2007 BMW 335I: fire, smoke or burning smell

Filed Jul 8, 2023 · Electrical · CO · fire

The battery light would come on randomly when using the AC. We just took the car out for a 30 minute drive and parked in the garage. When we went back out to get something out of the car 10 minutes later, the car was smoking. We popped the trunk and the battery was on fire! I researched if there were recalls of faulty wiring and came across an article that mentioned this happening when the AC was on. It also mentioned issues with PCV valve heater recalls. After we bought this car, we noticed burn marks around the area near the battery when we replaced it. We wonder if the same thing happened to them but not as much damage. One recall involves the heater for the positive crankcase ventilation (PCV) valve, and the other recall involves wiring and electrical connectors in the system that controls air flow for heating and air conditioning. Can we get help from a BMW dealer to fix this issue? Please advise. Thank you.

Filed Mar 24, 2022 · Electrical, Engine · GA · fire

I bought a 2007 BMW 335i convertible on March 10th 2022. On March 18th I left my house and as I was pulling out of my neighborhood the vehicle cut off at about 25 miles an hour and as I pulled over I noticed black smoke coming out from under the hood. There were no warning lights on with the exception of a random airbag light that came on the day after I bought the car and a tire pressure monitor light. My wife and I pulled over and I ran to a nearby house and took a case of Dasani water from painters who were working (with their permission). I got the fire put out within minutes of its starting but the wiring harness is completely melted together along with all of the induction piping to the turbos and the intake manifold and fuel line. I told the car home and had my insurance agent look at it. She said because it was a fire it would be a mechanical issue and needed to go to the BMW dealership. I paid to have it towed there that day. The dealer called me about an hour after the car showed up there and said that they would not service or inspect the vehicle for damage because I have the wrong insurance company. I was forced to tow the car back home after being turned away by several other dealerships and collision centers due to the high volume of mechanical work already on their lots. BMW has open recalls on 3 series vehicles because they can have engine fires. My car for some reason is not one of the ones they cover under that recall. Still have no resolution from my insurance company on what to do because the car hasn't been officially inspected by a BMW technician. I've now towed the car three times and I'm exactly where I was at the beginning of this claim.

Filed Jun 24, 2020 · Engine · 130,000 miles · IA · fire

Tl* the contact owned a 2007 bmw 335i. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked he was notified by the police department that the vehicle was on fire. The fire department was contacted and extinguished the flames. A police and fire department report was filed. The insurance was contacted and towed the vehicle to a tow lot for investigation. The contact was unaware of the vehicle was deemed a total loss. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but no further assistance was taken. The failure mileage was approximately 130,000.

Filed Jan 29, 2018 · Electrical, Engine · 106,000 miles · CA · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 bmw 335i. The contact stated that the vehicle had an abnormal burning odor and noticed black smoke coming from the engine compartment. The contact pulled the vehicle over to the side of the road, inspected the vehicle, and noticed a belt had melted and detached. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 17v676000 (electrical system); however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. Bmw concord (1967 market street, concord, ca) was contacted and confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall remedy. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and was not able to confirm when the parts were to become available. The failure mileage was approximately 106,000. Vin tool confirms parts not available.

Filed Dec 29, 2017 · Airbags, Engine · 83,800 miles · IL

Have not heard back from dealer for air bag recall. Car is also producing smoke in engine bay and strong smell of burning through vents is present. Receive notice of recall for blower motor wiring but the car is definitely well in need of recall service as smoke is very visible and burnin order is very apparent in engine bay and through vents.

Filed Nov 12, 2014 · Body, Electrical · 65,000 miles · PR · fire

2007 bmw e92 335i - just took off from my home (car was not turned on since the day before atleast not after 8pm) 10 minutes into the road I turned on my A/C blower on max. On about 2 or 3 minutes, suddenly it slowed down and stopped working followed by plastic burning smell. As I tried to pull over as soon as possible, smoke started coming out the dashboard and just like that the car caught fire on the glove compartment and so on... I stranger from an tire shop ran up and used an extinguisher to stop the fire. Sadly there was severe damage to glove compartment, dashboard, electrical components like fuse box, passenger door, front and top interior.plus some money I had stored in the (was my way to the bank to make a deposit and pickup my fiancee) im still waiting for my insurance decision. Im very worried since I've search around in forums and I've read about some other people having same problems and other electrical fires with no response/resolution from bmw. I've owned a mini cooper and 2 bmws. My cousins, aunt, granpa (e30) have bmws. Any suggestions?

Filed Jul 23, 2014 · Engine, Fuel system · 64,200 miles · CA

While I was driving in a highway traffic, without any warning the car started vibrating severely, smoke coming out of the tail pipe, engine almost dying and I was forced to take the shoulder lane away from traffic. I tried to restart the engine but only white smoke with fuel smell coming out of tail pipe, but I was still able to drive the car slowly to home. Took to mechanic and eventually was told that engine is completely shot - 3 or 4 cylinders were cracked, combustion failure, etc. Mechanic can't fix it without replacing the entire engine which he estimated at least $7,000.00. Geico won't cover since they considered my car issue strictly a "mechanical failure". Bmw concord is unresponsive to my request. I'm on my own here and now I'm paying for the rental car for about 3 weeks now which geico doesn't fully or even partially cover due to the mechanical failure state of my car. I'm the original owner of the car and my usage is less than average. Driving it primarily to work (antioch,ca - concord, ca) and back home which is only approx 40 miles round trip. My driving habits are very good, car was never abused. I took good care of the car, had it serviced and maintained regular basis. I've been working from home permanently for over a year now so my mileage usage is very low and geico knows about it as I provided proof of low mileage usage. I just don't understand why my bmw - a performance car and the ultimate driving machine - with low mileage, never abused, well maintained - could go this worse. Now the car sits in my garage dead, not fixable, not able to trade it. I'm so frustrated and very upset that this happened at a time when I'm extremely busy at work, and just adds to my stress level that I feel like I'm going to have a heart attack from just dealing with this issue. Engine is dead in just 6-1/2 years. Unbelievable! Updated 9/25/14*cn the consumer stated bmw fixed the main problem for $ 3,100.00. All six of the fuel injectors were replaced and the contaminated fuel was drained. Updated 11/04/

Filed Feb 18, 2010 · Engine · 10,614 miles · MN

First noticed a burning smell -- thought it may be plastic or rubber. Pulled off of the highway near tampa to a local gas station. Looked under the hood, noticed nothing. Then noticed smoke coming from the space where the rear window rolls up, on the drivers side. Smelled like burning rubber or plastic. Called bmw assist, was told to get a tow to the nearest dealer. After about an hour, called to bmw to talk with a service technician -- described the problem to the technician and asked if I could drive the car to the dealership. Service advisor indicated that given the smoke, would advise against driving the car. Car towed to dealership and inspected by dealer the following morning. Dealer advised that the "dash reflected message of pinch protection malfunction. Jbe module caused failure of both rear window motors, interrogate fault memory. Found faults in jbe, a6d9, a6da, a6d8, a6db. Completed test plan for these faults. Per test plan replace jbe. Swapped in jbe from known good vehicle." essentially, the dealer replaced the existing software in the car with the software from a car known to have good software. Dealer found both window motors "burned" and replaced both window roll-up motors. Dealer completed vehicle programming including "cas". Complete car encoding.