The car's engineer light came on, so it was sent to the dealership for repair. the indicated repair item was a control sensor. i picked up the car after repair in the morning of 11/7. the car was driving fine. around lunch time the same day, just as i was getting on the highway, the engine started to sputter violently. luckily, i was still on the right lane. i quickly turned towards the shoulder before the car died completely. all of this happened within less than a minute. the car can not be put to neutral to be moved. the emergency light only came on for around 10 minutes before it was totally shut off. the shoulder was very narrow, so my car was still partially on the right lane. many cars came from behind at >60mph speed. i feel that i was in a very dangerous situation until high patrol came to secure the lane, which was about 40 minutes later. if this happened after i switched to the middle lane, without even emergency light to warn the cars behind, i think i would be dead by now. the car is in the dealership. they are saying it is the high pressure fuel pump failure.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 bmw 535d. the contact stated that the vehicle stalled without warning and could not be moved off the road. the vehicle was towed to the contact's home and then to the dealer (pacific bmw, 800 s brand blvd, glendale, ca 91204, (818) 246-5600). the dealer stated that the entire fuel system had to be replaced due to a faulty high pressure fuel pump, which released metal fragments through the system. the total repair cost would be between $14,000 and $16,000. the manufacturer sent a notice to the contact stating that the faulty fuel pump was a known failure and that a special item specific warranty would be issued for seven years or 100,000 miles. the contact spoke with the manufacturer and stated that he no longer wanted the vehicle. a case manager was assigned, but had not yet called the contact. the failure mileage was 78,869.
The fuel delivery system in my car failed at 70mph on a crowded highway on 8/24/2017. the dashboard engine light went on. the car coasted to a stop in a dangerous location. there was no way for the car to be put into neutral so that it could be pushed to a safe location. someone is going to get killed in one of these cars if bmw isn't made to fix the problem
I received several safety recall notices from bmw over the last 2 years, every time i call bmw, i am told "the necessary parts are not available". i have an engine check light on my dashboard most likely caused by egr cooler malfunction. really frustrated about not being able to get this issue resolved by bmw.
I hit a piece of truck tire debris on i-495n in marlboro ma at night and i was unable to stop and inspect for damage due to heavy traffic. all seemed ok. 15 minutes later in chelmsford ma, the car gave "drivetrain malfunction, reduced power, drive gently" message and continued to lose power and slow down. i pulled over safely to the breakdown lane and then the engine stopped and could not be restarted again. tire debris from earlier ruptured part of the fuel system and caused the car to dump diesel fuel on the highway and the engine eventually stopped due to running out of fuel. given that the car has all-wheel drive (awd), a flatbed truck is required for towing. no other tow method is allowed. this requires being able to put the transmission in neutral (n) while the car is disabled and release the parking brake in order to move the vehicle. the parking brake (electric control) was able to be released but there is no easy way and no documentation readily available to override the electronic shift interlock for the transmission. the car is unable to be pushed, towed, or rolled without being able to get the car into neutral while the car is disabled. placing the transmission into neutral normally requires starting the engine first which was not possible due to no fuel and there is no manual override or documented procedure available to override the interlock so that the car can be moved while disabled. the flatbed truck operator had to get creative and skid the car onto the flatbed in order to pick it up. the disturbing thing about this incident is that the electronic shift control for the transmission has no override for the interlock for moving the vehicle when disabled. older cars had a mechanical link between the shift lever and transmission so a manual override was easy to do. new cars now have all electronic controls instead of a mechanical linkage.