BMW 135i Complaints

158 consumer complaints on file.

#10301840January 22, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THERE IS NO MODEL OPTION FOR A 335I OR 335 XI FOR 2009. THIS NEEDS TO BE CHANGED. THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER ON HIGHWAY. I WAS SURROUNDED BY OTHER VEHICLES INCLUDING TRUCKS DOING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH. I CAME CLOSE TO GETTING REAR ENDED WHEN MY CAR SUDDENLY SLOWED WITHOUT ANY BRAKE LIGHTS AND I COULD NOT GO FASTER THEN 40 MPH. THIS IS THE THIRD FAILURE OF THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP, (HPFP) ON THIS 2009 BMW 335I. THE DEALER REPLACED THE HPFP AGAIN BUT EXPECTS THE FAILURES TO CONTINUE AS BMW HAS NOT PROVIDED ANY RESOLUTION FOR THE HPFP FAILURES AND SAFETY RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH SAME DESPITE THIS PROBLEM EXISTING FOR FOUR MODEL YEARS. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10301748January 21, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY 2009 BMW 335 I WITH XDRIVE EXHIBITS SLOW STARTING, TURBO LAG, DECREASED FUEL ECONOMY AND PERFORMANCE. THIS HAS LED TO A FEW INSTANCES WHERE I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO QUICKLY MOVE OUT OF THE WAY OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC, MERGE WITH QUICKLY MOVING TRAFFIC, ETC. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. ON TWO THEY REPLACED THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP. RECENTLY, THE CAR STARTED EXHIBITING THE SAME SYMPTOMS AND I WAS FORCED TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER. I AM CURRENTLY WAITING ON THE OUTCOME. THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 10,000 MILES ON IT. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10298673January 8, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE 2010 BMW 135I WITH A FUEL PUMP ISSUE. IT IS BEING REPLACED RIGHT NOW. THIS MODEL IS KNOWN FOR HAVING A FUEL PUMP ISSUE SINCE IT WAS DEBUTED AND BMW HAS YET TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. PEOPLE HAVE REPLACED THIS PUMP 3 OR 4 TIMES WITH NO PERMANENT RESOLUTION. LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE ARE LONG CRANKS, ODD IDLING AND ENGINE LIGHTS. IN CERTAIN SCENARIOS, THE CAR WILL GO TO "LIMP" MODE LEAVING IT PRACTICALLY UN-DRIVABLE AND COULD CAUSE A DANGER IF YOU ARE IN TRAFFIC. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297005December 26, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHEN THE WEATHER STARTED TO CHANGE THIS WINTER MY CAR HAD PROBLEMS STARTING. THE COLDER THE WEATHER BECAME THE LONGER IT TOOK FOR THE CAR TO START. THE CAR SEEMED TO BE BOGGED DOWN. WHEN REVVING AT HIGH SPEEDS THE CAR STARTED TO SHAKE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS TURNED ON AND ALSO THE ENGINE PICTURE CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO BMW FOR A DIAGNOSTIC THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A FUEL REGULATOR PROBLEM AND THAT THE INFORMATION HAD TO BE SENT TO BMW TO FIND OUT WHAT EXACTLY IS THE PROBLEM TWO WEEKS LATER THE CAR GOT WORSE AND TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY CONFIRMED IT WAS THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP ON THE BMW. THEY REPLACED IT WITH AN AFTERMARKET ONE. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT SHOULD NOT GIVE ME ANYMORE PROBLEMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296958December 25, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP ( HPFP ) FAILED. DRIVING MY '08 BMW 135I THE CAR STARTED RUNNING ROUGH. THE NEXT DAY IT STALLED ON A ROAD AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO A BMW DEALER WHO REPLACED THE HPFP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294706December 7, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE A 2009 BMW 335I COUPE (NO 335I OPTION WAS AVAILABLE IN THIS FORM). I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE AND WAS AT A SLOW PACE DUE TO TRAFFIC (AROUND 35MPH), ONCE IT CLEARED I ACCELERATED AGGRESSIVELY AND IMMEDIATELY WENT INTO LIMP MODE (POWER REDUCTION, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT). I WOULD PRESS THE ACCELERATOR ALL THE WAY DOWN ONLY TO HEAR THE ENGINE REVVING WHILE I WAS GOING NOWHERE. I PULLED THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON. I GOT NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE CAR SEEMED FINE. I DROVE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACE THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP (HPFP). THEY TOLD ME THAT THE HPFP WAS REPLACED WITH AN UPDATED ONE BUT I DON'T BELIEVE THIS ONE BIT DUE TO FRIENDS HAVING UP TO 3 HPFP FAILURES OF THE SAME YEAR (OR NEWER) OF THE SAME CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294837December 7, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
WHILE DRIVING, MY CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN LOST POWER AND BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AND THE CAR WENT INTO "LIMP MODE". I TOOT THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE FUEL PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR HAS ONLY 6500 MILES AND IS 4 MONTHS OLD. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. THE FIRST TIME OCCURRED AT TWO MONTHS OLD WITH 2500 MILES. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BEING THAT IT HAPPENED ON THE FWY WITH NO WARNING, I HAD TO IMMEDIATELY PULL OVER AND TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN BACK ON. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR A NEW VEHICLE. I HAD MY FAMILY IN THE CAR WHEN IT HAPPENED THE SECOND TIME AND NOW FEEL THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE FOR MY FAMILY. PLEASE MAKE BMW RECALL THIS PROBLEM. EXTENDING THE WARRANTY ON THE FUEL PUMP IS NOT SUFFICIENT AND THE PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10292104November 13, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE AND VIOLENTLY SHAKES. IT IS UNPREDICTABLE. (THE CAR IS ONLY 5 MONTHS OLD AND HAD LESS THAN 4,000 MILES ON IT WHEN THIS BEGAN.) THE DEALER SWITCHED THE SPARK PLUG, IGNITION COIL AND INJECTOR. DESPITE THE DEALER BELIEVING THIS FIXED THE PROBLEM IT OCCURRED AGAIN. THE DEALER THEN REPLACED THE INJECTOR AND AGAIN BELIEVED THIS FIXED THE PROBLEM BUT IT DID NOT. THE DEALER THAN REPLACED THE DME. THE DEALER THINKS THIS NOW FIXES THE PROBLEM, BUT I AM NOT CONVINCED. (THIS IS A 335I, WHICH IS NOT AN OPTION I CAN CHOOSE FOR A BMW CAR.) *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10291527November 9, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
MY 2008 BMW 135I STARTED TAKING 10-20 SECONDS FOR THE VEHICLE TO START. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS NOW. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A BMW DEALER AND COMPLAINED ABOUT IT. THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT BMW INFORMED THEM THAT IT WAS NORMAL FOR THE VEHICLE TO DO THIS. AND TOLD ME THAT THEY COULDN'T CHANGE THE FUEL PUMP, WHICH HAS BEEN KNOWN TO GO BAD ON THIS VEHICLE, UNTIL A CODE WAS DETECTED. TODAY, WHILE TRYING TO MERGE IN TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR SUDDENLY HAD REDUCED POWER AND I COULDN'T ACCELERATE. I WAS VERY FORTUNATE THAT THERE WAS NO CAR BEHIND ME OR THE INCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS. THE CAR ALSO SHOWED AN ICON ON THE DASH THAT INDICATED THE CAR HAD GONE INTO LIMP MODE OR REDUCED POWER MODE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH IF A CAR HAD BEEN BEHIND ME. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10291265November 6, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
1) CAR WAS SLOW TO START UP THE DAY BEFORE THE INCIDENT (CRANKED FOR 5-6 SECONDS). NO INDICATOR LIGHT OR OTHER WARNING. 2) HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILED, CAUSING CAR TO LOSE POWER ON A BUSY STREET. CAR BECAME NEARLY UNDRIVABLE, WITH VERY LITTLE POWER AND ON THE VERGE OF STALLING. IF THIS OCCURRED ON THE HIGHWAY OR ON A STEEP HILL, A CRASH LIKELY WOULD HAVE RESULTED. PUMP FAILED WITH 3,000 MILES ON THE CAR. OTHER OWNERS REPORT PUMP FAILURES AS EARLY AS 1,000 MILES AND AS FREQUENTLY AS EVERY SEVERAL THOUSAND MILES. 3) FUEL PUMP REPLACED WITH A PUMP UNIT THAT HAS THE SAME DESIGN AND/OR MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10290275October 29, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2009 BMW 335XI (TWO MONTHS OLD) WITH 4000 MILES EXPERIENCED LONG STARTING TIMES AND A "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT. CAR STALLED IN BUSY UNCONTROLLED INTERSECTION AS WAS DIAGNOSED BY BMW AS A FAULTY HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP (HPFP) - A KNOWN ISSUE THAT RESULTED IN A WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR THAT FAULT TO 2006-2008 CARS AND WAS "CORRECTED" FOR THE 2009/2010 CARS. THIS CAR IS A JULY '09 (ACCORDINGLY A LATE '09 MODEL YEAR) BUILD. REPORTS INDICATE THAT SOME OWNERS HAVE HAD MULTIPLE HPFP REPLACEMENTS, BUT THE FACT THAT THESE CARS STALL DURING ACCELERATION MAKES THIS A SAFETY HAZARD RATHER THAN AN INCONVENIENCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286919October 9, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
'08 BMW 135I STARTED TO SUFFER LONG ENGINE CRANKS FOLLOWED BY ENGINE DYING WITH ASSOCIATED ENGINE WARNING LIGHT. ENGINE FAILED TO RESTART AFTER 6 ATTEMPTS. THE ENGINE FINALLY STARTED AFTER THE 7TH ATTEMPT AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP IS SUSPECTED AS FAILING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285682September 29, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
I WAS DRIVING MY 2009 335I BMW ON HIGHWAY 92 AT RALSTON AVE EXIT, AND MY CAR LOST POWER WHEN I STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE MALFUNCTIONING ENGINE WARNING. I FELT VERY FRIGHTENED THINKING I WOULD HAVE. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281683August 25, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BMW 135. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH HE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE EVEN THOUGH THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A MALFUNCTION IN THE FUEL PUMP. HE DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES BEFOREHAND. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 12000. BL THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND THE NEW FUEL PUMP WILL FAIL WITHIN 20,000 MILES. UPDATED 09/14/09.*JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10267303April 30, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I WOULD OFTEN HEAR A LIQUID PUMPING SOUND ON WHEN PUT ONTO REVERSE AFTER IGNITION. SERVICED AT BMW DEALERSHIP BUT THEY ODDLY WERE NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I COULD REPLICATE IT EVERY TIME. ONE NIGHT THE CAR STARTED WITH LONG CRANKS. "REDUCED POWER" WARNING CAME ON AND CAR WAS SLUGGISH, JERKY, AND COULD NOT GO ABOVE ABOUT 30 MPH. TOOK IT IN TO DEALERSHIP. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED WITH NEW PUMP. I ASKED HOW COME IT WASN'T REPLACED WHEN I REPORTED THE PROBLEM EARLIER. THEY SAID THEY DON'T REPLACE IT UNTIL THE PUMP ACTUALLY DIES. THIS IS NOT A VERY SAFE PRACTICE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10264420April 7, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILURE ON 2008 BMW 135I WITH N54 3.0L TURBO ENGINE. SYMPTOMS WERE LONG CRANKS PRIOR TO STARTING. REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10259287February 18, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
BOUGHT 2008 BMW 135I IN 7/2008. WITHIN FIRST WEEK OF OWNERSHIP MESSAGE CAME UP STATING "ENGINE MALFUNCTION, REDUCE POWER" CAR HAS BEEN IN NUMEROUS OCCASIONS-EACH TIME BMW ASSURES PROBLEM IS TAKEN CARE OF. REASONS GIVEN FUEL PUMP, INJECTORS, GAS ISSUE AND LASTLY ADJUSTMENT NOT DONE AT FACTORY AS IT SHOULD HAVE. SO, CAR IS BACK IN THE SHOP AS IT AGAIN SPUTTERS AND SHAKES HEAVILY -TRYING TO PASS A VEHICLE ON TWO LANE HWY- VEHICLE SLOWED ITSELF TO 50 MPH AND I WAS NEARLY KILLED BY HAVING TO PULL BACK IN TRAFFIC AS I COULD NOT PASS DUE TO LACK OF POWER. WE PLAN TO FILE UNDER LEMON LAW-BEEN IN MULTIPLE TIMES-HAS OCCURRED 5-6 TIMES AND WE ARE DONE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10247921November 7, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I WAS GOING APPROX. 65MPH IN 5TH GEAR IN MY 2008 BMW 135I COUPE WHEN THE CAR STUTTERED AND I GOT A SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT. BROUGHT MY CAR TO BMW SERVICE AND MY SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME THAT I HAVE AN ISSUE WITH MY FUEL PUMP AND IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR ONLY HAS AROUND 5000 MILES ON IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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