2014 BMW 328D Engine Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 BMW 328D. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH AND SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A TURN, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO STEVE THOMAS BMW INC (411 E DAILY DR, CAMARILLO, CA 93010 (805) 482-8878) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILED AND RELEASED METAL SHAVINGS INTO THE FUEL SYSTEM AND ENGINE. THE FUEL SYSTEM NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT RESEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V189000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.

AT 55K MILES IN APRIL 2017, IN FAST LANE OF FREEWAY, DRIVE-TRAIN MALFUNCTION MESSAGE DISPLAYED WITH SERVICE ENGINE LIGHTS. CAR LOST POWER AS I WAS FORTUNATELY ABLE TO CHANGE MULTIPLE LANES TO SHOULDER AS CAR LOST COMPLETE POWER. BMW SOS DID NOT FUNCTION. IT TOOK 3 TOW DRIVERS AND 3 HOURS TO MANUALLY OVERRIDE SYSTEM TO GET CAR IN NEUTRAL TO SAFELY PUT ON TRUCK. BMW ADVISED THEY WOULD HAVE TO JACK CAR AND REMOVE TRANSMISSION PANEL TO MANUALLY PUT IN 'DRIVE' WHICH WAS NOT AN OPTION ON THE NARROW SHOULDER OF I-10 IN CA. DIAGNOSTICS REVEALED HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILED AND 'EXPLODED' SENDING METAL PARTICLES THROUGH ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM. DEALER ADVISED OVER $10K IN PARTS HOWEVER BMW COVERED UNDER THE 'CA EMISSIONS WARRANTY.' ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM REPLACED (TANK, LINES, INJECTORS AND PUMP). UNSURE IF IT IS RELATED TO THE ULTIMATE FAILURE OF THE PUMP BUT ALL INJECTORS FAILED...

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THIS MORNING WHILE DRIVING THE CAR ON THE FREEWAY WITHOUT WARNING THE ENGINE SUDDENLY DIED. THE CAR WOULD NOT START. LUCKILY THE TRAFFIC WAS SLOW AND NO ONE REAR ENDED THE CAR. THE COPS WERE THERE MOMENTARILY AND HELP GET THE CAR TO THE SHOULDER. THERE IS NO POLICE REPORT AS NO ACCIDENT RESULTED FROM THE INCIDENT. THE CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. A TWO YEAR OLD CAR WITH LESS THAN 24000 MILES ON THE CLOCK SHOULD NOT PUT ME AND MY FAMILY IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION LIKE THIS ONE. THERE MUST BE A MAJOR DESIGN ISSUE WITH SOME COMPONENT THAT BMW HAS BEEN IGNORING TO ADDRESS FOR YEARS GOING BACK TO 2007. BY THE WAY THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST TIME THE ENGINE STALL HAPPENED ON THIS CAR. ALMOST A YEAR OR SO AGO THE ENGINE DIED JUST AFTER I LEFT MY HOME...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 BMW 328D. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER WHILE APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT AT 10 MPH. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A RESULT OF A FAULTY FUEL PUMP THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED TWICE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

I PULLED SLOWLY INTO A PARKING SPACE AT THE GAS STATION. I STOPPED AND I HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. I WAS PRESSING THE PARK BUTTON WHEN THE CAR SURGED FORWARD, ACCELERATED OVER THE CURB AND INTO THE OUTSIDE WALL OF THE STORE. THE DAMAGE TO THE CAR WAS ENOUGH TO RENDER IT UNDRIVEABLE AND THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE BUILDING. THANK GOODNESS, NO ONE WAS ON THE SIDEWALK. POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS RESPONDED. *TR

ON OCTOBER 26, 2014 AT APPROX. 5:00 PM EST, MY WIFE HAD PULLED OUR CAR, LISTED ABOVE, INTO OUR NEIGHBOR'S DRIVEWAY AFTER A SMALL TRIP. AS SOON AS SHE PARKED THE CAR, SHE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE BMW. WITHIN A FEW MINUTES, THE CAR WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD AND COMPLETELY ENGULFED THE FRONT END, MELTED THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND DESTROYED OUR CAR AND NEIGHBORS GARAGE SIDING AND DRIVEWAY. THIS WAS A BRAND NEW BMW PURCHASED IN AUGUST 2014. *TR