2008 BMW 3 Series Fuel System

ANOTHER HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILURE IN MY 2008 BMW 335I. THIS TIME IT HAPPENED WITHOUT ANY WARNING, JUST AFTER PICKING UP MY CHILDREN AT PRE-SCHOOL, I PULLED OUT ONTO A BUSY STREET WHICH IS DIFFICULT TO GET A WHOLE IN TRAFFIC. STEPPED ON THE GAS TO PULL OUT AND SPEED UP QUICKLY TO THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC (45 MPH), THE CAR STARTS TO ACCELERATE FOR ABOUT 2 SECONDS, THEN ACTS LIKE I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR, GOES INTO A LIMP MODE, RPM DROP TO 4-500RPM AND THE CAR SHAKES AND RUNS ROUGH AND WILL BARELY ACCELERATE NO MATTER HOW HARD I PUSH THE GAS PEDAL. THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC HAS TO BRAKE EXTREMELY HARD TO AVOID REAR ENDING ME SINCE THERE IS NO REAL SHOULDER OR ANY TIME TO EVEN PULL OVER, THANK GOD I WAS NOT HIT AND EVERYONE ELSE IN TRAFFIC MANAGED TO SLOW DOWN QUICKLY WITHOUT INCIDENT - IT WOULD HAVE BEEN EASY FOR THIS TO HAVE ENDED IN A 40MPH SPEED DIFFERENTIAL REAR END COLLISION WITH 2 SMALL CHILDREN IN MY CAR. I WOULD LIKE TO FEEL CONFIDENT THAT I CAN RETURN MY CAR FOR REPAIR, BUT SINCE THIS IS THE APPARENTLY REPAIRED PART ALREADY INSTALLED AND THAT EVEN THE NEW REPAIR PART THAT WILL BE PUT IN MY CAR HAS ALREADY FAILED MANY TIMES ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, I FEEL THAT BMW IS JUST PUTTING ME BACK IN POTENTIALLY THE SAME DANGEROUS POSITION TO HAPPEN AGAIN. MY FIRST FUEL PUMP FAILED AT 2000 MILES, THIS ONE FAILED AT 10000 MILES, AT THIS RATE I WILL NEED 20 FUEL PUMP REPLACEMENTS BEFORE THE 100000 MILE WARRANTY RUNS OUT AND POTENTIALLY BE IN UP TO 20 ACCIDENTS WHEN THIS HAPPENS - PLEASE REOPEN THIS CASE AND INVESTIGATE BMW FURTHER BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED! *TR

MULTIPLE FAILURES OF HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP ON MY 2008 BMW 335I SEDAN. THE RESULT IS THE SUDDEN LOST OF POWER AND UNABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR AT MORE THAN 40MPH.. MULTIPLE FAILURES OF THE BRAKE SENSORS AND PADS.. FAILURE OF CENTRAL LOCKING SYSTEM - UNABLE TO LOCK AND UNLOCK THE CAR... *TR

CAR SHOWED SIGNS OF LONG CRANK, WHEN STARTING AND HESITATION WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT ALL SPEEDS. EVENTUALLY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND OFF. CAR EVENTUALLY STALLED OUT AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, ALL POWER WAS LOST IN THE VEHICLE INCLUDING STEERING. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE HIGH PRESSURE PUMP, AND TWO MONTH LATER WHEN IT FAILED AGAIN REPROGRAMMED THE CAR. TWO ADDITIONAL VISITS TO THE SHOP FOR THE SAME CIRCUMSTANCES-CAR STALLED ON THE FREEWAY LOSING ALL POWER AND DEALERSHIP REPLACED INJECTORS, IGNITION COILS, SPARKPLUGS AND THE MOST RECENT CLAIM THAT THE CAR WAS LOW ON FUEL WITH 1/4 TANK! WHEN CAR DIES ALL OF A SUDDEN ON THE FREEWAY AT A SPEED OF 60+ MILES PER HOUR IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. SEEING ALL THE OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS MADE ME REALIZE THAT BMW IS NOT GOING TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM UNTIL SOMETHING TRAGIC HAPPENS. *TR

MY CAR'S HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. I WAS ACCELERATING TO PASS ANOTHER CAR, THE CAR STUTTERED, AND THE "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" WENT ON. AFTER THIS OCCURRED, THE CAR COULD BARELY ACCELERATE. IT WAS THE WEEKEND, SO I HAD TO CONTINUE DRIVING TO MY DESTINATION, AS THERE WERE NO BMW DEALERSHIPS OPEN TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THE LOSS OF ACCELERATION MADE IT VERY DIFFICULT, AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS, WHEN GETTING ONTO THE FREEWAY. ALSO, HAD THE CAR GIVEN OUT COMPLETELY, IT LIKELY WOULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED THE NEXT WORK DAY (12/28/2009). ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE INVOICE PROVIDED BY THE BMW DEALERSHIP, THE PROBLEM WAS A "FAULTY HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP." THE FAULTY HPFP WAS REPLACED. *TR

I BOUGHT A NEW 2008 BMW 335I CONVERTIBLE. AT APPROXIMATELY 13,000 MILES, 12 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE, THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILED "ENGINE MALFUNCTION-REDUCED POWER". THE CAR BEGAN SHAKING WHEN TRYING TO START IT. IT TOOK PROGRESSIVELY LONGER TO START THE CAR. A BRAND NEW FUEL PUMP WAS INSTALLED BY BMW OF DALLAS. 12 MONTHS LATER, THE SAME PROBLEM RECURRED WITH SIMILAR SYMPTOMS. ROSEVILLE BMW KEPT THE CAR FOR 1 WEEK AND UPDATED THE SOFTWARE CLAIMING BMW AUTHORIZED THE SAFE RELEASE OF THE VEHICLE PER THEIR STANDARDS. THE SERVICE PERSONNEL INSTRUCTED ME THAT THERE IS REALLY NO FIX FOR THE CAR AND NUMEROUS CUSTOMERS HAVE COME IN FOR THIS ISSUE, SOME WITH EXTREMELY UNSAFE PRESENTATIONS, SUCH AS THE CAR SUDDENLY LOSING POWER ON THE FREEWAY WHILE GOING 80 MILES/HOUR IN FRONT OF A BIG RIG. HE SAID THAT MY PROBLEMS ARE RELATED TO THIS SAFETY COMPROMISE. I TOOK THE CAR HOME AFTER ROSEVILLE BMW DEEMED IT SAFE. THE NEXT MORNING, I TURNED THE CAR ON AND THE CAR STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND THE RPMS WOULD GO TO 3,000 BACK TO 1,000 AND BACK TO 3,000 ON ITS OWN. THEN IT BEGAN SHAKING EXCESSIVELY AND THE "ENGINE MALFUNCTION REDUCED POWER" LIGHT CAME ONE. I CALLED INTO ROSEVILLE BMW, AND THE SAME SERVICE ADVISOR CALLED IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND HAD IT TOWED IN (WITHIN 16 HOURS OF RELEASING IT TO ME IN "SAFE CONDITION"). THEY ARE ATTEMPTING TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP AGAIN BUT ADMIT THAT THIS IS NOT A FIX BECAUSE THERE IS REALLY NO FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW 335I. WHILE TRAVELING AT 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED, HOWEVER THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THERE WERE NO FURTHER REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF, LOST POWER STEERING ON FREEWAY WHILE GOING 65MPH. WAS ABLE TO SAFELY ROLL TO THE NEXT EXIT. DEALERSHIP FOUND DEFECTIVE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP. *TR

HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILURE. *TR

MULTIPLE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP(HPFP) FAILURES. WHILE DRIVING DOWN A BUSY AVENUE THE ENGINE UNEXPECTEDLY SHUTS DOWN DUE TO THE HPFP FAILING. THIS WAS AFTER THE CAR HAD MADE 2 PREVIOUS VISITS TO THE DEALERSHIP TO REPAIR HPFP PROBLEMS. CURRENTLY I AM NOW ON MY 3RD HPFP IN 2MONTHS. UNSAFE CAR TO DRIVE, ESPECIALLY IF THIS WAS TO OCCUR AT HIGH SPEEDS ON A HIGHWAY. BMW HAS BEEN HAVING ISSUES FOR THIS PROBLEM SINCE MODEL YEAR 2007 UP UNTIL 2010, WITH NO PRODUCT CHANGES OTHER THAN SIMPLE REPLACEMENTS. HPFP SHOWS SIGNS OF PROBLEMS WHEN STARTING THE CAR, DUE TO LONG CRANKS, UNSTABLE RPM'S AND ENGINE SHUTTERING. *TR

OWN A 2008 BMW 335I. CAR "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT WENT ON WHILE I WAS ON HIGHWAY. IT WENT INTO SAFETY MODE, IF I TRIED ACCELERATING THE CAR SHUDDERED AND SHOOK VIOLENTLY. BROUGHT THE CAR IN TO NEAREST BMW DEALER, DIAGNOSED AS FAULTY HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP. PUMP REPLACED. LESS THAN 1,000 MILES LATER, THE CAR STARTED AGAIN WITH THE SAME BEHAVIOR. DEALER "COULD NOT REPLICATE". CAR HAS LONG CRANKS WHEN STARTING COLD. SHUDDERS AND SHAKES. THIS CAR IS A HAZARD. BMW HAS ADMITTED THE PROBLEM BY EXTENDED THE FUEL PUMP WARRANTY FROM 50,000 MILES TO 100,000 MILES, BUT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. MULTIPLE ONLINE REPORTS OF REPEATED FUEL PUMP FAILURE. BUT, BMW WILL NOT REPLACE UNLESS A FAULT CODE IS CAPTURED. THIS CAR MUST BE RECALLED. *TR

CAR STALLS IF RUNNING AND IS UNDERPOWERED OR FAILS TO START. HAPPENED THREE TIMES DURING FIRST 15 MONTHS OF TAKING POSSESSION OF THE NEW VEHICLE. EACH TIME WAS THE RESULT OF THE FUEL PUMP NEEDING REPLACING. *TR

2008 BMW 335I THREW A ENGINE MALFUNCTION AND THEN WENT TO REDUCED POWER MODE. *TR

BMW 335I ENGINE MALFUNCTION LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN FOR SECOND TIME THIS YEAR. SECOND HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP REPLACED IN UNDER 1 YEAR. *TR

2008 BMW 335I ENGINE MALFUNCTION CAME ON FOR 3RD TIME THIS YEAR AND 1 WEEK AFTER THE LAST TIME. FUEL INJECTOR WAS REPLACED, BUT I'VE LOST ALL CONFIDENCE IN THIS VEHICLE. IT OCCURRED ON STARTUP. AFTER DROPPING OFF CAR FOR SERVICE I CONTACTED BMWNA CUSTOMER RELATIONS TO SEE WHAT OPTIONS I HAVE UNDER CA LEMON LAW AS I CAN'T DRIVE THIS VEHICLE WITH ANY CONFIDENCE. WILL HEAR BACK FROM THEM ON 11/19/2009. *TR

DEAR BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC: WE HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL PUMP AND FUEL INJECTORS ON THE ABOVE SUBJECT VEHICLE. WE'VE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO UNITED BMW OF ROSWELL, 11458 ALPHARETTA HWY, ROSWELL, GA 30076 -- PHONE# 678-832-4600. UNITED BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC SENT US A LETTER SEVERAL MONTHS THIS YEAR IN 2008, INFORMING US THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF SOME ISSUES PERTAINING TO THE FUEL PUMP ON THE 335I'S. ALEXANDER MATHIS HAS ENCOUNTERED THESE "EXACT" ISSUES LISTED BELOW IN THE CORRESPONDENCE FROM BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC. WE'VE TAKEN THE INITIATIVE TO TAKE VEHICLE BACK TO THE UNITED BMW OF ROSWELL ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS PERTAINING TO ISSUES. TO OUR AMAZEMENT, BMW ROSWELL COMMUNICATED THAT THE FUEL IN THE VEHICLE HAD TO MUCH ETHANOL IN THE FUEL TANK. THEY SAID THE BMW ONLY ALLOWS 10% OF ETHANOL IN THE GASOLINE AND THAT SOME TEST WERE SHOWING THAT THERE WAS 15% OF ETHANOL IN THE FUEL. NONETHELESS, WE FAXED OVER A COPY OF THE GAS RECEIPT WHICH CERTAINLY SHOWS THAT WE PUT 93 OCTANE GAS IN BOTH OF OUR BMW'S. WE BOTH USE THE SAME GAS STATIONS AND THE SAME 93 OCTANE FUEL. HOWEVER, THE 2006 330I SEDAN IS NOT EXPERIENCING ANY PROBLEMS AT ALL, BUT THE 335I IS EXPERIENCING THAT VERY ISSUES THAT BMW NORTH AMERICA LISTED BELOW IN THEIR CORRESPONDENCE. WE NEVER BROUGHT THIS ISSUE TO BMW NORTH AMERICA, LLC'S ATTENTION. HOWEVER, WE STILL RECEIVED A LETTER IN MAIL PERTAINING TO THESE "EXACT" ISSUES. THE LETTER PRECISELY INDICATED THE SAME ISSUES THAT ALEXANDER MATHIS IS CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING WITH HIS VEHICLE. THIS IS EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING TO THE CUSTOMER THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO BE CAUGHT UP IN AN ISSUE BETWEEN UNITED BMW ROSWELL, BMW NORTH AMERICA, LLC AND EXXON GAS STATION WHERE THE FUEL WAS PURCHASED. PERSONALLY, I JUST COULDN'T IMAGINE BMW ALLOWING THEIR VALUABLE CUSTOMERS TO GO THROUGH SUCH A CUMBERSOME AND TEDIOUS PROCESS TO GET THEIR VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY WITH A LITTLE OVER 46,000 MILE. *TR

I FEEL THIS SITUATION WARRANTS YOUR IMMEDIATE REVIEW FOR A POSSIBLE FORCED RECALL. MY 2008 BMW 335XI BEGAN HAVING SPORADIC PROBLEMS IN SEPTEMBER 2009. BECAUSE OF MY DISTANCE TO A DEALERSHIP AND LONG TIME BETWEEN PROBLEMS I DID NOT TAKE THE CAR TO A DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY. BY DECEMBER THE PROBLEMS BECAME MORE SEVERE AND FREQUENT. THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WOULD BECOME ILLUMINATED, THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE SUBSTANTIALLY LOWER POWER AND THE CAR WOULD STALL WITHOUT WARNING. I HAD FIRST TAKEN THE CAR TO A BMW DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR ON JAN 2, 2009 AND THEN AGAIN TO A BMW SERVICE CENTER 3 MORE TIMES. IN ALL 4 CASES THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT CLAIMED TO HAVE MADE A SOFTWARE ADJUSTMENT AND SAID THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. IN ALL 4 CASES THE PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXED. IT WAS NOT UNTIL THE 5TH TIME TAKEN TO A DEALER AND MY CALLING THE REGIONAL MANAGER AND THREATENING TO RETURN THE CAR THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS FINALLY REPLACED. BASED ON COMMENTS MADE BY TECHNICIANS I SUSPECT THAT BMW REALIZES IT HAS A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL PUMP AND THEY HAVE IMPLEMENTED A STALL POLICY ON REPLACING THE UNITS TO SPREAD OUT THE FINANCIAL IMPACT AND/OR HOPE THE PROBLEM EXTENDS BEYOND THE WARRANTY PERIOD. THE DANGER WITH THIS ACTION IS THAT IT PLACES THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS AT RISK AS THE CAR CAN STALL WITHOUT OUT WARNING SUCH AS IN AN INTERSECTION AS HAS HAPPENED TO ME ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. *TR

WHEN STARTING MY CAR THE ENGINE JERKED AND ALMOST STALLED ON START-UP. ALSO UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS CAR ACCELERATION IS SLUGGISH AND IS "JERKY" DURING BRAKING. THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING PROBLEM SINCE I TOOK DELIVERY IN OCTOBER 2007. FUEL PUMP AND FUEL INJECTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE. CAR IS IN THE SHOP ON AVERAGE OF ONCE EVERY 3 WEEKS! DEALER CONTINUES TO REPLACE PARTS BUT THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURS. PARTS SEEM TO BE DEFECTIVE! *TR

I BELIEVE YOU HAVE RECEIVED MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS. THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP ON THE N54 ENGINE IN MY 2008 335XI HAS GONE BAD TWICE IN THE PAST MONTH. I AM VERY TIRED OF THIS PROBLEM AND I HAVE NOT SEEN ANY EVIDENCE OF BMW DOING ANYTHING TO FIX THIS HAZARD TO THE OWNERS OF THESE CARS. THERE WILL BE LONG CRANKS STARTING THE CAR AND AFTER A FEW DAYS/WEEKS THE FUEL PUMP WILL FAIL. IT FAILS PRETTY OFTEN IT SEEMS. MY FIRST ONE FAILED AROUND 27,500 MILES AND MY SECOND ONE FAILED TODAY AT JUST UNDER 29,200 MILES A MONTH AFTER I REPLACED THE FIRST PUMP. I HAVE THE OLD PART IN MY GARAGE AND I'LL HAVE A SECOND ONE AS SOON AS I RECEIVE AND INSTALL MY NEXT PUMP. *TR

HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP (HPFP) FAILED AND THE CAR IMMEDIATELY LOST POWER. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER THE PUMP FAILED BECAUSE IT DOES NOT REACT WELL TO SULFUR IN THE GASOLINE. *TR

IN JULY OF 2009 THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP WENT OUT ON MY 2008 335I. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP AND WAS AWARE OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS PARTICULAR ENGINE. ON NOVEMBER 12TH THE FUEL PUMP WENT OUT AGAIN AND WAS REPLACED. BMW STATED THAT THEY HAVE EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FOR THE HP FUEL PUMP BUT COULD NOT GIVE A REASON TO THE DEFECT. ON NOVEMBER 30TH THREE FUEL INJECTORS AND 3 SPARK PLUGS WERE REPLACED. ON ALL 3 OCCASIONS CAR LOST POWER AND OR STARTED TO SPUTTER. ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON ALL 3 TIMES. I'VE LOST ALL CONFIDENCE IN THIS VEHICLE AND AM CURRENTLY STARTING A LEMON LAW CLAIM. *TR

THE CAR WENT INTO "LIMP" MODE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY AND HAD TO GO 35MPH THE REST OF THE WAY ON A 40MPH MINIMUM. THE DEALER SAID THAT IT WAS A FAULTY HIGH PERFORMANCE FUEL PUMP AND THAT IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS I COULD HAVE ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH WHILE MOVING TO THE SHOULDER AT 35MPH ON A FAST HIGHWAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW 335XI. THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP HAS FRACTURED THREE TIMES. THIS CONDITION CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO ENTER INTO LIMP MODE, AND SUBSEQUENTLY STOPS FUEL DELIVERY INTO THE ENGINE. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW 335I. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLS. THE RADIO AND INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS REMAIN FUNCTIONAL, BUT ALL THE OTHER COMPONENTS STOP WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THEY PLACED GASOLINE IN THE FUEL TANK AND THE VEHICLE STARTED IMMEDIATELY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD AT LEAST A QUARTER TANK OF GAS AND THAT THE LOW FUEL INDICATOR HAD NOT ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE HAS RECURRED AT LEAST FOUR TIMES SINCE THE REPAIR AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES. THE SECOND TIME SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER, THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED 70 MILES REMAINING IN THE FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO KEEP AS MUCH GASOLINE IN HER VEHICLE AS POSSIBLE. WHEN THE FAILURE RECURRED THE THIRD TIME, THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE RIGHT FUEL LEVEL SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR WAS REPLACED, THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE VEHICLE. DURING THE FOURTH VISIT TO THE DEALER, THEY REMOVED THE FUEL TANK AND FOUND THAT ONE OF THE FUEL LINES WAS PINCHED. THE DEALER RE-ATTACHED THE FUEL RETURN LINE. ONE MONTH LATER, THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN AND DISPLAYED THAT THERE WAS 94 MILES OF FUEL REMAINING IN THE VEHICLE. THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT PLACED GASOLINE IN THE VEHICLE AND DROVE TO THE DEALER. TESTS WERE PERFORMED ON THE RIGHT LEVEL SENDER, THE HARNESS WAS DISCONNECTED AT THE JBE SENSOR, WIRES WERE REPLACED, AND THE HARNESS WAS REASSEMBLED. THE DEALER TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND IT PERFORMED NORMALLY FOR THREE WEEKS. RECENTLY, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH. THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED 56 MILES REMAINING IN THE TANK. SHE PLACED FUEL IN THE VEHICLE, BUT THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,025 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14,425. UPDATED 06/09/09. *LJ UPDATED 06/10/09.*JB

I OWN A BMW 2008 335 XI AND HAVE HAD THREE FUEL PUMPS AND PISTONS CHANGED ON IT. THE TIME BEFORE TODAY, THE FUEL PUMP MALFUNCTIONED AND PISTONS NEEDED TO BE CHANGED BECAUSE GAS WAS BURNING AND SMOKE WAS COMING OUT OF THE RIGHT TAIL PIPE. TODAY IT WAS TOWED FOR THE FOURTH FUEL PUMP REPLACEMENT AND BURNING GAS SMOKE WAS SHOOTING OUT OF THE RIGHT TAIL PIPE WHILE DRIVING IN THE CITY. IN EVERY INSTANCE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION AND WILL STOP IMMEDIATELY. I HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE THAT THIS HAS OCCURRED IN THE CITY BECAUSE I FREQUENT THE NJ TURNPIKE AND AM FEARFUL IT WILL HAPPEN WHILE ON THE TURNPIKE. THERE ARE NUMEROUS PEOPLE HAVING THIS ISSUE AND BMW IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT THEY JUST REPLACE THE FUEL PUMPS WITH FAULTY FUEL PUMPS. PLEASE HELP ME ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM. I AM SCARE THE NEXT TIME THIS HAPPENS IT IS GOING TO CAUSE SERIOUS DAMAGE AND INJURIES (INCLUDING DEATH). *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON A THOROUGHFARE AND SUDDENLY THE WARNING LIGHT WENT OFF IN MY CAR AND THE POWER DECREASED. THE WARNING SAID "ENGINE MALFUNCTION--REDUCED POWER." THE CAR BASICALLY LOST POWER AND I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH NOT TO GET KILLED AS I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH CARS CAREENING AROUND ME AND ALMOST REAR ENDING ME. IT WAS TERRIFYING. I LOOKED UP THIS PROBLEM ONLINE AND FOUND THAT IT IS COMMON FOR THE 330 SERIES OF BMWS OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS. THIS PROBLEM IS DUE TO A SUCCESSION OF HIGH POWER FUEL PUMPS IN THE TWIN ENGINES. WHY HASN'T THIS PROBLEM BEEN ADDRESSED? DOES SOMEONE NEED TO DIE? I AM A WRECK AND DON'T THINK I CAN TRUST BMW. THEY KEEP PUTTING IN DIFFERENT PUMPS IN OTHER PEOPLES CARS FROM THE BOARDS, AND THEY STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR