2011 BMW 335XI Problems & Recalls

THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILS WITHOUT WARNING. THE FUEL PUMP ON PREVIOUS N54 ENGINE WERE RECALLED. THE FUEL PUMP WAS NOT CHANGED FOR THE NEWER N55 ENGINE AND THEY ARE CONTINUING TO FAIL.

Mileage: 75,000

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR WHEN THE ENGINE SOUNDED SOMETHING SIMILAR TO IS IF I HAD A MISFIRE. I STARTED SLOWING DOWN BY THE TIME I GOT TO ABOUT 5 MILES AN HOUR SMOKE STARTED COMING THROUGH THE VENTS. OPEN THE HOOD AND THERE WAS A FIRE BETWEEN THE BACK OF THE ENGINE IN THE FIREWALL. WITHIN 15 MINUTES THE ...

Mileage: 70,000

I TOOK MY CAR INTO BMW FOR 2 RECALLS AFTER WAITING 2 MONTHS FOR THE PARTS AFTER 6 HRS HAD PASSED THEY CLAIMED TO HAVE THE WRONG PARTS ,WHEN I WENT TO PICK UP MY CAR IT HAD NO POWER I COULDN'T DRIVE IT HOME .I PAID $147 FOR DIAGNOSTIC THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE COMPLIMENTARY AND A REPAIR BILL OF $3,47...

I TOOK MY CAR INTO BMW FOR 2 RECALLS AFTER WAITING 2 MONTHS FOR THE PARTS AFTER 6 HRS HAD PASSED THEY CLAIMED TO HAVE THE WRONG PARTS ,WHEN I WENT TO PICK UP MY CAR IT HAD NO POWER I COULDN'T DRIVE IT HOME .I PAID $147 FOR DIAGNOSTIC THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE COMPLIMENTARY AND A REPAIR BILL OF $3,47...

CAR WAS PARKED SEVERAL HOURS AFTER DRIVING IT. NOTICED DISCOLORATION ON WINDOWS. SMOKE IN INTERIOR, FIRE BURNED DASHBOARD, BLOWER MOTOR FELL OUT. NOTE: I FOUND AN EXISTING RECALL, 17V676, OCTOBER 2017, BUT NO RECALL LETTER WAS RECEIVED.

Mileage: 110,000

OCTOBER 25, 2017 | RECALL CAMPAIGN NO. 17V-676 BLOWER MOTOR WIRING TO DATE THERE IS STILL NO REMEDY FOR THIS RECALL ISSUED 5 MONTHS AGO. I'M NOT SURE WHAT CONSTITUTES A 'REASONABLE PERIOD OF TIME' FOR A RECALL LIKE THIS BUT IT SEEMS LIKE IT HAS BEEN A WHILE, ESPECIALLY FOR A RECALL THAT COUL...

Mileage: 135,000

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BMW 335XI. 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 DEALER ...

TAKATA RECALL, AUTOMOBILE HASN'T BEEN REPAIRED.

DRIVER'S FRONT AIRBAG RECALL # 16V071 MANUFACTURERS STILL DO NOT HAVE PARTS OR A SOLUTION TO REMEDY THIS ISSUE ACCORDING TO BMW DEALERSHIPS BMW HOUSTON NORTH AND BMW THE WOODLANDS.

DRIVING AT 90KM HR ON FLAT STRAIGHT GOOD HWY, SUNROOF FOR NO REASON EXPLODES. NOISE IS LOUD ENOUGH TO GIVE ME TINNITUS, GLASS SHATTERS EVERYWHERE. CAUSING ME TO DO AN EMERGENCY PULL OVER. EVIDENCE SHOWS CLEARLY THE EXPLOSION WAS OUTWARD WITH REMAINING GLASS BENT UPWARDS AND SHARDS ALL DOWN THE BACK ...

Mileage: 38,000

I PURCHASED MY CAR WITH THE CONFIDENCE THAT I WAS PURCHASING A SUPERIOR PRODUCT TO MY DISAPPOINTMENT WHEN I WENT TO SALE THIS VEHICLE I WAS GIVEN LESS FOR THE SALE OF MY CAR DUE TO THIS RECALL I COULD NOT GET THE AIRBAG REPLACED SO I WAS GIVEN LESS FOR MY CAR DUE TO THIS RECALL MY DAMAGES ARE $3000....

Mileage: 52,000

TAKATA RECALL-RECALL CAMPAIGN NO. 16V-071: DRIVER'S FRONT AIR BAG MODULE I WAS RECENTLY SOLD A VEHICLE THAT HAS THIS RECALLED PART AND WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE RECALL UNTIL THE DAY I WENT TO PICK UP MY VEHICLE. I WAS THEN TOLD I COULDNT TAKE THE CAR HOME AND ALSO I WAS NOT PROVIDED A LOANER VEHI...

WHEN USING THE HEATED SEATS. DRIVERS SIDE WILL GET SO HOT IT BURNS YOUR SKIN. PASSENGER SEAT DOESN'T HEAT UP.

SOMETIMES "DEPEND ON THE SPEED" WHEN I PRESS THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATE FIRST SEVERAL SECONDS AND THEN SLOW DOWN.

Mileage: 12,000

DRIVING ALONG AND CAR LOST ACCELERATION FOR UNKNOWN REASON. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE. FIRST INCIDENT, THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP IN THE TANK. SECOND INCIDENT, CANNOT REPLICATE THE ISSUE AND I AM REFUSING TO ACCEPT THE CAR AS CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY. INSTRUCTED DEALER TO DRIVE THE CAR.

Mileage: 37,000

IN THE SHORT PERIOD OF TIME I'VE OWNED MY 2011 335XI, I HAVE HAD TO -HAVE THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR RESET TO FACTORY SETTINGS BECAUSE IT KEPT COMING ON EVEN THOUGH MY TIRES WERE FINE. DISCONCERTING AT BEST WHEN YOU'RE A SINGLE WOMAN COMMUTING AT HIGH SPEEDS EVERY DAY ON A TURNPIKE IN TRAFFIC. -C...

Mileage: 86,000

IN THE SHORT PERIOD OF TIME I'VE OWNED MY 2011 335XI, I HAVE HAD TO -HAVE THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR RESET TO FACTORY SETTINGS BECAUSE IT KEPT COMING ON EVEN THOUGH MY TIRES WERE FINE. DISCONCERTING AT BEST WHEN YOU'RE A SINGLE WOMAN COMMUTING AT HIGH SPEEDS EVERY DAY ON A TURNPIKE IN TRAFFIC. -C...

Mileage: 86,000

IN THE SHORT PERIOD OF TIME I'VE OWNED MY 2011 335XI, I HAVE HAD TO -HAVE THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR RESET TO FACTORY SETTINGS BECAUSE IT KEPT COMING ON EVEN THOUGH MY TIRES WERE FINE. DISCONCERTING AT BEST WHEN YOU'RE A SINGLE WOMAN COMMUTING AT HIGH SPEEDS EVERY DAY ON A TURNPIKE IN TRAFFIC. -C...

Mileage: 86,000

I ORDERED A BRAND NEW 2011 BMW 335I XDRIVE AND IT WAS DELIVERED ON APRIL 19, 2010. THE 2011 MODEL YEAR CAME OUT EARLY. ON FEB 20, 2012 I HAD A DIFFICULT TIME STARTING THE ENGINE AFTER SITTING OVERNIGHT...IT WOULD TAKE TOO LONG TO START, CRANKING FOR A LONG TIME. BROUGHT IT TO BMW IN WARWICK RI AND...

Mileage: 18,900

2011 BMW 335XI. CONSUMER WRITES INN REGARDS TO SUNROOF EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE SUNROOF SHADE WAS CLOSED PREVENTING SHARDS FROM FLOODING INTO THE VEHICLE. *JB

CRACKED WHEEL RIM- WITH NO PRECEDING INCIDENT HITTING A LARGE POTHOLE, ETC. *TR

Mileage: 35,000

MANUAL TRANSMISSION. 2ND GEAR SYNCHRONIZER (SYNCHRO) FAILED @ 5000 MILES. UNABLE TO SHIFT INTO 2ND GEAR SAFELY. PROBLEM/FAILURE BECOME MORE PROMINENT @ 18,000 MILES. BMW OF SAN FRANCISCO VOIDED WARRANTY RETROACTIVELY FOR USING AFTERMARKET PARTS @ 16K MILES. MANY INDIVIDUALS ON COMPLAINING ...

Mileage: 5,000

I BOUGHT MY BMW 335I XDRIVE BRAND NEW...ORDERED IN JAN 2010 AND DELIVERED ON APRIL 19, 2010. SINCE I'VE HAD THE CAR, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS REPLACED 3 TIMES (WITHIN 20,000 MILES) BECAUSE OF POTHOLE DAMAGE TO THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE. ALSO, THE CAR REQUIRED REALIGNMENT. IN AUGUST 2012, ...

Mileage: 6,855

I BOUGHT MY BMW 335I XDRIVE BRAND NEW...ORDERED IN JAN 2010 AND DELIVERED ON APRIL 19, 2010. SINCE I'VE HAD THE CAR, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS REPLACED 3 TIMES (WITHIN 20,000 MILES) BECAUSE OF POTHOLE DAMAGE TO THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE. ALSO, THE CAR REQUIRED REALIGNMENT. IN AUGUST 2012, ...

Mileage: 6,855

THE ENGINE RANDOMLY SHUTS DOWN. THIS IS ACCOMPANIED BY LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND REDUCED BRAKING ABILITY. THIS INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED THREE TIMES. THE CAR HAS PROVIDED NO WARNING OR INDICATOR LIGHTS. BMW SERVICE WAS MADE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. THEIR RESPONSE WAS THAT THEY FAILED TO REPRODUCE IT. THE...

Mileage: 30,000

THE ENGINE RANDOMLY SHUTS DOWN. THIS IS ACCOMPANIED BY LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND REDUCED BRAKING ABILITY. THIS INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED THREE TIMES. THE CAR HAS PROVIDED NO WARNING OR INDICATOR LIGHTS. BMW SERVICE WAS MADE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. THEIR RESPONSE WAS THAT THEY FAILED TO REPRODUCE IT. THE...

Mileage: 30,000

THE ENGINE RANDOMLY SHUTS DOWN. THIS IS ACCOMPANIED BY LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND REDUCED BRAKING ABILITY. THIS INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED THREE TIMES. THE CAR HAS PROVIDED NO WARNING OR INDICATOR LIGHTS. BMW SERVICE WAS MADE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. THEIR RESPONSE WAS THAT THEY FAILED TO REPRODUCE IT. THE...

Mileage: 30,000

ON MONDAY APRIL 9, 2012 WHILE TRAVELING ON HAGEDORN ROAD IN EAST LANSING, MI, (APPROXIMATELY 3800 HAGEDORN ROAD) MY BMW HIT A POTHOLE THAT RESULTED IN A SPLIT REAR RIM, DAMAGED FRONT RIM AND BLOWN TIRE WHILE TRAVELING AT 35 MPH. THE POTHOLE WAS OF AN 'AVERAGE' DEPTH FOR MICHIGAN. (PICTURES CAN BE P...

Mileage: 7,700

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BMW 335XI. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED THE RPMS INCREASED, AS IF IT WAS GOING TO SURGE FORWARD. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEA...

Mileage: 93,000