8 complaints reported

2017 BMW X1 Brakes

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
8
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Jan 2026

Secure vehicle against rolling error

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 BMW X1, Manufacturer: BMW of North America, LLC
Incident: Jan 2025
Jul 2025

Every time I get in the vehicle or turn the vehicle off I get a message "Secure vehicle against rolling contact service specialist". Even if I press the emergency brake it still continues, this appears to be a known problem with the BMW X1 and not sure if it will cause my car to roll away.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 BMW X1, Manufacturer: BMW of North America, LLC
Incident: Apr 2025
Mar 2025

Msg stating secure vehicle against rolling

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 BMW X1, Manufacturer: BMW of North America, LLC
Incident: Mar 2025
Dec 2024

"Secure vehicle against rolling" warning light comes on even while driving. It is a $10 spring but the dealer wants $3500+ to replace it. The entire center section and console needs to be taken apart just to get to the spring. Countless reports of this ... BMW is very casual about the concern and adamant on ignoring customer complaints ,but this is a serious safty issue involving the emergency brake and nonstop warning lights, this should be covered. Please enforce laws so that BMW gives proper attention to this vehicle brakes/transmission issue immediately and issue recall for the faulty parts. There are numerous folks having this issue and BMW is outright ignoring customer complaints. See some of the complaints from other below. [XXX] [XXX] [XXX] [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 BMW X1, Manufacturer: BMW of North America, LLC
Incident: Dec 2024
May 2024

"Secure vehicle against rolling" warning light comes on even while driving. It is a $3 spring but the dealer wants $3500 to replace it. The entire center section and console needs to be taken apart just to get to the spring. Countless reports of this ... BMW should not ignore this, as they have, but involving the emergency brake and nonstop warning lights, this should be covered.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 BMW X1, Manufacturer: BMW of North America, LLC
Incident: May 2024
Apr 2024

The vehicle has started displaying an error message when parking stating to secure the vehicle against rolling. This is due to a very common issue with a spring in the shifter needing to be replaced. Based on what I have read, the spring issue is occurring in almost all 2016 and 2017 bmw x1's. This should be a recall and not a $3k repair bill.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 BMW X1, Manufacturer: BMW of North America, LLC
Incident: Apr 2024
Dec 2022

Warning “Secure Vehicle against Rolling” light is on. Sound like a lot of BMW are having this issue

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 BMW X1, Manufacturer: BMW of North America, LLC
Incident: Dec 2022
Nov 2022

An Error / Warning Message occurs which states "Secure Vehicle Against Rolling" when the ignition is first activated. There is no obvious failure in parking or while driving. Only the Message which indicates that the vehicle should be service. This issue shows up rather frequently online and appears to be due to a broken spring in the gear box exchange. There is an extensive video as to how to replace the broken spring though it is rather difficult to access the spring itself, the cost of the spring is ~$5.00 USD. The Dealer Service Rep appears to have no knowledge of this issue - though his effort to offer a solution was to just bring the car in for service. Again, it was not difficult to find this issue online which appears to occur rather frequently as I can tell. Several comments have indicated that no performance issue was noted, and due to the high cost of repair (Labor Cost through BMW), no action was typically taken to resolve the issue. Please check to see if a formal recall is required to fix what appears to be a poor quality / design issue with a simple spring.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2017 BMW X1, Manufacturer: BMW of North America, LLC
Incident: Oct 2022

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The 2017 BMW X1 has 8 Brakes complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.