NHTSA Complaint #11109601 — 2008 BMW X5

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW X5. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND MULTIPLE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT'S SPOUSE HAD TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL SHARPLY TO REACH THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD BEFORE ALMOST BEING SIDESWIPED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER AN UNKNOWN RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BMW OF BEL AIR MARYLAND (716 BEL AIR RD, BEL AIR, MD 21014, (443) 345-2712) WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC FAILURE CODE COULD NOT BE FOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,526.