Table 1 shows one common wheel related problems of the 2007 BMW 335.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Wheel problems |
Rear passenger wheel, cracked again, less than a year before I had to purchase a new wheel due to cracks causing it to shimmy. A year later BMW tells me the same wheel is cracked again causing the car to shimmy. Wheels cost $500. + per wheel. As a result I replaced all the wheels with a set of new american racing wheels, and shimmy has gone. There is a problem with these wheels, I have a four door sedan, not sports package, just standard wheel.
The wheels were checked due to several instances of tire pressure loss. It was discovered that 3 of 4 rims have cracks that are causing the tires to lose pressure. Upon doing some research, it is apparent that this defect has affected many BMW owners with run flat tires.
BMW 3 series and also other series with run flat tires have an issue that with an average bump like a manhole cover the wheel will crack. I have replaced 3 so far on my 2007 335i at my cost. After research I have seen that this is a common issue and that everyone has had the same experience with BMW denying it was the wheel. The car has 45,000+/- miles on it. When brought in due to rapid air loss BMW states it was the driving conditions not their wheel. I drive on mostly highway roads and secondary roads to my house. I have never hit any kind of pothole or curb that would cause an alloy rim to be cracked. In all 3 instances, the crack is exactly the same and the replacement for this damage is in excess of $500 for the rim. In two of the instances, I had to get a new run flat tire as well at a cost of $400 a piece. All three of these problems have occurred over the past 5 months!!.