2024 BMW IX Transmission and drivetrain Problems
- Complaints
- 4about this part
- Share
- 12%of 34 total for the year
- Median mileage
- —not reported
- Trend
- Too newThis model year is less than 4 years old, so a trend is not meaningful yet.
NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 2024 BMW IX, 12% of the 34 complaints for this model year. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“My BMW experienced repeated drivetrain, chassis, rollaway and other electronic malfunction warnings. After the warnings appeared, the vehicle behaved unpredictably. On multiple occasions, after I released the brake pedal, the vehicle unexpectedly increased speed rather than slowing. On other occasions, while traveling approximately 55 mph, it suddenly slowed to about 20 mph, and pressing the accelerator firmly did not restore speed. These incidents created a serious collision risk, including while transporting my four young children. …”
NHTSA complaint #11773334, filed 2026-10“Vehicle has displayed drivetrain and high-voltage-battery fault warnings on three separate occasions — December 2024, July 2025 (after replacement of a high-voltage-battery cell), and September 2025. Despite multiple service visits and nearly 90 days out of service, the same safety-related warnings have recurred. BMW NA and the servicing dealer (Chapman BMW Chandler, AZ) ultimately returned the vehicle to me in October 2025 without further repair, stating only a “courtesy recheck” was performed. …”
NHTSA complaint #11692146, filed 2025-10“Drove the car and parked it. Went into the store and got back into the car. Turned the car on and it had an emergency light saying a drive train malfunction had occurred and that the car could not drive and had to be towed to the dealer for repair. Turned on and off the car. It still had the malfunction. Had the car towed to the BMW dealer. They tested it and came up with 7 codes of malfunction: charging unit, supply voltage, acceleration, drive function, ethernet and transmitter unit, battery below storability, electric a/c compressor. They reset the car and the codes went off. …”
NHTSA complaint #11616415, filed 2024-09Related service bulletins
- 11030059Mar 6, 2026The customer states there is a Drivetrain Malfunction message displayed in the instrument cluster. In addition, the following fault memory entries are saved in the CCU (Combined…
- 11005225Jul 24, 2024The vehicle will no longer move when put into gear. There may also be loud noise coming from the HEAT*(electric drivetrain)/Rear axles. *German acronym for Highly integrated…
- 10250361Feb 6, 2024The customer states there is a Drivetrain Malfunction message displayed in the instrument cluster. In addition, the following fault memory entries are saved in the CCU (Combined…
Transmission and drivetrain: other model years
Other parts of the 2024 BMW IX
14 complaintsForward collision avoidance
9 complaintsBrakes
8 complaintsBack-over prevention (rear camera)
5 complaintsOther or unknown
5 complaintsVehicle speed control
4 complaintsEngine
3 complaintsFuel system
2 complaintsSteering
2 complaintsBody and structure
2 complaintsEquipment
1 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2024 BMW IX
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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