2007 BMW 3 Series Fuel System
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The contact owns a 2007 BMW 328I. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, he smelled fuel within the interior of the vehicle and observed low RPM's before the vehicle lost motive power and stalled. The contact was able to coast to the shoulder of the road, where, after visual inspection, he observed fuel leaking within the rear driver's side wheel well. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle was towed to the residence. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but was unable to help. The failure mileage was 165,000.
ALL 6 FUEL INJECTORS WERE LEAKING AND CAUSED THE CAR TO STALL ON THE FREEWAY. THE FUEL INJECTORS WERE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE SPARK PLUGS AND COILS. 1 YEAR LATER AT 100K MILES, THE SAME ISSUE HAS ARISEN. THE FUEL SYSTEM SEEMS TO BE A CONSTANT PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM, SINCE THE CAR SHUTS DOWN AT HIGH SPEEDS ON THE FREEWAY. BMW SHOULD EXTEND THE WARRANTY ON THE FUEL INJECTORS AS THEY DID WITH THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP. *TR
I HAVE A COMPLAINT/SITUATION WITH MY 2007 BMW 328IX SEDAN. BMW REFUSES TO REPAIR AT THEIR COST A SIGNIFICANT LIFE SAFETY FUEL PROBLEM. ON AUGUST 1, 2014 WHILE DRIVING ALONG A PAVED STREET IN PULLMAN WASHINGTON, THE CARS ENGINE ABRUPTLY SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO CAMP BMW IN SPOKANE WASHINGTON FOR EXAMINATION AND REPAIR. THE FOLLOWING MONDAY, I RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND WAS TOLD THE FUEL PUMP WENT OUT AND THE REPAIR WOULD COST ABOUT $700 AND WOULD BE REPAIRED THAT DAY. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, I RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE SERVICE REP WHO SAID THEY DISCOVERED THE PROBLEM TO BE WORSE THAN EXPECTED. THE FUEL PUMP HAD A DRAW TUBE THAT DREW FUEL TO THE FUEL PUMP AND I WAS TOLD IT FELL OFF AND THEY WERE TRYING UNSUCCESSFULLY TO FISH IT OUT OF THE FUEL TANK, AND THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE READY THAT DAY. I STARTED AN INTERNET SEARCH AND FOUND THIS IS HAPPENING TO OTHER BMW'S OF APPROXIMATELY THE SAME AGE/MODEL. WHAT WAS ALARMING WAS THAT COMMENTS I WAS SEEING INDICATED THAT THE DRAW TUBE THAT FELL OFF IN OTHER BMW'S HAD DONE SO BECAUSE THE FUEL GRADE REQUIRED FOR BMW'S WERE CORROSIVE TO THE DRAW TUBE AND THE FUEL ATE AWAY AT THE TUBES UNTIL THEY FELL OFF WITH THE SAME RESULT OF IMMEDIATE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. INDICATIONS FROM OTHERS WITH THIS PROBLEM INDICATED THAT DEALERSHIPS TOLD THEM THE ONLY SOLUTION WAS TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP, TANK AND DRAW TUBE FOR UPWARDS OF $3,000. A REPLACEMENT TANK AND FUEL TANK WILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM IN ANOTHER 7 YEARS OR LESS AND IT'S A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR NOT TO MENTION A LIFE SAFETY ISSUE. MY SERVICE REP CONTACTED BMW ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND BMW TOLD HIM THEY WOULD CREDIT MY REPAIRS FOR THE SUM OF $500 BRING MY COST FOR THE REPAIRS IN EXCESS OF $1,900.
INJECTORS 1-3 HAVE FAILED. LOOKED UP BMW CUSTOMER TSB'S AND FOUND (SI B13 14 10) CUSTOMER LETTER DESCRIBING A KNOWN FAILING PART WITH SPECIFIC PART NUMBERS THAT CORRELATE. I HAVE THESE PART NUMBERS CURRENTLY INSTALLED IN MY CAR AND FAILING. MY CAR WAS TAKEN IN PREVIOUSLY FOR A RELATED TSB DUE TO FAULTY FUEL PUMP AND SOFTWARE UPDATE WHICH WAS REPLACED HOWEVER THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT LOOK INTO THE REST OF THE FUEL SYSTEM. **A LETTER WAS SENT TO ME ABOUT THE FUEL PUMP AND SOFTWARE UPDATE. I DID NOT REQUEST SERVICE OR HAVE ANY ISSUES AT THE TIME. NOW THAT MY "EXTENDED SERVICE" FOR THESE PARTS IS UP, BMW IS NOT WILLING TO HELP! I THINK THIS IS BS CONSIDERING 1. THE DEALERSHIP COULD HAVE CHANGED THE KNOWN FAULTY PART DURING MY PREVIOUS SERVICE. 2. WHY WAS THIS NOT FOLLOWED UP ON BY BMWNA SINCE ITS ALL PART OF THE FUEL SYSTEM? *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW 335I. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL INJECTOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.
I HAVE A 2007 BMW 335I WITH 25K MILES. AS I WAS DRIVING GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY MY CAR HAS LOST POWER ENGINE WAS CUT OFF. I WAS ON A LIMB MODE ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED BY AN 18 WHEEL TRACTOR. THIS HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK. BROUGHT CAR TO DEALER. DEALER REFUSE TO FIX OR REPLACE UNDER RECALL. THEY CHECK THE CAR OUT AND SAID IT WAS THE FUEL INJECTOR. *TR
CAR STARTED TO RATTLE ESPECIALLY UPON PRESSING GAS PEDAL WHILE RUNNING AT AROUND 50MPH IN A FREEWAY. SIGNIFICANT REDUCED POWER WAS NOTICED. SOON "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIT ON THE TACHOMETER. WHEN STOPPED A RAW GAS TO ROTTEN EGG SMELL WAS AROUND THE CAR. BY TURNING ON/OFF IGNITION SEVERAL TIMES, IT STOPPED RATTLING AND REGAINED FULL POWER. SAME ISSUE HAPPENED AGAIN ON A LOCAL ROAD AT AROUND 50MPH ABOUT A MONTH LATER. POWER REGAIN WAS ACHIEVED THROUGH SAME WAY. "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT WENT OFF 24HRS LATER. BROUGHT THE CAR IN TO A LOCAL BMW CENTER. UPON DIAGNOSIS, CYLINDER #2 MISFIRE AND BOTH PRE-CAT OR POST-CAT OXYGEN SENSOR LOW RESPONSE. A SERVICE AGENT DECIDED NOT TO DO ANYTHING AT THE MOMENT BECAUSE HE COULDN'T REPLICATE THE ISSUE I DESCRIBED ALTHOUGH HE DID FIND THE MALFUNCTION CODES. HE INSTEAD TOLD ME TO BRING THE CAR WHEN THE SAME SYMPTOM OCCURS. HE ALSO SAID THAT THE TECHNICIAN WHO LOOKED AT THE CAR BELIEVED THAT A FAULTY FUEL INJECTOR MIGHT HAVE CAUSED THE MISFIRE AND BOTH OXYGEN SENSORS MALFUNCTION CONSEQUENTLY. *TR
SENSOR IN FUEL TANK DID NOT REPORT AMOUNT OF GAS IN TANK TO DASH. CAR DID NOT HAVE ANY GAS BUT REPORTED A QUARTER TANK. WHILE DRIVING AT ROUGHLY 45 MILES AN HOUR, CAR SUDDENLY DIED IN CENTER LANE. BARELY HAD ENOUGH TIME TO PULL OVER. THE WORST PART IS I WAS ABOUT TO ENTER THE HIGHWAY AND MY SPEED WOULD HAVE BEEN ROUGHLY 70-75 MPH. ON A HIGHWAY, HAD MY CAR DIED IN THE SAME MANNER MY SAFETY WOULD HAVE BEEN COMPROMISED! I ENDED UP BLOCKING A STREET WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND WAS UNABLE TO MOVE CAR ALONE. DEALERSHIP STATED THE SENSOR IS A PART OF THE WHOLE TANK AND THE TANK MUST BE REPLACED. HOWEVER, BECAUSE IT IS A SENSOR ISSUE MIGHT HAVE TO BE REPLACED AGAIN IN THE FUTURE. THIS IS DEFECT! *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW 335I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE WOULD ATTEMPT TO SHUT OFF. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,000.
HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILING RESULTING IN MY VEHICLE TO SHUT OFF AND NOT START. I'M VERY AFRAID THIS COULD HAPPEN WHILE PASSING A VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY OR WHILE ON A VACATION TRIP WITH FAMILY. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW 328XI. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL GRINDING NOISE WHILE DECELERATING INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL LINE WAS DISCONNECTED AND THE ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM WOULD NEED REPLACING. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000. UPDATED 08/31/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE PARKWAY AT 65 MPH, THE ENGINE ABRUPTLY SHUT DOWN. WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, THE STARTER TURNED OVER, BUT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY DETERMINED THE FUEL PUMP FAILED. THE FUEL LINES HAD DISCONNECTED FROM THE FUEL PUMP. THE DEALER TEN STATED THE ONLY WAY TO REPLACE THE LINES, WAS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FUEL TANK. UPDATED 09/12/11
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW 328I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE FUEL PUMP HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. A FEW DAYS LATER THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THERE WAS A LOOSE CONNECTION IN THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AGAIN BY CONNECTING THE TANK IN PLACE. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED A THIRD TIME AND IT WAS TOWED TO THE SAME DEALER WHO ADVISED HIM THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WASN'T WORKING AND HE DIDN'T HAVE ANY GASOLINE IN THE TANK. THE FUEL GAUGE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN AND THE CONTACT WAS WAITING TO FOR THE DIAGNOSIS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW 335I. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH AND ACCELERATING THE CONTACT FELT A VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A VOLUNTARY RECALL FOR THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP AND A SOFTWARE UPDATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO THE DEALER FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS AND TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE OF THE VIBRATION. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THAT THE LOW PRESSURE FUEL PUMP AND SPARK PLUGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIRS WERE NOT MADE BY THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE A LOW PRESSURE FUEL PUMP AND SPARK PLUGS WERE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE MADE THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FUEL INJECTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAD AN AFTER MARKET WARRANTY AND THEY WOULD HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED BY ONE OF THEIR INSPECTORS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
2007 BMW 335I SEDAN PURCHASED USED FROM DEALER WITH 51,000 MILES. ABOUT ONE MONTH LATER, FUEL SYSTEM FAILED ON INTERSTATE CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOOSE POWER IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC WITH HIGH RISK OF ACCIDENT AND INJURY. CAR TOWED TO DEALER FOR ANALYSIS AND REPLACEMENT OF FUEL PUMP, KEPT FOR MORE THAN A WEEK. ONE MONTH LATER, THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN. DEALER WOULD NOT COVER COST OF REPAIR BUT SAID THE CAR WAS DRIVABLE. DROVE CAR VERY MINIMAL OVER LAST TWO MONTHS, NOW CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE TO MORE THAN 50 MPH AND SHUDDERS DRAMATICALLY. RESEARCHED RECALLS AND COMPLAINTS REVEALED A LONG HISTORY OF CONSUMER COMPLAINTS DESCRIBING MY EXACT CIRCUMSTANCES. PROCEEDING WITH VERY COSTLY REPAIR BUT APPREHENSIVE ABOUT RESULT, SAFETY AND DEPENDABILITY OF VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER SHOULD RECALL AND REPLACE FUEL SYSTEM IN ORDER AVOID POTENTIALLY FATAL CIRCUMSTANCES.
REDUCED POWER INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON DASH. SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED ENGINE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THEN ILLUMINATED. AT TIME OF EVENT, OWNER WAS 160 MILES FROM RESIDENCE. VEHICLE CONTINUED TO OPERATE NORMALLY ALBEIT WITH SIGNIFICANTLY LIMITED POWER. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER THE NEXT MORNING AND PROBLEM DIAGNOSED AS DEFECTIVE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP. PART WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. DEALER SAID WHEN FUEL PUMP FAILED PREVIOUSLY (ON MARCH 11, 2010) THE REPLACEMENT PART WAS THE PREDECESSOR PART NUMBER. *TR
ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH. WITHIN 1 MILE THE REDUCED POWER INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. SHUTOFF AND RESTARTED ENGINE - CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THEN ILLUMINATED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND PROBLEM DIAGNOSED AS A DEFECTIVE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP. DEALER REPLACED PUMP UNDER WARRANTY. *TR
THE CAR STARTED NORMALLY BUT WITHIN A MILE IT BEGAN TO SHUDDER ABOVE ~2.5K RPM. I GOT TO MY DESTINATION WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENCE. LATER THAT DAY SOON AFTER LEAVING THE PARKING LOT THE CAR DIED AT A STOP SIGN. SES AND OTHER LIGHTS CAME ON. I STARTED IT UP AND IT IMMEDIATELY DIED AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED REPEATEDLY UNTIL I FOUND THAT IF I GAVE IT THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF GAS AND KEPT IT UNDER A CERTAIN RPM I COULD OPERATE WITH VERY LIMITED POWER. THAT COMBINED WITH THE FACT IT WAS LARGELY DOWNHILL AND NOT VERY FAR TO MY HOUSE ALLOWED ME TO GET HOME SAFELY. I DROVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY (KEEPING IT WELL UNDER 2.5K RPM TO DO SO) AND THEY REPLACED THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP. *TR
PURCHASED A USED 2007 BMW 335I. WITHIN 2 WEEKS CAR WOULD SHAKE AND WOULD LOSE POWER AT HIGHER RPM. ENGINE SERVICE LIGHT WOULD COME ON, BUT NOT BE PRESENT ON RESTART. DEALER DIAGNOSED AS A FAULTY HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP. DEALER BLAMED IT ON FUEL QUALITY HOWEVER I FOLLOWED MANUFACTURE RECOMMENDED OCTANE RATINGS. WAS ALSO TOLD THAT DEALERSHIP HAS HAD MASSIVE PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL PUMP ON THIS MODEL TURBO ENGINE. *TR
HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILURE IN 2007 BMW 335I CONVERTIBLE @ 36K MILES. CAR WAS PURCHASED IN APRIL, 2010 WITH 32K MILES. *TR
HIGH POWER FUEL PUMP FAILURE ON 2007 BMW 335I SEDAN. VEHICLE BEGAN EMITTING SMOKE OUT THE BACK, AND RUNNING VERY ROUGH. ON A LATER RESTART THE ENGINE COULD NOT STAY RUNNING. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS. HPFP WAS REPLACED AND INJECTORS WERE REPLACED, ECU SOFTWARE UPDATED. *TR
MY VEHICLE IS 2007 MODEL BMW 335I COUPE. I WAS ON THE FREEWAY 405 GOING APPROXIMATELY 70 MILES PER HOUR. THEN SUDDENLY AN ENGINE WARNING LIGHT "ENGINE MALFUNCTION" SIGN COMES UP WHICH LOWERS THE RPM AND THE SPEED OUTPUT OF THE ENGINE TO AROUND 30~ 40. I HAVE TO QUICKLY MERGE THE VEHICLE FROM THE INNER LANES TO THE RIGHT GOING ONTO THE CURB SINCE THERE WAS NO CURB ON THE INNER LANES. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 3 MINUTES AS I SLOWLY GUIDED MY VEHICLE TO THE SIDE, THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF ON ITS OWN WITH STUTTERING SOUND AND ENGINE CRANKING. I RESTARTED THE ENGINE SEVERAL TIMES TO NO AVAIL. I WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS THE SUDDEN SLOW DOWN AND ENGINE SHUT OFF MIGHT HAPPEN WHEN I AM IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY AND THE CARS BEHIND OR NEXT TO ME MIGHT EASILY HIT ME WITH TYPICAL FREEWAY SPEED OF 70 MPH. I CALLED THE TWO TRUCK AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A BMW CENTER. THEY INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND BELIEVED THAT THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP IS BAD AND WILL REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP FOR ME. IT APPEARS TO BE THAT THIS VERY SAME ISSUE APPEARED QUITE OFTEN TO A NUMBER OF 335I OR OTHER BMW MODELS USING THE SAME ENGINE, IN PARTICULAR TO THE 07 AND 08 MODELS. MORE OVER, A LOT OF THE CAR OWNERS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE HAPPENED TO THEM EVEN AFTER THEIR FUEL PUMP REPLACED ONCE OR EVEN TWICE. IT SEEMS LIKE THERE IS NO ABSOLUTE FIX FOR SUCH ISSUE AND IT POSES AS A TREMENDOUS DANGER FOR BMW DRIVERS WITH THIS SPECIFIC ENGINE SINCE YOU CANNOT BE CERTAIN WHEN HE PROBLEM WILL RE-OCCUR. SIMILAR COMPLAINS HAVE BEEN FILED AND THE ACTION CAN BE REFERRED HERE NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE08032. *TR
2007 BMW 335I HPFP FAILED ON THE HIGHWAY CAR STALLED AND CAME TO A STOP AS I ROLLED OFF THE SHOULDER. A SECOND HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP IS INDICATING THAT ITS GOING TO FAIL AND I AM SERIOUSLY CONCERNED ABOUT DRIVING IT. THE CAR ONLY HAS 16,000MILES AND DEALER REFUSE TO SWAP THE PUMP UNTIL THERE IS ACTUALLY FAILURE EVEN THOUGH I HAVE EXHIBITED ALL THE SIGNS THAT THE PUMP IS ABOUT TO FAIL AGAIN. THEY ONLY PROVIDED ME A SOFTWARE UPDATE. I AM SERIOUSLY CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY AND AS A RESULT AM NOT DRIVING THIS CAR LONG DISTANCES OR ON THE HIGHWAY.. I THINK ITS ABOUT TIME AUTHORITIES STEP UP AND FORCE BMW TO DEAL WITH THIS VERY SERIOUS VEHICLE HAZARD, WHICH THEY ARE ABUNDANTLY AWARE OF, BUT REFUSE TO DO NOTHING ABOUT. *TR
LONG CRANKS TO START UP ENGINE AND MISFIRES UPON COLD START UP ALMOST EVERY DAY. OFTEN GETS CEL BUT DEALER DENIES WARRANTY/RECALL WORK ON HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP (HPFP HEREON) BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE EXACT CODE THEY ARE SEEKING FOR. THEY CONFIRMED THE SYMPTOM BUT "UNLESS CAR BREAKS DOWN ON THE ROAD OR GET THE EXACT CODE, THEY WILL NOT REPLACE FAILED PART". BASICALLY SAYING THEY WILL NOT VOLUNTARILY RESOLVE PROBLEM UNLESS THEY ARE FORCED TO. HPFP FAILURE ON BMW N54 ENGINE PLATFORM IS ALREADY WELL KNOWN FACT HENCE BMW PUT EXTENDED WARRANTY ON HPFP. BUT IT'S NOT A RECALL AND MANY TIMES DEALER DENIES TO REPLACE ALTHOUGH THEY CONFIRM THE SYMPTOM AND POSSIBLE DANGER ASSOCIATED WITH THE FAILED PARTS ON VEHICLES. ALL THEY DID WAS UPDATING THE DME PROGRAM THAT SUPPOSEDLY FIX THE PROBLEM BUT LONG CRANK STILL HAPPENS EVERYDAY. *TR
FAILED HPFP FOR THE 3RD TIME IN MY 2007 BMW 335I. *TR
HPFP FAILED FOR THE 2ND TIME IN MY 2007 BMW 335I. *TR
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The 2007 BMW 3 Series has 92 Fuel System complaints on file. 2 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.