5.6

fairly significant
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
15,720 miles

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2015 BMW X1 electrical problems

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2015 BMW X1 Owner Comments

problem #5

Oct 232020

X1

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

This car has had fuel leaking since the moment I drove it off the lot. I messaged the dealer, and received no response. Living in Arizona without a working AC in the car is also quite a nightmare. At the moment the smell of gasoline is extremely intense and I feel worry about my baby riding in a car. It would be great if, BMW came forward, to do what-€™s correct, and fix the car-€™s issues, as it is constantly breaking down from one thing or the other. Thanks

- Yuma , AZ, USA

problem #4

Oct 032022

X1

  • miles
The engine coolant thermostat limited warranty for defects in materials or workmanship. The vehicle currently has 60,128 miles. The vehicle's "service engine soon", warning light began appearing intermittently and now it is constantly on. The car has a stored code (P0597) Thermostat Heater Control Circuit/Open.This vehicle has a current technical service bulletin for a defective thermostat for this model year; however, the VIN number is not included. This should be investigated further as this Technical service bulletin(SI B01 01 16) suggests that PRODUCTION date is NOT the sole determinate, but rather, the entire model year is just as imperative!! The local BMW dealership is refusing to repair the vehicle despite having premature failure with the thermostat heater control circuit/open for this model year vehicle and with a currently illuminated warning light and code (P0597). Although the technical service bulletin states that the model year & model numbers are both covered, the bulletin further states: 1)."Note: The MY 2015 vehicles produced up to and including January 31, 2015 (as applicable) have been added to this bulletin December 2017"; and, 2) "Please do not use a vehicle-€™s production date as the sole determinate for this coverage, the vehicle-€™s -€œmodel year-€ is also an important determinate."

- Houston, TX, USA

problem #3

Feb 202019

X1

  • 22,000 miles
22,000 actual miles oilfiter housing leak on engine and cylinder cover is plastic like on other X1 sdrive. Leaking on electrical parts and smoke terrible when come too stop under the hood. This is abad plastic part and gasket leak with holly any miles. 22,000 something miles when purchase online. Dealership I took it too say it's a fire hazard it could catch on fire I just hope others too don't notice it and car catches on fire as reported for other X1 2015 sdrive 28I my car need a recall asap.

- Farmville, VA, USA

problem #2

Jul 042020

X1

  • 48,000 miles
Oil pan leaking oil leaks in 4 places smoking from oil leaks that could possible ruin the engine possible engine fire timing belt module ticking loud defective

- Tamarac, FL, USA

problem #1

Jul 172015

X1

  • 8,600 miles
Service engine soon, electrical malfunction, coolant level low, may drive at reduced speed. These are all the alerts and messages that popped up when I took my vehicle into the dealer. Thinking my vehicle would still be under warranty, which it's relatively new and under 9K miles. The service manager told me that the vehicle had suffered from rodent damage, and that the warranty will not be covering the damages and that I should file a claim with my auto insurance. I inquired about why the rodents are attracted to the wiring and all they can say was to hire pest control and they would help me rid of rodent issues at home. I did some online research and found out that BMW had been using soy based ingredients to produce some of their wiring parts and coating. This of course was not disclosed at time of purchase and I would have never known about it if I hadn't faced with such circumstance. So bottom line, there is no resolution for this issue and I would have to continue to bring my vehicle in if rodents decide to have a party again in my vehicle or I can move.

- Monterey Park, CA, USA

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