Tl* the contact owns a 2012 bmw 550i. After driving the vehicle a short distance, the contact felt extreme heat coming from underneath the vehicle and smelled burning wires. Orange county bmw (101 maher ln, harriman, ny 10926, (845) 782-4269) stated there were no recalls and scheduled an appointment. The manufacturer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 59,287.
2012 BMW 550I engine complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2012 bmw 550i. While driving approximately 50 MPH, the vehicle shook. The contact pulled over and turned off the vehicle. Shortly afterwards, the engine malfunction warning indicator illuminated and the vehicle shook again. The contact pulled over a second time and turned off the vehicle; however, it failed to restart the second time. The contact had the vehicle towed to nally bmw in decatur, ga where it was diagnosed that there were metal shavings in the oil and there was a loud knocking sound in the engine. The dealer diagnosed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the vehicle was included in customer service recall number: n63. Repairs needed to be performed to the engine in order to avoid the failures listed previously. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle was no longer covered under the warranty and opened a case regarding the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 112,000.
The car threw a drive train malfunction code which happens weekly on these engines and the car jumped a lane as it misfired and went into limp driving mode. If there was cars next to me there would have been a crash. Since then bmw has issued a customer campaign on the n63 engine effecting thoughts of cars. They are changing tons of parts from injectors to fuel rails. It should be a full blown recall and the federal safety agency should get involved on this. My car has been in the shop since 12/23 and still has not been repaired correctly. I have a feeling you are going to be getting thousands of these complaints against bmw. They need to be held accountable for these failures.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 bmw 550i. The vehicle stated that while driving at 30 MPH, the vehicle stalled as all the warning lights illuminated. The vehicle failed to restart after numerous attempts. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the vehicle was hydro-locked. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 8,500. The VIN was not available.
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