Owner-reported complaints naming the visibility system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming windshields, glass, wipers, defrosters and mirrors. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2004 BMW X3 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW X3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS, ONE GALLON OF WATER WOULD ACCUMULATE ON THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE FLOORBOARD. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WHENEVER THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING THROUGH A CAR WASH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000.
FRONTAL DIFFERENTIAL AND WINDOW MOTOR WENT BAD AT THE SAME TIME. THE SUV ONLY HAS 80, 000 MILES AND IS HAVING ALL KINDS OF MECHANICAL PROBLEMS ALREADY. I BOUGHT A BMW BECAUSE I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT THEY BUILD GOOD CARS NOT LEMONS. *TR
TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW X3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IMPACTED AND THE ROLLED OVER SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE DRIVER SIDE NOR PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK, HEAD AND UPPER BACK. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE IS 68000. JP UPDATED 10/14/08. *LJ THE RIGHT REAR POWER WINDOW WOULD NOT ROLL UP. UPDATED 10/16/08. *JB
I PURCHASED A 'CERTIFIED" BMW 330I IN DECEMBER OF 2006 AND HAVE HAD THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED, INSTRUMENT CARRIER REPLACED, BOTH PASSENGER WINDOW REGULATORS REPLACED, SUNROOF REPAIRED, HEADLINER REPAIRED (IT JUST FELL DOWN ONE DAY). THE CAR WON'T START RIGHT UP, AND WHEN IT DOES IT RUNS REAL HARD AND THE RPM GOES UP SUDDENLY, THE CAR TAKES A MINUTE BEFORE IT WILL EVEN MOVE & THEN IT DOES SO FAST! I HAVE HAD IT IN SEVERAL TIMES WITH THIS COMPLAINT AND THEY CAN'T DIAGNOSE WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT. I WAS TOLD THAT THE COMPUTER ISN'T SHOWING ANYTHING, SO IT WILL HAVE TO GET WORSE BEFORE THEY CAN DIAGNOSE IT. WOW! I'VE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR 8 MOS. AND I'VE BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP MORE TIMES THAN I CAN REMEMBER. I'D LIKE TO KNOW HOW THEY DETERMINE A CAR TO BE CERTIFIED? IT SURE DOESN'T SEEM AS THOUGH IT WAS CHECKED TOO THOROUGHLY TO ME. AND OH DID I MENTION I HAD TO TAKE IT TO GOODYEAR TODAY FOR DEFECTIVE TIRES, THAT BMW WOULDN'T COVER. THANKS GOODYEAR AT LEAST YOU STAND BEHIND YOUR PRODUCTS! THIS IS MY 2ND BMW AND MY LAST! PLEASE FEEL FREE TO SHARE THIS TO BMW OF NORTH AMERICA!!! *TR
MY WINDSHIELD HAS A CRACK DIRECTLY UNDER WHERE THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER SITS WHEN THE WIPERS ARE NOT BEING USED. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS CAUSED BY THE DEALERSHIP AND THEREFORE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. I CONTACTED AN ATTORNEY WHO SAID THAT WAS NORMAL USE AND THEREFORE IT SHOULD BE COVERED. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALER BACK THEY STATED THAT THEY LOOKED HARDER AND IT WAS CAUSED BY SOMETHING FALLING ON IT. IT IS IN A LOCATION WHERE NOTHING COULD HAVE FALLEN ON IT UNLESS THE WIPERS WHERE REMOVED FROM THE CAR WHICH NEVER HAPPENED. THEY REFUSED TO FIX OR REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD. *JB
DT: THE CONTACT TURNED THE DEFOGGER ON TO DEFROST THE WINDOWS IN VEHICLE. FIFTEEN MINUTES LATER HE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND REALIZED THE REAR WINDOW HAD SHATTERED. HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP TO REPAIR THE REAR WINDOW. *AK
2004 MINI COOPER: FRONT WINDSHIELD CRACK BEGAN AFTER CAR WAS THREE MONTHS OLD. *JB
04 MINI COOPER S CRACKED WINDSHIELD. I WASHED THE WINDSHIELD AT THE GAS STATION 10 MINUTES EARLIER THERE WAS NO CRACK. I WAS CHECKING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND NOTICED A CRACK STARTING AT THE BASE OF THE WINDSHIELD NEAR THE VIN# IT WAS ABOUT 3 INCHES LONG. OVER NIGHT IT GREW TO SIX INCHES. I KNOW OF MANY MINI WINDSHIELDS THAT DEVELOPE CRACK FOR NO REASON. THIS MAY BE DUE TO STRESS. I WILL TAKE IT INTO THE DEALER LATER TODAY.*AK
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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