The contact owns a 2014 BMW 528I. The contact stated that after starting the vehicle, there was smoke coming from the engine and a burning odor coming from the exhaust. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the engine oil feed line had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000.

- Arcadia, CA, USA

I purchased the used BMW from a very reputable dealership May 2021. Last week, I was driving the car and all of the dashboard lights went on suddenly. The car began to buck and I pulled over immediately. I had the car towed to the local BMW dealership. The service department informed me, the serpentine belt broke, wrapped around the crankshaft, and grinded into pieces. The pieced of the belt were sucked into the engine and caused the engine to seize. When researching this problem, because I never heard of it before, it seems it is a fairly common problem with BMW-??s. The BMW dealership wanted $14,000 to insert a new engine. There is no way I can afford that, and if it is a known problem, why wasn-??t there a recall? I contacted BMW customer service and they said there was nothing they can do to help me. I am stuck with a auto loan for $19,000 with monthly payments, and a car that doesn-??t move. When I purchased the car last year, an extended warranty was around 8k because the car was older. This is exactly what happened to my car on this website: www.autoscopecarcare.com/bmw-forum/bmw-serpentine-belt-sucked-inside-engine/

- Marlborough , CT, USA

while driving on highway at 65 mph the vehicle electrical system began to go haywire and the power steering and brakes both stopped functioning making it impossible to control vehicle. I was nearly struck by several vehicles because of the suddenness of the shutdown. I was able to subsequently stop vehicle in the left lane without incident. Vehicle towed to BMW of Turnersville where diagnosis was faulty fuel pump !! Cost of repair $2,000..

- Wayne , NJ, USA

2014 BMW 528i N20 engine failure at 70K miles. My wife was driving on a divided highway and had just tried to accelerate to change lanes. Without warning or any warning lights, the engine died and she was able to coast nearly off road. The car was locked into park and would not restart. This could have resulted in a serious accident as she was just off I-40 in Raleigh in very heavy traffic. Vehicle was towed to a BMW dealer where it was diagnosed as an internal engine failure and engine needed to be replaced. The car was previously serviced approximately 1600 miles prior. Upon searching, this is a known problem with numerous sudden failures. BMW settled a class action but our BMW isn't covered. There are several years of this engine still in service and likely pose a significant risk to occupants and other cars.

- Rolesville, NC, USA

After parking the car for extended time (>7hours), hot weather, starting the car and put in reverse, back out slowly the engine stalls, transmission flips by itself to neutral (N) and a message on screen stating that transmission is not in park, ...., this happened 3 times in the last 2 weeks. Happening earlier but was only shaking when reversing and engine stays on. Now got worse and engine stalls. Took to BMW dealers (two of them) both claimed they couldn't recreate the issue but saw it before and no solution from BMW but to wait 15 seconds after starting the car to put in reverse.

- Phoenix, AZ, USA

The contact owns a 2014 BMW 528I. While driving approximately 15 mph, a loud bang was heard from the front end of the vehicle and the drive train malfunction indicator illuminated. The vehicle was pulled over to the side of the road and the driver noticed oil flowing out of the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to otto's BMW (610)-399-6800, located at 1275 wilmington pike, westchester, pa) where it was diagnosed that the front driveshaft detached and damaged the oil pan, pump, and transmission pan. The technician recommended that the engine, front driveshaft, and transmission pan be replaced. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 75,000.

- Landenberg, PA, USA

The contact owns a 2014 BMW 528I. While driving 15 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning while making a left turn. The vehicle displayed "steering drive moderately". the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 7,800.

- Tampa, FL, USA

The contact owns a 2014 BMW 528I. The contact stated that while driving at 25 mph, the vehicle drove through a puddle of water and shut off without warning. The vehicle was towed to dealer where it was diagnosed that the engine was hydro locked. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 30,000.

- La Habra, CA, USA