Fuel Pump problems of the 2007 BMW 335 - part 2

2007 335i went suddenly into a limp mode while driving on a busy road. Car behind me almost rear-ended me due to the sudden slow down. I was able to control the car and drive into a parking lot. The car had to be towed to the dealership. The dealership told me my fuel pump had failed. They have promised to get it repaired in couple of days. My car just had 6000 miles and it is not even a year old. I saw on the internet that lot of people have had this problem since way back from 2006. If BMW was aware of this issue, why did they not fix this problem before selling the car?.

My cars high pressure fuel pump has failed (2 separate times) in high speed traffic, almost causing accidents. Car is a BMW 335i 2007.

April 2007 build BMW 335i coupe stalled in the middle of the road due to failure of high pressure fuel pump. After taking it to a BMW dealer, it was replaced and problem appears to have been solved in my car. However, I do believe that this issue is relatively common among 335i owners and is very much a safety issue. A car with this problem is prone to stall in the middle of driving and that could be a very dangerous scenario. In my case, BMW was very good about replacing the part. But I think for a lot of people, they may not know that this potential problem is lurking in their car. There have been a large number of owners on the BMW enthusiast forums who have experienced this problem.

2007 BMW 335i coupe : faulty high pressure fuel pump they changed my fuel pump to remanufactured fuel pump. They should change this to new one.

Fuel pump on 07 BMW 335 failed while making a left hand turn. Immediate loss of power almost caused an accident. Car towed to dealer. Waiting for parts. This has become a common problem with these cars.

Drove car normally - no extraordinary event leading up to issue. Car threw engine error and ran under forced 'limp' mode. Took to dealer - they had to replace the high pressure fuel pump.

Fuel pump completely failed; car undrivable, would start and then stall 5-10 seconds later. Initial stall occurred pulling out of a driveway onto a highway. BMW towed the car to closest dealership & diagnosed as high-pressure fuel pump failure. Pump replaced, car out of service for ~5 days during repair. Occurred with ~18k miles on vehicle. Multiple online reports of other 335i vehicles with identical problems - this requires a safety recall.

BMW 335 suffers from a faulty high pressure fuel pump which causes the car to stall in the middle of driving or exhibit loss of power. This can be fatal especially if on freeways, car stalls in middle of driving, and the driver behind collides at high speed. Please look into this issue and have BMW recall the faulty pumps and issue fixed versions.

I currently own a 2007 BMW 335i sedan that was purchased April 2007. A year later I went into the dealership for my first scheduled maintenance (oil change) and also reported to the service advisor that it took longer cranks or multiple cranks to start the engine. After some diagnostics ran on the engine, it was determined that the high-pressure fuel pump was failing and about to fail soon. The dealership decided to replace the failing pump. Fortunately I didn't have to experience with any dramatic or catastrophic events while operating the vehicle, though there were some other owners of the similar vehicle had experience near-accident situations. Nonetheless, the fuel pump showed signs of failing and I'm just happened to bring the car in time to replace it.

I have 5,500 miles on my brand new BMW 335i, and the fuel pump failed on me. Luckily, the failure occurred while my car was at my home, as opposed to on the road/freeway, which could have caused me to get into an accident. It's now been 5 days that my car has been at the dealership, and instead of immediately replacing the fuel pump under warranty, the corporation is requiring the dealership to run a bunch of tests on my car, and to basically get rid of the fault codes without replacing the fuel pump. This is a known issue with the 335s which BMW north America refuses to issue recalls for. . Read more...

The high pressure fuel pump on my '08 BMW 335i failed. I am reporting this because of the high incidence of failures of the fuel pump on this vehicle. No one was injured but if the pump had failed while driving it could have caused an accident.

Fuel pump failure.

The high pressure fuel pump malfunctioned while merging into traffic on a freeway on-ramp, resulting in a near rear- end collision as the vehicle suddenly slowed due to the malfunction. This is a well known defect in this vehicle for which production continued, knowing full well the potential for eventual malfunction, without disclosure to the purchaser.

Fuel pump replaced twice within a one year process.

High pressure fuel pump (hpfp) failed while driving my 2007 BMW 335i. Car shutting down while in the fast lane on the highway. Very dangerous and can cause rear end collisions!.

Rough idle with fluctuating rpm, long crank before engine turns over on ignition. At first it was once a month occurrence, soon it turned into once a week and became almost a sure-thing. Took it to a BMW deal who replaced a fuel pump. Now long crank and fluctuating rpm at idle is mostly gone but rarely happens again. Also, sidewall of front passenger side run-flat tire (rft) has a bubble even though the tire hasn't experience any shock (from potholes, etc).

Failed fuel pump, (twice now) once at 8,000 miles, and now again at 23,000 miles. I bought this vehicle new. It's a 2007 BMW 335i.

2007 BMW e92 335i had fuel pump replaced due to car going into limp mode. Car had fuel pump replaced. Driving on six-lane highway 101 north of san francisco, crowded highway, the car went into limp mode and stalled in the fast lane. Traffic from behind car almost rear-ended car three-times before I was able to frantically pull to a safety lane. I thought I was going to be killed in this situation and never in my driving career was as frightened as I was when my car put me in a very dangerous situation.

The contact owns a 2007 BMW 335i. While driving 55 mph, the vehicle sporadically failed without warning. The vehicle was able to restart immediately. On several occasions, the vehicle would shutter excessively while driving at any speed. He took the vehicle to the dealer, but they could not duplicate the failure or provide a remedy. The failure recurred so he took the vehicle back to the dealer. A technician stated that the fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump was the possible cause of the failure. The vehicle is currently being repaired. The failure mileage was 2,000 and current mileage was 15,000.

The high pressure fuel system on my 2007 BMW 335 failed at speed on the expressway causing me to lose power and be forced to pull onto the shoulder and call roadside assistance.

I had a 2007 BMW 335i sedan that experienced a bad fuel pump problem. I brought it in to be serviced but they stated they could do nothing about it until an error code was thrown. The car ran like complete garbage and would shake fervently while idling. Now, I have a 2008 BMW 335i and after about 4800 miles, 2 spark plugs and 2 ignition coils had to be replaced. I am absolutely fumid paying this much for a vehicle that has zero reliability. This car also shakes rather roughly at idle and makes me question the integrity of the manufacturer's fueling system.

The fuel pump fails and dies out.

Entering a freeway on ramp during a turn, the car's fuel system failed and caused the car to 'shutter' (same feeling as someone who does not know how to drive a stick shift). This caused the car to lose control and flip over after hitting a ditch. The car has already had two fuel pumps replaced and BMW knows about this problem. So far, BMW does not want to take responsibility for their inability to fix this known 335i problem. There are already 11 complaints (not including this one) regarding the issue on this website. BMW assist also failed in the crash as it did not contact BMW assist call center after the crash.

I just bought a BMW 335 in December 2006, less than 7,000 miles and while driving in the highway the malfunction engine light turned on. The car started to idle and there was almost complete loss of power. When I tried to take the car to service they initially refused to take the car because I had not made an appointment. Such an expensive car and its falling apart just a few miles after. Finally they look into the problem and it seems to be the high pressure gasoline pump. I've read online that several people have had this problem but still BMW refuses to acknowledge it.

Substantial power loss, many episodes (5 at least), BMW does not seem to be able to correct. High pressure fuel pump and injectors replaced twice. Problem still exists this has happened at 70mph, car bogged to 20mph. Barley got off freeway last two times .

Slow starting starving for gas always happens after the car has been off for overnight. This leads to the car going into limp mode that is dangerous on the road. A common issue with dbw new 335 engines, fuel pumps have been a major problem with many cars either not starting or going into limp mode. Replaced with the same pump that has failed in many cars from 2007 to now 2008 models.

While driving the car hesitation occurred out of nowhere, car started idling poorly and engine reduced power came on dashboard, limp mode, car shut off, tried to restart and it restarted after several attempts, engine warning light came on and car idled really bad wanting to shut off at every stop, took it for service at dealer and was diagnosed with a defective high pressure fuel pump, replaced under warranty. Car was 2 months old with only 2,300 miles on it.

2 fuel pump failures resulting in over one month without vehicle.

My new BMW 335i sedan started losing power and eventually vibrated to a halt. Fuel pump failure. Dealer had memo on dcs but failed to acknowledge so.

Experienced fuel pump failure on my 2007 BMW 335i and became a safety hazard to others driving behind me on my way to work. Started experiencing symptoms as recently as a month ago, such as long engine crank times, very rough idling upon startup, and occasional "limp mode" performance. In spite of all this, the dealership did not work on my car until I experienced a "service engine soon" (ses) warning light. The fuel pump progressively got worse where the engine would shudder when revving over 2000rpms, and the car perpetually remained in limp mode where it is not able to accelerate in a safe enough manner to drive on public roads and highways. I was finally able to bring my car in for warranty repair when the ses light came on at 7/25/07 on my 02/07 production vehicle. I was told that there is over a one month wait for a fuel pump replacement.

High rate of fuel pump failures for the 335i BMW, if occurs on the highway leads to very dangerous situations. BMW should be forced to issue a recall for safety concerns.

--1. Car started to idle rough when started from cold. Car would shake at traffic stops and often feel sluggish during acceleration. --2. High pressure fuel pump failed and car went into limp mode. Limp mode immediately shut down the car and could not be started again. This is a safety risk as car shuts down and could cause serious injury when traveling at high speeds. --3. After waiting 32 days, the high pressure fuel pump was replaced. BMW north America claimed national backorder on the part. BMW kept the failed fuel pump.

High pressure fuel pump failure.

High pressure fuel pump failure in BMW 335i coupe. 4 weeks to replace.

I purchased my BMW 335i from a costa mesa used car dealer. The problem with the high pressure fuel pump was disclosed to me at time of purchase. However this vehicle was at one time in its life, affected by this problem that so many other 335i owners are facing. While I didn't provide the VIN number, the car was manufactured in September 2006. The original owner of this car brought the car into a CA BMW dealership and it was ultimately bought back by the dealership, repaired, sent to an auction, where it was purchased by the used car dealership that I purchased it from in April 2008. At the time of purchase the vehicle had 4000 miles, so this problem occurred rather quickly.