general problems of the 2007 BMW X3

Had it in BMW dealership for recall to be fixed, that caused my engine light to come on. My engine light was still in when I went back to get it. They said au had to pay $100. 00 to have the engine light off. I said I'm not paying if it's a recall. They refused to do anything else. I took it home and put my code reader on it and it was showing code for the part that was not changed under recall. I have been calling them since and they have not called me back.

The BMW dealer is not helping to perform the recall on my BMW X3 recall. The dealer in murrieta, CA has been ignoring me and does not call me back. My VIN# wbxpc93497wf04472.

The driver's seat heating element burned and damaged the skin of the seat and burned my back while driving in the city. I was so surprised when this happened that I jumped in the seat and caused an accident.

White driving on the highway at a speed of 65 mph the engine lost power and stopped. After to the vehicle was stopped and started again the heater was no longer working. Took in for the repair, was told it was a water pump. $1600 repair 6 weeks ago. Last night 1/1/2020 while driving on the same highway all the lights began blinking and the engine ceased again with the indicator lights showing a transmission error.

Tl- the contact owns a 2007 BMW X3. The contact stated that when the front driver's seat heater was turned on, the contact perceived smoke odor and immediately saw smoke from the side of the seat without warning. The contact turned off the seat heater and opened the window. There was no injury. The contact noticed that part of the seat burned. The dealer was not called. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately. 124,000. Fe.

Turned on driver side seat heater and it burned a hole in the seat at the lower left side of the of the seat upright portion. Immediately turned off when smelled burning and felt extremely hot at lower back. Driver could have been burned. Saw many other complaints online for the exact same issue in the exact same location. This could seriously injure someone especially if it happens while driving in traffic.

Tl-the contact owns a 2007 BMW X3. The contact received notification for NHTSA campaign number 17v683000 (engine and engine cooling)the contact stated that the heater is blowing hot extremely hot or cold air when in the on position . The check engine light was illuminated. The contact called the local dealer BMW of bakersfield located at 5400 gasoline alley dr, bakersfield, CA 93313 (661) 396-4040 where informed that the remedy parts were not available. The manufacturer was notified of the issue but no further assistance was provided, the failure mileage was unknown. Ap.

(no initials; no dealer info; incorrect NHTSA info/format) tl - positive crankcase ventilation (pcv) valve heater. The contact owns a 2007 BMW. The contact stated that NHTSA campaign number: 17v683000 (pcv) exceeded a reasonable amount of time for time for repair. The contact has not yet received a recall notification. The manufacturer stated that the parts are were unavailable for the repair. The manufacturer was not able to give an exact day when the vehicle could be repaired. The contact had not experienced failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

The contact owns a 2007 BMW X3. While driving various speeds, the vehicle shook and various warning indicators illuminated. The hazard lights were activated and the vehicle suddenly stalled. The contact also stated that a burning odor emitted through the vents. The contact waited for a moment, restarted the vehicle, and drove to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the crankcase needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer. The VIN was included in NHTSA campaign number: 17v683000 (engine and engine cooling). The manufacturer was not contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.

The contact owns a 2007 BMW X3. The contact stated that the vehicle experienced a complete loss of power, and the windshield wiper fluid and wheels seized. Various warning indicators were illuminated. Germain BMW of naples (11286 tamiami trail n, naples, FL) diagnosed that the transmission and drivetrain were defective and needed to be replaced. In addition, the windshield wiper pan was defective and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failures recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failures and did not assist. The failure mileage was approximately 69,000.

Due to cold weather, engaged the driver side seat heater. Noticed a sharp pain in my leg and then began to smell and see smoke. Fortuneatly, I was quickly able to realize the seat heater appeared to have a short in it, and turned off before burning through the leather and setting my cloths on fire. I will be contacting my local BMW dealership to see what, if anything they are will to do. I feel there should be a recall before someone is seriuosly hurt or killed. The engine was idling when seat heater was on. I was backing out of driveway and driving down street when I noticed. If I would have had seat heater on and then stepped away from vehicle as it was warmimg up, I am confident the driver seat would have caught on fire or at least severly damaged it.

While driving this morning the drivers side heated seat was in use since it was cold outside. I began to smell the oder of something burning and my left leg felt extremely warm. Not knowing what was burning I turned off my heated seat and my passengers seat which was occupied. I also turned off the vehicle heater and defrosters. Upon arrival at my destination I found that the drivers seat had two burn marks just above the electric seat controls where my leg was as I was positioned while driving.

The car is equipped with seat heaters. One of the heating elements failed, overheated and burned through the seat surface. In doing research, this appears to be a problem with the vehicles. BMW did do a recall on the x5, but does not show a recall on the X3. On various sites, this issue has occurred many times with owners, some with the vehicle catching on fire. I found complaints on the following sites; carcomplaints. Com, bimmerfest. Com and arfc. Org. Just on carcomplaints, this complaint is shown 23 times; madbury, nh, portland, or, westfield, in, derwood, MD, tampa, FL, annapolis, MD, louisville, ky, bergenfield, NJ, holderness, nh, liberty township, OH, laurel, MD, novi, mi, cromwell, CT, prairie village, KS, hillsborough, nc, daly city, CA, alexandria, va, saginaw, TX, bethesda. Md, pittsburg, PA, selah, wa. Same issue with each. BMW of north America was contacted and their response was "it's a part of wear and tear. . . . No offer to assist" from BMW na. Yet, the issue has continued to arise and BMW na did replace the heater element and seat surface in some instances, making the replacement a matter of preference or discrimination, or dealer's opinion of the car owner versus correcting the manufacturing/design defect problem. I would request the assistance of NHTSA to review this matter and protect the public from hazardous over-heating/ fire threats. I was fortunate to have been just getting into the vehicle and smell the burning leather and turned off the seat heating system before a fire could occur.

While driving smelled something burning and also realized my upper leg was in pain. Turned off the seat warmer and investigated after reaching my destination. There was a scorch mark in the seat near the bottom left bolster. Lucky this didn't cause a fire or bodily injury.

I purchased the vehicle on February 07, 2014 and while driving home from work my vehicle started jerking. It would jerk really hard and when you would try to stop by pressing on the brake the vehicle would jerk harder as if it is about to break down. The second time was in April, I believe the 5th I was having the same problem and then several warning lights came on. I called the dealership and brought the car in. As soon as the service advisor checked on the vehicle she said the car is not drivable and how it is unsafe to drive. There was another problem with the vehicle. I brought the vehicle in may for an oil change but when I was driving the vehicle towards the end of June it said I was really low on oil. I went to turn the vehicle in and it would not start.

23 month old toddler gained access to vehicle keys and locked himself in with the remote key. After several attempts of him trying to open the doors with the door levers, they would not open. We had a lock smith attempt to unlock the doors by pushing the door lock/unlock button located on the upper center console, but this also didn't unlock the doors. The driver side door finally opened after pushing the center lock/unlock button and then pulling on the door lever two times to actually be able to unlock and open the driver door. This entry system requires the use of electrics prior to the mechanical system becoming active. This situation could be very dangerous during high temperature days if a person is locked inside and dangerous in the event of an escape if the electric system fails with the doors in the locked position.

Driving vehicle noticed a burning smell, at first thought it was coming from outside of car, then while in heavy traffic and unable to pull over felt a burning pain on thigh. Immediately turned off seat warmer and tried to pull over. Found that drivers side seat warmer had burnt a hole thru the leather seat cover and burned my pants. This could have very easily caused a wreck!.

I had car heating system on and felt some thing very hot under my thigh. I got down to inspect and found a hole in the car seat. I put off the heating system to reach home safely. I have sent pictures and my complaint to BMW ag and BMW USA.

Turned on heated seat on driver's side. After approximately 2 minutes, felt burning on left side of seat. Turned off the heated seat, turned on the light and the seat was smoking substantially. A small hole was burned through the leather seat (about the size of a dime) and through my pants. I have a small red mark on the top of the back of my leg. The vehicle smells like smoke. Luckily, I was in the driveway when this happened or an accident might have occurred. Very concerning and will likely be a costly repair. Have noted several other similar incidents repoted on-line.

The contact owns a 2007 BMW X3. The contact stated that while driving with the heated seat warmer activated, the contact smelled a burning odor. The heated seat warmer had burned a hole through the driver's seat and the contact's pant leg, burning the contact. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The VIN was not available. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 96,000 and the current mileage was 100,000.

Driver's side seat heater has malfunctioned and has burnt the leather and caused discomfort while driving. Heavy burnt smell in the cabin resulted from using the seat heater.

After multiple attempts to remedy the situation, BMW has been unable to resolve the transmission and the intermittent loss of power and most recently "limp-home" mode occurrence associated with the drivetrain on the 2007 BMW X3. The symptoms 1st presented itself as a loss of power from a start. Upon pressing the accelerator, the vehicle did not respond and then responded with a surge or lurching forward. This makes for unpredictable and dangerously erratic vehicle performance. After multiple visits (+4) and multiple complaints along with the sound of gear or differential noise, the dealership finally did some type of ecu update that appeared to resolve the problem. The noise never subsided and recently the car was inoperable forcing a tow after upon pressing the accelerator the vehicle went into transmission limp-mode. As usual, the symptoms "can't be duplicated" once codes are cleared yet the ecu is throwing multiple codes for transmission limp-mode and code 56be for clutch gears 2 and 6. I believe that this is a very dangerous situation to either press the accelerator and for it to be non-responsive then have a delayed vehicle surge not proportional to the input and timing of the accelerator depression and/or press the accelerator and experience significantly curtailed vehicle power due to the "limp-home" condition. This has been a recurring issue since the purchase of the vehicle on 5/31/2009.

BMW X3 needs new computer system due to water damage allegedly emanating from a clogged drain in the sunroof. New computer costs appx $2,000. Dealer and BMW say the drain can't be seen or accessed by owner and it isn't cleaned as part of any servicing. Clear design flaw. I know of others who have had the same situation and Bmws response is to try and file an insurance claim.