2.5

hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
60,050 miles

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2012 BMW X6 drivetrain problems

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2012 BMW X6 Owner Comments

problem #8

Jul 082020

X6

  • 90,000 miles

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

Driveshaft wear, engine turbocharger malfunction/circuit board.

- Burbank, CA, USA

problem #7

Oct 272020

X6

  • 95,000 miles
Driveshaft universal ball joint malfunction. Shows it's on recall. Engine turbo/supercharger failure. Engine coolant malfunction. The car stalls from the turbos malfunctioning & I feel the left wheel is about to fall off from driveshaft which makes a loud noise when you accelerate.

- Burbank, CA, USA

problem #6

Feb 012019

X6

  • miles
My car pulls hard and shudders when turning left or right or reversing at a very slow speed. Dangerous to drive shops have told me but they are having a hard time finding what issue is. My brother said it feels like the transfer case or all wheel drive not working. Shakes hard at every turn like wheel is dragging. My turbo's have been leaking since the day I got car and BMW never advised me after I have repeatedly told them my car isnt driving at max potential. Im always told a lot of white steam or smoke coming out of exhaust is normal. Have had my car at BMW service more than ive been able to drive it. Replaced car battery myself because car kept saying low power mode and BMW service charged me $800 saying it was negative battery cable.. it wasnt the issue. Car went into limp mode a week later. I couldnt drive it for 2 weeks then finally had it towed to a regular shop which said it was the spark plugs! now car transfer case has been bad for past 6 months.

- Orlando, FL, USA

problem #5

Apr 012019

X6

  • 83,400 miles

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

Car is jumping forward when im coming to a stop at lights. Almost hit the car in front of me one time. It also shivers when turning slow or backing up and slowly acceleration. I can feel it in the steering so thought it might be a bad tire but realized upon research it could be drive train or power steering. Noticed smoke coming out of the front grill after arriving home from work a week ago. Lifted the hood and looked around. Saw fluid baked onto a nozzle but couldnt read what fluid compartment it was.. just researched issues im having online and saw it is the power steering nozzle, which actually had a recall back the year my car was made for power steering fluid leaking onto the engine and causing fires! scary stuff considering I had smoke coming out of engine grill last week.. my car has been at BMW service dept half of the time ive owned it because I notice it not feeling or driving correct for the engine I have and when I had warranty so many issue's were ignored and made worse by the horrible tech's they have. My turbo's have been leaking for a while causing my car to not perform 100%, they never advised me and always said car drove fine. My coolant was leaking badly and after dropping my car with them, they gave it back stating it was fixed. I drove for almost 2 weeks and realized the tech never put coolant back in and the list goes on..

- Orlando, FL, USA

problem #4

Dec 202018

X6

  • 102,000 miles
Hello, I would like to file a complaint about my 2012 BMW X6 3.5 X drive model. It has less then 100K miles on it and it transfer case failed and the dealer told that me they dont last more then 100K miles and it can not be repaired and must be fully replaced which they gave me a est $6,000 what I doint understand is this a main component and it should not fail or be made to fail before 100K miles, they are have a recall on the drive shaft which fails also which is connected to the transfer case. Could please review this on this make and model. Thank you

- Hercules, CA, USA

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problem #3

Jun 132017

X6

  • 60,000 miles
The contact owns a 2012 BMW X6. While driving 30 mph, the vehicle began to surge forward without warning. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer (South motors BMW, 16215 S. dixie hwy, miami, fl 33157) where it was diagnosed that the transfer case failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was currently at the dealer, but was not repaired due to the cost. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to NHTSA. The VIN was invalid. The failure mileage was approximately 60,000.

- Miami, FL, USA

problem #2

Feb 052015

X6

  • miles
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2012 BMW X6. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign numbers: 16V071000 (air bags) and 17V138000 (power train); however, the parts to do the repairs were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repairs. The dealer was contacted (princeton BMW in hamilton, NJ) and confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall remedy. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and was not able to confirm when the parts were to become available. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

- North Brunswick, NJ, USA

problem #1

Dec 302015

X6

  • 50,001 miles
The contact owns a 2012 BMW X6. While driving 55 mph, the transmission failed to shift to the lower gears. The vehicle was taken to the dealer to be diagnosed. The mechanic was unable to duplicate the failure, but the diagnostic produced a fault code. The contact was informed that the electric auxiliary water pump needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 12V161000 (engine and engine cooling). The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 50,001.

- San Diego, CA, USA

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