BMW X3 Change Vehicle

“running rough, RPM revved when stopped sometimes,”

“Oil filter housing leaked oil into the eccentric shaft sensor, causing it to fail. This resulted in limited drivetrain output warnings, lack of power, rough start, and misfiring. Dealer replaced the eccentric shaft sensor, ignition coils, oil filter housing gasket and head gasket. Covered under CPO warranty, would have cost over $5k at the dealer out of warranty”

“Recently had an issue with a broken oil filter housing seal that caused an oil leak. Mechanic said it was not uncommon with this vehicle”

“One coil failed. Two other coils had cracks”

“Failed had to be replaced”

“failed ignition coil”

“The alignment was off because a bent knuckle the wheel is mounted on. I don't remember hitting anything that big in the road”

“The tire wear is from the bent knuckle, I guess. But I have already replaced one full set of tires”

“rear alignment off”

“Two years ago had to recharge system; last year replaced condenser”

“The a/c was not cooling. The condenser was leaking and has to be replaced”

“Failed. Not cooling”

“I Drive display module had to be replaced. System blinked on and off after about 60k miles. Seems like a common issue. Cost of repair seems to vary betw $400-1200”

“Had to buy new iPod to interface with car but it still is flakey. Cannot connect reliably. Using both wired and bluetooth--which ever is working at the time. Very annoying”

“Not as reliable as my $110 Garmin or my wife's smart phone. Sometimes makes major mistakes in selecting routes. Once wanted to take me over a hundred miles or more before turning in right direction. All the more frustrating as it was the reversal”

“small oil spot on floor of garage near the front of BMW. When it was taken to the dealership for inspection - they found it had a crack in the engine block, This was where the oil pan bolted to the bottom of of the engine. It was still under warranty”

“The plastic pipe that supplies air to the throttle body, what BMW calls the left charge pipe, broke due to fatigue/age and a piece of the pipe entered the engine and got stuck in a intake valve resulting in valve and camshaft damage. BMW ended up replacing the entire engine cylinder head/valve train. It was covered under extended warranty”

“Replacing the entire Valve cover (expensive $$) instead of a cheap part, since everything is integral and not repairable”

“Interior mirror control sticks occasionally when adjusting the mirror. I need to manually push the button in the opposite direction to stop movement of the mirror”

“"Not buckled" warning goes off regarding passenger seat, even when no one is in the passenger seat. Can be triggered by small, lightweight item such as cellphone. The dealer has tried to fix it twice, but it still happens once or twice a week”

“Tailgate manual release latch was replaced”

“Accelerator position sensor failed - probably from road salt carried into the car on the bottom of my my shoes”

“Power train malfunction, repaired by BMV without cost”

“Paint is discoloring in small pimple-sized areas and appears to be happening below the surface of the clearcoat”

“Small amount of paint peeled from the front bumper when I was washing the car”

“Sensor had to be replaced. Dealer had the vehicle 6 days”

“left rear brake only wore out after 20,000. Replaced by BMW no charge”