Engine Malfunction - Reduced Power - Page 2 - XBimmers

jph1 · 02-05-2013, 10:59 AM

I had about 3300 miles on the car and got the engine malfunction. A lot of engine vibration also. They changed the O2 sensor. It worked for about a half a day. Then the vibration came back along with the limp mode and warnings.

It turned out to be an injector. They were out of stock, none in US, waiting for parts in Germany. Two weeks later, got my car back. Runs fine. Still a little strange that they wouldn't have spare parts in the US.

weichunc · 02-07-2013, 02:30 PM

just bought my 2013 X1 4 weeks ago and had 2200 miles on it. I drove on the freeway this morning to work and all the sudden got the "engine malfunction and reduce power" message from onboard computer...

xyz100 · 02-07-2013, 03:26 PM

Appears that Cal vehicles affected by this issue. Guess BMW is trying to comply with tough emission laws by reducing engine power.

weichunc · 02-08-2013, 01:56 PM

Just got a call from BMW service rep, they told me they need to replace the turbo charger unit because of its malfunction. My question is the car only had 2000 miles on it, how it that possible the turbo charger unit is no good.....

edx1 · 02-08-2013, 02:40 PM

Turbo failures are pretty uncommon for BMW but a broken waste gate is possible but those are easy to detect. I wonder if this will fix the problem.

Are most or all these reduced engine power problems isolated to the low emission N26 perhaps?

BatManWins · 02-09-2013, 05:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mullini

Well I have had my X1 (sDrive28i) literally a week and yesterday, driving slowly in a shopping center parking lot, there was a loud BEEP and then a flashing message on the IDrive:

ENGINE MALFUNCTION - ENGINE IS OPERATING ON REDUCED POWER. GO TO YOUR NEAREST BMW CENTER.

:

I wonder what happens when someone puts diesel in a gas engine...or the other way around...

henryw · 02-16-2013, 03:57 PM

Had the same problem when test driving a F30 328i a few weeks ago. That car only had like 5 miles on it. Seriously, it really brings up my concern about the reliability of the new N20 turbo.

babu88 · 03-23-2013, 05:16 PM

I am in Canada. Had the same problem back in Jan this year. I only had the car for 4 weeks at the time. I was on a long trip on the highway when the engine light came on yellow and then engine starts shaking and decrease in power on the highway. The engine light became RED. It turns out the one of the injector was bad. Luckily there was 1 injector instock at another dealership. I got the car back in 2 days.

I made a complain to BMW relation and I they never got back to me. Today the engine light came on again. I am not happy with this one so far.

rajeshchand · 03-23-2013, 11:26 PM

Parts replacement on warranty is a real pain to get executed, here in India the waiting period is two weeks, reason: parts come from Germany. I had to replace the headlights on warranty and it took two weeks for the replacement, they have a tedious approval system, for which you need to take the vehicle to the service center and they take photographs of the item, then they mail it to Germany

after their approval you can take back the vehicle (if it can be drive, else, i asked them the same question and they had a big question mark on their face, of course, replacement vehicle). Once the parts arrive, you get another appointment with the service center.

02-05-2013, 10:59 AM	#23
jph1 New Member Drives: 2013 X1 28i xdrive Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 8 iTrader: (0)	I had this problem also I had about 3300 miles on the car and got the engine malfunction. A lot of engine vibration also. They changed the O2 sensor. It worked for about a half a day. Then the vibration came back along with the limp mode and warnings. It turned out to be an injector. They were out of stock, none in US, waiting for parts in Germany. Two weeks later, got my car back. Runs fine. Still a little strange that they wouldn't have spare parts in the US.

03-23-2013, 05:16 PM	#30
babu88 New Member Drives: BMW X1 28i Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Toronto Posts: 28 iTrader: (0)	I am in Canada. Had the same problem back in Jan this year. I only had the car for 4 weeks at the time. I was on a long trip on the highway when the engine light came on yellow and then engine starts shaking and decrease in power on the highway. The engine light became RED. It turns out the one of the injector was bad. Luckily there was 1 injector instock at another dealership. I got the car back in 2 days. I made a complain to BMW relation and I they never got back to me. Today the engine light came on again. I am not happy with this one so far. __________________ X1 28i Premium Package

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02-07-2013, 02:30 PM	#24
weichunc Registered Drives: BMW X1 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Southern California Posts: 2 iTrader: (0)	just bought my 2013 X1 4 weeks ago and had 2200 miles on it. I drove on the freeway this morning to work and all the sudden got the "engine malfunction and reduce power" message from onboard computer...

02-07-2013, 03:26 PM	#25
xyz100 Private Drives: Challenger Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Texas Posts: 87 iTrader: (0)	Appears that Cal vehicles affected by this issue. Guess BMW is trying to comply with tough emission laws by reducing engine power.

02-08-2013, 01:56 PM	#26
weichunc Registered Drives: BMW X1 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Southern California Posts: 2 iTrader: (0)	Just got a call from BMW service rep, they told me they need to replace the turbo charger unit because of its malfunction. My question is the car only had 2000 miles on it, how it that possible the turbo charger unit is no good.....

02-08-2013, 02:40 PM	#27
edx1 Private First Class Drives: X1 Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: USA Posts: 153 iTrader: (0)	Turbo failures are pretty uncommon for BMW but a broken waste gate is possible but those are easy to detect. I wonder if this will fix the problem. Are most or all these reduced engine power problems isolated to the low emission N26 perhaps?

02-16-2013, 03:57 PM	#29
henryw New Member Drives: e92 335i; e84 sdrive Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 15 iTrader: (0)	Had the same problem when test driving a F30 328i a few weeks ago. That car only had like 5 miles on it. Seriously, it really brings up my concern about the reliability of the new N20 turbo.

03-23-2013, 11:26 PM	#31
rajeshchand New Member Drives: BMW X1 S20D Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: New Delhi Posts: 14 iTrader: (0)	Parts replacement on warranty is a real pain to get executed, here in India the waiting period is two weeks, reason: parts come from Germany. I had to replace the headlights on warranty and it took two weeks for the replacement, they have a tedious approval system, for which you need to take the vehicle to the service center and they take photographs of the item, then they mail it to Germany after their approval you can take back the vehicle (if it can be drive, else, i asked them the same question and they had a big question mark on their face, of course, replacement vehicle). Once the parts arrive, you get another appointment with the service center.