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I understand forums are typically negative because people are more likely to come when they have an issue then when everything is working well; but it still makes me worry. I knew someone who took their VW to the dealer for oil changes because they didn't trust the $10 quick lube shops. They put too much oil in, and after about 10 miles the oil cap blew and spilled oil all over the engine. Drnelly, do you get water in the car if you wash it with a hose, or only from prolonged rainfall?
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While I feel bad for those that have had problems, the relatively few problem posts here don’t cause me much concern. It’s when there are hundreds of people experiencing unrepeatable severe problems that I get alarmed. For example I had a 2010 Subaru Outback. There is a known problem with the ones built in North America that causes the steering wheel to shake radically at highway speeds. There were hundreds of people reporting this problem (I was one of those unfortunate people) and now almost 2 years later the problem is not completely resolved. Most had to lemon or dump the car, and Subaru put a few band aid TSB’s out there to mask the problem. The problem was so severe, they had to open a separate forum section to handle all the complaints and discussion! http://www.subaruoutback.org/forums/...-shake-issues/ Another example with BMW is the problems they had with the HPFP a couple of years ago. This spanned a long time and impacted many people. A smattering of miscellaneous complaints with the F-25 while bad for those unlucky enough to have a car that isn’t perfect is not in that league. |
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09-30-2011, 09:25 AM | #26 |
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Yes, and I stated farther up that I realize that we tend to hear more bad news on car forums like this, so you do have to weigh that in. In the case of the X3, I really perceive the defect/quality issues to be higher than other new vehicles I have experience with.
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Harplayr - fully agree - still scary to ready a story of a lemon a few weeks after getting my X3 - but Lemons happen in every make and model - if they didn't we wouldn't need lemon laws.
Dukat - leaks happen in other cars as well - my 2003 passat had a leak in one rain storm - right front passenger seat floor area filled w/ 6" of water and fried the transmission electronic control until which was located under that area. car spent 3 days drying out and getting new electronics in the shop - fixed under warranty. on VWvortex Passat forum there was only a small handful of accounts of this. VW dealer blamed it on failed seal around cabin air filter and replaced that as well. never happened again. 1 account on VWvortex after my incident - same exact problem with a 2003 passat from a guy in NY - but his dealer wasn't going to warranty cover it - he emailed me for advice - fortunatley i didn't have that issue - that Transmission ECU is like a $1500 part. Drnelly and Olvrct when did you take delivery? how early in the run of 2011 X3's were yours built? i do feel bad for you both - Drnelly i would assume BMW is handling this well if you are ending up in another BMW.
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Spoke to the dealership today, they seem to want to process a "trade assist" with BMW NA. I don't know anything abou what this means. Although I assume it means they will provide me with a new car at no cost. The problem is, I am not stepping foot on an X3 again, at least not this generation's. Hopefully they will accomodate and put me in a 535 even if I have to pay much higher lease.
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My wife just got back from a Philly, PA to Purchase, NY round trip. Hit stop-n-go traffic on the way back. She HATED the throttle lag. And we don't have sport mode
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How long ago did you get those updates? You think 2012's have the new programming?
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