2009 BMW 135I Problems & Recalls

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BMW 135I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON TAKING HIS VEHICLE FOR SERVICE AT OTTO'S BMW (1275 WILMINGTON PIKE, WEST CHESTER, PA 193820) HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE ROLL OVER CONTROL MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT U...

Mileage: 57,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BMW 135I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON TAKING HIS VEHICLE FOR SERVICE AT OTTO'S BMW (1275 WILMINGTON PIKE, WEST CHESTER, PA 193820) HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE ROLL OVER CONTROL MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT U...

Mileage: 57,000

TAIL LIGHTS BURN OUT AND REQUIRE ENTIRE HOUSING TO BE REPLACED INSTEAD OF JUST BULBS. LED'S BURN OUT VERY QUICKLY, CONTRARY TO TYPICAL LED'S AND ARE COSTLY TO REPLACE

Mileage: 80,000

TAIL LIGHTS BURN OUT AND REQUIRE ENTIRE HOUSING TO BE REPLACED INSTEAD OF JUST BULBS. LED'S BURN OUT VERY QUICKLY, CONTRARY TO TYPICAL LED'S AND ARE COSTLY TO REPLACE

Mileage: 80,000

TAIL LIGHTS BURN OUT AND REQUIRE ENTIRE HOUSING TO BE REPLACED INSTEAD OF JUST BULBS. LED'S BURN OUT VERY QUICKLY, CONTRARY TO TYPICAL LED'S AND ARE COSTLY TO REPLACE

Mileage: 80,000

THE WIRING OF MY 2009 BMW HEADLIGHTS, BOTH SIDES, HAS ITS INSULATION DISINTEGRATE, EXPOSING BARE COPPER WIRE (AS IT IS MADE OF BIODEGRADABLE MATERIAL) TO THE POINT WHERE MY DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS HAVE SHORTED OUT AND THE ADAPTIVE HEADLIGHT CONTROL ON THE PASSENGER HEADLIGHT IS STUCK AT AN ANGLE THAT...

Mileage: 142,000

HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP IS BAD IN CAR. THE CAR GOES INTO LIMP MODE ON HIGHWAY WHEN PASSING CAR LEAVING YOU NO POWER TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF CAR GOING 75 MPH. BMW KNOWS IT BAD BUT WILL NOT HELP!

Mileage: 93,000

WIRING INSIDE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY HAS INSUFFICIENTLY INSULATED WIRING. THE WIRE INSULATION IS FLAKING OFF DUE TO HEAT EXPOSURE FROM NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM. FIRE POTENTIAL. LIGHTS COULD STOP WORKING WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT.

Mileage: 70,000

WIRING INSIDE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY HAS INSUFFICIENTLY INSULATED WIRING. THE WIRE INSULATION IS FLAKING OFF DUE TO HEAT EXPOSURE FROM NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM. FIRE POTENTIAL. LIGHTS COULD STOP WORKING WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT.

Mileage: 70,000

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BMW 135I CONVERTIBLE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V071000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR...

THERE IS A RECALL AND IT IS INCOMPLETE DUE TO IT NOT BEING REPLACED IN A TIMELY MANNER NO INCIDENT AS OF NOW BUT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BMW 135I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V071000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. ...

AT 8,532 MILES MY BMW 135I HAD A HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILURE THAT CAUSED MY CAR TO DECELERATE BELOW THE SPEED OF TRAFFIC. AT 24,384 MILES THE CAR ILLUMINATED A ENGINE CAUTION FOR OVER TEMPERATURE. THE ONLY GAUGE AVAILABLE WAS FOR OIL TEMPERATURE WHICH DID NOT INDICATE HOT. THERE WAS NOT A SHOUL...

Mileage: 8,500

AT 8,532 MILES MY BMW 135I HAD A HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILURE THAT CAUSED MY CAR TO DECELERATE BELOW THE SPEED OF TRAFFIC. AT 24,384 MILES THE CAR ILLUMINATED A ENGINE CAUTION FOR OVER TEMPERATURE. THE ONLY GAUGE AVAILABLE WAS FOR OIL TEMPERATURE WHICH DID NOT INDICATE HOT. THERE WAS NOT A SHOUL...

Mileage: 8,500

I HAVE A WELL MAINTAINED 2009 BMW 135I WITH 65000 MILES. YESTERDAY, 1/21/15, WHILE TRAVELING AT 75MPH IN 6TH GEAR IN THE LEFT LANE OF GA400, THE CAR ABRUPTLY AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING OVERHEATED AND LOST ALL POWER. THE CAR HAD BEEN DRIVING 100% NORMAL, OIL TEMPS WERE NORMAL, AND HAD BEEN IN FOR A RECE...

Mileage: 65,000

I OWN A 2009 BMW 135I WITH THE N54 TWIN TURBO ENGINE. ONE DAY I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 70MPH WHEN SUDDENLY THE CAR LOST ALL POWER AND SUDDENLY DECELERATED. A WARNING LAMP ON THE DASH CAME ON INDICATING THE CAR WAS ONLY OPERATING AT HALF ENGINE POWER. THE CAR WAS RUNNING VERY ROUGHLY AN...

Mileage: 11,100

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BMW 135I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE ENGINE OFF WHEN THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN UNUSUAL NOISE. THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE AND A NOISE WAS EXHIBITED FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED...

Mileage: 2,500

2009 BMW 135I HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILURE. THIS HAS BEEN A BAD PROBLEM WITH 3 MODEL YEARS (2008, 2009, AND 2010) OF BMW 135I CARS. LUCKILY MY CAR WAS FIXED DUE TO LONG START CRANKS BEFORE THE COMMON SYMPTOM OF ENGINE DYING DURING DRIVING CONDITIONS. *TR

Mileage: 9,000

MY 2009 BMW 135I BEGAN EXPERIENCING "LONG CRANKS" WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE ENGINE COLD. WHILE DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS THE CAR BEGAN EXPERIENCING INTENSE VIBRATION WHEN ACCELERATING. FOLLOWING THE VIBRATION, THE CAR EXPERIENCED LACK OF POWER AND ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THIS COULD RESU...

Mileage: 15,000

VEHICLES AFFECTED: BMW 135I, 335I, 535I...ANY BMW USING THE N54 ENGINE WILL HAVE A PART CALLED THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP. MINE HAS FAILED ON ME TWICE, THE FIRST TIME THE PUMP FAILED I WAS STATIONARY. SECOND TIME THE PUMP FAILED I WAS DRIVING AT 60KM/H AND TRIED TO ACCELERATE TO OVERTAKE...THE PUMP...

Mileage: 10,000

CAR RUNNING ROUGH, MISS-FIRING, AND LOSS OF POWER WHILE IN TRAFFIC. NOVEMBER 2009 OCCURRENCE, HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP REPLACED. JANUARY 2010 OCCURRENCE, DEALER REQUESTED PERMISSION TO REPLACE PARTS CALLED FOR UNDER THE FAULT CODE, BMW NA REFUSED TO GRANT PERMISSION. MARCH 2010 OCCURRENCE, DEALER ...

Mileage: 18,000

EVEN THOUGH IT SHOWS A BMW 135 ON THE VEHICLE DESCRIPTION THIS IS FOR 2009 BMW 335I, IT DOES NOT HAVE THAT CHOICE ON THE MENUS. ALSO I DID NOT INCLUDE THE VIN NUMBER BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS STILL IN GERMANY AND HAS NEVER BEEN REGISTERED IN THE USA.. AT LEAST UNTIL THIS APRIL WHEN I GET BACK THERE IF...

Mileage: 6,500

THERE IS NO MODEL OPTION FOR A 335I OR 335 XI FOR 2009. THIS NEEDS TO BE CHANGED. THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER ON HIGHWAY. I WAS SURROUNDED BY OTHER VEHICLES INCLUDING TRUCKS DOING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH. I CAME CLOSE TO GETTING REAR ENDED WHEN MY CAR SUDDENLY SLOWED WITHOUT ANY BRAKE LI...

Mileage: 27,056

MY 2009 BMW 335 I WITH XDRIVE EXHIBITS SLOW STARTING, TURBO LAG, DECREASED FUEL ECONOMY AND PERFORMANCE. THIS HAS LED TO A FEW INSTANCES WHERE I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO QUICKLY MOVE OUT OF THE WAY OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC, MERGE WITH QUICKLY MOVING TRAFFIC, ETC. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER ON MULTIP...

Mileage: 500

I HAVE 2010 BMW 135I WITH A FUEL PUMP ISSUE. IT IS BEING REPLACED RIGHT NOW. THIS MODEL IS KNOWN FOR HAVING A FUEL PUMP ISSUE SINCE IT WAS DEBUTED AND BMW HAS YET TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. PEOPLE HAVE REPLACED THIS PUMP 3 OR 4 TIMES WITH NO PERMANENT RESOLUTION. LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE ARE LONG C...

Mileage: 1,500

WHEN THE WEATHER STARTED TO CHANGE THIS WINTER MY CAR HAD PROBLEMS STARTING. THE COLDER THE WEATHER BECAME THE LONGER IT TOOK FOR THE CAR TO START. THE CAR SEEMED TO BE BOGGED DOWN. WHEN REVVING AT HIGH SPEEDS THE CAR STARTED TO SHAKE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS TURNED ON AND ALSO THE ENGINE PICTURE ...

Mileage: 7,000

I HAVE A 2009 BMW 335I COUPE (NO 335I OPTION WAS AVAILABLE IN THIS FORM). I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE AND WAS AT A SLOW PACE DUE TO TRAFFIC (AROUND 35MPH), ONCE IT CLEARED I ACCELERATED AGGRESSIVELY AND IMMEDIATELY WENT INTO LIMP MODE (POWER REDUCTION, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT). I WOULD PRESS THE ACCELERATOR ...

Mileage: 5,785

WHILE DRIVING, MY CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN LOST POWER AND BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AND THE CAR WENT INTO "LIMP MODE". I TOOT THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE FUEL PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR HAS ONLY 6500 MILES AND IS 4 MONTHS OLD. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPEN...

Mileage: 6,500

THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE AND VIOLENTLY SHAKES. IT IS UNPREDICTABLE. (THE CAR IS ONLY 5 MONTHS OLD AND HAD LESS THAN 4,000 MILES ON IT WHEN THIS BEGAN.) THE DEALER SWITCHED THE SPARK PLUG, IGNITION COIL AND INJECTOR. DESPITE THE DEALER BELIEVING THIS FIXE...

Mileage: 3,800

1) CAR WAS SLOW TO START UP THE DAY BEFORE THE INCIDENT (CRANKED FOR 5-6 SECONDS). NO INDICATOR LIGHT OR OTHER WARNING. 2) HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILED, CAUSING CAR TO LOSE POWER ON A BUSY STREET. CAR BECAME NEARLY UNDRIVABLE, WITH VERY LITTLE POWER AND ON THE VERGE OF STALLING. IF THIS OCCU...

Mileage: 3,000

2009 BMW 335XI (TWO MONTHS OLD) WITH 4000 MILES EXPERIENCED LONG STARTING TIMES AND A "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT. CAR STALLED IN BUSY UNCONTROLLED INTERSECTION AS WAS DIAGNOSED BY BMW AS A FAULTY HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP (HPFP) - A KNOWN ISSUE THAT RESULTED IN A WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR THAT FAULT TO ...

Mileage: 2,500

I WAS DRIVING MY 2009 335I BMW ON HIGHWAY 92 AT RALSTON AVE EXIT, AND MY CAR LOST POWER WHEN I STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE MALFUNCTIONING ENGINE WARNING. I FELT VERY FRIGHTENED THINKING I WOULD HAVE. *TR

Mileage: 4,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BMW 135. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH HE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE EVEN THOUGH THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A MALFUNCTION IN THE FUEL PUMP. HE DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFF...

Mileage: 12,000