2012 BMW 528I Other or unknown Problems

“Vehicle bought in july 2014 with ~24k miles; still under factory warranty. Maintenance maintained. 9-12 months later, a drive train malfunction light came on. I had just left the dealership so I called them and they told me to bring it back immediately; I did. Many tests later, was told my motherboard died (dme unit); after a month in the shop...repaired. …”

“I own a 2012 Bmw 528I (oct 2011). While driving various speeds, the engine suddenly stalled and became inoperable. The failure occurred while driving on the freeway. The vehicle was taken to an Bmw where it was diagnosed that the fuel pump module was faulty and needed to be replaced. I was informed that the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 16v746000 (fuel system), although the vehicle experienced the same failure listed in the recall. The failure mileage was 63000. This is illegal and unfair.”

“Last week I was on the nj turnpike when all of a sudden my car stall and lost power, I barley got off the turnpike when the car came to a completely stop. No warning messages or noises just stopped. Fortunately no accident occurred due to this but could have been an ugly one. The car would not start and was towed to the Bmw dealer. The car was inspected, oil was clean, no water damage, however they tell me I need a new engine (13k) has the engine seized without telling me what caused it.the car has 83k miles. I've been a Bmw owner for 19 years. …”

“My Bmw 528I 2012 I bought used in april 2015. In november 2015 my check engine light came on. Then it went away , but a week later it came on and another light saying the coolant was low. I took it to be topped off that did not work. My car went from yellow zone to red severe when driving home with my kids on a busy street. My car begin to overheat . I took it home immediately . The car loss all power it would not drive faster than 25 MPH . I knew what ever it was going to be costly. My car sat for a month until I thought I had enough money to fix. …”

“Vehicle engine died on the highway while moving in 55mph traffic. Could not get the vehicle into neutral to move it to a safe location. Almost hit by several vehicles. Very very very dangerous! The tow operator could not get the vehicle into neutral to tow it.”