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598 messages, Last post on Dec 02, 2009 at 8:06 PM
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| I have a 2008 X5 with 3.0 litre engine. Built in July 2008 and I bought it November 2008. Just turned 15K miles. When I start in the morning to drive to work (9 miles) or from work to home, the first couple of traffic lights I come to, if I have to stop I of course will. However as I lift my foot from the brake the car will downshift and slightly lunge. The first few times this happened I about soiled myself. Now I anticipate it. After driving a while it won't do it any longer. The dealer tells me they have installed the most up to date programming and that's all they can do. Anyone else have this problem and if you found a solution, what was it? | |
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Replying to: tbmfan (Oct 06, 2009 7:49 am) Are you talking about the engine brake? Is the lunging you feel the inertia pulling you forward while the car slows down all by itself? Mine is so strong that when I turn a corner or head for a stop it will sometimes stop the car all by itself. I can also decelerate down moderately steep hills without ever hitting the brake. It is finicky and intermittent. |
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Replying to: pp2009pp (Oct 06, 2009 6:13 pm) Those guys are all European cool aid drinkers and you will get no sympathy from them. The two SUVS I mentioned above are excellent and nothing like your X-3.
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Replying to: pp2009pp (Oct 06, 2009 6:13 pm) Mine is also finnicky and intermittent. It's the first and last BMW I'll ever own or lease not only for this but the 2 blown fuel pumps in the first 7 months and don't even get me started on how lousy BMW Assist is.
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Replying to: houdini1 (Oct 08, 2009 12:03 pm) |
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| Does anyone know how you get the lamp covers off of the tail gate on the rear of the SUV. Neither one is working so I just need to get behind the covers or perhaps check the fuse box. Does anyone know which fuse? | |
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Replying to: tbmfan (Oct 08, 2009 2:00 pm) From what I understand, in order to save fuel (supposedly) the transmission sits in 2 when at a stop. If you hit the accelerator harder than the car expects then it downshifts first from 2 to 1 in order to give you more power. That hesitation might cause the driver to press on the accelerator harder since there is no acceleration. When the gears finally shift, you feel that extra power or lunging forward. I do not know if that is what is happening but there are quite a large number of X3 complaints to the government regarding this issue with the GM6 AT. http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/complaints/ You have to select the year/make/model/components - power train to see the complaints. The way you can tell if this is a problem is to use the MT or SD modes. Supposedly the SD mode starts in 1. |
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Replying to: houdini1 (Oct 08, 2009 12:03 pm) Now I have a car that drives poorly AND has lower reliability. 
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hi i have an x5 4.4l 2002 i am having a miss firing problem i hook the skanner gaive me 3 messeges stored 1 oxigeen sensor on the left folty 2 sevral cylender miss firing 3 cylender number 6 and 8 missfiring . action ihave change oxigene sensors to cleare the folt and i change the spark plugs .and the coil paks of 6 and 8 sparks and the fuel pump and filter and air flow meeterbut i am still having the problem |
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| My 2001 X5 3.0 just recently starting running rough, engine light cam on and it does not want to idle. has anyone ran into this type of thing? I did have a local parts house plug into it and they said gas cap,ignition system, and Egr valve, any ideas? | |
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