Safety Score
83
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-09-28 | 17V605000 |
AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION | 85,302 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-14 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I am reporting a vehicle fire involving my 2008 BMW X3, which had an active safety recall for the Positive Crankcase Ve… |
| 2024-12-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SEAT HEATER:WIRING HARNESS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 BMW X3. The contact stated while driving approximately 20 MPH with the front driver's seat heat… |
| 2024-10-28 | TIRES | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 BMW X3 equipped with Arroyo Tires, Tire Line: Grand Sport A/S, Tire Size: 254/40/R19, DOT Numbe… |
| 2024-07-29 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 BMW X3. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the air bag warning light ill… |
| 2024-03-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The car no longer starts. When towing it to a BMW dealership, they informed me that there is a problem with the VANOS b… |
| 2023-10-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The wiring insulation inside of the headlight on my vehicle deteriorated, causing the wires to be exposed. The headligh… |
| 2023-10-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 BMW X3. The contact stated that while driving at 20 MPH in cold weather, there was smoke coming… |
| 2022-11-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 BMW X3. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V119000 (Engine and Engin… |
| 2022-08-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 BMW X3. The contact stated when she picked up her vehicle from the dealer after having NHTSA Ca… |
| 2022-07-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 BMW X3. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V119000 (Engine and Engin… |
| 2022-06-29 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 BMW X3. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V119000 (Engine and Engin… |
| 2022-06-26 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 BMW X3. The contact stated while driving 25-30 MPH, he smelled a burning odor and saw smoke com… |
| 2022-05-27 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact's daughter owns a 2008 BMW X3. The contact's daughter received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V11… |
| 2022-04-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 BMW X3. The contact received notification of the NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V119000 (Engine and E… |
| 2022-04-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I got Safety recall letter in April 2022 for 22V-119 PCV valve Heater. As of today, 10/10/2022, the dealer in North lib… |
| 2022-03-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 BMX X3. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V119000 (Engine and Engin… |
| 2022-02-24 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact's wife owns a 2008 BMW X3. The contact stated while driving at 40-45 MPH, he saw smoke coming out from unde… |
| 2022-02-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 BMW X3. The contact stated while driving 30 MPH, the engine was shutting off inadvertently. Sev… |
| 2022-01-31 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I was driving my car and the car overheated due to a faulty pcv valve heater: 1.The purpose of the PCV heater is to pre… |
| 2021-12-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 BMW X3. The contact stated that while at a stop there was an abnormal plastic burning odor comi… |
| 2021-11-28 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I am working with a journalist at CNBC to get info about this death trap out since NHTSA is ignoring the issue complete… |
| 2021-03-03 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | THE FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED MAKING THE WINDOW NOT WOR AND SIT IN THE FRAME WRONG AT HIGH SPEEDS IT SOUN… |
| 2021-01-12 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | BMW FORT LAUDERDALE REFUSES TO REPLACE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG! THEY CLAIM ONLY DRIVERS SIDE TANAKA AIRBAG NEEDS REPLACE… |
| 2020-12-19 | SEATS | No | 0 | ON DECEMBER 19, 2020 WHILE DRIVING WITH MY DRIVER'S SEAT HEATER ON WARMING MY SEAT DUE TO COLD WEATHER, I WAS ON MY WAY… |
| 2020-08-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | SHEARED MOTOR MOUNT SUPPORT BRACKET TO ENGINE BOLT AT OR BEFORE 112K MILES. FOUND BOLT HEAD ON REINFORCEMENT PLATE UND… |
| 2020-06-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | NHTSA: PLEASE HELP, OUR 2008 (BESIDES ALL LOST TIME FOR THE REPAIRED RECALLS) OUR 2008 BMW X3 IS SUFFERING THE EXACT A… |
| 2020-05-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owned a 2008 BMW X3. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, he turned on the heater and … |
| 2020-05-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Yes | 0 | MY CAR HAS SUDDENLY LOST POWER IN SEVERAL OCCASIONS NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT AT 60 MPH ON ONE OCCASION. WHEN POWER IS… |
| 2020-05-01 | SEATS | No | 0 | AFTER TURNING ON THE DRIVER'S SEAT HEATER, IT DEFAULTS TO HIGH, THE LEFT SIDE SEAT BOLSTER STARTED TO SMOKE. A FEW SECO… |
| 2019-08-16 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TRANSFER CASE NEED TO BE REPAIRED VARIOUS TIMES. THE PLASTIC PIECE INSIDE THE CASE KEEP GOING BAD CAUSING ME TO PAY THO… |
| 2019-07-07 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The steering angle sensor has faulted, at around 60,000 miles. This fault results in possible airbag failure, in conjun… |
| 2018-12-07 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, THE 4X4 AND BREAK LIGHTS COME ON THE DASHBOARD, AFTER A FEW MILES OF DRIVING THE POWER TRAIN CAN BE FELT… |
| 2018-07-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW X3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V605000 (AIR BAGS); H… |
| 2018-06-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | RECEIVED 2 RECALL NOTICES FROM BMW USA 11/17 AND 12/17 FOR ISSUES WITH THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANT DETECTION MAT … |
| 2018-05-11 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW X3. THE CONTACT RECENTLY PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK. … |
| 2018-02-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW X3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V605000 (AIR BAGS); … |
| 2018-01-07 | SEATS | No | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW X3. WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVER'S SEAT HEATING ELEMENT BURNED THROUGH THE SEAT TO THE CON… |
| 2017-12-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW X3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V683000 (ENGINE AND E… |
| 2017-11-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 17V-605. I NEED THIS PART INSTALLED NOW. |
| 2017-11-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW X3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 17V605000 (AIR BAGS) A… |
| 2017-09-27 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAHATA RECALL FOR 3 TIMES I HAVE GONE TO THE OFFICIAL SERVICE BMW AND NEVER HAVE THE PART THAT MUST REPLACE BY DEFAULT… |
| 2017-09-16 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | SEAT OCCUPATION DETECTION MAT AND POSITIVE CRANKCASE VENTILATION (PCV) VALVE HEATER. BOTH RECALLS BUT NO REMEDY SINCE … |
| 2017-09-11 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW X3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 17V605000 (AIR BAGS) A… |
| 2017-09-03 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW X3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V605000 (AIR BAGS) EXCEEDED A REAS… |
| 2017-09-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW X3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICES FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 17V605000 (A… |
| 2017-09-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW X3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V605000 (AIR BAGS) … |
| 2017-08-16 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW X3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED T… |
| 2017-07-06 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW X3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V07100… |
| 2017-07-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. NO DEALERS IN AREA |
| 2017-06-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW X3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V071000 (AIR BAGS) … |