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April 1, 2013 Service bulletin

Intermittently, the engine idle speed may fluctuate up and down or cut off under any of the following...

BMW technical service bulletin 120912 for 2011-2013 BMW X5, 2011-2013 BMW X3 and 2011-2013 BMW 335I and others.

Bulletin number
120912
Component
Steering
Summary
Intermittently, the engine idle speed may fluctuate up and down or cut off under any of the following circumstances, without any relevant faults stored in the DME memory: While driving off throttle (coasting) and braking at speeds below approx. 10 mph While idling, low-speed maneuvering such as parking, or if the steering is turned to the full-lock position Unfavorable DME software

Owners of these vehicles have filed 99 complaints in the steering category.

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