCE THIS WAS PERFORMED, THERE IS VERY POOR THROTTLE RESPONSE IN THE NORMAL TRANSMISSION MODE. THE TRANSMISSION WILL STALL TO ENGAGE WITH VERY ERRATIC AND HARD UP AND DOWN SHIFTS. THE CONCERN IS WITH THE DELAY IN THROTTLE RESPONSE WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC, WHEN YOU GIVE IT THROTTLE, IT IS DELAYED TO RESPOND, PRESENTING A TRUE SAFETY CONCERN. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER 2 TO 3 TIMES SINCE WITH NO RESOLUTION. BMW NORTH AMERICA WAS CONTACTED AND THEY SIMPLY REFERRED ME BACK TO THE DEALER. SPOKE WITH THE DEALER THIS WEEK AND THERE IS STILL NO RESOLUTION AS THEY SAY THEY ARE STILL WAITING ON NEW COMPUTER PROGRAMMING; HOWEVER, THEY HAVE 3 OTHER X3S IN THIS DEALERSHIP WITH THE SAME CONCERN. MY FEAR IS THAT WHEN MY WIFE IS PULLING INTO TRAFFIC THAT THE VEHICLE WILL BE DELAYED IN THROTTLE RESPONSE AND A CRASH MAY RESULT. BMW HAS AN ISSUE WITH THIS IN LOOKING AT THE BIMMERFEST.COM BLOG AS THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME ISSUE ON THIS SITE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2008 BMW X3, THE DRIVER SIDE HEATED SEAT WAS TURNED ON, THAN SHORTED OUT, BURNED THROUGH THE PROTECTIVE LAYERS, A STINKY SMOKE CREATED, MELTED MY LEATHER SEAT, AND PARTIALLY BURNED MY JEANS AND LEG. DUE TO THE YEAR AND MILES ON THE VEHICLE, BMW WOULD NOT FIX ANY OF THE PARTS.

I LEFT MY CAR PARKED ON THE CORNER OF ELMHURST AVENUE AND ITHACA STREET IN ELMHURST, QUEENS NY. ANOTHER CAR BY THE LICENSE PLATE OF [XXX] A VOLKSWAGEN WAS PARKED LITERALLY ON MY CAR. THERE WAS A CLEAR IMPACT AND THE CAR WAS LEFT LITERALLY TOUCHING THE BACK OF MY CAR. I HAVE PLENTY OF PICTURES AS EVIDENCE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

FOR NEARLY THE ENTIRE TIME I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE CAR JERKING AND LURCHING WHILE ACCELERATING IN THE LOWER RPM RANGES. OF LATE THIS HAS BECOME SO BAD I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM MANIFESTS ITSELF MOSTLY BETWEEN 1,800 AND 2,400 RPM WITH THE MOST SEVERE ISSUES IN THE 2,200 TO 2,400 RPM RANGE. WHEN GOING FROM A STOP THE CAR WILL BEGIN TO ACCELERATE AND WHEN IT GETS JUST ABOVE 2,000 RPM IT BEGINS TO JERK AND LURCH WITH THE TACHOMETER FLUCTUATING WILDLY. THE 4X4 LIGHT THEN COMES ON AND THE CAR COMPLETELY LOSES ACCELERATION. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES WHILE IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION. I HAVE BEEN NEARLY T-BONED TWICE AND NOW FEAR FOR MY LIFE DRIVING THIS CAR. *TR

I BROUGHT MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE IT STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON BRIEFLY AND SHUT OFF. THE CAR WAS ALSO HESITATING ON ACCELERATION. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE CAUSE WAS A NEEDED THERMOSTAT REPLACEMENT. HOWEVER, ONCE UNDER THE CAR, THE TECHNICIAN NOTED 3 OF 4 ENGINE MOUNT BOLTS WERE "BROKEN" AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HE SAID IT WAS CONSIDERED "WEAR AND TEAR" AND WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH ONLY ONE BOLT WAS NOW HOLDING THE ENGINE FROM FALLING OUT. THIS REPAIR WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $400. UPON INVESTIGATION, I NOTICED THIS WEBSITE: HTTP://WWW.BIMMERFEST.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=528870 WHERE PEOPLE POST ABOUT THEIR BMWS. IT SEEMS THAT SEVERAL OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS SERIOUS PROBLEM AROUND THE SAME MILEAGE POINT WITH THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL, AND SEVERAL COMPLAINED THAT THE REPAIR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, EVEN THOUGH IT APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AS THE BOLTS ARE MADE OF ALUMINUM, NOT A STRONG MATERIAL, AND ONE THAT EASILY BREAKS. *TR

SINCE PURCHASE IN 2013 FROM A DEALER, WITH ONLY 43000 MILE CHANGED BATTERY TWICE AT BMW PETER PAN, REPLACED POWER STEERING PUMP, WINDOW REGULATOR, REPLACED STARTER , PLUS OTHER SERVICES AND WINDOW WIPERS ARE FAULTY, T-CASE ACTUATOR REPLACED, SWAY BAR REPLACED, TOTALING $9531.38. I TRIED TO COMPLAIN TO BMW CORPORATION FOR SELLING A LEMON CAR . PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHO I CAN COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS CAR. RIGHT NOW IT ONLY HAS 57K MILES ON IT AND I AM BEING TOLD IT NEEDS MORE WORK.

MY CAR WAS ON RECALL FOR A DEFECTIVE AIRBAG. I WAS NOTIFIED IN MARCH 2016. I WAS TOLD BY MY DEALER THEY WOULD NOTIFY ME WHEN THEY HAD AN AIRBAG. WHEN I DIDN'T HEAR FROM THEM STILL BY EARLY AUGUST I ASKED FOR A LOANER CAR AS I NO LONGER FELT SAFE IN MY CAR BECAUSE OF THE CONSTANT WORRY ABOUT THE AIRBAG. BMW INSTRUCTED ME TO PARK MY CAR AND "NOT DRIVE IT" WHICH I DID. FINALLY ON 11/28/16 THEY SAID THEY HAD AN AIRBAG. I BROUGHT THE CAR IN. THE RESULT FROM IT SITTING FOR SO LONG HAS RUSTED MY PERFECTLY MAINTAINED BRAKES AND ROTORS TO BE NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND MY HOOD IS FROZEN SHUT WITH POSSIBILITY OF FLYING OFF AND KILLING SOMEONE. BMW WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE CAR SITTING SO LONG AND I BELIEVE THEY SHOULD BE. IT IS THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF DAMAGE ON A CAR THAT WAS PERFECTLY SAFELY DRIVABLE BEFORE I PARKED IT TO WAIT FOR AN AIRBAG. I HAVE THE BMW RECALL AND THE PAPERWORK THAT SAYS I HAD TO PARK AND NOT DRIVE MY CAR. THEY SAY I WAS SUPPOSED TO MAINTAIN MY CAR. I STARTED IT REGULARLY TO BE SURE BATTERY WAS GOOD AND EVERYTHING SEEMED OK. I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE I SHOULD HAVE KNOW TO MAINTAIN IF THE CAR WAS ORDERED TO BE PARKED AND NOT DRIVEN. THEY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP?

SINCE PURCHASE IN 2013 FROM A DEALER, WITH ONLY 43000 MILE CHANGED BATTERY TWICE AT BMW PETER PAN, REPLACED POWER STEERING PUMP, WINDOW REGULATOR, REPLACED STARTER , PLUS OTHER SERVICES AND WINDOW WIPERS ARE FAULTY, T-CASE ACTUATOR REPLACED, SWAY BAR REPLACED, TOTALING $9531.38. I TRIED TO COMPLAIN TO BMW CORPORATION FOR SELLING A LEMON CAR . PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHO I CAN COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS CAR. RIGHT NOW IT ONLY HAS 57K MILES ON IT AND I AM BEING TOLD IT NEEDS MORE WORK.

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE WHEN ALL FOUR TIRES INDICATED A MAJOR MALFUNCTION OF TIRE PRESSURE WARNING. I IMMEDIATELY WENT TO MY LOCAL AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT ALL 4 TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, THE 2ND TIME IN 2 YEARS, BECAUSE OF INTERIOR DETERIORATION FROM WITHIN THE TIRE WALLS. IT WAS EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THE NITROGEN USED TO FILL THE TIRES, THAT ARE RUN FLATS, CAUSES THIS. THE COST TO REPLACE EACH TIRE WAS $274.01. MIND YOU THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN 2 YEARS AND THE DEALER AND TIRE MANUFACTURER REFUSE TO RECTIFY THIS ISSUE AS WELL AS MAKE GOOD ON ANY WARRANTIES THAT ARE STILL IN AFFECT. *TR

THE SEAT BELT SENSOR WARNING LIGHT AND ALARM WOULD INDICATE THAT THE SEAT BELTS ARE NOT WORN BY DRIVER AND / OR PASSENGER WHEN THE TEMPERATURE INSIDE THE VEHICLE IS 90 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT OR MORE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW X3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE LATCH UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL DISENGAGED AND CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO MOVE UP AND DOWN. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO LOCK THE STEERING WHEEL BACK INTO PLACE AND MAINTAINED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 52,000. UPDATED 05/11/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED SHE HAS AN APPOINTMENT SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 12, 2012. UPDATED 06/01/12

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE WHEN ALL FOUR TIRES INDICATED A MAJOR MALFUNCTION OF TIRE PRESSURE WARNING. I IMMEDIATELY WENT TO MY LOCAL AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT ALL 4 TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, THE 2ND TIME IN 2 YEARS, BECAUSE OF INTERIOR DETERIORATION FROM WITHIN THE TIRE WALLS. IT WAS EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THE NITROGEN USED TO FILL THE TIRES, THAT ARE RUN FLATS, CAUSES THIS. THE COST TO REPLACE EACH TIRE WAS $274.01. MIND YOU THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN 2 YEARS AND THE DEALER AND TIRE MANUFACTURER REFUSE TO RECTIFY THIS ISSUE AS WELL AS MAKE GOOD ON ANY WARRANTIES THAT ARE STILL IN AFFECT. *TR