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2007 BMW X3 Sav electrical system problems

21 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 2007 BMW X3 Sav, which is 11% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
21 11% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
93,000 miles 18 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 7
Injuries and deaths
6 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Electrical system complaints by mileage, 2007 BMW X3 Sav Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 93,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 0 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 2 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 1 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 4 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 3 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 4 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 2 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 2 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 93,000 miles
Based on 18 complaints that include mileage. 17% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles0
20k to 40k miles2
40k to 60k miles1
60k to 80k miles4
80k to 100k miles3
100k to 120k miles4
120k to 140k miles2
140k to 160k miles2
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 18 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 92,000 miles, and 17% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash, 7 fires, 6 injuries.

What owners wrote

Turned on heated seat on driver's side. After approximately 2 minutes, felt burning on left side of seat. Turned off the heated seat, turned on the light and the seat was smoking substantially. A small hole was burned through the leather seat (about the size of a dime) and through my pants. I have a small red mark on the top of the back of my leg. The vehicle smells like smoke. Luckily, I was in the driveway when this happened or an accident might have occurred. Very concerning and will likely be a costly repair.

Reported at 87,000 miles, December 2012 FireInjury

BMW x3 needs new computer system due to water damage allegedly emanating from a clogged drain in the sunroof. New computer costs appx $2,000. Dealer and BMW say the drain can't be seen or accessed by owner and it isn't cleaned as part of any servicing. Clear design flaw. I know of others who have had the same situation and bmws response is to try and file an insurance claim.

Reported at 30,000 miles, February 2009

Other problems reported for the 2007 BMW X3 Sav

Electrical system problems in other years

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