Drivetrain Malfunction. Drive Moderately. Maximum Drivetrain Output Not Available.

sjandhy · 01-16-2019, 02:03 AM

I was driving my car to work, a 10 minute drive, it was a cold morning (20s F) and I decided to push the throttle a bit on a curvy road. I was going about 50 mph on a curve when I felt something kinda off and then immediately I got the error message "Drivetrain Malfunction. Drive Moderately. Maximum Drivetrain Output Not Available." I am pretty sure it went into "limp mode". It did not go away after I restarted the car.

I could barely touch the accelerator anymore, the car was jerky and a stalled. Very low power was being delivered and it wouldn't go over 5 mph. I got it towed to the closed mom and pop shop ( I live in a small town and cloest BMW dealer is an hour away), the guy said that its a cylinder 2 misfire, and replaced the spark plug and coil, but didnt fix the issue. Its still in the shop

What could the issue be? Why did it happen? What costs am I looking at? Will the other cylinders get affected now?

I drive a 2013 535 xdrive msport.

its my baby and I really miss it. never had an issue like this before.

NinetyEight740 · 01-19-2019, 07:26 PM

Need specific fault codes to help...

msportxdrive · 01-19-2019, 11:16 PM

The last time I had that same issue the paperwork just said there were misfire codes and they did a fuel adaptation something like that and my issue was resolved.
FYI my car is a 2013 528 xdrive msport

01-16-2019, 02:03 AM	#1
sjandhy Registered 2 Rep 2 Posts Drives: 2013 BMW 535 xDrive M-sport Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Raleigh, NC iTrader: (0)	Drivetrain Malfunction. Drive Moderately. Maximum Drivetrain Output Not Available. I was driving my car to work, a 10 minute drive, it was a cold morning (20s F) and I decided to push the throttle a bit on a curvy road. I was going about 50 mph on a curve when I felt something kinda off and then immediately I got the error message "Drivetrain Malfunction. Drive Moderately. Maximum Drivetrain Output Not Available." I am pretty sure it went into "limp mode". It did not go away after I restarted the car. I could barely touch the accelerator anymore, the car was jerky and a stalled. Very low power was being delivered and it wouldn't go over 5 mph. I got it towed to the closed mom and pop shop ( I live in a small town and cloest BMW dealer is an hour away), the guy said that its a cylinder 2 misfire, and replaced the spark plug and coil, but didnt fix the issue. Its still in the shop What could the issue be? Why did it happen? What costs am I looking at? Will the other cylinders get affected now? I drive a 2013 535 xdrive msport. its my baby and I really miss it. never had an issue like this before. Last edited by sjandhy; 01-16-2019 at 10:06 AM..
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NinetyEight740 Major General 231 Rep 5,691 Posts Drives: 2 - 2013 535i msport Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Orange County California iTrader: (2) Garage List 2010 E91 [0.00]	Need specific fault codes to help...
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msportxdrive Registered 0 Rep 3 Posts Drives: 2013 528i xdrive Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Earth iTrader: (0)	The last time I had that same issue the paperwork just said there were misfire codes and they did a fuel adaptation something like that and my issue was resolved. FYI my car is a 2013 528 xdrive msport
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