NHTSA Complaint #11337283 — 2013 BMW X3

I WAS DRIVING MY 2013 BMW X3 ON I-280 FREEWAY SOUTHBOUND AROUND 11AM 6/10/2020, ALL OF SUDDEN MY CAR SHOWS BATTERY DISCHARGE RESULTED IN LOST OF POWER,WHEN THE SUV WAS AT 104,000 MILES. WITHIN 30 SECONDS, THE DRIVETRAIN MALFUNCTION WARNING ENGAGED. THE CAR BEGAN SHUTTING DOWN WHILE THEY WERE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY NAVIGATE ACROSS TWO LANES OF MERGING TRAFFIC TO GET OFF THE ROAD BEFORE THE ENGINE DIED. THE SITUATION COULD HAVE GONE VERY DIFFERENTLY WITH DISASTROUS RESULTS, SO I QUICKLY MANEUVERED THE VEHICLE AND PULLED OVER ON THE EMERGENCY PARKING LINE ON THE FREEWAY