Major Problems with 2013 BMW X3 Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2013 BMW X3

2013 BMW X3 SERVICE BRAKES Victims: 2 Mileage: 16150 miles

2013 BMW X3 EXHAUST SYSTEM Victims: 1 Mileage: 1300 miles

2013 BMW X3 FRONT PASSENGER Mileage: 143000 miles

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Problems with ENGINE, POWER TRAIN and SERVICE BRAKES are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from BMW X3 owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
ENGINE tl* the contact owns a 2013 bmw x3. the contact stated that while trying to accelerate from a stop the...	58 ~ 85750 miles
POWER TRAIN tl* the contact owns a 2013 bmw x3. while driving 25 mph the vehicle would not pick up speed and...	18 ~ 122960 miles
SERVICE BRAKES on the first occurrence i braked smoothly at a traffic light that was red as i approached. the vehicle stopped...	12 ~ 18124 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2013 bmw x3. the contact stated that the rear windshield wiper would not stop and...	10 ~ 37749 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL on the first occurrence i braked smoothly at a traffic light that was red as i approached. the vehicle stopped...	9 ~ 30518 miles
AIR BAGS this message just keep popping up on the screen "passenger restraint system malfunction." passenger airbags indicated as off even the...	7 ~ 69429 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER the battery of the vehicle drains even when it is not running. the battery gets so drained that it cannot...	7 ~ 72314 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM on the first occurrence i braked smoothly at a traffic light that was red as i approached. the vehicle stopped...	6 ~ 53631 miles
OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION > SENSOR > AIR BAGS as with other bmw's these too have faulty occupancy sensors which should not be going bad across other lines. there...	4 ~ 76750 miles
STEERING cpsc: i1410202a. 2012 bmw x3. consumer stated the heated steering wheel heats up to 105 degrees which is unsafe and	3 ~ 53333 miles
FRONT PASSENGER > OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION > SENSOR as with other bmw's these too have faulty occupancy sensors which should not be going bad across other lines. there...	2 ~ 71500 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING tail lights will fail with no warning light or message displayed in dash board. x3's equipped with hid headlamps come...	2 ~ 10 miles
SEAT BELTS passenger restraint system malfunction warning appears mostly when no one is in the seat...	1 ~ 143000 miles
SEATS passenger restraint system malfunction warning appears mostly when no one is in the seat...	1 ~ 143000 miles
SUSPENSION for the past 3 months i keep getting this message on the dashboard: drivetrain malfunction: drive moderately. maximum drivetrain output...	1 ~ 97200 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING emissions problem and reduced engin power problem. bmw 2017 x3 issue: worn waste gate valve/replace turbocharger and oil feed line...	1 ~ 82265 miles
WHEELS steering drives off the road tires blew. airbags recall...	1 ~ 45000 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE engine hood latch failure...	1 ~ 34978 miles
TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE > TIRES 2013 bmw x3 28i. consumer writes in regards to vehicle run flat tires absence of oem approved spare tires and	1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE my complaint is similar to the following: quote nhtsa id number: 10546733 the issue is when you step on the...	1 ~ 850 miles
EXHAUST SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING i was unloading a box from the rear liftgate of the 2013 bmw x3 and brushed against the protruding chrome...	1 ~ 1300 miles
WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER > VISIBILITY tl* the contact owns a 2013 bmw x3. the contact stated that the rear windshield wiper would not stop and...	1 ~ 740 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER on february of 2013 while i was backing out of a parking lot the rear windshield wiper started by itself...	1 ~ 1200 miles
HEAD RESTRAINT > FRONT ASSEMBLY > SEATS 2013 bmw x3. consumer writes in regards to position of front seat head restraints. *ld the consumer stated the postion	1

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