Overheat and drivetrain malfunction

addsp2chp · 03-12-2012, 10:44 AM

Hi, everyone

I own 2012 x3 xdrive and only drove 3800 miles. I was driving in a city last week and the engine started to overheat. A warning sing came up and recommended me to stop. After I stopped my vehicle, it also gave me a drivetrain malfunction warning. Anybody know what drivetrain malfunction is and what might caused overheat.

thanks.

Teemo Panda · 03-12-2012, 11:04 AM

Uhm can you be specific on what model and engine your car has

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tuco44 · 03-12-2012, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by addsp2chp

Hi, everyone

I own 2012 x3 xdrive and only drove 3800 miles. I was driving in a city last week and the engine started to overheat. A warning sing came up and recommended me to stop. After I stopped my vehicle, it also gave me a drivetrain malfunction warning. Anybody know what drivetrain malfunction is and what might caused overheat.

thanks.

Take it back to the dealer for check out. Could be a lot of different things.

addsp2chp · 03-12-2012, 11:55 AM

2012 x3 xdrive 28i. bmw roadassistanec towed my car. waiting for their response. I'm just frustrated that my brand new x3 is not functioning properly.

DavC5000 · 03-12-2012, 03:33 PM

yea could be anything, we dont know enough to really tell, just wait for the dealer to call. did you try restarting the car? could just be the electronics making a mistake which happened to me before, i restarted the car and everything was normal.

Nayook · 03-12-2012, 07:42 PM

addsp2chp

I can understand your frustration. My X3 has been back for warranty over and over again. It has been a gearbox or torque converter that intermittently does not lock up that has had me taking the car back.
They replaced the torque converter. Not fixed.
They updated the software, still not fixed.
Then the drivers side window jammed up. Back for that too.

But what you are describing could be similar to my gearbox problem. If the torque converter does not lock up, all the force from the engine is being transferred through fluid which will eventually create a lot of heat or overheating.

At present if my car’s transmission does not lock up I have to pull over to the side of the road and switch everything off. Then restart and the car works OK. I have never before driven a car where you have to treat it like a Windows operating system to make it work properly. Maybe your transmission problem is similar to mine.

Nayook · 04-01-2012, 06:51 PM

addsp2chp, have you any updates on what has happened to your vehicle?

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addsp2chp Registered 1 Rep 2 Posts Drives: X3 xdrive 28i Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: NJ iTrader: (0)	2012 x3 xdrive 28i. bmw roadassistanec towed my car. waiting for their response. I'm just frustrated that my brand new x3 is not functioning properly.
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DavC5000 Private 0 Rep 57 Posts Drives: 2011 Bmw X3 28i Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Boston iTrader: (0)	yea could be anything, we dont know enough to really tell, just wait for the dealer to call. did you try restarting the car? could just be the electronics making a mistake which happened to me before, i restarted the car and everything was normal.
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Nayook Enlisted Member 4 Rep 33 Posts Drives: Subaru Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Oaks Track iTrader: (0)	addsp2chp I can understand your frustration. My X3 has been back for warranty over and over again. It has been a gearbox or torque converter that intermittently does not lock up that has had me taking the car back. They replaced the torque converter. Not fixed. They updated the software, still not fixed. Then the drivers side window jammed up. Back for that too. But what you are describing could be similar to my gearbox problem. If the torque converter does not lock up, all the force from the engine is being transferred through fluid which will eventually create a lot of heat or overheating. At present if my car’s transmission does not lock up I have to pull over to the side of the road and switch everything off. Then restart and the car works OK. I have never before driven a car where you have to treat it like a Windows operating system to make it work properly. Maybe your transmission problem is similar to mine.
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Nayook Enlisted Member 4 Rep 33 Posts Drives: Subaru Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Oaks Track iTrader: (0)	addsp2chp, have you any updates on what has happened to your vehicle?
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