2013 BMW 528I

LAST WEEK MY ALMOST FIVE YEAR OLD 528I SEDAN WITH 97,000 MILES DIED ON A MAJOR EXPRESSWAY WITH ALMOST NO WARNING. THE FIRST WARNING OF LOW OIL PRESSURE CAME ON AND I CALLED THE DEALER WHO SAID PROBABLY BECAUSE I AM DUE FOR MY 10,000 MILE CHECK UP AND IT IS A QUIRK. FOUR DAYS LATER THE SAME MESSAGE CAME ON AGAIN WHILE DRIVING A MAJOR HIGHWAY AT HIGH SPEED FOLLOWED ALMOST IMMEDIATELY WITH A MESSAGE OF 'DRIVE TRAIN MALFUNCTION WITH MAXIMUM DRIVETRAIN OUTPUT NOT AVAILABLE.' I WAS ABLE TO GET TO AN EMERGENCY PULL OFF WHEN THE CAR DIED. THE DEALER TELLS ME MY ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND SAID THERE WERE SHARDS OF METAL IN MY OIL THUS INDICATING THE ENGINE SEIZED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BMW 528I. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND THE "DRIVE TRAIN MALFUNCTION" AND "DRIVE SLOWLY" WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND LATER TOWED TO OPEN ROAD BMW (732-201-6579, LOCATED AT 731 US-1, EDISON, NJ 08817) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVE TRAIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER MADE THE MANUFACTURER AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 107,000.

CAR WITH ONLY 69518 MILES ON IT EXPERIENCED CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE IN MOVING TRAFFIC. VEHICLE OWNER HAD TO NAVIGATE CAR OUT OF MOVING TRAFFIC WHILE TRYING TO TURN. DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR OWNER AND OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. FORTUNATELY THIS HAPPENED ON A CITY STREET AND NOT THE FREEWAY. CAR GAVE "DRIVETRAIN MALFUNCTION" AND "LOW ENGINE OIL PRESSURE ERROR" WHEN IT ABRUPTLY SHUT DOWN. CAR HAS N20 ENGINE WITH KNOWN DEFECTS. BMW NA HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON SOME OF SAID DEFECTS, BUT DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO REPAIR UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY UNTIL CONSUMER PROVES THE DEFECT. DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO DO FULL DIAGNOSTIC. CONSUMER IS ASKED TO PAY $3000 PLUS TO PROVE DEFECT AT DEALERSHIP. CONSUMER IS OFFERED A $11000 ENGINE REPLACEMENT AS SOLUTION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BMW 528I. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EMERGENCY MODE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN AND ENGINE NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 86,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE CAR HAD 73,000 MILES ON IT. I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK IN STOP AND GO CITY TRAFFIC WHEN SUDDENLY, THE ENGINE WENT INTO LIMP MODE (AS IT IS DESIGNED TO DO AFTER IT DETECTS ENGINE PROBLEMS) AND INDICATORS LIT UP SAYING THAT I NEEDED TO PULL OVER AS THE CAR WAS INOPERABLE. I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE ABOUT TO MERGE ONTO A TOLL ROAD, BUT NOW FOUND MYSELF TRYING TO GET THE CAR SAFETY OVER THREE LANES OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC TO A GAS STATION. THIS I MANAGED TO DO WHILE THE CAR WAS MAKING LOAD NOISES AND NOT PROVIDING ADEQUATE ACCELERATION. AFTER HAVING IT TOWED TO A BMW SPECIALIST I WAS TOLD THE ENGINE'S TIMING SYSTEM WAS OFF. I WAS ALSO TOLD THE TIMING BELT FAILS OFTEN WITH THIS PARTICULAR BMW ENGINE. THE COMMON CAUSE SEEMS TO BE A (UNKNOWN AT LEAST TO ME) PLASTIC PART WITHIN THAT WARPS FROM STRESS AND THEN CAUSES SAID PART TO BREAK APART WITHIN THE ENGINE. I WAS TOLD AFTER THE ENGINE WAS DISASSEMBLED THAT PLASTIC PARTS WERE FOUND INSIDE THE ENGINE. AFTER REPLACEMENT OF THAT BELT, I'M NOW TOLD THAT THE ENGINE STILL HAS MAJOR PROBLEMS. IT NOW MIGHT REQUIRE A NEW ENGINE ALTOGETHER. IF AFTER 73,000 MILES A BMW NEEDS A NEW ENGINE, IT SUGGESTS TO ME THAT NHTSA SHOULD DO FURTHER RESEARCH INTO THIS MAJOR ENGINE PROBLEM AND ISSUE A RECALL TO MAKE THESE CARS SAFE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BMW 528I. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SERVICE ROAD, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS FIRST TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO BMW OF DALLAS (6200 LEMMON AVE, DALLAS, TX 75209) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO METAL SHAVINGS IN THE ENGINE OIL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

MY BMW 2013 528I M SPORT FAILED ON THE HIGH WAY HEAVY TRAFFIC SHOWS ERROR MESSAGE "LOW OIL PRESSURE" STOP IMMEDIATELY. FULL POWER NOT AVAILABLE" "DRIVETRAIN MALFUNCTION" ENGINE FAILED TO START. TOWED TO NEARBY BMW DEALER. DEALER TECHNICIAN INSPECTED THE TIMING CHAIN AND ENGINE. THEY CONCLUDED THAT THE ENGINE DAMAGED DUE TO TIMING CHAIN FAILURE. TIMING CHAIN FAILURE IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND BMW EXTENDED WARRANTY TO 7 YEARS /70000 MILES. MY CAR HAS 70150 MILES. I SUBMITTED A CLAIM WITH BMW NA AND THEY DON'T WANT TO FIX THE CAR. AFTER LOTS OF PHONE CALL THEY AGREED 50% OF THE COST, THAT IS UP TO 10K. I SEARCHED INTERNET AND TALK TO OTHER BMW OWNERS. THERE ARE SEVERAL CASES OF ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO TIMING CHAIN ISSUE AT 70K MILES. BMW KNOWS THIS ISSUE BUT TRYING TO AVOID RECALL. THIS IS VERY HARMFUL FOR THE BMW CAR OWNERS. VERY DANGEROUS RISK. PLEASE HELP. CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT IS THE ONLY WAY TO GET JUSTICE AND ISSUE RESOLUTION.

I BOUGHT A 2013 BMW 528 I A YEAR AGO WITH NO WARRANTY BUT I'VE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH IT. RIGHT NOW ITS IN THE SHOP. I'VE TAKEN IT TOO TWO SHOP (BMW) BOTH SHOPS SAY I HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENGINE ALONG WITH THE OTHER PROBLEMS AM HAVING. THE FIRST SHOP SAYS IT WILL COST ME 10000.00 THE 7000.00. I BELIEVE THAT DEALER THAT SOLD ME THE WAS A BAD CAR. CANY PROVE IT. I WAS ON MY WAY TO THE SHOP WHEN THE VEHICLE STOPPED WORKING. WHAT LEGAL ACTION CAN I TAKE AN CAN I STOP PAYING ON THE VEHICLE. BECAUSE ITS NOT WORKING AN I'M NOT DRIVING IT.

TRANSFER CASES WENT OUT WITHOUT ANY INDICATION. THE VEHICLE HAD JUST BEEN SERVICED 3 MONTHS PRIOR BY A BMW DEALER WHO PROVIDED ME WITH AN INSPECTION REPORT SHOWING THERE WERE NOT PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR. BUT 3 MONTHS AND 1399 MILES LATER, AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED, THE SAME BMW DEALER PROVIDED AN INSPECTION REPORT SAYING THE TRANSFER CASE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IMMEDIATELY. THE CAR WAS THERE FOR AN UNRELATED ISSUE.