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  1. I have a 2017 328D and had the Drive Moderately Maximum drivetrain output not available. Consult the service center notification come on. 78K miles on the car. I noticed that it would come on at around 200 ft pounds of torque. It would clear on its own after a bit. After a day of this, I noticed the check engine light came on and stayed on. The drivetrain notification would come and go. The car rode fine. Was able to do whatever speed I wanted. With the engine light staying lit and the notification coming and going, after a few days I brought it to the dealer. Here is what they found:

    HOOKED UP BATTERY CHARGER AND PERFORMED VEHICLE TEST. FOUND FC# 244C00 CHARGING PRESSURE CONTROL CHARGING PRESSURE TOO LOW, FC# 244D00 CHARGING PRESSURE CONTROL CHARGING PRESSURE TOO HIGH, FC# 25CE00 CHARGING PRESSURE SENSOR SIGNAL TOO HIGH, FC# 290900 AIR MASS SYSTEM MEASURED AIR MASS TOO HIGH AND FC# 25D400 EXHAUST BACK PRESSURE SENSOR BEFORE TURBO CHARGER SIGNAL TOO HIGH. PERFORMED INSPECTION OF TURBO CHARGER AND FOUND CONTROL ROD FOR WASTE GATE MISSING. REMOVED LOWER ENGINE SPLASH PANELS AND FOUND MISSING CONTROL ROD. DETERMINED CLIPS FOR CONTROL ROD HAS BROKEN AND CLIP FELL OFF. RECOMMEND TO RE-INSTALL CONTROL ROD AND SECURE WITH CLIPS TO START.

    Essentially the control rod between the turbo and waste gate fell off as the retaining clips broke. Luckily the tech found the control rod on splash panels. That control rod and clips cannot be ordered. They would have had to order a turbo. He was able to source c-clips to hold the control rod onto the shafts. $577 later all is good!!!! Could only imagine what the cost of a turbo would have been.

  2. My New Diesel 2023 X1 showed drivetrain malfunction after 1800 miles. Car was uplifted by BMW and taken to their retailer. The only thing they could find was numerous faults with the adblue. The technician checked the lines and couldn’t find anything wrong. The car has now just done over 3000miles and drivetrain malfunction is coming up again.

  3. It’s fine sometime the car senses things that aren’t dangerous and gives you the message, even if the message persists sometimes it’s very minor and just needs to be reset.

  4. Concerned says:

    I have a 2015 BMW 320i and last week on the freeway the car message came up drivetrain malfunction, drive moderately. I drove it home slowly and I have not taken it to BMW dealer yet but a mechanic told me that I need a new turbocharger for the car, is that true? does that message mean I need a new turbocharger? no check engine light came up and when I got home and parked the car for a while the message disappeared.

  5. Anonymous says:

    I have a 650I w/53700 miles on it. My warming about the Drivetrain Malfunction happen yesterday. I immediately drove to and dropped the car at the dealer.

    My question: BMW just pulled my engine less that 4000 miles ago. There was a recall to do a valve job on the car. In order to do the recall work my engine needed to be removed. Could that be in relation to this drivetrain malfunction now? I find it odd that this is happening pretty close to the major recall work. Please advise me on your thoughts.

  6. Anonymous says:

    I had this exact problem and it went on for about 1 year beginning about 75,000 which was 300 miles after the warranty ended. I have a 2014 BMW X3 and I got stranded on the freeway, towed it to BMW and they had the car for 3 weeks. Replaced the spark plugs and 1/2 of the fuel injectors. Got it back and in less than 12 hours, I was stranded again, same problem. Towed back to the dealer who replaced the rest of the fuel injectors and the coils. It was fine for a year and then I received the drive train malfunction error multiple times over 3 months but the warning would come on sporadically and then the warning would randomly go off.

    This time I took it to my BMW mechanic (not the dealer), and he tested and replaced the battery because it failed all tests – seriously in a 4 year old car… Got it back and the drivetrain malfunction came on again, this time as I was going out of town on a long road trip. Back to the mechanic and this time they worked on troublehooting with BMW and they figured out that it was the turbo waste gate. Replaced the part and it runs like a top. Too bad, it took so long to figure this out.

    This car has been a huge disappointment and I’ve been a BMW owner for 20 years. Ask your mechanic to check the turbo waste gate before you do all of the other expensive repairs.

  7. Anonymous says:

    I recently got an oil leak fixed on my BMW 535i which required the mechanic to remove a lot of parts from under the hood. After the oil leak was fixed I got an error message: DRIVETRAIN MALFUNCTION: DRIVE MODERATELY. MAXIMUM DRIVETRAIN OUTPUT NOT AVAILABLE. CONSULT SERVICE CENTER.
    This occurs every time I accelerate to pass another car or accelerate on the freeway. This error NEVER happened prior to getting the oil leak fixed. I am concerned that the mechanic may have forgotten to connect something or knocked a sensor out of place. The error comes and goes and I do not have any shaking or anything. The car drives normal.

  8. Anonymous says:

    I have a 2011 BMW X3 and have the same problem with the DriveTrain Error coming on right after I spent $2800 on service (new fuel pump & full maintenance etc.)due to the Engine light coming on for high temperature and Get Roadside Assistance. I finally picked up the car after 2 days and immediately I get the DriveTrain error and subpar performance. And its not the 1st time. Always after service. Something is very wrong at BMW. I’ve only owned BMWs since 1991 but will trade this lemon in this year for something else.

  9. Anonymous says:

    I have a 2015 BMW X3 Diesel. About 3 months after I drove it off lot, it went into limp mode while driving from Wa to Ca. Had to spend one night and got a rental. Two weeks later got car back. Then similar stuff happened. Have 75k miles. Recalls and one on Monday, now back in shop today waiting for Drive Train message diag. Not under warranty. $200 to diag and he just said maybe it is the EGR diesel? Not confident driving this car. Could have bought 2 Subarus.

  10. Anonymous says:

    My BMW x1 has 83000km on the clock, I recently experienced a drive train error that disappeared afterwards. I am now told that the error was caused by a failed battery. I’m finding this hard to believe, can anybody give some expert on this?

  11. Anonymous says:

    Hello, I recently installed a high flow catted down pipe (200 cell), a charge pipe, an intercooler, and a jb4 tune . Now every time I drive the car for more than 5 minutes I get the “Drivetrain malfunction: drive moderately. Maximum drivetrain output not available. Consult service center”. I am wondering if this is most likely because of the downpipe installed or if I need to upgrade my spark plugs for the higher power the engine is now making?

  12. Anonymous says:

    Mine is a 2012 328i. The drivetrain malfunction message would usually appear when I am slowing down for less than 10 seconds and then disappear on its own. The car will function as normal and I am able to accelerate after the message disappear. No error codes detected! Strange indeed.

  13. Anonymous says:

    Hi, Mine is Active Hybrid 5 series. I am getting the Drive Train error. I am out of warranty. Any suggestions

  14. Anonymous says:

    Hi Mike, how did you fix the problem? Mine also have the same problem and I’m worried a lot so can you please assist on how your car was fixed .

  15. Anonymous says:

    Hey there- what was the fix for this? I have the same issue

  16. Anonymous says:

    I have a 428 I X Drive and the Drive train malfunction warning came on the car was shaking and now will not start. I waited a couple of hours. Try to star and work fine for a few seconds. My car only has 22000 miles on it.

  17. Anonymous says:

    I have a 2012 BMW 535i Xdrive with 81000 miles. Currently experiencing this problem too. No shaking (yet) but I’ve had about 10 instances over the past 10 days where the engine just cuts off while driving or idling. idrive reads “no restart after engine stop” and “drivetrain malfunction”. Took her to the mechanic and they “allegedly” replaced my Valvetronic and valve cover gasket $1250. The problem remained. Brought it back to them, they cleared the codes and told me to come back if it happened again. IT DID. Went back for the third time now they’re saying it could be a sensor, timing chain or dme. A BMW with Honda reliability would be a dream car!

  18. Anonymous says:

    There should be a recall if this is happening to everyone!!

  19. Anonymous says:

    I have a suggestion before you bring to BMW Dealer. Bring it only to BMW dealer if its still under warranty if theres no more warranty. Have a personal check up by yourself or bring to a local mechanic first that knows the basic maintenance? They won’t fool you because they are a local mechanic that you can visit anytime. Problem solve!

  20. Anonymous says:

    My 320i msport 2013 showed that drive terrain error while I was driving and it kept reducing the speed especially when I drove on the steep hill but I managed to drive for over 200km and now the light is gone and it drives well, what could the problem

  21. Anonymous says:

    I just had this exact issue with my car.

  22. Anonymous says:

    I have a 2013 535i and the same message stone train malfunction just happened to me. The car had been sitting for a few days and was at an angle. Then started it up early one morning and didn’t let it have a second to w arm up. Car started out ok but within a minute it slowed down and almost felt like it was shutting off. I turned it off and waited 5 minutes then it started and ran fine. Drove it home a 2 hour drive. I’ve had no issues since.

  23. Anonymous says:

    I have a 2019 BMW230i and I got the Drive Train Message. When I took in the car to the BMW Dealership, they said that a rodent ate through the wires and now I have to pay $1900 in repairs since they now have to replace the wiring and it’s not in warranty. I just got this car in July – has anybody heard of this happening? Rodents eating through the wires sounds very suspicious to me.

  24. Anonymous says:

    Hello I have a BMW 2013 528i xdrive and drivetrain malfunction keeps coming up after I changed all spark plugs and coils. I also did an oil change and still the same . The same codes keep coming up

  25. Anonymous says:

    my bmw 640d had drivetrain problem went to first bmw dealer they told me it was a turbo problem so £1900 later got to car back 3 days later same thing again so back to the dealer they said the faulty turbo must have caused another problem they said it had damaged the auto gearbox £4600 later got the car back 4 days later same problem i am now taking strathstone to court over the car whats up with the BMW dealers in England dont they Know anything about BMW at all Useless T. Callan Leeds West Yorkshire

  26. Anonymous says:

    I’m driving from Arkansas to Texas and the drivetrain Malfunction went on. It’s telling me that I should drive Modertaley. Can I still travel for 700 miles? I’m really nervous about this. My car is a 750 LI
    It has 100120
    Miles. What should I do?? Help!!

  27. Anonymous says:

    Hello, i have a bnw 523i 3.0 gasoline, and i have this drive train problem, no one mechanic can tell me what is the problem exact, but on the diagnosis ita appear to be cylinder misfire on 5 and 6. I replaced the sprk plugs and the coils, but it still the same, the problem appear just when the engine is cold(morning). When heared car goes normal.
    Anyone can help me ?

  28. Anonymous says:

    I hope mine is the Battery ( It’s six years old now )

  29. Anonymous says:

    Own a 2013 BMW 528i which has been having the Drivetrain Malfunction problem now for over 2 months. In the BMW Shop three times now replacing High Pressure Oil Pump Low Pressure Fuel Pump and just today and Eccentric Shaft Adjustment. Over $3500.00 so far with Mechanics telling me that the diagnostics are coming back different each time but cannot reassure me that the parts replaced were in fact faulty. This is my third BMW and may be my last given this experience.

  30. Anonymous says:

    At BMW they dont know exactly what is the cause of this problem or maybe the do but they wont tell cause it’s their fault.

  31. Anonymous says:

    What ended up happening? I’ve had the same shake for a few months now, but tonight it just threw the drivetrain malfunction iDrive code.

    When the shake started I took it to a mechanic, he didn’t see any codes on his scanner and told me to wait until it gives me an iDrive code, which just happened moments ago (I am assuming it’s related to the shake).

    I am wondering if there’s any updates to your situation, since we both have engine shake.

  32. Anonymous says:

    Hello guys… I’m driving 2012 320i f30. I went out to start my car this morning but it failed to start up display this message :drivetrain. Drivetrain moderately and other one battery discharging when stationary… I wanna know whats the real problem any help is greatly appreciated
    Thanks

  33. Anonymous says:

    Wow it seems to me a lot of us are having the same issue . This drive train malfunction has been a total nightmare for me. Left me stranded and took the car to a bmw mechanic shop. Prior I change the spark plugs and ignition coils after it still gave me problems. Took it to a shop and they said it needed to be reset by a special scanner. Work ok for about two weeks (not great) then the drive train message came again. This time it wouldn’t let me accelerate and was shaking. Now the car is in a shop and will be changing the fuel pump, sensor and supposedly it needs the original ignition coils. Total cost $1700 😩, it’s a 2014 bmw 528i with 90,000 miles.

  34. Anonymous says:

    This happens to me when the gas in my car is not good. I always put premium but have learned to stay away from sketchy gas stations. Ince I refuel with quality gas the engine shaking stops.

  35. Anonymous says:

    This happened to me about a week ago. After reading comments I didn’t want to take my car to official BMW services as they may suggest change engine! which I already did once due to other problem, but my car was still under warranty, now it’s not.

    Take my car to another BMW service and it was an injector problem. Change injector number 4 and fix the problem, $150 USD repair!.

  36. Anonymous says:

    Was accelerating my BMW 428xi in wet conditions to pass a car on the interstate and received this error. Car immediately went into limp mode a decelerated to 60mph.

    Went to a gas station turned the car of for 10 minutes, restarted. Kept the rpm’s under 2,000 and mph under 70.

    Made it to the shop and turns out it was a sensor error possibly due to driving in rain for 7 hours the mechanic said.

  37. Anonymous says:

    i have a Battery problem for so long, BMW 3 SERIES 2013. so i used to see those massages steering stabilization drive on moderate speed. but the confusion was this massage was only displayed more especially in the mornings when ma car refuses to start because of the Battery, sometimes when you start it will display battery charge reduced when stationary and the battery has powder acid smell like thing. i am due to service oil but still need to travel 3700km, i do check my oil levels all the time. today morning it was very cold but i did start well the engine when i am on my way it showed i must drive on moderate speed drivetrain not fully activated. switched off engine then restarted massage was gone. as the day continued and was raining it refused to start but started then showed a massage that must drive on moderate speed and avoid hard braking and must take the vehicle to BMW.

    It once vribrated a little long time ago after i bought an oil from Total garage n i took it back same day thinking may be they put the wrong oil. am i on danger m starting to Panic now

  38. Anonymous says:

    Den, did you every get an answer to your issue. I had the same problem and BMW replaced my engine (said it was the timing belt issue) and now the same issue with the warning but now BMW says the turbo needs to be replaced – I have not had any performance issues (not even the first time the warning light came on). Any insight you can offer?

  39. Anonymous says:

    My drive train malfunction warning came on again after receiving a low oil warning. Do they have any correlation?

  40. Anonymous says:

    Expect trouble going forth. Nice to have but once it ages it’s dollars out the pocket all the way…. Off motor plan is a huge issue, then all hell breaks…..

  41. Anonymous says:

    I had the drive train malfunction would come and go. Finally I could not get the error to go away. BMW said I needed a new engine. I cant afford one so I took it to where I bought it originally. He said it only needed a new waste gate. $295.00 job. Two years later I just started to get the error again but the car runs fine. I did have the timing chain and oil pump chain replaced it was rattling. I will be going back to the good mechanic and hope its nothing.

  42. Anonymous says:

    I have had this message on and off for at least two years. I have had the car scanned and no faulty codes appear. I keep my 2012 528i now at 85k miles, on a regular maintenance schedule. I do no notice any performance issues when the Drive Train message appears and the warning light disappears when I restart my car. I’m at a loss. I put premium gas in it. I just had it serviced today and told my mechanic of issue, he could not find anything wrong.

  43. Anonymous says:

    Finally the myth is solved! I bought a brand new 330E M sport 2 weeks ago, the drivedrain malfunction happened just a few days after I collected the car. BMW service centre here never encounter this kind of problem before. They checked the error message and couldn’t find it. So they just brush it off without the initiative to identify the problem and dismiss me. After I make a complain again they are very reluctant to check throughly and still unable to Identify the problem. They insist the car is working perfectly and intend to dismiss me once again. Now I found this article and I will forward to them. Hopefully, they will read and get the idea how to fix my car. It is very disturbing and disappointed with the kind of attitude they served customer.
    Is BMW workshop now adopt DIY troubleshooting ?!

  44. Anonymous says:

    i had exactly the same problem on my 2013 528i xdrive? did anybody solved this problem.

    the car is driving fine

  45. Anonymous says:

    I test drove a 2012 550i xDrive and this error message popped up, accompanied by moderate shaking, engine stall on the freeway, smell of smoke, and grinding on the transmission. I’m lucky this happened when it did, otherwise I would’ve ended up with a maintenance nightmare driving a lemon with the BMW logo on it. Utterly disappointing!

  46. Anonymous says:

    Read somewhere that an old battery could be the culprit.

  47. Anonymous says:

    So can i drive the car even though its only changing on 2 gears? here in my country we cannot take it directly to the mechanic (bmw) we need to book the schedule. and sometimes it will take a while.

  48. Anonymous says:

    The BMW is known for electrical issues. Thats what I am thinking

  49. Anonymous says:

    I have had this come up on my car today but seems to only come on when the air con is on.

  50. Anonymous says:

    I have a 2012 528i – 60k miles. I was driving with no issue then took a turn and slid a little on some gravel on the road…the drivetrain message came up…thought it was due to the slight skid…stopped, turned the car off and let it set for 5 minutes… the message still up. I’ve had no previous issues – only thing different is that I got gas the night before. I have put in gas dryer as and the rough idle when sitting has smoothed out but still rough when I took a test drive and drivetrain message hasn’t cleared. The engine is not heating up…at all, no smoke, no oil light – oil is at an optimal level, new battery, not stuck in gear, timing belt looks good.

  51. Anonymous says:

    2013 328xi with 133K miles. Get the error often, usually after I run it for a short time and then restart I immediately re-start the engine and it runs fine. This has been going on for a few months. Changed the plugs didn’t help

  52. Anonymous says:

    So mine is a diesel. I had my car towed to the BMW dealer. It was the fuel pump malfunction. I only have 20k miles on the car so luckily it’s still under warranty. But they told me it’s likely a defective part but what happened is this malfunction caused metal pieces, whatever it was that malfunctioned, so the whole entire fuel line has to be replaced. It was a week today it was towed and I won’t have the car back until next week, end of the week. The service guy said it would cost about 10k to fix. They had to hook my car up to a computer in Germany to diagnose it. I am leasing so now thinking, not sure if I want to keep it as I was thinking about it because I love the car. Anyway, it’s kind of crazy. Wish I knew more details, I don’t, just telling my story.

  53. Anonymous says:

    I have a 2013 528i 179k miles that I bought from a friend. His wife was driving it and it stalled wouldn’t start back up, it displayed the drivetrain malfunction warning long story short I bought it from him not running and replaced the following. Oil change, camshaft position sensor, plugs, coils and it still wont start it cranks and about every 3 try to start it trys to bust off I know its getting fuel.

  54. Anonymous says:

    Hi did you take your car to BMW and did they repair under warranty.

  55. Anonymous says:

    I have a bmw 328i 2012 f30…I was having drivetrain malfunction issue so I changed my spark plugs, coils , low pressure fuel pump and also high pressure fuel pump but drive train malfunction still keeps showing.

  56. Anonymous says:

    I have a 2015 320i and have had the drivetrain malfunction light come on 3 times already within the passed 15 days. But every time I turn off the vehicle and turn it back on the light goes away and drives fine… no loss of power or anything. the first 2 times it happened, I was low on gas so thought that was the case since I filled up and hasn’t happened until just yesterday, which would be the 15th day since it last happened, but I was at half a tank this time. Car turned on after I cut it off a few seconds, car is driving fine again.. what could it be?

  57. Anonymous says:

    My BMW 330d has a hard start and is telling me the the drivetrain malfunction, so what could be the cause?

  58. Anonymous says:

    Actually yes I started experiencing problems after seeing a mechanic

  59. Anonymous says:

    I’ve noticed every time I use my start to stop function is when that same experience comes up, once it’s turned off doesn’t then it’s fine.

  60. Anonymous says:

    I have 7 series bmw 2011 milage 20000km. I had this message when i start the car some times and it starts shaking. I have to turn it off for 5 minutes and restart again. Some times it does not show the message but still can feel the shake in the engine. I send the car to bmw service and they changed the spark parts as it is the cause but i still have the same problem although they tested on the error codes scanner. What do you advise me to do and what do you think the problem cause??

  61. Markthemechanic says:

    I don’t think you need to change the whole Engine. That costs a lot and is probably not worth it. How old is your car and how much has your Engine driven? 60,000 km? that is not a lot to be honest

    If the Cylinder has malfunctioned, they should be able to change it. Yes it will be costly but far less than your engine

  62. Anonymous says:

    Hi . My car bmw 520d 2010
    Yesterday showed drivetrain fault.
    what can i expect?
    Thank

  63. Anonymous says:

    I found my answer here which I knew it had to be mechanics fault. I had oil changed and waited for it. Said I was good to go and car was running out front. The second I got into vehicle the Drivetrain Malfunction drive moderately was on. I always check my dash because this isn’t my first rodeo with a mechanic error. I immediately told the mechanic who claimed to be a foreign car specialist and he of courses wouldn’t except it was possibly something he did. When you take a vehicle in for simple maintenance and get it back with error codes it really hacks me off. My suspicion was he spilled oil on engine. A month ago I had new plugs put in. It wasn’t shaking or riding rough. He told me he didn’t have time to assess the problem and I would have to bring it back another day.

    Drivetrain malfunction after an oil change
    If you get BMW drivetrain malfunction after you change the engine oil, there is a very good chance that:
    A sensor got unplugged by accident
    You spilled engine oil on the engine
    He didn’t even put the correct oil in it. There’s more to story but at least my assumption is correct. Thank you for posting the information

  64. Anonymous says:

    I have a 650. Took car initially because of engine oil needed. They checked it and told me the turno coolant hoses were leaking. I paid 3500 and picked it up saturday. Driving home today it started shaking badly and message said drivetrain malfunction. I had paid 200 for having a complete diagnostic and this never came up. I almost feel they sabotage the cars there. Every time i do it something else comes up at peter pan bmw service. Anyone has ideas ?

  65. Anonymous says:

    mine did the same thing two days ago:(:(..luckily my car is still under warranty…

  66. Anonymous says:

    I got a second hand vehicle from a BMW 1 series M sport just a few weeks ago ( late 2016 model) and I’ve just had this message pop up randomly this morning. Says I can continue to drive but should get it serviced. After reading the comments above it’s got me fearful of when my warranty runs out

  67. Anonymous says:

    Mine 2015 520xda wen’t to a limp mode with drivetrain error message. I checked the fail code with ista and it asked to check intake manifold pressure sensor. I took a one from my wifes x1 and tested it to my 520 and whole car runs fine. Then putting the old one back and the engine light turns on when starting. So it is worth to try this one…

  68. Anonymous says:

    I have the same message but the car has only done 7000 miles from new it’s a 2018 X1

  69. Anonymous says:

    Exact same problem happened to me, i was driving my friend on the highway when the message “Drivetrain Malfunction” popped up and the check engine light appeared, still drivable however with low output. Next day i take it to Baron BMW and they said “It looks like your timing belt broke, i could open it and see but I dont even know if it’s worth our time so ill go ahead and send you the details for a new engine, which is just under 14k”. Anyway fast forward a few days I took it to a mechanic shop, got it done just spending under 1k. Moral of the story….don’t listen to BMW they’re morons who will do anything for an extra dollar.

  70. Anonymous says:

    Is the timing chain. Is broken. Does not need a new engine, just a good mechanic to get the chain in and time it properly. Me engine rebuilds or anything.

  71. Anonymous says:

    i own 320d 2015, my car engine starts but cant engage gears, it says only DRIVETRAIN PROBLEM really cant able to error code also

  72. Anonymous says:

    Hello my M5 went into drive train malfunction while sitting in traffic. Took it to BMW they are saying cylinder 5 is malfunctioning and upon further inspection that they need to replace entire engine! Does this make any sense? The car has 60km on it and was purchased second hand from two owners who took good car of it. The first owner did install a performance chip and exhaust but from what I know didn’t beat on the car

  73. Anonymous says:

    I also have a 2013 BMW x3, nothing but problems i hate to say, i love the car, the service, the drive but since the warantee expired I had to pay for things “malfunctioning” very disappointing. 1. sensors to the ac/heat car was flashing on and off like crazy 1800 dollars, after that thermostat, BMW paid for that or should I say reimburse me. 2. another sensor broke , i dont recall something with the tires another $1800, but since I paid 1800 the time prior they took off $1000, how nice. I said so many malfunctions, why is this my fault? I hate the feel of insecurity the car brings, but now last week a “drivetrain” warning went on and I stopped, turned it on and off and has been good ever since. Scares me to read what you wrote about transmission, but really started to worry. The great drive it has nothing but issues that it should never have.

  74. Anonymous says:

    Hi, Almost same issue with my BMW X3 2013, 84k miles. I got “Drive moderately. Maximum drivetrain output not available. Consult service center” on 3/29/2019 night while I am out. It allowed me to drive to restaurant. After 15 minutes I tried to start car and showed up “Do not switch off engine, engine restart will not be possible. Consult nearest service center.”
    I got it towed it to BMW service station. Next day they told that timing chain broke and its pieces spoiled the engine and need to replace entire engine.
    My car warranty expired long back. My extended maintenance expired 4 months back. I was told that it costs around $14k (current price of car is almost same) and I have to pay it since there is no warranty.
    My car is always serviced in BMW service station and no symptoms of this or any problems so far.

  75. Anonymous says:

    My car is giving me the drivetrain problem. At times, the car starts, then the engine is off and gives drive train message. It further says automatic start disactivated and the engine does not start even pressing and holding the start button.

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