NHTSA Complaint #11151076 — 2014 BMW 535D

THE CAR'S ENGINEER LIGHT CAME ON, SO IT WAS SENT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. THE INDICATED REPAIR ITEM WAS A CONTROL SENSOR. I PICKED UP THE CAR AFTER REPAIR IN THE MORNING OF 11/7. THE CAR WAS DRIVING FINE. AROUND LUNCH TIME THE SAME DAY, JUST AS I WAS GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE ENGINE STARTED TO SPUTTER VIOLENTLY. LUCKILY, I WAS STILL ON THE RIGHT LANE. I QUICKLY TURNED TOWARDS THE SHOULDER BEFORE THE CAR DIED COMPLETELY. ALL OF THIS HAPPENED WITHIN LESS THAN A MINUTE. THE CAR CAN NOT BE PUT TO NEUTRAL TO BE MOVED. THE EMERGENCY LIGHT ONLY CAME ON FOR AROUND 10 MINUTES BEFORE IT WAS TOTALLY SHUT OFF. THE SHOULDER WAS VERY NARROW, SO MY CAR WAS STILL PARTIALLY ON THE RIGHT LANE. MANY CARS CAME FROM BEHIND AT >60MPH SPEED. I FEEL THAT I WAS IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION UNTIL HIGH PATROL CAME TO SECURE THE LANE, WHICH WAS ABOUT 40 MINUTES LATER. IF THIS HAPPENED AFTER I SWITCHED TO THE MIDDLE LANE, WITHOUT EVEN EMERGENCY LIGHT TO WARN THE CARS BEHIND, I THINK I WOULD BE DEAD BY NOW. THE CAR IS IN THE DEALERSHIP. THEY ARE SAYING IT IS THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILURE.