2008 BMW 335i complaints

SEATBELT MECHANISM WOULD NOT RELEASE WHEN BUCKLED, EVENTUALLY THE BUCKLE WOULD NOT EVEN LOCK AND DRIVERS SEATBELT RENDERED INOPERABLE. DEALERSHIP REMOVED THE DRIVERS SEAT AND INSTALLED NEW SEATBELT AND LATCH SYSTEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW 335I. WHILE TRAVELING AT 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED, HOWEVER THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THERE WERE NO FURTHER REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

ENGINE STARTS ARE PRECEDED BY LONG CRANKS, FLUCTUATING RPMS AND SHAKING FELT AT THE DRIVER'S SEAT. CAR GOING 70MPH, LOST POWER UPON ACCELERATION ON A BUSY HIGHWAY DRIVING BACK FROM WORK. "ENGINE MALFUNCTION - REDUCED POWER" WARNING CAME ON THE DASHBOARD, AS WELL AS THE HALF ENGINE LIGHT. CARS BEHIND ME FRANTICALLY SWITCHED LANES TO AVOID COLLISION. THE WARNING MESSAGE WENT AWAY AFTER I RESTARTED CAR LATER, BUT KEPT SHOWING UP EVERY TIME I DROVE. THIS HAPPENS WITHOUT FAIL EVERY TIME I DRIVE. I'VE ALREADY MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALERSHIP TO FIX PROBLEM. THIS IS, APPARENTLY, A WELL KNOWN FAILURE. BMWNA HAS ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE FUEL PUMP SYSTEM, BUT HAS NOT ISSUED AN OFFICIAL RECALL. THIS PROBLEM CAN POTENTIALLY LEAD TO SERIOUS INJURIES/COLLISIONS. BMWNA MUST ISSUE AN OFFICIAL RECALL SOON. *TR

ON JULY 24, 2010, MY 2008 BMW 335I SEDAN EXPERIENCED AN HPFP FAILURE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AT HIGHWAY SPEED. MY 335I (DELIVERED JULY 2008) HAS HAD LONG START CRANKS FOR AT LEAST ONE YEAR. MY WASHINGTON, DC BMW DEALERSHIP HAS SAID IT CANNOT REPLACE THE HPFP UNTIL IT FAILS OR THROWS AN ELECTRONIC CODE. ON JULY 24, I WAS DRIVING APPROX 500 MILES TO A VACATION. 350 MILES INTO THE TRIP, ON I-87 AT APPROX 65MPH IN VERY HEAVY TRAFFIC, A CAR CUT INTO MY (MIDDLE) LANE. I MOVED TO THE LEFT LANE AND QUICKLY APPLIED MEDIUM THROTTLE TO KEEP UP WITH TRAFFIC. MY ENGINE STUMBLED SEVERELY AS I CHANGED LANES/ACCELERATED AND THE HALF-POWER ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR BEGAN RUNNING EXTREMELY ROUGHLY, WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND LOST SPEED RAPIDLY, IN THE LEFT LANE OF VERY CROWDED HIGHWAY. THE CAR BEHIND ME NEARLY REAR-ENDED ME. I SHUT OFF ANY ACCESSORIES (AIR CONDITIONING, STEREO, ETC.), PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN APPROX 50-55MPH ON A LONG DOWNHILL AS I MERGED OVER TO THE RIGHT LANE AND WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC. AS I PULLED OFF, THE CAR NEARED A STALL, WITH THE ENGINE IDLE JUMPING WILDLY. I TURNED THE CAR OFF. A MINUTE OR TWO AFTER TURNING IT BACK ON, THE HALF-POWER ENGINE ICON CAME ON AGAIN, ALONG WITH A SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT, AND THE ENGINE AGAIN HAD ALMOST NO POWER TO ACCELERATE AND RAN ROUGHLY. THE HPFP AND LOWER PRESSURE FUEL SENSOR WERE REPLACED BY KEELER BMW, LATHAM, NY, ON JULY 29, 2010. MY CAR HAD RECEIVED THE SOFTWARE UPDATE DURING A PAST SERVICE. I'

ENGINE MALFUNCTION. LOSS OF POWER. *TR

WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN ENGINE SUDDENLY LOST SIGNIFICANT POWER AND CAR DISPLAYED AN ENGINE FAILURE LIGHT. *TR

2008 BMW 335I INFAMOUS FAILING HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP (HPFP). SYMPTOMS OF A FAILING PUMP ARE LONG CRANKS UPON START UP AND IF IT FAILS DURING DRIVING, IT CAN LEAVE YOU STRANDED. MY HPFP FAILED ONLY ONCE AROUND 22,000 MILES AND WAS REPLACED PROMPTLY BY BMW. *TR

MY 2008 BMW 335 JUST STOPPED WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WHILE IT WAS CLIMBING UP THE HILL AT 35 MPH. THERE WAS NO CAR BEHIND ME. LUCKILY, I WAS NOT DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY. *TR

LOST ENGINE POWER DUE TO MALFUNCTIONING FUEL PUMP. THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED TWICE SINCE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED IN 1/2008 - IN 4/2008 AND 5/2010. BOTH TIMES THE DEALER REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP AT NO COST. *TR

MY WIFE WAS ON THE FREEWAY DOING 65 MPH AND THE CAR SUDDENLY STALLED, LUCKILY SHE WAS ABLE TO MOVE TO SHOULDER. TURNS OUT IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL PUMP. I DID NOT KNOW THERE WERE OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM UNTIL I READ THIS ARTICLE. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILURE. FAILURE STARTS OFF WITH LONG STARTS, FOLLOWED BY ROUGH IDLE FOLLOWED BY REDUCED POWER AND FAILED PUMP. HAD 4 PUMPS REPLACED. *TR

ANOTHER HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILURE IN MY 2008 BMW 335I. THIS TIME IT HAPPENED WITHOUT ANY WARNING, JUST AFTER PICKING UP MY CHILDREN AT PRE-SCHOOL, I PULLED OUT ONTO A BUSY STREET WHICH IS DIFFICULT TO GET A WHOLE IN TRAFFIC. STEPPED ON THE GAS TO PULL OUT AND SPEED UP QUICKLY TO THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC (45 MPH), THE CAR STARTS TO ACCELERATE FOR ABOUT 2 SECONDS, THEN ACTS LIKE I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR, GOES INTO A LIMP MODE, RPM DROP TO 4-500RPM AND THE CAR SHAKES AND RUNS ROUGH AND WILL BARELY ACCELERATE NO MATTER HOW HARD I PUSH THE GAS PEDAL. THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC HAS TO BRAKE EXTREMELY HARD TO AVOID REAR ENDING ME SINCE THERE IS NO REAL SHOULDER OR ANY TIME TO EVEN PULL OVER, THANK GOD I WAS NOT HIT AND EVERYONE ELSE IN TRAFFIC MANAGED TO SLOW DOWN QUICKLY WITHOUT INCIDENT - IT WOULD HAVE BEEN EASY FOR THIS TO HAVE ENDED IN A 40MPH SPEED DIFFERENTIAL REAR END COLLISION WITH 2 SMALL CHILDREN IN MY CAR. I WOULD LIKE TO FEEL CONFIDENT THAT I CAN RETURN MY CAR FOR REPAIR, BUT SINCE THIS IS THE APPARENTLY REPAIRED PART ALREADY INSTALLED AND THAT EVEN THE NEW REPAIR PART THAT WILL BE PUT IN MY CAR HAS ALREADY FAILED MANY TIMES ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, I FEEL THAT BMW IS JUST PUTTING ME BACK IN POTENTIALLY THE SAME DANGEROUS POSITION TO HAPPEN AGAIN. MY FIRST FUEL PUMP FAILED AT 2000 MILES, THIS ONE FAILED AT 10000 MILES, AT THIS RATE I WILL NEED 20 FUEL PUMP REPLACEMENTS BEFORE THE 100000 MILE WARRANTY RUNS OUT AND POTENTIALLY BE IN UP TO 20 ACCIDENTS WHEN THIS HAPPENS

MULTIPLE FAILURES OF HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP ON MY 2008 BMW 335I SEDAN. THE RESULT IS THE SUDDEN LOST OF POWER AND UNABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR AT MORE THAN 40MPH.. MULTIPLE FAILURES OF THE BRAKE SENSORS AND PADS.. FAILURE OF CENTRAL LOCKING SYSTEM - UNABLE TO LOCK AND UNLOCK THE CAR... *TR

THE FRONT OE TIRES ON MY 2008 BMW HAVE DEVELOPED SIDEWALL BUBBLES. THE TIRES ARE BRIDGESTONE POTENZA RE050A, 225/40 R18. THIS IS INHERENTLY DANGEROUS. THERE ARE ALREADY SOME BRIDGESTONES WHICH THE COMPANY HAS RECOGNIZED AS FAULTY, THE ABOVE MODELS SHOULD BE ADDED TO THEIR LIST. *TR

MY 2008 BMW 335I ONLY HAD AROUND 28,000 MILES WHEN I BEGAN NOTICING IT TOOK AN INORDINATE AMOUNT OF TIME TO START THE ENGINE. IT WOULD CRANK FOR SEVERAL SECONDS BEFORE THE ENGINE FINALLY STARTED, ESPECIALLY IF IT WAS A COLD START. ONCE THE ENGINE WAS WARMED UP IT SEEMED TO RUN JUST FINE. IT HAS NOW BEEN IN THE SHOP 4 TIMES SINCE JAN 2010 AND I'M SICK OF IT! AM TERRIFIED ABOUT THE CAR STOPPING ON THE INTERSTATE, AMID TRAFFIC, LIKE HAS BEEN DESCRIBED IN VARIOUS OTHER POSTS! *TR

SIDEWALL SEPARATION (RIGHT FRONT) ON BRIDGESTONE SIZE 225/40R18 REO50A ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT RUN FLAT TIRE AT 20,000 MILES. THESE TIRES SEEM PRONE TO DELAMINATION. VERY POOR TREAD MILEAGE FOR HIGHWAY DRIVING. WORN OUT NOW. UTQG RATING SEEMS EXAGGERATED AS I'M NOT IN STOP-AND-GO DRIVING MODE. THESE TIRES ARE PRICED $70+ TO $90+ PER TIRE MORE THAN NON-RF TIRES AND B'STONE HAS A VIRTUAL MONOPOLY....BMW N.A. ONLY PERMITS REPLACEMENT OF THESE TIRES AND IT REALLY HITS THE POCKET BOOK. CONTACTED B'STONE CONSUMER RELATIONS AND MET A BRICK WALL AS THEY KNOW THEY HAVE YOU OVER A BARREL. WROTE THE PRES. OF BRIDGESTONE AND NOT EVEN THE COURTESY OF A RESPONSE. *TR

HTTPS://WWW-ODI.NHTSA.DOT.GOV/IVOQ/COMPLAINT.CFM. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 BMW 335I (E90) THAT LOST BOTH HEADLIGHT WASHER COVERS WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY. THESE PARTS STRUCK THE WINDSHIELD WITH GREAT FORCE AND LIKELY HIT THE VEHICLES TRAVELING BEHIND MY CAR. THESE PARTS LIKELY LITTERED THE ROADWAY WITH DEBRIS THAT COULD CAUSE OTHER VEHICLES TO SWERVE TO AVOID RUNNING OVER THEM. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM/DEFECT WITH NEWER BMW VEHICLE (SEE BMWLAND AND E90POST WEBSITES FOR CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS). *TR

MY CAR HAS ALREADY FAILED TWICE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, I.E., FAILURE OF HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP (HPFP). THE PROBLEM OCCURRED TWICE WITHIN A YEAR FROM THE TIME OF PURCHASE. IT APPEARED THAT BMW HAVE NO FIX TO THE ISSUE YET. CONCERNED THAT THIS PROBLEM IS SERIOUS AND LEAD TO SERIOUS PROBLEMS RELATED TO SAFETY. TWO HPFP'S WERE REPLACED BY THE BMW DEALER AND THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT LATEST PART WILL FIX THE ISSUE PERMANENTLY. *TR

ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF, LOST POWER STEERING ON FREEWAY WHILE GOING 65MPH. WAS ABLE TO SAFELY ROLL TO THE NEXT EXIT. DEALERSHIP FOUND DEFECTIVE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP. *TR

MULTIPLE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP(HPFP) FAILURES. WHILE DRIVING DOWN A BUSY AVENUE THE ENGINE UNEXPECTEDLY SHUTS DOWN DUE TO THE HPFP FAILING. THIS WAS AFTER THE CAR HAD MADE 2 PREVIOUS VISITS TO THE DEALERSHIP TO REPAIR HPFP PROBLEMS. CURRENTLY I AM NOW ON MY 3RD HPFP IN 2MONTHS. UNSAFE CAR TO DRIVE, ESPECIALLY IF THIS WAS TO OCCUR AT HIGH SPEEDS ON A HIGHWAY. BMW HAS BEEN HAVING ISSUES FOR THIS PROBLEM SINCE MODEL YEAR 2007 UP UNTIL 2010, WITH NO PRODUCT CHANGES OTHER THAN SIMPLE REPLACEMENTS. HPFP SHOWS SIGNS OF PROBLEMS WHEN STARTING THE CAR, DUE TO LONG CRANKS, UNSTABLE RPM'S AND ENGINE SHUTTERING. *TR

THIS IS THE SECOND FAILURE OF THE HPFP IN MY 2008 BMW 335I. IT OCCURRED WHEN I LEFT WORK AND STARTED CAR AND THE CAR SHUDDERED AND THE INDICATOR SHOWED THAT THE CAR WENT INTO LIMP MODE (REDUCED POWER). DROVE THE CAR TO MY CHILD'S PRESCHOOL AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. STARTED THE CAR AND AGAIN THE CAR WENT INTO LIMP MODE. DECIDED TO TAKE THE CAR DIRECTLY TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE CAR STALLED THREE TIMES ON THE WAY. TWO OF THE STALLS WERE WHILE THE CAR WAS MOVING. THE HPFP WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY THE NEXT DAY.*CW

MY BMW 335I ONLY HAD A FEW THOUSAND MILES WHEN I BEGAN NOTICING IT TOOK AN INORDINATE AMOUNT OF TIME TO START THE ENGINE. IT WOULD CRANK FOR SEVERAL SECONDS BEFORE THE ENGINE FINALLY STARTED, ESPECIALLY IF IT WAS A COLD START. ONCE THE ENGINE WAS WARMED UP IT SEEMED TO RUN JUST FINE. THEN AFTER A FEW DAYS THE "SERVICE ENGINE" LIGHT AND EXCLAMATION POINT WERE LIGHT UP ON MY DASHBOARD. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY EXPLAINED BMW WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL PUMP AND FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM AND THEY WOULD TAKE PROPER STEPS TO ENSURE THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. TO MY KNOWLEDGE THEY CHANGED THE FUEL PUMP AND WHATEVER OTHER SEALS NEEDED TO BE CHANGED. CAR SEEMED TO WORK JUST FINE FOR ABOUT 6 WEEKS, NOW THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED. THE VEHICLE NOW HAS TO CRANK FOR AN INORDINATE AMOUNT OF TIME AGAIN IN ORDER TO GET THE CAR TO START. I AM CONCERNED THIS WILL NOT BE PROPERLY FIXED AGAIN. THE CAR IS NOT YET AT 10K MILES AND I AM HAVING TO BRING IT IN TO BE FIXED FOR A SECOND TIME. THIS IS VERY DISCONCERTING. **PLEASE NOTE, THE SYSTEM WOULD NOT ALLOW THE 335I AS AN OPTION FOR THE 2009 YEAR, ONLY WHEN I CHOSE THE YEAR AS 2008, PLEASE NOTE HOWEVER THAT THIS IS A 2009 BMW NOT A 2008** *TR

MY CAR'S HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. I WAS ACCELERATING TO PASS ANOTHER CAR, THE CAR STUTTERED, AND THE "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" WENT ON. AFTER THIS OCCURRED, THE CAR COULD BARELY ACCELERATE. IT WAS THE WEEKEND, SO I HAD TO CONTINUE DRIVING TO MY DESTINATION, AS THERE WERE NO BMW DEALERSHIPS OPEN TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THE LOSS OF ACCELERATION MADE IT VERY DIFFICULT, AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS, WHEN GETTING ONTO THE FREEWAY. ALSO, HAD THE CAR GIVEN OUT COMPLETELY, IT LIKELY WOULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED THE NEXT WORK DAY (12/28/2009). ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE INVOICE PROVIDED BY THE BMW DEALERSHIP, THE PROBLEM WAS A "FAULTY HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP." THE FAULTY HPFP WAS REPLACED. *TR

CAR STALLS IF RUNNING AND IS UNDERPOWERED OR FAILS TO START. HAPPENED THREE TIMES DURING FIRST 15 MONTHS OF TAKING POSSESSION OF THE NEW VEHICLE. EACH TIME WAS THE RESULT OF THE FUEL PUMP NEEDING REPLACING. *TR

OWN A 2008 BMW 335I. CAR "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT WENT ON WHILE I WAS ON HIGHWAY. IT WENT INTO SAFETY MODE, IF I TRIED ACCELERATING THE CAR SHUDDERED AND SHOOK VIOLENTLY. BROUGHT THE CAR IN TO NEAREST BMW DEALER, DIAGNOSED AS FAULTY HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP. PUMP REPLACED. LESS THAN 1,000 MILES LATER, THE CAR STARTED AGAIN WITH THE SAME BEHAVIOR. DEALER "COULD NOT REPLICATE". CAR HAS LONG CRANKS WHEN STARTING COLD. SHUDDERS AND SHAKES. THIS CAR IS A HAZARD. BMW HAS ADMITTED THE PROBLEM BY EXTENDED THE FUEL PUMP WARRANTY FROM 50,000 MILES TO 100,000 MILES, BUT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. MULTIPLE ONLINE REPORTS OF REPEATED FUEL PUMP FAILURE. BUT, BMW WILL NOT REPLACE UNLESS A FAULT CODE IS CAPTURED. THIS CAR MUST BE RECALLED. *TR

2008 BMW 335I, FAILING HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP. BMW WAS RELUCTANT TO REPLACE PART. *TR

IN JULY OF 2009 THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP WENT OUT ON MY 2008 335I. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AND WAS AWARE OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS PARTICULAR ENGINE. ON NOVEMBER 12TH THE FUEL PUMP WENT OUT AGAIN AND WAS REPLACED. BMW STATED THAT THEY HAVE EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FOR THE HP FUEL PUMP BUT COULD NOT GIVE A REASON TO THE DEFECT. ON NOVEMBER 30TH THREE FUEL INJECTORS AND 3 SPARK PLUGS WERE REPLACED. ON ALL 3 OCCASIONS CAR LOST POWER AND OR STARTED TO SPUTTER. ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON ALL 3 TIMES. I'VE LOST ALL CONFIDENCE IN THIS VEHICLE AND AM CURRENTLY STARTING A LEMON LAW CLAIM. *TR

THE CAR WENT INTO "LIMP" MODE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY AND HAD TO GO 35MPH THE REST OF THE WAY ON A 40MPH MINIMUM. THE DEALER SAID THAT IT WAS A FAULTY HIGH PERFORMANCE FUEL PUMP AND THAT IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS I COULD HAVE ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH WHILE MOVING TO THE SHOULDER AT 35MPH ON A FAST HIGHWAY. *TR

MY 2009 BMW 335I EXPERIENCED A HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. THIS FAILURE CAUSED MY VEHICLE TO STALL AND BECOME INOPERABLE IN TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE PUSHED OUT OF THE INTERSECTION AND REQUIRED A TOW TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER. HPFP FAILURES ARE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE BMW N54 ENGINE AND HAVE BEEN A RECURRING PROBLEM SINCE THE ENGINE WAS FIRST INTRODUCED IN 2006 AND STILL PLAGUES VEHICLES CURRENTLY MANUFACTURED. SOME PEOPLE HAVE HAD THEIR FUEL PUMPS REPLACED 3 OR MORE TIMES. THE FAILURE MODE OF THIS COMPONENT CREATES A SAFETY HAZARD FOR THE DRIVER. WHILE BMW HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FOR THIS COMPONENT THEY HAVE NOT ADDRESSED THE ROOT CAUSE AND THE SAFETY ISSUES STILL REMAIN. NOTE: THE VEHICLE SELECTOR DID NOT HAVE THE 335I AS AN AVAILABLE MODEL FOR MODEL YEAR 2009. I SELECTED 2008 SO THAT THE VEHICLE MODEL WOULD BE CORRECT. *TR

BMW 335I 2008 HPFP FAILED. 2ND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME. *TR

HPFP FAILURE ONCE ON 10/16/08 AND AGAIN ON 09/30/09. *TR

2008 BMW 335I SEDAN. HPFP (HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP) FAILED AT 11,000 MILES-CAR GOES INTO LIMP MODE (HALF POWER). HPFP REPLACED AT DEALER. NEW PUMP FAILED AT 13,000-ALSO REPLACED. NOW AT 15,000 MILES, CAR IS EXPERIENCING LONG CRANKS AGAIN (SYMPTOMS OF PUMP FAILURE) AGAIN. *TR

2008 BMW 335I THREW A ENGINE MALFUNCTION AND THEN WENT TO REDUCED POWER MODE. *TR

BMW 335I ENGINE MALFUNCTION LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN FOR SECOND TIME THIS YEAR. SECOND HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP REPLACED IN UNDER 1 YEAR. *TR

2008 BMW 335I ENGINE MALFUNCTION CAME ON FOR 3RD TIME THIS YEAR AND 1 WEEK AFTER THE LAST TIME. FUEL INJECTOR WAS REPLACED, BUT I'VE LOST ALL CONFIDENCE IN THIS VEHICLE. IT OCCURRED ON STARTUP. AFTER DROPPING OFF CAR FOR SERVICE I CONTACTED BMWNA CUSTOMER RELATIONS TO SEE WHAT OPTIONS I HAVE UNDER CA LEMON LAW AS I CAN'T DRIVE THIS VEHICLE WITH ANY CONFIDENCE. WILL HEAR BACK FROM THEM ON 11/19/2009. *TR

ON 22ND OF SEPT 09 I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT WITH MY BMW 335I AND IT WAS A HEAD ON COLLISION AND ALL THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED EXCEPT MY DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG AND THAT IS WHERE I SLAMMED MY HEAD AGAINST AND RECEIVED A CONCUSSION, AND THIS WAS AFTER THIS RECALL AND I NOR ANYONE ELSE WHO HAS THE TYPE OF CAR AS ME WERE EVER NOTIFIED. *TR

DEAR BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC: WE HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL PUMP AND FUEL INJECTORS ON THE ABOVE SUBJECT VEHICLE. WE'VE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO UNITED BMW OF ROSWELL, 11458 ALPHARETTA HWY, ROSWELL, GA 30076 -- PHONE# 678-832-4600. UNITED BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC SENT US A LETTER SEVERAL MONTHS THIS YEAR IN 2008, INFORMING US THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF SOME ISSUES PERTAINING TO THE FUEL PUMP ON THE 335I'S. ALEXANDER MATHIS HAS ENCOUNTERED THESE "EXACT" ISSUES LISTED BELOW IN THE CORRESPONDENCE FROM BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC. WE'VE TAKEN THE INITIATIVE TO TAKE VEHICLE BACK TO THE UNITED BMW OF ROSWELL ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS PERTAINING TO ISSUES. TO OUR AMAZEMENT, BMW ROSWELL COMMUNICATED THAT THE FUEL IN THE VEHICLE HAD TO MUCH ETHANOL IN THE FUEL TANK. THEY SAID THE BMW ONLY ALLOWS 10% OF ETHANOL IN THE GASOLINE AND THAT SOME TEST WERE SHOWING THAT THERE WAS 15% OF ETHANOL IN THE FUEL. NONETHELESS, WE FAXED OVER A COPY OF THE GAS RECEIPT WHICH CERTAINLY SHOWS THAT WE PUT 93 OCTANE GAS IN BOTH OF OUR BMW'S. WE BOTH USE THE SAME GAS STATIONS AND THE SAME 93 OCTANE FUEL. HOWEVER, THE 2006 330I SEDAN IS NOT EXPERIENCING ANY PROBLEMS AT ALL, BUT THE 335I IS EXPERIENCING THAT VERY ISSUES THAT BMW NORTH AMERICA LISTED BELOW IN THEIR CORRESPONDENCE. WE NEVER BROUGHT THIS ISSUE TO BMW NORTH AMERICA, LLC'S ATTENTION. HOWEVER, WE STILL RECEIVED A LETTER IN MAIL PERTAINING TO THESE "EXACT" ISSUES. THE LETTER PRECISELY INDICATED THE SAME ISSUES THAT ALEXANDER MATHIS

HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP (HPFP) FAILED AND THE CAR IMMEDIATELY LOST POWER. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER THE PUMP FAILED BECAUSE IT DOES NOT REACT WELL TO SULFUR IN THE GASOLINE. *TR

CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE SUNROOF ON MY 3.35I BMW COUPE 2008 MODEL. NO KNOWN CAUSE. IT JUST EXPLODED AND SHOWERED THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT WITH GLASS SHARDS. *TR

WHEN STARTING MY CAR THE ENGINE JERKED AND ALMOST STALLED ON START-UP. ALSO UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS CAR ACCELERATION IS SLUGGISH AND IS "JERKY" DURING BRAKING. THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING PROBLEM SINCE I TOOK DELIVERY IN OCTOBER 2007. FUEL PUMP AND FUEL INJECTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE. CAR IS IN THE SHOP ON AVERAGE OF ONCE EVERY 3 WEEKS! DEALER CONTINUES TO REPLACE PARTS BUT THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURS. PARTS SEEM TO BE DEFECTIVE! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW 335I. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLS. THE RADIO AND INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS REMAIN FUNCTIONAL, BUT ALL THE OTHER COMPONENTS STOP WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THEY PLACED GASOLINE IN THE FUEL TANK AND THE VEHICLE STARTED IMMEDIATELY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD AT LEAST A QUARTER TANK OF GAS AND THAT THE LOW FUEL INDICATOR HAD NOT ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE HAS RECURRED AT LEAST FOUR TIMES SINCE THE REPAIR AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES. THE SECOND TIME SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER, THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED 70 MILES REMAINING IN THE FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO KEEP AS MUCH GASOLINE IN HER VEHICLE AS POSSIBLE. WHEN THE FAILURE RECURRED THE THIRD TIME, THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE RIGHT FUEL LEVEL SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR WAS REPLACED, THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE VEHICLE. DURING THE FOURTH VISIT TO THE DEALER, THEY REMOVED THE FUEL TANK AND FOUND THAT ONE OF THE FUEL LINES WAS PINCHED. THE DEALER RE-ATTACHED THE FUEL RETURN LINE. ONE MONTH LATER, THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN AND DISPLAYED THAT THERE WAS 94 MILES OF FUEL REMAINING IN THE VEHICLE. THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT PLACED GASOLINE IN THE VEHICLE AND DROVE TO THE DEALER. TESTS WERE PERFORMED ON THE RIGHT LEVEL SENDER, THE HARNESS WAS DISCONNECTED AT THE JBE SENSOR, WIRES WERE REPLACED, AND THE HARNESS WAS REASSEM

HAVE HAD FUEL PUMP FAILURE FOUR TIMES THIS MONTH NUMEROUS OTHER PROBLEMS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW 335I. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH ON AN INCLINE, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED LIT UNTIL THE ENGINE TURNED OFF. THE ENGINE STALLED UNEXPECTEDLY AND THEN RESTARTED TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE CONTACT REACHED HER DESTINATION. THE ENGINE FAILED TO RESTART AFTER THE FINAL OCCURRENCE. ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP CONTRIBUTED TO THE FAILURE. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,400 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13,600. UPDATED 05/14/09. *LJ UPDATED 05/14/09.*JB

WE WERE DRIVING ON THE FLORIDA TURNPIKE FOR ~100 MILES AND THEN EXITED. AT THE FIRST RED LIGHT THE CAR STALLED AND REFUSED TO RUN NORMALLY. IT SPUTTERED AND STALLED REPEATEDLY. WE WERE FORTUNATE THAT A DEALER WAS WITHIN 1 MILE AND WAS ABLE TO EFFECT REPAIR. THE PROBLEM WAS FAILURE OF A PRESSURE PUMP WHICH WE WERE TOLD IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH CAR. BMW HAS NOT DESPITE THE FREQUENCY OF THIS PROBLEM PUT OUT A SAFETY RECALL. THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE PROBLEM. HAD THE PUMP FAILED A FEW MINUTES EARLIER WE WOULD HAVE STALLED ON THE FL. TURNPIKE WHILE TRAVELING 70 MILES PER HOUR. THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD REQUIRE BMW RECALL ALL VEHICLES WITH THIS PUMP. OUR CAR HAD ONLY 4400 MILES ON IT AT TIME OF FAILURE AND WAS IN FRO SERVICING 3 WEEKS PRIOR. THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR THIS CONDITION. WHEN WE CONTACTED THE DEALER ON THE PHONE WHO REPAIRED OUR VEHICLE HE DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM ON THE PHONE. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A WELL KNOWN TO BMW AND FREQUENT PROBLEM. *TR

WE HAVE TWO REMOTES FOR KEY-LESS ENTRY INTO OUR 2008 BMW 335I CONVERTIBLE. THE CAR HAS A PROXIMITY SENSOR AND CAN AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCK THE DOOR WHEN I PUT MY HAND ON THE DOOR HANDLE, WITHOUT REQUIRING ME TO PRESS ANY KEY ON THE REMOTE. BOTH MY WIFE AND I HAD A REMOTE EACH, AND IT SEEMS BOTH OF US PUT OUR HANDS ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLES SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE DOORS UNLOCKED, WE BOTH GOT IN BUT APPARENTLY THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR DIDN'T SHUT AT ALL ON CLOSING. THERE WAS NO INDICATION ON THE DASHBOARD THAT THE DOOR IS OPEN. AS SOON AS I TOOK A TURN, THE DOOR SWUNG OPEN FREELY. I TRIED TO CLOSE THE DOOR, BUT IT WOULDN'T LATCH ON. I STOPPED THE CAR, SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE, LOCKED THE CAR WITH THE REMOTE AND UNLOCKED IT AGAIN, AND EVERYTHING WENT BACK TO NORMAL. THIS HAS HAPPENED ONCE. THE BMW SERVICE REPS SAID THAT THEY CAN'T DIAGNOSE AND FIX THE PROBLEM WITHOUT IT ACTUALLY OCCURRING AGAIN IN FRONT OF THEM. *TR

335I GIVING TROUBLE AND CAUSING SAFETY ISSUES. CAR LOSES POWER WHILE DRIVING AND ENGINE GOES INTO CRISIS MODE. *TR

1. USED REGULAR UNLEADED AS ATLANTA WAS OUT OF PREMIUM 2. DROVE VEHICLE ABOUT 20 MILES 3. ATTEMPTED TO START VEHICLE, ENGINE WOULD VIOLENT SHAKE THEN DIE, ENGINE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR WOULD APPEAR 4. DEALER REPLACED HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP. *TR

AT AROUND 2000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER, THE CAR BEGAN HAVING LONG CRANK TIMES. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM AS A HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 BMW 335I CONVERTIBLE. ON TWO OCCASIONS, THE FUEL PUMP HAS MALFUNCTIONED COMING OFF OF THE FREEWAY IN LOS ANGELES, RESULTING IN COMPLETE LACK OF POWER. THIS HAS PUT ME AND MY FAMILY'S LIFE IN DANGER. I HAVE READ COUNTLESS OTHER REPORTS OF THIS OCCURRING. PLEASE MAKE BMW ISSUE A RECALL, ASAP BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED. *TR