2011 BMW X6 Fuel System Problems

The contact owns a 2011 BMW X6. The contact stated while driving 50 MPH, there was an abnormal burning odor prior to the vehicle losing motive power. The vehicle was pulled over and restarted approximately an hour later. The contact stated that the fuel pump message was displayed. The vehicle was not diagnosed. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 105,000.

The contact owns a 2011 BMW X6. The contact stated while driving 50 MPH, the check engine warning light illuminated, and the vehicle inadvertently shut off. The contact attempted to restart the vehicle, but the vehicle failed to restart. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic and the contact was informed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. On another occasion while leaving a parking lot, the vehicle jerked with a delay while accelerating. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who stated that the front suspension needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. On another occasion while starting the vehicle, the vehicle started overheating. The contact shut off the vehicle and waited for the vehicle to cool down before restarting the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and the contact was informed that the fuel pump needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 94,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BMW X6. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SEIZED INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT VEERED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BMW CLEVELAND (6135 KRUSE DR, SOLON, OH 44139, (440) 542-0600) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LOW PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V746000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 72,000.

WE LEASED OUR 2011 BMW X6 3.5I IN AUGUST 2010 FROM BMW OF TENAFLY. THE FIRST HIGH FUEL PRESSURE PUMP MALFUNCTION OCCURRED WITHIN THE FIRST 6 MONTH - IN FEBRUARY 2011. THE CAR STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF BUSY HIGHWAY AND BECOME UNCONTROLLABLE WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR KIDS FROM KINDERGARTEN. THE DEALERSHIP IDENTIFIED THE FAULTY FUEL PUMP AND THE CAR WAS IN SERVICE FOR THE WHOLE 2 MONTH, WHILE WE WHERE DRIVING LOANER. WITHIN A YEAR FROM THAT SERVICE, IN APRIL 2012 THE ENGINE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AGAIN. I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 40MPH WHEN SUDDENLY THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS TURNED OFF AND THE CAR BECOME ABSOLUTELY UNCONTROLLABLE, ENDANGERING THE LIVES OF MY FAMILY, BYSTANDERS AND OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR BY APPLYING MY WHOLE WEIGHT ON THE BRAKES AND ENORMOUS FORCE TO TURN THE WHEEL AND ROLL INTO THE NEARBY GAS STATION. MIRACULOUSLY, NOBODY GET HURT, BUT AFTER THAT INCIDENT MY WIFE AND I DEVELOPED SUBLIMINAL FEAR OF DRIVING, EXPECTING OUR CAR TO BECOME UNCONTROLLABLE AT ANY MOMENT. MY WIFE DEMANDED TO EXCHANGE THE CAR, STATING THE FEAR OF DRIVING, BUT OUR DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO DO SO. THIS TIME IT WAS IN SERVICE FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS. WITHIN THE 3 MONTH OF THAT SERVICE IN AUGUST 2012 THE 'REDUCED POWER' ENGINE MALFUNCTION NOTIFICATION EMERGED ON THE DASHBOARD, AND THE NEXT MORNING THE CAR REFUSED TO START. THIS TIME DEALERSHIP IDENTIFIED THE FAULTY GENERATOR, ALTHOUGH ALL THE SIGNS OF THIS FAILURE WAS VERY SIMILAR TO HIGH FUEL PRESSURE PUMP MALFUNCTION. TODAY - 02/02/2013, WITHOUT ANY WARNING SIGNS, OUR CAR STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY AGAIN. AS IN PREVIOUS SITUATIONS THERE WHERE KIDS IN THE CAR, WHEN IT BECOME ABSOLUTELY UNCONTROLLABLE, WHILE MOVING IN THE LEFT LINE ON BUSY HIGHWAY. *TR