2013 Bmw 650I - Ratings, Complaints and Recalls

"tl* the contact owns a 2013 bmw 650i. while the vehicle was stopped in traffic, the drive train malfunction warning indicator illuminated. the contact stated that the vehicle seized in moving traffic. the contact was unable to shift the vehicle into the forward or reverse gears. the vehicle lost motive power. the vehicle was towed to passport bmw (located at 4730 auth pl, suitland-silver hill, md 20746, (301) 423-2700) where it was diagnosed that the engine needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified. the approximate failure mileage was 44,300. the vin was unknown."

"tl* the contact owns a 2013 bmw 650i. the contact stated that while driving at 75 mph, there was a sudden vibration and the vehicle stalled without warning. the contact turned the vehicle off and restarted it to correct the failure. the vehicle was taken to tom bush bmw of orange park, located in jacksonville florida where the dealer performed a series of repairs on the vehicle such as the replacement of the spark plugs, the coils, the fuel injectors, the turbos and the power steering but the failure recurred. the cause of the failure was determined. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 8,000."

"while driving, the car will have a sudden shake, an immediate loss of power and the engine light comes on. the main radio screen displays a drivetrain malfunction, reduced power, immediate service. during this time the car has significant and sustained shaking and loses nearly all forward power. the car must come to an immediate stop and turned off. if you were passing or on a busy highway, this could likely lead to a car accident with no ability to avoid it since the car has little to no power. there are scores of complaints online about this for the 650i gran coupe. there are also youtube postings. the owners have posted that they cannot find the issue. dealers have reprogrammed the ecu, replaced spark plugs, replaced coils, replaced fuel injectors and replaced fuel pumps. even with this, the cars continue to have the same issue, which could easily cause an accident. nhtsa, since bmw has repurchased dozens of bmw 650i gran coupe cars because of this, they are clearly aware of the fault. there are dozens and dozens of posts online and on youtube, this is a well known issue. yet bmw does not have a single fix to resolve the issue. please help us resolve this issue before someone gets killed or injured, unless someone else already has. *tr"