2012 BMW 528I Complaints

WHILE DRIVING, MY CAR STALLED SUDDENLY WITHOUT GIVING ME A PRIOR WARNING. IT PUT ME IN AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. BMW DIAGNOSED IT: FAILURE IN THE FUEL SUPPLY SYSTEM. THIS MUST BE INVESTIGATED. THIS PROBLEM HAS ALSO SEEN IN OTHER BMW MODELS. I HAVE 80000 MILES ON MY CAR. THE CAR IS ALWAYS SERVICED BY BMW DEALERSHIP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 BMW 528I. WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE VEHICLE STALLED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART. THE DRIVE TIMING CHAIN AND OIL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO UNITED BMW CPO (LOCATED AT 11458 ALPHARETTA HWY, ROSWELL, GA 30076, (678) 497-0818) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE REMAINED AT THE DEALER FOR NINE MONTHS AND WAS NEVER REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,856. *DT *TR

GOT FUEL SUPPLY ERROR ON THE VEHICLE, AFTER DIAGNOSE WAS THE FUEL PUMP. BOUGHT NEW FUEL PUMP AND MODULE AT BOSTON BMW IN ALLSTON MA. AFTER 3 MILES FUEL PUMP FAILS AGAIN. NOW AFTER ANOTHER 5,000 MILES FUEL PUMP FAILING AGAIN, GOT ERROR MESSAGE AND CAR TURNED OFF. SMH, 3 NEW FUEL PUMPS IN LESS THAN A YEAR! THIS IS INSANE! BMW KEEP SAYING MY CAR IS NOT IN THE RECALL OF FUEL PUMP WHEN IT SHOULD BE! WORST PART IS THAT IS THAT BOTH TIMES I BEEN DRIVING 40+ MILES AND VEHICLE JUST SHUTS OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD!

I PURCHASED MY BMW 528 XI DRIVE CPO IN JANUARY 2015. IN AUGUST 2018 MY ENGINE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON IN THE CAR AND THEN THE DRIVE TRAIN MALFUNCTION LIGHT.I TRIED TO RUN A SELF DIAGNOSTIC ON THE CAR AS THIS IS A FEATURE BUILT IN AND THE ENGINE OIL CHECK WOULD ONLY GO UP TO 15% AND CUT OFF. I TOOK IT INTO BMW OF BLOOMFIELD FOR SERVICE MENTIONING THIS TO THEM. THEY CHANGED THE OIL AND CLEARED THE CODES GOT THE CAR BACK. FAST FORWARD TO JUST A FEW WEEKS AGO, I AM DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE ENGINE OIL PRESSURE AND DRIVE TRAIN MALFUNCTION LIGHT COME ON AND THE CAR STOPS ON ME. I COULD HAVE GOTTEN KILLED. I HAD IT TOWED TO BMW AND THEY CHECK IT AND SAY THAT THE ENGINE IS GONE DUE TO LOW PRESSURE AND REPAIRS ARE 20,000 PLUS. REMIND YOU I BARELY DRIVE THE CAR AS I WORK IN NY AND TAKE THE BUS . I ONLY DRIVE THE CAR ON EVENINGS AND WEEKENDS. I CONTACTED THE CORPORATE BMW OF NA OFFFICE AND THEY ACT LIKE THEY DON'T CARE. ADVISED ME TO TALK TO THE SERVICE MANAGER TO SEE WHAT COULD BE DONE. BASED OM WHAT I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH THESE TYPES OF CARS AS IT IS A DEFECT IN THE ENGINE. NOW I AM NOT SURE WHAT TO DO BUT WILL BE CONSULTING AN ATTORNEY.

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!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 BMW 528I. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD ABNORMAL NOISES UNDERNEATH THE HOOD AND THE POWER TRAIN WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. BMW OF GREENWICH AND BMW OF MAMARONECK SERVICE (110 MIDLAND AVE, PORT CHESTER, NY 10573, (914) 881-3600) INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL AND THE TIMING CHAIN AND OIL PAN NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

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.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND MY 'LOW OIL PRESSURE' LIGHT CAME ON SO I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IMMEDIATELY AND SHUT THE CAR OFF. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A CERTIFIED BMW REPAIR SHOP GLOBAL IMPORTS. THE BMW SERVICE CENTER CONFIRMED THE FAILURE WAS THE DRIVE CHAIN CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SEIZE AND NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. AS I RESEARCHED THE ISSUE I FOUND THOUSANDS OF SIMILAR INTERNET STORIES ELABORATING ON THE DESIGN FLAWS IN THE ENGINE THAT USES PLASTIC FLYWHEELS FOR THE DRIVE CHAIN/OIL PUMP CHAIN. BMW EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FOR THIS ISSUE BEYOND THEIR NORMAL 4 YEAR 48,000 MILES TO 7 YEARS AND 70,000 MILES. I AM AT 76,000 MILES JUST OUT OF WARRANTY. IT IS ODD THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY YEARS BY 3 BUT ONLY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY MILES AN ADDITIONAL 22,000 MILES OR AN AVERAGE OF 7,333 MILES PER YEAR. WHO ONLY DRIVES 7,333 MILES A YEAR. BMW'S OTHER EXTENDED WARRANTIES USUALLY OFFER AN AVERAGE OF 12,000 MILES PER YEAR ON THE ADDITIONAL YEARS IT IS EXTENDED. THE OTHER EXTENDED WARRANTIES FOR THIS ENGINE WERE EXTENDED 10 YEARS AND 120,000 MILES. I WAS DILIGENT IN CHANGING THE OIL LONG BEFORE THE RECOMMENDED CHANGE INTERVALS ISSUED BY BMW. THERE IS NO REASON AN ENGINE WOULD SEIZE AT 76,000 MILES WHEN THE REGULAR MAINTENANCE WAS FOLLOWED UNLESS THERE WAS A MAJOR ENGINE DESIGN FLAW. BMW HAS ALREADY ACKNOWLEDGED THE ENGINE DESIGN ISSUES BY EXTENDING THE WARRANTY ON THE 'TIMING CHAIN AND OIL PUMP DRIVE CHAIN', 'ENGINE OIL FEEDLINE' TO THE TURBO CHARGER AND THE 'FUEL TANK LEAK DIAGNOSTIC MODULE (NVLD)'. WITH THIS BEING A KNOWN DESIGN FLAW AND THE NUMBER OF ISSUES THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS ENGINE SO THE FLY WHEELS CAN BE REPLACED WITH A BETTER PART OR AT VERY LEAST BMW SHOULD BE FORCED TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY AND MILES AS THEY DO WITH OTHER WARRANTY EXTENSIONS. THIS DESIGN FLAW CAUSED THE ENGINE TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS.

MY CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN SERVICED THEY BMW SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THERE IS A RUNNING LOG. CAR WAS LAST SERVICED BACK IN OCT. MY CAR HAD BEEN THERE 2 TIMES PREVIOUSLY. NOT SURE HOW METAL SHAVING WOULD END UP IN MY ENGINE. MY VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. 109,000 MILES. I HAVE THE SAME DRIVING PATTERNS. WARNING ISSUED WHILE DRIVING ENGINE OIL PRESSURE. PULLED OVER , CAR TURNED COMPLETELY OFF. YOU COULD HERE THE CAR TRYING TO RESTART. CAR WAS TOWED TO THE BMW SERVICE DEPARTMENT. I WAS TOLD A NEEDED TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. NOT SURE HOW OR WHY I NEVER RECEIVED ANY INDICATION OF ENGINE FALLIURE. I'M THE SECOND OWNER OF THIS CAR. MY SERVICE RECORDS PROVE I HAVE FAITH FULLY BOUGHT MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE WHENEVER NEEDED OR ANY ISSUE WOULD ARISE. NOT I'M TOLD I'M RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING THE REPAIRS. BMW HAS ISSUED SEVERAL RECALLS. THIS IS CLEARLY ANOTHER ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AND BMW SHOULD ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY.

ON A RAINY OCTOBER 13, 2018, WHILE RIDING ON THE HIGHWAY(RTE. 422) WITH MY 7 YEAR OLD SON MY BMW 528I STOPPED RUNNING; WITHOUT WARNING. MIRACULOUSLY, WE COASTED ON THE HIGHWAY RAMP INTO THE DEALERSHIP DRIVEWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH AN INTERNAL ENGINE FAILURE, WHICH REQUIRED $12,000+ TO REBUILD/REPAIR. CURRENTLY, THE PAYOFF IS $13,895.32 TILL 11/25/18. THE MONTHLY PAYMENT IS $425.00 AND THE DATE OF MATURITY FOR THE LOAN IS 9/15/21. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE UNDER A PRE-OWNED CERTIFIED GUARANTEE, WHICH EXPIRED IN JULY. THE CAR WAS REGULARLY SERVICED AND I KEPT ALL OF MY PAPERWORK. UPON RESEARCHING THE ENGINE FAILURE, I DISCOVERED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. IN FACT, PRESENTLY, AN ACQUAINTANCE OF MINE HAS HIS CAR AT THE BMW CLEVELAND DEALERSHIP WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THESE ENGINES SUFFER RELIABILITY ISSUES THAT RESULT FROM PROBLEMS RELATING TO THE TIMING CHAIN, FUEL INJECTORS, MASS AIRFLOW SENSORS, CRANKCASE VENT LINES, BATTERY, THE ENGINE VACUUM PUMP AND LOW-PRESSURE FUEL SENSORS. SUCH PROBLEMS LED TO MORE SERIOUS CONCERNS SUCH AS EXCESSIVE BATTERY DRAINAGE (THE 'BATTERY DEFECT'), OIL LEAKAGE (THE 'OIL DEFECT') AND ENGINE SEIZURE, OFTEN CAUSING PISTONS TO CRACK THE ENGINE BLOCK DUE TO THE HIGH PRESSURE (THE 'ENGINE DEFECT'). ADDITIONALLY, THE ENGINES EXPERIENCE INTERNAL ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO LOOSE METAL SHARDS IN THE ENGINE. MY QUESTION IS...HOW DID THE VEHICLE PASS THE MULTI-POINT INSPECTION TO EARN THE PRE-CERTIFIED DESIGNATION?