Oil Pump Problems of BMW X3

Bought 2013 BMW X3 with about 90,000 miles on it. In 2/2020 had engine oil pressure low light come on and took to BMW dealership. They could not identify a problem other than a minor leak and suggested replacing gasket; if oil light continued to come on to bring it back and next option would draining oil/inspecting oil pump with camera; also made comment regarding needing to possibly replace timing chain but due to cost was the last option. The BMW staff did not make me aware of what I later became aware of. . . BMW X3 having issues with the chain guide, later leading to timing issues/engine failure. The light came on again so I took the car to an independent shop that specializes in foreign cars. They could not see anything major after numerous test drives; engine cleaner was added; oil changed. Light would come on occasionally (once every month); would pull over, wait for car to cool down and restart. . . No light returned. Took car for another oil change and mechanic reported not even seeing the error codes when diagnostic completed? drove for another several months until late October, early November when codes started back on occasion. In November, had left the car idling to for quick stop and when attempting to pull out of driveway, the car stalled. It sounded like it wanted to start but would not. Was 1/2 in driveway and 1/2 out into road blocking traffic. Was able to get pushed out of road; still would not start. Towed- mechanic reported timing chain had slack, causing timing issue and engine to stop. Mechanic also did research on problem and located class action suit. After researching realized there were warning signs and if BMW dealer would have been up front about what was already known (timing chain guide issues); the parts could have been replaced 8. 5 months ago without car suddenly stopping. Luckily local and not on highway while driving 65 miles an hour.

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Twice now while driving the car it just completely stopped. No warning at all. Just came to a complete stop as I was driving. There were no warning lights, just happened. The first time was on a busy road, the second was on a much less busy street close to my home. I had it fixed to the tune of over $3000 the first time a year and a half ago. Now my mechanic is telling me that it is the timing chain and oil pump drive and that will be a very expensive fix. I am beside myself. If this had happened on a busy highway, lord knows what would have happened but it could've been something very catastrophic and horrific. I am a single mother and a widow and with the pandemic, I was out of work for many months. I do not know what I am going to do but I cannot afford to fix this car for several thousands of dollars.

I have a 2013 BMW X3 with 100,110km on it. On October 15, I was driving normally, and I got a message on my dash saying there was a �drivetrain malfunction�. After a few minutes, the message went away and low engine oil pressure warning and the check engine light came on. The vehicle slow down and came to a stop and at the end locked to parking position by itself. I had to get my vehicle towed to a mechanic who diagnose and confirm it is timing chain failing and said that this issue is a known problem with this model of BMW vehicle. I called BMW canada the following morning and was told to get it checked out by performance BMW which is nearby dealership. The dealership told me the diagnose result of oil pump chain guides broke and timing chain failure and also told me that my vehicle's warranty expired a few months ago. Because of the pandemic, I almost never drove this car so if I drove normally, this issue would have come up much sooner, probably before the warranty expired. I would like to request an extension of my warranty to cover this issue as I read online that it is a very common issue with this vehicle model (because of the plastic frame for the timing chain and oil pump chain). When it's a common issue, BMW should make a recall! somebody might get killed sooner or later if the engine fail happen on busy trafic highway!!!!.

I was driving on highway 75 s near monroe, mi. I was going about 60 mph. I received a warning oil pressure low stop as soon as possible notification from my car. I could not stop for another few miles due to having no where to stop in the construction zone. My car died while pulling off the next exit ramp. I was stranded for hours and had to have a tow truck come get my car. The engine was determined to be shot. The failure occurred due to the timing chain guide braking into multiple pieces plugging the oil pump. This was caused by the engine coming out of time and causes the valves to slam into the pistons. This a known issue with the n20 BMW engine and it a safety hazard to anyone driving one. I paid over $7000 to replace the engine of my car.

Whining noise from lower engine area near engine oil pump caused by wear on engine oil pump chain drive sprockets.

Engine stopped working completely (no power/power steering/engine shaking) while on high speed road with wife and 2 year old vehicle. Mechanic noted oil pump/drive train failure associated with a class action lawsuit currently underway with BMW. Entire engine must be replaced.

1. Warning drive train malfunction 2. Drove moderately on way driving in to dealership for repair 3. Oil pressure low stop or risk damage to engine 4. Pulled over, had it towed to BMW 5. They called the next morning stating it was 17,000 mol due to engine being damaged after fragments went in from timing chain 6. Insurance adjuster went out and conquered BMW issue timing chain broke effecting engine oil pump and battery 7. Engine inoperable fucntionally totaled car waiting for BMW n America casemngr to return my call and hopefully offer to extend warranty or offer good will and fix -repair engine and all related to malfunction 8. Found out USA consumer class action suit is currently under way filed 12/12/19 against BMW for timing chain engine issue. . . Still without relief or vehicle and no personal funds to get car back again hoping for relief from BMW!.

The night of 11/9/2019, I was driving my 2013 BMW X3 when my engine pressure low light came on then followed by drive train malfunction lights and instantly my SUV died/lost all power and I had to dangerously pull to the shoulder of the road while avoiding other cars. This is extremely upsetting since my little ones were in the car with me and we were on the freeway a few minutes earlier. The SUV locked up and was unable to start back up. I had the SUV towed to the BMW service department, they found the timing chain guide (made of plastic) had broken and the broken pieces block the oil pump. It took out the oil pump and starved the engine of oil and now I have a dead engine. My SUV have only 75k miles on it was regularly maintained by BMW service department. I was quoted $17,437. 02 to have the engine replaced. BMW service dept contacted BMW America to file a claim and get the repairs covered. BMW refused the claim stating that it was past their 7 years /70k miles timing chain warranty. I had purchase the BMW platinum extended warranty that covers 7 years/ 100k miles, but it expired 2 months after this incident. It's a defective timing chain/bracket that can result to total engine damage. BMW needs to be held accountable and should have at least have a minimum of 10 years/ 150k miles warranty or issue a recall. People can lose their life when the engine shuts down and the car lose power. After researching online for BMW n20 timing chain failure, it is quite common on the n20 and the n26 engines. BMW knows this and are refusing to be responsible for the defective parts. For the safety of drivers, please have BMW north America held responsible. Also, its not fair for the customers to be liable for repairs due to the defective parts. The cost to replace the engine is enough to purchase a new cars. That's ludicrous and totally unacceptable!.

Engine began making clanking noise while driving on highway and rapidly worsened. Engine started losing propulsion power and I pulled over. Car towed to mechanic. Oil filter inspected and was covered in metal shavings. Informed that the BMW n20 engine can experience a premature timing chain or oil pump drive chain failure outside of the limited power train warranty period and unanticipated engine timing chain or oil pump drive chain failure may result in extensive engine damage (applicable to my vehicle) and could have resulted in serious safety hazard while driving on congested highways. My engine has been diagnosed as failed and requires a new engine. My vehicle had 76,000 miles at time of failure.

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