NHTSA Complaint #10983375 — 2009 BMW 328I

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, IT LOSES POWER COMPLETELY AND THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT HIGH SPEED. IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, AS THE CAR QUICKLY DECELERATES AND POWER STEERING NO LONGER WORKS. I HAVE BEEN INCREDIBLY LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AFTER LOSING POWER EACH TIME (IT HAS HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY 5 TIMES NOW). THE CAR WILL NOT START AFTER IT LOSES POWER AND PUTS UP A RANDOM CHECK ENGINE ERROR. SOMETIMES, AFTER SITTING FOR A PERIOD OF TIME, IT WILL START UP, BUT THIS SEEMS TO BE COMPLETELY RANDOM, AS IT HAPPENS SOMETIMES, BUT NOT ALWAYS. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO BMW SEVERAL TIMES NOW AND THEY HAVE REPLACED SEVERAL PARTS AND ASSURED ME IT IS FIXED, BUT IT KEEPS HAPPENING. I AM NOW VERY CONCERNED FOR MY FAMILY'S SAFETY. I REALIZE THE CAR IS A 2009 MODEL, AND IT HAS A LITTLE OVER 100,000 MILES ON IT, BUT THIS TYPE OF POWER LOSS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING OVER AND OVER AGAIN, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE BMW DEALER. I HAVE SPECIFIED THE LAST INCIDENT IN THE "WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN" QUESTION BELOW, BUT THE PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT 6 WEEKS AGO.