06-18-2011, 08:53 PM | #155 |
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So is the car fixed? I'm about to place an order for an X3 and wondering if i should go ahead and order or wait for bmw to iron out the first model year bugs (tho i dont think i can wait THAT long)
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06-19-2011, 05:16 AM | #156 | ||
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I am now driving an '01 Mercedes ML320 W163, the car which rank low on any reliability surveys. Although fortunately, during the ownership of the car, I have minimal problems with the car and still running great. It is getting old and it's time for a replacement though, I'm planning to replace it with the X3 2.0 diesel. I don't think I'm patient enough to wait for MY2012/13 and you're right, another random problem could pop up on those model years, i guess you never know. Quote:
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06-19-2011, 09:13 AM | #157 |
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I guess we can wait for the 2nd year of the vehicle design to but. As long as the dealer is good with fixing the issues on a timely manner it's fine by me. Do they give you a loaner? I guess that is dealership dependent.
As for the JD Power survey they rated Subaru low but most people I talked to have had good reliability with their car. The ones that have problems are those who mod the vehicle or drive it hard. |
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They have a design flaw in the suspension that causes it to shake at highway speeds. People have been battling that for 2 years now. I had to use the lemon law to dump my Outback shaker. Here's some info... http://www.subaruoutback.org/forums/...-shake-issues/ |
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06-20-2011, 10:22 PM | #159 |
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Just go true all 10 pages!
Lotus, sorry for your trouble and thanks for sharing your experience with this board. I don't know if I was in your shoos , I be calm as you. Good luck,man and hope that your story end here.
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Glad it's finally fixed and thanks for all the updates.
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07-18-2011, 06:34 PM | #162 | |
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Taking it in to dealer in AM for quick look at. Not too happy at this point, but at least I have some idea of how the problem has been resolved for other owners (Lotus7, gareth, etc).
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07-19-2011, 11:56 AM | #165 |
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Well, this AM on startup, no codes showing at all.
Had dealer run diagnostics on it anyway. "Appears" to have been an electrical fault due to lower battery levels. All faults cleared from system. I figured it for electrical, as BMWs are now very finicky as to battery levels. It did sit for 9 days recently, and I did not put it on the trickle charger. All OK for the moment, we will monitor and advise as necessary.
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07-19-2011, 08:43 PM | #167 |
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Yep, roger that.
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OK, just found and read all of this thread. I had just posted my experience in another thread
http://x3.xbimmers.com/forums/showth...6#post10329846 So add another victim to the list. Lotus, any news from you? Did this ever re-occur? I'm particularly worried because I did not lease the car, I bought new with the intent to keep for a while. Now I worry that the transfer case replacement (if it ever gets to that) will cause problems down the line... |
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Update to my problem of mid-July as mentioned above by Lotus7: I now have over 4100kms, and is just over 3 months old. Since that problem, which the dealer cleared citing low battery, I have had zero problems. Starts fine and no codes. Another reminder to use the battery trickle charger when the car is sitting for a week or more.
Touch wood...
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I just got the same problem a few days ago. Was driving around 120km/h in the rain then tried to accelerate a bit hard in order to let someone pass me on left lane (yeah funny hey) and then got this error message in iDrive. Suddenly I lost all engine power and my car was driving like if I had a lawnmower engine! This was scary and as soon as I turned off/on the engine, the problem went away. I have about 6000km done so far, first time it happens.
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Well, the problem is back. Multiple warnings: tire pressure, stability control, 4x4, "brake system, drive moderately", ABS, Brake, ...
I sent my error codes from the car to the dealership via the iDrive service request. The dealer says that my computer reports a low battery charge, and that this is the cause of the problem. I sure hope so, but it's looking more and more like I'll need a new transfer case. I guess I'm in for a lot of back and forth with BMW. Thankfully it's happening early in the warranty period. Anyone have any experience with Canadian (quebec) lemon law equivalent procedures? |
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09-30-2011, 01:33 PM | #175 | ||
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The other item here is what is wrong. Right now, it's an unsafe situation with the display showing multiple alarms, when nothing is wrong. More likely than not, it's the transfer case. I'd not mention the transfer case to the dealer, just that the alarm condition needs to be addressed and fixed quickly, as the car is claiming it's unsafe to drive normally and while that's not the case, you can no longer trust the vehicle to report issues properly. The transfer case being the cause is most likely not known to the service department and your information source is the internet; once they get their nose turned to the internet, BMW and BMW dealers dismiss it outright. It then takes more methodical work, and time, getting them to consider that they're wrong, and then find the right resource that will get them pointed to the right place. My 2 cents, anyway.
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By the way, I looked up CanVAP ( http://www.camvap.ca/ ) but BMW is NOT a participant in this program. So, if things go really wrong, my only recourse will be going to court. |
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