2004 BMW X3 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

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MY 2004 BMW X3.0I HAS A HESITATION ON ACCELERATION. WHEN I AM AT A COMPLETE STOP, AND BEGIN TO ACCELERATE ON THE GAS PEDAL, LIGHT MOVING OFF FROM A RED LIGHT, THE CAR DOES A HORRIFIC AMOUNT OF HESITATING ON ACCELERATION, ALMOST LIKE SOMEONE IS COUGHING, AND DOES THIS EACH AND EVERY TIME I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND PRESS THE GAS PEDDLE. I HAVE TRIED TO GET THIS ISSUE RESOLVED AS \I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN NOVEMBER, 2007, TIL THIS PRESENT DAY, BUT KNOW ONE COULD SEEM TO FIX IT, UNTIL I REVIEWED THE QUESTION IN A BMW FORUM, AND HERE IS THE LINK THAT STATES THE REASON WHY: HTTP://FORUMS.EDMUNDS.COM/DISCUSSION/7237/BMW/X3/BMW-X3-HESITATION-ON-ACCELERATION MY CAR HAS 192K, IS PAID FOR. I DO NOT KNOW WHERE ELSE TO LOOK FOR ANSWERS. I CANNOT AFFORD TO BUY A NEW CAR AT THIS TIME, BUT PAID 29K FOR THIS HIGH-END, EXPENSIVE VEHICLE. I AM WONDERING IF YOUR LOOK INTO THIS WITH BMW. WILL CORRECT THIS ISSUE AS A MANUFACTURERS ERROR BECAUSE I HAVE NO WARRANTY ON MY CAR. PLEASE ASSIST ME IN CORRECTING THIS ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW X3. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UNINTENTIONALLY. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO STEER THE VEHICLE AWAY FROM A PARKED VEHICLE BUT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND POWERED OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED FOUR DIFFERENT TIMES INTERMITTENTLY. ON THE LAST OCCURRENCE OF THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AND A WOODEN POST. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. THE POLICE REPORTED THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

I WAS IN TRAFFIC AND NOT MOVING WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. WITHOUT WARNING, MY CAR ACCELERATED AND HOPPED FORWARD, ALMOST HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I HAD TO PRESS FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE AND PUT MY CAR IN PARK, BUT THE ENGINE REVVED UP OR SQUEALED, LASTING FOR ABOUT FORTY SECONDS. THE DEALERSHIP CALLED IT 'UNINTENDED ACCELERATION' AND COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. *TR

WHEN DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO PARK VEHICLE IN THE GARAGE. VEHICLE SELF ACCELERATED VIOLENTLY AND CRASHED THROUGH THE WALL.MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WAS CONTACTED THE NEXT MORNING, MANUFACTURER PROMISED TO INVESTIGATE.MESSAGE LEFT WITH DEALER'S ASS'T SHOP MANAGER FOR INSTRUCTION, STILL WAITING FOR CALL BACK.*AK