When a bad sensor got too hot the reading from it started to swing dramatically causing the vehicle to surge at cruising speed. (mechanics.stackexchange.com)
To recap, the 5 - series is fast, efficient, comfortable, technologically astute, and — but for a bad sensor — reliable. (automobilemag.com)
The engine just clicked once when I tried to start it, and there was now an error code for «multiple cylinder misfire» in addition to the bad sensor, which I've read is a logical next thing to go wrong if your camshaft position sensor is bad. (mechanics.stackexchange.com)