2008 BMW 135I Problems & Recalls

Center High Mounted Stop Lamp, (CHMSL), lense breaks/detaches repeatedly.

Center High Mounted Stop Lamp, (CHMSL), lense breaks/detaches repeatedly.

Center High Mounted Stop Lamp, (CHMSL), lense breaks/detaches repeatedly.

The owns a 2008 BMW 135I. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle failed to properly accelerate while depressing the accelerator pedal. On several occasions the check engine warning light illuminated, and the vehicle went into LIMP Mode and decelerated to approximately 3...

Mileage: 100,000

The contact owns a 2008 BMW 135I. The contact stated while starting the vehicle, the air bag warning light was illuminated. The contact took the vehicle to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed with needing the passenger occupancy sensor mat to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. Upon inve...

Mileage: 39,850

The contact owns a 2008 BMW 135I. The contact stated while starting the vehicle, the air bag warning light was illuminated. The contact took the vehicle to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed with needing the passenger occupancy sensor mat to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. Upon inve...

Mileage: 39,850

MY VEHICLE IS A LOW MILEAGE (36K) WELL MAINTAINED CAR. MY LOCAL DEALER REPLACED THE DRIVER AIR BAG UNDER A RECALL JUNE 29, 2020. SHORTLY AFTER WITHIN 250 MILES/2 MONTHS A SRS/AIR BAG SYSTEM FAULT/WARNING STARTED HAPPENING. IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A FAULTY PASS OCCUPANCY SENSOR THAT THEY WANT $3600 TO RE...

Mileage: 35,100

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Mileage: 117,000

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Mileage: 117,000

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Mileage: 117,000

AN ELECTRICAL FIRE IGNITED UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT AND PASSENGER FLOORBOARD. FLAMES CAME OUT FROM UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT AND FLOORBOARD. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED 3RD DEGREE BURNS AND WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL SKIN GRAFTS. THE CAR WAS MOVING AT THE TIME OF THE FIRE.

Mileage: 90,000

MY CAR SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A FREEWAY THEN THE ENGINE DIED.

Mileage: 116,010

THE PLASTIC INSULATION ON THE HEADLIGHT WIRING HAS FLAKED OFF LEAVING THE WIRES COMPLETELY BARE IN SOME PLACES. THIS HAS RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF A DRL, HEADLIGHT BALLAST, AND ADAPTIVE HEADLIGHT MOTOR. THIS IS A WELL DOCUMENTED ISSUE ONLINE, FROM BMW OWNERS OF MULTIPLE YEARS/SERIES. IN FACT, THERE IS...

Mileage: 90,000

THE PLASTIC INSULATION ON THE HEADLIGHT WIRING HAS FLAKED OFF LEAVING THE WIRES COMPLETELY BARE IN SOME PLACES. THIS HAS RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF A DRL, HEADLIGHT BALLAST, AND ADAPTIVE HEADLIGHT MOTOR. THIS IS A WELL DOCUMENTED ISSUE ONLINE, FROM BMW OWNERS OF MULTIPLE YEARS/SERIES. IN FACT, THERE IS...

Mileage: 90,000

2008 BMW 135I AND MY BLOWER MOTOR STOPPED WORKING AS I WAS DRIVING A FEW MOMENT LATER AND I STARTED TO HEAR SPARK AND SMELT BURNING WIRES SO I IMMEDIATELY THOUGHT OF THE SAFETY RECALL THAT IS BEING DONE ON THE 3 SERIES BMW'S I INSTANTLY TURNED OFF THE CLIMATE CONTROL AND FAN SPEED AND SHUT THE CAR O...

Mileage: 112,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW I35I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED KNEE AND SHOULDER INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICL...

Mileage: 48,000

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW 135I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V071000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE LOCAL DEAL...

TAKATA RECALL. DISABLE & ENABLE AIR BAG SYSTEM 2 SCAN SRS, DRIVERS SIDE DURING ACCIDENT PART TYPE 72 12 6 981 121

Mileage: 72,000

CARS' IDLE HAS BEEN FLUCTUATING FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS AT IDLE. VEHICLES FUEL PUMP HAS BEEN REPLACED 2 TIMES ALREADY THROUGH OUT IT'S LIFE. LAST WEEK (JULY 13,2017) CAR DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND I HAD TOWED INTO THE DEALERSHIP THAT SAME MORNING. DEALER REFUSES TO TAKE ANY INITIATIVE TO FIX ...

Mileage: 105,199

SEAT BELTS/AIRBAG LIGHTS KEEP COMING ON. THEY HAVE REPLACED THE HARNESS IN THE SEAT, BELT BUCKLE, RESET THE LIGHT AND NOW THEY SAY THE SEAT BELT MODULE NOW HAS TO BE FIXED. I BELIEVE THIS IS FROM THE RECALL THAT HAS NOT BEEN DONE ON THE CAR WHICH IS THE AIRBAG MODULE. THE LIGHT CAME ON WHEN YOU SAT...

Mileage: 50,000

SEAT BELTS/AIRBAG LIGHTS KEEP COMING ON. THEY HAVE REPLACED THE HARNESS IN THE SEAT, BELT BUCKLE, RESET THE LIGHT AND NOW THEY SAY THE SEAT BELT MODULE NOW HAS TO BE FIXED. I BELIEVE THIS IS FROM THE RECALL THAT HAS NOT BEEN DONE ON THE CAR WHICH IS THE AIRBAG MODULE. THE LIGHT CAME ON WHEN YOU SAT...

Mileage: 50,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW 135I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V071000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE ...

BMW ISSUED A RECALL NOTIFICATION IN MARCH 2016 FOR DRIVER'S FRONT AIR BAG MODULE. AS OF MAY 15, 2017, 14 MONTHS LATER, BMW DEALER REPORTS NO PARTS HAVE BEEN MADE AVAILABLE TO ANY DEALERS IN NORTH AMERICA TO BE ABLE TO MAKE THE REPAIR, AND NO INFORMATION ON WHEN PARTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AVAILABLE.

MY HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP IS DYING ...IVE HAD THE LOW PRESSURE FUEL PUMP CHANGED AND I'M STILL EXPERIENCING A ROUGH COLD START AND HALF BLOCK ENGINE LIGHT SYMBOL ...CAR HAS A IDLE PROBLEM AT START COME AND GO AND NOW I CAN ONLY FILL A HALF TANK OF GAS ...

Mileage: 90,289

TAKATA RECALL. I RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FROM BMW IN MARCH 2016 CONCERNING THE NEED TO REPLACE THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG ON OUR CAR. TO DATE, I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM BMW. I RECENTLY SENT AN EMAIL TO THEIR CUSTOMER RELATIONS. I HAVE NOT HEARD BACK FROM THEM. I THINK THAT NEARLY A YEAR TO REPLACE THIS...

TAKATA RECALL NOTIFIED BY BMW IN MARCH 2016 BUT STILL NOT REPAIRED.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW 135I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V071000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD...

TAKATA RECALL BMW HAS STONEWALLED ME! THEY SAY I CAN HAVE A LOANER. WONDERFUL, EXCEPT IT'S NOT A BMW SINCE ALL LATE MODEL BMWS HAVE BEEN RECALLED. I CAN'T SELL MY CAR BECAUSE NO ONE WOULD WANT IT PENDING A RECALL THAT HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED BY BMW OR TAKATA. WHEN I INQUIRED ABOUT THE RECALL...

Mileage: 67,500

AFTER HITTING ROAD POTHOLE ADAPTIVE HEADLIGHT WARNING LIGHT ON DASH ILLUMINATED. PLACEMENT OF COMPLETE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY QUOTED AT OVER $2100 PLUS TAX. DEALER REPAIRED HEADLAMP MECHANISM MORE THAN ONCE FOR ABOUT $700 EACH TIME BUT PROBLEM WITH WATER INTRUSION RESULTING IN ADAPTIVE HEADLAMP WARNING L...

Mileage: 68,000

AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON ALL THE TIME. POSSIBLE LOOSE CONTACT PIN TENSION FOR LEFT SIDE AIRBAG CIRCUIT. DRIVERS SEAT AIRBAG CONTACTS ON WIRING HARNESS SIDE HAD TO BE REPLACED.

Mileage: 44,100

AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON ALL THE TIME. POSSIBLE LOOSE CONTACT PIN TENSION FOR LEFT SIDE AIRBAG CIRCUIT. DRIVERS SEAT AIRBAG CONTACTS ON WIRING HARNESS SIDE HAD TO BE REPLACED.

Mileage: 44,100

THE REAR RIGHT WHEEL WAS CRACKED AT 5 PLACES AROUND THE CIRCUMFERENCE AND LOST TIRE PRESSURE, DISCOVERED BY COSTCO TIRE CENTER IN EVERETT WASHINGTON WHEN BROUGHT IT IN, IN AUGUST 2014, THINKING THAT THE TIRE GOT A NAIL. BMW SEATTLE DECLINED TO COVER THE TIRE BY WARRANTY STATING THAT I BOUGHT IN 200...

Mileage: 58,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE WATER PUMP WENT OUT. THE CAR OVERHEATED AND THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON TELLING ME TO TURN THE CAR OFF. BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER THE CAR STALLED AND I WAS UNABLE TO PROPEL IT FORWARD ANY LONGER. I PULLED OVER AND HAD TO GET IT TOWED.

Mileage: 52,867

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW 135I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LED TAIL LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE MANUFACTURERS RE...

Mileage: 30,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW 135I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ALLOY WHEELS HAD CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN VERIFIED THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE WHEELS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAI...

Mileage: 38,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW 135 I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILED. THE HIGH PRESSURE PUMP WAS REPLACED TWICE, HOWEVER THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE...

Mileage: 2,000

WENT TO HAVE A 'SLOW LEAK' FIXED (PASSENGER REAR), AND THEY DISCOVERED I HAVE A CRACK ON THE INSIDE OF THE RIM. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

FUEL PUMP CONSISTENTLY TAKES LONGER AND LONGER TO START THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 57,000

MY ISSUE: ONE MORNING I STARTED MY CAR TO LEAVE FOR WORK. WHEN IDLING IT FELT A LITTLE ROUGH BUT STOPPED AFTER JUST A MINUTE OR TWO. THE NEXT DAY IT ALSO WAS ROUGH BUT ESCALATED TO A SHAKING AND THE CHECK ENGINE & THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT BOTH CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO A EUROPEAN AUTO MECHANIC...

Mileage: 52,090

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW 135I. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH IN A PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE UNINTENDEDLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A POLE. THERE WAS NO PERSONAL INJURY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND COLLISION CENTER. THE MANUFACTURER WA...

Mileage: 12,000

FUEL PUMP WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 37,568

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW 135I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE FUNCTIONED PROPERLY, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPE...

Mileage: 45,000

CRACKED 18" ALLOY WHEEL WITH OEM RUN FLAT TIRES. WHEEL SIZE IS 245/35R18, TIRE IS BRIDGESTONE POTENZA RE050A RUN FLAT (OEM TIRE). CRACKED WHEEL IS ON LEFT REAR, WHEEL IS CRACKED ON ALONG INTERIOR OF WHEEL. NO KNOWN ROAD COLLISIONS HAVE OCCURRED (I.E. HAVEN'T HIT ANY POTHOLES, CURBS, ETC OF NOTE). *...

Mileage: 42,000

DRIVER'S SIDE TAIL LIGHT MALFUNCTIONED. DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. THIS HAS BEEN A KNOWN DEFECT FOR THIS MODEL AND YEAR OF VEHICLE FOR OVER A YEAR. DEALER WILL REPLACE MALFUNCTIONING TAIL LIGHT BUT WILL NOT REPLACE THE OTHER TAIL LIGHT UNTIL IT MALFUNCTIONS WHICH COULD HAPPEN AT ANY TIME AND IS AN UNS...

Mileage: 9,800

DRIVER'S SIDE TAIL LIGHT MALFUNCTIONED. DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. THIS HAS BEEN A KNOWN DEFECT FOR THIS MODEL AND YEAR OF VEHICLE FOR OVER A YEAR. DEALER WILL REPLACE MALFUNCTIONING TAIL LIGHT BUT WILL NOT REPLACE THE OTHER TAIL LIGHT UNTIL IT MALFUNCTIONS WHICH COULD HAPPEN AT ANY TIME AND IS AN UNS...

Mileage: 9,800

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW 135I. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE ENGINE LOSS POWER WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE WARNING INDICATOR. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED IN THE LOW POWER MODE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE COMPUTER SOFTWARE WAS UPDATED AND REPLACEMENT ...

Mileage: 2,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW 135I. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE ENGINE LOSS POWER WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE WARNING INDICATOR. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED IN THE LOW POWER MODE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE COMPUTER SOFTWARE WAS UPDATED AND REPLACEMENT ...

Mileage: 2,000

TL*-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW I35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR WHEELS WERE CRACKING ON THE INSIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER BECAUSE THE TIRE INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED; THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY DRIVER ERRORS AND WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAIL...

Mileage: 25,000

TL*-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW I35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR WHEELS WERE CRACKING ON THE INSIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER BECAUSE THE TIRE INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED; THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY DRIVER ERRORS AND WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAIL...

Mileage: 25,000

VEHICLE IS A BMW 135I, MODEL YEAR 2008, CONVERTIBLE. CAR SUFFERS SUDDEN AND COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER AT HIGH SPEED AND OFTEN DURING HIGH-TRAFFIC, RUSH- HOUR SPEEDS ON MODERATE INCLINE SOMETIMES WITH MINIMAL SAFE SHOULDER AND MEDIAN. THIS THE 6TH INCIDENT OVER THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF. BMW OF SAN DIEG...

Mileage: 24,000

MY BMW 135I HAS 16,000 MILES ON IT AND I HAVE HAD TO HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILURES. THE CAR IS UNRELIABLE AND DANGEROUS. *TR

Mileage: 7,500

WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY, 45-MPH ROAD, MY CAR LOST POWER SUDDENLY AND BEGAN TO SHUDDER WHEN I APPLIED THE GAS PEDAL. I WAS LOSING SPEED AND UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO PUT ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS, AND PULL INTO THE NEAREST PARKING LOT I COULD FIND. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM, ALONG...

Mileage: 45,150

CAR HESITATED AND STOPPED RUNNING ON THE FREEWAY. *TR

Mileage: 18,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW 135I. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS HAVING HIS VEHICLE INSPECTED HE WAS INFORMED ALL 4 RUN-FLAT TIRES HOUSED ON HIS VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WITHIN 6,000 MILES OF USAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIRES WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED I...

Mileage: 11,000

HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP ( HPFP ) FAILED. DRIVING MY '08 BMW 135I THE CAR STARTED RUNNING ROUGH. THE NEXT DAY IT STALLED ON A ROAD AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO A BMW DEALER WHO REPLACED THE HPFP. *TR

Mileage: 7,000

MY 2008 BMW 135I STARTED TAKING 10-20 SECONDS FOR THE VEHICLE TO START. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS NOW. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A BMW DEALER AND COMPLAINED ABOUT IT. THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT BMW INFORMED THEM THAT IT WAS NORMAL FOR THE VEHICLE TO DO THIS. AND TOLD ME THA...

Mileage: 26,300

'08 BMW 135I STARTED TO SUFFER LONG ENGINE CRANKS FOLLOWED BY ENGINE DYING WITH ASSOCIATED ENGINE WARNING LIGHT. ENGINE FAILED TO RESTART AFTER 6 ATTEMPTS. THE ENGINE FINALLY STARTED AFTER THE 7TH ATTEMPT AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP IS SUSPECTED AS...

Mileage: 9,700

I WOULD OFTEN HEAR A LIQUID PUMPING SOUND ON WHEN PUT ONTO REVERSE AFTER IGNITION. SERVICED AT BMW DEALERSHIP BUT THEY ODDLY WERE NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I COULD REPLICATE IT EVERY TIME. ONE NIGHT THE CAR STARTED WITH LONG CRANKS. "REDUCED POWER" WARNING CAME ON AND CAR WAS SLUGGISH, J...

Mileage: 10,000

HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILURE ON 2008 BMW 135I WITH N54 3.0L TURBO ENGINE. SYMPTOMS WERE LONG CRANKS PRIOR TO STARTING. REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 7,400

BOUGHT 2008 BMW 135I IN 7/2008. WITHIN FIRST WEEK OF OWNERSHIP MESSAGE CAME UP STATING "ENGINE MALFUNCTION, REDUCE POWER" CAR HAS BEEN IN NUMEROUS OCCASIONS-EACH TIME BMW ASSURES PROBLEM IS TAKEN CARE OF. REASONS GIVEN FUEL PUMP, INJECTORS, GAS ISSUE AND LASTLY ADJUSTMENT NOT DONE AT FACTORY AS IT ...

Mileage: 500

I WAS GOING APPROX. 65MPH IN 5TH GEAR IN MY 2008 BMW 135I COUPE WHEN THE CAR STUTTERED AND I GOT A SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT. BROUGHT MY CAR TO BMW SERVICE AND MY SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME THAT I HAVE AN ISSUE WITH MY FUEL PUMP AND IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR ONLY HAS AROUND 5000 MILES ON IT. *...

Mileage: 5,800