2012 BMW 528I: sudden loss of power

Filed Feb 15, 2022 · Engine, Steering · CA

Casually picking up from a stop light when my car just randomly decided to turn off on the middle of the road and go into neutral. I lost power steering and brakes. I was able to manage to pull over and restart the car and I was welcomed with a bunch of check engine lights and many other malfunctions. Got the car towed and comes out that the timing chain has failed as well as the oil pump and resulted in damage to the camshaft and cylinder head of the motor. This is just insane how all of this happened in just a few seconds. I took care of my car did oil changes on time, coolant, brakes, transmission fluid. I took care of my car. Bmw put me in a very unsafe condition that day and I’m very upset because that could have ended very bad for me. The n20 motor has been very well known to fail at any time without any warning and bmw has yet to recall this motor. It became very bad to the point to where they even got sued but only limited the warranty up to 100K miles. Many people experienced this problem before 100K and some experienced it earlier. Their is no given time when this timing chain can fail on you. In my case so many things were damaged in the engine and I even contacted bmw NA and they didn’t even care to help. Bmw put me in a very bad spot and they want me to replace the engine and pay labor and pay more than what the cars worth! Bmw is crazy for this and I hope all of these engines get recalled and get replaced free of charge without worrying about how many miles you got on the car.

Filed Oct 27, 2020 · Engine, Fuel system · 120,000 miles · SC

The vehicle lost power, while in motion, in the middle of the road after accelerating. The car gave an error code of drivetrain malfunction. My car lost power in the middle of a busy city street, and it could have easily LED to a terrible accident. Possibly related to the federal safety agency campaign number: 16v746000 but my car was not included in the recall.

Filed Aug 10, 2020 · Electrical, Fuel system · 107,000 miles · CA

I was driving on the road and I accelerated a lil bit faster to beat the traffic light and then my car loss power and stalled out and I got stuck in the middle of the bridge and I was causing traffic the power train malfunction and the fuel supply light cam on and the charge battery light came on I try starting it but it wouldn't start and the fuel supply light kept coming on and some wiring problem was going on when trying to start it my tv screen would turn orange and the speedometer where the MPH/gas/temperature/and RPM would twitch like some electrical problem

Filed Mar 7, 2019 · Engine, Transmission · 83,000 miles · NJ

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. I now have mixed feelings about bmw and the way I feel now I will nevery buy another bmw as I'm not getting the attention I thin I deserve. Any advice is greatly appreicated!

Filed Feb 13, 2019 · Engine · 96,000 miles · CA

Last week my wife was on the freeway when all of a sudden the car stall and lost power, my wife was able to barley pull to the side of the fwy when the car completely stopped. No warning messages or noises just stopped. Fortunately no accident occurred due to this but could have been an ugly one. The car wold not start and was towed to my house and was inspected by my mechanic. He found broken pieces of the timing guide and metal shavings inside the engine. I see that there was an extended warranty for this issue but it was only extended to 70k miles. I was not aware of this issues and specially not this big where I would endanger my family when the car would die while driving. I now have mixed feelings about bmw. I have a payment on a car that is well known and luxury all around that failed due to poor quality parts on the most important part of a car 'the engine'. Please let me know my options and hopefully I don't get discouraged to ever buy another bmw.

Filed Sep 20, 2018 · Fuel system · 60,000 miles · GA

While driving, the engine stalled and completely turned off. I lost power steering and the ability to use my breaks. I lost control of the car. I came to a stop in the intersection of two streets where the speed limit was 45 MPH. United bmw - roswell, ga said the fuel pump failed and it shorted the ekps module. $1900 in total. Bmw has issued recalls for the fuel pump failure for years 2007 to 2012. Bmw recalls various vehicles with fuel pump issue the fuel pump may stop working, possibly causing an engine stall https://www.consumeraffairs.com/news/bmw-recalls-various-vehicles-with-fuel-pump-issue-102816.html

Filed Jan 28, 2018 · Fuel system · 70,000 miles · FL

My car was manufactured in the recall of a fuel pump module but the VIN is not listed so recall does not effect my car. How is this possible and dangerous lost power on highway

Filed Aug 1, 2016 · Engine, Transmission · 34,000 miles · NY

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 bmw 528i. While driving 20 MPH, the vehicle lost power. The coolant fluid, transmission malfunction, and please have car serviced lights were illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the engine oil filter housing needed to be changed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notifed of the failure. The vehicle was not included in a recall, but there was a manufacturer communication. The failure mileage was 34,000.

Filed Dec 15, 2015 · Fuel system · 63,000 miles · CA

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. Low and behold I took it to a bmw dealership there have been one campaign for thermostat and one recall on the oil filter housing. There has seem to be an issue I was unaware about. The dealer is saying because of the coolant mixing with oil and the car overheating there is possible engine damage. 20k worth of damages . I hoping bmw helps because my car is at the dealer still because of this horrible malfunction. I have attached a thread I found online that bmw sent out to all the consumers in july 2015 that I was not made aware of.