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Complaints 141
528 Recalls three
Defect Investigations 1
TSBs 567
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Crashes / Fires:
1 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
2 / 0
Average Mileage:
79,013 miles
Virtually These NHTSA Complaints:
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2013 BMW 528 Owner Comments (Page 1 of three)
problem #54
November sixteen2021
528
miles
A D V Eastward R T I South E M E North T South
Driving on highway got Low Oil Pressure light followed by Drivetrain Malfunction. Engine failed, managed to pull over on shoulder considering road was deserted. Could have been rear concluded or crashed into some other vehicle if whatsoever cars were on road. Also unsafe to be stranded on the shoulder of a deserted nighttime highway at dark. Towed to BMW Dealer and they diagnosed premature Oil Pump failure causing Timing Concatenation assembly to break. Said I needed an engine replacement now. This motorcar was inspected past a mechanic who likewise performed an oil service change just 385 miles prior to this outcome. Since vehicle has over 100,000 miles, BMW NA is offering no financial assist at all. Manufacturer placed me in an extremely dangerous and mayhap fatal state of affairs due to design flaws and defects in materials.
- Northward Potomac , MD, Usa
problem #53
Sep 222021
528
miles
My BMW suddenly started making a weird sound. I took it to BMW and they could non tell me exactly what happened. However they told me that a new engine was needed. I contacted headquarters and they referred me back to the local BMW. The Local BMW said that at that place's no mode for them to know what caused the engine problem simply they were recommending a new engine. I had no choice but to purchase a new engine, still to this 24-hour interval I have non thought why the engine failed. I strongly believe its something they are failing to admit is wrong with their engine that causes bug.
- Apopka, FL, USA
problem #52
November 162021
528
miles
Driving on highway got Low Oil Pressure calorie-free followed by Drivetrain Malfunction. Engine failed, managed to pull over on shoulder because route was deserted. Could take been rear concluded or crashed into some other vehicle if whatever cars were on road. Also dangerous to be stranded on the shoulder of a deserted dark highway at night. Towed to BMW Dealer and they diagnosed premature Oil Pump failure causing Timing Concatenation assembly to break. Said I needed an engine replacement at present. This machine was inspected by a mechanic who likewise performed an oil service change just 385 miles prior to this event. Since vehicle has over 100,000 miles, BMW NA is offering no financial assist at all. Manufacturer placed me in an extremely dangerous and possibly fatal situation due to design flaws and defects in materials.
- North Potomac , MD, Us
problem #51
Sep 222021
528
miles
A D V Due east R T I S Due east Thou E Northward T S
My BMW of a sudden started making a weird sound. I took it to BMW and they could not tell me exactly what happened. However they told me that a new engine was needed. I contacted headquarters and they referred me dorsum to the local BMW. The Local BMW said that there's no way for them to know what caused the engine problem but they were recommending a new engine. I had no choice but to buy a new engine, still to this day I have not thought why the engine failed. I strongly believe its something they are failing to admit is incorrect with their engine that causes problems.
- Apopka, FL, The states
problem #fifty
Mar 222021
528
117,000 miles
The contact owns a 2013 BMW 528xi. The contact stated that while driving approximately sixty mph, the engine of a sudden failed, causing the vehicle to stall without alert. 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 all the same, no assistance was provided. The approximate failure mileage was 117,000.
- Marshfield, MA, USA
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problem #49
Apr 082020
528
71,000 miles
I was driving on the highway twice and the engine failed the same manner both times information technology went from 55mph to xx begin to jerk prompted me to pull over and stopped about 10 seconds after
- Fayetteville, NC, USA
problem #48
Jan xvi2021
528
55,000 miles
A D V E R T I S Eastward M Eastward Due north T S
At least vii times in the last 3 years I take had a weird engine problem. After park the machine for awhile it failed to start with no reason. After one hour of trying to kickoff, engine first as usual. Automobile accept been exam by the dealership for a whole week and no codes or fails have been detected. Most of these fails have happend afterward park the car, a couple of times engine stalls while driving. Very dangerous state of affairs. After been evaluated for the dealership, car has failed twice. Same as ever it starts again afterwards trying several times. Lapse between fails is iii to 4 months apart. Fail happens only on the city so far.
- Plano, TX, U.s.a.
trouble #47
January 022021
528
1 miles
Drivetrain malfunction, car is shutting off while in drive and vehicle is not prophylactic to bulldoze. Vehicle is only at 66K miles.
- Brooklyn, NY, USA
problem #46
Dec 042020
528
90,000 miles
I currently have a 2013 528I BMW with less 90K miles and less than viii years old. I was driving the vehicle and all of a sudden I received a drivetrain malfunction that abruptly stopped the machine. I got to notice out that the engine was completely done. I called BMW to encounter if there was any recall on that outcome, I also constitute out that many BMW owners take had the same outcome and had to become the engine replaced. If I was on the freeway this would have been a major traffic incident accident,
- Las Vegas, NV, United states of america
trouble #45
Nov 052020
528
lxxx,400 miles
On numerous occasions after restarting the automobile after a short period of rest (30mins-1hr) and a couple times on extended drives(2+ hours) motorcar stalls out the first 6 times came up with ability train and fuel module codes took to dealer. Dealer replaced high pressure fuel pump and timing chain issue appeared fix till it started doing information technology again no longer throwing codes
- Westminster, CO, U.s.
problem #44
Oct 122020
528
83,000 miles
A D V E R T I S Due east M East N T S
I was driving my 2013 BMW 528I in April 2019 with ~65K miles at the fourth dimension. The drive train malfunction indicator came on and the machine was driving sluggish. Per bmws request I collection it to BMW service heart. Fault codes F133B04 and F133E10. They performed calibration, tested and sent me on my way and no more warning displayed. June 2020 low oil pressure indicator came on. I took it in for service (oil change, cbs) and indicator was no longer displaying. October 2020 low oil pressure and drive train malfunction indicators come up on while driving on the street. I was able to drive abode, but the car completely stops while parking in the driveway. I had it towed to BMW and it was diagnosed equally timing chain and oil pump chain drive, plus faults with the vanos unit (fc 1C0102, 1C2002, 1C0301, 130F11, 130E11, 131401, 130308, 130304, 130108, 131501). To investigate further they want me to pay $3,100+, only that is non gear up information technology. I still owe $8K on the car and at present information technology's requiring a engine work that will possibly exceed what I owe on the car. My car has 83K miles on it and should not be inoperable. The timing chain & oil pump chain drive was known before I purchased the motorcar in 2016, only was non disclosed. All of my service has been done at BMW. BMW serviced my car when the indicator came on in 2019, yet did not go further to ready the issue that they knew existed. BMW needs to practice the right matter and gear up my automobile for free. There is no manner that the "ultimate driving machine" with 83K miles on it should be landfill spring. Instead of issuing the extended warranty, BMW should take issued a recall due to this being a safety consequence. This is a safety issue because the automobile merely stops and locks upward - no way to put it in neutral to at least motion information technology so that it is non a hazard. Someone or many people could die if a car does this on the highway. BMW do the right thing.
- Hayward, CA, USA
problem #43
Oct x2020
528
87,750 miles
I am having the same drivetrain issues that other earlier model BMW's betwixt 2011 to 2015 that was recalled. My oil pump chain module and timing concatenation module needs replacing. Vehicle was stationary for near a month off and on. I started my motorcar and drivetrain malfunction appeared on nuance. I've driven car for three,000 miles since purchasing and it just came on.
- Morrow, GA, Usa
trouble #42
Jun 162020
528
91,000 miles
While driving a message of drivetrain malfunction pops upward on the idrive arrangement. Spark plugs have been changed along with regular oil changes. Happens occasionaly then I shut the car off and lock then unlock and restart. Sometimes the message will pop back upward and sometimes it does not.
- Arden, NC, The states
trouble #41
Mar 092020
528
89,120 miles
Driving forth the 8 pike, driving straight, but slightly uphill, outside san diego, the engine died very suddenly. We coasted to the side of the expressway, and the auto would not restart. Nosotros had the machine towed to BMW of el cajon, where it was adamant that the timing chain tensioner had failed, a piece of plastic had plugged the oil pump, and the engine lost fourth dimension, causing catastrophic engine damage. We were told that the engine will have to be replaced. The car has 89,190 miles on it.
- Prescott Valley, AZ, USA
trouble #40
Jun 052020
528
137,800 miles
Iissue with the timing chain which I empathise to be a common problem with many BMW'south drivetrain malfunction alert low-cal came on and I had a loss of power along with low oil pressure alarm low-cal.took the car the a BMW dealership for a diagnostic and the results were the timing concatenation needed replacement along with cam adjuster solenoids and phasers. Estimated toll almost $5K. Motorcar is currently sitting in my driveway for the by 40 days. My understanding is that this is/has happened to many BMW owners of 2012-2015 cars.
- Danville, CA, Us
problem #39
Mar 012020
528 4-cyl
97,500 miles
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 concatenation was confirmed to have excessive play. Timing chain guides take 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 nether $15,000. Car is under 7 years onetime with 98,000 miles on information technology. Warranty was "extended" to cover this issue in 2018 out to 7 years, 70,000 miles. This has occurred throughout spring of 2020.
- Westminster, Doc, USA
trouble #38
Apr 232020
528 4-cyl
77,130 miles
BMW engine N20B20 known timing chain issue. The car in question is 2013 BMW 528I xdrive, four cyl. Turbo engine, automatic, all cycle drive, sedan. I was at work and started driving dwelling, 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 habitation and and then once 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 morn 05/29/2020 where they stated: Automobile had 3 quarts of oil instead of 5 which caused mechanical damage and wear. Plastic pb for the timing concatenation broke and chain is loose. Camshaft I believe is cleaved. They also stated that the prepare is engine replacement $xi,000. I asked is at that place whatsoever other solutions beside whole engine replacement they said no except for getting used engine instead of new. At present I have one more BMW (2007 328I, N52 6 cyl. Engine, half-dozen speed manual, rear wheel bulldoze - still in great shape, never left me on the side of the road 176000 miles and counting), I am enthusiast, I have slap-up care about my cars. E'er full synthetic oil every 5000 miles, always mann filter(s), always BMW spec ll-01 for us, always castrol made in kingdom of belgium. All the parts genuine, best tires. With all that care I know the weakness - oil thirsty engines. The car that's in trouble got information technology'due south oil checked that forenoon or day before and showed upwardly max. Those new engines take electrical oil reader (no stick anymore) so I have to rely on that. I am heavily disappointed in BMW and how they are treatment this issue. They should offering remedy and total reimbursement or remember for this well known problem.
- Blasdell, NY, U.s.a.
problem #37
April 302020
528
70,000 miles
My car stopped running while I was on the road (crossing over rt 29 in malvern, pa). A message on the screen in my auto said drivetrain malfunction. After the mechanic looked at it he said the timing chain broke and the whole engine needs to exist replaced. This car doesn't even have 100K miles on it.
- Phoenixville, PA, Us
problem #36
Mar xxx2020
528
114,000 miles
My engine oil pressure level lite came on in the car then the drive train malfunction light.I tried to run a cocky diagnostic on the machine equally this is a feature built in and the engine oil check would but become up to xv% and cutting off. I took it into BMW of bloomfield for service mentioning this to them. They changed the oil and cleared the codes got the machine back. Fast forward to only a few weeks ago, I am driving on the highway and the engine oil pressure level and bulldoze railroad train malfunction light come on and the machine stops on me. Merely purchased the vehicle 1 calendar month ago and the dealership is reward BMW of houston
- El Paso, Tx, TX, USA
problem #35
Oct xv2019
528
65,000 miles
Engine's timing chain failure after 6 years and 65000 miles.
- Jersey Urban center, NJ, United states of america
A D V Eastward R T I South E M E North T South
Driving on highway got Low Oil Pressure light followed by Drivetrain Malfunction. Engine failed, managed to pull over on shoulder considering road was deserted. Could have been rear concluded or crashed into some other vehicle if whatsoever cars were on road. Also unsafe to be stranded on the shoulder of a deserted nighttime highway at dark. Towed to BMW Dealer and they diagnosed premature Oil Pump failure causing Timing Concatenation assembly to break. Said I needed an engine replacement now. This motorcar was inspected past a mechanic who likewise performed an oil service change just 385 miles prior to this outcome. Since vehicle has over 100,000 miles, BMW NA is offering no financial assist at all. Manufacturer placed me in an extremely dangerous and mayhap fatal state of affairs due to design flaws and defects in materials.
- Northward Potomac , MD, Usa