Electrical System Problems of BMW 335

BMW 335 owners have reported 190 electrical system related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 15 most common electrical system problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's electrical system (147 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's wiring (15 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.


Recently reported Electrical System problems of BMW 335

The Electrical System problem

What happened: while driving, steering system malfunction warning appeared, power steering felt normal. Within 5 sec the hvac blower quit, a/c shut off, and “transmission not in park” flashed although shifter was untouched (in drive).   Read details...

The Wiring problem

Recall 17v-676: blower motor wiring was preformed several years ago. Today the wiring connection added during the recall work failed and the blower motor stopped working.   Read details...

The Battery Cable problem

My car was stationary and the electrical system would not respond. This has happened multiple times now. My key fob would not open the doors, no inside electronics on, ignition switch did not respond. This appears to be a common issue regarding the battery cable connector and the corresponding fuse   Read details...

The Alternator/generator/regulator problem

Blower motor recall: my car was taken in by BMW the beginning of February for the recall, or so I thought. The person I talked to in the service department alerted me that there was a recall and that my car was under it.   Read details...

The Starter problem

I bought a 2009 BMW 335i off of a friend of mine knowing that the car did indeed have few issues back in December of 2019. When I had received the car the back left strut was out. I replaced all of them including the brakes as well as preformed a simple service.   Read details...




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