2013 BMW X3 Engine Problems

TIMING CHAIN FAILURE AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. COMPLETE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. ENGINE HAS TO BE REPLACED.

ION OCT 27, 2020 WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE ACCOMPANIED BY MY WIFE, ON A LOCAL STREET IN THE VICINITY OF LAKE ZURICH, IL, A 'DRIVETRAIN MALFUNCTION' MESSAGE FLASHED ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE VEHICLE WENT INTO PARK MODE. I COULD NOT GET THE ENGINE TO RESTART AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE NEARBY BMW SERVICE CENTER. THE NEXT DAY, THE SERVICE ASSOCIATE SENT ME AN ESTIMATE, INFORMING THAT THERE WAS A CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE. BOTH THE ENGINE AND THE TURBOCHARGER NEED TO BE REPLACED WITH THE COST FOR SUCH AMOUNTING TO SOME $18000 + TAXES! THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 73000 MILES AND I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE ASSOCIATE THAT I HAPPENED TO BE JUST UNLUCKY THAT THIS HAPPENED AND IT WAS NOT DUE TO ANYTHING I HAD DONE (OR OMITTED TO DO BY WAY OF ROUTINE MAINTENANCE). LOOKING AT ALL SUCH SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FOR THE 2013 MODEL YEAR FOR...

TWICE NOW WHILE DRIVING THE CAR IT JUST COMPLETELY STOPPED. NO WARNING AT ALL. JUST CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AS I WAS DRIVING. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS, JUST HAPPENED. THE FIRST TIME WAS ON A BUSY ROAD, THE SECOND WAS ON A MUCH LESS BUSY STREET CLOSE TO MY HOME. I HAD IT FIXED TO THE TUNE OF OVER $3000 THE FIRST TIME A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. NOW MY MECHANIC IS TELLING ME THAT IT IS THE TIMING CHAIN AND OIL PUMP DRIVE AND THAT WILL BE A VERY EXPENSIVE FIX. I AM BESIDE MYSELF. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON A BUSY HIGHWAY, LORD KNOWS WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED BUT IT COULD'VE BEEN SOMETHING VERY CATASTROPHIC AND HORRIFIC. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER AND A WIDOW AND WITH THE PANDEMIC, I WAS OUT OF WORK FOR MANY MONTHS. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT I AM GOING...

MY 2013 X3 JUST DEAD ON ME IN MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY, ON MY WAY TO WORK, WITHOUT AND AHEAD NOTICE, IT WAS JUST NOT EVEN 30 SECONDS SIGN OF "OIL PRESSURE LOW" THEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, CAR WAS SHAKING, IT TOTALLY LOST THE POWER, I CALLED ROAD SERVICE TO TOW IT TO DEALERSHIP. WHEN I CALLED THE BMW SERVICE CENTER, THE GIRL JUST TOLD ME TO CLAM DOWN, DOESN'T NEED BE UPSET. I WAS SUPER UPSET, NEVER EXPECT TO DRIVE A CAR SUDDENLY DEAD IN MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY, IT COULD EASILY GET ME KILLED, OR CAUSE SERIOUSLY CAR ACCIDENT. IT WAS HAPPENED LAST MAY (2019), AT MILEAGE 88K, TWO OPTIONS: TRADE IT IN FOR $2K OR FIX IT $11,500 WITH REPLACE NEW ENGINE. I END PAID IT ALL FROM MY OWN POCKET. IT IS JUST ONE YEAR LATER, THE WARNING SIGN ON FOR " DRIVETRAIN MALFUNCTION, DRIVE MODERATELY, MAXIMUM...

I HAVE A 2013 BMW X3 WITH 100,110KM ON IT. ON OCTOBER 15, I WAS DRIVING NORMALLY, AND I GOT A MESSAGE ON MY DASH SAYING THERE WAS A 'DRIVETRAIN MALFUNCTION'. AFTER A FEW MINUTES, THE MESSAGE WENT AWAY AND LOW ENGINE OIL PRESSURE WARNING AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE VEHICLE SLOW DOWN AND CAME TO A STOP AND AT THE END LOCKED TO PARKING POSITION BY ITSELF. I HAD TO GET MY VEHICLE TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSE AND CONFIRM IT IS TIMING CHAIN FAILING AND SAID THAT THIS ISSUE IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL OF BMW VEHICLE. I CALLED BMW CANADA THE FOLLOWING MORNING AND WAS TOLD TO GET IT CHECKED OUT BY PERFORMANCE BMW WHICH IS NEARBY DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THE DIAGNOSE RESULT OF OIL PUMP CHAIN GUIDES BROKE AND TIMING CHAIN FAILURE AND ALSO TOLD ME THAT MY...

ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AND MECHANIC ADVISED IMMINENT TIMING CHAIN FAILURE BECAUSE OF ENGINE WHINING (87280 MILES). SERVICE MANAGER RECOMMENDED NOT DRIVING THE CAR BECAUSE OF LIKELY ENGINE FAILURE. AFTER TIMING CHAIN REPLACEMENT, DRIVETRAIN MALFUNCTION LIGHT CAME ON REPEATEDLY WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS ELEVATIONS AND SPEEDS. TOOK TO DEALER WHO ADVISED NOISY TURBO WASTEGATE LIKELY PROBLEM (88,919 MILES). TIMING CHAIN DEFECT WELL KNOWN TO BMW BUT ONLY WARRANTEED FOR 70,000 MILES IS DISINGENUOUS. ENGINE FAILURE ON A CAR AVERAGING 12.5K MILES A YEAR WITH LESS THAN 100K WITH KNOWN ENGINE DEFECTS IS FRUADULENT AT A MINIMUM.

CAR HAS 89000 MILES. AT LOW SPEEDS, IT DRIVES FINE. ON HIGHWAY, "DRIVE TRAIN MALFUNCTION" LIGHT APPEARS DURING MODERATE-HEAVY ACCELERATION. TODAY, ON A CROWDED 4 LANE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 70MPH, CAR LOST ALL POWER, GAS PEDAL WAS USELESS. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO LIMP TO BREAKDOWN LANE AND SPEED DROPPED TO ABOUT 15-20 MPH BY THE TIME I COULD GET THERE, THROUGH LOTS OF HONKING AND SEVERAL NEAR ACCIDENTS. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I SHUT THE CAR OFF FOR ABOUT 2 MINUTES, RESTARTED IT AND IT WORKED AGAIN. I TRAVELLED AT ABOUT 55MPH IN RIGHT LANE THE NEXT 15 MILES HOME WITHOUT ISSUE. I WAS WITH MY WIFE AND 7 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS ISSUE TO HAVE WITH A CAR.

CAR DISPLAYED SIGN DRIVE-TRAIN MALFUNCTION/OIL PRESSURE LOW AND WITHIN 30 SECONDS STOPPED. IT WENT FROM 50 MPH TO ZERO IN 30 SECONDS. I BARELY SURVIVED A MAJOR ACCIDENT OVER A BUSY HIGHWAY (RT 78 EAST BOUND IN NJ). LATER ON BMW SERVICE CENTER REPORTED ENGINE FAILED FOR UNKNOWN REASON. I CAME TO KNOW THERE ARE MULTIPLE COMPLAINT AGAINST BMX X3 2013 SIMILAR MODEL AND MANY DRIVERS LIKE ME BARELY SURVIVED A MAJOR ACCIDENT. BMW IS PLAYING WITH OUR LIVES BY NOT RECALLING THIS MODEL. IT IS CLEARLY A MAJOR MANUFACTURING FAULT IN THIS ENGINE. THERE ARE MULTIPLE LAWSUITS ON BMW BUT I DO NOT HEAR ANY POSITIVE OUTCOME. I CAN NOT BELIEVE NO AUTHORITY IS TAKING ANY ACTION ON BMW FOR MAKING FAULTY CAR LIKE THIS AND NOT HOLDING THEM ACCOUNTABLE.

BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN OCTOBER, 2018 (72,685 MILES). IN OCTOBER, 2019, VEHICLE STOPPED WHILE DRIVING, WOULDN'T RESTART OR EVEN GO IN NEUTRAL, MILEAGE WAS ONLY AT 87,482. AUTOBAHN DEALERSHIP IN FT WORTH, TX DIAGNOSED TIMING CHAIN DEFECT WHICH CAUSED ENGINE FAILURE & WE WERE CHARGED $193.67 FOR THE DIAGNOSIS AND QUOTED $14,000 TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. BMW N.AMERICA WOULD NOT HELP US AT ALL ON THIS. I HAVE READ THAT THIS N20 ENGINE HAS FAILED (&TIMING CHAIN) IN HUNDREDS OF THESE CARS. SO THIS CAR IS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY, I'M STILL MAKING PAYMENTS & INSURANCE ON THIS BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE THE FINANCES TO REPLACE THIS ENGINE. ALSO MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE CAR AT THE TIME & IT COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.

I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 75 S NEAR MONROE, MI. I WAS GOING ABOUT 60 MPH. I RECEIVED A WARNING OIL PRESSURE LOW STOP AS SOON AS POSSIBLE NOTIFICATION FROM MY CAR. I COULD NOT STOP FOR ANOTHER FEW MILES DUE TO HAVING NO WHERE TO STOP IN THE CONSTRUCTION ZONE. MY CAR DIED WHILE PULLING OFF THE NEXT EXIT RAMP. I WAS STRANDED FOR HOURS AND HAD TO HAVE A TOW TRUCK COME GET MY CAR. THE ENGINE WAS DETERMINED TO BE SHOT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED DUE TO THE TIMING CHAIN GUIDE BRAKING INTO MULTIPLE PIECES PLUGGING THE OIL PUMP. THIS WAS CAUSED BY THE ENGINE COMING OUT OF TIME AND CAUSES THE VALVES TO SLAM INTO THE PISTONS. THIS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE N20 BMW ENGINE AND IT A SAFETY HAZARD TO ANYONE DRIVING ONE. I PAID OVER $7000 TO REPLACE THE ENGINE OF MY CAR.

MY CAR THAT HAS AROUND 97000 MILES SUDDENLY STOPPED WITH A MESSAGE 'DRIVE TRAIN MALFUNCTIONED'. WHILE SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET THE ENGINE FOR THIS VEHICLE HAD LOT OF ISSUES AND LOT OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE. WITH THE NUMBER OF ISSUES THIS ENGINE IS HAVING PRIMARILY DUE TO THE BAD QUALITY, I WOULD LIKE THE MANUFACTURER TO DO A RECALL AND FIX THE ENGINES THAT FAILED.

I HAD 86,000 MILES ON MY CAR. ENGINE FAILED WHILE I WAS VACATIONING 700 MILES FROM HOME, STRANDING ME. WARNING :"DRIVE TRAIN MALFUNCTION" LIGHT CAME ON, THOUGH CAR WAS RUNNING PERFECTLY WELL. WHEN "STOP NOW TO PREVENT ENGINE DAMAGE" LIGHT APPEARED, I WAS FORTUNATELY GOING 25 MPH AND WAS ABLE TO COAST INTO A PARKING LOT AND MY CAR NEVER RAN AGAIN. DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSIS WAS "TIMING CHAIN STRETCHED", NEW ENGINE NEEDED. THE $13,000 REPAIR COST WAS ABOUT THE VALUE OF THE CAR, SO I WAS FORCED TO SELL IT FOR $3,000 TO THE FIRST PERSON INTERESTED, SINCE I WAS NOT NEAR THE CAR AND DID NOT WANT TO INVEST IN A NEW ENGINE, SINCE I HAD ALREADY INCURRED THOUSANDS IN REPAIRS WITHIN THE PRIOR YEAR. THIS CAR IS TERRIBLE! I WISH I HAD READ ALL THE TERRIBLE REVIEWS BEFORE I WAS CONNED INTO PURCHASING IT.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN MANY WARNING MESSAGES STARTED TO APPEAR, CHECK ENGINE, CHECK OIL, BATTERY, CHECK COOLANT AND SOME OTHERS AND IN A RAPID SUCCESSION. CAR BEGAN TO SLOW AND POWERED OFF. I WAS UNABLE TO RESTART MY CAR AND HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED. ENGINE IS COMPLETELY DEAD. QUOTED BETWEEN 20K (BMW) TO 8K (USED SHOP) TO REPAIR. BMW HAS REFUSED TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE ENGINE OR PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE IN THE MATTER.

AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, I HAD AN ALERT THAT SAID "DRIVE TRAIN MALFUNCTION" AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN. I QUICKLY HAD TO TAKE THE UPCOMING EXIT. AS I WAS TRYING TO CHANGE GEARS, THE CAR REMAINED IN NEUTRAL AND CONTINUED TO DRIVE SLOW. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL OVER AND STOP THE CAR. AT THAT POINT, THE VEHICLE DID NOT TURN BACK ON.

I AM ON ENGINE NUMBER 3 ON MY 2013 BMW X3. FIRST ENGINE LOCKED UP WHILE REPAIR SHOP WAS INVESTIGATING WHY EGINE LIGHT WAS ON. NO RECALL OR NOTICES AT THAT TIME FOR VEHCLE AND OVER THE 50K MILE WARRANTY. CHEAPEST REPAIR WAS FINDING A USED ENGINE, $8,000 VS $14,000 FOR BMW TO REPAIR. TURNS OUT THIS WAS A HIGHLY NOTED ISSUE WITH N20 CODE. WHILE IN SHOP FOR REPLACEMENT NOTICE COMES FROM BMW FOR EXTENDED MILEAGE SERVICE (NOT A RECALL). AFTER REPAIR I SUBMITTED WARRANTLY PAPERWORK BASED ON LETTER FROM BMW WITH RECEIPTS FROM DEALERSHIP, ONLY TO BE DENIED. 2 YEARS LATER DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE 85 IN NORTH CAROLINA SUMMER WITH AN INFANT AND 3 YEAR OLD ENGINE STALLED OUT AND LOCKED UP. TOOK TO MECHANIC TO LEARN SAME ISSUE AS BEFORE HAPPENED STILL NO RECALL - BUT THERE WAS A KIT NOT FOR A DIFFERENT TIMING CHAIN! I...

MY [XXX] NOW I'M GOING THROUGH SOMETHING VERY DIFFERENT IM BUY A CAR IN THE YEAR 2017 MARCH 20 I SPOKE THE SALE MANAGER REPRESENTATIVE ABOUT THE CAR COMBINATION OF MY CAR HIS NAME IS [XXX] EVERYTHING WAS FINE WELL MY CAR HAS BEEN DAMAGE SINCE 2017 BY THE MECHANIC OF THE G0GGIN BMW TREASURE COAST 4429 S US HWY 1 FT PIERCE FL 34982, TEI 429-8300 ...MY CAR NOW SERIOUS DAMAGE DON'T KNOWI IWAS GOING TO START A MOTOR SO OTHER MECHANIC TELL ME I HAVE TO REPLACE ENGINE I SIGN A 72 MONTH CONTRACT INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *CC *TR

WHILE BMW X3 WAS UNDER WARRANTY, WE HAD DRIVETRAIN FAILURE COME ON AND REPEATEDLY TOOK TO BMW SLUGGISH BUT BARELY DRIVEABLE . THE DEALER SERVICE NEVER MADE SUBSTANTIAL REPAIRS UNDER WARRANTY. FINALLY MY WIFE HAD A SHUTDOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF I-90 AND WE INSISTED THEY TAKE A CLOSER LOOK FOR WHICH THEY CHARGED US $3000 JUST OUT OF WARRANTY TO GET IT BACK, CLAIMING THERE WAS A CAM DEFICIENCY. 6 MONTHS LATER, THE X3 HAD A CATASTROPHIC SHUTDOWN AGAIN IN MIDDLE OF I-90 HIGHWAY OUTSIDE ROCKFORD IL. GOING 65 MPH AND NEARLY CREATED AN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE WAS PUSHED TO ROADSIDE AND TOWED TO BMW DEALER . BMW DECLARE IT UNREPAIRABLE AND OUT OF 75,0000 MILE EXTENSION FOR BREAKAGE OF TIMING BELT CHAIN . SERVICE MANAGER ADMITTED TIMING BELT ISSUE WAS EVIDENT DURING THE 75,0000 PERIOD, HOWEVER THE DEALER SERVICE INDICATED THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO WARN CONSUMERS. BMW NOAM...

ON SEPTEMBER 1, 2019, WE ([XXX]) WERE TRAVELING SOUTHWEST ON FM2322 (PACE BEND ROAD), WHICH IS WELL TRAVELLED, AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MILES PER HOUR IN OUR 2013 BMW X3. THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND POWER STEERING BUT WE WERE ABLE TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THIS ROAD (FM2322) LEADS TO LAKE TRAVIS AND WAS WELL TRAVELED, IT BEING ON A HOT WEEKEND DAY. AT THE TIME OF THIS INCIDENT, BMW KNEW THAT THE BMW X3'S N20 ENGINE (SEE MULTIPLE CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS STARTING IN 2017) WAS PRONE TO SUFFER CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO FAULTY MATERIALS USED TO MANUFACTURE THE BMW'S X3 N20 ENGINE. TO MY KNOWLEDGE WE DID NOT RECEIVE A NOTICE OR RECALL FOR THE CORRECTION OF THE N20 ENGINE DEFECTS. REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *CC

I WAS DRIVING MY 2013 BMW X3 ON I-280 FREEWAY SOUTHBOUND AROUND 11AM 6/10/2020, ALL OF SUDDEN MY CAR SHOWS BATTERY DISCHARGE RESULTED IN LOST OF POWER,WHEN THE SUV WAS AT 104,000 MILES. WITHIN 30 SECONDS, THE DRIVETRAIN MALFUNCTION WARNING ENGAGED. THE CAR BEGAN SHUTTING DOWN WHILE THEY WERE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY NAVIGATE ACROSS TWO LANES OF MERGING TRAFFIC TO GET OFF THE ROAD BEFORE THE ENGINE DIED. THE SITUATION COULD HAVE GONE VERY DIFFERENTLY WITH DISASTROUS RESULTS, SO I QUICKLY MANEUVERED THE VEHICLE AND PULLED OVER ON THE EMERGENCY PARKING LINE ON THE FREEWAY

ON 6/23/20, AT APPROX., 6:15 AM, MY 2013 BMW X3 VEHICLE (APPROX. 68,000 MILES) LOST ENGINE POWER AS I WAS ATTEMPTING TO PULL OUT FROM A BUSY AND CONGESTED N/B 215 FREEWAY (NEAR THE W/B 10 FREEWAY EXCHANGE) IN COLTON, CALIFORNIA. PRIOR TO LOSING ENGINE POWER, AND AT ABOUT LESS THAN ONE MINUTES BEFORE, MY VEHICLE'S LOW OIL LIGHT SENSOR HAD COME ON, THEN QUICKLY CHANGED TO A DRIVETRAIN MALFUNCTION SENSOR -- WARNING ME TO DRIVE MODERATELY, BUT THAT WAS MEANINGLESS BECAUSE MY VEHICLE HAD ALREADY BEGAN TO LOSE ENGINE POWER. I SLID TO A SLOW STOP INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE OF THE FREEWAY AFTER CUTTING OFF NUMEROUS VEHICLES BEHIND ME IN AN EFFORT TO MAKE IT OFF THE FREEWAY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BMW X3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HIS WIFE ARRIVED HOME, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS WIFE ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO PACIFIC BMW (800 S. BRAND BLVD, GLENDALE, CA 91204, 8182-46-5600) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIMING BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE AND A CASE WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 91,450.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND MY VEHICLE WENT INTO LIMP MODE. THE MALFUNCTION TRANS LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND WAS TOLD I HAD A OIL LEAK AND THE AIR TUBE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS WELL AS THE PROGRAMMING UPDATE. THE NEXT DAY BMW SERVICE ADVISOR, [XXX] CALLED TO TELL ME MY TIMING CHAIN NEED TO BE REPLACED AND IT WOULD COST OVER 7000$. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. HE GAVE ME HIS ADVICE OR TWO OPTIONS I HAD, I COULD PAY FOR THE COST OF REPAIRS AND HAVE A VEHICLE OR JUST FIX WHAT WAS DISCUSSED AND TRY TO SELL MY VEHICLE TO SOMEONE ELSE. I ASKED HIM TO HELP ME AND PUT ME INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE, HE SAID OH NO WE CAN'T DO THAT. I ASKED WHY, IT'S YOUR CAR YOU SOLD IT TO ME. [XXX] TOLD ME...

ENGINE SEIZED AT ONLY 58K MILES RIGHT AT THE AIRPORT, WOULD NOT START AGAIN. IT WAS LATER TOWED TO THE DEALER AND A NEW ENGINE WAS REPLACED. 6 MONTHS LATER AT 61K MILES, HUGE PLUMES OF WHITE SMOKES IS COMING OUT OF THE EXHAUST. DROVE TO THE DEALER AGAIN AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE TURBOCHARGER IS BROKEN. *TR

TIMING-CHAIN BREAK DUE TO TIMING GUARD WHICH IS MADE FOR A PLASTIC BREAK AND ENGINE FAILURE, ITS A MAJOR ISSUE WITH BMW N20 ENGINE, THEY UPGRADE THE EFFECTED PART IN 2015 TO FIX IT BUT CARS THAT HAVE THESE N20 MODEL EARLIER GETTING THIS FAILURE AND BMW NOT TAKE OWNERSHIP IF ITS AFTER 7 YEARS OR 70000 MILES. *TR

ON 11/12/2019, ON MY WAY TO WORK DRIVING AT 40-44 MPH ON CITY ROAD, THE ACCELERATION SUDDENLY DROPPED, A SCREEN MESSAGE READ, "INCREASED ENGINE PRESSURE," AND ADVISED ME TO, "STOP ENGINE IMMEDIATELY," WHICH I HAD NO CHANCE TO DO BECAUSE THE SUV CAME TO A COMPLETE HALT. THANKFULLY I WAS ABLE TO TURN INTO THE DRIVEWAY OF A BUSINESS, BUT UNABLE TO PARK. THE CAR TURNED ITSELF OFF AND "LOCKED." A BMW DEALERSHIP SERVICE DIAGNOSED THE SUV'S TIME-CHAIN NEEDED REPLACEMENT (MILEAGE WAS 95515. BMW STATED THAT THE WARRANTY FOR THIS MODEL'S TIME-CHAIN WAS 7 YEARS/70,000 MILES. IN REPLACING THE TIME-CHAIN, THE MOTOR WAS RUINED WITH METAL SHAVINGS. COMPLAINTS LISTED AT HTTPS://DRIVING-TESTS.ORG/VIN-DECODER/ REPORT CONSUMERS WHO HAVE HAD SIMILAR BAD EXPERIENCE WITH THE TIMING CHAIN AT ABOUT 100,000 MILES. I PURCHASED THE BMW USED WITH 95899 MILES AND DROVE IT FEWER THAN 3,000 MILES BEFORE THE TIMING CHAIN AND ENGINE WERE RUINED....

THE NIGHT OF 11/9/2019, I WAS DRIVING MY 2013 BMW X3 WHEN MY ENGINE PRESSURE LOW LIGHT CAME ON THEN FOLLOWED BY DRIVE TRAIN MALFUNCTION LIGHTS AND INSTANTLY MY SUV DIED/LOST ALL POWER AND I HAD TO DANGEROUSLY PULL TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD WHILE AVOIDING OTHER CARS. THIS IS EXTREMELY UPSETTING SINCE MY LITTLE ONES WERE IN THE CAR WITH ME AND WE WERE ON THE FREEWAY A FEW MINUTES EARLIER. THE SUV LOCKED UP AND WAS UNABLE TO START BACK UP. I HAD THE SUV TOWED TO THE BMW SERVICE DEPARTMENT, THEY FOUND THE TIMING CHAIN GUIDE (MADE OF PLASTIC) HAD BROKEN AND THE BROKEN PIECES BLOCK THE OIL PUMP. IT TOOK OUT THE OIL PUMP AND STARVED THE ENGINE OF OIL AND NOW I HAVE A DEAD ENGINE. MY SUV HAVE ONLY 75K MILES ON IT WAS REGULARLY MAINTAINED BY BMW SERVICE DEPARTMENT. I WAS QUOTED...

MY 2013 BMW X3 SHOWED A LOW OIL PRESSURE WARNING ON THE DISPLAY. STOPPED THE CAR, AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER SAID THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND IT WAS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE N20 ENGINE. THE COST TO REPLACE IS CLOSE TO $6000. THE TIMING CHAIN IS NOT PART OF THE MAINTENANCE OF THE VEHICLE AND IT NOT SUPPOSE TO FAIL. THE DEALER TOLD ME TO CALL BMW NORTH AMERICA FOR ASSISTANCE TO REPLACE SINCE THE PROBLEM IS DUE TO A DESIGN DEFECT AND NOT A MAINTENANCE ISSUE. I CALLED AND AFTER 2 WEEKS BMW NORTH AMERICA GOT IN TOUCH WITH ME AND TOLD ME THEY ARE NOT GOING TO HELP ME OUT, NOT EVEN PARTIALLY. I CANNOT DRIVE OR SELL THE VEHICLE WITHOUT THE REPAIR BECAUSE THE ENGINE WILL EVENTUALLY FAIL WHICH COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE SOMEONE TO GET INJURED IN AN...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BMW X3. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH AND APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED COGGIN BMW OF TREASURE COAST IN FT. PIERCE LOCATED AT 4429 US-1, FORT PIERCE, FL 34982, (772) 742-5582, AND NOTIFIED THE DEALER OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000. *LN *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BMW X3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED FOR A FEW MINUTES BUT STALLED AGAIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED TO A SERVICE STATION AND LATER TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDED TO REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED COGGIN BMW OF TREASURE COAST IN FT. PIERCE LOCATED AT 4429 US-1, FORT PIERCE, FL 34982, (772) 742-5582 AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000. *LN CONSUMER HAS 2 DIAGNOSTIC TESTING DONE WITHIN FEW DAYS OF EACH OTHER. CONSUMER HAS A...

MY TIMING CHAIN CAUSED MY ENGINE TO FAIL AT 90,000 MILES AND BMW WOULD NOT COVER THE COST EVEN THOUGH THEY INCREASED THE WARRANTY TO 70,000 MILES, I THEN HAD A USED ENGINE WITH 40,000 MILES ON IT AND 120,000 MILES LATER THAT TIMING CHAIN BROKE AND RUIN THE ENGINE. I STILL OWE $10,000 ON AN $8,000 VEHICLE WITH BMW WANTING $12,000 TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. THE FIRST TIME I WAS ON THE FREEWAY CLOSE TO HOLE AND THE DRIVE TRAIN MALFUNCTION LIGHT CAME ON THE I PULLED OVER. THE SECOND TIME THE ENGINE WENT OUT I WAS OVER 2 HOURS FROM HOME AND HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. I RECEIVED AN ERROR MESSAGE ABOUT LOW OIL PRESSURE AND WITHIN A MINUTE MY CAR LOST POWER AND PUT ITSELF IN NEUTRAL. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE FREEWAY SAFELY BECAUSE IT COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS LOSING POWER SUDDENLY IN THAT WAY. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START BACK UP AND I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED. ANOTHER ONGOING ISSUE I HAVE HAD, IS THAT THE POWER TRAIN MALFUNCTION ERROR LIGHT COMES ON ALMOST EVERY TIME I DRIVE AND THE AUTO SHOP HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. I HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY AND HAD OTHER WORK DONE THAT DID NOT SOLVE THIS PROBLEM.

WHINING NOISE FROM LOWER ENGINE AREA NEAR ENGINE OIL PUMP CAUSED BY WEAR ON ENGINE OIL PUMP CHAIN DRIVE SPROCKETS

ENGINE STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY (NO POWER/POWER STEERING/ENGINE SHAKING) WHILE ON HIGH SPEED ROAD WITH WIFE AND 2 YEAR OLD VEHICLE. MECHANIC NOTED OIL PUMP/DRIVE TRAIN FAILURE ASSOCIATED WITH A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT CURRENTLY UNDERWAY WITH BMW. ENTIRE ENGINE MUST BE REPLACED.

AS MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING DOWN THE THE BUSY HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE WENT INTO NEUTRAL AND THE ENGINE COMPLETELY CUT OUT. WE LUCKILY COASTED TO SAFETY OFF THE HIGH SHOULDER--BARELY OFF THE MAIN TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE THEN WENT INTO PARK AND WOULD NOT START OR SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL, SO WE WERE STUCK THERE UNTIL THE TOW TRUCK CAME.

AT ROUGHLY 71,000 MILES, WHILE PARKED AT A RED LIGHT, 200 MILES FROM HOME ON A HOLIDAY WEEKEND, MY CAR HAD A MAINTENANCE WARNING AND WOULDN'T MOVE.THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE TOTAL COST OF THE REPAIRS WERE AROUND $7,000. ACCORDING TO ONLINE FORUMS, THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM.

ANOTHER TIMING CHAIN STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING. MY TIMING CHAIN FAIL ON ME WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE UNDER 70 000 MILES ON THE CAR BUT BMW NA TOLD THAT I AM OUT OF WARRANTY BECAUSE THE CAR ARRIVE AT A LOT IN SEPTEMBER 2012 AND THE 7 YEAR WARRANTY START FROM SEPTEMBER 2012. MY CAR IS A 2013 BMW AND 7 YEARS WOULD PUT ME IN 2020 . BMW LOOK FOR ANYTHING NOT TO HONOR THEIR WARRANTY ON THEIR FAIL ENGINE. I OWE OVER $10K ON A CAR THAT HAVE A FAIL ENGINE. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS IT IS SO NOT RIGHT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BMW X3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND UNOCCUPIED, THE VEHICLE EXPLODED AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FLAMES AND HEAT DAMAGED TWO PARKED AND OCCUPIED VEHICLES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MICHIGAN FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS PRESENT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE WHERE THE FIRE INITIATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,400. THE VIN WAS INVALID. *DT *TR

ANOTHER TIMING CHAIN VICTIM. TIMING CHAIN HAD BEEN REPLACED 2/2017, 51K MILES AND EVIDENTLY WAS REPLACED WITH THE DEFECTIVE PARTS, PRIOR TO BMW'S ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF AN ISSUE. 30 MONTHS LATER WE SIT AT 80K MILES AND THE CHAIN HAS BROKEN AGAIN CAUSING CATASTROPHIC MOTOR DAMAGE. BMW NA WAS CONTACTED AND WE WERE DELIGHTFULLY DENIED OUR ASSISTANCE REQUEST. WE WERE HOWEVER OFFERED A VERY GENEROUS 10% DISCOUNT TOWARDS A NEW MOTOR FROM OUR LOCAL DEALER.

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON A CITY STREET WHEN THE CAR GAVE AN ALERT: 'DRIVETRAIN MALFUNCTION'DRIVE MODERATELY.' THEN MY HUSBAND GOT ANOTHER ALERT: 'OIL PRESSURE LOW' WHICH WARNED NOT TO DRIVE. FORTUNATELY, BY THAT POINT HE WAS ON OUR BLOCK SO HE MOVED THE CAR VERY SLOWLY TOWARDS OUR HOUSE. THE CAR SHUT DOWN, BUT HE WAS ABLE TO COAST TO PARK THE CAR STREETSIDE. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY AND LEARNED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN HAD MALFUNCTIONED AND THE CAR WAS INOPERABLE UNTIL THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. JUST THE DAY BEFORE THIS VEHICLE FAILURE, WE WERE COMING HOME FROM SEEING FAMILY FOR THE HOLIDAYS. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY OR ANY OTHER BUSY ROAD, WE COULD HAVE BEEN IN SERIOUS DANGER. THERE WAS VERY LITTLE TIME TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE BECAUSE THE CAR SHUT DOWN SO...

1. WARNING DRIVE TRAIN MALFUNCTION 2. DROVE MODERATELY ON WAY DRIVING IN TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR 3. OIL PRESSURE LOW STOP OR RISK DAMAGE TO ENGINE 4. PULLED OVER, HAD IT TOWED TO BMW 5. THEY CALLED THE NEXT MORNING STATING IT WAS 17,000 MOL DUE TO ENGINE BEING DAMAGED AFTER FRAGMENTS WENT IN FROM TIMING CHAIN 6. INSURANCE ADJUSTER WENT OUT AND CONQUERED BMW ISSUE TIMING CHAIN BROKE EFFECTING ENGINE OIL PUMP AND BATTERY 7. ENGINE INOPERABLE FUCNTIONALLY TOTALED CAR WAITING FOR BMW N AMERICA CASEMNGR TO RETURN MY CALL AND HOPEFULLY OFFER TO EXTEND WARRANTY OR OFFER GOOD WILL AND FIX -REPAIR ENGINE AND ALL RELATED TO MALFUNCTION 8. FOUND OUT USA CONSUMER CLASS ACTION SUIT IS CURRENTLY UNDER WAY FILED 12/12/19 AGAINST BMW FOR TIMING CHAIN ENGINE ISSUE... STILL WITHOUT RELIEF OR VEHICLE AND NO PERSONAL FUNDS TO GET CAR BACK AGAIN HOPING FOR RELIEF FROM BMW!

CAR WAS IN MOTION ON A SUBURB ROAD WHEN DASHBOARD LIGHT UP WITH 'DRIVETRAIN MALFUNCTION'.TIMING CHAIN BROKE AND DAMAGED THE ENGINE. THE CAR STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF ROAD ON AN INCLINE, BLOCKING THE TRAFFIC THAT COULD CAUSE ACCIDENT. VEHICLE ODO WAS 84666. THERE IS A TSB SI B11 03 17 ON THIS ISSUE, BUT THE WARRANTY EXPIRED AT 7 YEARS / 70,000 MILES.

WE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES PER HOUR ON A CITY STREET. WE RECEIVED A "DRIVETRAIN MALFUNCTION" WARNING, SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED INTERMITTENTLY OVER THE PAST YEAR, WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY DIAGNOSED AS A MINOR ISSUE. WE NOTICED A CHANGE IN ENGINE NOISE AND PERFORMANCE, WHICH WAS UNUSUAL. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BRING THE CAR TO A BMW DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE, A "LOW OIL PRESSURE" WARNING CAME ON AND THE ENGINE QUIT APPROXIMATELY 10 SECONDS LATER. I WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE INTO A PARKING LOT, WHERE WE HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED IT AS A FAILURE OF THE TIMING CHAIN GUIDES AND ADVISED US THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THANKFULLY, WE WERE OPERATING UNDER THE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS TO SAFELY STOP THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE IS SUDDEN AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. THROUGH RESEARCH, WE NOW KNOW...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BMW X3. WHILE THE CONTACT'S FIANC WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. ALSO, 'DRIVE TRAIN MALFUNCTION, DRIVE MODERATE SPEED' WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO BILL DODGE AUTO PARK (888-464-1978, LOCATED AT 2 SAUNDERS WAY, WESTBROOK, ME 04092) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VALVE COVER WAS CRACKED AND NEEDED TO BE REMOVED TO INSPECT THE TIMING CHAINS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE ENGINE MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 122,000.

THE ENGINE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY. THE FAILURE APPEARS TO BE FROM THE FAILURE OF THE PLASTIC GUIDE AND TENSIONING MECHANISM THAT IS USED IN TIMING CHAIN ASSEMBLY. THE PLASTIC BREAKS AND WEDGED BETWEEN THE TIMING CHAIN AND CRANKSHAFT TIMING SPROCKET CAUSING THE TIMING TO JUMP AND DAMAGE THE VALVETRAIN.

WE PURCHASED A 2013 BMW X3 IN DECEMBER 2012. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DEALER SERVICED FROM DAY ONE. IN 2018, FAIRFAX BMW REPLACED THE TIMING CHAIN AT NO COST WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD ONLY 45K MILES WHICH IS HIGHLY UNUSUAL. IN EARLY AUGUST I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 81 SOUTH TRAVELLING FROM VIRGINIA TO ARIZONA. THE CAR BEGAN MAKING A TICKING SOUND WHICH BECAME PROGRESSIVELY LOUDER. I EXITED THE BUSY HIGHWAY AND BARELY MADE IT TO BMW OF ROANOKE, VA. I WAS TRAVELLING THE SPEED LIMIT WHEN THE PROBLEM BEGAN, AND WAS BARELY ABLE TO GO 45 MILES PER HOUR WHEN I EXITED. I SOON LEARNED THAT MY PARTICULAR ENGINE (F-25/N20) HAS A MAJOR DEFECT AND WILL LITERALLY BLOW UP WHILE DRIVING. BMW IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, AND HAS ENDANGERED MY HEALTH AND SAFETY BY REFUSING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT HAS BEEN FILED IN NEW...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BMW X3. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH AND APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND "DRIVETRAIN MALFUNCTION" AND "LOW OIL PRESSURE" APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT A RATTLING NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND POWERED OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN WAS FRACTURED AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AROUND 70 MPH, DRIVETRAIN MALFUNCTION MESSAGE CAME ON MONITOR WITHIN A FEW SECONDS ANOTHER MESSAGE SAYING LOW OIL PRESSURE PULL TO SIDE AND CALL FOR SERVICE. MANGED TO PULL TO THE SIDE, BUT POTENTIAL WAS THERE AFTER LOSING POWER TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. I WAS 300 MILES FROM HOME ON JULY 4, 2019 NO SHOP WAS OPEN, SO HAD AAA TOW THE VEHICLE TO BMW DEALER, MET WITH THEM THE NEXT DAY AND FOUND OUT IT WAS A TIMING CHAIN ISSUE AND NEEDED A NEW ENGINE, HE ALSO INFORMED THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE AND THE BMW HAD EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 70K MILES, BUT SINCE I HAD 115K IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. CALLED CORPORATE BMW AND INFORMED THEM THAT THIS IS THE KNOWN ISSUE OF TIMING CHAIN AND THEY SHOULD PROVIDE ASSISTANCE, I HAVE BEEN DRIVING BMW FOR OVER 10 YEARS AND CURRENTLY OWN...

FAULTY PLASTIC TIMING CHAIN GUIDE THAT FAILS PREMATURELY. AT 113,000, MY MECHANIC IS TELLING ME TO EITHER REPLACE THE TIMING CHAIN AND COMPONENTS, OR GET RID OF THE VEHICLE, AS THE ENGINE WILL EVENTUALLY FAIL IF THIS IN NOT ADDRESSED. AT NEARLY 5K OR MORE IN REPAIRS, THAT IS BASICALLY 50% OF THE VEHICLE'S RESALE VALUE. BMW IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL FOR A BAD DESIGN AND FAULTY COMPONENTS. MANY OTHERS WITH THE BMW N20 ENGINE HAVE HAD THEIR ENGINE FAIL COMPLETELY, OR HAD TO PAY ASTRONOMICAL REPAIR COSTS TO CORRECT BMW'S DESIGN ERROR. A MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR COMPANY SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR SELLING A PROBLEMATIC ENGINE, NOT THE OWNER.

DRIVING WEST ON I84 IN CT. JUST EAST OF EXIT 33 BEFORE RT 72 MERGE LOW OIL PRESSURE MESSAGE COMES ON. WITHIN 30 SECONDS DRIVETRAIN MALFUNCTION MESSAGE APPEARS AND THE ENGINE STARTS TO POWER DOWN. BARELY MADE IT ACROSS THE 2 LANES MERGING ON THE RIGHT AND ONTO THE SHOULDER BEFORE THE ENGINE LOST POWER ENTIRELY AND SHUT DOWN. COULD HAVE BEEN A TOTAL DISASTER GIVEN THE HIGH SPEED MERGE AND VOLUME OF TRAFFIC.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A BUSY ROAD, MOVING AT ABOUT 25 MPH AND RECEIVED THE DRIVE TRAIN WARNING AND AS I WAS PULLING OVER, IR, THEN STUDENTLY I GOT A MESSAGE, ENGINE LOSS POWER, AND THE CAR SUDDENLY STOP NOT HAVE A CHANCE TO PULL OVER ..HOW DANGEROUS IS THIS I WAS WITH MY GRAND KIDS IN THE CAR . THE CAR WOULD NOT RESTART AND HAD TOW TO THE DEALER .. WAITING FOR ESTIMATED ..DANGEROUS SITUATION PULLING INTO TRAFFIC SPECIALLY ON A HIGHWAY WOULD NEVER RECOMMEND THIS "ULTIMATE DRIVING MACHINE" TO ANYONE! THEY WAITING FOR A FATAL CRASH TO TAKE ACTIONS ??????