2011 BMW X3 Exterior lighting Problems

“The motherboard in the vehicles rear tail lights and reverse lights goes bad which will cause the LED lights to go out. There is no way to replace the LED lights without replacing the whole light assembly. This is an issue and it is known by Bmw. Since owning my vehicle I have had to replace the lights 4 times. It is a known issue with the motherboard chip in the light”

“There are 4 LED tail lights on this motor vehicle. 3 of the 4 have quit working. The first one Bmw fixed; the second one I fixed out of my pocket. The third one to quit working is awaiting repair. This is a safety issue because all the tail lights need to be working, especially at night. If the outer tail light is not working conspicuity from the side is severely reduced, especially at night. Bmw takes the position that this X3 is out of warranty and they have no further responsibility for it. …”

“All LED taillights on the back of vehicle are not working. The car did not indicate that the lights were out like it does for other light failures. As a result, we found out about the taillight failure at night by a car speeding up behind us on the freeway. The car proceeded to flash their lights at us until we pulled over to inspect what was going on. We brought the car into a Bmw repair shop and they indicated that there was another identical vehicle (2011 Bmw X3) with exactly the same issue--all 4 LED taillights failed. …”

“I came outside one morning to find that all my windows were rolled down, the sunroof was rolled completely back, and the doors were unlocked. It had been raining heavily the night before and the interior of the car was completely soaked. The idrive system, radio, and seats were completely unresponsive. Almost every light on the dashboard was on - low tire pressure, ABS, airbag light, parking brake malfunction, cel, oil light, and others. Upon further experimentation, I discovered that the car would open completely if I unwittingly held the unlock key for no more than 3 seconds. …”

“3 out of the 4 LED tail lights have stop working. The car did not gave me any notice of the tail lights failing. While driving on a highway, I was stopped by a police officer and given a warning. On further research, there is a design flaw within the tail light system that will cause it to fail. It seems Bmw already knows about this issue but only covers repair to cars under warranty. They have recognized their design flaw but have not taken steps to fix the problem to all affected customers. On the words of a police officer, this is a safety issue that should be taken care asap. …”