BMW 335i Complaints (2013)

43 consumer complaints on file.

#11278331November 5, 2019
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BMW 335I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE CHARGE PIPE SEPARATED FROM THE WELDING AREA LOCATED BY THE INTAKE MANIFOLD, AND CHARGE PIPE PARTICLES PENETRATED THE THROTTLE BODY. THE CONTACT AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11271636October 28, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HEADLIGHT LENS DEVELOPED CRACKING AND CRAZING IN A SINGLE DAY. XENON LIGHTS APPEAR TO OVERHEAT THE LENS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11258866September 29, 2019
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
P ZERO RUN FLAT - SIZE: 255/30R19 PARTIALLY DELAMINATED ON FREEWAY CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. TIRE WAS AT PROPER PRESSURE AND CONTINUES TO HOLD AIR PRESSURE EVEN THOUGH TREAD HAS SEPARATED FROM TIRE CARCASS. TIRE DELAMINATION CAUSE DAMAGE TO VEHICLE WHEEL WELL LINER AND WIRING HARNESS. ALSO POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGE TO FUEL FILLER SYSTEM AS MANY FUEL SYSTEM COMPONENTS ARE LOCATED IN THE DAMAGED AREA. NEW TIRE IS BEING ORDERED. OLD TIRE IS AVAILABLE IF NEEDED FOR INSPECTION FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11256031September 16, 2019
POWER TRAIN
SAME AS EVERYONE ELSE REPORTS FOR POWERTRAIN/DRIVETRAIN DRIVE MODERATELY CAR GOES INTO LIMP MODE MESSAGE DRIVETRAIN AFFECTED DRIVE MODERATELY WHEN.REALLY STRUGGLES VEHICLE WAS JUST CHANGED COMFORT TO SPORT AND 3/4 ACCELERATION HAPPENED ALMOST IMMEDIATELY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11220765June 17, 2019
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS, SEATS
MY VEHICLE SHOWS THE FOLLOWING ERROR MESSAGE "PASSENGER RESTRAINT MALFUNCTION" AT RANDOM TIMES WHILE I AM DRIVING WITHOUT A PASSENGER OR WHENEVER A PASSENGER DECIDES TO MOVE AROUND. THE ERROR WILL ALSO APPEAR AT RANDOM TIMES WHENEVER I HAVE A PASSENGER. I RAN OBD READING AND IT GAVE THE ERROR CODE "930A1C-ODS-SYSTEM: SEAT OCCUPANCY SENSOR PASSENGER: SENDING SENSOR FAILURE BECAUSE OF WETNESS ,0, ZP." I HAVE NEVER SPILLED LIQUID MATTER ON THE SEATS AND I LIVE IN A DRY DESERT ENVIRONMENT WHERE TEMPERATURES RANGE FROM 80 TO 110 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. THE BMW DEALERSHIP IN PALM SPRINGS TOLD ME I WILL NEED TO REPLACE THE PASSENGER MAT, BUT MY WARRANTY WILL NOT COVER IT. I WAS QUOTED TO PAY $1600 OUT OF POCKET JUST TO FIX A FAULTY SENSOR MAT THAT IS ESSENTIAL IN PROTECTING A PASSENGER'S LIFE IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. I AM AFRAID THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT WORK PROPERLY IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT CAN BE LETHAL TO A CHILD PASSENGER OR AN ELDERLY ADULT. I CAN NOT FIND A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO CAN REPLACE THE PASSENGER MAT, NOR CAN I BUY THE PART ONLINE FOR MY MODEL. IT IS A BIT INJUSTICE FOR ME TO PAY A LARGE AMOUNT OF MONEY TO FIX A DEFECTIVE PART MADE BY BMW AND HAVE NO OTHER CHOICE OTHER THAN TO TAKE IT TO THE BMW DEALERSHIP. JUST TO HAVE THEM INSPECT MY VEHICLE COSTED $175. I HAVE ALSO BEEN MADE AWARE THAT BMW RECALLED 76,565 VEHICLES DUE TO A DEFECT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANT DETECTION MAT FOR BMW MODELS 2006 325I, 325XI, 330I AND 330XI SEDANS AND 325XI SPORT WAGONS, THE 2007 328I, 328XI, 335I AND 335XI SEDANS AND 328I AND 328XI SPORT WAGONS, THE 2006-7 525I, 525XI, 530I, 530XI AND 550I SEDANS AND 530XI SPORT WAGONS, THE 2006 760I SEDANS, THE 2006-7 750I, 750LI, AND 760LI SEDANS AND THE 2006 X5 SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. IT SEEMS THESE DEFECTS WERE FOUND IN MY 2013 MODEL AND I WILL LIKE BMW TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE AND FIX IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11018654August 21, 2017
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL. 8 MONTHS AGO, I WAS PLANNING TO REFINANCE MY VEHICLE & LOWER MY INTEREST RATE. AS I CALLED, THE BMW FINANCE COMPANY, TOLD ME I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO DO ANYTHING WITH MY VEHICLE UNTIL THE RECALL IS DONE. THAT'S WHEN I WAS BROUGHT AWARE TO THE RECALL, IF I WAS NOT TOLD, I WOULDN'T HAVE KNOWN. I CALLED TO THE DEALER, NORTH HOLLYWOOD BMW &A SOUTH BAY DEALER, BUT NEITHER HAVE TAKEN RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX MY VEHICLE'S RECALL. TODAY I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM "AUTO AIRBAG SETTLEMENT" IF I HAVE GOTTEN MY RECALL FIX & I HAVE NOT. WHAT CAN I DO TO FIX THIS PROBLEM?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11006102July 18, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THIS VEHICLE'S FUEL PUMP HAD AN ISSUE WHICH WOULD CAUSE A STALL, AND IT WAS EVENTUALLY REPLACED BY BMW JUST LIKE A RECALL, BUT THEY MADE SURE TO EMPHASIZE THAT IT WAS A "LIMITED WARRANTY EXTENSION" AND WAS 'NOT' A RECALL. STALLING AND FUEL LEAKS SEEM LIKE A RECALL ISSUE ESPECIALLY WITH RESPECT TO "DEFECTS IN MATERIALS OR WORKMANSHIP" AS STATED IN THE ATTACHED DOCUMENT. I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS IS A NEWER PRODUCTION OF THE SAME DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP, OR A REVISED VERSION. BUT IF IT'S THE OLD ONE, IT FEELS LIKE THEY'RE JUST TRYING TO PUSH THE ISSUE FURTHER AWAY UNTIL IT'S FORGOTTEN. JUST LIKE THEY ATTEMPTED WITH THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP (HPFP) FOR THE OLDER MODEL 335I (2007-2012). PLEASE STOP THE BMW RECALL-SORRY NOT-RECALLS; IT'S CONFUSING AND IT LEAVES LARGE POPULATIONS OF DEFECTIVE VEHICLES WITH NO ACCOUNTABILITY WHATSOEVER. THANK YOU
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11005927July 17, 2017
AIR BAGS
CAR REMAINS SUBJECT TO AN AIRBAG INFLATOR RECALL 15 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT IT. THIS RECALL IS BLOCKING ME FROM TRADING THE CAR AT A DEALER FOR SOMETHING DIFFERENT, BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT ALLOWED TO SELL THE CAR WITH A PENDING RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11001745June 27, 2017
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL: NO FIX FOR THIS RECALL AND IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. UNABLE TO RESALE OR TRADE IN AT MARKET VALUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11001453June 26, 2017
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SEAT BELTS
IF CELL PHONE PLACED ON THE PASSENGER SEAT, IT COULD CAUSE A FALSE SEAT BELT LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. I NOTICED WHILE CHARGING MY PHONE THROUGH THE USB PORT AND THE PHONE IS CHARGING; I CAN REPEAT THE INCIDENT OVER AND OVER. IT IS UNCLEAR IF THE AIRBAGS ARE FUNCTIONAL AT THIS TIME. THIS COULD HAPPEN IN MOTION AT ANY SPEED (HIGHWAY/CITY) OR WHILE STATIONARY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10969240March 29, 2017
AIR BAGS
TAKADA INFLATORS. STILL AWAITING REPLACEMENT OF DEFECTIVE PART. WAITING FOR REPLACEMENT SINCE 2/5/16. CALLED 3/27/17 AND WAS ADVISED THERE WERE NO REPLACEMENT PARTS AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10929426December 1, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BMW 335I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V071000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 01/05/17*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED IT HAS BEEN TEN MONTHS, SINCE SHE RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE AND THE PARTS ARE STILL NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 02/14/17*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10926503November 16, 2016
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY GOING TO WORK, AROUND 5:30 IN THE MORNING, THE POWER TRAIN WARNING LIGHT CAME ON THE SCREEN.., WHILE ON SPORT MODE SELECTED I NOTICED THAT MY RPM WAS CLOSE TO 3K DOING 65 MPH., THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN TO 45 MILES PER HOUR AND HAD NO POWER.., I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER THE SHOULDER AND TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO RE-START THE CAR TO NO AVAIL., I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE NEAREST BMW DEALERSHIP, AND THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS A BAD HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP. THEY REPLACED THE PUMP THE SAME DAY, TEST DROVE IT AND EVERYTHING IS BACK TO NORMAL. THE REPAIR WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, I SENT THE TOWING EXPENSES TO THE BMW ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE FOR REIMBURSEMENT., SAID IT WILL TAKE A FEW WEEKS TO GET IT IN THE MAIL..
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10853852April 6, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BMW 335I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V071000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10851073March 22, 2016
AIR BAGS
PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM MALFUNCTION SYMBOL CAME ON ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AS I STARTED THE CAR AND REMAINED ON AS I DROVE IT AND WHEN I RESTARTED IT IT WAS GONE BRIEFLY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10826092February 14, 2016
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE PARKING CAR IN USUAL PARKING LOT AT WORK, 8:30 AM, TURNING WHEELS TO LEFT, CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ON IT'S OWN WITHOUT ANY WARNING, CAUSING CAR TO JUMP OVER PARKING BUMPER, THROUGH CONCRETE BLOCK WALL AND CONTINUED TO RAM INTO PRIVATE HOME, MAKING HOME UNSAFE TO ENTER. ALL THIS CAUSED $14000.00, NOW, UPDATED TO $19000.00 DAMAGE TO THE CAR, NOT INCLUDING THE COST OF DAMAGE TO THE WALL AND BUILDING. BMW DEALERSHIP WILL NOT LOOK INTO THE ACCELERATOR CABLES ETC...SAYS IT IS NOT AN ISSUE WITH THIS INCIDENT. THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED FURTHER AS SAFETY OF OCCUPANTS / PEDESTRIANS AND OTHER VEHICLES COULD BE IN JEOPARDY! P.S. WE HAVE NOT DRIVEN THE CAR YET SINCE IT HAS BEEN AT THE BMW BODY SHOP SINCE DECEMBER 8 2015. CAR IS SECOND OWNED BY US. WE BOUGHT CAR AT 6K MILES AND NOW HAS 10K MILES. MY WIFE IS SCARED OF GETTING BEHIND THE WHEEL AND DRIVING THE CAR.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10821971January 25, 2016
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE PARKING CAR TURNING WHEELS TO LEFT, CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ON IT'S OWN WITHOUT ANY WARNING, CAUSING CAR TO JUMP OVER PARKING BUMPER, THROUGH CONCRETE BLOCK WALL AND CONTINUED TO RAM INTO PRIVATE HOME, MAKING HOME UNSAFE TO ENTER. ALL THIS CAUSED $14000.00 DAMAGE TO THE CAR, NOT INCLUDING THE COST OF DAMAGE TO THE WALL AND BUILDING. BMW DEALERSHIP WILL NOT LOOK INTO THE ACCELERATOR CABLES ETC...SAYS CAN'T BE AN ISSUE WITH THIS INCIDENT. THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED FURTHER AS SAFETY OF OCCUPANTS / PEDESTRIANS AND OTHER VEHICLES COULD BE IN JEOPARDY! P.S. WE HAVE NOT DRIVEN THE CAR YET SINCE IT HAS BEEN AT THE BMW BODY SHOP SINCE DECEMBER 8 2015. CAR IS SECOND OWNED BY US. WE BOUGHT CAR AT 6K MILES AND NOW HAS 10K MILES. KIND OF SCARED OF GETTING BEHIND THE WHEEL AND DRIVING THE CAR.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10781655October 13, 2015
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BMW 335I. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH MAKING A 90 DEGREE TURN, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING AND CRASHED INTO A TELEPHONE POLE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURIES, BUT NO MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000. .......UPDATED 12/08/15 *BF, 04/18/18*JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10584049April 21, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON A HIGHWAY WITH NORMAL SPEED LIMIT. VEHICLE STARTED TO SPUTTER AND DRIVETRAIN MALFUNCTION WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE WAS LOSING POWER AND SPEED DECREASING QUICKLY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. I DID HAVE A CHANCE TO PULL OVER SAFELY ON THE SHOULDER. WIFE AND CHILDREN WAS SCARED AND SO WAS I. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE NEAREST BMW DEALERS/SERVICE STATION. DIAGNOSTICS SO FAR WAS BAD FUEL. ONLINE FORUM SUGGESTED OTHERWISE. ANY HELP IS GREATLY APPRECIATED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10565341February 21, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
"LIMP MODE" IS A VERY WELL KNOWN ISSUE AFFECTING 2012-2014 BMW 335I MODELS WITH THE M SPORT PACKAGE. AFTER ACCELERATING FROM A STOP TO 60-65 MPH, AND MERGING INTO TRAFFIC, I EXPERIENCED LIMP MODE. THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, THE RPMS WOULD NOT RISE ABOVE 2500 OR FALL BELOW 2000. THE OIL TEMPERATURE WAS APPROXIMATELY 200 DEGREES. DURING THE SUDDEN LOSS OF ACCELERATION AND POWER, NO MATTER HOW HARD OR FAR I PUSHED THE ACCELERATOR, THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE- THE CAR COMPLETELY LOST ALL POWER AND THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. AS I WAS COASTING, I TRIED PUMPING THE GAS AND SHIFTING GEARS (SHIFTABLE AUTOMATIC) TO NO AVAIL. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD OR OTHER WARNING MESSAGES DISPLAYED. WHILE TRAFFIC ZOOMED PAST ME, I COASTED FOR A GOOD 30-60 SECONDS GRADUALLY SLOWING TO ABOUT 15 MPH. AFTER ROUGHLY 60 SECONDS, I PUSHED THE ACCELERATOR DOWN AGAIN AND THE CAR BUCKED, LURCHED AND JUMPED AND THE RPMS BEGAN TO RISE. I WAS ABLE TO ACCELERATE NORMALLY AGAIN THOUGH THE TEMPERATURE DID RISE TO ROUGHLY 240. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT IMMEDIATELY TO HAVE THE CAR CHECKED BY MY LOCAL BMW DEALER. THEY REPLACED THE AUX COOLING FAN AND APPLIED A SOFTWARE UPDATE AS IS THE CASE WITH "LIMP MODE". THIS IS THE SAME "FIX" APPLIED TO COUNTLESS OTHER 335I OWNERS WHICH SIMPLY DOESN'T WORK. MY DEALER OPENED A PUMA CASE WITH BMW TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE IS TO REPLACE THE FAN AND APPLY A SOFTWARE UPDATE THE FIRST TIME, REPLACE THE FAN RELAY THE SECOND TIME AND APPLY A SOFTWARE UPDATE THE THIRD TIME. NONE OF THESE WORK!! CHECK F30 POST, BIMMER WORLD AND BIMMER FEST FORUMS. DEALER WAS GREAT, BUT I WANTED THEM I WILL FIGHT FOR A BUYBACK IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN. HAD THIS HAPPENED A FEW SECONDS LATER, WHILE PULLING OUT IN FRONT OF CARS TRAVELING 65+ MPH, I WOULD NOT BE HERE NOW. RECALL THIS PIECE OF CRAP!! WHEN MY LEASE IS UP OR IF I CAN GET OUT OF IT, I WILL. NOT SAFE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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