BMW 335i Complaints (2008)

201 consumer complaints on file.

#10345195July 25, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILURE. FAILURE STARTS OFF WITH LONG STARTS, FOLLOWED BY ROUGH IDLE FOLLOWED BY REDUCED POWER AND FAILED PUMP. HAD 4 PUMPS REPLACED. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10345013July 24, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
ANOTHER HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILURE IN MY 2008 BMW 335I. THIS TIME IT HAPPENED WITHOUT ANY WARNING, JUST AFTER PICKING UP MY CHILDREN AT PRE-SCHOOL, I PULLED OUT ONTO A BUSY STREET WHICH IS DIFFICULT TO GET A WHOLE IN TRAFFIC. STEPPED ON THE GAS TO PULL OUT AND SPEED UP QUICKLY TO THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC (45 MPH), THE CAR STARTS TO ACCELERATE FOR ABOUT 2 SECONDS, THEN ACTS LIKE I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR, GOES INTO A LIMP MODE, RPM DROP TO 4-500RPM AND THE CAR SHAKES AND RUNS ROUGH AND WILL BARELY ACCELERATE NO MATTER HOW HARD I PUSH THE GAS PEDAL. THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC HAS TO BRAKE EXTREMELY HARD TO AVOID REAR ENDING ME SINCE THERE IS NO REAL SHOULDER OR ANY TIME TO EVEN PULL OVER, THANK GOD I WAS NOT HIT AND EVERYONE ELSE IN TRAFFIC MANAGED TO SLOW DOWN QUICKLY WITHOUT INCIDENT - IT WOULD HAVE BEEN EASY FOR THIS TO HAVE ENDED IN A 40MPH SPEED DIFFERENTIAL REAR END COLLISION WITH 2 SMALL CHILDREN IN MY CAR. I WOULD LIKE TO FEEL CONFIDENT THAT I CAN RETURN MY CAR FOR REPAIR, BUT SINCE THIS IS THE APPARENTLY REPAIRED PART ALREADY INSTALLED AND THAT EVEN THE NEW REPAIR PART THAT WILL BE PUT IN MY CAR HAS ALREADY FAILED MANY TIMES ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, I FEEL THAT BMW IS JUST PUTTING ME BACK IN POTENTIALLY THE SAME DANGEROUS POSITION TO HAPPEN AGAIN. MY FIRST FUEL PUMP FAILED AT 2000 MILES, THIS ONE FAILED AT 10000 MILES, AT THIS RATE I WILL NEED 20 FUEL PUMP REPLACEMENTS BEFORE THE 100000 MILE WARRANTY RUNS OUT AND POTENTIALLY BE IN UP TO 20 ACCIDENTS WHEN THIS HAPPENS - PLEASE REOPEN THIS CASE AND INVESTIGATE BMW FURTHER BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED! *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10343073July 13, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MULTIPLE FAILURES OF HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP ON MY 2008 BMW 335I SEDAN. THE RESULT IS THE SUDDEN LOST OF POWER AND UNABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR AT MORE THAN 40MPH.. MULTIPLE FAILURES OF THE BRAKE SENSORS AND PADS.. FAILURE OF CENTRAL LOCKING SYSTEM - UNABLE TO LOCK AND UNLOCK THE CAR... *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10330800May 17, 2010
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
THE FRONT OE TIRES ON MY 2008 BMW HAVE DEVELOPED SIDEWALL BUBBLES. THE TIRES ARE BRIDGESTONE POTENZA RE050A, 225/40 R18. THIS IS INHERENTLY DANGEROUS. THERE ARE ALREADY SOME BRIDGESTONES WHICH THE COMPANY HAS RECOGNIZED AS FAULTY, THE ABOVE MODELS SHOULD BE ADDED TO THEIR LIST. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10329667May 10, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY 2008 BMW 335I ONLY HAD AROUND 28,000 MILES WHEN I BEGAN NOTICING IT TOOK AN INORDINATE AMOUNT OF TIME TO START THE ENGINE. IT WOULD CRANK FOR SEVERAL SECONDS BEFORE THE ENGINE FINALLY STARTED, ESPECIALLY IF IT WAS A COLD START. ONCE THE ENGINE WAS WARMED UP IT SEEMED TO RUN JUST FINE. IT HAS NOW BEEN IN THE SHOP 4 TIMES SINCE JAN 2010 AND I'M SICK OF IT! AM TERRIFIED ABOUT THE CAR STOPPING ON THE INTERSTATE, AMID TRAFFIC, LIKE HAS BEEN DESCRIBED IN VARIOUS OTHER POSTS! *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10327743April 27, 2010
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
SIDEWALL SEPARATION (RIGHT FRONT) ON BRIDGESTONE SIZE 225/40R18 REO50A ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT RUN FLAT TIRE AT 20,000 MILES. THESE TIRES SEEM PRONE TO DELAMINATION. VERY POOR TREAD MILEAGE FOR HIGHWAY DRIVING. WORN OUT NOW. UTQG RATING SEEMS EXAGGERATED AS I'M NOT IN STOP-AND-GO DRIVING MODE. THESE TIRES ARE PRICED $70+ TO $90+ PER TIRE MORE THAN NON-RF TIRES AND B'STONE HAS A VIRTUAL MONOPOLY....BMW N.A. ONLY PERMITS REPLACEMENT OF THESE TIRES AND IT REALLY HITS THE POCKET BOOK. CONTACTED B'STONE CONSUMER RELATIONS AND MET A BRICK WALL AS THEY KNOW THEY HAVE YOU OVER A BARREL. WROTE THE PRES. OF BRIDGESTONE AND NOT EVEN THE COURTESY OF A RESPONSE. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10320823March 18, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY
I HAVE A 2008 BMW 335I (E90) THAT LOST BOTH HEADLIGHT WASHER COVERS WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY. THESE PARTS STRUCK THE WINDSHIELD WITH GREAT FORCE AND LIKELY HIT THE VEHICLES TRAVELING BEHIND MY CAR. THESE PARTS LIKELY LITTERED THE ROADWAY WITH DEBRIS THAT COULD CAUSE OTHER VEHICLES TO SWERVE TO AVOID RUNNING OVER THEM. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM/DEFECT WITH NEWER BMW VEHICLE (SEE BMWLAND AND E90POST WEBSITES FOR CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS). *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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#10320741March 18, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
HTTPS://WWW-ODI.NHTSA.DOT.GOV/IVOQ/COMPLAINT.CFM. *TR
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0
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#10308248February 10, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY CAR HAS ALREADY FAILED TWICE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, I.E., FAILURE OF HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP (HPFP). THE PROBLEM OCCURRED TWICE WITHIN A YEAR FROM THE TIME OF PURCHASE. IT APPEARED THAT BMW HAVE NO FIX TO THE ISSUE YET. CONCERNED THAT THIS PROBLEM IS SERIOUS AND LEAD TO SERIOUS PROBLEMS RELATED TO SAFETY. TWO HPFP'S WERE REPLACED BY THE BMW DEALER AND THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT LATEST PART WILL FIX THE ISSUE PERMANENTLY. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304620February 3, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF, LOST POWER STEERING ON FREEWAY WHILE GOING 65MPH. WAS ABLE TO SAFELY ROLL TO THE NEXT EXIT. DEALERSHIP FOUND DEFECTIVE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303853February 2, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MULTIPLE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP(HPFP) FAILURES. WHILE DRIVING DOWN A BUSY AVENUE THE ENGINE UNEXPECTEDLY SHUTS DOWN DUE TO THE HPFP FAILING. THIS WAS AFTER THE CAR HAD MADE 2 PREVIOUS VISITS TO THE DEALERSHIP TO REPAIR HPFP PROBLEMS. CURRENTLY I AM NOW ON MY 3RD HPFP IN 2MONTHS. UNSAFE CAR TO DRIVE, ESPECIALLY IF THIS WAS TO OCCUR AT HIGH SPEEDS ON A HIGHWAY. BMW HAS BEEN HAVING ISSUES FOR THIS PROBLEM SINCE MODEL YEAR 2007 UP UNTIL 2010, WITH NO PRODUCT CHANGES OTHER THAN SIMPLE REPLACEMENTS. HPFP SHOWS SIGNS OF PROBLEMS WHEN STARTING THE CAR, DUE TO LONG CRANKS, UNSTABLE RPM'S AND ENGINE SHUTTERING. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303007January 28, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
THIS IS THE SECOND FAILURE OF THE HPFP IN MY 2008 BMW 335I. IT OCCURRED WHEN I LEFT WORK AND STARTED CAR AND THE CAR SHUDDERED AND THE INDICATOR SHOWED THAT THE CAR WENT INTO LIMP MODE (REDUCED POWER). DROVE THE CAR TO MY CHILD'S PRESCHOOL AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. STARTED THE CAR AND AGAIN THE CAR WENT INTO LIMP MODE. DECIDED TO TAKE THE CAR DIRECTLY TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE CAR STALLED THREE TIMES ON THE WAY. TWO OF THE STALLS WERE WHILE THE CAR WAS MOVING. THE HPFP WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY THE NEXT DAY.*CW
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10299126January 12, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY BMW 335I ONLY HAD A FEW THOUSAND MILES WHEN I BEGAN NOTICING IT TOOK AN INORDINATE AMOUNT OF TIME TO START THE ENGINE. IT WOULD CRANK FOR SEVERAL SECONDS BEFORE THE ENGINE FINALLY STARTED, ESPECIALLY IF IT WAS A COLD START. ONCE THE ENGINE WAS WARMED UP IT SEEMED TO RUN JUST FINE. THEN AFTER A FEW DAYS THE "SERVICE ENGINE" LIGHT AND EXCLAMATION POINT WERE LIGHT UP ON MY DASHBOARD. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY EXPLAINED BMW WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL PUMP AND FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM AND THEY WOULD TAKE PROPER STEPS TO ENSURE THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. TO MY KNOWLEDGE THEY CHANGED THE FUEL PUMP AND WHATEVER OTHER SEALS NEEDED TO BE CHANGED. CAR SEEMED TO WORK JUST FINE FOR ABOUT 6 WEEKS, NOW THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED. THE VEHICLE NOW HAS TO CRANK FOR AN INORDINATE AMOUNT OF TIME AGAIN IN ORDER TO GET THE CAR TO START. I AM CONCERNED THIS WILL NOT BE PROPERLY FIXED AGAIN. THE CAR IS NOT YET AT 10K MILES AND I AM HAVING TO BRING IT IN TO BE FIXED FOR A SECOND TIME. THIS IS VERY DISCONCERTING. **PLEASE NOTE, THE SYSTEM WOULD NOT ALLOW THE 335I AS AN OPTION FOR THE 2009 YEAR, ONLY WHEN I CHOSE THE YEAR AS 2008, PLEASE NOTE HOWEVER THAT THIS IS A 2009 BMW NOT A 2008** *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10298226January 5, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY CAR'S HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. I WAS ACCELERATING TO PASS ANOTHER CAR, THE CAR STUTTERED, AND THE "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" WENT ON. AFTER THIS OCCURRED, THE CAR COULD BARELY ACCELERATE. IT WAS THE WEEKEND, SO I HAD TO CONTINUE DRIVING TO MY DESTINATION, AS THERE WERE NO BMW DEALERSHIPS OPEN TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THE LOSS OF ACCELERATION MADE IT VERY DIFFICULT, AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS, WHEN GETTING ONTO THE FREEWAY. ALSO, HAD THE CAR GIVEN OUT COMPLETELY, IT LIKELY WOULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED THE NEXT WORK DAY (12/28/2009). ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE INVOICE PROVIDED BY THE BMW DEALERSHIP, THE PROBLEM WAS A "FAULTY HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP." THE FAULTY HPFP WAS REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297274December 29, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
CAR STALLS IF RUNNING AND IS UNDERPOWERED OR FAILS TO START. HAPPENED THREE TIMES DURING FIRST 15 MONTHS OF TAKING POSSESSION OF THE NEW VEHICLE. EACH TIME WAS THE RESULT OF THE FUEL PUMP NEEDING REPLACING. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297450December 29, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
OWN A 2008 BMW 335I. CAR "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT WENT ON WHILE I WAS ON HIGHWAY. IT WENT INTO SAFETY MODE, IF I TRIED ACCELERATING THE CAR SHUDDERED AND SHOOK VIOLENTLY. BROUGHT THE CAR IN TO NEAREST BMW DEALER, DIAGNOSED AS FAULTY HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP. PUMP REPLACED. LESS THAN 1,000 MILES LATER, THE CAR STARTED AGAIN WITH THE SAME BEHAVIOR. DEALER "COULD NOT REPLICATE". CAR HAS LONG CRANKS WHEN STARTING COLD. SHUDDERS AND SHAKES. THIS CAR IS A HAZARD. BMW HAS ADMITTED THE PROBLEM BY EXTENDED THE FUEL PUMP WARRANTY FROM 50,000 MILES TO 100,000 MILES, BUT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. MULTIPLE ONLINE REPORTS OF REPEATED FUEL PUMP FAILURE. BUT, BMW WILL NOT REPLACE UNLESS A FAULT CODE IS CAPTURED. THIS CAR MUST BE RECALLED. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296640December 21, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
2008 BMW 335I, FAILING HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP. BMW WAS RELUCTANT TO REPLACE PART. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294854December 8, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
IN JULY OF 2009 THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP WENT OUT ON MY 2008 335I. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AND WAS AWARE OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS PARTICULAR ENGINE. ON NOVEMBER 12TH THE FUEL PUMP WENT OUT AGAIN AND WAS REPLACED. BMW STATED THAT THEY HAVE EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FOR THE HP FUEL PUMP BUT COULD NOT GIVE A REASON TO THE DEFECT. ON NOVEMBER 30TH THREE FUEL INJECTORS AND 3 SPARK PLUGS WERE REPLACED. ON ALL 3 OCCASIONS CAR LOST POWER AND OR STARTED TO SPUTTER. ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON ALL 3 TIMES. I'VE LOST ALL CONFIDENCE IN THIS VEHICLE AND AM CURRENTLY STARTING A LEMON LAW CLAIM. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294999December 8, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE CAR WENT INTO "LIMP" MODE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY AND HAD TO GO 35MPH THE REST OF THE WAY ON A 40MPH MINIMUM. THE DEALER SAID THAT IT WAS A FAULTY HIGH PERFORMANCE FUEL PUMP AND THAT IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS I COULD HAVE ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH WHILE MOVING TO THE SHOULDER AT 35MPH ON A FAST HIGHWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294503December 4, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY 2009 BMW 335I EXPERIENCED A HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. THIS FAILURE CAUSED MY VEHICLE TO STALL AND BECOME INOPERABLE IN TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE PUSHED OUT OF THE INTERSECTION AND REQUIRED A TOW TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER. HPFP FAILURES ARE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE BMW N54 ENGINE AND HAVE BEEN A RECURRING PROBLEM SINCE THE ENGINE WAS FIRST INTRODUCED IN 2006 AND STILL PLAGUES VEHICLES CURRENTLY MANUFACTURED. SOME PEOPLE HAVE HAD THEIR FUEL PUMPS REPLACED 3 OR MORE TIMES. THE FAILURE MODE OF THIS COMPONENT CREATES A SAFETY HAZARD FOR THE DRIVER. WHILE BMW HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FOR THIS COMPONENT THEY HAVE NOT ADDRESSED THE ROOT CAUSE AND THE SAFETY ISSUES STILL REMAIN. NOTE: THE VEHICLE SELECTOR DID NOT HAVE THE 335I AS AN AVAILABLE MODEL FOR MODEL YEAR 2009. I SELECTED 2008 SO THAT THE VEHICLE MODEL WOULD BE CORRECT. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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