This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
Cam shaft broke during driving, lost acceleration on interstate causing issues merging to get to shoulder of road. Caused damage to motor resulting in oil loss, significant smoking from engine hindering visibility. Verified by BMW certified mechanic that this is the problem. Stated most likely caused by a known timing chain issue with Bmws using that motor. The only indication that appeared was when it happened, screen inside car stated "engine malfunction"
While pulling up to a red light and after coming to a complete stop, I sensed the engine was revving. While pressing down on the brake, I checked the RPM gauge to see the engine was revving at around 7k rpm. I tried to immediately put the car in park and turn off the ignition, but in the time it took me to move my hand from the steering wheel to the shifter, the car violently lurched forward and crashed into a pickup truck in front of me. I shut off the car momentarily. Realizing I was blocking traffic on a heavily traveled highway, I risked turning the car back on. I did so and was able to move it to the median to await the arrival of the state police. Later, I had the vehicle towed to an auto repair shop out of fear of driving it again. It is currently in the shop.
My Moonroof shade gets stuck when I try to open and close it. This has been a huge problem among other BMW X1s and it is over $2,000 to fix! This has caused a lot of issues in my car. Thousands of other drivers have also reported this issue. It is not safe having my shade stuck since people can see into my car, and the sun shines which will eventually ruin my leather.
Vehicle engine could have caught fire during driving. Due to amount of oil was leaking spiting on wires around the hot engine. I found as just parked on my drive way smoke was coming from the hood. We opened the hood huge smoke came from the engine. I called dealership recommended me not to drive the vehicle. I had to tow the veh. To the dealership. Dealership said, it happened due to the vacuum pump issue. Checked with BMW usa said no such re-call.. but for me 5-6 yrs old vehicle specially BMW could have put family in danger. Enclosed picture showing broken /tube pipe. Most important thing is that oil change and other job was performed just couple of week ago leak wasn't caught by the service man.
Was driving my BMW X1 for approximately 5 1/2 hrs when all the sudden the sunroof exploded into tiny pieces of glass with a loud explosion noise and glass rained in on top of us. We were on a highway going straight, not under an overpass and no car in front, behind or to our side
Wrote last year to explain that due to fog/film gathering on the interior windshield, visibility was reduced. Since that time, visibility has beecome severely limited and, because this fog/film could not be removed, we had the substance tested. Bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (dehp) was found. This test was done in February 2015 and confined to the dried on substance. The fog/film continues to leak into the cabin and further testing will be done to determine if there are additional substances detected.
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- Ray City, GA, USA