2007 BMW 335i complaints

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

WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN A HIGHWAY TRAFFIC, WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE CAR STARTED VIBRATING SEVERELY, SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE TAIL PIPE, ENGINE ALMOST DYING AND I WAS FORCED TO TAKE THE SHOULDER LANE AWAY FROM TRAFFIC. I TRIED TO RESTART THE ENGINE BUT ONLY WHITE SMOKE WITH FUEL SMELL COMING OUT OF TAIL PIPE, BUT I WAS STILL ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR SLOWLY TO HOME. TOOK TO MECHANIC AND EVENTUALLY WAS TOLD THAT ENGINE IS COMPLETELY SHOT - 3 OR 4 CYLINDERS WERE CRACKED, COMBUSTION FAILURE, ETC. MECHANIC CAN'T FIX IT WITHOUT REPLACING THE ENTIRE ENGINE WHICH HE ESTIMATED AT LEAST $7,000.00. GEICO WON'T COVER SINCE THEY CONSIDERED MY CAR ISSUE STRICTLY A "MECHANICAL FAILURE". BMW CONCORD IS UNRESPONSIVE TO MY REQUEST. I'M ON MY OWN HERE AND NOW I'M PAYING FOR THE RENTAL CAR FOR ABOUT 3 WEEKS NOW WHICH GEICO DOESN'T FULLY OR EVEN PARTIALLY COVER DUE TO THE MECHANICAL FAILURE STATE OF MY CAR. I'M THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE CAR AND MY USAGE IS LESS THAN AVERAGE. DRIVING IT PRIMARILY TO WORK (ANTIOCH,CA - CONCORD, CA) AND BACK HOME WHICH IS ONLY APPROX 40 MILES ROUND TRIP. MY DRIVING HABITS ARE VERY GOOD, CAR WAS NEVER ABUSED. I TOOK GOOD CARE OF THE CAR, HAD IT SERVICED AND MAINTAINED REGULAR BASIS. I'VE BEEN WORKING FROM HOME PERMANENTLY FOR OVER A YEAR NOW SO MY MILEAGE USAGE IS VERY LOW AND GEICO KNOWS ABOUT IT AS I PROVIDED PROOF OF LOW MILEAGE USAGE. I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY MY BMW - A PERFORMANCE CAR AND THE ULTIMATE DRIVING MACHINE - WITH LOW MILEAGE, NEVER ABUSED, WELL MAINTAINED

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW 335I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ALTHOUGH THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON TWO SEPERATE OCASSIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 112,900.

HELLO TWO MONTHS AGO MY BMW 2007 335I PROBLEMS STARTED WITH FIRING BRAKE LIGHTS ON THE DASH ABS TRACTION CONTROL AND STABILITY LOST ON THE ROAD SAFETY PROBLEM AND DANGEROUS ON THE ROAD BECAUSE THE VEHICLE DO NOT STOP PROPERLY AND LOOSE ALL CONTROL PUTTING MY LIFE AND MY FAMILY AT RISK ,THIS PROBLEM STARTED WITH ONLY 53205 MILES ,ESTIMATE IT MUCH ANY HELP I CANT PROVIDE ABOUT THIS SAFETY ISSUE THANKS *TR

2007 BMW 335I WITH SPORT SEATS, MALFUNCTION LIGHT FOR PASSENGER SEAT OCCURS WHEN SEAT IS OCCUPIED, WHICH DEACTIVATES AIR BAGS, THIS COULD BE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS,VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT BMW REFUSES TO FIX THIS ISSUE SINCE THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS SPECIFIC PART FOR SEVERAL MODELS, UNFORTUNATELY THEY HAVE TOLD US THAT OUR VEHICLE IS 2 MONTHS OUTSIDE OF THE MANUFACTURERS DATE FOR THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH OUR VEHICLE REQUIRES THE SAME PART NUMBER AS OTHER VEHICLES THAT WHERE RECALLED.

WHILE TRYING TO PASS ON A BUSY HIGHWAY I WAS TRYING TO EXCEL SPEED GET PASS SEMI TRUCK. WHEN OUT OF NO WHERE MY CAR LOSS POWER AND ALMOST CAUSED A HUGE ACCIDENT. I WASN'T PREPARED FOR THAT, OR HAVE HEARD OF SUCH A THING. AFTER RESEARCHING IT SEAMS TO BE A BMW PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS. I LITERALLY JUST GOT MY CAR BACK FROM MY LOCAL BMW DEALER IN CHARLOTTSVILLE VA SAME DAY.SPENT A LOT OF MONEY ON THIS CAR AND PLANNED ON KEEPING IT FOR AT LEAST ANOTHER 7 YRS OR MORE. USUALLY IF YOU MAINTAIN YOUR CAR IT WILL LAST FOREVER, BUT GUESS NOT IF THE ACTUAL DEALER DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO MANUFACTURER ONE CORRECTLY. THIS WAS A CAR I ALWAYS WANTED BMW IS KNOWN LUXURY AND SPORT . JUST CRAZY THEY DO NOT RESPECT THE CUSTOMERS MORE THAN THEY DO. I JUST WANTED PUT MY COMPLAINT IN WITH EVERYONE ELSE'S, SEEING THERE'S A LOT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON I-405N AT AROUND 70 MPH, THE PACE OF THE VERY LIGHT TRAFFIC THAT NIGHT, AND THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS WITHIN 100 YARDS IN FRONT OF ME. THERE WERE NO OVERPASSES OR PEDESTRIANS ANYWHERE NEARBY. ALL OF A SUDDEN, MY SUNROOF SPONTANEOUSLY SHATTERED! A LARGE PIECE OF IT BROKE OFF AND THEN WAS BLOWN BACKWARDS, BOUNCING OFF MY ROOF AND TRUNK, SCRATCHING THE PAINT. THE PERSON DRIVING BEHIND ME DROVE OVER THE SUNROOF AND SHARDS OF GLASS. LUCKILY, I HAD MY SUNROOF SUNSHADE CLOSED WHICH PREVENTED THE SHARDS OF GLASS FROM SHOWERING ON ME WHEN THE SUNROOF EXPLODED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW 335I. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL INJECTOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW 335I. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED AND ALL OF THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS FAILED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN MORE THAN TEN MINUTES AND IT ALSO HAD TO BE JUMP STARTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V044000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000. UPDATED 08/18/2014*LJ

LEFT HEADLIGHT CONTROL MODULE UNIT FOR XENON BULB STOPPED WORKING ON 2007 BMW 335I WHICH CAUSED THE LOW BEAM XENON HEADLIGHT BULB TO GO OUT AT NIGHT. MANY OTHER BMW OWNERS ARE REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE SAME SIDE (LEFT). TYPE IN BMW 335I HEADLIGHT CONTROL MODULE AND SOMEONE POSTING THAT THEIR LEFT SIDE WENT OUT, IS THE FIRST HIT ON GOOGLE AND MANY OTHER POSTS I HAVE SEEN ALSO STATE THE LEFT SIDE CONTROL MODULE FAILED AND THEIR LEFT HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND A CONSUMER PROTECTION ISSUE AS THE COST TO REPLACE IS $1100+. *TR

MY SERPENTINE BELT (DRIVE BELT) SNAPPED AND SHATTERED CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER STEERING CAPABILITIES. THIS BELT DRIVES ALL THE ACCESORIES( ALTERNATOR, POWER STEERING, AC, ETC). THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE BY BMW, THERE IS A SIB 11 09 08 THAT STATES THE ISSUE AND HOW TO GO ABOUT CHECKING IT BY THE DEALER. THE ISSUE IS THE DESIGN FLAW IN THE POWER STEERING PULLY HITTING THE SUB FRAME AND CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE BELT AND IN TURN THE BELT SNAPPING. THIS CAN/WILL CAUSE A FATALITY ONE DAY BECAUSE OF THE LOSS OF STEERING CONTROLS. THE BELT ON MY VEHICLE WAS REPLACED BEFORE ON 12/20/12 FOR THE SAME REASON AND IT HAS ONLY BEEN 1.5 YEARS AND THE SAME PROBLEM. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW 335I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE RESTRAINT MALFUNCTION MESSAGE DISPLAYED AS AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V564000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE SAME FAILURE THAT WAS LISTED IN THE RECALL REPORT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

TL* THE CONTACT LEASED A 2007 BMW 335I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE WAS DISCOLORED INDICATING THAT IT WAS OVERHEATING. AS A RESULT, THERE WAS A CONNECTION FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V044000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000. *TR

DRIVING NORMALLY, ABOUT TO MAKE A TURN ONTO A STREET MY POWER STEERING FAILS AND I GET A LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD ABOUT BATTERY CHARGING MALFUNCTION. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION IT TURNS OUT MY ACCESSORY BELT THAT DRIVES THE AC COMPRESSOR, POWER STEERING PUMP AND ALTERNATOR WAS COMPLETELY SHREDDED AND NOT ON THE PULLEYS. I HAVE DAMAGE TO MULTIPLE PULLEYS IN MY CAR. MY POWER STEERING PULLEY IS MISSING BIG CHUNKS BECAUSE OF IMPACT WITH THE SUB-FRAME. THIS IS A KNOWN SERVICE BULLETIN ( SIB 11 09 08 ) THE POWER STEERING PULLEY IMPACTS THE SUB-FRAME BECAUSE OF MOTOR MOVEMENT WHEN HITTING BUMPS ETC.. THIS CAUSED MY BELT TO BE RIPPED INTO SHREDS AND BREAK OFF BIG CHUNKS OF MY POWER STEERING PULLEY. *TR

MY CAR KEYS CANNOT UNLOCK ALL THE DOORS. I HAD TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE REMOTE AND USE THE KEY TO MANUALLY OPEN THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR AND BOTH DOORS AT THE REAR PASSENGER SEATS CANNOT BE OPENED. THERE IS NO WAY THE DOORS CAN BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE ONCE IT IS LOCKED. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE ESPECIALLY IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY FROM A CAR FIRE, PEOPLE IN THE CAR (PASSENGER SIDE CANNOT UNLOCK THE DOOR TO GET OUT AND THE DOORS CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE. I SEE THIS A POTENTIAL LIABILITY AND I AM SURPRISED WHY NO AUTHORITIES HAVE STEPPED UP AND INITIATE AN INVESTIGATION. DOES THAT MEAN WHEN ONLY THERE IS A FATAL INCIDENT THAT PEOPLE WILL START INVESTIGATION? I BROUGHT MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEIR APPOINTMENT TIME IS FULLY BOOKED TILL NEXT WEEK. THEY DON'T SEEM TO EVEN THINK THIS COULD RESULT IN POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS AND SAFETY ISSUE. IF THIS WEBSITE IS DEDICATED TO WHAT IS PROFESS TO DO, THEN I HOPE TO SEE ACTION. THIS HAS BEEN A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH BMW BUT I AM SURE OTHER MAKES ALSO HAVE THIS SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN LOCKS UP AND WILL NOT START AFTER DRIVING IT. IF I DRIVE NORMAL WITHOUT DOING ANYTHING OUT OF THE NORMAL IT LOCKS. I CAN'T RESTART THE CAR. I TURN THE STEERING BACK AND FORTH TO GET IT TO UNLOCK. I HAVE EVEN GONE AS FAR AS TO WAIT A FEW MINUTES AND THEM RESTART IT. I'M SCARED THE STEERING WHEEL WILL LOCK WHILE I'M DRIVING I HAVE A 6 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND I DON'T WANT OUT LIVES AT JEOPARDY. *TR

REAR PASSENGER WHEEL, CRACKED AGAIN, LESS THAN A YEAR BEFORE I HAD TO PURCHASE A NEW WHEEL DUE TO CRACKS CAUSING IT TO SHIMMY. A YEAR LATER BMW TELLS ME THE SAME WHEEL IS CRACKED AGAIN CAUSING THE CAR TO SHIMMY. WHEELS COST $500. + PER WHEEL. AS A RESULT I REPLACED ALL THE WHEELS WITH A SET OF NEW AMERICAN RACING WHEELS, AND SHIMMY HAS GONE. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THESE WHEELS, I HAVE A FOUR DOOR SEDAN, NOT SPORTS PACKAGE, JUST STANDARD WHEEL. *TR

ARRIVED DESTINATION, EXITED CAR, LOCKED DOORS VIA KEY FOB. RETURNED FOUR HOURS LATER, UNABLE TO UNLOCK DOORS. LIGHTS WENT ON, SO I KNEW KEY FOB WAS WORKING. HAD TO USE VALET KEY TO OPEN DRIVER'S DOOR, NO LOCKS ON OTHER DOORS. ONCE IN CAR TRIED TO USE DOOR OPEN BUTTON ON DASH, WOULD NOT WORK, TRIED TO UNLOCK DOOR FROM INSIDE, COULD NOT UNLOCK ANY OF THE DOORS. MY WIFE HAD TO CRAWL THROUGH OPEN WINDOW ON PASSENGER SIDE, AND MY TWO GUESTS HAD TO GO THROUGH WINDOWS TO SIT IN BACK SEAT. ONCE REACHING OUR NEXT DESTINATION ATTEMPTED TO USED THE DOOR RELEASE AGAIN, NOTHING, THEN TRIED THE DOOR HANDLES (FRONT AND BACK) WOULD NOT WORK, BACK SEAT PASSENGERS HAD TO EXIT THROUGH WINDOWS, AND ONCE WE REACHED HOME MY WIFE HAD TO SLIDE OVER CONSOLE GO OUT THE DRIVERS DOOR, THE ONLY DOOR THAT COULD BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. FYI BOTH MY WIFE AND I ARE SENIOR CITIZENS, AND NOT VERY HAPPY WITH THIS CURRENT EVENT. AS A RESULT ALL PASSENGERS WERE TRAPPED INSIDE CAR AS ALL DOOR LOCKS, EXCEPT DRIVERS FAIL AND NO WAY TO OPEN CAR, THIS COULD HAVE RESULT INTO A SERIOUS PROBLEM IF WE WERE IN AN ACCIDENT OF FIRE WITH 3 OF THE 4 DOORS NOT BEING ABLE TO OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. BROUGHT TO BMW DEALER NEXT DAY, THEY WANTED BETWEEN $800 AND $1,000. TO REPAIR DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS, UNABLE TO PAY THIS NOW, CAR IS SITTING HOME IN GARAGE. BMW NEVER OFFERED TO PAY THIS UNDER THE CURRENT CONDITIONS OF SO MANY COMPLAINTS, THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW 335I. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE ENGINE SERVICE AND ENGINE MALFUNCTION LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THE FUEL INJECTOR AND WASTE GATE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000. *TR

I DROVE TO THE GAS STATION LEFT CAR ALONE FOR NO MORE THAN 5 MINUTES. AND WHEN I COME BACK I TRY TO START THE CAR AND TRIES TO START BUT DOESN'T HAVE THE POWER TOO, THEN I GET A JUMP START AND DRIVE HOME AND THE NEXT DAY SAME THINGS HAPPEN. BATTERY WAS CHANGED OUT BY SHOP JUST ABOUT A WEEK AGO. *TR

2007 BMW 335I. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED AS HE MERGED INTO TRAFFIC, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK TO THE FLOOR, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PUSH THE GEAR INTO NEUTRAL. HOWEVER, THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO REDLINE AND HE WAS FORCED TO FEATHER THE CLUTCH, IN ORDER TO GET OFF THE ROAD. BMW CLAIMED THE CONSUMER PUSHED THE PEDAL TOO HARD, AND THEREFORE THERE WAS NO DEFECT IN THE DESIGN. THE CONSUMER STATED THE ATTACHMENT, THAT HELD THE PEDAL IN PLACE, SLIPPED OUT OF THE PLASTIC CLIP.

MY VEHICLE DISPLAYED A YELLOW WARNING THAT THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE WAS HIGH, AND THAT THE CAR NEEDED TO BE DRIVEN AT MODERATE SPEEDS BECAUSE THE ENGINE WAS CLOSE TO OVERHEATING. I DECREASED MY SPEED FROM 30MPH TO 20 MPH, AND ABOUT 30 SECONDS AFTER DRIVING THE CAR AT 25MPH A RED WARNING LIGHT CAME ON THAT SAID MY ENGINE WAS TOO HOT, AND THE CAR STALLED ON ME. I RECEIVED NO PRIOR WARNING REGARDING AN OVERHEATING ISSUE. LUCKILY I WAS NOT ON A HIGHWAY AND WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I GOT MY VEHICLE TOWED AND I WAS TOLD BY THE SHOP THAT THE WATER PUMP FAILED, AND THAT I NEEDED A NEW THERMOSTAT. *TR

CAR WENT INTO LIMP MODE DUE TO EXCESSIVE ENGINE TEMPERATURE DETECTED. CAUSE OF ENGINE OVERHEATING WAS A FAULTY ELECTRIC WATER PUMP. DEALER REPLACED THE WATER PUMP AND THERMOSTAT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW 335I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CHARGING MALFUNCTION WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE ALTERNATOR AND POSITIVE CABLE CONNECTOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT THEY DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V044000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000. *TR UPDATED 6/17/13 *CN UPDATED 06/25/13

THE THERMOSTAT WAS FAILING TO COOL THE VEHICLE UNDER EXTREME HEAT CONDITIONS (OVER 100 DEGREE DAYS), TOOK VEHICLE IN TO CHECK THE THERMOSTAT, BUT IT WAS ONLY A 90 DEGREE DAY WHEN THEY LOOKED AT THE CAR, AND WERE "UNABLE TO REPRODUCE PROBLEM", SO THEY RETURNED THE VEHICLE. ABOUT 6 MONTHS LATER, I TOOK VEHICLE IN TO CHECK THE THERMOSTAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO WARM UP UNDER EXTREME COLD CONDITIONS (UNDER 30 DEGREE MORNINGS). AGAIN, "UNABLE TO REPRODUCE PROBLEM" BECAUSE WHEN THE MECHANICS GOT TO WORK IN THE MORNING, THE TEMPERATURES WERE OVER 40 DEGREES. OTHER THAN EXTREME CONDITIONS, THE THERMOSTAT SEEMED TO WORK FINE. BUT THE FOLLOWING YEAR, ON A COLD MORNING, NOT ONLY DID THE VEHICLE FAIL TO WARM UP, BUT THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON. BY THE TIME I WAS ABLE TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT AND BRING THE CAR IN, THE LIGHT HAD GONE OUT, AND AGAIN, THE SERVICE DEPT. WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT MADE THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT COME ON. THEY SAID IT MUST BE AN "INTERMITTENT PROBLEM". YES, IT WAS!! AND THE LIGHT CAME ON ANOTHER TIME, BUT I WAS OUT OF TOWN, SO THAT BY THE TIME I GOT BACK, AGAIN IT HAD GONE OUT. THE PROBLEM FINALLY GOT BAD ENOUGH FOR THE LIGHT TO COME ON AGAIN, AND THIS TIME I DROVE THE VEHICLE DIRECTLY TO THE DEALERSHIP W/O TURNING IT OFF, SO THEY COULD DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. THEY FINALLY CONFIRMED THERE WAS INDEED A PROBLEM WITH THE THERMOSTAT, LIKE I HAD TOLD THEM ALL ALONG, AND THEY REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT. WHEN I GOT HOME AND CHECKED THE INTERNET, I FOUND MANY COM

WHILE SITTING STILL AT THE FIRST INCIDENT THE CAR STALLED FOR NO REASON. OVER THE NEXT TWO WEEKS THE CAR STARTED TO RUN VERY ROUGH AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON. YOU COULD TURN IT OFF AND RESTART AND IT WOULD BE FINE FOR A LITTLE WHILE, NOW MY ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME AND MY #3 INJECTOR NEEDS REPLACED. BMW DID RECALL THE INJECTORS FOR THE 2008 MODELS, BUT NOT MY 2007, THE COST IS MY RESPONSIBILITY AND MANY OTHER 2007 OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I DO.HAVE A BMW EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR MY FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR, NOT A RECALL, BUT THEY GO BAD SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR. A RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED FOR THE 2007 INJECTORS. *TR

WHILE ACCELERATING ON A HIGHWAY, THE CAR LOST POWER AND STARTED TO SHAKE. I HAD TO PULL OFF ON THE SHOULDER WHILE DECELERATING WHILE CARS AROUND ME WERE HONKING AND DRIVING AROUND TO PASS ME. I WAS LUCKY NOT TO HAVE BEEN IN A COLLISION. THE "ENGINE MALFUNCTION" LIGHT AND "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT TURNED ON. AFTER COMING TO A STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, I TURNED OFF THE CAR FOR A FEW MINUTES AND RESTARTED IT - IT DROVE FINE BUT THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT STAYED ON. IT HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES SINCE. *TR

THE MECHANISM TO UNLOCK THE DOOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF MY BMW 335I FAILED, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN THE DOOR. PREVIOUSLY, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR LOCK FAILED AND WAS REPORTED TO NHTSA (ODI #: 10378269). BMW AGREED TO REPLACE THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR LOCK (THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY), BUT AT THE TIME DID NOT REPLACE THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LOCK WHICH HAS NOW FAILED TOO. BEING TRAPPED IN THE CAR DUE TO A FAILED DOOR LOCK MECHANISM IS AN INCONVENIENCE AT BEST AND A MAJOR HAZARD AT WORST. *TR

STEERING WHEEL LOCK SENSOR ACTIVATED. *TR

STEERING WHEEL LOCK ENGAGED NOT WHILE DRIVING. CAR WAS PARKED WENT TO GET IN CAR AND START IT BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. STEERING WHEEL LOCK IS ENGAGED. TURN STEERING WHEEL TO START ENGINE WAS THE MESSAGE THAT APPEARED ON SCREEN. TRIED EVERYTHING EVEN CALLED BMW DEALERSHIP TO ASK FOR HELP. TRIED EVERYTHING THEY TOLD ME FOR HOURS. IT STILL WONT START. NEEDS TO BE TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP AND FIXED. WHERE THE CAR WASN'T MOVING WHEN THIS HAPPENED THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS BECAUSE I HAVE READ MANY OF FORUMS AND THREADS ABOUT STEERING WHEEL LOCKS ON 07 335I AND HAVING MANY PROBLEMS. THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED. THANKYOU *TR

THE WHEELS WERE CHECKED DUE TO SEVERAL INSTANCES OF TIRE PRESSURE LOSS. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT 3 OF 4 RIMS HAVE CRACKS THAT ARE CAUSING THE TIRES TO LOSE PRESSURE. UPON DOING SOME RESEARCH, IT IS APPARENT THAT THIS DEFECT HAS AFFECTED MANY BMW OWNERS WITH RUN FLAT TIRES. *TR

ALL DOORS EXCEPT DRIVER DOOR ARE LOCKED AND CANNOT BE OPEN BY PASSENGER FROM INSIDE USING DOOR HANDLE; CANNOT BE OPENED USING THE DOOR LOCK SWITCH ON THE DASH BOARD; CANNOT BE OPENED USING THE KEY FOB; CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE. THEREFORE ALL PASSENGERS HAVE TO EXIT THROUGH THE DRIVER DOOR. ONCE BEING LOCKED FROM THE OUTSIDE, THE DRIVE HAS TO USE THE BACKUP KEY IN THE KEY FOB TO UNLOCK THE DOOR. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE REGARDING EXITING THE CAR IN EMERGENCY SITUATION. *TR

ON 20 FEB 2013, WE WERE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY IN SAN FRANCISCO. TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF US SLOWED TO A STOP AND WE ALSO STOPPED. WE WERE THEN STRUCK HARD FROM BEHIND BY ANOTHER CAR THAT HIT THE RIGHT-REAR PART OF OUR BUMPER. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE IMPACT, ALL INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS IN OUR CAR FLICKERED AND BECAME VERY DIM. WE DISCOVERED LATER THAT THE IMPACT HAD DAMAGED THE CAR'S BATTERY, EVIDENCED BY ELECTROLYTE LEAKING OUT OF THE UNDERNEATH, REAR OF THE CAR. AFTER THE COLLISION, TRAFFIC BEGAN MOVING AGAIN AND THE OTHER DRIVER MOVED HIS CAR OFF THE ROADWAY, LEAVING US SITTING IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY, 5-LANE FREEWAY AFTER DARK WITH NO LIGHTS OF ANY KIND IN OR ON OUR CAR. THE EMERGENCY FLASHER FLICKERED DIMLY, BUT WAS NOT WORKING. ALL THE HEAD AND TAIL LIGHTS WERE DARK. POLICE EVENTUALLY ARRIVED AND PUSHED OUR CAR TO THE SHOULDER. I WAITED INSIDE OUR CAR WHILE THE DRIVER SPOKE WITH THE POLICE. AS I WAITED, THE DOOR LOCKS SUDDENLY LATCHED AND THE ALARM STARTED. IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO UNLOCK THE CAR FROM THE INSIDE. THE DOOR HANDLES WERE COMPLETELY NON-FUNCTIONAL. THE WINDOWS WOULD NOT OPEN. I WAS TRAPPED INSIDE THE CAR. PEOPLE OUTSIDE THE CAR WERE UNABLE TO HELP ME ESCAPE. A TOW-TRUCK DRIVER ASKED ME TO RELEASE THE HOOD LATCH. HE ATTACHED A BATTERY PACK TO SOME TERMINALS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND WHEN THE INTERIOR LIGHTS CAME ON, I WAS ABLE TO UNLOCK THE DOOR AND LEAVE THE CAR. THEN HE DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY PACK AND THE CAR WENT DARK. IF THERE HAD BEEN A FIRE OR AN INJURY,

I WAS DRIVING HOME ON THE FREEWAY WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN CAR IMMEDIATELY LOST POWER, ENGINE OVER HEATING ILLUMINATED ON MY MESSAGE BOARD. HAD TO CROSS TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC WHILE SPEED WAS DECREASING, I THANKFULLY MADE IT TO THE SHOULDER. CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 2MPH. CALLED TOW TRUCK AND SENT TO BMW. CAR READ 62,000 MILES, BMW REPLACED WATERPUMP ($1,600). VANOS SPROCKETS THAT PREMATURELY FAIL ARE A KNOWN ISSUE AT THE BMW SERVICE CENTER HERE IN TX MINE FAILED AT 63,000 MILES ($1900). PASSENGER MAT SENSOR SEAT SENSOR FAILED AT 63,000 MILES ($800). A WELL KNOWN ISSUE AT THE BMW DEALERSHIP BIT THEY DO NOTHING ABOUT IT... NOW MY TURBO CHARGERS HAVE FAILED DUE TO WASTE GATE BUT THANKFULLY BMW EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 82,000 MILES. THIS IS THE WORST BMW I HAVE EVER PURCHASED NEVER HAVE I HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE 335I. ADVICE STAY AWAY FROM THE N54 TURBO CHARGED BMWS. BUY AN AUDI. *TR

2007 BMW 335I. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ACTUATOR FAILURE WHICH CAUSED THE CIRCUIT BREAKER TO PERMANENTLY LOCK VEHICLE DOORS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER HE ARRIVED AT HIS DESTINATION, HE ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE DOOR, BUT IT FAILED TO OPEN. THEN, HE ATTEMPTED TO USE THE DOOR HANDLE TO EXIT FROM THE VEHICLE, BUT THAT FAILED TO OPEN THE DOOR AS WELL. AFTER APPLYING ALL PRACTICAL OPTIONS TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, SUCH AS USING THE MANUAL DOOR RELEASE, INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL DOOR HANDLE, AND USING THE CENTRAL LOCKING MECHANISM, ALL THE DOORS FAILED TO OPEN. HE HAD TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW AND CLIMB OUT OF THE VEHICLE.

I HAVE OWNED THIS 2007 335I FOR 2 1/2 YEARS. I AM A 59 YEAR OLD FEMALE THAT DRIVES VERY CONSERVATIVELY. IN THE 2 1/2 YEARS THAT I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE, THE FUEL PUMP HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. FOUR MONTHS AGO THE INJECTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THIS PAST FRIDAY THE ELECTRONIC WATER PUMP AND ELECTRONIC THERMOSTAT HAD TO BE REPLACED. NOT TYPICAL OF ANY BMW I HAVE OWNED IN THE PAST 12-15 YEARS. I CONTACTED OUR LOCAL BMW DEALERSHIP AND THEY KNEW OF NO PROBLEMS WITH THIS PARTICULAR MODEL. I CONTACTED BMW TODAY REGARDING THIS MODEL AND THEY TOOK THE INFORMATION FOR REVIEW WHICH TO ME MEANS FILE 13. BMW KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE WATER PUMPS AND THE THERMOSTATS ON THIS PARTICULAR MODEL AND THEY CHOOSE TO DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. THEY ALSO KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE INJECTORS AND THEY CHOOSE TO DO NOTHING. I WAS TOLD THAT THE NHTSA MAKES THE DETERMINATION ON ALL RECALLS NOT THE INDIVIDUAL CAR MAKERS. *TR

I WAS UNABLE TO UNLOCK THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. I HAD TO SLIDE OVER TO THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. THERE IS A BMW SIB#: 51-19-07. I CANNOT BELIEVE THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL GIVEN THE FACT OF THE POSSIBILITY OF THE DRIVER OR A PASSENGER BEING TRAPPED INSIDE THE CAR. I HAVE SAVED BOTH DOOR LOCKS THAT MALFUNCTIONED. *TR

KEY FOB WILL NOT UNLOCK DOORS. VALET KEY GETS YOU INTO THE DRIVERS DOOR, BUT THE OTHER DOORS WILL NOT UNLOCK BY ANY MEANS, EITHER BY PULLING THE HANDLE OR BY OPERATING THE INTERIOR UNLOCK SWITCH. IN AN ACCIDENT THAT MIGHT DISABLE THE DOOR UNLOCK FUNCTION, 3 OF THE 4 COULD NOT BE OPENED FOR EXIT PURPOSES. *TR

HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILED ON FREEWAY CAUSING IMMEDIATE LOSS OF 70% OF POWER. DEALERSHIP IS ALSO SAYING THAT FUEL INJECTORS ARE FAULTY. AFTER LOOKING THROUGH DIFFERENT INTERNET WEBSITES IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM IN EARLY 335I MODELS. ALMOST CRASHED BECAUSE OF IT. *TR

I PICKED UP MY CAR FROM THE DEALER AFTER REPLACEMENT OF THE ELECTRIC WATER PUMP. I DROVE HOME AND PARKED THE VEHICLE. 4 HOURS LATER MY NEIGHBOR ALERTED ME TO AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE THAT COMPLETELY DESTROYED THE VEHICLE. *JS

THE KEY FOB DID NOT UNLOCK THE CAR DOORS NOR DID THE CENTRAL CONTROL BUTTON INSIDE THE CAR UNLOCK THE DOORS. ONLY THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR COULD OPEN FROM INSIDE THE CAR. NO OTHER DOOR COULD BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE WITH THIS MALFUNCTION. FOUND OUT A FUSE WENT BAD CREATING THE PROBLEM. *JB

THE WASTEGATE VALUE ARMS ARE LOOSE AND THEY RATTLE. THEY MAY COME LOOSE AND NOT WORK. WHICH COULD RESULT IN THE ENGINE NOT WORKING. IT GET WORSE THE LONGER YOU DRIVE THE CAR. THIS IS WELL DOCUMENTED ON YOUTUBE THAT ALL 2007 335I'S HAVE THIS PROBLEM. I JUST FEEL THAT BMW SHOULD MAKE THIS A RECALL. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW 335I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ALUMINUM BOLTS THAT CONNECTED THE OIL PAN WERE CRACKED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONSTANT VIBRATIONS FROM THE ENGINE COULD HAVE CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 97,000. ....UPDATED 06/18/12 *BF

WATER PUMP FAILED WHILE DRIVING AND CAR WOULD NOT EXCEED 5MPH. POSTINGS ONLINE SHOW THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE (POSSIBLE RECALL ISSUE LIKE THE FUEL PUMP). CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND WATER PUMP WAS REPLACED FOR $1033. *TR

DRIVER SIDE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR FAILED. CANNOT UNLOCK DRIVER SIDE DOOR FROM INSIDE THE CAR WITH CENTRAL UNLOCK, KEY FOB, OR DOOR LEVER. *TR

MY STEERING COLUMN LOCKED UP ON ME OUT OF THE BLUE WITHOUT ANY WARNING. BMW DEALER IN RALEIGH NC (LEITH BMW ON CAPITAL BLVD) SAID THAT TO FIX IS TO REPLACE THE WHOLE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN. *TR

CAR STARTED TO RATTLE ESPECIALLY UPON PRESSING GAS PEDAL WHILE RUNNING AT AROUND 50MPH IN A FREEWAY. SIGNIFICANT REDUCED POWER WAS NOTICED. SOON "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIT ON THE TACHOMETER. WHEN STOPPED A RAW GAS TO ROTTEN EGG SMELL WAS AROUND THE CAR. BY TURNING ON/OFF IGNITION SEVERAL TIMES, IT STOPPED RATTLING AND REGAINED FULL POWER. SAME ISSUE HAPPENED AGAIN ON A LOCAL ROAD AT AROUND 50MPH ABOUT A MONTH LATER. POWER REGAIN WAS ACHIEVED THROUGH SAME WAY. "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT WENT OFF 24HRS LATER. BROUGHT THE CAR IN TO A LOCAL BMW CENTER. UPON DIAGNOSIS, CYLINDER #2 MISFIRE AND BOTH PRE-CAT OR POST-CAT OXYGEN SENSOR LOW RESPONSE. A SERVICE AGENT DECIDED NOT TO DO ANYTHING AT THE MOMENT BECAUSE HE COULDN'T REPLICATE THE ISSUE I DESCRIBED ALTHOUGH HE DID FIND THE MALFUNCTION CODES. HE INSTEAD TOLD ME TO BRING THE CAR WHEN THE SAME SYMPTOM OCCURS. HE ALSO SAID THAT THE TECHNICIAN WHO LOOKED AT THE CAR BELIEVED THAT A FAULTY FUEL INJECTOR MIGHT HAVE CAUSED THE MISFIRE AND BOTH OXYGEN SENSORS MALFUNCTION CONSEQUENTLY. *TR

STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND VEHICLE WILL NOT START. *TT

STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND VEHICLE WILL NOT START. *TT

WHEN THE POWER DOOR LOCK FUSE IS BLOWN, PASSENGER CANNOT EXIT OR ENTER THE CAR MANUALLY. YOU CAN'T OPEN THE DOOR USING THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE. THE CAR WOULD LOCK YOU IN. ONLY THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR CAN BE OPEN USING THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE. I HAVE TO LET THE PASSENGERS IN MY CAR CLIMB OVER THE DRIVER SEAT TO GET OUT. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM BECAUSE IF THE DRIVER DOOR IS JAM OR BLOCK FOR ANY REASON THEN YOU CANNOT OPEN ANY OTHER DOOR TO GET OUT. IT GETS WORSE SINCE BMW PUT AN UNDER POWER FUSE FOR THE DOOR LOCK WHICH CAUSE THE FUSE TO BLOWN OFTEN. *TR