04-19-2011, 04:03 PM | #24 |
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Don't be. There are lots of X3s out there giving their owners trouble free driving.
These things always happen and often itis only when things go wrong that people turn to a forum. I suspect that there are far worse manufacturers for quality control than BMW. |
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No car has ever been mass-produced that didn’t have some problem pop up in a few of them. That’s why they all have service departments. |
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04-19-2011, 11:24 PM | #27 |
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There are a lot of good tips, ideas and solutions to problems that can be gleaned from an internet forum like this one; but there is also the reverse, fear and concerns can be raised by reports (many of which are incomplete, or not accurately stated) of serious problems. It would be easy to "spook" a BMW-rookie on here. I think, having had a number of these cars, you just have to carry-on, drive your car, and get the dealer involved early if you do experience a real problem (there will be some, particularly with a new model), but they can be and will be fixed.
Remember that few post about their flawless cars and no-problems experiences, but you hear a lot about the few that have problems. For example, the HPFP problems on the N54 engines were posted at great lengths on forums; but most ppl never had a problem. I drove a 535xi for 21 months with zero issues (as an example only). Just put it all into perspective and stay cool. Getting fearful or angry never solves the problems.
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It was meant for the new-to-BMW ppl who may get nervous reading about problems that can be taken out of context or magnified on an internet forum.
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04-20-2011, 12:50 AM | #30 |
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Tempting fate here but this seems to only affect 28i and 35i models, not 20d.
Hope they sort it out for you swiftly Lotus - if only for their own sake! Re. scale of reported problems and forums, think of the hotel analogy. How often do you go to a nice hotel and then get back home and write a nice long positive review of it? But if you paid a lot of money to stay somewhere and it was absolutely awful, you'd be much more likely to tell/warn people about it on a review site
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04-20-2011, 06:53 AM | #31 |
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As a BMW newbie, it only makes me nervous because I couldn't even list all the problems we have had with our Ford dually and that 6.4L engine. Yes, I know BMW will remedy the problems and hopefully do so with more urgency and tact, but it doesn't bode well to hear of a car sitting at the dealer for 3 weeks waiting on an answer. Glad Lotus7 is on the case.
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Keep an eye on it and let us know if the problem returns. Hopefully BMW now has a handle on this, and any future instances will be resolved quickly. |
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I love your lemon law! I'm not aware of a UK equivalent but we need one
I also think that all they have done here is the equivalent of "fixing" a PC by switching it off and back on again. Oh dear... Good luck Lotus and Judd. I'd be more than angry if it was me. I know it's scant consolation but be grateful that if do get your money back and decide to re-order, you won't have to wait 10 months for another one!
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Do they think this is a serious issue or possibly even a dangerous issue and they don't want driving it? I'm both excited about my order and nervous after reading this. Hopefully this isn't too common or serious. Good luck, I hope you get your X3 back soon! Thanks for keeping us posted on the issue. |
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Yeah I'm still really excited about getting the X3 soon, I'm hearing way more great things than bad, and of all the bad things, none seem serious or major at least so far. Hope you get your X3 back soon |
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For me it was not the ABS, it was the cruise control system that failed. Same thing though. I am bringing in the car soon - but I don't expect them to find anything. The problem is hard to replicate.
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Being armed with as much evidence and documentation is always a good idea if you have to file a Lemon Law case. You never know if the car company will fight it or not. I had to lemon a Subaru Outback last year, and Subaru fought it hard. If I didn’t have good documentation I would have been out of luck. |
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04-26-2011, 10:12 AM | #42 |
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The solution is inarguably the transfer case. If the symptoms are the same, then a diagnostics request call to BMWNA and/or BMWAG will get your dealership on the right track. They are obligated to do whatever BMW says.
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Really a Subaru Lemon, first I have heard of a Subaru. My household is a BMW and Subaru staple. Was it the new Outback or older gen?
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Aren't all of these warnings and error codes logged, or do they not believe the logs?
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