2004 BMW X3
Safety Score
73
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2004 BMW X3.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-30 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | Odometer failed - unable to get this fixed! |
| 2023-07-24 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIRBAG LAMP REMIANS ON DUE TO FAILED PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANCY DETECTION MAT. HONOLULU BMW DEALER CLAIMS RECALL 08V3840… |
| 2021-12-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The airbag light is on our BMW and my 16 years daughter is driving this car. I cannot believe that BMW did not issue a … |
| 2020-07-08 | ENGINE | No | 0 | CHECK OIL LIGHT CAME ON SO VEHICLE WAS PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WITHIN SECONDS, SMOKE HAD ENGULFED THE ENGINE B… |
| 2020-02-25 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 BMW X3. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE SHE FELL ASLEEP BEHIND THE WHEEL WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN… |
| 2020-02-14 | ENGINE | Yes | 0 | WHILE SITTING AT A RED LIGHT THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND I COULDN'T CONTROL IT OR STOP IT WHILE PUSHING HEAVILY ON… |
| 2020-02-01 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | The contact ownd a 2004 BMW X3. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 60 MPH, she dozed off behind the… |
| 2020-01-04 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING MY SUNROOF FLEW OFF THE VEHICLE AND SHATTERED INTO PIECES. THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35 MILES PER … |
| 2018-11-23 | SEATS | No | 1 | DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT WARMER BURNED SKIN AND SCORCHED LEATHER SEAT COVER WHEN TURNED ON. |
| 2018-11-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | INSULATION ON WIRING INSIDE THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY IS CRACKING AND FALLING OFF WIRING HARNESS CAUSING A SHORT AND BLOWN… |
| 2018-02-22 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 BMW X3. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY IN THE REVERSE GEAR, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY AC… |
| 2018-01-23 | SEATS | No | 0 | SEAT HEATER ON DRIVERS SIDE IS BURNING THROUGH. IF LEFT ON IT WOULD BURN THROUGH CLOTHES AND BURN SKIN. |
| 2017-11-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW X3. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS UNABLE TO RESTART ON SEVE… |
| 2017-09-25 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | WATER SEEPS INTO THE VEHICLE FROM AN UNKNOWN LOCATION AND CAUSES A MOLD EFFECT DUE TO SATURATION OF THE FLOOR IN THE BA… |
| 2017-09-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | BMW UNABLE AND UNWILLING TO COMPLETE RECALL NO. 08V384: FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANT DETECTION MAT RECALL AND WARRANTY… |
| 2017-05-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE FIRES. |
| 2017-04-28 | SEATS | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SEAT HEATING UNIT OVERHEATS WHEN ON HIGH SETTING, TO THE POINT OF BURNING SKIN THROUGH THE SEAT AND CLOTHING. … |
| 2017-01-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE AIRBAG LIGHT REMAINS ON AT ALL TIMES. |
| 2016-12-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BURNED THROUGH THE SEAT AND BURNED THE JACKET WHEN THE SEAT HEATER WAS TURNED ON WHILE MY WIFE WAS D… |
| 2016-05-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW X3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT FL… |
| 2016-02-09 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW X3. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE HEATED SEATS BECAME HOTTER THAN … |
| 2016-01-29 | SEATS | No | 0 | I TURNED ON MY SEAT HEATERS TO THE LOWEST SETTING (1OUT OF 3) JUST AS I LEFT WORK. AFTER ABOUT 20 SECONDS AS I DROVE DO… |
| 2015-07-14 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | THE LAMPS IN THE REAR TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY DO NOT WORK. THE CONNECTION IS CORRODED. SIMILAR ITEM WAS UNDER A RECALL FO… |
| 2015-06-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE ENGINE MOUNT BRACKET BOLTS HAVE ALL SHEARED OFF INSIDE THE ENGINE BLOCK CAUSING A SAFETY CONCERN WITH THE ENGINE NO… |
| 2015-05-22 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Yes | 0 | I WAS ARRIVING AT MY DAUGHTER'S HOME IN DECATUR GA JUST BEFORE 9:00 A.M. ON FRIDAY, MAY 22, 2015. I PULLED INTO HER D… |
| 2015-02-22 | SEATS | No | 0 | FOR SOME TIME WE HAD TO KEEP THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT HEATER NO HIGHER THAN "1". AT LEVEL 2 & 3 IT BURNED YOU OR FELT LIKE… |
| 2015-02-12 | SEATS | No | 1 | WHILE I DRIVE MY CAR , I TURNED ON MY SEAT HEAT , I START FEELING BURNING PAIN WHILE AM DRIVING ON HIGHWAY , THE SECOND… |
| 2015-02-10 | SEATS | No | 0 | THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT HEATER OVERHEATED CAUSING DISCOMFORT TO THE DRIVER'S LEG. TURNING OFF THE HEATER STOPPED THE OV… |
| 2015-01-26 | SEATS | No | 1 | DRIVER SIDE SEAT WARMER WAS SET ON THE MEDIUM SETTING, SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING AND THEN STARTED TO FEEL PAIN IN MY LE… |
| 2014-11-08 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | AFTER JUST SPENDING $2400 LAST WEEK ON MY CAR. I WAS TRAVELING 65 MPH ON INTERSTATE 78 WHEN MY 2004 BMW X3 LOST ALL POW… |
| 2014-09-18 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME CAME TO A STOP WITH A DEFECTIVE BRAKE LIGHT, SO WE WERE IN TRAFFIC SO I WASN'T GOING MORE TH… |
| 2014-08-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW X3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE 4X4 WARNING LAMP AND THE ABS WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED I… |
| 2014-01-26 | SEATS | No | 0 | APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR AGO I PURCHASED FOR MY DAUGHTER A 2004 USED BMW X3 2.5I. THE CAR HAS RUN FINE SO FAR BUT IN THE… |
| 2013-09-01 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | DOOR LOCKS WORK INTERMITTENTLY - KEY FOB AND CENTRAL LOCK BUTTON WORK NORMALLY AT TIMES. OTHER TIMES ALL WILL FAIL, CAU… |
| 2013-08-27 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW X3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V384000 (AIR BAGS) IN… |
| 2013-07-22 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THERE WAS A VERY MILD RAIN LAST TWO DAYS IN MADISON. NOW MY CAR HAS CENTRAL LOCK PROBLEM AND ALSO WET FLOOR. I'M HAPPY … |
| 2013-07-11 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING THE 405 FWY S CLOSE TO LAX WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEARD LIKE WIND BLOWING INSIDE MY CAR THEN I HEARD A L… |
| 2013-06-22 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW X3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS, ONE GALLON OF WATER WOULD A… |
| 2013-03-14 | SEATS | No | 1 | AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WITH THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEATED SEAT ON THE LOW SETTING, I FELT A SUDDEN BURNING SENSATIO… |
| 2013-03-01 | SEATS | No | 0 | MARCH 2013 -DRIVER SIDE HEATED SEAT BECAME EXTREMELY HOT. NOW, DECEMBER 2014, DRIVER SIDE HEATED SEAT BECOME TOO HOT T… |
| 2013-02-21 | SEATS | No | 1 | FELT A BURNING UNDER MY LEG AND SMELLED BURNING PLASTIC. PARKED THE CAR AND MY SCARF WAS MELTED TO THE SEAT AND SMOKE … |
| 2012-12-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DRIVING ON FREEWAY AND DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT HEATER OVERHEATED BURNING SEAT AND CREATING ABUNDANT SMOKE INSIDE CAR'S CABIN… |
| 2012-10-02 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | WITHOUT ANY WARNING OR SIGN OF A PROBLEM, THE VEHICLE SLOWED AND POWER COMPLETELY FAILED RENDERING THE VEHICLE INOPERAB… |
| 2012-09-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW X3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. … |
| 2012-08-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | DRIVING IN NEIGHBORHOOD WITH STOP SIGNS AND CROSS STREETS. SPOUSE DRIVING. OTHER PASSENGER IN FRONT. ME IN REAR SEAT PA… |
| 2012-05-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW X3. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UNINTENTIONALLY… |
| 2012-04-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | "PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF" OVERHEAD CONSOLE LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY EVEN WHEN 140 LB PASSENGER OCCUPIES THE FRO… |
| 2012-01-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 1 | DRIVER'S SEAT BACK HEATER GRID SHORTED CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE INSULATION AND LEATHER SEAT COVER. IT WAS HOT ENOUGH TO CA… |
| 2012-01-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ON JANUARY 23, 2012 AFTER A WHOLE WEEKEND OF DOWNPOUR RAIN, I GET INTO MY X3 TO NOTICE WATER ON THE CENTER CONSOLE (NEA… |
| 2012-01-18 | SEATS | No | 1 | THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT HEATING ELEMENT IS BURNING THROUGH THE SEAT AND BURNING LEG. *TR |