2011 BMW 528I Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BMW 528I. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO RESPOND. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AND REDUCING SPEED, THE VEHICLE JERKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT A FAILURE WAS NOT FOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

TAKATA RECALL MY 528I BMW IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC HAS A VERY HARD JERK WHEN SLOWING DOWN FEELING AS IF IM BEEEING HIT FROM BEHIND I NOTICED IT WHEN I FIRST GOT MY CAR IT WOULD DO IT INTERMIDETLY. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS IT ALSO HAS A THROTTLE RESPONSE DELAY WHICH IS ALSO DANGEROUS WHEN GOING INTO TRAFFIC. A RECALL IS NEEDED FOR THIS FIX IT SEEMS TO BE A SOFTWARE ISSUE TO ME BECAUSE WHEN TURNING OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTING IT HOURS LATER THE PROBLEM STOPS BUT COMES BACK WEEKS LATER. I HAVE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS DATING BACK TO 2011 OF THIS PROBLEM WHERE IS THE RECALL?

ACCELERATION DELAY, THE CAR HAS A VERY DISTINCT LAG WHEN YOU STEP ON THE GAS PEDAL, FROM A STOP OR MOVING, SOMETIMES UP TO 2 SECONDS. IT HAPPENS IN TOWN ON THE FREEWAY ANY TIME YOU PUT YOUR FOOT DOWN ON THE GAS. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN YOU TRY TO GET INTO TRAFFIC. YOU THINK YOU HAVE TIME TO GO, STEP ON THE GAS AND NOTHING HAPPENS. THEN THE CAR SLOWLY STARTS TO GO. MY WIFE AND I HAVE BOTH ALMOST BEEN HIT BY OTHER CARS BECAUSE WE TRY TO MOVE OUT IN TO TRAFFIC AND NOTHING HAPPENS. I HAVE CONTACT THE LOCAL BMW DEALER, THEY CANNOT FIX IT, I CONTACTED BMW GENIUS TEAM, AND THEY TELL ME IT'S NORMAL AND HAVE NO FIX. IT IS NOT SAFE OR NORMAL. IS THERE ANY THING WE DO TO MAKE BMW FIX THIS VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM? DON'T GET ME WRONG I LIKE THE CAR, BUT I DON'T WANT TO GET KILLED IN IT.

TAKATA RECALL VEHICLE JERKS FORWARD WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO A COMPLETE STOP, MOST NOTICEABLE DURING STOP/GO TRAFFIC DRIVING WITH AIR COND ON

ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING FROM UPLAND CA IN ROUTE TO LAS VEGAS NV USING HIGHWAY I15 FRWY. TIME WAS AROUND 700 AM THE TEMP OUTSIDE WAS APPRX 12 DEGREES.

MY VEHICLE LOSS POWER WHILE DRIVING BABIES TO DAYCARE. THE CARE STARTED SHAKING AND WOULD NOT GAIN POWER IN COLD WEATHER. THE VEHICLE TOOK ABOUT 20 MINUTES TO WARM THEN THE INDICATOR LIGHT WENT OF AND NO PROBLEMS. THE INDICATOR LIGHT WAS A YELLOW ENGINE LIGHT FOLLOWED BY DRIVETRAIN MALFUNCTION. THE CAR JERKS NOW. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH ON THIS ISSUE AND I SEE SEVERAL PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE TO WHO. HAS THIS MODEL CAR. ALSO THE PARTS ARE ON BACK ORDER IN GERMANY MEANING THERE ARE AWARE OF ISSUE. THIS NEEDS A MAJOR RECALL BECAUSE IN SOME OF THE CASES THE CAR CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD IN TRAFFIC. I PARKED MY CAR UNTIL SOME ONE COULD SAY WHAT THE ACTUAL CASE IS AND FIX. I SEE MOST PEOPLE HAVE TAKING THERE VEHICLES IN MORE THAN 3 TIMES WITH NO RESOLUTION. I ALSO RESEARCH DRIVETRAIN IN BMW AND ANOTHER MODEL WAS RECALLED AND FIXED. SO I'M THINKING ALL MODELS NEED TO BE RECALLED.

ACCELERATION AFTER SLOWING DOWN HAS A VERY UNSAFE LAG THAT CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. DRIVER HAS TO DEPRESS THE PEDAL ALMOST TO FULL THROTTLE TO GET A RESPONSE THEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES UNSAFELY. DEALER CHECKED THE CAR FOR 5 DAYS AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. IT IS A SOFTWARE FAULT.

WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE AT AROUND 50-60 MPH, THE ENGINE LOW COOLANT WARNING LAMP CAME ON AND INSTRUCTED ME TO GO IMMEDIATELY TO THE NEAREST BMW DEALER FOR SERVICE IN ORDER TO AVOID ENGINE DAMAGE. I WENT TO THE DEALER AND REPORTED THE PROBLEM. AT THE TIME OF THIS INCIDENT, MY CAR WAS STILL UNDER FULL MANUFACTURER BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS PUT INTO SERVICE AND THE SERVICE ADVISOR STATED THAT A PRESSURE TEST WAS DONE AND NO ISSUE WAS FOUND AND THAT IT WAS PROBABLY AIR BUBBLES. SOUNDED STRANGE TO ME OF COURSE BUT YOU TRY AND TRUST YOUR BMW DEALERS SERVICE DEPARTMENT WHEN IT COMES TO DIAGNOSING PROBLEMS. WELL, APPROXIMATELY 85 DAYS LATER, THE SAME ISSUE HAS COME UP AGAIN AND A STRANGE ODOR AS WELL. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THERE MAY BE A COOLANT SYSTEM LEAK BECAUSE THEY HAD TO ADD COOLANT. APPARENTLY, THIS IS AN ONGOING MALFUNCTIONING ISSUE Y WITH THE 2011 528 SERIES AND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS HAVE ALREADY BEEN FILED. A RECALL NOTICE SHOULD BE ISSUED IMMEDIATELY BY BMW. ALL CONSUMERS OF THESE VEHICLES ARE IN NEED OF THE NHSA INTERVENING ON OUR BEHALF AND DEMANDING THAT BMM ISSUE AN IMMEDIATE RECALL FOR REPAIR.

WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE AT AROUND 50-60 MILES PER HOUR, THE ENGINE LOW COOLANT WARNING LAMP CAME ON AND INSTRUCTED ME TO GO IMMEDIATELY TO THE NEAREST BMW DEALER FOR SERVICE IN ORDER TO AVOID ENGINE DAMAGE. I WENT TO DEALER AND REPORTED THE PROBLEM. AT THE TIME OF THIS INCIDENT, MY CAR WAS STILL UNDER FULL MANUFACTURER BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS PUT INTO SERVICE AND THE SERVICE ADVISOR STATED THAT A PRESSURE TEST WAS DONE AND NO ISSUE WAS FOUND AND THAT IT WAS PROBABLY AIR BUBBLES. SOUNDED STRANGE TO ME OF COURSE BUT YOU TRY AND TRUST YOUR BMW DEALERS SERVICE DEPARTMENT WHEN IT COMES TO DIAGNOSING THE PROBLEM. WELL, APPROXIMATELY 85 DAYS LATER, THE SAME ISSUE HAS COME UP AGAIN. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THERE MAY BE A COOLANT SYSTEM LEAK BECAUSE THEY HAD TO ADD COOLANT. THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THE 2011 528 SERIES AND MALFUNCTION WITH THESE CARS AND BMW NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL NOTICE IMMEDIATELY TO FIX ISSUES. YOU CAN SMELL AN ODOR IN THE CAR OCCASIONALLY AND WHEN THE MALFUNCTION LIGHT COMES ON. WE NEED THE NHSA TO INTERVENE ON BEHALF OF THE CONSUMERS OF THESE VEHICLES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BMW 528I. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE SEAT BELT WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT DEVICE NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.