BMW 335is Complaints

15 consumer complaints on file.

#11674889July 20, 2025
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:BODY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I discovered suspected non-OEM electrical components, including a twisted white wire pair and burgundy connector, routed through the passenger-side fuse box and terminating at a footwell speaker or unknown transducer. RF scans (TinySA) showed consistent emissions at 93–106.6 MHz in the cabin, even with the engine off. Symptoms include localized EM exposure targeting genital area, neurological disorientation, and floorboard vibration. Vehicle appears modified to emit or transmit RF signals through concealed hardware. No such system is listed in OEM wiring diagrams. BMW dealership and manufacturer have been contacted to confirm authenticity. Components do not match any standard E92/E93 harness or speaker wiring. This poses a serious safety risk due to chronic RF exposure and unknown signal sources. Symptoms intensify when seated in the car, even stationary. Evidence includes RF spectrum logs, wiring photos, and physical inspection reports. Investigation is requested into vehicle tampering, electrical abuse, and shielding failure.
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0
Deaths:
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#11481005August 24, 2022
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I had the recall repair for the HVAC harness done in 2018, and the recall fix failed in 6/22, I took it into BMW and they determined there was a short, I do not know why a replacement part failed so soon in my eyes after being replaced for a recall. I had to pay $670 to fix this issue from a "free" recall fix, this seems like an issue to me with their replacement harnesses. There are a lot of posts on forums about people having to replace the harness again after the fix. I've never had issues with any wiring on any other car, and sure seems odd that BMW has failures as such. I don't know what can be done by you if anything but I am reaching out because BMW is standing by their 2 yr warranty on fixes and making people pay for the repair themselves again after a recall.
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0
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#11244508August 16, 2019
ENGINE
THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP (HPFP) ON THIS MODEL 335IS CONTINUES TO FAIL AFTER TIME. THE N54 MOTOR WAS INITIALLY RELEASED IN 2007-2009 AND THEN REPLACED WITH THE N55. THE HPFP ON THE 2007-2009 MODELS HAVE NOW AN EXTENDED WARRANTY DUE TO HIGH FAILURE RATES. BMW RE-RELEASED THIS ENGINE IN THE 2011-2013 335IS MODELS ONLY, AND THEY CONTINUE TO HAVE THE SAME CONCERN AS THE FIRST SET OF VEHICLES. AT 54K MILES, MY VEHICLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 65MPH LOST POWER AND FORCED ME TO DRIVE ACROSS THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC TO PULL OVER. THE ENGINE COMPUTER STATED "ENGINE LOSS OF POWER, DRIVE WITH CAUTION. IT MAY BE POSSIBLE TO CONTINUE. TAKE YOUR VEHICLE TO THE NEAREST BMW SERVICE FACILITY." AT 82K MILES, I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON A CITY STREET AND THE SAME WARNINGS APPEARED AGAIN. "ENGINE LOSS OF POWER, DRIVE WITH CAUTION. IT MAY BE POSSIBLE TO CONTINUE. TAKE YOUR VEHICLE TO THE NEAREST BMW SERVICE FACILITY." HPFP FAILURE HAS LOSS OF POWER, ENGINE IN "LIMP" MODE, INITIAL COLD CRANK LAG AT STARTUP, MISFIRES IN ALL CYLINDERS, AND "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" ILLUMINATED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11244509August 16, 2019
ENGINE
THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP (HPFP) ON THIS MODEL 335IS CONTINUES TO FAIL AFTER TIME. THE N54 MOTOR WAS INITIALLY RELEASED IN 2007-2009 AND THEN REPLACED WITH THE N55. THE HPFP ON THE 2007-2009 MODELS HAVE NOW AN EXTENDED WARRANTY DUE TO HIGH FAILURE RATES. BMW RE-RELEASED THIS ENGINE IN THE 2011-2013 335IS MODELS ONLY, AND THEY CONTINUE TO HAVE THE SAME CONCERN AS THE FIRST SET OF VEHICLES. AT 54K MILES, MY VEHICLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 65MPH LOST POWER AND FORCED ME TO DRIVE ACROSS THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC TO PULL OVER. THE ENGINE COMPUTER STATED "ENGINE LOSS OF POWER, DRIVE WITH CAUTION. IT MAY BE POSSIBLE TO CONTINUE. TAKE YOUR VEHICLE TO THE NEAREST BMW SERVICE FACILITY." AT 82K MILES, I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON A CITY STREET AND THE SAME WARNINGS APPEARED AGAIN. "ENGINE LOSS OF POWER, DRIVE WITH CAUTION. IT MAY BE POSSIBLE TO CONTINUE. TAKE YOUR VEHICLE TO THE NEAREST BMW SERVICE FACILITY." HPFP FAILURE HAS LOSS OF POWER, ENGINE IN "LIMP" MODE, INITIAL COLD CRANK LAG AT STARTUP, MISFIRES IN ALL CYLINDERS, AND "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" ILLUMINATED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11120895August 19, 2018
ENGINE
WATER PUMP FAILURE OCCURRED AT 72,000 MILES. PART IS A COSTLY REPAIR, AND BMW WILL QUOTE $1800 TO REPLACE. CAR WARNING ON IDRIVE SYSTEM STATED 'ENGINE TOO HOT, PULL OVER AND SHUT ENGINE OFF.' LOSS OF POWER AT POTENTIAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS IS A SAFETY CONCERN.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11090900April 29, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
HEATER BLOWER WIRING RECALL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11071961February 9, 2018
ENGINE
THE BELT ON MY CAR BROKE OFF AND I HAD MY CAR TOWED INTO THE MECHANIC SHOP. ONCE IT WAS LOOKED AT IT WAS SAID TO HAVE JUMPED TIME AND I HAD AN ENGINE MALFUNCTION THAT IS A RECALL DO TO BMW. MY ENGINE IS NO LONGER WORKING AND I AM LEFT WITH PAYING A CAR NOTE ON A BMW THAT HAS AN ENGINE THAT JUMPED TIME AND NO LONGER WORKING. THIS IS A BMW RECALL AND BMW SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR GETTING MY ENGINE REPLACED.
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11065896January 30, 2018
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL. I CONTACTED THE BMW DEALERSHIP SEVERAL MONTHS AGO TO RESOLVE THIS RECALL AND WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD BE PLACED ON A WAITING LIST. I HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET TO FIX THIS ISSUE
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11056322December 24, 2017
ENGINE
SINCE I HAD THE CAR AT 32K MILES. THE VEHICLE WOULD GIVE ME THE LOW OIL LIGHT WAY BEFORE THE OIL CHANGE INTERVALS OF 15K. THIS ULTIMATELY LEAD TO CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE. IT SPUN A CAM SHAFT BEARING. THIS HAS LEAD TO HAVING TO REPLACEMENT OF HE ENTIRE ENGINE WITH A USED ONE.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11048816November 27, 2017
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
TIRES - I HAVE 1,500 MILES OR SO ON THEM (NEW). THEY WAS INSTALLED BY THEM BMW DEALERSHIP AS I WAS PURCHASING THE CAR. I HAD THE CARS SHIPPED HERE TO MD. DRIVING THE CAR LOCALLY AFTER SITTING IN THE GARAGE, IT STARTED TO MAKE A TERRIBLE NOISE ABOVE 40 MPH AND WOULD GET WORSE UP TO 60 MPH THAT'S AS FAST AS I WOULD GO. THE LOCAL BMW DEALERSHIP NOTED IT ONE OF THE (LEFT REAR TIRE)S INSTALLED. HAS AN 8-INCH BUBBLE ON THE INSIDE. THEY WANTED TO REPLACE IT COSTING ME $486. TO REPLACE THE TIRE. 1500 MILES TO A NEW TIRE? NO.... THIS IS A DEFECTIVE TIRE. LOOKING ON LINE THERE'S MANY / SEVERAL COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME MANNER ABOUT THE TIRES. THIS CAR HAS NEVER HIT A POTHOLE OR SEEN A ROUGH ROAD WITH THE TIRES. THE CAR IS VERY CAREFULLY DRIVEN AROUND. I CONTACTED MR. TIRE WHO QUICKLY SAID ON THE PHONE NO MATTER HOW CAREFUL YOU DRIVE YOU MUST OF HIT A POTHOLE. NO WANTING TO VISUALLY INSPECT THE TIRE STATING, IT HAPPENS TO THE TIRE REGULAR. THATS WHAT'S PUSHING ME TO CONTACT NHTSA FOR A REVIEW. I STRONGLY FEEL ITS AN UNSAFE TIRE IF IT DOES THIS IN THE MANNER THAT I HAVE DRIVEN THIS CAR. IF THIS TIRE IS TREATED THIS DELICATE THAN I AM VERY MUCH CONCERNED FOR DAILY DRIVER SAFETY UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. 02418582WR2 TIRE SIZE 255/30/19 DOT CE W# L250 0415 PZERO PIRELLI RUN FLAT
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11043583November 5, 2017
AIR BAGS
"TAKATA RECALL. TOOK BMW TO BMW DEALER ON MALLORY ROAD IN NASHVILLE TN ON NOV. 3 TO HAVE AIRBAG REPLACED AT 10:00, MY APPOINTMENT TIME. VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO ME ABOUT ONE HOUR LATER. BMW REFUSED TO GIVE ME ANY PAPERWORK RELATED TO THE MY VISIT. THIS SUGGEST THEY DID NOT CHANGE THE BAG. PLEASE TELL BMW TO PROVIDE ME WITH THE COMPLETED WORK ORDER SO I HAVE PROOF THE BAG WAS REPLACED
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11023357September 13, 2017
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL - I MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH MY DEALER "EAST BAY BMW" TO GET THE AIRBAGS REPLACED. I RECEIVED A FOLLOW-UP CALL 2 DAYS LATER INFORMING ME THAT THEY AIRBAGS ARE NOT AVAILABLE YET. I'M NOT FORCED TO DRIVE MY UNSAFE VEHICLE UNTIL PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. AM I ABLE TO GET A RENTAL IN THE MEANTIME UNTIL I'M ABLE TO REPAIR THIS ISSUE?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10994262June 10, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMPS SEEMS TO BE A CONTINUING PROBLEM WITH BMW. I FEEL LIKE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT CAN CAUSE LOSE OF ENGINE POWER.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10993325June 5, 2017
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL. A FIX FOR RECALL CAMPAIGN 16V-071 ISSUED IN MARCH 2016 BY BMW AGAINST THIS VIN HAS YET TO MATERIALIZE. BMW CLEARLY DOESN'T TAKE SERIOUSLY THEIR OBLIGATION TO REPAIR THIS POTENTIALLY FATAL FLAW.
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10508588April 17, 2013
ENGINE
AS PER BMW, 5140 READ FAULT MEMORY, CONNECTED BATTERY CHARGER FAULT CODE 2A9A,31002A9B, RAN TEST PLAN, UPON INSPECTION, NOTED FRONT BOLT HAD BEEN PULLED FREE AND THREADS STRIPPED, THIS COMMON WITH AN ENGINE OVER REV.(DAMAGING INTERNAL ENGINE COMPONENTS . THIS WAS LATER CONFIRMED THROUGH DIAGNOSTIC READOUTS PERFORMED BY BMWNA TSE VIA COMPUTER. AS PER BMW TECHNICAL SUPPORT ENGINEER, DISASSEMBLE AND REASSEMBLED COMPLETE ENGINE TO INSPECT DAMAGE, ALL EXHAUST VALVE HIT THE TOP OF THE PISTONS, CRANKSHAFT TREAD ARE STRIPPED OUT ALONG WITH THE CENTER BOLT. METAL GOT INTO ENGINE BLOCK WHICH WILL RESULT IN FURTHER ENGINE PROBLEM WITH OIL PASSAGES AND OIL PUMP. RECOMMEND COMPLETE ENGINE. CUS DECIDED TO NOT PROCEED WITH REPAIR. BMW IS MAIL ATTACHMENTS. **CUSTOMER GOODWILL DIAGNOSIS COURTESY OF DCH MIDLAND DIAGNOSIS APPROVED BY BMW TSE** NO REPAIR PERFORMED AS PER CUSTOMER NECESSARY REPAIRS NOT COVERED UNDER BMW WARRANTY AS VEHICLE WAS OVER REVVED... CAR IS BRAND NEW 2013 WITH 5,140 MILES 335IS. I HAVE BEEN WORKING THIS ONE AROUND IN MY HEAD AND I CAN'T SEEM TO COME UP WITH ANYTHING... CRANK BOLTS JUST DON'T LOOSEN BY THEMSELVES AND EVEN STILL, THE COMPUTER RECORDED AN OVER-REV EVENT WHICH YOU CAN'T JUST "DO". YOU HAVE TO MECHANICALLY FORCE AN OVER-REV, AND EVEN TILL, THE DME RECORDS TIME SINCE THE EVENT HAPPENED, SO IF IT HAPPENED MONTHS AGO, IT SHOULD BE RECORDED THAT WAY (IF IT EVEN RECORDS THAT FAR BACK). *TR
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