2007 BMW 335I Vehicle Speed Control Problems

BMW 335I 2007 HAS (X3)THREE TIMES NOW, THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS AT HIGHWAYS SPEEDS OF 65-70MPH IN THE NUMBER 1 FAR LEFT LANE OF (CA 101 FWY) IN MAY OF 2016 WHEN THE VEHICLE DISPLAYED 'ENGINE TEMPERATURE WAS HIGH, AND THAT THE CAR NEEDED TO BE DRIVEN AT A MODERATE SPEED'. IMMEDIATELY TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND BEGAN TO COAST IN IDLE STATE TO THE SHOULDER (CA 101 FWY) 5 LANES OVER. BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO MOVE TO THE 3RD LANE THE VEHICLE STATED 'ENGINE TO HOT', TURNED OFF, LOST POWER (MUCH LIKE IF YOU RUN OUT OF GAS), AND I FRIGHTFULLY MERGED CREEPING ALONG TO THE SHOULDER NARROWLY MISSED BEING HIT BY SEVERAL OTHER TRUCKS AND VEHICLES. I WENT TO LIFT THE HOOD, EXPECTING TO BE OVERWHELMED BY HEAT AND CONDITIONS THAT WOULD CAUSE A BMW TO DISABLE SUDDENLY AND LOSE POWER....

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HOV LANE OF THE FREEWAY DURING RUSH HOUR ABOUT 5:15 PM MY CAR SUDDENLY STARTED TO RATTLE WHEN PUSHING THE GAS PEDDLE. I TOOK MY FOOT FROM THE GAS PEDDLE WHILE STILL DRIVING WITH ABOUT 60 MPH. I TRIED THE GAS PEDDLE SOME SECONDS LATER AGAIN AND EXPERIENCED STILL RATTLING AND NO ACCELERATION OF THE CAR. I TOOK MY FOOT AGAIN FROM THE GAS PEDDLE. IN THE MEANTIME I WAS DOWN TO 40MPH. ABOUT 20-30 SEC LATER FROM THE FIRST RATTLE THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND 1 SEC LATER THE ENGINE STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY. AT THAT TIME WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED I WAS STILL DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH. LUCKILY THE FREEWAY HAD A LEFT SHOULDER AND I TURNED OVER TO THE LEFT WITH THE LAST REMAINING SPEED AND SLOWLY STOPPED THE CAR. I'M SO GLAD THAT THE LEFT SHOULDER WAS AVAILABLE. THE FREEWAY WAS...

GOING APPROX. 55-60 MPH, SUDDEN NO THROTTLE RESPONSE, ONCE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SHUT DOWN THEN RESTART AND DRIVE FOR ABOUT 200FT THEN WENT INTO LIMP MODE, STAYED IN LIMP MODE UNTIL I GOT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP 2 DAYS LATER. TRIED RESTARTING TWICE THE FOLLOWING DAY WHICH RESULTED IN 3-6 SEC CRANK TIME THEN ONCE STARTED IT WOULD HAVE LOW THROTTLE RESPONSE WITH HEAVY VIBRATION, AFTER ABOUT 10 SECS IT WOULD GO IN LIMP MODE AGAIN WITH HEAVIER CHUGGING AND VIBRATION AND EVENTUALLY SHUTDOWN WITH 7 SECS WITH A "CHOKING" SOUND. LACK OF FUEL. *TR