2007 BMW X3 Power Train

CAR ALWAYS HESITATED WHEN ACCELERATOR WAS PRESSED. ONE DAY EVEN WITH THE CAR IN "D" IT DID NOT MOVE AND ENGINE RACED. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION AND UNABLE TO MOVE. A GENTLEMAN GOT OUT OF HIS CAR AND STOPPED TRAFFIC IN ALL DIRECTIONS. I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO MOVE THE CAR BY SWITCHING BETWEEN P AND D UNTIL IT CAUGHT AND THE CAR MOVED. I NARROWLY ESCAPED GETTING HIT WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGED BUT MY CAR DID NOT MOVE. I HAD IT TOWED AND THE DEALER INSTALLED THE UPGRADE PROGRAM. *TR

ON 3 OCCASIONS, THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2007 BMW X3 3.0SI HAS RESULTED IN NEAR CRASH SITUATIONS. THE TRANSMISSION EITHER DOES NOT RESPOND (A SIGNIFICANT DELAY) IN RESPONSE TO THE ACCELERATOR OR LURCHES NEARLY UNCONTROLLABLY IN RESPONSE TO ONLY A SLIGHT ACCELERATOR DEPRESSION. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE BMW DEALER 3 TIMES WITH NO SUBSTANTIVE IMPROVEMENT. BECAUSE OF THE TRANSMISSION'S ERRATIC UNPREDICTABILITY, IT REALLY IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE IT WILL NOT RESPOND IN A CRITICAL SITUATION RESULTING IN A CRASH. *TR

VEHICLE HESITATES FROM STOP. TRANSMISSION CONSTANTLY "HUNTS" FOR PROPER GEAR. VEHICLE EXHIBITS LOSS OF POWER WHEN MERGING INTO TRAFFIC, OR MAKING TURNS. *TR

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DOES NOT APPROPRIATELY RESPOND TO DRIVER INPUT, VARIOUSLY DISPLAYING HESITATION OF UP TO 3 SECONDS, ABRUPT UPSHIFTS AND DOWNSHIFTS, AND OCCASIONAL STALLS. IT IS SO UNPREDICTABLE THAT ONE AVOIDS PULLING INTO TRAFFIC, OR TURNING LEFT ACROSS INCOMING TRAFFIC. NOT AN ULTIMATE DRIVING MACHINE. THIS IS A BMW X3 2008 MODEL. *TR

2007 BMW X3 >SURGING FORWARD AFTER RELEASING FOOT FROM GAS PEDDLE >RPM REVVING TO RED LINE BEFORE GOING INTO GEAR ON ACCELERATION >RPM GOING PAST RED LINE AND NEVER INTO GEAR IN COLD TEMP AS IF THROWN INTO NEUTRAL >BMWNA REFUSING TO REPAIR STATING CAN'T DUPLICATE ALTHOUGH THEY ADMIT THERE IS A PROBLEM AND HAVE OFFERED NEW SOFTWARE AS OF OCT 07 WHICH DID NOT WORK. >80 PEOPLE ACROSS THE NATION JUST ON ONE WEB SITE WITH EXACT SAME CAR, EXACT SAME PROBLEM, HAVE EXACT SAME RESPONSES FROM DEALERS AND BMW NA. *TR

2007 BMW X3 (BUILD DATE 09/06) TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS (DEADLY). VEHICLE SURGES, LAGS, HESITATES, CAN'T FIND GEAR, RED LINES, FAILS TO RESPOND TO ACCELERATOR. FIRST THREE SERVICE DEPARTMENT VISITS, NO ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO REPAIR. 4TH VISIT = SOFTWARE UPGRADE. PROBLEM NOT FIXED. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION ON THE 2007 BMW X3 HAS JERKINESS AND HESITATION ISSUES, PRESENTING SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERNS. AN IMMEDIATE INVESTIGATION IS WARRANTED. BMW ALREADY HAS ATTEMPTED TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM WITH TWO SOFTWARE FIXES, WITH MIXED RESULTS. A THIRD SOFTWARE FIX ALLEGEDLY IS ON THE WAY. PLEASE REVIEW THE LINKS BELOW SO THAT YOU CAN UNDERSTAND HOW SERIOUS AND WIDESPREAD THIS PROBLEM IS. HTTP://WWW.BIMMERFEST.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=255335 HTTP://WWW.BIMMERFEST.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=242429 HTTP://WWW.BIMMERFEST.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHPT=203584&HIGHLIGHT=TRANSMISSION+JERK. *TR

2007 BMW X3. THE SIX SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTS POORLY AT SLOW SPEEDS GOING UP HILLS. VEHICLE WILL LUNGE FORWARD AFTER DOWN SHIFTING TO TOO LOW OF A GEAR AND OVER REV BEFORE UP SHIFTING. THE GEAR SELECTION SEEMS INAPPROPRIATE WHEN GOING SLOW SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER TWICE TO ADDRESS THESE PROBLEMS; HOWEVER, THE PRESENT SOFTWARE FIX DID NOT RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. *TR

TRANSMISSION WON'T SHIFT SMOOTHLY BETWEEN THE GEARS. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. BETWEEN GEAR 1 AND GEAR 2. IT SEEMS TO WANT TO STALL AT THE START. *TR

VEHICLE TRANSMISSION HESITATES TO SHIFT FROM 1ST TO 2ND, MAKING IT DANGEROUS TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC. VEHICLE ALSO HAS DIFFICULTY SHIFTING INTO REVERSE, CAUSING IT TO ROLL FORWARD WHEN THE BRAKE IS RELEASED. *TR

THIS IS RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION. 1)THERE IS A DELAY IN THROTTLE RESPONSE THROUGH THE 1-2 UPSHIFT WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. 2)THERE IS A LACK OF POWER OR HESITATION WHEN REAPPLYING THROTTLE, DURING EITHER A 4-3 OR 3-2 TIP-IN DOWNSHIFT. THIS MAY OCCUR AFTER SLOWING WITH A CLOSED THROTTLE. 3)HARSH DOWNSHIFTS WHEN SLOWING ON A ROADWAY WITH A RISING GRADIENT. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM AS IT MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT WHEN TRYING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC, OR CAUSE A REAR END COLLISION SINCE THE VEHICLE ALMOST STALLS AT SOME POINTS UPON TAKE OFF. LIFE THREATENING. THERE HAVE BEEN 4 ATTEMPTS SO FAR TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE BY THE DEALER WITH LITTLE SUCCESS. THIS WAS DONE BY REPROGRAMMING THE COMPUTER MODULE THAT CONTROLS SHIFTING. THE 2007 MODEL AND BACK DO NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. IT IS SPECIFICALLY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. *TR

MY NEW 2007 BMW X3 HESITATES WHEN ACCELERATING AND SEEMS TO SHIFT IN PECULIAR WAYS. IT SUFFERS FROM A LACK OF RESPONSE WHICH IS TOTALLY UNLIKE MY FIRST 6 BMW'S. IT IS QUITE UN-DRIVABLE AS IT IS. *JB

ACCELERATION HESITATION ON BWM X3 ESPECIALLY WHEN TURNING INTO TRAFFIC FROM STOP (0 MPH). UNANTICIPATED LOSS OF ACCELERATION WHILE MAINTAINING PRESSURE ON GAS PEDAL. *JB