Every time I get in or out of my car, the secure vehicle against rolling indicator light comes on.
2016 BMW X1 transmission problems
33 complaints (21% of all complaints for this car). Typical mileage when it fails: 67,000.
- owner complaints
- 33
- of this car's complaints
- 21%
- typical mileage
- 67,000
- crashes
- 0
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
- Automatic transmission: lever and linkage: floor shift2
- Automatic transmission: gear position indication (PRNDL)1
At what mileage
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BMW X1 transmission problems in other years
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
What 2016 BMW X1 owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
The car is indicating the I need to press the parking brake to secure the car from rolling after I have placed it in park and pressed the electronic parking brake.
The contact owns a 2016 BMW X1. The contact stated that after arriving to the destination and shifting the vehicle into park(P), the message "Secure Vehicle against Rolling Malfunction" was displayed. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed a failure with the transmission shifter lever control cable. The contact was informed that the transmission shifter lever control cable was abnormally stretched. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 46,000.
The transmission lock sensor is defective in this car design- the spring in the gearshift assembly that contacts the transmission lock sensor has a faulty design and is prone to breaking. This leads to a warning in the car that the transmission lock has not occurred when the car is in park (although it is actually functioning). This creates a "false alarm" situation that then does not allow the user to know if the transmission is truly locked in park This defect has occurred in my car as diagnosed by both dealer and independent mechanic. This is a common and known defect amongst X1 owners (as well as the mechanical sibling Mini Cooper). It is also well known amongst the BMW dealer service; It should be consider a recall defect
Secure vehicle from rolling error. Secure vehicle with parking brake Spring pin broke in side gear shifter.
Every time I start or stop my vehicle I get a notification that shows Transmission: Secure vehicle with parking brake when stopped. Consult service center. And my console has a hazard warning that shows: Secure vehicle against rolling. This happens every time, even if the car is parked on a completely flat surface in no danger whatsoever of rolling. I've read SEVERAL X1 owners get this message and all state this needs to be a RECALL. They take their vehicles in for service and are told it's between $2500 and $3000 due to a tiny spring that breaks and the selector no longer communicates with the car in the parking position, and because of this there is an error message in dashboard in which warns you to make sure the vehicle is secure
Keep getting the following warning "Transmission - secure vehicle with parking brake". It seems this is a known issue relating to a simple spring in the gear shifter that causes the computer to not recognize that the vehicle is in park. It's not only a very expensive repair for such a simple part failure, but also a safety concern in not knowing if the vehicle is secure to park.
Secure vehicle against rolling error displayed despite the fact the car is securely in Park. Issue is a broke $1 spring inside the gearshifter that requires $4000 to fix at dealership. This is a poor quality issue driving a cash cow at the dealership ls with many people complaining online about this issue. It should be a recall
Please note that this is NOT the result of an accident. The car is a 2016 BMW X1 model which we have purchased in July 2020 as a BMW certified vehicle from a BMW dealer. Starting in December 2023 the car dashboard shows a warning light saying Secure Vehicle from Rolling. I have read that is it due to a broken pin in the transmission and it seems a common problem in 2016-17 BMWs X1 . BMW should have issued a recall . Again, there was NO accident.
Many X1 owners have reported the "Secure Vehicle Against Rolling Error" online in forums once the vehicle hits 100K miles. BMW is charging customers over $3K to fix a worn out spring that costs less than $10 on eBay. This should be under recall!
Questions about the 2016 BMW X1 transmission
Does the 2016 BMW X1 have transmission problems?
Owners have filed 33 complaints about the transmission of the 2016 BMW X1, 21% of all its complaints, more than any other problem.
At what mileage do 2016 BMW X1 transmission problems start?
The typical (median) mileage in owner complaints is 67,000 miles.
Was there a recall on the 2016 BMW X1 transmission?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
What year does the BMW X1 have bad transmission?
The BMW X1 model years with the most transmission complaints are 2017 (57 complaints) and 2016 (33 complaints).
Other 2016 BMW X1 problems
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