general problems of the 2013 BMW X3 - part 2

The contact's daughter owns a 2013 BMW X3. The contact stated that while her daughter was driving 30 mph, the vehicle stalled as the engine malfunction warning message appeared on the instrument panel. Due to the failure, the contact's daughter had the vehicle towed to the dealer where they performed a diagnostic test and diagnosed the vehicle with engine failure. The contact's daughter then had the vehicle towed to an independent mechanic who also diagnosed the vehicle with engine failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and offered no assistance. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 86,000.

Driving on the highway, low oil pressure light came on, indicating to slow down. Pulled over to shoulder and as I try to move again, drivetrain malfunction sign came on. Car engine stalled. Would not restart. Was told by mechanic that catatrophic engine failrue occured and needed to replace engine entirely.

On 9thsept'2021 when my wife driving back from work she got " drivetrain malfunction msg on the screen, she pulled over and called me, I was there in 15mins and did try shut off the engine for few mins and start, it didnt go in 2019 I got the same msg and SUV stalled in the middle of road, I stopped the engine waited for 2 mins and restarted, the msg was gone. When we towed the vehicle to bwm-shrewsbury, he said we need to replace the engine and its going to cost close to $18000 and said he'll try to work with BMW corp long story short I ended up trading the vehicle for low cost and got a new one as the dealer left no choice.

I was driving on the highway and took my exit and the car suddenly stopped with the message "drivetrain malfunction. Drive moderately. " after this, the car would not move even with the engine on. It was as if the it was stuck in one gear and wouldn't move to "drive". I turned the car off and back again. At this time, the car started to sputter after it started. Then, I let it stopped the engine for about 20 minutes. When the problem happened, the check engine light came on. After 20 minutes, I started the car again and I was able to drive it and the check engine light went away. However, since I had to go back on the highway, I was concerned about driving as it might stop suddenly on the highway and create a major accident. As per google, this seems to be a common issue with BMW X3's. The company should recall and repair such an incidence from happening.

April 22, 2021 (87181 odometer out) virginia inspection. Passed. Recommended replacement of front rotors and brake pads. July 22, 2021 (87989 odometer out) oil change, tune up if needed, front rotors and brake pads replaced. Did not reset vehicle computer: hood light as well as brake light came on over the next week. August 5, 2021 brought back to repair shop. Computer reset (88148 odometer out). Aug 13, 2021 driving approx 45 miles per hour when the engine cut out, I narrowly pulled over but not quite out of the road--error message: drivetrain malfunction, "drive moderately. Maximum drivetrain out put not available. Consult service center. " dangerous section of road, traffic, extremely hot and humid, with thunder storms. Turned the car off and tried to start, error message flashed, "no service since 2015. " towed first to repair station who performed the recent maintenance on the vehicle. They did not look at the vehicle until several days later. When they did, they informed it was the camshaft position sensor. And further, that the sensor would have to be replaced (@$700) so that the car could start and then they would recheck for the problem. Without a car for several weeks. August 17, 2021 had the car towed to a shop suggested by a neighbor. There, the owner/mechanic stated that he could see glimpses of the "guide" (timing chain), that it was broken and suggested I have it seen by a BMW-specific shop to make the repair. I located a shop in winchester va and had it towed there. Confirmed it was the timing chain. 10/19/21 picked up. Total charge: $3796. 19. I found that this was a known issue and the owner confirmed. However, the fix was only extended to 7 years/70k miles. I bought this car from a dealer in 2015. I was never informed of this known issue; not from the dealer, the service shop, or BMW notification(s) via email or other. The break down and the multiple negative impacts caused could have been avoided.

More frequent drive train errors and loss of power. Cause defective timing chain guide. This seems to be very common on this year and model of BMW speaking with other BMW owners of the same car. Luckily we were not in heavy traffic and could drive to repair shop.

Started without any engine warning or oil warning. When drove on highway, "low oil pressure" message popped on dashboard, then engine started giving up. Then "drivetrain: cont driving possible" message showed up, engine completely died, couldn't start or shift gear. The car was towed to dealership for diagnosis and report came back with timing chain failure. But there's no conclusive result/fully-proved diagnosis unless tearing down the engine.

The engine failed while driving on the highway on 06/22/2021. My safety was put at risk because the traffic was heavy during the middle of a rain storm on the interstate. Cars had to swerve to avoid me as I was only able to coast my vehicle to the side of the highway. I was almost struck by traffic. A number of warning lights suddenly went off without have gone off before in king and oil pressure message and engine failure message and a transmission failure message all at once. I am in the process of getting the vehicle towed to be inspected. This appears to be a known problem with 2013 BMW X3s according to the research I have done since the incident but BMW won’t issue a recall for the vehicles even though they are aware that this is a dangerous vehicle issue according to websites like bimmerpost,com and car gurus. Com which have similar incidents to mine posted on their websites. BMW needs to issue a recall and make the appropriate repairs.

The contact owns a 2013 BMW X3. The contact stated that while driving approximately 60 mph, the vehicle suddenly stalled. During the failure, the message "transmission malfunction" was displayed on the instrument panel. The vehicle was towed to the residence and later examined by an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the timing chain had failed. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The local dealer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 100,000.

My cars check engine light and drive train alert came on, so I took it to be inspected. It was not running well, seems to have much less power than usual on the way to the mechanic. I have been told that the power chain guides have broken and must be replaced. This could cause the power chain to come off mid-drive and completely shut the car down. The cost of parts and labor for repair will be around $3,300. This car isn’t old, is well cared for and maintained and does not have high mileage.

The contact owns a 2013 BMW X3. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 40 mph, the vehicle stalled with the "transmission malfunction, drive accurately," warning message displayed on the instrument panel. The contact coasted the vehicle to the side of the road and had the vehicle towed to an independent mechanic. The contact was informed by the mechanic that the engine had seized and recommended that the vehicle be taken to an authorized dealer. The contact had the vehicle towed to an unnamed dealer where it was confirmed that the engine had seized and needed to be replaced. The dealer provided an estimate for the repair. The contact attempted to reach the manufacturer but was unable to reach a representative. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 77,000.

I bought this pre-owned vehicle (a) because it was a BMW that was known to be of superior workmanship and mechanical expertise, as heralded by BMW media, and (b) because it was in excellent condition with superior service records � carfax noted �no issues reported� during its entire life on new mexico roadways: 105,508 miles. My vehicle drove perfectly, with no issues, until approximately 4:00 pm on October 14, 2020, when, at 110,839 miles, with no warning of an issue of any kind, the engine experienced a catastrophic failure, causing me to quickly search for a place to pull over in a congested area. I had been taking my grandson to a lesson and was lucky we weren't injured or worse. Ironically, although it was obvious the vehicle was experiencing massive failure, the message on the communications module said, �continue to drive carefully. � I had the car delivered an to a long-time, award-winning, highly respected BMW mechanic. His analysis indicated that there was no repair available for my car, as the plastic guide assembly for the primary timing chain was made of a defective polycarbonate material that became brittle and broke apart, creating debris that lodged in the crankshaft drive sprockets. This debris caused the primary chain to skip, letting the camshafts and crankshaft fall out of sync, which destroyed the engine. Bottom line: I would have to completely replace the n20 engine to the tune of $11,163. 81 (at BMW $15k or more). There is a less expensive option: an engine with at least 70k miles. Problem is, it has a 70k mile timing chain. So, it would have to be replaced and only has a one year option, as opposed to two years. BMW America will do nothing to help, even though they've known about the issue since 2012, which is fraudulent, based on what I've seen from claimants with the same issue online!.

Car has 89000 miles. At low speeds, it drives fine. On highway, "drive train malfunction" light appears during moderate-heavy acceleration. Today, on a crowded 4 lane highway at about 70mph, car lost all power, gas pedal was useless. I was barely able to limp to breakdown lane and speed dropped to about 15-20 mph by the time I could get there, through lots of honking and several near accidents. Extremely dangerous. I shut the car off for about 2 minutes, restarted it and it worked again. I travelled at about 55mph in right lane the next 15 miles home without issue. I was with my wife and 7 year old daughter. This is a very serious and dangerous issue to have with a car.

My car that has around 97000 miles suddenly stopped with a message 'drive train malfunctioned'. While searching on the internet the engine for this vehicle had lot of issues and lot of people experienced the same issue. With the number of issues this engine is having primarily due to the bad quality, I would like the manufacturer to do a recall and fix the engines that failed.

As I was driving on the highway, I had an alert that said "drive train malfunction" and the vehicle began to slow down. I quickly had to take the upcoming exit. As I was trying to change gears, the car remained in neutral and continued to drive slow. I was able to safely pull over and stop the car. At that point, the vehicle did not turn back on.

On 6/23/20, at approx. , 6:15 am, my 2013 BMW X3 vehicle (approx. 68,000 miles) lost engine power as I was attempting to pull out from a busy and congested n/b 215 freeway (near the w/b 10 freeway exchange) in colton, California. Prior to losing engine power, and at about less than one minutes before, my vehicle's low oil light sensor had come on, then quickly changed to a drivetrain malfunction sensor -- warning me to drive moderately, but that was meaningless because my vehicle had already began to lose engine power. I slid to a slow stop into the emergency lane of the freeway after cutting off numerous vehicles behind me in an effort to make it off the freeway.

On 11/12/2019, on my way to work driving at 40-44 mph on city road, the acceleration suddenly dropped, a screen message read, "increased engine pressure," and advised me to, "stop engine immediately," which I had no chance to do because the SUV came to a complete halt. Thankfully I was able to turn into the driveway of a business, but unable to park. The car turned itself off and "locked. " a BMW dealership service diagnosed the SUV's time-chain needed replacement (mileage was 95515. BMW stated that the warranty for this model's time-chain was 7 years/70,000 miles. In replacing the time-chain, the motor was ruined with metal shavings. Complaints listed at https://driving-tests. Org/VIN-decoder/ report consumers who have had similar bad experience with the timing chain at about 100,000 miles. I purchased the BMW used with 95899 miles and drove it fewer than 3,000 miles before the timeing chain and engine were ruined. BMW north America, llc, does not want to help customers with the bad timing chain issue. The dealer from whom I purchased the used BMW is benz & beemer in scottsdale, az, whom originally believed that the timing chain had "lifetime warranty," but BMW scottsdale corrected them. Benz & beemer refuses to now replace the BMW's motor at their expense, of course. Essentially, the BMW SUV is an expensive vehicle, even as used, to not have a "lifetime warranty" on the timing chain. In addition, the faulty timing chain poses a great accident risk, if not death, to the driver because the vehicle halts to a complete stop, which makes it difficult for the driver to move to safety, dire if the driver is in the freeway traffic. If the manufacturer cannot change the warranty on the timing chain, then you must make a recommendation to put this vehicle out of service beginning at 90,000 miles. Diagnost at BMW scotts 480-538-3991. Thanks, marthaelena corral.

I was driving my 2013 BMW X3 on I-280 freeway southbound around 11am 6/10/2020, all of sudden my car shows battery discharge resulted in lost of power,when the SUV was at 104,000 miles. Within 30 seconds, the drivetrain malfunction warning engaged. The car began shutting down while they were driving on the freeway. I was able to safely navigate across two lanes of merging traffic to get off the road before the engine died. The situation could have gone very differently with disastrous results, so I quickly maneuvered the vehicle and pulled over on the emergency parking line on the freeway.

The vehicle has been to shop 2 times. 1st drivetrain light came on and car would slow down in the middle of the highway. Then it would totally stop. 2nd time it did the same thing except oil pressure light came on saying pressure too low and it stopped right there in the middle of the street. Now the oil pressure light comes on every time I drive it. I'm afraid it will stop in the middle of the highway again.

My 2013 BMW X3 showed a low oil pressure warning on the display. Stopped the car, and had it towed to the dealer. The dealer said the timing chain needed to be replaced and it was a known issue with the n20 engine. The cost to replace is close to $6000. The timing chain is not part of the maintenance of the vehicle and it not suppose to fail. The dealer told me to call BMW north America for assistance to replace since the problem is due to a design defect and not a maintenance issue. I called and after 2 weeks BMW north America got in touch with me and told me they are not going to help me out, not even partially. I cannot drive or sell the vehicle without the repair because the engine will eventually fail which could potentially cause someone to get injured in an automobile accident if the failure occurs when driving in traffic.

My astrid morales now I'm going through something very diffident im buy a car in the year 2017 March 20 I spoke the sale manager representative about the carcombination of my car his name is many miranda everything was fine well my car has been damage since 2017 by the mechanic of the g0ggin BMW treasure coast 4429 s us hwy 1 ft pierce FL 34982, tei 429-8300 . . . My car now serios damage dont knowi iwas going to start a motor so other mechanic tell me I have to replace engine I sing a 72 month contrac.

I was driving on the highway when many warning messages started to appear, check engine, check oil, battery, check coolant and some others and in a rapid succession. Car began to slow and powered off. I was unable to restart my car and had to have the car towed. Engine is completely dead. Quoted between 20k (BMW) to 8k (used shop) to repair. BMW has refused to replace the defective engine or provide any assistance in the matter.

I was driving on the freeway. I received an error message about low oil pressure and within a minute my car lost power and put itself in neutral. Luckily I was able to get off the freeway safely because it could have been very dangerous losing power suddenly in that way. The engine would not start back up and I had to have it towed. Another ongoing issue I have had, is that the power train malfunction error light comes on almost every time I drive and the auto shop has not been able to identify the problem. I have replaced the battery and had other work done that did not solve this problem.

My timing chain caused my engine to fail at 90,000 miles and BMW would not cover the cost even though they increased the warranty to 70,000 miles, I then had a used engine with 40,000 miles on it and 120,000 miles later that timing chain broke and ruin the engine. I still owe $10,000 on an $8,000 vehicle with BMW wanting $12,000 to replace the engine. The first time I was on the freeway close to hole and the drive train malfunction light came on the I pulled over. The second time the engine went out I was over 2 hours from home and had to have it towed to a different dealership.

Another timing chain stop in the middle of driving. My timing chain fail on me while driving. I have under 70 000 miles on the car but BMW na told that I am out of warranty because the car arrive at a lot in September 2012 and the 7 year warranty start from September 2012. My car is a 2013 BMW and 7 years would put me in 2020 . BMW look for anything not to honor their warranty on their fail engine. I owe over $10k on a car that have a fail engine. Please look into this it is so not right.

Tl-the contact owns a 2013 BMW X3. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked and unoccupied the vehicle exploded and totally burned. The flames and heat damaged two park and occupied vehicles. The contact stated that the michigan fire deparment was present. The fire department was unable to locate were the fire initiated the vehicle was towed. The manufacturer was contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 101,400. Li.

As my wife and I were driving down the the busy highway, the vehicle went into neutral and the engine completely cut out. We luckily coasted to safety off the high shoulder--barely off the main traffic. The vehicle then went into park and would not start or shift into neutral, so we were stuck there until the tow truck came.

Another timing chain victim. Timing chain had been replaced 2/2017, 51k miles and evidently was replaced with the defective parts, prior to BMW's acknowledgment of an issue. 30 months later we sit at 80k miles and the chain has broken again causing catastrophic motor damage. BMW na was contacted and we were delightfully denied our assistance request. We were however offered a very generous 10% discount towards a new motor from our local dealer.

Car was in motion on a suburb road when dashboard light up with 'drivetrain malfunction'. Timing chain broke and damaged the engine. The car stopped in the middle of road on an incline, blocking the traffic that could cause accident. Vehicle odo was 84666. There is a TSB si b11 03 17 on this issue, but the warranty expired at 7 years / 70,000 miles.

Driving on highway around 70 mph, drivetrain malfunction message came on monitor within a few seconds another message saying low oil pressure pull to side and call for service. Manged to pull to the side, but potential was there after losing power to get into an accident. I was 300 miles from home on July 4, 2019 no shop was open, so had aaa tow the vehicle to BMW dealer, met with them the next day and found out it was a timing chain issue and needed a new engine, he also informed this was a known issue and the BMW had extended the warranty to 70k miles, but since I had 115k it was out of warranty. Called corporate BMW and informed them that this is the known issue of timing chain and they should provide assistance, I have been driving BMW for over 10 years and currently own 2. They came back and said they will not be giving any goodwill or anything to help with the repair. They would not stand by their vehicle on a known issue with a loyal customer. Needless to say, I won't buy a vehicle from a company that does not stand by their vehicle. I have looked at the database and found many vehicles with the same exact issue, enough for BMW to extend the warranty for this issue but currently not enough for an investigation or recall.

Driving west on i84 in CT. Just east of exit 33 before rt 72 merge low oil pressure message comes on. Within 30 seconds drivetrain malfunction message appears and the engine starts to power down. Barely made it across the 2 lanes merging on the right and onto the shoulder before the engine lost power entirely and shut down. Could have been a total disaster given the high speed merge and volume of traffic.

I was driving down a busy road, moving at about 25 mph and received the drive train warning and as I was pulling over, ir, then studently I got a message, engine loss power, and the car suddenly stop not have a chance to pull over . . How dangerous is this I was with my grand kids in the car . The car would not restart and had tow to the dealer . . Waiting for estimated . . Dangerous situation pulling into traffic specially on a highway would never recommend this "ultimate driving machine" to anyone! they waiting for a fatal crash to take actions ??????.

While driving on the highway low oil pressure light came on and the engine locked itself. Got towed to the dealer and was told timing chain problem and new engine potentially. After some research found the same incident happening to lots of people. I also found that there is an extended warranty on this 7/70,000. We were lucky to have 69,550 miles.

My 2013 x BMW was giving a message on the dash board stating if I stop the engine I may not be able to re-start the car. On April 17, 2019 I drove to prime motor group BMW of norwood, MA for service. I was told that the replace a part and the car cannot start, at this point I was getting an e-mail from the dealer with an estimate cost of close to $5,500 to repair it. At the time taking the car for the problem, there were 5 recalls pending for my car that needed immediate attention repair, but the recalls was kept secret from me until on April 24, 2019 I towed the car back to the dealer to replace the battery for $525 as I was toll by the service counselor to get that start back. As off now, my car is still seating at the dealer, but I don't have $5,500 to repair the engine and the electrical issues.

2013 BMW X3 sdrive28i (f25) timing chain rail guide failed at 70,800 miles on route 80, near akron, ohio. "low oil pressure" warning displayed on dashboard, traveling around 77mph on cruise control. BMW of akron said that Bmwna will cover 35% of the cost of a "goodwill" engine replacement. Out of pocket expense: $7,706. 67. The car is currently worth $14,000 retail at this point (April 2019).