Gasoline Fuel System Problems of BMW 535

The contact owns a 2012 BMW 535i. The contact stated while driving approximately 50–55 mph, the engine overheated and the vehicle shutoff. The engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was restarted. The contact continued to drive to her residence. The contact stated that the failure was related to NHTSA campaign number: 16v746000 (fuel system, gasoline). The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, who determined that the failure was due to the fuel pump and the water pump. The water pump and fuel pump were replaced. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 119,000. The VIN was not available.

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The contact owns a 2012 BMW 535i. The contact stated that while driving at 20 mph, the vehicle stalled as the drivetrain malfunction warning message flashed on the instrument panel. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start up after multiple attempts. The contact had a friend replace the battery; however, the failure persisted. The contact then had the vehicle towed to a dealer where they diagnosed the vehicle with a defective fuel pump. Upon investigation, the contact discovered NHTSA campaign number: 16v746000 (fuel system, gasoline) which she linked to the failure. The manufacturer was notified and informed her that there were no recalls on the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired and remained in the possession of the dealer. The failure mileage was approximately 90,000.

The contact owns a 2012 BMW 535i. The contact stated while driving 70 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact waited approximately 5-10 minutes before restarting the vehicle. The contact stated that the failure persisted soon after the initial failure. The contact had not taken the vehicle to a dealer for assistance. The manufacturer had yet to be notified of the failure. Upon investigation, the contact linked the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 16v746000 (fuel system, gasoline) however, the vehicle was not included in the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 97,000.

Driving on highway, panel indicates that the temperature is high, and advises to drive moderately. Pulled over one lane. Before being able to pull over completely, a new indication shows on the panel, instructing that the engine is overheated. Vehicle quickly powers down in the middle of the highway. Unable to pull off to the side before the car is traveling under 20 mph. Limped to the road side with other cars buzzing by at dangerously different speeds as compared to my own. I was finally able to pull off to the side of the highway while going less than 5 mph, causing other drivers to slam their brakes and honk profusely at me. The deceleration happened very quickly. With lots of traffic, this created a dangerous and difficult situation to manage in the middle of rush hour. The fact that a crash did not occur is a matter of luck. After pulling off to the side and letting the car cool for several minutes, I was able to restart and drive slowly, long enough to get off the highway at the next exit, about 500 feet away. Called for a tow truck. Car is now at dealer.

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Vehicle had loss of power, shaky at start up. Vehicle had a loss power to only go about 5mph. Vehicle was towed to dealer.

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Sudden loss of engine power, engine light came on. BMW reprogrammed the computer but so far it has happened 3 times (at 8000miles, 13000 miles and 18000 miles).

I was accelerating up a hill on the highway and my car just lost power.

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Acceleration for the vehicle was reduced by more than 50%. 0-60 mph was approximately 15 seconds. At least the vehicle was drivable. No warning, no indicator. The warning message did show up the next day.

While driving my BMW, the engine stalled out on the highway and forced me to expedite myself to a safe location. The engine would shake and rattle at idle, and the car was sent into limp mode by the pcm. This occurred numerous times in the following days, and always at random times and speeds. I was lucky enough to not be passing someone on the highway, or entering/exiting the on/off ramps when it occurred. I am forced to take ultra safe routes that offer slower speeds. This issue seems to be very common with this engine make and model, and must be addressed as this will eventually cause a injury/accident/ or worse, fatality. Please look into this issue and have the people responsible fix their mistakes.

Normal driving the vehicle begins to shake losing power. The vehicle's check engine light comes on and the computer screen states "engine malfunction! reducing power". The high pressure fuel system has been replaced 3 times by BMW. BMW acknowledges they have a problem but has no repair for the situation.