NHTSA Complaint #11559551 — 2013 BMW X3

The timing chain guide broke while I was driving on the highway. The broken guide did not allow oil to lubricate the engine which destroyed the engine. BMW settled a class action lawsuit several years ago due to the premature failure of the primary and secondary timing chain assemblies for N20 & N26 engines. The time limit has expired for me to file a claim. However, owners of these vehicles should have been notified of this documented and potentially extremely hazardous problem. My guess is that there are thousands of these vehicles on the road with this defective part that could suddenly cause the engine to cease working, resulting in an accident that could cause injury or death.