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 | |||
| 09/03/2012 | 58750 | 1 | |
| My first incident occurred while i was traveling on i-185. my vehicle suddenly lost power and began sputtering and check engine light came on. this happened while traffic was heavy but miraculously i was able to merge over to the emergency lane and exit off the interstate. bmw dealership diagnosis it as a failed in-tank electric fuel pump and sensor. it was repaired and i paid 1254.00. unfortunately, a week later, i experienced another loss of engine power and check engine light came on while i was traveling on the interstate. this time bmw dealership told me they had to upgrade software and change out some injectors and that should solve my problem. i bought this car to drive it and not send it back and forth to the repair shop. *tr | |||
| 08/29/2010 | 8300 | ||
| Engine malfunction light and reduced power warning for bmw 535i | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||
| 04/15/2009 | 1000 | 1 | |
| 2009 bmw 535i engine died on the freeway 5 going 70mph with my family and was very luck to pull over without causing an accident. bmw said it was the brain and had the car for 7 days to program it. i found out that about 5% of all 335i and 535i has the same issue, it is the new twin turbo engine 3.0 is having issues in both cars. please check this is a safety issue. *tr | |||
| 09/11/2009 | 11263 | 1 | |
| 2009 bmw 535i: while accelerating, a sudden near-stall/loss of power occurred while attempting to enter into an intersection, nearly causing an accident. a warning was alerted through the idrive system (engine malfunction - reduced power). the car was drivable, but extremely sluggish and slow to accelerate. bmw service center performed diagnostics to find that a high-pressure fuel pump (hpfp) had failed. they replaced it, which has since solved the problem. *tr updated 09/29/09.*jb | |||