2008 BMW 3 Series Fuel System

ON SUNDAY MAY 10, 2009, I WAS DRIVING MY BMW 335 WHEN I EXPERIENCED THE CAR SHAKING AND BREAKING DOWN. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE BMW DEALERSHIP TO BE NOTIFIED THAT THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILED AND IT WAS BECAUSE I USED 15% ETHANOL GAS. THIS IS ABSURD AS I HAVE BEEN USING THE GAS RECOMMENDED BY BMW AND I HAVE ALL THE RECEIPTS TO PROVE IT, ALL GAS IN NEW YORK STATE CONTAINS THE LEGAL 10% ETHANOL SO I DON'T SEE HOW ANY CONSUMER COULD KNOW IF THE ETHANOL PERCENTAGE IS HIGHER THAN WHAT THEY ARE PUTTING IN. THE HPFP IS A HUGE PROBLEM IN MANY 335 MODELS AND BMW HAS EVEN ISSUED A RECALL OVER IT IN THE PAST, THE PROBLEM IS STILL NOT FIXED. THIS IS A FAULT IN THE FUEL PUMP AND BMW IS ATTEMPTING TO PIN IT ON BAD GAS AND TRYING TO DENY WARRANTY COVERAGE. *TR

HAVE HAD FUEL PUMP FAILURE FOUR TIMES THIS MONTH NUMEROUS OTHER PROBLEMS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW 335I. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH ON AN INCLINE, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED LIT UNTIL THE ENGINE TURNED OFF. THE ENGINE STALLED UNEXPECTEDLY AND THEN RESTARTED TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE CONTACT REACHED HER DESTINATION. THE ENGINE FAILED TO RESTART AFTER THE FINAL OCCURRENCE. ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP CONTRIBUTED TO THE FAILURE. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,400 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13,600. UPDATED 05/14/09. *LJ UPDATED 05/14/09.*JB

MY 2009 BMW 335I EXPERIENCED A HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. THIS FAILURE CAUSED MY VEHICLE TO STALL AND BECOME INOPERABLE IN TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE PUSHED OUT OF THE INTERSECTION AND REQUIRED A TOW TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER. HPFP FAILURES ARE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE BMW N54 ENGINE AND HAVE BEEN A RECURRING PROBLEM SINCE THE ENGINE WAS FIRST INTRODUCED IN 2006 AND STILL PLAGUES VEHICLES CURRENTLY MANUFACTURED. SOME PEOPLE HAVE HAD THEIR FUEL PUMPS REPLACED 3 OR MORE TIMES. THE FAILURE MODE OF THIS COMPONENT CREATES A SAFETY HAZARD FOR THE DRIVER. WHILE BMW HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FOR THIS COMPONENT THEY HAVE NOT ADDRESSED THE ROOT CAUSE AND THE SAFETY ISSUES STILL REMAIN. NOTE: THE VEHICLE SELECTOR DID NOT HAVE THE 335I AS AN AVAILABLE MODEL FOR MODEL YEAR 2009. I SELECTED 2008 SO THAT THE VEHICLE MODEL WOULD BE CORRECT. *TR

BMW 335I 2008 HPFP FAILED. 2ND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME. *TR

2008 BMW 335I SEDAN. HPFP (HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP) FAILED AT 11,000 MILES-CAR GOES INTO LIMP MODE (HALF POWER). HPFP REPLACED AT DEALER. NEW PUMP FAILED AT 13,000-ALSO REPLACED. NOW AT 15,000 MILES, CAR IS EXPERIENCING LONG CRANKS AGAIN (SYMPTOMS OF PUMP FAILURE) AGAIN. *TR

HPFP FAILURE ONCE ON 10/16/08 AND AGAIN ON 09/30/09. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 BMW 335I CONVERTIBLE. ON TWO OCCASIONS, THE FUEL PUMP HAS MALFUNCTIONED COMING OFF OF THE FREEWAY IN LOS ANGELES, RESULTING IN COMPLETE LACK OF POWER. THIS HAS PUT ME AND MY FAMILY'S LIFE IN DANGER. I HAVE READ COUNTLESS OTHER REPORTS OF THIS OCCURRING. PLEASE MAKE BMW ISSUE A RECALL, ASAP BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED. *TR

AT AROUND 2000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER, THE CAR BEGAN HAVING LONG CRANK TIMES. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM AS A HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

1. USED REGULAR UNLEADED AS ATLANTA WAS OUT OF PREMIUM 2. DROVE VEHICLE ABOUT 20 MILES 3. ATTEMPTED TO START VEHICLE, ENGINE WOULD VIOLENT SHAKE THEN DIE, ENGINE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR WOULD APPEAR 4. DEALER REPLACED HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP. *TR