2011 BMW 535XI Transmission and drivetrain Problems

“After bringing my car to Bmw of buena park to take care of a couple of recalls, a couple of miles after I get on the freeway at about 60 MPH the car lost power and I heard the emergency sound on my dashboard, the emergency light came on and a message on my screen saying ' drive moderately, maximum drive train output not available' the car did not stop but lost lots of power”

“This car was purchased on 10/7/2011 and within the first week I reported a problem with the timing stating the car seems to have a lag on take off from a stop. Salesman stated he was unaware of any problems. One week after purchase while driving at 50mph on a highway, a warning statement was displayed 'maximum drivetrain not available' and car immediately decelerated to 30mph...very lucky to be able to get off the road. After taking to the dealership, they said they could not find any problems. Three days later I had the same problem now going 60mph. …”

“Drive train malfunction, engine over heats and does not function the same. The vehicle slows down, sputters and does not have power. It has died out on the highway while going 65mph and had to pull over suddenly through 3 lanes of traffic.”

“While driving drive train light comes on, made appointment and was informed that the left cv joint boot was torn and leaking. Had it fixed on october 2016, paid over $1700. In september 2017 drive train light comes on again, was informed that the left and the right cv joint boots were torn/leaking had it repaired and this time it cost $4094. Noticed that there was a recall for the rear cv joint and want to know if the front should be included in the recall.”

“When accelerating from a stop there is a very noticeable throttle response lag of over 1 second before the vehicle starts moving . If you are not aware of this behavior when driving the vehicle this is a major safety hazard when pulling into or out of intersections. …”