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These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.
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Recall notice from manufacturer since at least September 2024, and no fix has been made yet. Based on manufacturer note: Water Pump Connector May Short Circuit -- Risk Rank = Fire Concerned since problem not addressed for more than a year
NHTSA ODI 11685702
ON DECEMBER 4, 2019, I WAS DRIVING MY BMW X1 TO WORK AT 52 MILE PER HOUR WHEN THE ENGINE ALL OF SUDDEN STOPPED WORKING. THIS ALMOST GOT ME INTO A VERY DEADLY CAR ACCIDENT DURING BUSY TRAFFIC. FORTUNATELY, I WAS DRIVING IN THE LEFT LANE APPROACHING A LEFT TURN LANE INTO OUR OFFICE PLAZA NEAR US DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, USCIS OFFICE. I TRIED EVERY MEANS TO RESTART THE ENGINE, IT WOULD NOT START, I CHECKED THE BATTERY AND FOUND IT GOOD. I PURCHASED THIS CAR IN 2015 BRAND NEW FROM BRAMAN BMW WEST PALM BEACH, OUR BMW X1 2015 WAS PRODUCED IN JANUARY, 2018 AND THE N20 ENGINE INSTALLED ON THIS VEHICLE MUST HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED IN 2014, WHICH SHOULD BE COVERED BY THE BMW RECALL FILED WITH NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION.MY CAR BMW X1 2015 IS STILL WITHIN 7 YEARS OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY PUT INTO EFFECT AFTER A PRIOR CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT.CURRENTLY, THERE IS A PENDING CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT WHICH HAS BEEN CERTIFIED BY THE FEDERAL COURT AND WHICH WILL PREVAIL SOON. THIS CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT COVERS 2012-2015 VEHICLES WITH N20 AND N26 ENGINES. PUTTING CUSTOMERS SAFETY AND THEIR LIVES BEFORE THEIR PROFITS AND BMW AND BRAMAN BMW WEST PALM BEACH WILL HAVE TO UPHOLD ITS PROMISE TO THE MINIMUM QUALITY STANDARDS IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY, GUARANTEEING THE LIVES OF DRIVERS AND AMERICANS. BMW HAS TO STAND BY ITS QUALITY GUARANTEE AND THE BASIC INDUSTRY QUALITY STANDARD AND ANY AND ALL MANUFACTURING DEFECTS BY BMW MUST BE CORRECTED AND REPAIRED AT ITS OWN EXPENSE.
NHTSA ODI 11289835
THE ENGINE QUIT RUNNING WHILE ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. A MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD SCREEN "MAXIMUM DRIVETRAIN OUTPUT NOT AVAILABLE." THE ENGINE RE-STARTED AFTER PULLING OFF THE HIGHWAY AND PLACED IN "PARK". THIS EVENT OCCURRED ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS APPROXIMATELY 4000 MILES APART.
NHTSA ODI 11042492
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