2011 BMW 335 Problems & Recalls

I PURCHASED NEW PIRELLI PZERO TIRES FROM MY LOCAL BMW DEALER. THE REAR TIRES EXHIBITED INTERMITTENT AIR LOSS AND WERE REPLACED BY THE DEALER BECAUSE THE DEALER BELIEVED THEY WERE DAMAGED DURING INSTALLATION. THE SECOND SET OF REAR TIRES ALSO EXHIBITED INTERMITTENT AIR LOSS. THE DEALER BELIEVED THE W...

Mileage: 60,000

I PURCHASED NEW PIRELLI PZERO TIRES FROM MY LOCAL BMW DEALER. THE REAR TIRES EXHIBITED INTERMITTENT AIR LOSS AND WERE REPLACED BY THE DEALER BECAUSE THE DEALER BELIEVED THEY WERE DAMAGED DURING INSTALLATION. THE SECOND SET OF REAR TIRES ALSO EXHIBITED INTERMITTENT AIR LOSS. THE DEALER BELIEVED THE W...

Mileage: 60,000

I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD TODAY IN MY 2011 335I XDRIVE AND MY SUNROOF EXPLODED! NO ROCK HIT ME, IT WAS LIKE A SHOTGUN WENT OFF INSIDE MY CAR, I'M RETIRED MILITARY, A VETERANS OF ALL THE WARS/CONFLICTS FROM 89-2009 HAD MORTARS FLYING OVER MY HEAD AND PATRIOT BATTERYS TAKING OUT SCUDS OVERHEAD. I...

Mileage: 76,468

PERTAINING TO NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 17V676 THAT WAS ISSUED IN OCTOBER OF 2017, I CALLED BMW CUSTOMER SERVICE IN DECEMBER TO INQUIRE ABOUT THE STATUS OF THE RECALL BUT WAS TOLD TO CONTINUE CHECKING ITS WEBSITE FOR STATUS AND THE REP COULD NOT PROVIDE A TIMEFRAME AS TO WHEN I CAN BRING THE CAR TO THE DE...

TAKATA RECALL I HAVE CONTACTED TWO BMW RETAILERS IN MY AREA ASKING TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE MY AIRBAGS REPLACED AND BOTH RESPONSES WERE "WE DON'T HAVE THE PART BUT WILL ORDER IT AND CALL YOU BACK WHEN READY TO SCHEDULE THE REPLACEMENT". I HAVEN'T HEARD BACK FROM EITHER AND I CONTACTED B...

BLOWER MOTOR SYSTEM CONNECTORS RECALL. RECALL INCOMPLETE REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE.

TAKATA RECALL WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHATS GOING WITH THIS RECALL. ITS BEEN OVER A YEAR AND STILL THIS ISSUE HASENT GOT REAOLVE.

FEB 05,2016 MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBERNA NHTSA RECALL NUMBER16V071 RECALL STATUS: RECALL INCOMPLETE DRIVER'S FRONT AIR BAG: DURING AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT IN AN ACCIDENT, THE DRIVER'S FRONT AIR BAG MODULE MAY PRODUCE EXCESSIVE INTERNAL PRESSURE THAT COULD CAUSE THE INFLATOR TO RUPTURE. EVEN THOU...

FEB 05,2016 MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBERNA NHTSA RECALL NUMBER16V071 RECALL STATUS: RECALL INCOMPLETE DRIVER'S FRONT AIR BAG: DURING AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT IN AN ACCIDENT, THE DRIVER'S FRONT AIR BAG MODULE MAY PRODUCE EXCESSIVE INTERNAL PRESSURE THAT COULD CAUSE THE INFLATOR TO RUPTURE. EVEN THOU...

WARNING LIGHT "ENGINE MALFUNCTION"" ENGINE OPERATING AT REDUCED OUTPUT "HAPPENS RANDOMLY AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS , APPARENTLY DUE TO A KNOWN BMW ISSUE WITH THE FUEL PUMP ON VARIOUS MODELS

Mileage: 97,106

TAKATA RECALL: I AM STILL WAITING FOR MY RECALL TO BE FIXED. I'VE READ THAT THEY ARE FIXING OLDER MODELS AND THOSE IN HIGH HUMIDITY FIRST, BUT FIND IT INTERESTING THAT I RECEIVED A NOTICE TO FIX THE RECALL ON THE 2013 LEASED BMW BEFORE MY 2011 OWNED BMW. I LIVE IN FL AND THOUGH I GOT THE NOTICE F...

SINCE THE NAME DID NOT ALLOW "D" IN IT. THIS IS ACTUALLY A 335D - DIESEL CAR. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME UP. THE CODE P02CE (CYLINDER 2 FUEL INJECTOR OFFSET LEARNING T MIN LIMIT) THE ISSUE IS THIS IS A REOCCURRING PROBLEM FOR ME AND NOW STARTS TO HAPPEN EVERY 6 MONTHS. LAST ONE WAS IN JULY 2016...

Mileage: 35,000

DRIVERS DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK AS A RESULT OF INTERIOR DOUBLE PULL ON HANDLE. NEED TO PRESS INTERIOR DOOR LOCK/UNLOCK BUTTON ON CENTER PANEL. COULD BE A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE IF EMERGENCY EGRESS FROM VEHICLE IS NEEDED, OR ELECTRICAL POWER IS LOST. DEALER IS CLAIMING IT IS NOT A WARRANTED OR SAFE...

Mileage: 36,500

TAKATA RECALL : SINCE FEBRUARY DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO SUPPLY PART AND CANNOT PROVIDE A DATE REPAIR CAN BE MADE. I LIVE IN HOT HUMID CLIMATE AND CAR REMAINS OUTSIDE. IF I DIE IT WILL BE ONE IN A LONG LIST OF FATALITIES. DON'T WANT TO BE A STATISTIC.

BMW 335D AUTOMATIC WITH APPROX 60K MILES. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROX 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO MAKE NOISE, SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND FILL WITH SMOKE. THE PASSENGER SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS WENT OFF FROM THE VIOLENT SHAKING. MY HUSBAND PILOTED IT ACROSS 2 LANES OF TRAFFIC TO THE SHOULDE...

Mileage: 60,000

BMW 335D AUTOMATIC WITH APPROX 60K MILES. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROX 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO MAKE NOISE, SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND FILL WITH SMOKE. THE PASSENGER SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS WENT OFF FROM THE VIOLENT SHAKING. MY HUSBAND PILOTED IT ACROSS 2 LANES OF TRAFFIC TO THE SHOULDE...

Mileage: 60,000

BMW 335D AUTOMATIC WITH APPROX 60K MILES. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROX 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO MAKE NOISE, SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND FILL WITH SMOKE. THE PASSENGER SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS WENT OFF FROM THE VIOLENT SHAKING. MY HUSBAND PILOTED IT ACROSS 2 LANES OF TRAFFIC TO THE SHOULDE...

Mileage: 60,000

THIS RECALL CAME OUT IN FEB 2016 AND THE ESTIMATED RESOLUTION IS "BEGINNING OF 2017" MY VEHICLE REQUIRES SHIPMENT TO THE UK AND THE SHIPPING COMPANY WON'T DO IT UNLESS THE RECALL IS COMPLETE OR I RECEIVE A LETTER SAYING IT'S SAFE TO SHIP, WHICH BMW WON'T PROVIDE, BUT IT'S SAFE ENOUGH FOR ME TO DRIV...

NOVEMBER 25, 2016 APPROXIMATELY 17:44 (5:44 PM EST) MY 2011 BMW 335D STALLED WHILE DRIVING. "ENGINE MALFUNCTION REDUCED POWER" ALERT WAS ON SCREEN. I WAS ABLE TO RE-START IT, AND CONTINUED ON MY WAY. THIS IS A RE-OCCURRING DANGEROUS PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. BMW NEEDS TO FIX THIS BEFORE SOMEBODY GET...

Mileage: 51,200

NOVEMBER 25, 2016 APPROXIMATELY 17:44 (5:44 PM EST) MY 2011 BMW 335D STALLED WHILE DRIVING. "ENGINE MALFUNCTION REDUCED POWER" ALERT WAS ON SCREEN. I WAS ABLE TO RE-START IT, AND CONTINUED ON MY WAY. THIS IS A RE-OCCURRING DANGEROUS PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. BMW NEEDS TO FIX THIS BEFORE SOMEBODY GET...

Mileage: 51,200

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BMW 335. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V071000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE INTERIM RECALL NOTIFICATION DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE F...

ENGINE DESIGN OF EXHAUST GAS RE-CIRCULATION CAUSES HEAVY CARBON BUILD UP ON INTAKE VALVES AND PORTS CAUSING LOSS OF POWER AND EXPENSIVE REPAIRS.

Mileage: 50,309

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BMW 335. 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 NOTIFIE...

NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: 16V071 RECALL DATE: FEBRUARY 5, 2016 DRIVER'S FRONT AIR BAG: DURING AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT IN AN ACCIDENT, THE DRIVER'S FRONT AIR BAG MODULE MAY PRODUCE EXCESSIVE INTERNAL PRESSURE THAT COULD CAUSE THE INFLATOR TO RUPTURE. COMPLAINT: IT HAS NOW BEEN 8 MONTHS AND BMW STILL CANNOT...

AT 81,000 MILE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILED. IT IS UNCLEAR WHETHER THIS CAR HAD THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPLACED AS PART OF THE 2012 RECALL. THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON (SES) LIGHT HAD COME ON.

Mileage: 81,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BMW 335. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE INSPECTED, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MA...

Mileage: 22,161

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BMW 335. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH IN APPROXIMATELY FOUR INCHES OF WATER, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE HYDROLOCKED DUE TO WATER ENTERING THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE...

Mileage: 75,000

THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE ACCELERATING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION AND STRANDED ME IN THE INTERSECTION. I WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AT FIRST. IT WOULD NOT EVEN CRANK. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES OF ATTEMPTING TO RESTART THE CAR IT FINALLY RESPONDED AND STARTED. IT STALLED 4 MORE TIMES DRIVING A SHORT DIST...

Mileage: 79,919

THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE ACCELERATING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION AND STRANDED ME IN THE INTERSECTION. I WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AT FIRST. IT WOULD NOT EVEN CRANK. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES OF ATTEMPTING TO RESTART THE CAR IT FINALLY RESPONDED AND STARTED. IT STALLED 4 MORE TIMES DRIVING A SHORT DIST...

Mileage: 79,919

THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE ACCELERATING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION AND STRANDED ME IN THE INTERSECTION. I WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AT FIRST. IT WOULD NOT EVEN CRANK. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES OF ATTEMPTING TO RESTART THE CAR IT FINALLY RESPONDED AND STARTED. IT STALLED 4 MORE TIMES DRIVING A SHORT DIST...

Mileage: 79,919

THIS IS A KNOW FAULT PROBLEM THAT IS DIRECTLY TIED TO EMISSIONS OF THE DEISEL ENGINE STARTING AT 2008-2012 FOR ALL BMW DEISEL ENGINES. MAYBE EVEN NEWER MODELS. THIS SO CALLED SCR TEMPERATURE SENSOR THAT IS LOCATED INSIDE THE DEF (UREA) TANK FAILS, WHICH IN TERM FAILS THE SMOG INSPECTION IF IT IS NO...

Mileage: 44,850

THIS IS A KNOW FAULT PROBLEM THAT IS DIRECTLY TIED TO EMISSIONS OF THE DEISEL ENGINE STARTING AT 2008-2012 FOR ALL BMW DEISEL ENGINES. MAYBE EVEN NEWER MODELS. THIS SO CALLED SCR TEMPERATURE SENSOR THAT IS LOCATED INSIDE THE DEF (UREA) TANK FAILS, WHICH IN TERM FAILS THE SMOG INSPECTION IF IT IS NO...

Mileage: 44,850

THIS IS A KNOW FAULT PROBLEM THAT IS DIRECTLY TIED TO EMISSIONS OF THE DEISEL ENGINE STARTING AT 2008-2012 FOR ALL BMW DEISEL ENGINES. MAYBE EVEN NEWER MODELS. THIS SO CALLED SCR TEMPERATURE SENSOR THAT IS LOCATED INSIDE THE DEF (UREA) TANK FAILS, WHICH IN TERM FAILS THE SMOG INSPECTION IF IT IS NO...

Mileage: 44,850

ANOTHER VEHICLE TOOK A HARD ILLEGAL RIGHT FROM THE LEFT HAND LANE AS I WAS GOING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. I WAS FORCED TO HIT THE OTHER VEHICLE AND BOUNCED OFF AND HIT HEAD-ON INTO A TEXACO SIGN. THE AIR BACK BARELY DEPLOYED OUT OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE PLASTIC,ETC. HIT ME IN THE FACE AND BROK...

Mileage: 64,000

I BOUGHT THIS 2011 BMW 335D USED IN APRIL OF 2014 WITH ONLY 18,500 MILES ON IT. THIS CAR RUNS ON DIESEL. AS SOON AS I STARTED DRIVING THE CAR ON THE DAILY BASIS I NOTICED A SMELL OF SULFUR OR EXHAUST INSIDE THE CABIN. EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR AND ESPECIALLY WHEN I ACCELERATE I CAN SMELL IT WITH TH...

Mileage: 19,000

DEFECTIVE SWIRL FLAP ACTUATOR. DEALER REPLACE INTAKE MANIFOLD WITH SWIRL FLAP MOTOR. *JB

Mileage: 24,000

MONDAY MORNING PULLED THE CAR OFF THE GARAGE AND NOTICED THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE LIGHT WAS ON. THOUGHT IT WAS A NAIL IN THE TIRE AND STOPPED AT NTB TO FIX IT. AFTER TAKING THE WHEEL OFF THE CAR, THE MECHANIC CALLED ME AND INDICATED THAT THE RIM WAS CRACKED AND THEY CANNOT DO ANYTHING. MY CAR IS UND...

Mileage: 27,000