Fuel Pump Problems of BMW 335 - part 1

High pressure fuel pump failing.

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BMW 335i 2008. Vehicle malfunction during highway cruising. Loss of engine power due to fuel pump failure. Possible cause for accident if not taken quickly in consideration. Driven the rest of the way under the speed limit at 60mphthe or less.

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The contact owns a 2007 BMW 335i. The contact stated that when starting the vehicle, the check engine warning light would illuminate on the instrument panel and the vehicle would attempt to shut off. The dealer diagnosed that the high pressure fuel pump needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer advised that the vehicle was not included in any recalls. The failure and current mileage was 56,000.

The contact owns a 2010 BMW 335i. The contact stated that while driving at speeds between 5 and 25 mph, the vehicle hesitated to accelerate and jerked when the accelerator pedal was applied. The vehicle was taken into an authorized dealer and they stated that the fuel pump needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the contact noticed that the vehicle was still experiencing the same failure. The vehicle was not repaired correctly. The failure mileage unknown and the current mileage was 13,000.

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High pressure fuel pump failing resulting in my vehicle to shut off and not start. I'm very afraid this could happen while passing a vehicle on the highway or while on a vacation trip with family.

I own a 2008 BMW 335xi. The fuel system seems to have problem. I was driving on freeway, and the engine looses power suddenly on the freeway, the rpm drops, and I have to press the gas pedal hard to get to a comfortable speed of 60mph, the car still doesnt drive at full regular power. I first complained 4 months ago, they said it's nothing. I complained again a month afterwards. The dealer said theres a high pressure fuel pump recall and kept the car with them for 1 week. 3 months afterwards, this week, I experienced the same power loss again on a smaller scale. I didn't pay much attention, I took the car to dealer for regular service, the delaer said it has a recall again for the same fuel system issue - high pressure fuel pump loss of pressure. My car is still with the dealer, I dont know if and when they could fix it. I don't see a second recall on this issue yet. And BMW did not send me a recall letter yet. I think all of Bmws twin turbo powered card should be immediately pulled off roads and checked and nfixed before theres any loss of lives or property. At this point clearly, BMW doesn't seem to have a fix for this. A NHTSA investigation in to this issue would be appreciated and alert the public about the issue. Until this is fixed, BMW's twin turbo powered cars should be put on "do not recommend" list as far as safety.

2009 BMW 335i with 11000 miles started to sputter while driving on the freeway and the yellow service engine and low power lights came on. Vehicle was drivable but with low power. Managed to limp into town and had car towed to BMW dealership. Problem diagnosed as high pressure fuel pump failure. Dealer replaced high pressure fuel pump and performed software update under warranty.

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Car suddenly lost power while accelerating and attempting to merge into traffic on interstate 5 n in irvine. Had to exit interstate and drive surface streets. Car continued to operate at greatly reduced power. Dealer replaced high pressure fuel pump under warranty.

It's an ongoing issue which BMW has failed to fix. I believe I have issues with my high pressure fuel pump. I have had the low pressure sensor replaced, and a software upgrade. Last night, the car had a rough idle, and the warning engine malfunction, reduced power was displayed. I drove home slowly. The car roughed idled. In addition, I called BMW assist to file the complaint. There was a voluntary recall, but I have not received any type of notification for my vehicle.

Driving on the highway at 65 mph resulted in sudden loss of power and need to pull off to the side of the road in a very dangerous setting. Fuel pump required replacement in a vehicle that was one year old. Approximately one year later the same problem occured while driving. "engine malfunction light" and complete loss of power while driving. Again high pressure fuel pump had to be repaired (car mileage ~ 28,000 miles).

Reduced power indicator illuminated on dash. Shut off and restarted engine. Check engine light then illuminated. At time of event, owner was 160 miles from residence. Vehicle continued to operate normally albeit with significantly limited power. Vehicle was taken to dealer the next morning and problem diagnosed as defective high pressure fuel pump. Part was replaced under warranty. Dealer said when fuel pump failed previously (on March 11, 2010) the replacement part was the predecessor part number.

High pressure fuel pump went out 2nd time in 8 months. Brand new car was leased in March 2010. First high pressure fuel pump went bad and was replaced in July. This causes a safety hazard while driving. Car shuts off and all electronics go dead including break system. I have already complained once about BMW 335xi 2010 model and there have been hundreds of online complains as well.

Was driving on public roads in traffic and the engine simply stalled out. I tried to start the car again. Difficult to start, but finally did. No power to engine and car simply bumped and sputtered along until the engine stalled again. I was still in traffic. Turns out it was caused by fuel pump failure. Fuel pump has been replaced.

Long crank, stuttering, engine dying at idle (or in traffic), check engine light/limp mode. BMW dealers don't know exactly how to fix it once and for all. They just keep replacing the high pressure fuel pump.

"engine failure" sign comes on my 2007 BMW 335xi and the engine power significantly cuts off. This has happened to me at least 3 times. The 1st and 2nd time it happened to me, I was driving on the freeway and suddenly, the sign comes on and I lost significant engine power, had to slow down and move over to the right lanes, as I had to drop my speed immediately from 70mph to 55 or lower. Then I pulled over, turned off the car and restarted the car. Sometimes that worked and my engine got full power, sometimes it doesn't and I have to drive with low engine power. The last time this happened to me, 3 days ago, I was in my subdivision and the same light came on, and I lost power. Luckily, it was only my sub, so I stopped the car and re-started the engine. For all the times this happened, I contacted BMW and I believe the did and drive update and replaced the high pressure fuel pump.

The contact owns a 2009 BMW 335xi. While the contact was driving approximately 55 mph, the engine completely stalled and the engine warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer where the contact was informed that the fuel pump would need to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 4,500. The VIN was unavailable.

High pressure fuel pump failure in 2007 BMW 335i convertible @ 36k miles. Car was purchased in April, 2010 with 32k miles.

2007 BMW 335i sedan purchased used from dealer with 51,000 miles. About one month later, fuel system failed on interstate causing vehicle to loose power in rush hour traffic with high risk of accident and injury. Car towed to dealer for analysis and replacement of fuel pump, kept for more than a week. One month later, the same problem occurred again. Dealer would not cover cost of repair but said the car was drivable. Drove car very minimal over last two months, now car will not accelerate to more than 50 mph and shudders dramatically. Researched recalls and complaints revealed a long history of consumer complaints describing my exact circumstances. Proceeding with very costly repair but apprehensive about result, safety and dependability of vehicle. Manufacturer should recall and replace fuel system in order avoid potentially fatal circumstances.

Driving along highway on right lane, coming along to a highspeed merge. Vehicle lost significant power, error message on dash displayed limp mode engine malfunction. I was not able to accelerate and caused a sever back up in highway to get on shoulder. BMW stated a software upgrade was needed to correct error. I received the car back within a week. Again I was driving when the same exact error stated above happened. This time at least I was in a somewhat low traveled area and had no problem pulling over. Tech at BMW said the fuel pump was at fault and many cars of my make and model have this problem, but no real solution to the fuel pump failures had been found by BMW.

My vehicle is 2007 model BMW 335i coupe. I was on the freeway 405 going approximately 70 miles per hour. Then suddenly an engine warning light "engine malfunction" sign comes up which lowers the rpm and the speed output of the engine to around 30~ 40. I have to quickly merge the vehicle from the inner lanes to the right going onto the curb since there was no curb on the inner lanes. After approximately 3 minutes as I slowly guided my vehicle to the side, the engine shuts off on its own with stuttering sound and engine cranking. I restarted the engine several times to no avail. I was extremely dangerous as the sudden slow down and engine shut off might happen when I am in the middle of the freeway and the cars behind or next to me might easily hit me with typical freeway speed of 70 mph. I called the two truck and had the vehicle towed to a BMW center. They inspected the vehicle and believed that the high pressure fuel pump is bad and will replace the fuel pump for me. It appears to be that this very same issue appeared quite often to a number of 335i or other BMW models using the same engine, in particular to the 07 and 08 models. More over, a lot of the car owners have the same issue happened to them even after their fuel pump replaced once or even twice. It seems like there is no absolute fix for such issue and it poses as a tremendous danger for BMW drivers with this specific engine since you cannot be certain when he problem will re-occur. Similar complains have been filed and the action can be referred here NHTSA action number: pe08032.

I own a 2009 BMW 335i which has the type n54 engine. I have owned this car since may 2009. I have had 2 high pressure fuel pumps replaced. The last malfunction just occurred as I was at highway speed 65mph + and the engine went into the limp home mode. Because of this mode the car had a drastic reduction of power, without any warning. I was lucky I was able to get to the right lane and limp to dealership with a top speed of 50mph. This was a dangerous situation to me and other drivers on highway. The n54 engine is a major issue for BMW, their own service advisors state that almost 60% of these engines have had fuel pump malfunctions, resulting in replacement.

2008 BMW 335xi: under moderate acceleration, car loses power and eventually stalls. Can sometimes be restarted, though it has completely failed as well. Can cause loss of control while driving vehicle. High-pressure fuel pump has been replaced twice and failure still occurs.

I have now experienced four failures of the high pressure fuel pump on my 2008 BMW 335i coupe in the past year. Three of these failures resulted in situations where power was lost while the vehicle was in heavy traffic that could have resulted in collisions from the rear. I all cases the car was behaving normally at speeds up to 70mph and then the engine would stop or go into limp mode allowing travel at less than 20mph. The fourth case resulted in the car not starting. In all four instances the BMW dealer stated the problem was the high pressure fuel pump. The pump has now been replaced twice and the engine software has been updated three times. The most recent instance occurred in late August and required that the vehicle be towed. That is the occurrence reported in the balance of the form. Previous failures were in June of 2010, August of 2009 and July of 2009. This is clearly a problem that could result in a very serious accident if it were to occur in close charters at high speed.

I bought a new 2008 BMW 335i convertible. At approximately 13,000 miles, 12 months after purchase, the high pressure fuel pump failed "engine malfunction-reduced power". The car began shaking when trying to start it. It took progressively longer to start the car. A brand new fuel pump was installed by BMW of dallas. 12 months later, the same problem recurred with similar symptoms. Roseville BMW kept the car for 1 week and updated the software claiming BMW authorized the safe release of the vehicle per their standards. The service personnel instructed me that there is really no fix for the car and numerous customers have come in for this issue, some with extremely unsafe presentations, such as the car suddenly losing power on the freeway while going 80 miles/hour in front of a big rig. He said that my problems are related to this safety compromise. I took the car home after roseville BMW deemed it safe. The next morning, I turned the car on and the car started shaking violently and the rpms would go to 3,000 back to 1,000 and back to 3,000 on its own. Then it began shaking excessively and the "engine malfunction reduced power" light came one. I called into roseville BMW, and the same service advisor called it unsafe to drive and had it towed in (within 16 hours of releasing it to me in "safe condition"). They are attempting to replace the fuel pump again but admit that this is not a fix because there is really no fix for this problem.

Long cranks to start up engine and misfires upon cold start up almost every day. Often gets cel but dealer denies warranty/recall work on high pressure fuel pump (hpfp hereon) because I didn't have exact code they are seeking for. They confirmed the symptom but "unless car breaks down on the road or get the exact code, they will not replace failed part". Basically saying they will not voluntarily resolve problem unless they are forced to. Hpfp failure on BMW n54 engine platform is already well known fact hence BMW put extended warranty on hpfp. But it's not a recall and many times dealer denies to replace although they confirm the symptom and possible danger associated with the failed parts on vehicles. All they did was updating the dme program that supposedly fix the problem but long crank still happens everyday.

The car's high pressure fuel pump failed on freeway on-ramp acceleration leading to a near rear-end collision by a following car. This failure was preceded by long-crank starting and engine racing on starting. The hpfp was replaced at 6,000 miles (10/09). At 12,000 miles the software was reprogrammed. (6/10) the dealer says it is replacing the hpfp again. This appears to be an ongoing problem with the BMW 335i engine starting with the 2007 models as reported on this website. According to a survey of 300+ owners nearly 50% have experienced this problem.

High pressure fuel pump failure.

1. 2008 BMW 335i sedan high fuel pump pressure problem. I almost had an accident. 2. It happened 3 times within a year. 3. The fuel pump was replaced.

1. Long cranks when starting the engine in the morning. . . 2. Engine malfunction message, every few days. . Loss power 3. BMW replace high pressure fuel pump.

I own a Jan. 2010 BMW 335i with 5,800 miles on it. While driving on a freeway, the warning system cam on and read that the engine was at reduced power but I could continue driving at a reduced speed. As I was reading the notice, the engine died and I had to glide over 5 lanes with no power to reach the side of the freeway. When the car was towed to a dealership and the problem explained, someone in the service department suspected it was the high injection fuel pump because they've had to replace others. That was the problem. So why isn't there a recall out on this? I was traveling 65 mph and could have been killed trying to get to the side of the freeway.

The car started normally but within a mile it began to shudder above ~2. 5k rpm. I got to my destination without further incidence. Later that day soon after leaving the parking lot the car died at a stop sign. Ses and other lights came on. I started it up and it immediately died again. This happened repeatedly until I found that if I gave it the right amount of gas and kept it under a certain rpm I could operate with very limited power. That combined with the fact it was largely downhill and not very far to my house allowed me to get home safely. I drove it to the dealership the next day (keeping it well under 2. 5k rpm to do so) and they replaced the high pressure fuel pump.

The contact owns a 2008 BMW 335i. While traveling at 60 mph, the vehicle began to vibrate abnormally. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the high pressure fuel pump was replaced, however the failure persisted. There were no further repairs. The failure mileage was 16,000 and the current mileage was 30,000.

Hi, I purchased a 2007 certified pre owned BMW 335i from weatherford BMW in berkeley, CA just one week ago. Since the purchase, I have had an engine malfunction, loss of power light come up over 10 times. It always comes up when I accelerate on the highway. It leads to a drastic reduction in power, vibration of the car, and causes me to go significantly below the speed limit. I am afraid the car is going to stall on me and that suddenly dropping the speed will result in an accident. It is particularly ridiculous that this was labeled a "certified" car when it started having problems the very next day. I took it to a dealership to get it repaired and they claim the high-pressure fuel pump needs to be replaced. Prior to taking it in, I noticed turning the car off and then on seemed to "reset" it and make the light go away. Still no peace of mind while driving on the highway. I am awaiting repair of the vehicle to see if the issue has been fixed, but reading other complaints on the internet has left me pessimistic that anything is going to be done about this.

Engine starts are preceded by long cranks, fluctuating rpms and shaking felt at the driver's seat. Car going 70mph, lost power upon acceleration on a busy highway driving back from work. "engine malfunction - reduced power" warning came on the dashboard, as well as the half engine light. Cars behind me frantically switched lanes to avoid collision. The warning message went away after I restarted car later, but kept showing up every time I drove. This happens without fail every time I drive. I've already made an appointment with the dealership to fix problem. This is, apparently, a well known failure. Bmwna has issued an extended warranty on the fuel pump system, but has not issued an official recall. This problem can potentially lead to serious injuries/collisions. Bmwna must issue an official recall soon.

Another high pressure fuel pump failure in my 2008 BMW 335i. This time it happened without any warning, just after picking up my children at pre-school, I pulled out onto a busy street which is difficult to get a whole in traffic. Stepped on the gas to pull out and speed up quickly to the flow of traffic (45 mph), the car starts to accelerate for about 2 seconds, then acts like I took my foot off the accelerator, goes into a limp mode, rpm drop to 4-500rpm and the car shakes and runs rough and will barely accelerate no matter how hard I push the gas pedal. The flow of traffic has to brake extremely hard to avoid rear ending me since there is no real shoulder or any time to even pull over, thank god I was not hit and everyone else in traffic managed to slow down quickly without incident - it would have been easy for this to have ended in a 40mph speed differential rear end collision with 2 small children in my car. I would like to feel confident that I can return my car for repair, but since this is the apparently repaired part already installed and that even the new repair part that will be put in my car has already failed many times according to the dealer, I feel that BMW is just putting me back in potentially the same dangerous position to happen again. My first fuel pump failed at 2000 miles, this one failed at 10000 miles, at this rate I will need 20 fuel pump replacements before the 100000 mile warranty runs out and potentially be in up to 20 accidents when this happens - please reopen this case and investigate BMW further before someone is seriously injured or killed!.