2012 BMW X6 Owner Complaints

The contact owns a 2012 BMW X6. The contact stated that while driving at 70 MPH, she heard an abnormal sound emanating from the engine compartment, after which the vehicle inadvertently lost motive power. The driver was able to pull to the shoulder of the roadway, where the vehicle failed to restart. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed a failure with the front driveshaft universal joint. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 17V138000 (Power Train) but the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but provided no assistance. The failure mileage was 170,000.

NHTSA ID

11588636

Incident

Apr 30, 2024

Mileage

170,000 mi

Took vehicle in to get checked. Had a hose replaced due to antifreeze leak. After picking vehicle up. Interior lights doesn’t work, signal lights doesn’t work, and or emergency brakes doesn’t work. My car was perfectly fine since I’ve had it. Never experienced this issue before.

NHTSA ID

11521696

Incident

Mar 27, 2023

The contact owns a 2012 BMW X6. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle stalled with the engine malfunction warning light illuminated. The vehicle was initially taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed with a fuel injector malfunction. The contact was then referred to the BMW dealer; however, the dealer informed him that the vehicle was out of warranty. The manufacturer was also notified of the failure and the contact was given the same information. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000.

NHTSA ID

11516854

Incident

Apr 6, 2023

Mileage

80,000 mi

Vehicle shifts into neutral while driving and then cuts off.

NHTSA ID

11475095

Incident

Jul 9, 2022

High pressure Fuel pump went bad at 110k miles causing it to burn out modules luckily no fire started . Very dangerous car stopped randomly almost crashed .

NHTSA ID

11432652

Incident

Aug 11, 2021

Fuel pump stopped working almost died on highway after car stalled and wouldnt let me drive while it turned off . I cant believe a fuel pump is bad at 107 k miles . Ive read multiple forums on same issue w other x6 this needs immediate attention someone could die .

NHTSA ID

11431450

Incident

Jul 29, 2021

The contact owns a 2012 BMW X6. The contact took the vehicle to the local dealer and was informed that there was an unknown recall associated to the VIN. The dealer completed recall repairs. The contact stated on July 16, 2021 while her husband was driving 60 mph, the vehicle stalled. The contact stated that the check engine and battery warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was not drivable. The contact towed the vehicle to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed with needing the engine to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired but was pending repairs. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 74,900.

NHTSA ID

11425631

Incident

Aug 1, 2020

Mileage

74,900 mi

WHILE DRIVING OIL LEAKING FROM OIL COOLING UNIT ONTO SERPENTINE BELT CAUSING IT TO BREAK AND TWAINS INTO (INGESTED) THE ENGINE CAUSING TIMING CHAIN ISSUES.

NHTSA ID

11398563

Incident

Jul 3, 2020

Mileage

103,000 mi

DRIVESHAFT WEAR, ENGINE TURBOCHARGER MALFUNCTION/CIRCUIT BOARD.

NHTSA ID

11388188

Incident

Jul 8, 2020

Mileage

90,000 mi

DRIVESHAFT UNIVERSAL BALL JOINT MALFUNCTION. SHOWS IT'S ON RECALL . ENGINE TURBO/SUPERCHARGER FAILURE. ENGINE COOLANT MALFUNCTION. THE CAR STALLS FROM THE TURBOS MALFUNCTIONING & I FEEL THE LEFT WHEEL IS ABOUT TO FALL OFF FROM DRIVESHAFT WHICH MAKES A LOUD NOISE WHEN YOU ACCELERATE.

NHTSA ID

11374211

Incident

Oct 27, 2020

Mileage

95,000 mi

REDUCED POWER TO MY ENGINE.WHEN IN MOTION AND ON THE HIGHWAY.

NHTSA ID

11351901

Incident

Apr 3, 2020

Mileage

80,000 mi

ENGINE BURNING OIL . A LOT EVERY 300 MILE NEED ADD OIL. *TR

NHTSA ID

11326137

Incident

Aug 1, 2019

Mileage

300 mi

MY CAR PULLS HARD AND SHUDDERS WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT OR REVERSING AT A VERY SLOW SPEED. DANGEROUS TO DRIVE SHOPS HAVE TOLD ME BUT THEY ARE HAVING A HARD TIME FINDING WHAT ISSUE IS. MY BROTHER SAID IT FEELS LIKE THE TRANSFER CASE OR ALL WHEEL DRIVE NOT WORKING. SHAKES HARD AT EVERY TURN LIKE WHEEL IS DRAGGING. MY TURBO'S HAVE BEEN LEAKING SINCE THE DAY I GOT CAR AND BMW NEVER ADVISED ME AFTER I HAVE REPEATEDLY TOLD THEM MY CAR ISNT DRIVING AT MAX POTENTIAL. IM ALWAYS TOLD A LOT OF WHITE STEAM OR SMOKE COMING OUT OF EXHAUST IS NORMAL. HAVE HAD MY CAR AT BMW SERVICE MORE THAN IVE BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE IT. REPLACED CAR BATTERY MYSELF BECAUSE CAR KEPT SAYING LOW POWER MODE AND BMW SERVICE CHARGED ME $800 SAYING IT WAS NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE.. IT WASNT THE ISSUE. CAR WENT INTO LIMP MODE A WEEK LATER. I COULDNT DRIVE IT FOR 2 WEEKS THEN FINALLY HAD IT TOWED TO A REGULAR SHOP WHICH SAID IT WAS THE SPARK PLUGS! NOW CAR TRANSFER CASE HAS BEEN BAD FOR PAST 6 MONTHS.

NHTSA ID

11234876

Incident

Feb 1, 2019

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 BMW X6. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLES CEASED TO FUNCTION AND ALL THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO BMW NORTHWEST (4011 20TH ST E, TACOMA, WA 98424, (253) 922-8700) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH TWO DAMAGED VANOS SOLENOIDS AND THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

NHTSA ID

11232878

Incident

Jun 28, 2019

Mileage

120,000 mi

CAR IS JUMPING FORWARD WHEN IM COMING TO A STOP AT LIGHTS. ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME ONE TIME. IT ALSO SHIVERS WHEN TURNING SLOW OR BACKING UP AND SLOWLY ACCELERATION. I CAN FEEL IT IN THE STEERING SO THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE A BAD TIRE BUT REALIZED UPON RESEARCH IT COULD BE DRIVE TRAIN OR POWER STEERING. NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE FRONT GRILL AFTER ARRIVING HOME FROM WORK A WEEK AGO. LIFTED THE HOOD AND LOOKED AROUND. SAW FLUID BAKED ONTO A NOZZLE BUT COULDNT READ WHAT FLUID COMPARTMENT IT WAS.. JUST RESEARCHED ISSUES IM HAVING ONLINE AND SAW IT IS THE POWER STEERING NOZZLE, WHICH ACTUALLY HAD A RECALL BACK THE YEAR MY CAR WAS MADE FOR POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKING ONTO THE ENGINE AND CAUSING FIRES! SCARY STUFF CONSIDERING I HAD SMOKE COMING OUT OF ENGINE GRILL LAST WEEK.. MY CAR HAS BEEN AT BMW SERVICE DEPT HALF OF THE TIME IVE OWNED IT BECAUSE I NOTICE IT NOT FEELING OR DRIVING CORRECT FOR THE ENGINE I HAVE AND WHEN I HAD WARRANTY SO MANY ISSUE'S WERE IGNORED AND MADE WORSE BY THE HORRIBLE TECH'S THEY HAVE. MY TURBO'S HAVE BEEN LEAKING FOR A WHILE CAUSING MY CAR TO NOT PERFORM 100%, THEY NEVER ADVISED ME AND ALWAYS SAID CAR DROVE FINE. MY COOLANT WAS LEAKING BADLY AND AFTER DROPPING MY CAR WITH THEM, THEY GAVE IT BACK STATING IT WAS FIXED. I DROVE FOR ALMOST 2 WEEKS AND REALIZED THE TECH NEVER PUT COOLANT BACK IN AND THE LIST GOES ON..

NHTSA ID

11207055

Incident

Apr 1, 2019

Mileage

83,400 mi

HEAVY OIL CONSUMPTION, WATER PUMP WENT OUT - ENGINE OVER HEATED

NHTSA ID

11206566

Incident

Aug 24, 2017

Mileage

65,000 mi

HELLO, I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A COMPLAINT ABOUT MY 2012 BMW X6 3.5 X DRIVE MODEL. IT HAS LESS THEN 100K MILES ON IT AND IT TRANSFER CASE FAILED AND THE DEALER TOLD THAT ME THEY DONT LAST MORE THEN 100K MILES AND IT CAN NOT BE REPAIRED AND MUST BE FULLY REPLACED WHICH THEY GAVE ME A EST $6,000.00 WHAT I DOINT UNDERSTAND IS THIS A MAIN COMPONENT AND IT SHOULD NOT FAIL OR BE MADE TO FAIL BEFORE 100K MILES, THEY ARE HAVE A RECALL ON THE DRIVE SHAFT WHICH FAILS ALSO WHICH IS CONNECTED TO THE TRANSFER CASE. COULD PLEASE REVIEW THIS ON THIS MAKE AND MODEL. THANK YOU

NHTSA ID

11164043

Incident

Dec 20, 2018

Mileage

102,000 mi

MY TEMPERATURE LIGHT CAME ON AND BMW OF CATONSVILLE SAYS THAT MY TWO AUXILIARY WATER PUMPS NEED REPLACING. THEY SAYS THE PARTS ARE NOT A RECALL ITEM, BUT WHEN I GAVE THEM REFERENCE NUMBER 12V-161 WHICH IS A OLD RECALL NUMBER I WAS TOLD IT DOESN'T APPLY TO MY CAR! ALSO, I DON'T KNOW IF THEIR TELLING ME THE TRUTH BUT I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT THE ENGINE IN MY TRUCK HAS VALVE STEM SEAL PROBLEMS FOR THIS SAME YEAR. IF THERE TELLING ME THE TRUTH, THEN I FINE WITH MAKING PAYMENT FOR REPAIRS, BUT IF THEY HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE I'M TRULY "UNSATISFIED!" CAN YOU LOOK INTO THIS MATTER,PLEASE? BE ADVISED, MY VEHICLE IS STILL DRIVABLE.

NHTSA ID

11030050

Incident

Sep 25, 2017

Mileage

77,600 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 BMW X6. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SURGE FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (SOUTH MOTORS BMW, 16215 S. DIXIE HWY, MIAMI, FL 33157) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSFER CASE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE COST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.

NHTSA ID

11024276

Incident

Jun 13, 2017

Mileage

60,000 mi

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 BMW X6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V071000 (AIR BAGS) AND 17V138000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED (PRINCETON BMW IN HAMILTON, NJ) AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

NHTSA ID

11014158

Incident

Feb 5, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 BMW X6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND THE "SERVICE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY" WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

NHTSA ID

11011797

Incident

Jul 17, 2017

Mileage

70,000 mi

I WAS RECENTLY ON A HIGHWAY DRIVING AND MY CAR SUDDENLY CAME TO A HALT, SHAKING AND VIBRATING WHILES OTHER CARS WERE BEHIND ME. I ALMOST LOST MY LIFE IN ACCIDENT WITH A TRAILER TRUCK WHO QUICKLY MANEUVERED FROM BEHIND ME. I DROVE THE CAR TO A BMW DEALERSHIP AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE FUEL INJECTORS CREATED THAT PROBLEM. THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 90K MILES ON IT AND BMW IS REFUSING TO ACCEPT THE FACT THAT THIS IS SAFETY ISSUE WHICH COULD HAVE ENDED MY LIFE. I AM REQUESTING AT THIS POINT FOR BWM TO OPEN A CAMPAIGN FOR THESE FUEL INJECTORS OR THE GOVERNMENT ISSUE A RECALL ON THEM. I NEED ALL OF MY BMW X6 FUEL INJECTORS REPLACED BY BMW . A SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME , IT IS BEST TO GET ALL THE INJECTORS REPLACED BECAUSE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE N63 ENGINE AND THEY HAVE BEEN FIGHTING HARD FOR BMW NA TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THEM BECAUSE IT IS COSTING THEM TONS OF MONEY IN CIVIL SUITS. AGAIN I NEED THIS FUEL INJECTORS REPLACED ON MY CAR AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE I HAVE NO MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO SCHOOL , WORK OR CLINICAL ROTATION AND THIS IS SEVERELY AFFECTING MY GRADES. IF NO ACTION IS TAKEN BY BMW , I AM VERY PREPARED TO RETAIN AN ATTORNEY TO FILE A CLASS SUIT AGAINST THEM WITH EVERY DIME I HAVE.

NHTSA ID

10980970

Incident

Apr 15, 2017

Mileage

87,456 mi

LEAK POWER STEERING FLUID. IF THE FLAMMABLE LIQUID SPRAYS ONTO HOT ENGINE EXHAUST PARTS, AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE MAY OCCUR. ACCORDING TO NHTSA, THE LEAKING POWER STEERING FLUID IS A RESULT OF A "MACHINING ERROR" IN THE STEERING GEAR SURFACE DURING THE PRODUCTION OF THE BMW X5 AND BMW X6 "ACTIVITY VEHICLES."

NHTSA ID

10925885

Incident

Nov 12, 2016

Mileage

12 mi

TAKATA RECALL ITS BEEN ALMOST A YEAR SINCE I RECEIVED A LETTER FOR MY AIRBAG RECALL AND STILL HAVEN'T HAD ANY NEW UPDATES ON THE MATTER. EVERYDAY I DRIVE MY VEHICLE I PUT MYSELF AND MY FAMILY AT RISK!

NHTSA ID

10894190

Incident

Aug 1, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 BMW X6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, A WARNING MESSAGE THAT THE VEHICLE HAD OVER HEATED IMMEDIATELY DISPLAYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TURBO COOLANT PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000.

NHTSA ID

10861630

Incident

Apr 1, 2016

Mileage

26,000 mi