Automatic Emergency Braking problems of the 2024 BMW X3

Two problems related to automatic emergency braking have been reported for the 2024 BMW X3. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2024 BMW X3 based on all problems reported for the 2024 X3.

1 Automatic Emergency Braking problem

Failure Date: 03/05/2026

I started to pull forward from a pharmacy drive-through at an intended low speed (approximately10/15 mph) for a right turn onto a driveway. The car was on auto-hold and in drive gear. When I turned right, the vehicle went into a full throttle acceleration and continued until impact. Brakes were totally ineffective. A two-line bright yellow message flashed in the instrument panel, "transmission malfunction". There was no automatic braking or forward collision function. I made a hard left turn in about 40 feet to avoid a shopping center parking lot. The vehicle continued until colliding with a concrete filled bollard and an automotive electric charging station. The vehicle charging at this station was also struck. My vehicle fell back, landing on its right side. The driver's airbag and both side curtains deployed. I was left suspended in the seat belt until the fire department, emergency services and the highway patrol arrived. A jaws of life was used to open the sunroof and extract me. I was transported by ambulance to an emergency treatment center. I was examined there and imaging done. I sustained a ruptured tendon in the middle right finger (permanent damage) and sagittal band ruptures in two fingers on that hand. There were numerous scrapes and bruises on the left thigh, both forearms and hands as well as minor cuts on my forehead. Also, post -accident, I experienced neck pain and overall soreness for several days due to whiplash. The event data recorder was unattainable as insurance paid the claim for the totaled car within one week and assumed ownership. According to the salvage yard, it was sold shortly thereafter. Refer to NHTSA id number 11659896 for this issue with another 2024 BMW X3 photos to accompany complaint will be sent by email with VIN #.

2 Automatic Emergency Braking problem

Failure Date: 10/02/2024

Problem: I recently had incidents when the rab (rear automatic brake) on the 2024 BMW x-3 vehicle did not work on multiple. The vehicle never stopped as I backed out of my parking space and almost hit a pedestrian while simply rolling in reverse. Afterwards my husband, who had a similar incident with his BMW 540i, tested the rab by perpendicularly slowly walking behind the car. He had to run out of the way when the vehicle was continuing to move when approximately 12” from me. I tested both vehicles, 540i & x-3, with the same results.   as a further test I placed a plastic figure that’s ordinarily used a warning to drivers of children playing in the area. Results while slowly backing was that the vehicle hit (bumped) the little green “man”. He previously did the same tests on 2024 540i, VIN [xxx] , with the exact same results. BMW of wesley chapel had no solution. We spoke with managers doonan and hernandez. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).


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