2008 BMW X3 SAV Transmission and drivetrain Problems

“I have brought my vehicle to bloomfield nj dealership on several occasions in 2013, 2014, 2015 due to vehicles inability to shift gears swiftly, rmp going to 34,000 and transmission not shifting gears. I drive about 6,000miles per year sometimes less. All dealer would say vehicle performs as designed ....or unable to duplicate the problem . Around june 20, 2016 when in the driveway I put gear in reverse but vehicle would not move. I called Bmw dealer describing the inability of my car moving in reverse dealer representative stated its transmission failure. …”

“For nearly the entire time I have owned the vehicle I have had issues with the car jerking and lurching while accelerating in the lower RPM ranges. Of late this has become so bad I am afraid to drive the vehicle. The problem manifests itself mostly between 1,800 and 2,400 RPM with the most severe issues in the 2,200 to 2,400 RPM range. When going from a stop the car will begin to accelerate and when it gets just above 2,000 RPM it begins to jerk and lurch with the tachometer fluctuating wildly. The 4x4 light then comes on and the car completely loses acceleration. …”

“My Bmw x3 2008 was 'bought back' by Bmw after three months of ownership in dec 2008 due to a problem with the transmission. The transmission would not respond when depressing the accelerator at random times. It happened once after pulling away from an ezpass booth - the car just froze and would not accelerate nearly causing an accident. This was so serious that Bmw recognized it as a problem but could not fix it despite replacing major transmission parts. They assured me it was not a general problem in x3's so I allowed them to replace the 2008 x3 with a 2009 model. …”

“Last week dash 4x4 light comes on a,udible rapid clicking sound comes from rear just after car is turned off...I brought the vehicle to west paterson motors in woodland park, nj for diagnostics. Mechanic states computer codes indicate it's transfer case failure, and to replace it costs over $ 2,600.00 ! How does the vehicle such as Bmw gets away with such poor quality, parts that fail so soon, so expensive? How is this possible? Please recall transfer case please, this vehicle does not even have 85,000 miles on odometer yet ...”

“This vehicle is a Bmw x3 3.0si. When the vehicle is in first gear, there is a severe hesitation in the transmission. When you try to accelerate, the transmission thinks about what gear it should be in. The vehicle hesitates, stalls slightly, and creeps along slowly before second gear catches. The rpms are erratic when accelerating. Very unpredictable when trying to accelerate. The hesitation is the main issue, especially when trying to pull out of an intersection across traffic. It can become a very scary situation when you want to accelerate and nothing happens. This is an ongoing problem. …”