BMW 335i Complaints (2007)

288 consumer complaints on file.

#10311733February 18, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
FIRST NOTICED A BURNING SMELL -- THOUGHT IT MAY BE PLASTIC OR RUBBER. PULLED OFF OF THE HIGHWAY NEAR TAMPA TO A LOCAL GAS STATION. LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD, NOTICED NOTHING. THEN NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE SPACE WHERE THE REAR WINDOW ROLLS UP, ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. SMELLED LIKE BURNING RUBBER OR PLASTIC. CALLED BMW ASSIST, WAS TOLD TO GET A TOW TO THE NEAREST DEALER. AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR, CALLED TO BMW TO TALK WITH A SERVICE TECHNICIAN -- DESCRIBED THE PROBLEM TO THE TECHNICIAN AND ASKED IF I COULD DRIVE THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. SERVICE ADVISOR INDICATED THAT GIVEN THE SMOKE, WOULD ADVISE AGAINST DRIVING THE CAR. CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AND INSPECTED BY DEALER THE FOLLOWING MORNING. DEALER ADVISED THAT THE "DASH REFLECTED MESSAGE OF PINCH PROTECTION MALFUNCTION. JBE MODULE CAUSED FAILURE OF BOTH REAR WINDOW MOTORS, INTERROGATE FAULT MEMORY. FOUND FAULTS IN JBE, A6D9, A6DA, A6D8, A6DB. COMPLETED TEST PLAN FOR THESE FAULTS. PER TEST PLAN REPLACE JBE. SWAPPED IN JBE FROM KNOWN GOOD VEHICLE." ESSENTIALLY, THE DEALER REPLACED THE EXISTING SOFTWARE IN THE CAR WITH THE SOFTWARE FROM A CAR KNOWN TO HAVE GOOD SOFTWARE. DEALER FOUND BOTH WINDOW MOTORS "BURNED" AND REPLACED BOTH WINDOW ROLL-UP MOTORS. DEALER COMPLETED VEHICLE PROGRAMMING INCLUDING "CAS". COMPLETE CAR ENCODING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304088February 3, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
THIS IS A SECOND COMPLAINT OF THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM THAT I HAD PREVIOUSLY IN APRIL 2008. THE ODI ID NUMBER IS: 10227507. ON THE EVENING OF JAN. 2ND, 2010, THE REPLACEMENT FUEL PUMP FAILED WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AS I WAS MAKING AN APPROACH TO THE ONRAMP ONTO THE FREEWAY. THE CAR SHUDDERED, RATTLED, AND LOSS POWER AND EVENTUALLY DIED. I HAD TO TOW THE CAR TO A STORAGE OVERNIGHT AND WAITED UNTIL JAN. 4TH, A MONDAY, TO TOW THE CAR AGAIN TO A NEARBY BMW SERVICE CENTER. THEY EVENTUALLY REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP, WHICH IS A 3RD FUEL PUMP, INCLUDING THE ORIGINAL THAT CAME WITH THE CAR. IT WAS VERY FRUSTRATING THAT I WAS STRANDED 140 MILES AWAY FROM HOME, AND HAD NO TRANSPORTATION FOR 48 HOURS UNTIL THE PROBLEM HAD BEEN RESOLVED THEREAFTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303840February 2, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
MY VEHICLE HAS AN ISSUE WHERE APPARENTLY A FUSE BLOWS AND THE DOOR LOCKS CAN NOT BE ACTIVATED BY THE FOB, INTERIOR HANDLES (EXCEPT THE DRIVER DOOR), OR THE INTERIOR DOOR LOCKING SWITCH. [PLEASE NOTE THAT I DO NOT HAVE ANY CHILD SAFETY LOCKS ACTIVATED ON THE REAR DOORS.] THE ONLY WAY YOU CAN OPEN THE DRIVER DOOR IS THROUGH THE VALET KEY. THIS HAS OCCURRED TO ME TWICE AND IS NOW APPARENTLY A SERVICE BULLETIN WITH BMW. I AM WRITING TO YOU BECAUSE I FEEL IT IS A DESIGN HAZARD IF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WERE TO FAIL IN AN ACCIDENT, THEN THIS BECOMES AN EXTREME HAZARD IF FIRE OR ANY OTHER ISSUE WERE INVOLVED. I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THAT THERE WAS REQUIRED AN ALTERNATIVE MEANS OF UNLOCKING THE DOORS OTHER THAN ELECTRICALLY (HENCE THE DOOR PULL KNOBS WHICH IN MY CAR ARE EVEN WITH THE TRIM AND UNABLE TO GRASP). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303648February 1, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP IN MY BMW 335I. THE CONSEQUENCES, WHILE WELL DOCUMENTED, FOR ME LACK OF ACCELERATION AND UNABLE TO GO PAST 45MPH. THIS OCCURRED ON A MAJOR FREEWAY WHERE THE SPEED LIMIT IS 60MPH ACROSS THE LAKE WASHINGTON BRIDGE. THE PART REPLACED WAS THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP BY BMW. WHAT LEAD UP TO THE FAILURE? SIMPLY ACCELERATING TO FREEWAY SPEEDS CAUSED THE ONBOARD COMPUTER TO NOTIFY ME THERE WAS AN ENGINE MALFUNCTION. IT THEN REDUCED MY SPEED TO APPROXIMATELY 45MPH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297788January 2, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
DOOR LOCK MALFUNCTIONING. ALL 4 DOORS ON MY 2007 BMW 335I WON'T OPEN USING THE KEY REMOTE NOR THE CENTRAL LOCK SYSTEM. EVEN WHEN TRYING TO OPEN THE DOOR MANUALLY, I WAS NOT ABLE TO OPEN ANY OF THE 4 DOORS. MY FAMILY HAD TO CLIMB OUT FROM THE WINDOW. I SEE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS FROM DIFFERENT FORUMS. HOW DO YOU EXPECT A PASSENGER TO GET OUT THE CAR DURING EMERGENCY SITUATION? ONE OF THE PASSENGERS WAS A HANDICAP. NOT BEING ABLE TO OPEN ALL DOORS IT CAN BE A LIFE THREATENING. PLANNING TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALER NEXT WEEK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297088December 27, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CONSTANT FAILURE IN MY 2007 BMW 335I SEDAN. RANDOM LOSS OF POWER WHEN DRIVING ON THE ROAD. LIGHTS DO NOT LIGHT UP THE PATH OF DRIVING VERY WELL. I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE IN AT LEAST 6-7 TIMES FOR THESE ISSUES AND IT HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO. I WOULD HOPE BMW WOULD RECALL SUCH A DEFECT. PER BMW RECOMMENDATION I HAD THE ENGINE DECARBONIZED AS THEY SAID THIS WOULD MAKE THE VEHICLE RUN TO SPEC. THE FUEL PUMP WAS RECENTLY REPLACED AS IT WAS FAULTY AND A NEW SPARK PLUG PUT IN PLACE. THE CAR NOW RUNS ROUGH AND THE ENGINE IS LOUD. EVERYTIME I TAKE IT TO BMW THEY SAY ITS RUNNING FINE. I WILL BRING MY VEHICLE IN ONCE AGAIN TOMORROW TO HAVE THEM TAKE A LOOK AT IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295000December 8, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
NOTICED A LONG CRANK (ABOUT 5 SECONDS LONG) WHEN I STARTED MY VEHICLE (2007 BMW 335I SEDAN) IN THE MORNING. THE VEHICLE DID START THOUGH. I WAS COMING HOME FROM BREAKFAST WHEN THE "ENGINE MALFUNCTION" LIGHT CAME ON AND DRAMATICALLY REDUCED POWER. AT THE TIME I WAS TURNING LEFT AT A SIGNALED INTERSECTION. I WAS NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE THROUGH THE TURN AND COULD HAVE BEEN STRUCK BY DRIVERS TURNING LEFT BEHIND ME. AFTER A SECOND OR TWO, THE CAR WAS ABLE TO ACCELERATE, BUT IN A REDUCED POWER STATE. LATER, IT WAS DETERMINED THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILED. THIS WAS THE SECOND HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP REPLACEMENT ON THIS VEHICLE WITHIN A 6 MONTH OR ABOUT A 8000 MILE SPAN. IF I WAS ON THE FREEWAY OR OTHER HIGH SPEED ROAD, AND THIS REDUCED POWER STATE APPEARED DUE TO THE FUEL PUMP - I WOULD POSE A SERIOUS HAZARD TO OTHERS ON THE ROAD, AND PUT MY SAFETY IN JEOPARDY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10290437October 31, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN
WHEN I TRIED TO MAKE A SHARP U TURN ON A HILLSIDE STREET, THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, AND STOPPED WITH ITS BELLY STUCK ON THE CURB AND THE REAR WHEELS IN THE AIR AFTER HITTING THE GUARD RAIL ACROSS THE STREET. IT WAS SO SUDDEN, AND THE CAR JUMPED ABOUT 12 FEET INSTANTLY, AND HIT THE RAIL. SINCE THE STREET IS SLOPING DOWN, I NEVER ACCELERATE WHEN I COME DOWN THE HILL. THIS MODEL HAS A TURBO PROBLEM, AND THE WARRANTY IS EXTENDED ON THE TURBO PART UP TO 10 YEARS. THIS CAR HAD A SEVERAL STARTING PROBLEMS BEFORE, AND DISPLAYED THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT. THEN IT IS RESET BY ITSELF. WHEN THE DEALER WAS ASKED, THEY DENIED THE POSSIBILITY OF ANY MALFUNCTION OF THE CAR. THIS SUDDEN ACCELERATION LOOKS LIKE A DEADLY FAILURE. IF IT HAPPENS IN A BUSY INTERSECTION, IT MIGHT HAVE RESULTED IN FATAL CRASHES OR DEATHS OF PEDESTRIANS. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289317October 22, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
SUBSTANTIAL POWER LOSS, MANY EPISODES (5 AT LEAST), BMW DOES NOT SEEM TO BE ABLE TO CORRECT. HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP AND INJECTORS REPLACED TWICE. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS THIS HAS HAPPENED AT 70MPH, CAR BOGGED TO 20MPH. BARLEY GOT OFF FREEWAY LAST TWO TIMES . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289049October 20, 2009
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
CENTRAL LOCKING FAILURE CAUSING ONLY THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR TO BE OPERABLE. THE PASSENGER AND REAR DOORS CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. IN THE EVENT OF FIRE PASSENGERS COULD NOT LET THEMSELVES OUT OR EMERGENCY PERSONNEL WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO OPEN THE 3 DOORS FROM THE OUTSIDE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286161October 3, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BMW 335I MASTER BRAKE AND ABS SYSTEM FAILURE WITHOUT PARTS AVAILABLE IN USA, CANADA, NOR EUROPE TO EFFECT REPAIR. BMW WILL NOT EXPLAIN THE ABSENCE OF PARTS TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE CANNOT BE CURRENTLY SERVICED WITH NO ESTIMATE FOR PART AVAILABILITY. SUSPECT AN EXTENSIVE PROBLEM HAS NOT YET SURFACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10284211September 16, 2009
TIRES, SUSPENSION:FRONT, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TIRE CUPPING ON 3 SERIES BMWS. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER STATES ITS A TIRE ISSUE. IF ONE LOOKS ON ANY OF THE CAR FORUMS ONLINE, YOU QUICKLY CAN DETERMINE THERE IS A HUGE ISSUE WITH TIRE CUPPING ON THESE VEHICLES. I OWN A 2007 335I BMW. I'M HAVING TO REPLACE THE TIRES @ 19K MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10280888August 18, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE FUEL PUMP/ INJECTOR PROBLEM IN BMW335I TWIN TURBO CHARGED ENGINES. THE CAR SUDDENLY GETS INTO A LIMP MODE(DROP POWER AND ENGINE MALFUNCTION LIGHTS ON) WHEN DRIVING ON FREEWAYS/RAMPS ETC. FUEL PUMP REPLACED. THE PROBLEM OCCURS AGAIN IN 2 MONTHS. FUEL INJECTORS REPLACED. DON'T KNOW IF THIS WILL OCCUR AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10280292August 12, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I WAS DRIVING MY CAR FROM FLORIDA TO NEW MEXICO AS PART OF A MILITARY CHANGE OF STATION. I WAS ON MY SECOND DAY OF THE TRIP, FROM FORT WORTH, TX TO PORTALS, NM, WHEN I EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF POWER 5 TIMES IN A 200 MILE DISTANCE (NO WARNING, NO WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH). TWICE, THE CAR TURNED ITSELF OFF SUDDENLY, DISABLING THE POWER STEERING, WITH NO WARNING AT ALL. ONCE WAS AT HIGH SPEED ON THE INTERSTATE; THE OTHER WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A SMALL TOWN. THANKFULLY IT DID NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT EITHER TIME. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE EVER EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM AND IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN ONE DAY. BMW OF NORTH AMERICA HAS BEEN CONTACTED REGARDING THESE INCIDENTS. IT IS A 90 MINUTE DRIVE ON VERY DESOLATE ROADS TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP IN LUBBOCK, TX, SO I HAVE REQUESTED THAT THE CAR BE TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE AS IT IS UNSAFE FOR ME TO DRIVE IN THIS CONDITION. I AM AWAITING A RESOLUTION TO MY PROBLEM FROM BMW OF NORTH AMERICA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10277399July 20, 2009
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
CAN NOT UNLOCK DOORS USING THE KEY FOB! ONLY DRIVER DOOR CAN BE OPENED MANUALLY USING THE KEY INSIDE THE KEY FOB! NO OTHER DOORS COULD BE OPENED EVEN MANUALLY USING THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES! (THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW THAT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED OTHERWISE IT CAN CAUSE SERIOUS ISSUES IF PROBLEM OCCURS IN AN ACCIDENT THAT COULD MAKE EXITING THE VEHICLE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE ). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10276205July 9, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILED ON MY CAR TWICE 1ST INSTANCE - 3000 MILES ON CAR - 2 MONTHS OLD - OCTOBERISH OF 07 - SYMPTOMS WERE LONG CRANKING - TAKING 5-10 SECONDS TO START - OCCASIONALLY 20-30 SECONDS. (COMPLAINT WAS NEVER FILED - DEALER REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY) 2ND INSTANCE - JUST A FEW WEEKS AGO - NO WARNING - DRIVING AWAY FROM MY HOUSE, PULLING INTO A BUSY STREET, SUDDENLY ALMOST NO POWER, AND ALMOST STALLED, AND WOULD HAVE IF I DIDN'T GET THE CLUTCH IN AND FOOT ON THE GAS AS QUICK AS I DID. CAR WENT INTO LIMP MODE AND WAS BARELY DRIVABLE. HAD TO ABUSE THE CLUTCH JUST TO GET IT TO MOVE WITHOUT STALLING, FELT LIKE IT HAD MAYBE 50 HORSEPOWER IF I WAS LUCKY. NO EXAGGERATION. - WOULD OCCASIONALLY STALL AT IDLE AT THIS POINT. BARELY LIMPED A FEW BLOCKS HOME. (THIS FUEL PUMP WAS THE 2ND IN THE CAR, HAD ABOUT 25,000 MILES ON IT AND ABOUT 1.5 YEARS). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10275635July 2, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
2007 335I COUPE - CAR EXPERIENCES A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEEDS. CAR OMITS MALFUNCTION WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD. THIS CAR HAS HAD THIS HAPPEN NOW AT LEAST 3 TIMES. THE PREVIOUS TWO TIMES BMW DEALER FOUND FAULTY FUEL PUMPS AND REPLACED. NOW, BMW DEALER CLAIMS THE CAR NEEDS NEW CAM SHAFTS IN THE CAR, MEANWHILE ENGINE HAS BEEN TAKEN OUT OF THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY TO ATTEMPT THE REPAIR. IT SEEMS LIKE BMW DOES NOT WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE CAR HAS MAJOR ISSUES.*TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10270328May 29, 2009
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
FACSIMILE FROM SENATOR BOB CORKER ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE PROBLEMS WITH HIS 2007 335I TRANSMISSION BMW. *NJ IN DEC 2007, PART OF THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. THE PART KNOWN AS THE FRICTION PAD. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WERE MULTIPLE REPORTS OF THE TRANSMISSION FAILING AND SMOKE WISPING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONSUMER STATED HE INHALED THAT MATERIAL IN ITS SMOKE FORM, NOT ITS DUST FORM. HE WAS ALSO TOLD, THE SLAVE MASTER CYLINDER'S FLUID ALSO PRODUCED ADDITIONAL SMOKE. THE CONSUMER STATED HE COMPLAINED OF AN OVERPOWERING INTENSE BURNING RUBBER SMELL AS THE FIRST EXPOSURE. THE CONSUMER WAS ALSO TOLD, THE SEEPING FLUID WAS A POSSIBLE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10263537March 29, 2009
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
SIDEWALL BULGE ON TIRE. UNKNOWN CAUSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10261903March 15, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
PURCHASED A BMW 335I COUPE FROM BMW OF MANHATTAN AND IT HAS BROKEN DOWN HALF A DOZEN TIMES AND SPENT OVER 30 CONSECUTIVE DAYS AT THE SERVICE DEPT. WHEN IT BROKE DOWN THE FIRST TIME DUE TO FAULTY FUEL PUMP THAT I WAS TOLD IS ON BACK ORDER THEN BROKE DOWN FEW MORE TIMES DUE TO SIMILAR PROBLEMS INCLUDING RECENTLY CAR DYING ON ME DUE TO FUEL INJECTOR MALFUNCTION. 23K MILES ON THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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