Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - EMISSION CONTROL - CRANKCASE (PCV) | |||||
| SIB-11-03-08 | 12/01/2010 | 10038217 | Ready | 06/10/2011 | |
| SIB-11-03-08 | 12/01/2010 | 10038217 | Bmw: crankcase pressure diagnosis and information for all vehicles. *rm | 06/10/2011 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 12/05/2010 | 43790 | ||
| After starting my bmw it occasionally will run fine for between several hundred feet and three quarters of a mile and then briefly stall. this has happened while on the highway. it seem to happen after it has been parked for a short period of time (anywhere from a few minutes to a little over an hour). one time i had to coast off the road and re-start the car. the other two times the car has briefly stalled (all the dash lights come on as if it has been shut off with the key on), the car slowed down and then the motor caught again and began running normally. my car has been into the dealer several times. the last time they replaced the #4 spark plug and this seems to have fixed another problem i had with the car running with low power for a few moments, however it has not cured the stalling issue. i am reporting this because i think that it could be very dangerous if someone were passing a car or in heavy highway traffic when this happened. i am hoping that the dealer will eventually be able to fix my problem. i have approximately 44,000 miles on my car so i have about 8,000 miles left in warrenty. | |||
| 10/04/2010 | 40000 | ||
| I purchased a 2008 bmw 335i. since 2008 it has been serviced at least twice for engice service light which resulted in replacing hpfp. in august 2010, the engine service light along with a slow and rattling start, odors of gas, and shaky rough ride -since then, my 335i has been serviced six times without avail. bmw na recall and bmw fairfax, va mechanics replaced the fuel module after the seventh service appointment since aug 10. the car exepectedly looses power while driving on the highway. | |||
| 02/14/2009 | 4629 | 1 | |
| 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 | |||
| 10/17/2008 | 6000 | 1 | |
| 335i giving trouble and causing safety issues. car loses power while driving and engine goes into crisis mode. *tr | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM - FAN | |||
| 01/14/2013 | 57500 | 1 | |
| Vehicle is not allowed recall since vin# does not apply however all things wrong with vehicle are exactly what can be found under recalls: nhtsa campaign id numbers 12e029000,09v257000, 09v257000. bmw fairfax and bmw north america state recall cannot be processed because my vin does not apply. it is bothersome to know that i am experiencing only these 3 problems that so happen to be the only errors and all 3 are on the recall list for my make, model, and year. perhaps if more vehicles with my part numbers come forward then maybe bmw can own up and actually help current bmw owners with these malfunctions instead of forcing customers to pay out of pocket on known bmw recalls and malfunctions. the errors are enging and enging cooling: cooling system: fan, seat belts: front, and air bags:frontal. if you are having issues with bmw and them not budging on your malfunctions that hit the recalls please step forward because bmw needs to correct their malfunctions and not let us pay out of pocket on something put together improperly. *tr | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||
| 03/05/2009 | 10868 | ||
| I have a 2008 bmw 335i and the car has lost power on four ocassions, while it was being driven. the dealer was not responsive to my complaints even after it spent over a month at the dealer in 2009. they kept saying the repaired the car, i would drive it home and then the next day when i went to start it the car would an engine failure light would come on and the car would shake terribly. the keep telling me it is the fuel injection and that has been replaced a number of times but i am fearful to drive the car on the highway in case the engine fails again. | |||