NHTSA Complaint #11040205 — 2016 BMW 428I

WHEN DIVING ON THE FREEWAY I HAD AN DRIVE TERRAIN MALFUNCTION ERROR IN MY BMW 4281. MY CAR STARED TO SLOW DOWN EXTREMELY FAST AND I COULD NOT ACCELERATE TO GET OVER TO THE FAR RIGHT LANE SAFELY. EVERYTHING SEEMED TO BE IN SOME LOCK MODE AND I WOULD PRESS THE GAS AND WOULD ONLY GO LESS THAN 20 MPH. ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED 3 TIMES AND SIDESWIPED BY A BIG RIG TRYING TO MAKE IT OVER INTO THE FAR RIGHT EMERGENCY LANE. MY WIFE AND I THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO BE KILLED OR CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT. COULD NOT EVEN GET IN NEUTRAL JUST TO COAST OVER. MADE IT OVER CALLED SOS ROAD SIDE ASSISTANTS. TOLD ME WITH THESE ISSUES JUST NEED TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE FOR 5 MINUTES AND IT SHOULD RE-SET. I DID THAT AND IT SEEMED TO FIX THE ISSUE TO LET ME MAKE IT HOME. TOOK SIDED STREETS THE WHOLE WAY AND TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT THIS FUNCTION IS TO PROTECT THE CAR. I TOLD THEM WHAT ABOUT PROTECTING DRIVERS, PASSENGERS AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD WAY. THIS IS NOT A SAFETY DEVICE BUT SOMETHING THAT CAN TRIGGER A MAJOR ACCIDENTS AND DEATHS. THE DEALERSHIPS STATED THIS IS IN ALL NEWER BMW MAKES AND MODELS AND CAN BE TRIGGERED BY MANY MORE MALFUNCTIONS. IT CANNOT BE TURNED OFF. WAY TOO DANGEROUS! I HAVE OWNED BMW'S FOR OVER 20 YEARS AND NOW I WOULD NEVER DRIVE OR HAVE MY GRAND KIDS IN ANY BMW THAT HAS THIS FUNCTION DEVICE OR SHOULD SAY "MALFUNCTION" DEVICE.