Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 05/15/2012 | 57000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2004 bmw x3. while driving approximately 5 mph, the vehicle suddenly accelerated unintentionally. the contact attempted to steer the vehicle away from a parked vehicle but crashed into the rear of the vehicle. the vehicle continued to accelerate. the contact applied the emergency brake and powered off the engine. the vehicle came to a stop however, the failure recurred four different times intermittently. on the last occurrence of the failure, the contact crashed into another vehicle and a wooden post. the contact was not injured. the police reported the scene and a report was filed. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. the technician was unable to diagnose the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 57,000. | |||
| 05/15/2012 | 57000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2004 bmw x3. while driving approximately 5 mph, the vehicle suddenly accelerated unintentionally. the contact attempted to steer the vehicle away from a parked vehicle but crashed into the rear of the vehicle. the vehicle continued to accelerate. the contact applied the emergency brake and powered off the engine. the vehicle came to a stop however, the failure recurred four different times intermittently. on the last occurrence of the failure, the contact crashed into another vehicle and a wooden post. the contact was not injured. the police reported the scene and a report was filed. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. the technician was unable to diagnose the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 57,000. kmj | |||
| 05/15/2012 | 57000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2004 bmw x3. while driving approximately 5 mph the vehicle suddenly accelerated unintentionally. the contact attempted to steer the vehicle away from a parked vehicle but crashed into the rear of the vehicle. the vehicle continued to accelerate. the contact applied the emergency brake and turned the key in the ignition to shut the engine off. the vehicle came to a stop. the failure occurred four different times intermittently. the last time the failure occurred the contact crashed into another vehicle and a wooden post. the police reported the the scene and a report was filed. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. the technician was unable to diagnose the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 57,000. da | |||
| 11/14/2009 | 82000 | 1 | |
| I was in traffic and not moving with my foot on the brake. without warning, my car accelerated and hopped forward, almost hitting the car in front of me. i had to press firmly on the brake and put my car in park, but the engine revved up or squealed, lasting for about forty seconds. the dealership called it 'unintended acceleration' and could not reproduce the problem. *tr | |||
| 08/20/2007 | 1 | ||
| I purchased a 'certified bmw 330i in december of 2006 and have had the fuel pump replaced, instrument carrier replaced, both passenger window regulators replaced, sunroof repaired, headliner repaired (it just fell down one day). the car won't start right up, and when it does it runs real hard and the rpm goes up suddenly, the car takes a minute before it will even move & then it does so fast! i have had it in several times with this complaint and they can't diagnose what's wrong with it. i was told that the computer isn't showing anything, so it will have to get worse before they can diagnose it. wow! i've only had the car for 8 mos. and i've been to the dealership more times than i can remember. i'd like to know how they determine a car to be certified? it sure doesn't seem as though it was checked too thoroughly to me. and oh did i mention i had to take it to goodyear today for defective tires, that bmw wouldn't cover. thanks goodyear at least you stand behind your products! this is my 2nd bmw and my last! please feel free to share this to bmw of north america!!! *tr | |||
| 06/18/2004 | 2522 | 1 | 04/02/2004 |
| When driver attempted to park vehicle in the garage. vehicle self accelerated violently and crashed through the wall.manufacturer and dealer was contacted the next morning, manufacturer promised to investigate.message left with dealer's ass't shop manager for instruction, still waiting for call back.*ak | |||