NHTSA Complaint #11048113 — 2014 BMW 328D FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11048113
Vehicle	2014 BMW 328D
Component	FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Date of Incident	November 16, 2017
Date Filed	November 22, 2017
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	PA

Consumer Description

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON NOVEMBER 16TH AND WAS WITHIN A COUPLE MILES OF MY HOUSE WHEN I HEARD A LOUD BANG AND A WHIRRING SOUND COMING FROM MY CAR. THERE WAS AN ERROR MESSAGE THAT POPPED UP STATING DRIVETRAIN MALFUNCTION, DRIVE CAUTIOUSLY.' THE CAR BECAME VERY JERKY AND I DROVE SLOWLY. I WAS FORTUNATE TO MAKE IT BACK TO MY DRIVEWAY, BUT THEN MY CAR COMPLETELY FAILED. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE CALLED TO LET ME KNOW THE TRANSFER CASE HAD FAILED. THANKFULLY I WASN'T INJURED IN A CAR WRECK WHEN THE IT FAILED. THE CAR ONLY HAD ABOUT 46,500 MILES AND WAS COMPLETELY COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I WAS FORTUNATE TO GET HOME, BUT A COMPLETE FAILURE COULD HAVE LED TO BEING STRANDED OR WORSE, AN ACCIDENT.

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