BMW X3 SAV SURGES FORWARD OR LOOSES POWER UNEXPECTEDLY. UNEXPECTED POWER SURGE HAPPENS MOSTLY WHEN TAKING TURNS, COMING OUT OF THE TURN THE CAR TAKES OFF. LOSS OF POWER, HAPPENS OFTEN WHEN GOING UP A HILL OR SOMETIMES AFTER A STOP TO TAKE A TURN THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN ACCELERATES UNCONTROLLABLY. HAVE HAD CAR IN TO DEALER 5 TIMES AND STILL IS NOT RESOLVED. *TR
2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW X3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE OR REVERSE, IT WOULD LURCH FORWARD OR BACKWARD ABOUT 100 FEET SUDDENLY. WHEN THE CONTACT TRIED TO CHANGE LANES AND ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE WOULD BEGIN TO DECELERATE. THE VEHICLE FELT AS IF SOMEONE WERE APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED A WAILING SOUND FROM THE REAR END. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 33,000.