NHTSA Complaint #10280292 — 2007 BMW 335I

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR FROM FLORIDA TO NEW MEXICO AS PART OF A MILITARY CHANGE OF STATION. I WAS ON MY SECOND DAY OF THE TRIP, FROM FORT WORTH, TX TO PORTALS, NM, WHEN I EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF POWER 5 TIMES IN A 200 MILE DISTANCE (NO WARNING, NO WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH). TWICE, THE CAR TURNED ITSELF OFF SUDDENLY, DISABLING THE POWER STEERING, WITH NO WARNING AT ALL. ONCE WAS AT HIGH SPEED ON THE INTERSTATE; THE OTHER WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A SMALL TOWN. THANKFULLY IT DID NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT EITHER TIME. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE EVER EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM AND IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN ONE DAY. BMW OF NORTH AMERICA HAS BEEN CONTACTED REGARDING THESE INCIDENTS. IT IS A 90 MINUTE DRIVE ON VERY DESOLATE ROADS TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP IN LUBBOCK, TX, SO I HAVE REQUESTED THAT THE CAR BE TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE AS IT IS UNSAFE FOR ME TO DRIVE IN THIS CONDITION. I AM AWAITING A RESOLUTION TO MY PROBLEM FROM BMW OF NORTH AMERICA. *TR