We were driving along the northern state parkway when all the vehicles indicator lights began flashing, the speed and RPM needle stopped working, the check engine light came on, the navigation eventually blacked out, and the car lost power while driving. As we drifted toward the side of the road, the car turned on again but all lights in the car continued flashing until the car shut off once and for all. The cars computer would not communicate with diagnostic equipment brought to the scene. A bottle of water was found open near the modules in the trunk and confirmed to be the cause of electrical damage which disabled the vehicle. Water in the trunk of BMW X1 causes vehicle to become inoperable while driving. Because of the placement of the vulnerable electronics in the bottom of the cargo areas. -instrument failures -loss of control of the vehicle -vehicle will shut down on highway -delicate electronic components damaged by a bottled water -causes electrical fire or care shuts down while driving -risk of death for BMW passengers and to other partys on the highway -filed sunroof water seal

- Troy, NY, USA

BMW X1 leased in May 2013: Sdrive 28I defect noticed: Nav screen & interior lighting would cut off. Could not be restarted.continued throughout the other defects/*engine failure at hwy speeds:generally following navigation black-outs- engine, without warning, cut off while traveling down the interstate. /*engine failure with full electrical & lighting failure- no power steering- night time/*auto start stop-vehicle would not restart when depressing the brakes in traffic/*unprompted acceleration /*brake failure 100% /*gear shifter would not remain in selected P, D, N, R upon selection/*gear shifter-"randomly" shift into other gear selections while driving at all speeds./*power surges- vehicle would randomly charge then not charge iphone ( compatible model) / would also send power surges to heated seats when not on, heated seat button not lit up- would cause seats to become extremely hot to where, if I couldn't exit the vehicle, I would have to turn on the air (would only blow hot air during surge) and sit on jacket./*engine light always on/*vehicle would spell of "burning"/*power seats- randomly stop working/*headlights/fog lights- randomly blew out shortly after leasing/*vehicle wipers (front and rear)- wouldn't work "together"- would sometimes hit each other during heavy rain/*loss of gps alongside random current location failure(would say I was in Kansas, ca, etc. While I was in Georgia.- directions into dead ends/ non- existent roads/*bluetooth failure constantly/*rear seats would become unlatched if hard braking occurred- not operator failure; back seats were "rarely" moved out of upright position- never occurred around time of moving seats./*radio frequency failure/ na -united BMW- BMW fs-made aware of problem -given video footage during actual failures- BMW stated " not a lemon law issue." - all documented- months in service- couldn't fix.

- Cartersville, GA, USA