BMW 335i Complaints (2013)

43 consumer complaints on file.

• #10562620February 3, 2014
  POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  RATTLE NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT OR INSIDE OF DASH UPON ACCELERATION (2000-2500RPM) ON COLD STARTS. CAN CHANGE NOISE BASED UPON ACCELERATION. GOES AWAY AFTER MOTOR WARMS UP (USUALLY 15 MINUTES) SO GETTING DIAGNOSED AT THE DEALER IS DIFFICULT. REPEATEDLY GET "CAN'T REPRODUCE PROBLEM" BACK FROM THE DEALER. WIDESPREAD PROBLEM ACROSS MULTIPLE PLATFORMS (2012+ 3 SERIES, 2014+ 4 SERIES). *TR

  Crash:

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  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #10560721January 20, 2014
  ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE CAR GOES INTO "LIMP MODE" WHILE DRIVING REDUCING POWER IMMEDIATELY. I WAS MAKING A TURN ONTO A STREET CROSSING A HIGHWAY AND MY CAR WENT INTO THIS LIMP MODE. I WAS ALMOST HIT DUE TO THE SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. SYMPTOMS: 1) LOSS OF POWER AND CAR WILL NOT REV. PAST ~3,000 RPM (NO FAULT CODES ON DASH) 2) RADIATOR ELECTRIC COOLING FAN ON MAX (VERY LOUD) 3) ENGINE OIL TEMP. APPROX. 205 DEGF OR LOWER (WHILE LIMP MODE IS OCCURRING, TEMP. IS USUALLY NOT AT NORMAL OPERATING TEMP OF 245 DEGF) THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY ONCE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON (IT RESETS). MANY USERS HAVE REPORTED THAT IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN AFTER A LONG COMFORT MODE DRIVE ON THE FREEWAY FOLLOWED BY CITY DRIVING AND SWITCHING TO SPORT MODE. REPAIR ATTEMPTS: 1) AUXILIARY ELECTRIC COOLING FAN REPLACEMENT (MOUNTED TO THE RADIATOR AND FAN SHROUD) - BIGGEST CULPRIT (THE FAN IS TESTED DIRECTLY AND WILL FAIL THE TEST BUT MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE A FAULT CODE STORED IN THE ECU) 2) FAN RELAY REPLACEMENT 3) THERMOSTAT REPLACEMENT 4) DME REPLACEMENT WITH SOFTWARE UPDATE AS FAR AS WE CAN TELL, THERE IS NO SIB YET BUT PLENTY OF PUMA CASES HAVE BEEN FILED. A FEW PEOPLE HAVE HAD THEIR CARS BOUGHT BACK AND REPLACED BY BMW. PLEASE LOOK HERE HTTP://WWW.F30POST.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=786475 THERE ARE 50 PAGES OF THIS AND BMW IS NOT HELPING. *TR

  Crash:

  No

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  No

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  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #10553483November 22, 2013
  SERVICE BRAKES

  I GOT MY NEW 2013 BMW 335I IN FEB OF THIS YEAR AND SO FAR HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN 2 COLLISIONS DUE TO WHAT I CONSIDER AS A "BRAKE FAILURE". BOTH ACCIDENTS HAPPEN AT SLOW TO MEDIUM SPEED [25 - 40MPH] AND BOTH TIMES THE CAR JUST KEPT ROLLING AND IT FELT LIKE THE ABS SYSTEM WAS JUST NOT WORKING. I WAS TOTALLY SHOCKED AS I HAVE BEEN DRIVING BMW'S FOR THE PAST 6+ YEARS AND NONE OF MY PREVIOUS CARS (2006 330I AND 2008 X5) HAD ANY BRAKING ISSUES AND THEY WOULD STOP WHEN NEEDED. ALTHOUGH THESE ACCIDENTS WEREN'T OF VERY SERIOUS NATURE BUT THEY SCREWED UP MY INSURANCE AND PUT ME INTO A RENTAL CAR FOR MORE THAN 2 MONTHS. ?*TR

  Crash:

  Yes

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0