[ifletch]

Today I went to back my 2016 X1 out of the garage and it felt like it was going to stall. I put it back into Park and pressed the fuel pedal down to give it a little fuel and the engine calmed down. I have had the X1 since April and has about 5000km on it. Always fill it up with Shell or Esso 91.

Can't remember ever having that occur with my 2010 Tiguan that I had for five years.

I suppose these things happen or should I be concerned.

[Pristineship]

did you use a gas pedal or just let it creep on its own

[ifletch]

Originally Posted by Pristineship

did you use a gas pedal or just let it creep on its own

I put it in reverse and let it creep out. Backing out of my townhouse I have to be careful of other cars driving down the alley. It is the first time it has done this since picking the car up at the dealer April 11.

[joed789]

Originally Posted by ifletch

Today I went to back my 2016 X1 out of the garage and it felt like it was going to stall. I put it back into Park and pressed the fuel pedal down to give it a little fuel and the engine calmed down. I have had the X1 since April and has about 5000km on it. Always fill it up with Shell or Esso 91.

Can't remember ever having that occur with my 2010 Tiguan that I had for five years.

I suppose these things happen or should I be concerned.

Did you ever get this issue resolved? I am experiencing a very similar issue with my 2017 x1 xdrive28i and the car has actually stalled once at this point. When I restart the car it runs completely fine. I have seen a few other posts regarding "rough starts" but no other reports of near stalls or stalls.

[rice_rocket88]

I'm curious to watch too.. Backed the wife's car out and it was really rough.. First time I've experienced it..

[ttimbo]

Ours does this a bit, too. Just let it idle for a little longer before engaging gear. I suspect new plugs on ours, due at the next service, will likely solve the issue

[Bimmer North]

Also experienced same issue a couple of times with wife's 2016 X1. Think a little longer idle time is needed ; if memory serves me correctly when you start and don't wait at least 30 seconds....issue crept up a couple of times.

[Derelique]

Originally Posted by ttimbo

Ours does this a bit, too. Just let it idle for a little longer before engaging gear. I suspect new plugs on ours, due at the next service, will likely solve the issue

Did the spark plugs fix this issue? I'm having the same problem. I guess I need to wait patiently to let it warm up. Although it would be nice to figure out what causes it.

[ttimbo]

Originally Posted by Derelique

Did the spark plugs fix this issue? I'm having the same problem. I guess I need to wait patiently to let it warm up. Although it would be nice to figure out what causes it.

Not serviced yet, so I can't confirm. But even just letting the car idle for 30s seems to overcome the problem

[Derelique]

Originally Posted by ttimbo

Not serviced yet, so I can't confirm. But even just letting the car idle for 30s seems to overcome the problem

True that! I read another post saying it was related to the tune and emissions requirements to heat up the cat quickly(too much gas early messes up the mixture). Not sure if it's accurate but that's what some people suspect. And several dealership technicians saying it was normal. Less concerned about it now. Thanks for the input!

[jmhumr]

Wow, funny to see this thread. I’ve been experiencing these near-stalls all along and this morning it was so bad that I convinced myself to make an appointment to take it in. I’ll try the warm up thing first.

[PurePulse64]

I had issues like this with my 2017 X1. When I took it in for service I mentioned it, they updated the software in the car and I haven’t had it happen since.

[jmhumr]

There's a whole thread on this. Faulty EGR valve, get fixed under warranty.

[ttimbo]

Originally Posted by jmhumr

There's a whole thread on this. Faulty EGR valve, get fixed under warranty.

My understanding is the EGR issue referred to in that thread relates to diesel engines, not the gasoline engines. It may not be the same in all markets, however, due to different emissions standards

[E39M5Dan]

Been having this same issue off and on with my wife's 2017. Most days starts and idles fine... but every other week or so, start, rough idle, will stall if you try to put it in gear and move. Will try and sit and wait but this stinks of a bad sensor.

[jmhumr]

FWIW mine completely stalled TWICE while backing out today. This is the first time; previously the car would stutter each time but I was able to play with the throttle to keep it running. I'm making an appointment right now.

[Shagohod]

Originally Posted by jmhumr

FWIW mine completely stalled TWICE while backing out today. This is the first time; previously the car would stutter each time but I was able to play with the throttle to keep it running. I'm making an appointment right now.

I'm curious as to what they diagnose the problem as, or whether they'll just try to shrug it off. Is your car completely stock?
The closest I've noticed to this behavior is in the morning when I start my car for the first time. It'll sit for a moment at the higher revs, sensibly, and then it comes VERY close to stalling before returning to a warm idle rpm. I could easily picture the car stalling if I tried to reverse up my steep driveway while it was in that warm up phase. Does this still happen to you even when the car is warm?

[Movnmik]

I picked up my 2017 X1 in late May so this is a common occurrence with mine. It seems after about 30 sec to a min it's fine. But would really like to know if I should have it looked at whiles its under warranty.

[jmhumr]

Originally Posted by Shagohod

I'm curious as to what they diagnose the problem as, or whether they'll just try to shrug it off. Is your car completely stock?
The closest I've noticed to this behavior is in the morning when I start my car for the first time. It'll sit for a moment at the higher revs, sensibly, and then it comes VERY close to stalling before returning to a warm idle rpm. I could easily picture the car stalling if I tried to reverse up my steep driveway while it was in that warm up phase. Does this still happen to you even when the car is warm?

Completely stock, seems worse when the car has been sitting overnight. Yes, I think warming up helps, but I'm calling this a defect unless BMW can show me owner's documentation that says we're advised to let the engine warm.

[ttimbo]

Originally Posted by jmhumr

Completely stock, seems worse when the car has been sitting overnight. Yes, I think warming up helps, but I'm calling this a defect unless BMW can show me owner's documentation that says we're advised to let the engine warm.

I guess it depends on how long you are needing go warm up the motor before the stuttering stops. With all my cars, I've started them and had them idle for about a minute when cold — it's just a mechanical sympathy thing, to get all the fluids (especially oil) flowing before placing load on the engine. That said, if the car is 'stuttering' even after this, time for a service visit.

Oh, and new spark plugs certainly fixed ours.

[jmhumr]

Just got my car back from the dealer. They prescribed a coding fix. I asked them to explain the issue in more detail and all they knew is that they ran a diagnostic check and that was the shop book answer. I didn't have the time or patience to ask to speak to the actual technician vs. the service advisor. I'll post an update once I try a cold start.

On a related note, the dealer discovered that my water pump was bad (replaced under warranty). I found that quite premature.

[Jaybyrd]

I am curious if the coding fix resolved the issue?