NHTSA Complaint #10994085 — 2013 BMW 650I POWER TRAIN

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10994085
Vehicle	2013 BMW 650I
Component	POWER TRAIN
Date of Incident	May 17, 2017
Date Filed	June 9, 2017
Mileage	47,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	NJ

Consumer Description

WHEN VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, ACCELERATING, 'DRIVETRAIN MALFUNCTION' LIGHT POPS ON, VEHICLE LOSES ALL POWER, RUNS ROUGH, AND STALLS. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON A HIGHWAY WHILE DRIVING TWICE, AND VEHICLE BECOMES INSTANTLY DISABLED. THIS HAS HAPPENED WITH SEVERAL OTHER 2012 ' 2015 BMW 6-SERIES COUPE/CONVERTIBLE OWNERS AS WELL. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS MALFUNCTION, CONSIDERING IT HAPPENS WHILE ACCELERATING, OR DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, CAR BECOMES DISABLED WITH NO POWER TO AVOID POTENTIAL ACCIDENTS. PRIVATE GARAGE WAS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY AND REPAIR, AND BMW HAS NOT CONSIDERED THIS TO BE A PROBLEM.

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