There are 6 stored owner reports matching the visibility & wipers leading-label group for the 2004 BMW X3 in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)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.
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
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
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
2004 MINI COOPER: FRONT WINDSHIELD CRACK BEGAN AFTER CAR WAS THREE MONTHS OLD. *JB
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
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Vehicle import recorded: Apr 28, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.