Engine Belts And Pulleys Problems of BMW X3

I was driving home on a city street when the engine light began to flash. I was getting close to being home so I continued to drive to try to safely get my car off the street. It then began to drive slower and slower even as I was stepping fully on the gas peddle (well below the city street limit of 35, as cars started to go around me). The car then completely shut off. I luckily had made it to a neighborhood road and was able to glide over to the side as much as possible. However, because the car was no longer operational it was still in the street and I was stranded in the rain until the tow truck got there hours later. Once I put the car in park it would not go back to neutral so I had to wait for a specific tow truck. Once my mechanic was able to take a look he said that the timing belt had broken and destroyed the engine. In his opinion this is unheard of in a car with just over 70,000 miles and 6 years old. I had just purchased the car from a high end used dealership 5 months prior and they said they found that BMW had put an extended warranty on the timing belt for 70,000/7 years for this specific issue. When I called BMW they would do nothing because the warranty was no longer in effect, even a mile over 70,000. They clearly know this is an issue with this vehicle and never properly remedied a very serious safety issue. My normal commute is all freeway. This could have been a very serious, if not fatal accident if it had occurred on the freeway.

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Tl the contact owns a 2013 BMW X3. The contact stated that when his wife arrived home, the check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that his wife attempted to start the vehicle however, the vehicle failed to start. The vehicle was towed to pacific BMW (800 s. Brand blvd, glendale, CA 91204, 8182-46-5600) to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the timing belt needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure and a case was filed. The failure mileage was approximately 91,450.

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While BMW X3 was under warranty, we had drivetrain failure come on and repeatedly took to BMW sluggish but barely driveable . The dealer service never made substantial repairs under warranty. Finally my wife had a shutdown in the middle of I-90 and we insisted they take a closer look for which they charged us $3000 just out of warranty to get it back, claiming there was a cam deficiency. 6 months later, the X3 had a catastrophic shutdown again in middle of I-90 highway outside rockford IL. Going 65 mph and nearly created an accident. Vehicle was pushed to roadside and towed to BMW dealer . BMW declare it unrepairable and out of 75,0000 mile extension for breakage of timing belt chain . Service manager admitted timing belt issue was evident during the 75,0000 period, however the dealer service indicated they are not able to warn consumers. BMW noam charges us $6900 to replace the engine. Bmws handling of a dangerous problem is fraudulent at best. They hide behind peripheral problems to address the big problem that causes catastrophic engine failure so as many 2013 X3 models may age past the 75,0000 timing belt chain limit and they won't be responsible for 100% of the engine replacement. They are creating a great risk to public safety.

Tl the contact owns a 2007 BMW X3. While driving various speeds, oil leaked onto the head gasket of the vehicle. The contact stated that the leak entered onto the serpentine belt. BMW of mainline (225 bala avenue, bala cynwyd, pennsylvania 19004, (610) 668-2200) was made aware of the failure and diagnosed a failure with the mass air flow. The dealer replaced the serpentine belt, but the failure recurred. In addition, the contact stated that the vehicle stalled on various occasions and became completely inoperable. The contact referenced NHTSA campaign number: 17v683000 (engine and engine cooling). The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

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When my husband was driving on the highway at 10:30 a. M. On the 8/8/2017 the car lost power as if it ran out of gasoline. Thank god he was able to pull over to the service lane without getting into a major accident (he is always cool under pressure as he retired as a captain in the army). He shut off the engine, and restarted a few minutes later when "drive train malfunction" message came on. He called the dealership service and was told to bring the car in on 8/10/2017 in the morning. He told them what happened and was told he will receive a call back that evening. He was never contacted, and 3 days later went to check what happened. He was told that the timing chain has to be replaced and it will cost at least $2,700. 00 plus. . . Almost a year ago I went to them because I had white smoke coming out of the tailpipe. So they were aware there was a problem already and they should have changed the timing belt at that time (while the car was still under warranty. ) instead they totally disregard people's safety and security and create unnecessary hazardous conditions. I spent more than $50,00 0 on the brand new vehicle and it almost killed my husband, reading through your website I saw many others had the same problems something must be done before someone gets killed.