2014 BMW X3 Engine Problems

“I was driving home on a city street when the engine light began to flash. I was getting close to being home so I continued to drive to try to safely get my car off the street. It then began to drive slower and slower even as I was stepping fully on the gas peddle (well below the city street limit of 35, as cars started to go around me). The car then completely shut off. I luckily had made it to a neighborhood road and was able to glide over to the side as much as possible. …”

“Our parked Bmw X3 was in our driveway turned off when it suddenly burst into flames and also caught our house on fire and our neighbors house. There is currently no recall on this year and model. No engine lights were on and we regularly service our car only with certified Bmw mechanics. The car is completely burnt to the ground. After further research this is not the first time the X3 has caught on fire and burnt down someone's home and yet no recall and Bmw has yet to take responsibility. We have everything on our security cameras.”

“Engine began making clanking noise while driving on highway and rapidly worsened. Engine started losing propulsion power and I pulled over. Car towed to mechanic. Oil filter inspected and was covered in metal shavings. Informed that the Bmw n20 engine can experience a premature timing chain or oil pump drive chain failure outside of the limited power train warranty period and unanticipated engine timing chain or oil pump drive chain failure may result in extensive engine damage (applicable to my vehicle) and could have resulted in serious safety hazard while driving on congested highways. …”

“1) at 14k miles, the transmission transfer case failed. Local Bmw service shop replaced the case to resolve the issue. I was surprised by this issue at this low mileage as I have been driving many cars for past 25+ years, but never had such problems. 2) in last week of jan , my car engine completely stopped and car came off drive mode while I was driving my car on highway. Fortunately, there was none behind my car and I was able to safely stop my car with the emergency lights on. Car would not go in drive mode until I had stopped engine completely. …”

“The oil-feed line for the turbo on the (n20) engine of the 2014 Bmw X3 was replaced due to leaking oil into the engine. On cold startup a plume of blue/white smoke is seen emitting from the exhaust tailipie for approximately 30 seconds. This Bmw X3 has the standard, common n20 engine. This issue has been addressed by Bmw for model years 2012 and 2013, but not 2014. This turbo-oil line failure is a well-known and common defect. Bmw has issued service bulletins and extended the warranty on the 2012 and 2013 models for this express issue. The service bulletin is attached. …”