Other Fuel System Pump problems of the 2009 BMW 535

Vehicle was operating on public highway at 40 mph in forward gear. Electronic fuel pump stopped causing immediate engine power failure and loss of forward movement control. It was snowing and there was no shoulder. No safe lane or other area to coast immediately inoperable vehicle into. Heavy traffic repeatedly nearly collided. No way to secure immediate safe removal of inoperable vehicle off roadway. Emergency flashers quit after 30 minutes. Wrecker too 2. 5 hours to arrive, while drive was forced to choose between unsheltered freezing snow and ice, and remaining in vulnerable vehicle for tow truck to arrive. Vehicle displayed "fuel pump failure" on diagnostic lcd screen in vehicle. Three hours later, vehicle started up and ran without incident, after sitting. Problem has occurred three times over the past fife years, and occurs without warning while engine is running.

At least once or twice a week my vehicle all of a sudden lose power the engine malfunction light come dash. Then on the idrive system it always say "fuel pump" problem. This problem occurs unexpected and has put me in dangerous situation on the highway. I pull over to the shoulder and put the flashers on. After about ten minutes the flashers go off and the car is able to drive again. Lastly, the problem always happen unexpected regardless on city street or highway. I can be traveling at 25 to 75mph and it just randomly happens. Many occasions I do not feel comfortable traveling in the far left lane. Due to moving to the left shoulder and cars traveling at a higher rate of speed.

Fuel pump failures, car shut down while driving on the highway (numerous times) lost power steering while going over 60 mph. Cost over $10,000 to make repairs on the vehicle because BMW said it is no longer under warranty.

The car shuts off unexpectedly when it's being used because of the fuel pump. I think it's unfair that the 2008 models got recalls up to 10 yrs and 120,000 miles. I feel like the 2009 BMW xi was missing from this recall. The same high pressure fuel pump was the problem for the recall. I'm both close to reaching my 120,000 miles or the 10 yr mark so it would be amazing to see something being done about this soon.

Fuel pump error while driving and the car shuts down, we lose power steering and have done so on the highway, and city numerous times.

Stopped in traffic at a red light after approximately 15 minutes of driving. The light turned green and upon acceleration, the engine stopped in the middle of the intersection. The "fuel pump" warning came up on my screen. The vehicle would not start. The vehicle was towed to the repair shop where it did not exhibit any problems, according to the mechanic the vehicle ran fine. Nonetheless, the fuel pump was replaced. Drove the car for two days before it broke down again. Same scenario, stopped at a stop sign, proceeded to accelerate and the engine stopped. Vehicle had to be towed to the repair shop for the second time in three days. Awaiting to see if a new hpfp will resolve the issue.

My 2009 BMW 535i xdrive has been owned by me for 6 years. It has less than 90,000 miles on it. Since I became owner, it had 2 fuel pump failures, one water pump failure, and now fuel injector failure. When its fuel injectors failed on 10/27/17, the car's engine started shaking right after I turned it on. The car was parked overnight and I proceeded on the side street at 10 miles an hour speed towards work in the morning. Car then lost power and would not accelerate. Very dark, dense, black smoke was coming out of the tail pipe. After towing it to the dealer because it was unsafe to drive, I have been told by BMW dealer that the fuel injectors are malfunctioning and rather than spraying the fuel inside the engine, they were dumping it in large amounts instead. This created a state of too much unburned fuel inside the engine and it caused the black smoke. Cost of repair estimate was $3075. I was told that the catalytic converter may have been affected as well due to this dysfunction and as a result I might need replacement as well adding another $1500 to the cost. I have learned of similar reports of fuel injectors problems in this particular model, placing the cars, the drivers, and the passengers at risk. Seeing the dark, dense, black smoke coming out of the tail pipe seemed very unsafe and extremely hazardous and should trigger recall of such deficient fuel injectors. I believe the fuel injector malfunction caused an abnormal fire inside the engine which caused such dark smoke to occur.

Fuel pump cut out unexpectedly while driving at posted speed limit of 60 mph. Almost run over by tractor trailer while pulling car to side of the road. Car was later re-started.

I am requesting NHTSA investigate this known dangerous defect and issue a mandated recall to protect the public. Fuel pump failure or related failures can cause a car to be unable to move out of a dangerous highway after engine power failure at idle, causing risk to human life. On 08-08-17, I was on interstate in stopped traffic. My 2009 BMW 535xi with 115, 502 miles on it quit running. Traffic cleared and I could not get the vehicle to start, run, and move. It would start, but it would then quit running before I could place it in gear. Interstate traffic was approaching at 60 to 70 mph. My three passengers got out and pushed the vehicle while I steered it in neutral, not running, off the roadway. We had a near miss collision from approaching vehicles on the interstate. The dash display said "high pressure fuel pump failure. " after sitting 5 minutes, the car started and appeared to run normally. I e-mailed BMW and they said they had extended their warranty on high pressure fuel pump to 10 years or 120,000 miles, and said take it to BMW service center. On 08-10-17 BMW dealer diagnosed it and said it was the "low pressure fuel pump located inside the fuel tank had failed. " they offered to replace it at a cost of $2,079. 90, stating "BMW does not offer recalls. " four people were almost killed. BMW has "extended the warranty to 120,000 miles on high pressure fuel pump" but not on the "low pressure fuel pump. " I asked service tech if he was sure it was "low pressure fuel pump failure" if vehicle could run intermittently. He offered no satisfactory explanation, comparing it to a "light bulb than can work some times and not work some times. " I am requesting NHTSA investigate this known dangerous defect and issue a mandated recall to protect the public.

I was driving on the highways, amidst other vehicles when the engine completely lost power and stopped running. I was very lucky that I did not create an accident. The vehicle just shut itself off while going 60!! I lost power steering but managed to pull off to the side of the road. The vehicle would then not start and on the idrive it gave me a fuel pump warning . About an hour later after calling for assistance, I started the vehicle and it was as if nothing had occured. The warning dissappearing and it drove normally. It has since then done this same thing 4 other times. I have read many other complaints similar to mine and want to know if this vehicle is recalled and if not then why is it not recalled?.

Takata recall. The vehicle just shuts right off without any warning sign or check engine light. The vehicle loses power on the highway without any warning sign and it's absolutely dangerous and it can causes a serious accident. BMW has issued a recall on later models but not this model. Once the vehicle turns completely off a message on the vehicles idrive displays "fuel pump failure. " after the vehicle cools down for 20-30 minutes it starts back up and it happens again without notice maybe days later or weeks later. It's a dangerous issue and there's no way to detect it so warranty companies are giving a hard time to cover the costs and it's listed as covered under extended warranty. Very dangerous issue and it's something BMW should look into with the older model as well. Currently there's a recall on the 2010-2011 models for doing the same exact thing with the high pressure fuel pump.

My 2009 BMW 535i x drive continues to have stalling issues. I'm tired of taking it in to BMW to have them charge me and say nothing is wrong just to have my car constantly shutting down over and over. My car has pretty much been rebuilt because of this issue and it continues to happen. I do not feel that I should have to keep paying for a problem that is not resolved. My high pressure fuel pump, fuel pump, battery, high and low pressure senors have been replaced. I've had my oil changed and fuel line flushed and the problem is still occurring. I truly enjoy the vehicle when its working but I'm just at the point of trading it in for another vehicle other then BMW.

I was traveling on the interstate going 75mph when my car lost all power, shut off and left me without power and stranded due to a fuel pump. Upon further investigation I've found that BMW and specifically the "n54" motor that I have have a severe amount of complaints for this exact reason. There was an extened warranty put in place for certain parts however not all the parts that cause this type of a failure. I've tried working professionally with BMW of USA but because I wasn't involved in a crash from said failure they just refuse to help. I do not think any car with less than 100k miles on it should by any means have this severe of a break down potentially causing a rather fatal outcome. Luckily I am an aggressive driver and can handle a car with lost power and not collide into a wall which I nearly did. This needs to be addressed with BMW USA as it is unacceptable for a high end turbo vehicle to have complete failure while driving at highway speeds. BMW forums all over the internet have shown me thousands of people have this problem. Sadly they may not know NHTSA exists to file a complaint. I sincerely hope your group can help us helpless consumers of BMW products gain a safer driving experience. BMW recalling one fuel pump and not the other, or extending the warranty on turbos yet not the subsequent parts that they operate and it causing this type of a break down is truly truly scary as well as unnacceptable. Please help!.

Fuel pump!, near the gas tank. I can't go very far in my car without it cutting off. I have had it diagnosed by BMW. I have been towed off the highway ( grand central exit 19) while being stuck in an unsafe condition on 10/13/16. I hear 3 consecutive beeps then within 5 minutes or less the car shuts down and the system shows fuel pump!. I have had the high pressure fuel pump replace by BMW, however that does not seem to be the problem. I am not enjoying my car. The recall announced on 10/28/2016, should also include the 2009 BMW 5 series. I love the BMW cars, however it has become the ultimate driving nightmare. Please include the 2009 series in the recall.

While driving from work on a busy Friday afternoon the vehicle's check engine light comes on and the computer screen states "engine malfunction! reducing power" "high pressure fuel pump malfunction" less than a minute the engine stalled. Leaving me stranded on the bridge for hours, try to start the car but it won't start. The high pressure fuel system has been replaced with a new revision but still didn't solve the problem.

The car engine *completely* shutdown while being driven, *without* any warning; had just exited major interstate highway (I-95), and was still on exit ramp when this happened. The car was still in motion, the driver, luckily, was able to bring the car to the side of the ramp without any other damage. Diagnosis by nearest BMW dealer service indicated a simultaneous short circuit in the ekps (controller?) module, a fault in the main (low pressure) fuel pump and another short circuit in fuel pressure sensor. All this happened, simultaneously, without warning, in a very well maintained, dealer-serviced, low mileage (42000 miles) BMW 535i (yr 2009) vehicle. The fact that the engine *completely* shutdown, on an exit ramp of a major highway, and could not be restarted created a very hazardous condition for the driver of the vehicle and for other drivers on the road was well. Had this happened on the highway itself, and not on the exit ramp, there could have been a serious accident. Car engines of this sort ought to have *significant amount of redundancy* built into them so they don't shut down while in motion due to a "sensor" short circuit. The amount of electronics being used in modern cars has increased exponentially, but I feel that the manufacturer may not have built enough safeguards / redundancies in their systems to prevent this from happening. This was a major malfunction in a moving vehicle (and this could have easily happened at high speeds as well; luckily it occurred at a slower speed on an exit ramp). Such incidents need to be investigated thoroughly.

Takata recall, I bought the car back in late August, at a dealership called deluxe auto located in linden, new jersey. The dealership offered me a warranty, 30 days free and 90 days to decide to get the warranty or not. The initial offer was about 60$ monthly, at 79k miles. After having the car for a month driving on the highway late at night the car starting shaking and turned off on the highway. Fuel pump errors. Car was towed off the highway. After a few hrs car started and ran normally. Went to the dealership, got warranty. The offer now was at 120$ a month. They did the job, car ran normally. Happened again in brooklyn, sent car back to dealer they said nothing came up on the computer, nothing they can do. After a few months same thing happened. This time in connecticut, sent it to the nearest mechanic shop, bill came to 850, not including towing 138$. Now back to my dealership, when I went to them to pay for the warranty, my father used his credit card, since then I figured it would charge it monthly automatically. That is not the case, as I found out the dealership said nothing they can do. Other problem, car started leaking oil, on oil housing unit, engine oil valve. Got them both fixed at about 500$ at a local mechanic shop. Now a week later, at 1am of March 7th of 2016 I'm starting the car, it turns on and gives an error "engine reduced power" and "engine pressure too low, shut off engine immediately ". I'm about to be 22, gonna start college soon, I have been making payments to a 20k car, on top of all the maintance problems that this dealership sold me and tricked me into. I dont know if me writing all this would help me in any way but this sucks, on top of me being trapped on a highway until a tow truck comes, in nyc, 2 times where cars fly by you I want that when dealership sell cars to be sure that the customers are safe driving them. I hope it helps.

Car stopped while on freeway moving at 50 miles per hour with my visually impaired grandchild very scary. Warning light came on fuel pump malfunction and car just stopped. Took it to conrad they say it is the high pressure fuel pump and I need to take it to BMW under recall BMW says it is the low pressure fuel pump but they are not sure it will fix the problem. BMW need to fix this problem I thank god we were not hit yesterday on the freeway.

Driving on the highway, engine stops. First warning "engine malfunction, reduced power. But it had already stopped. After narrowing missing traffic parked in breakdown lane. Next warning fuel pump failure. Car would not re-start for an hour until tow truck arrived. Had to be towed to BMW dealer. Dealer reports low pressure fuel pump. Engine died again at dealers.

This is the second time I have my fuel pump replaced because it failed. The first time it happened while I was in the middle of an express way with fast moving cars. I believe that this pose a significant safety risk to the passengers because they could get run over by other cars. The car stalls without warning it just stops. I've complained to BMW about this and they pretend that there is no problem. They replaced the first fuel pump then it happened again and their solution is to replace the same part again. They need to figure out why its failing in the first place.

Purchased a 2009 BMW 535i xdrive (VIN# wbanv93529c133841) in March 2013. In June of 2013 I began to have issues with the fuel system. The car was brought to my local BMW dealer and I was told there was an issue with one of the fuel injectors. They indicated the injectors were under recall however my car had already had the recall completed. Under further investigation it came to light that only three of the six injectors were replaced under the prior recall work. The dealership refused to replace the bad injector under the recall even though it was not one of the ones replaced under the original warranty work. They indicated they contacted Bmwna and that they refused to approve the replacement of the injector even though it was not dealt with under the original recall work. I ended up having my local BMW mechanic replace this injector. This November 2014 I began having an issue with another of the recalled injectors that had yet to be replaced. This injector while driving became loose and broke a fuel line damaging the cylinder head of the engine where the injector is located. Due to the damage to the head, the injector located in cylinder 5 continues to loose the o-ring. This renders the car undrivable. This is my third BMW and I have to say this is the first time I have ever had these kinds of problem. I have already had to replace the high pressure fuel pump, one fuel injector, water pump and crank seal. In addition the trunk leaks creating issues with my battery and sos system. I have learned though much research that this car model has many known problems with the fuel system, injectors, high pressure fuel pump, etc. I would appreciate someone looking into this and how the current issue with the injector and now head can be resolved since this injector should have been replaced under the original warranty work long before the head was damaged.

My first incident occurred while I was traveling on I-185. My vehicle suddenly lost power and began sputtering and check engine light came on. This happened while traffic was heavy but miraculously I was able to merge over to the emergency lane and exit off the interstate. BMW dealership diagnosis it as a failed in-tank electric fuel pump and sensor. It was repaired and I paid 1254. 00. Unfortunately, a week later, I experienced another loss of engine power and check engine light came on while I was traveling on the interstate. This time BMW dealership told me they had to upgrade software and change out some injectors and that should solve my problem. I bought this car to drive it and not send it back and forth to the repair shop.

2009 BMW 335ix with 10,400 miles. Sudden high pressure fuel pump failure, causing immediate decrease in power, rough idle, and poor handling. Engine service icons illuminated. Car towed to dealer, dealer fixed problem, dealership service manager could not guarantee that it will not happen again as. . . "BMW is aware of these fuel pump failures. They are doing everything they can to solve the problem, but it has been a problem for several years now. " the manufacturer should have to disclose this potentially dangerous condition and deal with it effectively. . . Not with an extended warranty, but with the option returning the car until they fix the problem.