Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 02/26/2010 | 21000 | ||
| After multiple attempts to remedy the situation, bmw has been unable to resolve the transmission and the intermittent loss of power and most recently limp-home mode occurrence associated with the drivetrain on the 2007 bmw x3. the symptoms 1st presented itself as a loss of power from a start. upon pressing the accelerator, the vehicle did not respond and then responded with a surge or lurching forward. this makes for unpredictable and dangerously erratic vehicle performance. after multiple visits (+4) and multiple complaints along with the sound of gear or differential noise, the dealership finally did some type of ecu update that appeared to resolve the problem. the noise never subsided and recently the car was inoperable forcing a tow after upon pressing the accelerator the vehicle went into transmission limp-mode. as usual, the symptoms can't be duplicated once codes are cleared yet the ecu is throwing multiple codes for transmission limp-mode and code 56be for clutch gears 2 and 6. i believe that this is a very dangerous situation to either press the accelerator and for it to be non-responsive then have a delayed vehicle surge not proportional to the input and timing of the accelerator depression and/or press the accelerator and experience significantly curtailed vehicle power due to the limp-home condition. this has been a recurring issue since the purchase of the vehicle on 5/31/2009. | |||
| 02/07/2010 | 31000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2007 bmw x3. the contact stated the vehicle can be in drive or reverse and lurch forward or backward about 100 feet without warning. the contact also stated when you try to change lanes and accelerate the vehicle will start to slow down instead of accelerate. the contact stated it feels as if the vehicle is braking. the contact stated there is also and intermittent whaling sound that comes from the rear of the vehicle when occurs. the contact had the vehicle at the dealer for 38 days and the contact was told that they could not duplicate the failure. the vin was unknown. the failure mileage was 31,000 and the current mileage was 33,000.rl | |||
| 02/26/2010 | 21000 | ||
| After multiple attempts to remedy the situation, bmw has been unable to resolve the transmission and the intermittent loss of power and most recently limp-home mode occurrence associated with the drivetrain on the 2007 bmw x3. the symptoms 1st presented itself as a loss of power from a start. upon pressing the accelerator, the vehicle did not respond and then responded with a surge or lurching forward. this makes for unpredictable and dangerously erratic vehicle performance. after multiple visits (+4) and multiple complaints along with the sound of gear or differential noise, the dealership finally did some type of ecu update that appeared to resolve the problem. the noise never subsided and recently the car was inoperable forcing a tow after upon pressing the accelerator the vehicle went into transmission limp-mode. as usual, the symptoms can't be duplicated once codes are cleared yet the ecu is throwing multiple codes for transmission limp-mode and code 56be for clutch gears 2 and 6. i believe that this is a very dangerous situation to either press the accelerator and for it to be non-responsive then have a delayed vehicle surge not proportional to the input and timing of the accelerator depression and/or press the accelerator and experience significantly curtailed vehicle power due to the limp-home condition. this has been a recurring issue since the purchase of the vehicle on 5/31/2009. | |||
| 02/07/2010 | 31000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2007 bmw x3. the contact stated the vehicle can be in drive or reverse and lurch forward or backward about 100 feet without warning. the contact also stated when you try to change lanes and accelerate the vehicle will start to slow down instead of accelerate. the contact stated it feels as if the vehicle is braking. the contact stated there is also and intermittent whaling sound that comes from the rear of the vehicle when occurs. the contact had the vehicle at the dealer for 38 days and the contact was told that they could not duplicate the failure. the vin was unknown. the failure mileage was 31,000 and the current mileage was 33,000.rl | |||
| 07/01/2008 | 70 | 1 | |
| The transmission on the 2007 bmw x3 (gm6 transmission) hesitates in acceleration during drive mode. it has become unsafe to make a fast lane change. i almost got rear-ended today. i live in a mountain top community so driving down hill the down shift in manual (steptronic) 4th to 3rd and 3rd to 2nd pretty much allows the car to lung forward as if in neutral. in relying on the transmission to safely slow the car it practically forces you into the rear of another car or does not allow me to safe slow the car without having to use hard breaking. my car has been in the shop 5 times now. i am being told this is just the way it is i spent 6 hours with the bmw regional engineer test driving and doing software modifications. we compared this to a 2008 model. any x3 with the same transmission is going to have the same issue. *tr | |||
| 05/22/2007 | 5000 | 2 | 12/19/2006 |
| Vehicle failed to move for several seconds when accelerator was pushed. this occurs infrequently when vehicle is coasting at a few mph. *tr | |||