2009 BMW 335XI Problems & Recalls

BMW ISSUED A RECALL - SI B13 14 10 - AND IT COVERS REPLACING INJECTORS, IF THE CAR FALLS UNDER A CERTAIN DATE AND HAS A CERTAIN BATCH OF INJECTOR. MOST IMPORTANTLY, ON THE BOTTOM OF THE RECALL BULLETIN STATES: "WARRANTY INFO" - AND IT SPECIFICALLY SAYS, "THE REPAIR DESCRIBED IN THIS BULLETIN IS...

Mileage: 82,154

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BMW 335XI. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD AND THE REDUCE ENGINE POWER INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND IT FISHTAILED INTO A DITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WA...

Mileage: 108,000

VEHICLE IN STRAIGHT, FORWARD MOTION AT HIGHWAY SPEED (APPROX. 60MPH) AND ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED DRAMATICALLY. REACHING A SAFE RESTING AREA POSED SIGNIFICANT RISK DUE TO LACK OF WARNING OR DESCRIPTIVE VEHICLE FAULT. SMOKE AND/OR STEAM EMITTING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. CAUSE APPEARS TO BE FAULTY ELEC...

Mileage: 56,000

TIMING BELT SHREDDED AFTER HITTING A SPEED BUMP FOR THE SECOND TIME AT LOW SPEEDS.

Mileage: 84,000

TIMING BELT SHREDDED AFTER HITTING A SPEED BUMP FOR THE SECOND TIME AT LOW SPEEDS.

Mileage: 84,000

TIMING BELT SHREDDED AFTER HITTING A SPEED BUMP FOR THE SECOND TIME AT LOW SPEEDS.

Mileage: 84,000

CAR TAKEN TO DEALER FOR ROUGH IDLE AND POOR PERFORMANCE. TOLD THAT ISSUE WAS WITH FUEL COILS. PAPERWORK STATES THAT COILS NEED TO BE REPLACED. DEFERRED AS ONE OF THE COULD HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED. ON WAY HOME CAR BEGAN TO EMIT WHITE SMOKE. CAR UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP ALREADY...

Mileage: 35,000

INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF LED'S IN THE DRIVER SIDE REAR TAIL LIGHT FOR THE TURN SIGNAL. FIRST STARTED ABOUT 7 MONTHS AGO. NOW NEARLY FULL TIME FAILURE. CREATES A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN WHEN CHANGING LANES AND MAKING TURNS IN TRAFFIC. THIS IS A VERY COMMON COMPLAINT WITH NUMEROUS POSTS ON THE WEB. ...

Mileage: 18,246

VEHICLE OIL TEMP WAS JUST UNDER 250. VEHICLE SHAKES WHEN ACCELERATING ON THE HIGHWAY OR ON AN INCLINE. ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND YOU CAN FEEL THE VEHICLE MISFIRING IN THE GAS PEDDLE. VEHICLE CONTINUES TO SHAKE IN PARK. DEALER ADVISED TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND LET IT SIT FOR 30 MIN BEFORE DRIVING A...

Mileage: 49,000

VEHICLE OIL TEMP WAS JUST UNDER 250. VEHICLE SHAKES WHEN ACCELERATING ON THE HIGHWAY OR ON AN INCLINE. ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND YOU CAN FEEL THE VEHICLE MISFIRING IN THE GAS PEDDLE. VEHICLE CONTINUES TO SHAKE IN PARK. DEALER ADVISED TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND LET IT SIT FOR 30 MIN BEFORE DRIVING A...

Mileage: 49,000

HARD DISK DRIVE IN ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AND CREATES DISTRACTION TO DRIVE. *TR

Mileage: 11,000

HARD DISK DRIVE IN ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AND CREATES DISTRACTION TO DRIVE. *TR

Mileage: 11,000

HARD DISK DRIVE IN ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AND CREATES DISTRACTION TO DRIVE. *TR

Mileage: 11,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BMW 335XI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY LOST ACCELERATION POWER. THE CONTACT HAD TO DRIVE AT A LOW SPEED TO REACH HIS DESTINATION. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED; AFTER THE RESTART, THE VEHICLE FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. ...

Mileage: 18,681

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BMW 335XI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY LOST ACCELERATION POWER. THE CONTACT HAD TO DRIVE AT A LOW SPEED TO REACH HIS DESTINATION. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED; AFTER THE RESTART, THE VEHICLE FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. ...

Mileage: 18,681

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BMW 335XI. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE ENGINE COMPLETELY STALLED AND THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE...

Mileage: 4,500

DRIVING ALONG HIGHWAY ON RIGHT LANE, COMING ALONG TO A HIGHSPEED MERGE. VEHICLE LOST SIGNIFICANT POWER, ERROR MESSAGE ON DASH DISPLAYED LIMP MODE ENGINE MALFUNCTION. I WAS NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE AND CAUSED A SEVER BACK UP IN HIGHWAY TO GET ON SHOULDER. BMW STATED A SOFTWARE UPGRADE WAS NEEDED TO COR...

Mileage: 18,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BMW 328XI. PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL; YET WHEN THE DRIVERS CELL PHONE RANG THE AIR BAGS INVOLUNTARILY DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE OF WHAT OCCURRED NEXT BUT THE VEHICLE WAS THEN INVOLVED IN A CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE VEH...

Mileage: 4,000

1 ) HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP (HPFP) FAILED WITH NO PRIOR INDICATION. 2 ) THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES BETWEEN INCEPTION AND CORRECTION BY THE DEALER, RESULTING IN STARTING AND ENGINE RUNNING ISSUES FOR THE CAR. 3 ) THE PART WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 18,364

THIS IS AN UPDATE TO ODI 10290275. MY CAR (2009 335XI) IS YET AGAIN EXPERIENCING LONG STARTING TIMES AND I HAVE HAD ANOTHER ABRUPT LOSS OF POWER. ALTHOUGH THERE IS NO "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" ON YET I BELIEVE IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP IS AGAIN REPLACED. THIS IS A CHR...

Mileage: 18,500

DURING ROUTINE DRIVING THERE IS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER DUE TO A DEFECTIVE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP. THE PUMP HAS ALREADY BEEN REPLACED ONCE BY BMW AND THE CAR IS GOING BACK INTO THE SHOP FOR A SECOND TIME TO REPLACE THE PUMP AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 11,000

FOURTH REPLACEMENT OF HPFP ON 2009 BMW 335 XI LESS THAN 12K MILES. LESS THAN 12 MONTHS OLD. *TR

Mileage: 11,000

WHILE DRIVING EAST ON THE NORTHERN STATE PARKWAY, ON FEBRUARY 18, 2010 , NEAR EXIT 42, LONG ISLAND, NY, AT 50 MPH, I HIT A POT HOLE. THE POT HOLE WAS NOT IMPEDING TRAFFIC IN ANY SIGNIFICANT FASHION, HOWEVER, I IMMEDIATELY RECEIVED A FLAT TIRE INDICATION FOR THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE. I HAVE RUN-FLAT TI...

Mileage: 17,017

BMW 335I CAR HAS CRANKING PROBLEMS. DEALER RESET COMPUTER. WHILE DRIVING AT HI-WAY SPEED CAR FAILED. POWER WENT TO HALF. SPEED DROP FROM 65 TO 35 IN SECONDS. THERE APPEARS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH FUEL PUMP WHICH BMW HAS FAILED TO ADDRESS. CAR HAS 6,600 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 6,600