2014 BMW 328I: won't start

Filed May 31, 2026 · Engine · PA

I was driving in the highway at 65MPH, I heard an audible tone. I looked at speedometer and had a message to to press unlock button to switch gears. Then my engine light came on and was steady. My car went into neutral while driving at 65 mph. Thank god I was able to pull to side. I tried to put back into drive or reverse and no response. It did allow me place in park. It would not start. I had it towed to a BMW service center and they said my engine failed internally.. while driving.

Filed Oct 13, 2020 · Acceleration, Driver assistance · 85,000 miles · MT

While driving 70mph car went into neutral coasting to a stop. I had no control of the gas causing a dangerous sittuation as we coasted to the side of the road. After placing the vehicle into park, it would not start and needed to be towed. Vehicle could not be put into neutral for towing purposes. Repair shop said the timing chain had went out seizing and ruining the engine. 15k repair bill, very dangerous sittuation having no control over a vehicle at high speed highway driving!

Filed Jul 25, 2018 · Fuel system · 54,000 miles · MI

My car has stalled twice on the highway and had to be towed for service as it would not start. The error in the system was for the fuel pump. There has been a recall for my same year make and model for this issue related to the fuel pump, but my VIN was not included.

Filed Mar 13, 2018 · Engine, Transmission · 20 miles · CA

Car stalled on the freeway. Drivetrain malfunction error appeared on the car's info displayed and then the car stopped completely. It would not start after several attempts. My life was in danger since my car lost power in the middle of the freeway at night. Gas tank was above one quarter.

Filed Oct 1, 2015 · Brakes · 31,704 miles · MD

I was driving my 2014 bmw 328i xdrive, slowing from ~30mph into an intersection for a left hand turn in a residential/shopping area. Upon applying the brakes, the brake pedal moved but the car didn't slow. I then smashed the brake pedal to the floor, still the car didn't slow. I continued holding the brake pedal and the car shook violently finally started slowing. Once slow enough to make the turn, I coasted through the intersection and stopped on the shoulder. Going through the turn and the intersection, I was behind a dump truck. The issue brought me within inches of slamming into the back of the truck, but luckily the truck turned in time for me not to hit it. Once my car was stopped on the shoulder, I called the bmw dealership that I had just left and was advised to hit the sos button and have my car towed to them. The service advisor (sa) ran diagnostics & took the car on several test drives. He said that nothing pinged on the diagnostics reading and he couldn't replicate the problem, so my car would be returned to me. I continued researching the problem and found an article which describes the symptoms that my car had: http://www.autoblog.com/2013/09/28/bmw-3-series-5-series-x1-x3-z4-brake-recall/ and sent it to my sa to look into. The sa told me that my account of what happened to me fit the description of recall, but since my car was built in 09/13 it was 1 month outside of the recall range, and no preventative work could be done until a recall is issued. My car was returned to me within 1 day of the incident. When inspecting my printed bmw service document, the customer service complaint is improperly listed as 'the car was vibrating braking and would not start' (start not stop). Bmw assured me that the proper problem with stopping was recorded in the comments section of their database, but that they could not go in and alter the issue description.

Filed Jun 11, 2015 · Engine · CA

I was driving along the streets, while it was heavily raining. While I was stuck in traffic, my car suddenly stopped working (note: there were cars behind me, in front of me, and right next to me). While I was stuck in traffic and stepping on my brakes, the moment I let go of the brakes to move forward by stepping on the gas, it wouldn't move. Then I tried stepping on the brakes and the brakes stopped working too, so I had to put my car on park because I was afraid it would start rolling by itself without my control. When I attempted to put it back in drive, it wouldn't let me. The signal still said p for park, and it wouldn't work in reverse mode nor neutral mode either. Then I tried turning off my vehicle and tried re-starting it. When I tried to re-start my vehicle, the whole vehicle just shut down, and wouldn't start up anymore. All the other cars around me were able to drive just fine, and even had to drive past me because my car stopped working in the middle of the street during the rain. The firemen and policemen ended up coming to try to re-start my engine, but it didn't work, so they ended up having to tow my car away to avoid traffic (so all the other cars can drive through without going around me). Bmw said my car stopped due to water damage, specifically damaging the engine, costing roughly around $18,000. However, all the other cars around me drove in the same lane, same spot, and same time in this heavy rain just fine. I don't know why my vehicle was the only one that was severely damaged by "water" when all the other cars around me were just fine. I believe there's something wrong with the car itself, for the car should be able to handle heavy rain like all the other cars that were driving just fine around me.

Filed May 7, 2015 · Electrical, Fuel system · 10,000 miles · MA

Vehicle stalled in driveway of gas station, just before I was about to turn onto street. Engine would crank when start button was pressed, but car wouldn't start.