NHTSA Complaint #10897388 — 2008 BMW 750LI

SYMPTOM WITH ENGINE STALLED AFTER 5 MINUTES OF DRIVING ON BUSY INTERSECTION.. THE TRANSMISSION AUTO TO P AFTER FULL STOP, COULD NOT CHANGE GEAR, BREAKS HARDENED. STEERING TIGHT! BATTERY WORKED BUT NO MESSAGE ON IDRIVE / DASHBOARD. ABOUT 6 TIMES TO RE-START BUT COULDN'T! WAITED 15 MINUTES LOOKED UP ISSUE ON THE WEB BY CELL PHONE. CAR STARTED, COLD START; SYMPTOM WAS CHECK-ENGINE LIGHT POPPED ON; REDUCED DRIVING POWER; CAR VIBRATION; IDRIVE MESSAGE "?TRANSMISSION FAILURE; P, N, R, 3, 5, 6 ; DRIVE MODERATELY TO NEAREST BMW DEALER ! PUT ON HAZARD LIGHT, DROVE HOME 1 MILE AWAY CAR VIBRATION SOUND NOTICEABLE. VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS TO HAVE VEHICLE FAILURE ABRUPTLY WITH NO RESOLUTION OR WARNING?. MY 2008 BMW 750LI WITH 57,000 MILES STARTED NEXT DAY WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED FOR A FEW HOURS THEN OFF. THIS VEHICLE IS GARAGED WELL MAINTAINED NOT TO MENTION CALIFORNIA GOOD WEATHER CONDITIONS. THIS NOW HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN TWO MONTHS. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED. I AM AFRAID TO TAKE THIS BMW VEHICLE TOO FAR OF DISTANCE OR ON HIGHWAYS DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE INCIDENTS. MAJOR DEFECT.! VEHICLE BECOMES RESISTANT TO DRIVE WHEN THIS HAPPENS. I ALMOST GOT IN A MAJOR COLLISION DUE TO THIS MECHANICAL DEFECT PROBLEM. SHOULD I BE KILLED OR INJURED BY AN UNFORESEEN ACCIDENT DO TO THIS WOULD BE TRAGIC!