2003 BMW 530I Suspension Problems

WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY 210 IN THE SECOND LANE NEXT TO FAST LANE, GOING 70-72 MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC THE REAR BRAKES LOCKED UP. CAUSING THE REAR TIRES TO SKID, IN TURN CAUSING IT TO START A CLOCKWISE SPIN TWO TIMES. BECAUSE I WAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC I QUICKLY DESIDED NOT TO TRY TO CONTROL THE CAR IN THAT LANE CAUSING A MAYOR CAR PILE UP, SO I DESIDED TO TRY TO MAKE IT OVER TO THE SIDE OF FWY. I MISSED THREE CARS AND A SEMI TRUCK AND ENDED UP STOPPING BEFORE I HIT THE THIRD CAR. I WAS STILL SETTING PART WAY IN THE SLOW LANE, SO I TRIED TO MOVE THE CAR. IT WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD OR BACK WARD EVEN THOUGH THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING AND THE CAR WOULD GO IN GEAR. MY WIFE AND I CAME OUT WITH NO INJURIES AND NO ONE HIT US....

INCIDENTAL FINDING OF HUGE CRACK ON LEFT REAR LOWER CONTROL ARM DISCOVERED BY MECHANIC WHO WAS SERVICING THE VEHICLE. I HAVE PHOTOS AND THE PART IN QUESTION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BMW 530I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD HAVE TO BE RELEASED THEN RE-APPLIED DUE TO THE FAILURE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD DRIVE OVER NUMEROUS BUMPS AT ONE TIME AND THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE SHAKING WOULD OCCUR. THE FAILURE WOULD NORMALLY NOT OCCUR IF THERE WERE NO BUMPS PRESENT IN THE ROAD. IT SEEMED AS IF THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WOULD FALL APART. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY FOUND NO FAILURE. THE ISSUE WORSENED AND THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. THEY WERE ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE SERVICE MANAGER WHO NOTICED THE FAILURE NO LONGER WORKED AT THE DEALER. HE THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED BMW MECHANIC, WHO NOTICED CRACKS ON THE SUSPENSION BUSHINGS AND ASKED FOR...