2007 BMW 335I: engine overheating

5 of the 289 complaints about the 2007 BMW 335I describe engine overheating.

owner complaints: 5
of this car's complaints: 2%
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 14 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Engine overheating by model year

2013
1
2011
1
2010
1
2008
7
2007
5

What owners say

Filed Jul 8, 2016 · Engine, Fuel system · 50,100 miles · CA

There is a serious defect with the engine and fuel pump. It takes a long time to accelerate when driving especially on the highway, the car will shake, jolt and the engine will start to make a weird noise. There is oil leaking constantly and the check engine light is constantly coming on even after just being repaired. The car goes into limp mode and has shut down on me numerous times while driving. I've had the fuel pump replaced numerous times and yet it needs to be replaced against. The car will overheat at times and and just shut down. I was driving on a busy city street when the car just shut down, I couldn't steer or brake it just died in the middle of a busy street. It was extremely unsafe and put my life in danger as well as the other drivers on the road, especially since they were driving at fast speeds.

Filed Aug 20, 2014 · Engine · 72,460 miles · NH

While driving at highway speeds for 15-20 minutes, the yellow engine overheating warning light came on and quickly turned to red, within 5 seconds. The car lost the ability to accelerate and my speed quickly began to slow. There was no response from the car when depressing the accelerator. I had to cross 3 lanes of traffic with no acceleration which nearly caused several accidents. My car was rolling to a stop on he highway. I turned the car off for several minutes and everything seemed to be fine. However, this has now happened multiple times. Each time while driving on the highway for 15-20 minutes.

Filed Mar 11, 2014 · Electrical · 80,000 miles · CA · fire

Tl* the contact leased a 2007 bmw 335i. The contact stated that while driving approximately 45 MPH, there was a sudden loss of electrical power without warning. The contact mentioned that the positive battery cable was discolored indicating that it was overheating. As a result, there was a connection failure. The vehicle was towed to a private mechanic where the failure was unable to be replicated. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and stated that the vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 13v044000 (electrical system). The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure and current mileage was 80,000.

Filed May 29, 2013 · Engine · NJ

My vehicle displayed a yellow warning that the engine temperature was high, and that the car needed to be driven at moderate speeds because the engine was close to overheating. I decreased my speed from 30mph to 20 MPH, and about 30 seconds after driving the car at 25mph a red warning light came on that said my engine was too hot, and the car stalled on me. I received no prior warning regarding an overheating issue. Luckily I was not on a highway and was able to pull to the side of the road. I got my vehicle towed and I was told by the shop that the water pump failed, and that I needed a new thermostat.

Filed May 6, 2013 · Engine · 60,025 miles · TX

Car went into limp mode due to excessive engine temperature detected. Cause of engine overheating was a faulty electric water pump. Dealer replaced the water pump and thermostat.