Car Stall Problems of BMW 3 Series

BMW 3 Series owners have reported 9 problems related to car stall (under the engine and engine cooling category). The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Car Stall problem of the 2003 BMW 3 Series

Failure Date: 02/24/2018

2003 BMW 325i low fuel stall.

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2 Car Stall problem of the 2012 BMW 3 Series

Failure Date: 08/06/2016

August 6, 2016 - car stalled at about 50mph, just when about to go uphill. I wasn't able to make it to the shoulder leaving the car blocking traffic with my wife and daughter in it. Once it stops, it puts itself in park, making it impossible to push aside. We created a traffic jam and police barricaded while we were trying to move the car. Eventually, in about 30 mins, the car turns on. Happened after an hour of highway driving. Car seemed fine after that. August 17, 2016 - on another long trip, the car stalled on the highway. Would crank but not turn on. Almost exhausted the battery. Called a tow truck but by the time it got there, after about an hour, the car restarted. Had my odb-ii scanner with me and got code used my obdii reader and got code p142e - pressure too low in high-pressure system, which is consistent with not starting and the and the fuel system malfunction message. I took the car to autogermana service center, that same day. September 22, 2016 - stalled on a main road, with my daughter, on the way to the pediatrician. I was able to maneuver to the right lane and park on a gas station. Ambient temp was 94f. Waited about 30mins and the car re-started. The dealeship would not acknowledge a fuel system problem because they could not replicate the failure. Sent email to BMW customer relations but they referred me back to the dealership.

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3 Car Stall problem of the 2010 BMW 3 Series

Failure Date: 09/22/2015

Tl- the contact owns a 2011 BMW 3 Series (na). The contact stated that while driving at 5 mph in about 4 inches of water when the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the engine had hydro locked due to water getting into the engine. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 75,000. Wh ## VIN passed ## BMW 335d 2011 (n/a) ##.

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4 Car Stall problem of the 2012 BMW 3 Series

Failure Date: 07/23/2015

Vanos bolt failure. 4 vanos bolt broken. Car stalled while driving. The car was driving on a city street while turning. No power at all. It is a 2011 328i.

5 Car Stall problem of the 2010 BMW 3 Series

Failure Date: 01/13/2015

I was driving on the highway 295 around 67 mph. While I was on the highway about 10 minutes I felt a loss of speed about five times. It feel like I let go the gas padel, but I never did. And suddenly the car stalled while I was on 67 mph. I try to pulled to the right side lane of the highway. I try to start the car back up but it won't start. I keep tryin for about ten times and it about half an hour went by it start back up again.

6 Car Stall problem of the 2007 BMW 3 Series

Failure Date: 05/14/2014

I was driving on the palmetto express way and the car suddenly stall I was doing about 50 miles/hour,antifreeze was coming out of the overkill tank,this is the third time it happen and always on the highway,which is very danger.

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7 Car Stall problem of the 2007 BMW 3 Series

Failure Date: 01/06/2013

My wife was departing a traffic circle on base here in germany. She accelerated to 35 mph and experienced stalled acceleration as she was traveling down the main road. My wife was stepping on the gas and the car appeared not to be running. She attempted to get the vehicle off to the side of the road as it rolled to a stop. She was stuck in the right hand turn lane on a two lane road and waited for security forces patrolman that stopped and helped push the car out of traffic.

8 Car Stall problem of the 2007 BMW 3 Series

Failure Date: 04/03/2012

My wife was driving in the left center lane of interstate 384 in manchester CT. The car stalled and she was hit from behind by 3 other vehicles. She suffered back and neck injuries. This is related to the recent recall of Bmws for a faulty battery cable. BMW would not acknowledge anything was wrong with the car. We traded the car in because we did not feel it was safe or reliable.

9 Car Stall problem of the 2008 BMW 3 Series

Failure Date: 01/23/2011

2008 BMW 328i stalls while driving. Once stalled under power as I was making a left turn across traffic - dealer said no code was thrown so they were unable to address. The other stalls have not during slowdown period, not as critical but they come with no warning whatsoever which is dangerous! no accident from it yet but I no longer feel safe driving this car. First occurrence in 2010, two more recently Dec 2010 & Jan 2011.

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