2013 BMW 528 XI 4 DR AWD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BMW 528XI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY FAILED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE HAD EXPERIENCED A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE AND NEEDED TO REPLACED. THE LOCAL DEALER BMW GALLERY NORWELL LOCATED AT 1040 HINGHAM ST, ROCKLAND, MA 02370 AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY TWICE AND THE ENGINE FAILED THE SAME WAY BOTH TIMES IT WENT FROM 55MPH TO 20 BEGIN TO JERK PROMPTED ME TO PULL OVER AND STOPPED ABOUT 10 SECONDS AFTER

DRIVETRAIN MALFUNCTION, CAR IS SHUTTING OFF WHILE IN DRIVE AND VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. VEHICLE IS ONLY AT 66K MILES.

ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR AFTER A SHORT PERIOD OF REST (30MINS-1HR) AND A COUPLE TIMES ON EXTENDED DRIVES(2+ HOURS) CAR STALLS OUT THE FIRST 6 TIMES CAME UP WITH POWER TRAIN AND FUEL MODULE CODES TOOK TO DEALER. DEALER REPLACED HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP AND TIMING CHAIN ISSUE APPEARED FIX TILL IT STARTED DOING IT AGAIN NO LONGER THROWING CODES

I AM HAVING THE SAME DRIVETRAIN ISSUES THAT OTHER EARLIER MODEL BMW'S BETWEEN 2011 TO 2015 THAT WAS RECALLED. MY OIL PUMP CHAIN MODULE AND TIMING CHAIN MODULE NEEDS REPLACING. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY FOR ABOUT A MONTH OFF AND ON. I STARTED MY CAR AND DRIVETRAIN MALFUNCTION APPEARED ON DASH. I'VE DRIVEN CAR FOR 3,000 MILES SINCE PURCHASING AND IT JUST CAME ON.

CAR WAS GIVING THE POWERTRAIN SERVICE MESSAGE, WHILE DRIVING IT WOULD START TO POWER DOWN THE CAR APART OF BUILT IN MECHANISM. TOOK TO BMW DEALERSHIP TO HAVE LOOKED AT. THEY CAME BACK TO ME AND INFORMED ME THAT THE TIMING CHAIN LINKS WERE FOLDING OVER ON ITSELF, AND THE CHAIN WAS CONFIRMED TO HAVE EXCESSIVE PLAY. TIMING CHAIN GUIDES HAVE FAILED, CAUSING EXHAUST CAMSHAFT TO UNSYNC FROM CRANKSHAFT. CAN CAUSE CATASTROPHIC FAILURE IF VALVES CONTACT PISTON. RECOMMENDATION IS TO REPLACE ENTIRE MOTOR AT COST JUST UNDER $15,000. CAR IS UNDER 7 YEARS OLD WITH 98,000 MILES ON IT. WARRANTY WAS "EXTENDED" TO COVER THIS ISSUE IN 2018 OUT TO 7 YEARS, 70,000 MILES. THIS HAS OCCURRED THROUGHOUT SPRING OF 2020. *TR

BMW ENGINE N20B20 KNOWN TIMING CHAIN ISSUE. THE CAR IN QUESTION IS 2013 BMW 528I XDRIVE, 4 CYL. TURBO ENGINE, AUTOMATIC, ALL WHEEL DRIVE, SEDAN. I WAS AT WORK AND STARTED DRIVING HOME, GOT OUT ON THE HIGHWAY, HIT 65 MPH AND IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED BY THE INSTRUMENT DISPLAY THAT THERE IS POWERTRAIN ISSUE AND TO PULL OVER AND CALL SERVICE. I HAD TO TOW THE CAR HOME AND THEN AGAIN TO THE SERVICE SINCE IT WOULD NOT START. I HAD 77130 MILES ON THE CAR AT THE MOMENT. I GOT CALL FROM THE SERVICE THIS MORNING 05/29/2020 WHERE THEY STATED: CAR HAD 3 QUARTS OF OIL INSTEAD OF 5 WHICH CAUSED MECHANICAL DAMAGE AND WEAR. PLASTIC LEAD FOR THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE AND CHAIN IS LOOSE. CAMSHAFT I BELIEVE IS BROKEN. THEY ALSO STATED THAT THE FIX IS ENGINE REPLACEMENT $11,000.00. I ASKED IS THERE ANY OTHER SOLUTIONS BESIDE WHOLE ENGINE REPLACEMENT THEY SAID NO EXCEPT FOR GETTING USED ENGINE INSTEAD OF NEW. NOW I HAVE ONE MORE BMW (2007 328I, N52 6 CYL. ENGINE, 6 SPEED MANUAL, REAR WHEEL DRIVE - STILL IN GREAT SHAPE, NEVER LEFT ME ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD 176000 MILES AND COUNTING), I AM ENTHUSIAST, I TAKE GREAT CARE ABOUT MY CARS. ALWAYS FULL SYNTHETIC OIL EVERY 5000 MILES, ALWAYS MANN FILTER(S), ALWAYS BMW SPEC LL-01 FOR US, ALWAYS CASTROL MADE IN BELGIUM. ALL THE PARTS GENUINE, BEST TIRES. WITH ALL THAT CARE I KNOW THE WEAKNESS - OIL THIRSTY ENGINES. THE CAR THAT'S IN PROBLEM GOT IT'S OIL CHECKED THAT MORNING OR DAY BEFORE AND SHOWED UP MAX. THOSE NEW ENGINES HAVE ELECTRICAL OIL READER (NO STICK ANYMORE) SO I HAVE TO RELY ON THAT. I AM HEAVILY DISAPPOINTED IN BMW AND HOW THEY ARE HANDLING THIS ISSUE. THEY SHOULD OFFER REMEDY AND FULL REIMBURSEMENT OR RECALL FOR THIS WELL KNOWN PROBLEM. *TR

MY CAR STOPPED RUNNING WHILE I WAS ON THE ROAD (CROSSING OVER RT 29 IN MALVERN, PA). A MESSAGE ON THE SCREEN IN MY CAR SAID DRIVETRAIN MALFUNCTION. AFTER THE MECHANIC LOOKED AT IT HE SAID THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE AND THE WHOLE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS CAR DOESN'T EVEN HAVE 100K MILES ON IT.

ENGINE'S TIMING CHAIN FAILURE AFTER 6 YEARS AND 65000 MILES.

BOUGHT USED 2013 BMW 528I XDRIVE 0N 4/2018 WITH OVER 94K MIKES. CAR IN GREAT CONDITION AND ALWAYS SERVICED. AT 123K MILES, WARNING SIGNALS CAME ON ("OIL PRESSURE LOW, DRIVE TRAIN MALFUNCTION, STOP IMMEDIATELY AND TOW TO DEALER"). WAS DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH ON STREET IN NEIGHBORHOOD AND PULLED OVER AND AS I COASTED TO STOP, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF PRIOR TO MY STOPPING. WHEELS LOCKED UPON STOP. TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP. TIMING CHAIN JUMPED OFF TRACK AND RUINED THE ENGINE. NO SIGNS LEADING UP TO THIS EVENT. REMANUFACTURED ENGINE WILL COST BETWEEN $12-15,000. COST MORE THAN CAR. I HAD TO SCRAP IT. (CAN PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION FROM REPAIR SHOP WHEN/IF YOU NEED IT).

CAR WAS IN MOTION BROKE DOWN ON HIGHWAY

A CATASTROPHIC PROBLEM OCCURRED WITH MY BMW, A 2013 528I MODEL, WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY EXPRESSWAY. A WARNING MESSAGE INDICATED THE OIL PRESSURE WAS LOW. AS I ATTEMPTED TO NAVIGATE TO THE SHOULDER, ANOTHER MESSAGE STATED THERE WAS A DRIVE-TRAIN MALFUNCTION. THE CAR PROCEEDED TO DECELERATE,.SHUT DOWN AND THE ENGINE COMPLETELY FAIL.

WAS DRIVING FROM MEMPHIS TO PCB LAST FRIDAY WHEN I LOST POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY NEAR BIRMINGHAM. FIRST THE 'OIL PRESSURE LOW' WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY THE 'DRIVETRAIN' WARNING LIGHT. PULLED OVER AND GOT TOWED TO THE DEALER IN B'HAM, WHERE THEY TOLD ME THAT THE ENGINE WAS BLOWN AND A NEW ENGINE WOULD BE ROUGHLY 15-17K. THEY DIDN'T VISUALLY INSPECT THE TIMING CHAIN...JUST A HUNCH BY THEIR LEAD MECHANIC BASED ON THE TICKING HE HEARD WHEN ATTEMPTING TO GET THE ENGINE TO START. THEY OFFERED TO DO A DEEPER DIVE INTO THE ISSUE FOR AN ADDITIONAL $1000, WHICH I DECLINED. I'M HAVING THE CAR TOWED BACK TO MEMPHIS, WHERE I WILL LOOK INTO FINDING A SECOND-HAND ENGINE FOR REPLACEMENT. I WILL BE TRACKING THE LAWSUIT. MY CAR (2013 528I XDRIVE) ONLY HAD 74K MILES, AND I OWE WHAT THEY QUOTED ME FOR A NEW ENGINE, SO THAT'S NOT A CONSIDERATION. I HAVE BEEN RELIGIOUS WITH MAINTENANCE, WITH ALL WORK DONE AT THE DEALER.

MY PASSENGER SEAT BELT HAS A DETAIL LIGHT READING "DRIVER RESTRAINT MALFUNCTION: ALSO THE LOCK ON THE PASSENGER WILL NOT UNLOCK. THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH, THE CAR, WITHOUT WARNING, GAVE AN ERROR MESSAGE THAT THE OIL PRESSURE WAS LOW AND THEN ANOTHER MESSAGE THAT SAID DRIVETRAIN MALFUNCTION. THE CAR WENT INTO NEUTRAL ON ITS OWN AND WOULDN'T GO BACK INTO DRIVE. IN TRAFFIC ON A 4 LANE HIGHWAY, I HAD TO IMMEDIATELY PULL OVER (DANGEROUS), AND GET THE CAR TOWED. THE BELLY PAN HAD TO BE REMOVED IN ORDER TO MANUALLY ENGAGE THE CAR IN NEUTRAL SO THE CAR COULD BE TOWED(DANGEROUS TO DO ON A BUSY HIGHWAY). AFTER THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO A BMW DEALERSHIP, I WAS TOLD THE ENGINE WAS LOCKED AND THE REPLACEMENT WAS $18,000! THIS CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED AND WAS FULL OF OIL, SO THE DEALER COULD NOT TELL ME WHAT THE ISSUE WAS UNLESS THEY TORE IT DOWN. I COMPLAINED TO BMW NORTH AMERICA (CORPORATE) THAT THERE WAS OBVIOUS AN ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE, AND THEY ONLY CAME BACK WITH GIVING ME THE WARRANTY RATE OF $12,000 AND THEY WOULD PICK UP 15% OF THE COST. THIS IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH ON A VEHICLE THAT COST $$60,000 AND DOES NOT HOLD ITS VALUE. AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH, I FOUND OUT THAT TOTAL STORY ABOUT THESE CARS. BMW'S WHO HAVE THE N 20 OR N26 ENGINES HAVE A TIMING CHAIN THAT HAVE A SYSTEMATIC DEFECT. MY VEHICLE HAS A N 20 ENGINE. ONCE THESE VEHICLES APPROACH 70,000 - 100,000 MILES, THE TIMING CHAIN WILL BREAK WHICH WILL CAUSE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. BMW IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE, BUT HAVE REFUSED TO DO A RECALL TO INSTALL THE REPAIR KIT. THIS IS MOST LIKELY DUE TO THE COST OF THE REPLACEMENT KIT, BUT BMW WOULD RATHER COMPROMISE ONE'S SAFETY AND FOR OVER PRICED REPAIRS. INSTEAD, BMW ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE DRIVETRAIN UNIT UP TO 70,000 MILES. HOWEVER, BMW IS AWARE THAT THE TIMING CHAIN WILL BREAK AFTER 70,000 MILES. IN THE VEHICLES WITH THESE ENGINES, IT IS NOT A MATTER OF IF THE CHAIN WILL BREAK, IT IS A MATTER OF WHEN IT WILL BREAK. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER BMW PRODUCT.

TRANSMISSION TOTAL FAILURE AND WAS REPLACED AROUND AROUND 55,00 OIL CHAIN PUMP & TIMING CHAIN RESULTING IN A TOTAL MOTOR FAILURE AT 72000 CAR HAS BEEN NON OP FOR A YEAR

WE BOUGHT A 2013 BMW 528XI NEW. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 120K MILES, OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON. WE PUT OIL IN AND IT WAS FINE FOR A WEEK. THEN THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN SO WE HAD IT TOWED. THE OIL WAS REPLACED AND A NEW OIL LEVEL AND TEMP SENSOR ADDED. AFTER A COUPLE DAYS THE LIGHT AND DRIVE TRAIN FAILURE LIGHT CAME ON. HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY FOUND SHARDS OF METAL IN THE OIL FILER. LUCKLY, MY WIFE WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE CAR OFF THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT INCIDENT.

YOU DRIVE CAR BUT WHEN YOU WANT TO SPEED UP IT WANT GO ANY FASTER.

MY 2013 528I HAS SOME PROBLEMS WITH THE MOTOR. I PURCHASED THE CAR AROUND DECEMBER 18 SOME TIME WITH ABOUT 76000 MILES AND ONLY HAD IT FOR 2 DAYS AN PROBLEM'S CAME . FIRST IT WAS SAYING I DRIVETRAINS MALFUNCTION SO I TURN THE CAR OFF AN TRIED TO CRANK IT ABOUT 4 TIMES AN IT FINALLY CRUNK . ABOUT 3 DAYS LATER SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED SO I CONTACTED THE DEALER BUT THEY COULDN'T HELP ME . SO I LEFT THE CAR SIT FOR A DAY AN CAME TO CRANK IT AN EVERYTHING WAS FINE . ABOUT A WEEK LATER ON THE WAY TO WORK MY CAR JUST SHUT OFF AN THE, DASHBOARD SYMBOL CAME ON SAYING LOW OIL PRESSURE TO THE MOTOR . I READ ON THIS ON OTHERS COMPLAINTS AN SEEN SOME SIMILAR PROBLEMS. TOOK MY CAR TO THE BMW DEALERSHIP IN RALEIGH EARLY IN JANUARY THEY SAID I MAY NEED A NEW MOTOR AN IT WOULD COST TO JUST GO INSIDE THE MOTOR TO ACTUALLY SEE THE PROBLEM CAR DOSNT CRANK BUT TRIES TO TURN OVER

DRIVERS DOOR LOCK IS FAILING AT ONLY 40,000 MILES. WE FIRST NOTICED THIS PROBLEM WHEN WE WOULD LOCK THE CAR FROM THE KEY FOB AND NOTICED THE DOOR WOULDN'T LOCK, EVEN THOUGH THE CAR WOULD BEEP AND THE SECURITY SYSTEM WOULD ACTIVATE. THEN, IF YOU WENT TO OPEN THE DOOR AFTER YOU LOCKED THE CAR, THE ALARM WOULD GO OFF BECAUSE IT WASN'T ACTUALLY LOCKED. WHEN YOU'RE INSIDE THE CAR, YOU CAN SEE THE DOOR LOCK PIN SLOWLY TRYING TO MOVE DOWN OR UP INTO THE LOCKED OR UNLOCKED POSITION. SOMETIMES IT WOULD MAKE IT INTO THE DESIRED POSITION, OTHER TIMES IT WOULD STOP ABOUT HALF WAY. AFTER A FEW MOTHS OF THIS, IT'S MORE OFTEN THAT NOT THE LOCK DOESN'T WORK CORRECTLY.

DOORS ARE GETTING LOCKDOWN SPORADICALLY EVEN AFTER YOUR CAR IS AT COMPLETE STOP AND PARKED, UNLESS YOU PRESS THE CENTRAL UNLOCK SWITCH IN THE PANEL YOU ARE LOCKED DOWN IN THE CAR, IT TOOK 15MINS FOR ME TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO UNLOCK THE DOORS AND COME OUT. IF THIS IS AN EMERGENCY SITUATION THEN I WOULD HAVE BEEN DEAD BY NOW. THERE ARE 1000S OF PEOPLE POSTED ONLINE WITH THIS PROBLEM, I AM SURPRISED THERE IS NO RECALL FROM BMW ON THIS. I THOUGHT IT IS BEST TO REPORT FIRST IN NHTSA FIRST, HERE I AM I AM GIVING ADDITIONAL DETAILS WITH EXACT SAME PROBLEM. VIDEO PROOF : HTTPS://YOUTU.BE/LQ9IUVQLO2S OTHER REPORTED SAME ISSUE: HTTPS://WWW.BIMMERFEST.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=674994&PAGE=2 HTTPS://F30.BIMMERPOST.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=1217271&PAGE=2 HTTPS://WWW.BIMMERFEST.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=675751

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BMW 528XI. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THE DRIVE TRAIN MALFUNCTION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BMW SEATTLE (1002 AIRPORT WAY S, SEATTLE, WA 98134, (206) 829-5004) WHEN THE FAILURE FIRST OCCURRED, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE SAME DEALER TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT FOR ANOTHER DIAGNOSTIC TEST SINCE THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,000.

TIMING CHAIN FAILURE CAUSING CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE. CAR DISPLAYED "LOW OIL PRESSURE" WARNING IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY "DRIVETRAIN MALFUNCTION" ERROR AND SHUT DOWN ON 4 LANE HIGHWAY UNABLE TO MOVE. DANGEROUS SITUATION AND COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED IF A CAR HIT ME AS IT WAS DARK OUTSIDE IN EARLY MORNING HOURS. CAR HAD 88K MILES AND IS ALWAYS DEALER SERVICED AS PER MANUFACTURER SPECIFICATIONS. THE CAR WAS ALSO IN THE SHOP 1 WEEK PRIOR FOR A VEHICLE CHECK AND NO ISSUES WERE IDENTIFIED, TOLD THE TIMING CHAIN SUB ASSEMBLY FOR OIL PUMP FAILED AND METAL SHARDS FOUND IN ENGINE,

THE SUNROOF GLASS SHATTERED WHILE I WAS DRIVING TODAY (8/23/2018) ON A CHICAGO-AREA HIGHWAY. I SAW NO LIKELY CAUSE OF THE DAMAGE -- E.G., FLYING DEBRIS. NOR IS THERE ANY DAMAGE TO THE LINER THAT SITS UNDERNEATH THE GLASS. THE FIRST THING THAT COMES UP WHEN GOOGLING THE ISSUE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FILED JAN 2018 AGAINST BMW. CONSUMER REPORTS HAS SEVERAL ARTICLES DESCRIBING INCREASED INCIDENCE OF EXPLODING SUNROOFS SINCE CARMAKERS HAVE INCREASED THE SIZE OF SUNROOFS IN THE LAST 5-7 YRS.

MY WIFE WAS TURNING HEAR STEERING WHEEL AND HEARD A "CLICK" AND THEN SHE GOT SOME LIGHTS ON HER DASHBOARD. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE "CLOCK SPRING" FAILED. FROM READING ONLINE THIS SEEMS TO BE A FAIRLY COMMON FAILURE WITH 2013 BMW 5 SERIES. IT IS A SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW BECAUSE WHEN IT FAILS THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE NO LONGER OPERABLE (HORN, AIRBAG OR ANY OTHER ITEMS THAT ARE LOCATED ON THE STEERING WHEEL).

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BMW 528XI. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE MESSAGE "DRIVE TRAIN MALFUNCTION" DISPLAYED AS THE VEHICLE DECELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (REEVES BMW TAMPA, 109 EAST FOWLER AVE, TAMPA, FL) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE TIMING CHAIN WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BMW 528XI. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND LOST POWER COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO UNION PARK BMW IN WILMINGTON, DELAWARE WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE OIL PUMP FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SEIZE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THE FAILURE, BUT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

MY CARE HAS 30000 MILES; WARRANTY EXPIRED IN NOV 2016. I HAVE NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND HAVE MAINTAINED THE CAR VERY WELL. I GOT A WARNING SIGN THAT READ 'PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM MALFUNCTION'. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND HE SAID THE SZL (STEERING ANGLE SENSOR) AND THE PASSENGER SEAT MAT HAVE TO BE REPLACED. IN READING SEVERAL THREADS I THINK THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT THAT IS NOT ADDRESSED BY BMW. I AM UNCLEAR AS TO WHY A RESTRAINT SYSTEM ISSUE DOESN'T FALL UNDER SAFETY WHICH WOULD ALLOW FOR COVERAGE UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY.

DRIVE TRAIN MALFUNCTION: DRIVE MODERATELY ERROR, CAR LOST POWER AS DRIVING AND WENT INTO LIMP MODE. I HAD TO HAVE FLATBED TOW TRUCK COME AND GET VEHICLE AND TAKE TO DEALERSHIP, THIS PARTICULAR ERROR IS WIDELY REFERENCED BY BMW OWNERS FOR THIS MODEL YEAR, COULD HAVE CAUSED MAJOR ACCIDENT HAD I BEEN PULLING INTO HEAVY TRAFFIC, COULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. CAR WAS BOUGHT NEW, HAD 50K MI INSPECTION AND CURRENTLY HAS 98K MILES ON IT.