NHTSA Complaint #10574484 — 2011 BMW 335I US

I HAVE HAD AN INCIDENT WITH MY CAR WHERE MY CAR DIED WHILING GOING ON TO MY MILITARY BASE. AFTER FINDING OUT THE ISSUE AND GETTING IT WORKED ON, I FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS A KNOWN ISSUE. THERE ARE SEVERAL PUBLIC COMPLAINTS OF USERS RISKING THEIR LIVES DUE TO A DOCUMENTED DEFECT WITH N55 ENGINES PRODUCED FROM 2/2010 TO 12/2010. THIS ENGINE IS USED IN SEVERAL BMW MODELS, MINE INCLUDED. BOTH (INTAKE AND/OR EXHAUST) OF THE VANOS GEAR ASSEMBLIES HAVE FAILED; THE ATTACHING BOLTS MAY HAVE ALSO LOOSENED AND/OR BROKEN. THIS HAS SOMETIMES CAUSED A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER, RESULTING IN A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION, AND FAILURE OF THE ENGINE. BMW HAS ISSUED A SERVICE INFORMATION BULLETIN SI B12 14 12 BUT HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL TO PREVENT THIS ISSUE, EVEN IF THE VEHICLES ARE RELATIVELY NEW, AND STILL UNDER BASE WARRANTY. I HAD TO PAY $3700 FOR A JOB THAT SHOULD OF BEEN COVERED. *TR