2008 BMW X3 Complaint Log

MY BMW HAD BEEN HAVING A ROARING, VIBRATING NOISE IN IT. THEN IT STARTED RUNNING HOT. I PARKED IN MY GARAGE ONLY TO FIND WATER AND ANTIFREEZE ALL OVER THE GARAGE FLOOR. WHEN I TOOK IT TO GET IT FIXED, THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THE BOLTS WHICH HOLD THE ENGINE MOUNTS UP ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HAD BROKEN AND THE ENGINE WAS SITTING SIDEWAYS AND HAD DROPPED DOWN AND CRUSHED THE WATER PUMP AND COOLANT RESERVOIR. THE BOLTS ARE NOT SUBSTANTIAL ENOUGH TO SUPPORT THE ENGINE. THEY ARE VERY LIGHTWEIGHT METAL (MAYBE ALUMINUM) AND JUST BROKE. THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN ANY CRASH. THERE IS NO REASON WHY THE BOLTS BROKE, BUT IT COULD HAVE REALLY PUT MY FAMILY IN JEOPARDY. WHEN I CONTACTED THE DEALER TO SEE IF THERE HAD BEEN ANY RECALLS ON THESE BOLTS, THEY ACTED LIKE I WAS CRAZY AND DIDN'T KNOW WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT.

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 BOUGHT MY CAR AT 88,000 MILES AND SHORTLY AFTER (5 DAYS) MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY FIGURED OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT, THEN REPLACED THE DRIVER SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG. ABOUT A MONTH LATER MY LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND HAS BEEN ON SINCE. SINCE THE SECOND TIME THE LIGHT HAS COME ON I TOOK IT TO A DIFFERENT DEALER (BECAUSE I MOVED) AND THEY SAID IT IS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE PASSENGER AIRBAGS BUT THEY WOULD HAVE TO PLUG IT UP TO A COMPUTER TO FIGURE OUT EXACTLY WHAT IT IS. *TR

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

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.

The problem with the 2008 BMW X3 transmission is going to get someone KILLED!! This transmission DOES NOT RESPOND when depressing the accelerator at random times & HAS DONE THIS SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT IT. it happened once after pulling away from an ezpass booth - the car just froze and would not accelerate nearly causing an accident. Now it has caused an accident. How are you not doing anything when this has CAUSED DEATHS!!! here is a link to a blog that shows many bmw x3 owners have the problem - some have had their cars replaced by bmw and others have been ignored. this is a serious safety issue that is being ignored by the manufacturer (similar to the toyota issue). please investigate before someone gets killed. http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/showthread.php?t=262130.

I NOTICED WATER ON THE GARAGE FLOOR ABOUT A WEEK AGO AND THAT THE COOLANT WAS LOW. I TOOK IT TO BMW DEALER EXPECTING A RADIATOR LEAK. I WAS TOLD THAT ALL 4 ALUMINUM SUPPORT BOLTS HAD BEEN SHEARED AND THAT THE ENGINE WAS RESTING ON THE WATER PUMP CAUSING THE LEAK. THE SOLUTION, WHILE COVERED BY MY EXTENDED WARRANTY, IS STILL COSTING ME $50 DEDUCTIBLE AND ANOTHER $200 OR SO TO FLUSH AND REPLACE THE COOLANT (WHICH WAS CAUSED BY THE WATER PUMP DAMAGE). IF I DIDN'T HAVE THE WARRANTY AND WAS FORCED TO PAY FOR THE LABOR, BOLTS, SUPPORT BRACKETS AND A WATER PUMP - I WOULD BE EVEN MORE IRATE THAT BMW HASN'T ISSUED A RECALL ON THIS WELL KNOWN ISSUE. *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

WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 25 MPH ON RESIDENTIAL STREET, FELT AN UNUSUAL "BUMP", CONTINUED DRIVING HOME WITH NO APPARENT PROBLEM. STARTED CAR NEXT MORNING AND FELT AN UNUSUAL VIBRATION AND NOISE WHICH DISAPPEARED WHEN DRIVING. VIBRATION AT IDLE CONTINUED, TWO DAYS LATER, AFTER DRIVING ON FREEWAY, I FOUND A BROKEN BOLT UNDER THE CAR IN GARAGE, I IMMEDIATELY TOOK CAR TO DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT. WAS TOLD THAT SEVERAL MOTOR MOUNT BOLTS HAD SHEARED AND WAS LUCKY NO SERIOUS DAMAGE OCCURRED. QUICK INTERNET SEARCH INDICATED SHEARED MOTOR MOUNT BOLTS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH BMW X3 YEARS 2007 & 2008. BROKEN MOTOR MOUNT BOLTS COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS ACCIDENT AND/OR INJURY - AGAIN, I WAS LUCKY. *TR

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

SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON. DIAGNOSED AT DEALERSHIP THAT IT WAS THE DMTL PUMP THAT SENSES AND GAS LEAKS. I WAS TOLD BY SERVICE MANAGER THAT IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND I DIDN'T HAVE TO REPLACE IT SINCE I LIVED IN PA IN AN AREA THAT DIDN'T REQUIRE IT TO WORK UNDER OUR STATE INSPECTIONS. THE ONLY PROBLEM WAS THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WOULD BE ON AND I WOULD NOT KNOW IF SOMETHING ELSE WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR. LATER I WAS TALKING TO SERVICE MANAGER AT LEXUS WHO WAS A FORMER BMW SERVICE MANAGER WHO STATED IT WAS COVERED UNDER PA EMISSION LAWS. I CONTACTED MANAGER AT BMW WHO INFORMED ME THAT I WOULD HAVE TO CONTACT BMW. I REGISTERED A COMPLAINT WITH BMW WHO CAME BACK 3 WEEKS LATER DENYING ANY COVERAGE. WHEN ASKED WHY GENTLEMAN COULD NOT ANSWER STATING HE WAS NOT A TECHNICIAN. I REPEATEDLY STATED FROM MY RESEARCH THAT PA ADOPTED CALIFORNIA EMISSION LAW IN 1996 AND FROM MY UNDERSTANDING IT SHOULD BE REPLACED BY BMW. ONCE AGAIN I WAS TOLD NO COVERAGE AND I ASKED IF HIS 3 WEEKS OF RESEARCH INVOLVED A CORPORATE ATTORNEY. HE WOULD NOT ANSWER.IT APPEARS THAT A BMW BUYER IS GIVEN 4 YEAR WARRANTY BECAUSE AFTER THAT EVERYTHING IS DENIED WITH NO EXPLANATION AS TO WHY. THIS DMTL PUMP IS A SENSOR FOR FUEL LEAKS AND COULD REALLY CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IF NOT REPLACED. I BELIEVE PA EMISSION LAWS UNDERSTAND THE HAZARD AND THAT IS WHY THEY STATE IT SHOULD BE REPLACED. THIS PROBLEM WITH BMW GOES BACK OVER 10 YEARS ACCORDING TO INTERNET FORUMS.. I CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHY THEY HAVE NOT BEEN HELD ACCOUNTABLE AND MADE TO CORRECT THIS HAZARDOUS SITUATION. *TR

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

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

PASSENGER SEAT ALARM WOULD GO OFF CONSTANTLY WITHOUT ANYONE OR ANYTHING IN THE SEAT. BMW REPLACED SENSOR UNDER WARRANTY. PROBLEM APPEARED TO BE FIXED UNTIL THE FOLLOWING SUMMER 2012 WHEN ALARM ON SEAT WOULD GO OFF AGAIN ON A REGULAR BASIS. BMW REFUSED TO REPLACE UNTIL COMPLAINT FILED AND I STATED IT WAS A DRIVING HAZARD DUE TO ATTEMPTING TO FUMBLE WITH BELT WHILE DRIVING TO STOP ALARM BY SECURING BELT. BMW OFFERED TO REPLACE ALARM SENSOR I HAD TO PAY $300.00 FOR LABOR. THIS WAS LATE SEPT 2012. SHORTLY AFTER DUE TO COLD WEATHER ALARM DID NOT GO OFF ANY LONGER.I DID NOT HAVE ALARM SENSOR REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS NOW WORKING PROPERLY UNTIL APRIL OF 2014 WHEN ALARM AGAIN BEGAN TO SOUND AND CONTINUED THROUGHOUT THIS PAST SUMMER. ACCORDING TO INTERNET AND FORUMS ON THE INTERNET THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT HAS EXISTED ON X3S FROM THE FIRST YEAR THE CAR WAS SOLD. BMW APPARENTLY AVOIDS DOING ANYTHING TO PREVENT THIS FROM OCCURRING EVEN IN THE NEWER MODELS.THIS IS AN ANNOYING AND DANGEROUS SITUATION WHICH SHOULD BE ADDRESSED .IN MY COMPLAINT THEY STATED I DIDN'T ACCEPT THEIR OFFER EVEN THOUGH THE ALARM WAS NO LONGER GOING OFF AND THAT MY WARRANTY WAS OVER. SOMEONE NEEDS TO MAKE THEM ACCOUNTABLE AND THEIR CARS SAFER.. *TR

PASSENGER SEAT ALARM WOULD ACTIVATE FOR NO APPARENT REASON ON A DAILY USE. UNDER WARRANTY SEAT PAD WAS REPLACED. REPORTED SAME SEAT MALFUNCTION ONE MONTH AFTER WARRANTY RAN OUT AND BMW AGREED TO PAY FOR SEAT PAD AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR LABOR OF $300.00. AT THIS TIME SEAT NO LONGER SOUNDING ALARM. SEAT ALARM WOULD MALFUNCTION AGAIN THE ENTIRE HOT WEATHER SEASON OF 2013. AFTER CONTACTING BMW IN DEC OF 2013 I WAS TOLD NO COVERAGE. AFTER RESEARCHING INTERNET I DISCOVERED THIS TO BE A REGULAR COMPLAINT SINCE 2003 WHEN 1ST X3 WAS MANUFACTURED. I DISCOVERED LAST WEEK THAT AS LONG AS THIS PAD IS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY THE AIR BAG MAY NOT WORK IN AN ACCIDENT. THIS A VERY SERIOUS DRIVING SITUATION THAT COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY. BMW NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE AND MADE TO ADDRESS THIS SAFETY HAZARD IMMEDIATELY. *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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW X3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT WARNING CHIME ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT THE SEAT BEING OCCUPIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE SEAT SENSOR MAT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER THE REPAIR. ADDITIONALLY, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE DMTL PUMP WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

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

THE SEAT OCCUPANCY DETECTION MAT FAILED AT 7,285 AND WAS REPLACED, THEN WAS FAILING AGAIN AT 31,592 AND BMW DID NOT REPAIR/REPLACE WHEN SERVICED BUT DID CONFIRM THE PROBLEM. KNOW THE SEAT OCCUPANCY MAT IS IN TOTAL FAILURE AT 59,000. BMW WILL NOT ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM IS PART OF A RECALL FOR MOST VEHICLE OF THIS AGE BUT FOR SOME REASON NOT THE X3. *TR

MY BMW X3 2008 WAS 'BOUGHT BACK' BY BMW AFTER THREE MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP IN DEC 2008 DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT RESPOND WHEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR AT RANDOM TIMES. IT HAPPENED ONCE AFTER PULLING AWAY FROM AN EZPASS BOOTH - THE CAR JUST FROZE AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THIS WAS SO SERIOUS THAT BMW RECOGNIZED IT AS A PROBLEM BUT COULD NOT FIX IT DESPITE REPLACING MAJOR TRANSMISSION PARTS. THEY ASSURED ME IT WAS NOT A GENERAL PROBLEM IN X3'S SO I ALLOWED THEM TO REPLACE THE 2008 X3 WITH A 2009 MODEL. LESS THAN 1000 MILES AND ONE MONTH LATER THE 2009 STARTED EXHIBITING THE SAME PROBLEMS. THIS TIME BMW WOULD NOT REMEDY THE SITUATION INSTEAD DENYING THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. THE MATTER IS CURRENTLY WITH MY LEMON LAW LAWYERS AND BMW. HERE IS A LINK TO A BLOG THAT SHOWS MANY BMW X3 OWNERS HAVE THE PROBLEM - SOME HAVE HAD THEIR CARS REPLACED BY BMW AND OTHERS HAVE BEEN IGNORED. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT IS BEING IGNORED BY THE MANUFACTURER (SIMILAR TO THE TOYOTA ISSUE). PLEASE INVESTIGATE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. HTTP://WWW.BIMMERFEST.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=262130. *TR

TAKATA RECALL. I HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL FOR THIS ITEM MORE THAN A YEAR AGO AND THERE HAS BEEN NO PROGRESS IN REPLACING DEFECTS. MEANWHILE, WE ARE DRIVING A TIME BOMB THAT IS MORE LIKELY TO INJURE US THAN OFFER PROTECT FROM IMPACTS.WHEN IS NHTSA GOING TO FORCE BMW TO MAKE REPAIRS. MY CAR IS 9 YEARS OLD NOW AND I HAVE BEEN DRIVING WITHOUT PROTECTION FOR THAT LONG AND THE CAR'S RESALE VALUE IS AFFECTED BY THIS AS WELL.