BMW 135i Complaints

158 consumer complaints on file.

#10362746October 28, 2010
WHEELS:RIM, WHEELS
TL*-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW I35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR WHEELS WERE CRACKING ON THE INSIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER BECAUSE THE TIRE INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED; THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY DRIVER ERRORS AND WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 25,000. THE CONSUMER STATED BMW REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEIR RIMS ARE DEFECTIVE AND CRACK AS A RESULT OF NORMAL DRIVING, ESPECIALLY THEIR 18 INCH RIMS WHEN COUPLED WITH RUN-FLAT TIRES. BMW CLAIMED THE CRACKS MUST HAVE COME FROM THE DRIVER IMPACTING SOME OBJECT LIKE A POTHOLE, RATHER THAN A RESULT OF A DEFECT IN THE DESIGN OF THE RIM. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE RIMS WERE DESIGNED TOO WEAK TO TAKE THE IMPACT OF NORMAL ON-ROAD DRIVING. THE PROBLEM WAS EXACERBATED BY THE RUN-FLAT TIRES, WHICH WERE VERY HARD WITH STRONG SIDEWALLS RESULTING IN TOO MUCH OF THE NORMAL FORCE FROM SMALL SPEED BUMPS BEING TRANSMITTED TO THE RIM RATHER THAN ABSORBING SOME OF THE SHOCK IN THE TIRE. UPDATED 02/01/11. *JB
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10356846September 21, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I OWN A 2009 BMW 135I WITH THE N54 TWIN TURBO ENGINE. ONE DAY I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 70MPH WHEN SUDDENLY THE CAR LOST ALL POWER AND SUDDENLY DECELERATED. A WARNING LAMP ON THE DASH CAME ON INDICATING THE CAR WAS ONLY OPERATING AT HALF ENGINE POWER. THE CAR WAS RUNNING VERY ROUGHLY AND SHOOK AND SHUDDERED VIOLENTLY WHEN I PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR....I WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN A VEHICLE SPEED ABOVE 50MPH. I FINALLY HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND LET TRAFFIC PASS. WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN PARK IT WAS STILL SHAKING AND HEAVING. I REPORTED THIS IMMEDIATELY TO THE BMW SERVICE DEPARTMENT WHERE I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE. WHILE I WAS TOLD IT WAS DUE TO THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP, I WAS TOLD THAT BMW WAS UNABLE TO OFFER ANY RESOLUTION AT THIS TIME. SINCE THEN, THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES, EACH TIME IN HEAVY RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. I FEEL THAT THIS IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE AND IS LIKELY GOING TO RESULT IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. BMW IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND YET SEEMS TO BE UNABLE TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THE 135I, 335I AND 535I HAVE REPORTED SIMILAR INSTANCES. WILL YOU PLEASE ENCOURAGE BMW TO RECALL THESE UNSAFE VEHICLES BEFORE SOMEBODY IS HURT OR KILLED? *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10356563September 20, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BMW 135I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE ENGINE OFF WHEN THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN UNUSUAL NOISE. THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE AND A NOISE WAS EXHIBITED FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE CONTACT DECLINED THE REPAIR. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FROM THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING CERTAIN BMWS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL PUMP AND REPROGRAMMING THE VEHICLE IF A WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8,500.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10353641September 3, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
VEHICLE IS A BMW 135I, MODEL YEAR 2008, CONVERTIBLE. CAR SUFFERS SUDDEN AND COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER AT HIGH SPEED AND OFTEN DURING HIGH-TRAFFIC, RUSH- HOUR SPEEDS ON MODERATE INCLINE SOMETIMES WITH MINIMAL SAFE SHOULDER AND MEDIAN. THIS THE 6TH INCIDENT OVER THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF. BMW OF SAN DIEGO REPLACED FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR AND MULTIPLE HIGH-PRESSURE FUEL PUMPS. WE HAVE BARELY AVOIDED MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS. WE ARE SCARED TO DRIVE OUR CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10353113August 31, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY BMW 135I HAS 16,000 MILES ON IT AND I HAVE HAD TO HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILURES. THE CAR IS UNRELIABLE AND DANGEROUS. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10352196August 26, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2009 BMW 135I HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILURE. THIS HAS BEEN A BAD PROBLEM WITH 3 MODEL YEARS (2008, 2009, AND 2010) OF BMW 135I CARS. LUCKILY MY CAR WAS FIXED DUE TO LONG START CRANKS BEFORE THE COMMON SYMPTOM OF ENGINE DYING DURING DRIVING CONDITIONS. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10348395August 10, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
ON AUGUST 5TH 2010, WHEN STARTING MY CAR I RECEIVED SEVERAL LONG CRANKS. ONCE STARTED IT DROVE FINE. ON AUGUST 7TH, (AT ABOUT 1:00AM) WHEN STARTING THE CAR, IT CRANKED FOR ABOUT 7 SECONDS AND FINALLY STARTED. IT DROVE FINE. I STOPPED AT A STORE, AND WHEN LEAVING, IT STARTED UP FINE, BUT AS I PULLED OUT INTO THE ROAD, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR HAD REDUCED POWER. THE CAR (WITH ONLY 5500 MILES OR SO) WAS SHAKING VIOLENTLY WHEN GOING UNDER 10 MILES AN HOUR. THE RPM'S FLUCTUATED AT IDLE TO WHERE THE CAR ALMOST STALLED SEVERAL TIMES. I DROVE THE 15 OR SO MILES HOME WITH MY FLASHERS ON AS THE CAR WAS HAVING TROUBLE. THE ABOVE IS A DESCRIPTION OF HPFP FAILURE ON THE N54 ENGINE. I WOULD SAY MANY, MANY PEOPLE GET A BAD FUEL PUMP. BMW HAS COVERED THE PART FOR 10 YEARS/120K MILES, BUT IT WILL FAIL AGAIN. THERE IS NO FIX AT THIS POINT. JUST A NEW PUMP THAT EVENTUALLY GIVES WAY. I KNOW PEOPLE WHO ARE ON THEIR 4TH PUMP. JUST DO A GOOGLE SEARCH ON "BMW HPFP" AND SEE WHAT COMES UP. THE 135I, 335I, 535I AN Z4 35I ALL HAVE THE N54 ENGINE, AND THEY ALL SUFFER FROM THIS DEFECT. LOSS OF POWER REALLY CONCERNS ME, WHAT IF I WAS DOING 65MPH ON A HIGHWAY WHEN THE PUMP DECIDED TO FAIL? I BROUGHT THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP, AND EXPLAINED THE LONG CRANKS AND LOSS OF POWER ETC.. AND THEY EXPLAINED BMW HAS TO APPROVE ALL FUEL PUMP SWAPS. GOT A CALL 2 DAYS LATER TO SAY THEY WILL REPLACE THE PUMP TODAY, AUGUST 10TH. IN ADDITION TO THE NEW PUMP, I WILL BE GETTING A SOFTWARE UPDATE AS WELL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10346115July 29, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AT APPROX 70 MPH, "ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION, POWER DECREASE" MESSAGE LIGHTS. VEHICLE COMES TO DEAD STOP DURING RUSH HOUR ON FL TURNPIKE. DRIVER PUTS ON FLASHERS. WATCHES REAR VIEW MIRROR AS DOZENS OF VEHICLES APPROACH. TWO CAR CRASH OCCURS BEHIND STALLED VEHICLE. DRIVER MUST EXIT CAR AND RUN TO SHOULDER TO AVOID POTENTIAL INJURY. MULTI CAR ACCIDENT MIRACULOUSLY AVOIDED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10345556July 26, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY 2009 BMW 135I BEGAN EXPERIENCING "LONG CRANKS" WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE ENGINE COLD. WHILE DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS THE CAR BEGAN EXPERIENCING INTENSE VIBRATION WHEN ACCELERATING. FOLLOWING THE VIBRATION, THE CAR EXPERIENCED LACK OF POWER AND ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THIS COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND SHOULD BE FURTHER INVESTIGATED DUE TO THE FREQUENCY OF THIS PROBLEM WITH BMW'S HPFP. THE DEALERSHIP UPDATED THE CARS SOFTWARE AND REPLACED THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10345188July 25, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY, 45-MPH ROAD, MY CAR LOST POWER SUDDENLY AND BEGAN TO SHUDDER WHEN I APPLIED THE GAS PEDAL. I WAS LOSING SPEED AND UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO PUT ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS, AND PULL INTO THE NEAREST PARKING LOT I COULD FIND. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM, ALONG WITH SCANNING THE CAR FOR ANY ERROR CODES, I DISCOVERED THAT THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP (HPFP) HAD FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. ODDLY ENOUGH, THIS WAS THE 3RD HPFP THAT HAS FAILED ON THIS CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340821June 30, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2010 BMW 135I ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2009. DRIVING HOME FROM WORK I ATTEMPTED TO PASS A CAR ON A MULTI-LANE ROAD WHEN THE CAR STARTED BUCKING AND STARVING FOR FUEL/POWER. I SLOWED DOWN AND THE PROBLEM APPEARED TO SUBSIDE, HOWEVER UPON FURTHER ACCELERATION THE CAR AGAIN STARTED BUCKING AND STARVING FOR POWER. ON THE 3RD ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE, THE CAR WENT INTO "LIMP MODE" WHICH ALLOWS THE CAR TO BE DRIVEN UNDER SEVERELY REDUCED POWER. THE WARNING SAID TO STOP DRIVING THE CAR AND CALL THE DEALERSHIP. I CALLED BMW ASSIST AND THEY TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND REPLACED THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP AND LOW PRESSURE FUEL SENSOR AND ALSO CONDUCTED A FULL COMPUTER REPROGRAM. SINCE THEN, THE CAR HAS IDLED VERY ROUGH. THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE FOR A BRAND NEW VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10329923May 11, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
CAR HESITATED AND STOPPED RUNNING ON THE FREEWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10329737May 10, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
BMW HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP (HPFP) FAILED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY FOUR LANE CITY ROAD. THE HPFP IS COVERED BY BMW'S WARRANTY AND WAS REPLACED. HOWEVER, THERE APPEARS TO BE A LOT OF BMW OWNERS OF THE 135I AND 335I THAT HAVE HAD SIMILAR EXPERIENCES BUT MUCH MORE RISK INVOLVED, E.G. FAILURE WHILE ACCELERATING ONTO A FREEWAY. THIS IS THE FIRST FAILURE MY MY2010 CAR HAS HAD; OTHERS HAVE REPORTED 3 FAILURES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10329473May 9, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2010 BMW 135I RECENTLY HAD MY CAR IN FOR BRAKE SERVICE (5/7/10) AT BMW. THE FOLLOWING DAY I NOTICED A LONG CRANK X1 AT START UP. I HEADED TO WORK AND NOTICED DECREASED POWER BUT DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT. ON MY WAY HOME I WAS ACCELERATING ONTO THE FREEWAY WHEN MY CAR LOST ALL POWER (ENGINE STILL ON, BUT FELT LIKE IT WAS STALLING OUT) AND THE TRAFFIC BEHIND ME NEARLY CRASHED INTO ME DUE TO HOW SUDDEN AND WITHOUT WARNING OF THE DECELERATION. I WAS LUCKILY ABLE TO PULL OFF TO THE SHOULDER IMMEDIATELY AVOIDING A MULTICAR ACCIDENT. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED ON AND MY CAR WAS IN LIMP MODE. UNSTEADY IDLE, VERY POOR ACCELERATION AND COULDN'T GO ABOVE 20MPH. I WAS ABLE TO SCAN MY CAR FOR CODES: 29DC: 29DC CYLINDER INJECTION SWITCH-OFF EXPLANATION: FUEL RELATED CODE FIX: NORMALLY REQUIRES FUEL PUMP REPLACEMENT 2FBF: 2FBF FUEL PRESSURE AT INJECTION RELEASE EXPLANATION: FUEL PUMP PRESSURE CODE FIX: NORMALLY REQUIRES FUEL PUMP REPLACEMENT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD KNOW PROBLEM WITH THE N54 ENGINE AND IS VERY DANGEROUS. I FEAR THEY DID A SOFTWARE UPGRADE ON MY CAR WITHOUT MY CONSENT 5/7/10. MY CAR IS SCHEDULE TO GO INTO SERVICE AT BMW MONDAY 5/10/10. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10323014March 31, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
VEHICLES AFFECTED: BMW 135I, 335I, 535I...ANY BMW USING THE N54 ENGINE WILL HAVE A PART CALLED THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP. MINE HAS FAILED ON ME TWICE, THE FIRST TIME THE PUMP FAILED I WAS STATIONARY. SECOND TIME THE PUMP FAILED I WAS DRIVING AT 60KM/H AND TRIED TO ACCELERATE TO OVERTAKE...THE PUMP FAILED AND VEHICLE HAD SHUT OFF AND INSTANT LOSS OF POWER CAUSING CARS TO RAPIDLY BRAKE. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE AND CAN BE DANGEROUS IF THE PROBLEM HAPPENS RANDOMLY AND UNEXPECTED. BMW HAS TRIED TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE BY ISSUING NEW PARTS...I HAVE OBTAINED NEW PARTS AND I AM ON MY 3RD PUMP AND THIS IS SHOWING SIGNS OF FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10321322March 22, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CAR RUNNING ROUGH, MISS-FIRING, AND LOSS OF POWER WHILE IN TRAFFIC. NOVEMBER 2009 OCCURRENCE, HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP REPLACED. JANUARY 2010 OCCURRENCE, DEALER REQUESTED PERMISSION TO REPLACE PARTS CALLED FOR UNDER THE FAULT CODE, BMW NA REFUSED TO GRANT PERMISSION. MARCH 2010 OCCURRENCE, DEALER REQUESTED PERMISSION TO REPLACE PARTS CALLED FOR UNDER THE FAULT CODE, BMW NA REFUSED TO GRANT PERMISSION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10318101March 9, 2010
TIRES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW 135I. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS HAVING HIS VEHICLE INSPECTED HE WAS INFORMED ALL 4 RUN-FLAT TIRES HOUSED ON HIS VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WITHIN 6,000 MILES OF USAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIRES WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED IMMEDIATELY DUE TO DEVELOPING BUBBLES IN THE TIRES TREAD. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS AND THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 11,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311234February 17, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
CAR STARTED LONG 3-7 SECOND CRANKS AT 600 MILES, THEN CONTINUED UNTIL AT 1300 MILES, CAR ALMOST SHUT DOWN ON HIGHWAY WITH AN SES LIGHT. CAR IS AT THE SHOP BEING FIXED NOW WITH A HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP BEING REPLACED. 2010 BMW 135I 1350 MILES! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310987February 16, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
TL* THE CONTACT HAS A 2010 BMW 135. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE IS LOSING POWER IN THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP RUNNING, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER AND SLOWS DOWN. THE CONTACT TRIED TO ACCELERATE WHILE CHANGING LINES AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND DID NOT ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 1807.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302473January 27, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
EVEN THOUGH IT SHOWS A BMW 135 ON THE VEHICLE DESCRIPTION THIS IS FOR 2009 BMW 335I, IT DOES NOT HAVE THAT CHOICE ON THE MENUS. ALSO I DID NOT INCLUDE THE VIN NUMBER BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS STILL IN GERMANY AND HAS NEVER BEEN REGISTERED IN THE USA.. AT LEAST UNTIL THIS APRIL WHEN I GET BACK THERE IF I DON'T GET RID OF IT BEFORE THEN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH ON ANY SURFACE, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE WOULD GO ON "SAVE MODE" LOOSING POWER. THE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED LIT UNTIL THE ENGINE TURNED OFF. THIS WILL HAPPEN ALL THE TIME... THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND AFTER A WEEK OF TROUBLESHOOTING AND CONTACTING BMW IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE HP FUEL PUMP WAS THE PROBLEM AND IT WAS REPLACED. THREE MONTHS LATER THE CAR STARTED TO TAKE TOO LONG TO START WHEN COLD SO BACK TO THE DEALER AND IT'S BEEN THERE FOR OVER A WEEK AND THE LAST UPDATE I RECEIVED WAS THAT THEY MIGHT HAVE TO CHANGE THE FUEL PUMP AGAIN. THIS IS A BRAND NEW CAR BUILT IN APRIL 2009 WHICH I PICKED UP AT BMW HERE IN GERMANY WITH US SPECS. THE CAR HAS AROUND 7K MILES.*CW *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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