Bmw 535I fuel problems
100 complaint narratives mention fuel terms.
Key facts
488 owner complaints analyzed
12 distinct recall campaigns
68,440 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1986 to 2017 model years. Data snapshot: . 338 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Fuel system concerns evidence
100 of 488 complaints match this topic (20.5%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10476615 · 2012-09-20 (September 20, 2012)
THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. THE VEHICLE INFORMATION SYSTEM SAID THE FUEL PUMP WAS MALFUNCTIONING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THE FUEL PUMP FAILED. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 59,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10476615 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10594414 · 2014-05-27 (May 27, 2014)
WE WERE STOPPED AND WAITING AT A RED LIGHT THEN PRESSED ACCELERATOR WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN. THE CAR STARTS MOVING THEN SUDDENLY LOSES ALL POWER WITHIN SECONDS WHILE ENTERING A VERY BUSY FREEWAY ONRAMP. AFTER LOSING POWER AND CAR IS DEAD, A WARNING MESSAGE APPEARS. WARNING SAYS CAR IS "OVERHEATED AND TO STOP, DANGER OF BURNS WITH HOT WATER PUMP." CAR HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN FOR 2 HOURS PRIOR TO INCIDENT. THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING BEFORE LOSING ALL POWER AND CONTROL OF THE CAR. HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER REPLACED THE WATER PUM…
Owner-reported narrative. 43,750 miles reported. Look up ODI 10594414 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10606648 · 2014-06-28 (June 28, 2014)
DURING HIGHWAY TRAVELING UPON ACCELERATION TO CHANGE LANES THE CAR BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND STALL. A ENGINE MALFUNCTION LIGHT CAME/REDUCED POWER. I HAD TO DRIVE THE CAR ABOUT 45 MPH BECAUSE IT BEGAN TO SHAKE AS IF IT WAS GOING TO CUT OFF. DEALERSHIP ADVISED THAT IS WAS NOT THE HPFP (HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP). I WAS TOLD THAT ALL SIX FUEL INJECTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS CAR CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE OF ITS UNRELIABILITY! *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 98,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10606648 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10882111 · 2016-07-01 (July 1, 2016)
WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. I NOTICED ON COMPUTER SCREEN ENGINE MALFUNCTION-REDUCED POWER. SO, I MANUVERED TO GET TO OUTSIDE SHOULDER LANE, AND STOPPED THE VEHICLE.IT WAS SPUTTERING AT THE TIME, AND I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES. AND THEN STARTED IT AGAIN AND THE PROBLEM HAD CLEARED ITSELF, SO I PROCEEDED TO MY HOME. WHEN I GOT HOME, I CHECKED ON THE COMPUTER FOR ONLINE INFORMATION, AND SAW A RECALL NOTICE FOR THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE OF HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILURE, SA…
Owner-reported narrative. 46,489 miles reported. Look up ODI 10882111 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10919911 · 2016-10-28 (October 28, 2016)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW 535I. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE FUEL PUMP FAILED AND THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH OF THE VEHICLE'S FUEL PUMPS WERE REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SAME DEALER AND THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AGAIN DUE TO A DEFECTIVE MANUFACTURER'S PART. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UP…
Owner-reported narrative. 60,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10919911 at NHTSA ↗