Three problems related to engine shut off without warning have been reported for the 2012 BMW 528. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Driving down the street when all of a sudden car says drive train malfunction I was stopped at the light on a one way street on 11/20/2020 when the car just died no warning just shut off wouldn't start couldn't put it in neutral blocked traffic for about 90 minutes before I could get a tow truck to remove my car. I have a 2012 BMW 528xi with about 90k + miles on it I was so scared because it could have happens to me on the highway or in the middle of the street and I would no have been able to get out of harms way.
My wife and I was driving on 95 a very busy highway when a light came on saying low oil pressure to pump we were in the left lane trying to get over by the time we made it to the right lane the car had stopped we just made it we couldn't get over as much as we would have like the car just shut off I thank god we made it off the highway it could have been worse the car didn't give us a warning about oil was low the only warning we got was a few minutes before the car cut off even will the light came on about the pump the oil level in our car was still normal no kind of sign of oil being low and the car wasn't do for a oil change we kept up with the maintenance now due to no warning about the oil being low my engine is gone.
Tl- the contact owns a 2012 BMW 528i. The contact stated that while driving at 45 mph, the vehicle shut off without warning. A warning light illuminated which indicated that the drive train had malfunctioned. The vehicle was able to start after multiple attempts. The vehicle was was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 10,000. Jo.