Cruise Control Problems of BMW X3

BMW X3 owners have reported 2 problems related to cruise control (under the vehicle speed control category). The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Cruise Control problem of the 2021 BMW X3

Failure Date: 05/01/2021

3 times today shortly after engaging cruise control and setting it to 75mph, the vehicle accelerated quickly to over 90mph and had to be manually disengaged. When this happened, I did not have my foot on the gas and didn't press any of the cruise control buttons except to disengage it when it dangerously accelerated on its own.

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2 Cruise Control problem of the 2011 BMW X3

Failure Date: 04/17/2017

Vehicle electrical system has failed due to corrosion in wiring harness from leaking rear wiper fluid line. The wiper fluid line is bundled together inside the vehicle wiring harness. Wiper fluid line defective at time of vehicle assembly. Design engineering blunder to package a fluid line inside an electrical harness. Root cause for failure is manufacturer aware of the problem and have issued a service bulletin but manufacturer unwilling to repair under warranty due to lapsed warranty period not mileage criteria. Problem identified at 24,779 miles. More detailed description is attached. Vehicle safety systems, driving stability systems, cruise control function, have been compromised and do not function. Diagnostics systems and warning lights all stay lit on the dash. No way to tell if any of the electronic systems, emission systems, sensors and actuators are working properly.

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Other Common Vehicle Speed Control related problems of BMW X3

Problem Category Number of Problems
Vehicle Speed Control problems
43
Car Accelerates On Its Own problems
9
Cruise Control problems
2


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