Exactly as the title reads. I have a 2011 BMW X5 (95,000kms) that was part of a recall for a drive shaft problem found in the link below. We took our SUV into the dealership in June and were told the recalled part was 6 months away and we would be contacted at that time.
http://www.edmunds.com/car-news/2011...n-problem.html
Anyways, my wife was driving my son to school on Friday when she calls me and says that "she heard a loud bang while driving, kind of lost power and heard a bunch of grinding and now the car won't move and shes stuck roadside with 2 kids"
So I get there and I am greeted by the site found in this picture
We had the X5 towed to Calgary BMW where they have told me that the recalled driveshaft had a catastrophic failure while the car was in motion, the broken driveshaft blew apart the oil pan causing the oil to drain and they will need until Tuesday/Wednesday to inspect if both the transmission and engine sustained damage.
My train of though is that if the recalled part failed and caused the engine to lose all oil while it was running, I don't want any part of this vehicle anymore regardless of the outcome.
I know that BMW still has to continue their analysis of the vehicle but I am wondering if any of the dealership guys or anyone out there think I have any leverage to possibly use to get out of this SUV and into something else ?