Other Fuel System Pump problems of the 2011 BMW 335

Tl-the contact owns a 2011 BMW 335i. The contact stated that while wating at a red light, the vehicle stalled. Thecheck engine warning indicator illuminatinated and the message board stated " vehicle operating at reduced power level ". The contact pulled to the side of the road and restarted. The contact also stated that this was the third time the failure occurred. The vehicle was driven to an independent mechanic, they determined that high pressure fuel pump failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for a diagnostic. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 42,000. Bp.

My vehicle has been diagnosed with a bad high pressure fuel pump. After doing research online I found that BMW had a recall for engines n54. I'm having the same exact issue as the n54, my engine is the n55. My car is not usable and BMW does not want to acknowledge this is on my n55 engine. BMW clearly acknowledges that the manufacturing of these high pressure pumps were bad they should have a recall done for the n55. What I am looking is for BMW to cover this issue.

Long crank times to start the engine. Had it diagnosed by an mechanic who determined the high pressure fuel pump was failing. He also was able to determine that this particular problem existed in years 2007,2008,2009, and 2010. He was sure BMW would replace the pump since those years had been granted an extension on that part to 10 years and 100,000 miles. When I took the car to the BMW dealer I was informed that my car was "too new" and would not be included in the warranty extension. I pointed out that was clearly the same issue as the previous four years, but they said no. I contacted BMW north America, and discussed the matter with them to no avail. I had the faulty pump replaced out of my own funds. I filed a complaint with the bureau of automotive repair in California, who did an investigation on the complaint, but closed the matter out. They suggested I file a complaint with your department in hopes that eventually 2011 models will be included in the warranty extension and I could get some sort of refund on the known faulty pump. The car was stationary while long crank times were noted. Replacing the high pressure fuel pump has solved the problem.

The high pressure fuel pump fails without warning. The fuel pump on previous n54 engine were recalled. The fuel pump was not changed for the newer n55 engine and they are continuing to fail.

Vehicle has been experienced cold start issue since about a year ago, it cranks and start up fine however the engine rpm will drop and struggle to stay at idle, engine eventually will stall within 2-3 seconds. Last week while waiting at a traffic light on a local street, the engine stall on its own, check engine light came on but went away after a minute, I managed to restart and drove to destination. This was the first experience of stalling during normal driving and first incident which the check engine light comes on. Brought a car to a independent BMW technician and fault code was indicating high pressure fuel pump was the source of stalling.

Warning light "engine malfunction"" engine operating at reduced output "happens randomly at different speeds , apparently due to a known BMW issue with the fuel pump on various models.

I'm having the exact same issue the 2007-2010 BMW 335i's were having with the fuel pump. Reduced engine power error message on navigation screen.

The contact owns a 2011 BMW 335i. While driving various speeds and accelerating, the speed decreased and the message "engine pressure reduction" appeared. In addition, while driving 40 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was taken to niello BMW in elk grove, California where the high pressure fuel pump was replaced along with the asa bolts. In regards to the vehicle stalling, the coolant pump and the water pump were replaced. Furthermore, the dealer found a leak in the seal of the radiator and diagnosed that it needed to be replaced. The manufacturer stated that the VIN was not included in the recalls related to the failures. The failure mileage was approximately 50,000.

I ordered a brand new 2011 BMW 335i xdrive and it was delivered on April 19, 2010. The 2011 model year came out early. On Feb 20, 2012 I had a difficult time starting the engine after sitting overnight. . . It would take too long to start, cranking for a long time. Brought it to BMW in warwick ri and they ran short tests and found nothing wrong. Another time I would smell a strong odor of gasoline and I was not by any gas stations or other cars. Brought it to the same service center and they could not find anything wrong. Another time my car stalled out unexpectedly, but was able to start it again. This week on may 21st 2015 dropped the car off to have another tire replaced because I hit a pothole (8 tires replaced in 34,500 files, 4 replacement tires due to potholes). I also complained about the car taking too long to crank over 1st time in the morning. They kept the car overnight and their technician had the same starting problem that I experienced and they ran a diagnostic. They said the high pressure fuel pump and the fuel rail pressure sensor had to be replaced. The service advisor said it was a two-part repair. He said BMW would cover the $885 high pressure fuel pump but I would have to pay for the fuel rail pressure sensor which was $391. If this takes two parts to repair, then why isn't BMW paying for both parts? I called BMW headquarters in woodcliff lake NJ for a resolution but I was told I would have two wait up to 5 business days for an answer. I found many BMW blogs online complaining about high pressure fuel pump failures and repeated failures after the high pressure fuel pump was replaced. My car has less then 35,000 miles on it. The 2011 BMW 335i xdrive with the n55 engine should be included in the previous recall since they use the same high pressure fuel pump as previous year models that were recalled and BMW should pay for the full repair.