Five problems related to wiring have been reported for the 2008 BMW 335. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Went to replace an obviously burned out brand new xenon hid ballast. Confused about why it burned up(failure rate of 1 per 1,000 quoted by the manufacturer) I took off the back cover for the housing. To my surprise, the power cable's that plugs into the hid ballast insulation was completely gone. Bare. Wires. This is obviously an extreme fire and safety hazard. Curious if my other headlight wiring was the same way, I popped the back housing of it to inspect for another hazard. Lord and behold, it was exactly the same way. Not just the power supply insulation on the wires for the ballast was chipping, all of it was chipping. The drl, angel eye and turn maker wiring insulation was all. . Gone. Someone had recently discovered this issue beforehand as there was electrical tape & solder on some of the wires keeping them together. ---------------------------- this is a fire hazard! ----------------------------.
After almost a year, BMW is still not ready to �remedy� and provide a fix for safety recall 17v-676 (blower motor wiring).
Wiring harness recall warning was 10 months ago. Dealership says no part is in yet. Every nite I wonder if my car will catch fire n my garage. They need to fix or give a loaner or something to get this taken care of. This is the 3rd attempt to get a response from you guys who aren't mush better it would seem. Get something done soon, please.
Strong smell of burning electric wiring while driving. Turn off ac. Afterwards ac stopped working. Upon inspection, ac blower motor had burned wiring to the point that it was broken. Had to get blower motor and connector replaced. No visible smoke or flames. Strong smell of plastic/electronics burning when it happened. Wiring damage pretty bad. Vehicle was in motion in city street when it happened smell continued for several minutes even with windows open.
Head light wiring sheathing is deteriorating , it is flaking off causing wires to touch, it has caused an electrical short and fried my lighting ballast and blown headlight bulb.