2013 BMW 528XI

ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR AFTER A SHORT PERIOD OF REST (30MINS-1HR) AND A COUPLE TIMES ON EXTENDED DRIVES(2+ HOURS) CAR STALLS OUT THE FIRST 6 TIMES CAME UP WITH POWER TRAIN AND FUEL MODULE CODES TOOK TO DEALER. DEALER REPLACED HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP AND TIMING CHAIN ISSUE APPEARED FIX TILL IT STARTED DOING IT AGAIN NO LONGER THROWING CODES

I AM HAVING THE SAME DRIVETRAIN ISSUES THAT OTHER EARLIER MODEL BMW'S BETWEEN 2011 TO 2015 THAT WAS RECALLED. MY OIL PUMP CHAIN MODULE AND TIMING CHAIN MODULE NEEDS REPLACING. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY FOR ABOUT A MONTH OFF AND ON. I STARTED MY CAR AND DRIVETRAIN MALFUNCTION APPEARED ON DASH. I'VE DRIVEN CAR FOR 3,000 MILES SINCE PURCHASING AND IT JUST CAME ON.

CAR WAS GIVING THE POWERTRAIN SERVICE MESSAGE, WHILE DRIVING IT WOULD START TO POWER DOWN THE CAR APART OF BUILT IN MECHANISM. TOOK TO BMW DEALERSHIP TO HAVE LOOKED AT. THEY CAME BACK TO ME AND INFORMED ME THAT THE TIMING CHAIN LINKS WERE FOLDING OVER ON ITSELF, AND THE CHAIN WAS CONFIRMED TO HAVE EXCESSIVE PLAY. TIMING CHAIN GUIDES HAVE FAILED, CAUSING EXHAUST CAMSHAFT TO UNSYNC FROM CRANKSHAFT. CAN CAUSE CATASTROPHIC FAILURE IF VALVES CONTACT PISTON. RECOMMENDATION IS TO REPLACE ENTIRE MOTOR AT COST JUST UNDER $15,000. CAR IS UNDER 7 YEARS OLD WITH 98,000 MILES ON IT. WARRANTY WAS "EXTENDED" TO COVER THIS ISSUE IN 2018 OUT TO 7 YEARS, 70,000 MILES. THIS HAS OCCURRED THROUGHOUT SPRING OF 2020. *TR

BMW ENGINE N20B20 KNOWN TIMING CHAIN ISSUE. THE CAR IN QUESTION IS 2013 BMW 528I XDRIVE, 4 CYL. TURBO ENGINE, AUTOMATIC, ALL WHEEL DRIVE, SEDAN. I WAS AT WORK AND STARTED DRIVING HOME, GOT OUT ON THE HIGHWAY, HIT 65 MPH AND IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED BY THE INSTRUMENT DISPLAY THAT THERE IS POWERTRAIN ISSUE AND TO PULL OVER AND CALL SERVICE. I HAD TO TOW THE CAR HOME AND THEN AGAIN TO THE SERVICE SINCE IT WOULD NOT START. I HAD 77130 MILES ON THE CAR AT THE MOMENT. I GOT CALL FROM THE SERVICE THIS MORNING 05/29/2020 WHERE THEY STATED: CAR HAD 3 QUARTS OF OIL INSTEAD OF 5 WHICH CAUSED MECHANICAL DAMAGE AND WEAR. PLASTIC LEAD FOR THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE AND CHAIN IS LOOSE. CAMSHAFT I BELIEVE IS BROKEN. THEY ALSO STATED THAT THE FIX IS ENGINE REPLACEMENT $11,000.00. I ASKED IS THERE ANY OTHER SOLUTIONS BESIDE WHOLE ENGINE REPLACEMENT THEY SAID NO EXCEPT FOR GETTING USED ENGINE INSTEAD OF NEW. NOW I HAVE ONE MORE BMW (2007 328I, N52 6 CYL. ENGINE, 6 SPEED MANUAL, REAR WHEEL DRIVE - STILL IN GREAT SHAPE, NEVER LEFT ME ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD 176000 MILES AND COUNTING), I AM ENTHUSIAST, I TAKE GREAT CARE ABOUT MY CARS. ALWAYS FULL SYNTHETIC OIL EVERY 5000 MILES, ALWAYS MANN FILTER(S), ALWAYS BMW SPEC LL-01 FOR US, ALWAYS CASTROL MADE IN BELGIUM. ALL THE PARTS GENUINE, BEST TIRES. WITH ALL THAT CARE I KNOW THE WEAKNESS - OIL THIRSTY ENGINES. THE CAR THAT'S IN PROBLEM GOT IT'S OIL CHECKED THAT MORNING OR DAY BEFORE AND SHOWED UP MAX. THOSE NEW ENGINES HAVE ELECTRICAL OIL READER (NO STICK ANYMORE) SO I HAVE TO RELY ON THAT. I AM HEAVILY DISAPPOINTED IN BMW AND HOW THEY ARE HANDLING THIS ISSUE. THEY SHOULD OFFER REMEDY AND FULL REIMBURSEMENT OR RECALL FOR THIS WELL KNOWN PROBLEM. *TR

BOUGHT USED 2013 BMW 528I XDRIVE 0N 4/2018 WITH OVER 94K MIKES. CAR IN GREAT CONDITION AND ALWAYS SERVICED. AT 123K MILES, WARNING SIGNALS CAME ON ("OIL PRESSURE LOW, DRIVE TRAIN MALFUNCTION, STOP IMMEDIATELY AND TOW TO DEALER"). WAS DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH ON STREET IN NEIGHBORHOOD AND PULLED OVER AND AS I COASTED TO STOP, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF PRIOR TO MY STOPPING. WHEELS LOCKED UPON STOP. TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP. TIMING CHAIN JUMPED OFF TRACK AND RUINED THE ENGINE. NO SIGNS LEADING UP TO THIS EVENT. REMANUFACTURED ENGINE WILL COST BETWEEN $12-15,000. COST MORE THAN CAR. I HAD TO SCRAP IT. (CAN PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION FROM REPAIR SHOP WHEN/IF YOU NEED IT).

A CATASTROPHIC PROBLEM OCCURRED WITH MY BMW, A 2013 528I MODEL, WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY EXPRESSWAY. A WARNING MESSAGE INDICATED THE OIL PRESSURE WAS LOW. AS I ATTEMPTED TO NAVIGATE TO THE SHOULDER, ANOTHER MESSAGE STATED THERE WAS A DRIVE-TRAIN MALFUNCTION. THE CAR PROCEEDED TO DECELERATE,.SHUT DOWN AND THE ENGINE COMPLETELY FAIL.

WAS DRIVING FROM MEMPHIS TO PCB LAST FRIDAY WHEN I LOST POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY NEAR BIRMINGHAM. FIRST THE 'OIL PRESSURE LOW' WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY THE 'DRIVETRAIN' WARNING LIGHT. PULLED OVER AND GOT TOWED TO THE DEALER IN B'HAM, WHERE THEY TOLD ME THAT THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN AND A NEW ENGINE WOULD BE ROUGHLY 15-17K. THEY DIDN'T VISUALLY INSPECT THE TIMING CHAIN...JUST A HUNCH BY THEIR LEAD MECHANIC BASED ON THE TICKING HE HEARD WHEN ATTEMPTING TO GET THE ENGINE TO START. THEY OFFERED TO DO A DEEPER DIVE INTO THE ISSUE FOR AN ADDITIONAL $1000, WHICH I DECLINED. I'M HAVING THE CAR TOWED BACK TO MEMPHIS, WHERE I WILL LOOK INTO FINDING A SECOND-HAND ENGINE FOR REPLACEMENT. I WILL BE TRACKING THE LAWSUIT. MY CAR (2013 528I XDRIVE) ONLY HAD 74K MILES, AND I OWE WHAT THEY QUOTED ME FOR A NEW ENGINE, SO THAT'S NOT A CONSIDERATION. I HAVE BEEN RELIGIOUS WITH MAINTENANCE, WITH ALL WORK DONE AT THE DEALER.