2014 BMW X3: fire, smoke or burning smell

Filed Aug 20, 2025 · Electrical, Engine · GA

The contact owns a 2014 BMW X3. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, there was smoke coming from the engine compartment, prompting the contact to discontinue driving the vehicle. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 24V608000 (Engine and Engine Cooling, Electrical System); the VIN was included, but parts were not yet available. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

Filed Mar 6, 2025 · Electrical, Engine · GA

The contact owns a 2014 BMW X3. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the contact noticed smoke coming from the engine compartment. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was able to be restarted. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 24V608000 (Engine and Engine Cooling, Electrical System); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The dealer was contacted and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was not available. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Filed Feb 28, 2025 · Electrical, Engine · 97,000 miles · MD

The contact owns a 2014 BMW X3. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 24V608000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The local dealer was contacted, and it was confirmed that the part was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, there was smoke coming from the engine compartment. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer and local dealer were notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 97,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Filed Sep 8, 2020 · Electrical, Engine · 60,000 miles · LA · fire

Our parked bmw x3 was in our driveway turned off when it suddenly burst into flames and also caught our house on fire and our neighbors house. There is currently no recall on this year and model. No engine lights were on and we regularly service our car only with certified bmw mechanics. The car is completely burnt to the ground. After further research this is not the first time the x3 has caught on fire and burnt down someone's home and yet no recall and bmw has yet to take responsibility. We have everything on our security cameras.

Filed Dec 18, 2019 · 90,000 miles · TX

When starting the car daily there is a large amount of blue smoke coming from the passenger side exhaust pipe only. Research shows and bmw confirms that this is due to a faulty oil line hat is the cause and can also effect the turbo charge. My question is that his is the exact same oil line in other bmw vehicles that have been recalled with the exact same problem, then why is this model with the exact same parr &problem not part of the emissions reduction recalls when it doing the identical same thing. On cold mornings forget about it. The smoke is so dense that it covers the whole block. I can't even park in the garage anymore from fear of getting deathly ill and the headaches are mind numbing. Please explain why some get recalled with the same issues? Thank you in advance for your time looking into this matter. Blessings.

Filed Mar 18, 2019 · Electrical · 73,000 miles · IL

Received multiple error messages "battery discharging while stopped" and "increased battery discharge". I smelled burning plastic. Next day I received error the tpm has malfunctioned. I contacted my servicing dealer and explained the problem. He stated he sees this all the time and the cost to repair is $324 for a new rdc module + one hour labor + two hours to reprogram. I removed the rdc module and found extreme moisture damage and melted plastic near the connector in the module. In the attached photo, I attempted to clean off corrosion. After more research I found a bmw training manual describing the module and it states the module is water-proof.