Bmw 135I problems and owner complaints

FUEL PUMP WAS PART OF EARLIER RECALL. THE REPLACE FUEL PUMP WAS GIVEN A 10 YEAR EXTENDED BMW WARRANTY. THIS NEW REPLACED JUST FAILED AND BMW SAID THE WARRANTY WAS ONLY EXTENDED FROM THE YEAR THE VEHICLE WAS MADE AND NOT THE ACTUAL REPLACE NEW FUEL PUMP. A COMPLETE DECEPTIVE MARKETING BY BMW'. I WAS TOLD THE NEW FUEL PUMP WOULD HAVE A 10 YEAR WARRANTY. BUT THAT WAS NOT THE CASE. THE NEW REPLACED FUEL PUMP STOPPED IN TRAFFIC CAUSING SERIOUS ISSUES. LUCKILY NO ACCIDENT.

Owner-reported narrative. 74,646 miles reported. Look up ODI 11058500 at NHTSA ↗

I WAS GOING APPROX. 65MPH IN 5TH GEAR IN MY 2008 BMW 135I COUPE WHEN THE CAR STUTTERED AND I GOT A SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT. BROUGHT MY CAR TO BMW SERVICE AND MY SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME THAT I HAVE AN ISSUE WITH MY FUEL PUMP AND IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR ONLY HAS AROUND 5000 MILES ON IT. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 5,800 miles reported. Look up ODI 10247921 at NHTSA ↗

HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP ( HPFP ) FAILED. DRIVING MY '08 BMW 135I THE CAR STARTED RUNNING ROUGH. THE NEXT DAY IT STALLED ON A ROAD AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO A BMW DEALER WHO REPLACED THE HPFP. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 7,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10296958 at NHTSA ↗

VEHICLE IS A BMW 135I, MODEL YEAR 2008, CONVERTIBLE. CAR SUFFERS SUDDEN AND COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER AT HIGH SPEED AND OFTEN DURING HIGH-TRAFFIC, RUSH- HOUR SPEEDS ON MODERATE INCLINE SOMETIMES WITH MINIMAL SAFE SHOULDER AND MEDIAN. THIS THE 6TH INCIDENT OVER THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF. BMW OF SAN DIEGO REPLACED FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR AND MULTIPLE HIGH-PRESSURE FUEL PUMPS. WE HAVE BARELY AVOIDED MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS. WE ARE SCARED TO DRIVE OUR CAR. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 24,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10353641 at NHTSA ↗

AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON ALL THE TIME. POSSIBLE LOOSE CONTACT PIN TENSION FOR LEFT SIDE AIRBAG CIRCUIT. DRIVERS SEAT AIRBAG CONTACTS ON WIRING HARNESS SIDE HAD TO BE REPLACED.

Owner-reported narrative. 44,100 miles reported. Look up ODI 10789829 at NHTSA ↗

TAKATA RECALL BMW HAS STONEWALLED ME! THEY SAY I CAN HAVE A LOANER. WONDERFUL, EXCEPT IT'S NOT A BMW SINCE ALL LATE MODEL BMWS HAVE BEEN RECALLED. I CAN'T SELL MY CAR BECAUSE NO ONE WOULD WANT IT PENDING A RECALL THAT HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED BY BMW OR TAKATA. WHEN I INQUIRED ABOUT THE RECALL LOANER AGREEMENT, I WAS TOLD I WOULD NEED TO SIGN AN AGREEMENT FOR A 2-3 YEAR RENTAL AND NOT DRIVE MY CAR EXCEPT FOR A WEEKLY STARTUP AND BACK AND FORTH IN THE DRIVEWAY TO BE SURE THE BATTERY WAS GOOD. I AM NOW LOOKING INTO A CLASS ACTION SUIT. I…

Owner-reported narrative. 67,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10871091 at NHTSA ↗

THERE IS NO MODEL OPTION FOR A 335I OR 335 XI FOR 2009. THIS NEEDS TO BE CHANGED. THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER ON HIGHWAY. I WAS SURROUNDED BY OTHER VEHICLES INCLUDING TRUCKS DOING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH. I CAME CLOSE TO GETTING REAR ENDED WHEN MY CAR SUDDENLY SLOWED WITHOUT ANY BRAKE LIGHTS AND I COULD NOT GO FASTER THEN 40 MPH. THIS IS THE THIRD FAILURE OF THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP, (HPFP) ON THIS 2009 BMW 335I. THE DEALER REPLACED THE HPFP AGAIN BUT EXPECTS THE FAILURES TO CONTINUE AS BMW HAS NOT PROVIDED ANY RESOLUTION FOR THE…

Owner-reported narrative. 27,056 miles reported. Look up ODI 10301840 at NHTSA ↗

VEHICLES AFFECTED: BMW 135I, 335I, 535I...ANY BMW USING THE N54 ENGINE WILL HAVE A PART CALLED THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP. MINE HAS FAILED ON ME TWICE, THE FIRST TIME THE PUMP FAILED I WAS STATIONARY. SECOND TIME THE PUMP FAILED I WAS DRIVING AT 60KM/H AND TRIED TO ACCELERATE TO OVERTAKE...THE PUMP FAILED AND VEHICLE HAD SHUT OFF AND INSTANT LOSS OF POWER CAUSING CARS TO RAPIDLY BRAKE. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE AND CAN BE DANGEROUS IF THE PROBLEM HAPPENS RANDOMLY AND UNEXPECTED. BMW HAS TRIED TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE BY ISSUING NEW PARTS...I HAVE O…

Owner-reported narrative. 10,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10323014 at NHTSA ↗

WHEN MOVING SLOWLY AND THEN RAPIDLY ACCELERATING, SUCH AS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN ONTO A BUSY ROAD, THE CAR SEEMS TO SHUT OFF THE FUEL FOR A SOLID 2 SECONDS, SO THE CAR ACTUALLY SLOWS RATHER THAN SPEEDS UP. THE DRIVER, WHEN TRYING TO TURN IN TRAFFIC, WILL PANIC AND PRESS HARDER ON THE GAS AND NOTHING WILL HAPPEN UNTIL THE 2 SECONDS IS OVER, AND THEN THE CAR SUDDENLY TAKES OFF INTO TRAFFIC. THIS HAPPENS CONSISTENTLY AND IS DANGEROUS WHEN TRYING TO MERGE IN TRAFFIC. BMW HAS ATTEMPTED TO FIX IT UNSUCCESSFULLY AND NOW SAYS IT IS "NORMAL FUNCTIONA…

Owner-reported narrative. 21,184 miles reported. Look up ODI 10551409 at NHTSA ↗

VEHICLE WILL "JOLT" FORWARD. THIS ISSUE HAS HAPPENED TO ME OVER 100 TIMES. THE ISSUE IS BEST DESCRIBED LIKE THIS. I WILL DRIVE THROUGH A FAST FOOD DRIVE-THRU LINE AND THERE WILL BE 1 OTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. I WILL PULL UP AND BRAKE TO A COMPLETE STOP TO ORDER. THE OTHER VEHICLE IS AT THE RESTAURANT WINDOW PAYING SO THAT CAR IS ONLY ABOUT 20 FEET IN FRONT OF ME. SINCE THE GAP BETWEEN ME AND THE OTHER CAR ARE SO CLOSE I WILL NOT GIVE MY VEHICLE ANY GAS, I WILL ONLY LIFT MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND MOVE FORWARD AT IDLE SPEEDS. ONCE I REACH THE…

Owner-reported narrative. 30,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10700986 at NHTSA ↗

FROM THE TIME OF OWNERSHIP (MARCH 16, 2012) TO NOW, THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF DURING OPERATION WHILE IN IDLE RPM SPEED. THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH A SIX-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION. WHETHER THE CLUTCH IS FULLY PRESSED IN AND IN-GEAR, OR THE VEHICLE IS OUT-OF-GEAR, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY FOR THE IDLE RPMS DROPPING AND THE ENGINE SHUTTING OFF. THIS MOSTLY OCCURS WHILE STOPPING FOR A RED LIGHT, STOPPING FOR A STOP SIGN, OR IN STOP-AND-GO TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY. FOR EXAMPLE, THE VEHICLE IS APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AT 25MPH. THE CLUTCH IS FULLY PRESSED I…

Owner-reported narrative. 600 miles reported. Look up ODI 10550616 at NHTSA ↗

WHEN DRIVING IN TRAFFIC THE BMW 135I DCT TRANSMISSION WILL STALL WHEN COMING TO A STOP. THIS RESULTS IN A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. SOMETIMES BEFORE THE CAR STALLS, THE ENGINE WILL REV WITHOUT DRIVER INPUT TO 2500 RPM AND DROP THE CLUTCH WHICH RESULTS IN A RAPID ACCELERATION IF YOUR FOOT IS NOT ON THE BRAKE THIS CAN BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I HAVE ALMOST CRASHED THE CAR MANY TIMES AS A RESULT OF THIS. BMW ISSUED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN TO DEALERS THAT CAN BE FOUND IF YOU GOOGLE THE ISSUE, BUT THERE IS NO KNOWN REMEDY. THE CAR HAS BEEN IN AN…

Owner-reported narrative. 28,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10576352 at NHTSA ↗