2012 BMW 528I Power Train Problems

I had just purchased a car but a month ago I was driving to lunch and I was at a stop sign when the light turned green I started to go the car started shaking and smoke was coming out of the front under the hood I had just an oil change so I took it back to the oil change shop. They could not figure out why the engine blew and I had to take it to a different BMW shop where I have to purchase a rebuilt motor and pay for the repairs. I can request all records from the automotive shop if needed.

Vehicle leaked oil to where it caused an engine fire.

While driving error message came up on screen saying add a quart of oil, car was smoking and engine block caught fire.

The drivetrain disintegrated. Car started running really rough, and then just stopped completely. Would crank but would not move. Yes, it is available. Car would barely go, and then just stopped in the road. I had to have it towed to a mechanic. No, I had not received a warning of this possible hazard. No, it was not inspected by any of the above, but was inspected by numerous mechanics. Yes, drivetrain light/warning came on, as well as, drive at a slower rate when the car started to drive roughly. The turbo also went out on the car. May 28, 2024

The contact owns a 2012 BMW 528I. The contact stated while driving 40 MPH, the transmission warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 17V138000 (Power Train) but the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 87,000.

I own bmw 528i 2012. These engines are straight up bad. Timing chain failed at 149K miles with no signs of failure. Just driving down the road when suddenly the car just turns off and goes into neutral on its own. I simply pulled over restarted the car to cylinder misfires, car struggling to accelerate, smoke out the exhaust, and a loud rattling sound. I pulled over had the car towed. I had my car taken to a independent shop for repairs and diagnostics and what I got told was absolutley crazy. The timing chain guides broke off the timing chain, went down into the oil pump and those pieces settled into the pump restricting oil from going to the top of the motor causing the timing chain to start slacking and breaking from the top. He also said one of the Camshaft caps also has a crack in it.The...

I WAS DRIVING ON THE ROAD AND I ACCELERATED A LIL BIT FASTER TO BEAT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT AND THEN MY CAR LOSS POWER AND STALLED OUT AND I GOT STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BRIDGE AND I WAS CAUSING TRAFFIC THE POWER TRAIN MALFUNCTION AND THE FUEL SUPPLY LIGHT CAM ON AND THE CHARGE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON I TRY STARTING IT BUT IT WOULDN'T START AND THE FUEL SUPPLY LIGHT KEPT COMING ON AND SOME WIRING PROBLEM WAS GOING ON WHEN TRYING TO START IT MY TV SCREEN WOULD TURN ORANGE AND THE SPEEDOMETER WHERE THE MPH/GAS/TEMPERATURE/AND RPM WOULD TWITCH LIKE SOME ELECTRICAL PROBLEM

MY CAR WAS HAVING A WHINING NOISE AND DURING THE DIAGNOSIS IT WAS FOUND THAT THE PLASTIC GUIDES WITHIN THE ENGINE BLOCK THAT KEEP THE TIMING CHAIN INTACT IS BAD. THE TECHNICIAN ALSO FOUND THAT THE GUIBO (AKA UNIVERSAL JOINT) WAS CRACKED. FROM MY RESEARCH ON THE MATTER, I READ THAT NHTSA HAD ISSUED A LETTER PERTAINING TO OTHER MAKE AND MODEL ON FAULTY OR POORLY DESIGNED GUIBO. I PRESUME THAT THE AFFECTED MODELS BE INVESTIGATED AND COVERAGE BE EXTENDED TO OTHER LINES OF BMW. THIS IS THE DIRECTIVE FROM NHTSA I AM REFERRING TO: RCAK-17V067-6564.PDF RCRIT-17V067-9870.PDF MY CURRENT MILEAGE IS ONLY ABOUT 55,000 MILES AND MAYBE THERE WERE OTHER OWNERS WHO DEVELOPED THIS FAULT WITHIN THE STANDARD OR EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THE PRODUCT LINE THAT WAS OUTSIDE THIS RECALL. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION.

WHEN DRIVING THE CAR ON THE HIGHWAY, A DRIVE TRAIN MALFUNCTION WARNING WOULD APPEAR FREQUENTLY ON THE DISPLAY PANEL. I TOOK THE CAR TO VALLEY BMW IN MODESTO, CA, ON NOVEMBER 2018. AFTER ON EXTENSIVE DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION, THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE ONLY SUGGESTION WAS TO REPLACE THE CAR'S BATTERY. I TOOK THE CAR TO BATTERIES PLUS BULBS FOR A SECOND OPINION. THEY DETERMINED THAT THE BATTERY WAS STILL IN GOOD CONDITION AND DID NOT NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE DRIVE TRAIN MALFUNCTION CONTINUED TO APPEAR WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. IN A SUBSEQUENT VISIT TO THE DEALER, I AGAIN MENTIONED THE ISSUE WITH THE DRIVETRAIN MALFUNCTION WARNING STILL APEARING ON THE DISPLAY PANEL. OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE AGENTS, SAID THEY COULDNT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR,THEREFOR, THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. ON A TRIP TO SAN FRANCISCO, WE EXPERIENCED A MAJOR ENGINE BREAK DOWN. THE CAR...

MY 2012 BMW 528I STALLED TWICE 2 WKS AGO WHEN I WAS SLOWING DOWN AT A TRAFFIC SIGNAL. THE DISPLAY SHOWED EITHER "DRIVETRAIN MALFUNCTION" OR "TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION". IMMEDIATELY I TURNED ON THE HAZARD LIGHTS, SLOWLY CHANGED LANES SLOWLY AND COME TO A HALT, BY WHICH THE WARNING WAS GONE AND I DROVE HOME AT LESS THAN 15 MPH. THE NEXT MORNING THE CAR SEEMED FINE AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, WHO ADVISED A BMW SERVICE. I TOOK THE CAR TO AN AUTHORIZED SERVICE CENTER (ASC) FOR VERIFICATION AND WAS DIRECTED TO COME BACK IN FEW DAYS; WITHIN THAT WEEK IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I WENT TO ANOTHER ASC TO HAVE IT FULLY DIAGNOSED. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT FAULTY GUIDES IN THE TIMING-CHAIN CAUSED IT. I HAD NO IDEA IT WAS DESIGN FLAW UNTIL I READ ABOUT IT IN ONLINE. THE SERVICE MANAGER ALSO SAID THEY...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 BMW 528I. WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED, THE DRIVE TRAIN MALFUNCTION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO AN UNKNOWN BMW DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

DEFECTIVE DRIVE TRAIN - ON MARCH 11, 2019 MY DRIVE TRAIN MALFUNCTION AND WHICH DAMAGE MY ENGINE. THIS IS AN SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE MY CAR STOP ON THE FREEWAY WHILE I WAS DRIVING. BMW MFG KNEW ABOUT THE DEFECTIVE DRIVE TRAIN PRIOR TO ME PURCHASING CAR FROM FIELDS BMW ON JULY 2013. BMW NORTH AMERICA OFFER TO PAY 21,000 FOR THE ENGINE REPLACEMENT AND THEY WANT ME TO PAY 6,000.00 AND I FEEL BMW KNOW ABOUT THE FAULTY DESIGN IN 2012 AND DID NOT INFORM THE CONSUMER. WHEN I PURCHASE THE CAR, IT HAD 18,000 MILES ON IT AND I PUT 62,000.00

LAST WEEK I WAS ON THE NJ TURNPIKE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR STALL AND LOST POWER, I BARLEY GOT OFF THE TURNPIKE WHEN THE CAR CAME TO A COMPLETELY STOP. NO WARNING MESSAGES OR NOISES JUST STOPPED. FORTUNATELY NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED DUE TO THIS BUT COULD HAVE BEEN AN UGLY ONE. THE CAR WOULD NOT START AND WAS TOWED TO THE BMW DEALER. THE CAR WAS INSPECTED, OIL WAS CLEAN, NO WATER DAMAGE, HOWEVER THEY TELL ME I NEED A NEW ENGINE (13K) HAS THE ENGINE SEIZED WITHOUT TELLING ME WHAT CAUSED IT.THE CAR HAS 83K MILES. I'VE BEEN A BMW OWNER FOR 19 YEARS. I NOW HAVE MIXED FEELINGS ABOUT BMW AND THE WAY I FEEL NOW I WILL NEVERY BUY ANOTHER BMW AS I'M NOT GETTING THE ATTENTION I THIN I DESERVE. ANY ADVICE IS GREATLY APPREICATED!

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND MY 'LOW OIL PRESSURE' LIGHT CAME ON SO I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IMMEDIATELY AND SHUT THE CAR OFF. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A CERTIFIED BMW REPAIR SHOP GLOBAL IMPORTS. THE BMW SERVICE CENTER CONFIRMED THE FAILURE WAS THE DRIVE CHAIN CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SEIZE AND NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. AS I RESEARCHED THE ISSUE I FOUND THOUSANDS OF SIMILAR INTERNET STORIES ELABORATING ON THE DESIGN FLAWS IN THE ENGINE THAT USES PLASTIC FLYWHEELS FOR THE DRIVE CHAIN/OIL PUMP CHAIN. BMW EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FOR THIS ISSUE BEYOND THEIR NORMAL 4 YEAR 48,000 MILES TO 7 YEARS AND 70,000 MILES. I AM AT 76,000 MILES JUST OUT OF WARRANTY. IT IS ODD THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY YEARS BY 3 BUT ONLY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY MILES AN ADDITIONAL 22,000 MILES OR AN AVERAGE OF 7,333 MILES PER...

THE CAR FRONT AND REAR TIRES WERE OF DIFFERENT SIZE AND I NOTICED WHEN I GOT THE CAR FROM DEALER NEXT DAY AS THE CAR WOULD DRIFT TOWARDS ONE SIDE. IT GAVE "DRIVETRAIN ERROR" SINCE ITS ALL WHEEL DRIVE WITH POWER NOT BEING EQUALLY DISTRIBUTED DUE TO DIFFERENT RPM ON FRONT AND REAR. THIS WASN'T THE CASE WHEN I TEST DROVE THE DAY BEFORE. I KEPT THINKING ITS A TRANSMISSION ISSUE BUT IT WAS TIRE THAT WAS CAUSING IT. AT HIGH SPEED (40-60MPH) WHEN I TAKE OFF FROM GAS THE CAR WOULD DRIFT TO ONE SIDE AND WOULD STALL. THIS IS SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND COULD HAVE CAUSED NOT ONLY PASSENGER LIFE BUT ALSO MAJOR TRANSMISSION AND DRIVETRAIN BREAKDOWN. THE DEALER SWAPPED THE TIRES BECAUSE WITH MISMATCHED TIRES THE CAR WOULD HAVE BEEN NON-DRIVABLE AT THE TIME I BOUGHT. THIS AWD IS VERY SENSITIVE TO TIRES TREAD DIFFERENCES. AFTER CALLING...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 BMW 528I. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE COOLANT FLUID, TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION, AND PLEASE HAVE CAR SERVICED LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE OIL FILTER HOUSING NEEDED TO BE CHANGED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL, BUT THERE WAS A MANUFACTURER COMMUNICATION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000.

VEHICLE BOUGHT IN JULY 2014 WITH ~24K MILES; STILL UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY. MAINTENANCE MAINTAINED. 9-12 MONTHS LATER, A "DRIVE TRAIN MALFUNCTION" LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD JUST LEFT THE DEALERSHIP SO I CALLED THEM AND THEY TOLD ME TO BRING IT BACK IMMEDIATELY; I DID. MANY TESTS LATER, WAS TOLD MY "MOTHERBOARD DIED" (DME UNIT); AFTER A MONTH IN THE SHOP...REPAIRED. NOW, 4/2016, LESS THAN 60K AND FRESH OUT OF WARRANTY...I WAS DRIVING HOME WITH MY SON ON THE INTERSTATE, ABOUT TO GET OFF OF MY EXIT AND ANOTHER "DRIVE TRAIN MALFUNCTION AND LOW ENGINE PRESSURE" LIGHT COMES ON AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR STOPPED ON THE 4 LANE OFF-RAMP. AFTER WAITING FOR AN HOUR FOR THE TOW TRUCK TO ARRIVE AND TRYING TO PUT MY CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND ABOUT 30 MIN WITH THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER TRYING TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL, I CALLED...

LAST MONTH MY CAR WAS APPROXIMATELY 52,200 MILES (OUT OF WARRANTY) AND LEAKING OIL ALL OVER MY DRIVEWAY AND UNDER THE HOOD. IT COST ME $1570 TO FIX BY REPLACING THE FITER CASING. LUCKILY THAT THE OIL LEAK WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY. WHAT IF I WAS ON THE FREEWAY? THIS IS TOTALLY UNSAFE CAR TO DRIVE. THE LOCAL SHOP TOLD ME THAT THE FILTER HOUSING (2012 VERSION) WAS MADE OF PLASTIC AND THE CURRENT BMW ONE 2014 IS MADE OF METAL. THE LOCAL SHOP TOLD ME TO CALL BMW IF THERE IS ANY RECALL FOR THIS. SO BEFORE FIXING IT LOCAL SHOP, I DID CALL THE CREVIER BMW IN SANTA ANA, CA AND THE SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME THAT THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THE FILTER HOUSING AND MY CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. I TOLD THE BMW ADVISOR THAT I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT A 2012 BMW 528I WITH 52K...

DRIVING IN THE HOV AT APPROXIMATELY 9PM WHEN AN ALERT MESSAGE "DRIVETRAIN MALFUNCTION, DRIVE MODERATELY" DISPLAYS. CAR ENGINE IMMEDIATELY CUTS OUT AND WE HAVE NO PROPULSION. WE ARE UNABLE TO MOVE TO A SAFE LOCATION AND WIND UP ON A NARROW SHOULDER OF THE LIE IN NY. POLICE COME AND CLOSE DOWN 2 LANES TO PREVENT COLLISION (EXTREMELY DANGEROUS ROAD CONDITIONS). WE WERE UNABLE TO START THE CAR OR SHIFT IT INTO NEUTRAL. CAR WAS TOWED. BMW NOTIFIES US THAT FUEL SENSORS MALFUNCTIONED RESULTING IN US RUNNING OUT OF GAS EVEN THOUGHT THE INDICATOR SHOWED WE HAD 1/2 TANK. HOWEVER BECAUSE WE WERE OVER THE 50,000 MILE WARRANTY WE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACING. . BMW IS LOOKING FOR US TO PAY $3,100 TO HAVE THE FUEL SENSORS REPLACED. I RESEARCHED THIS AND FOUND THAT BMW HAD ISSUED A RECALL ON ITS 2011 5 SERIES SEDANS AND 2012 5 SERIES...