2004 BMW X3 transmission problems

Filed Jul 8, 2020 · Engine, Transmission · 168,000 miles · WI · fire

Check oil light came on so vehicle was pulled to the side of the road. Within seconds, smoke had engulfed the engine bay. The entire vehicle was engulfed in flames within a few minutes.

Filed Apr 27, 2015 · Brakes, Electrical · CA · crash

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 bmw x3. The contact stated that the 4x4 warning lamp and the ABS warning lamp illuminated intermittently. The contact mentioned that the vehicle was previously involved in two separate crashes. After the most recent crash, the vehicle was taken to the authorized dealer and unknown repairs were performed and the warning lamps continued to illuminate for the ABS warning lamp and the 4x4 warning lamp. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failures. The details of the crash were unknown. The failure mileage was not available.

Filed Feb 3, 2011 · Suspension, Transmission · 75,000 miles · WA

Frontal differential and window motor went bad at the same time. The SUV only has 80, 000 miles and is having all kinds of mechanical problems already. I bought a bmw because I was under the impression that they build good cars not lemons.

Filed Dec 9, 2010 · Transmission · 80,700 miles · NY

Tl*the contact owns a 2004 bmw x3. The contact stated his wife was driving approximately 45 MPH, when suddenly the front wheels locked and spun out of control in snowy conditions on the highway. The contact was able to guide the vehicle to the side of the road; there were no warning lights. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer who stated that the front differential needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 80,700. Updated 02/08/11*lj updated 03/11/11

Filed Oct 22, 2008 · Suspension, Transmission · 42,000 miles · NC

My transmission/vehicle at 40mph on flat or slight decent will jerk back and forth when you take your foot off the accelerator. Bmw has replaced the torque converter, transmission, traction unit, ABS sensor unit, to say this is normal with the 2.5 engine. I find it surprising that this is the case. Now, since the repair my rear suspension makes noises, like there is a problem. They have tightened it up, but it is back to the same problem. I see there is pending lawsuits over the rear suspension of certain bmw vehicles. Needless to say, nothing is fixed and now new problems have occurred. The local bmw dealer has been really good about this, it seems they are under advice from bmw.

Filed Mar 10, 2006 · Transmission · 736 miles · CT

Intermittently when coming to a quick stop, there is a significant and heavy bang causing you to jerk forward as if someone hit you in the rear. This has happened since I bought the car as new in 2004. It has been reported to the dealer at each service call but not been fixed.

Filed Oct 5, 2005 · Engine, Transmission · 150 miles · TX

I am writing today to tell you my personal epxerience with my car. I bought a brand new bmw 330ci on july 18, 2003. One week after the purchase, the transmission stopped to engage when I start up the car. After I brought it in for a fix, I was told it was fixed. Two months later, the same transmission problem came back again, and it was diagnosed to need replacement. In december 2003, the transmission is replaced after a few month's waiting for the new transmission. In may 2004, the car's engine stopped in traffic. And bmw told me it can not be diagnosed. From may 2004 to march 2005, the engine stall-in-traffic problem happened five times. No conclusive diagnostic was ever made. On oct 4, 2005, the transmission fails again in the morning. And all these problems listed here are just major safety issues, and does not include the small problems such as door guard completely falls off. At this point, after the problems of this car becomes chronicle, I feel that my safety is compromised, and bwm will not help me to solve the problem. Please help me! Sincerely, jinwen xiao.

Filed Mar 22, 2005 · Transmission · 12,000 miles · NJ

I purchased a 2004 bmw 325xi in march of 2004 from hunterdon bmw in lebanon, new jersey. At 10,000 miles, my transmission malfunctioned, light kept coming on so they replaced the valve body. A week later, the transmission light came on again. This time hunterdon bmw had my car in the service department over 2 weeks and replaced my transmission. However, they replaced my new transmission with a used transmission, which I tried to fight because I bought a new car, not a used car, but they kept telling me it was their "policy". They also refused to tell me how many miles this transmission had on it, they refused to tell me if it was even a bmw transmission, and they refused to extend my warranty on the transmission to reflect the amount of miles that was on the car. Furthermore, after they replaced the transmission, the car jumped/jerked at intermittent times when I was accelerating or decelerating. When I brought it into the service department to check on it, they said they couldn't duplicate the problem ? And talked to me as if it was not happening. This leaves my safety at stake when I drive. Now, a few months later, I had to bring my car in for service again: the car squeaks when it starts, the squeaking turned out to be the AC & drive belt - so they replaced it. I picked up the car only to find that the car is still squeakingit is not a safe vehicle to be in. Furthermore the loaner car, which was exactly the same as mine, drove 100 times smoother than mine. Hunterdon bmw sold me a defective vehicle.

Filed Jan 3, 2005 · Transmission · 17,000 miles · WA

2004 bmw with automatic transmition, no engagement of the d rive after the car is set for 12-24 hours.

Filed Oct 22, 2004 · Transmission · 150 miles · FL

The transmission selector is able to be moved from drive to reverse without having to depress the brakes and safety. This can be done while the vehicle is still moving.