The car has been taken back 3x in the past 3 months for the same issue the car turns off by itself when stopped. Bmw dealership could not find any mechanical problems or reasons for engine shutting off.. They shut off the feature and the car continues to shut off... On the morning of july 3, 2014, as I was coming to a red light the brake pedals got very hard and I had to push the pedals all the way to the floor for the car to stop completely. The car is currently in the shop being checked out. I called bmw to find out what can be done, I dont feel safe in this car anymore.
2013 BMW 328I engine complaints
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2013 bmw 328i x-drive, driving @ 40 MPH the drivetrain malfunction light came on, car went into reduced power mode (no higher than 20 MPH) making a very dangerous situation in traffic. Luckily I could pull over to a safe area. I called bmw roadside assistance. When tow truck arrived, no warning light! Dealer could not replicate error, but now have a air bag warning coming on intermittently... Back to dealer I guess. This is a common, potentially dangerous and frustrating issue for 328 owners.
Roughly two months after taking possession of my new bmw 328i, I was driving on the freeway when my car suddenly and without warning lost all braking ability. The brake pedal was hard as a rock. Fortunately, I avoided an accident by coasting off of the freeway and into a hotel parking lot. My car was taken by tow truck to a service department at bmw, where it remains to this day. My service advisor initially informed me that only the vacuum pump needed to be replaced. A week later, however, I am told that the intake camshaft must also be replaced because it is badly damaged.
While slowly coming to a stop, the brake pedal became hard yet the car would not stop and seemed to glide for 10-15 feet before finally stopping at which point the engine revved to 6000 RPM, but did not accelerate. The pedal became so hard that I could not press any harder, yet was still slowly moving. Turned the car off and restarted the car and drove to the dealer. The dealer could not find anything wrong. On 7/15/2013 the exact same thing happened again as I was pressing the brake pedal I could feel the car continuing to move forward and the brake pedal became very hard yet still did not stop the car. As soon as the car finally stopped the engine revved to 3500 RPM, at which time I shut it off. Car is back at the dealer and bmwna has been notified of both episodes.
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