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2011 BMW X3 Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1552954
Internal NHTSA #	11193764
Manufacurer	BMW of North America, LLC
Brand	BMW
Model	X3
Model Year	2011
File date	03/04/19
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Water pump and thermostat have failed at 63,000 miles. That is an extremely short life span for those items and from general research it appears that this is a common issue with these vehicles.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	63000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	SPRING CITY, PA
VIN pattern	5UXWX7C50BLXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons
No. of fatalities
Date of purchase	28/04/25
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders
Drive train type
Transmission type
Vehicle speed	0
DoT tire identifier
Tire size
Location of tire code
Type of tire failure code
Was defective tire repaired?
Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
Type of restraint
Dealer's name
Dealer's telephone number
Dealer's city
Dealer's state code
Dealer's ZIP code

What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2011 BMW X3 Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2011 BMW X3 Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

What is Defect?