2007 BMW 335I: fuel pump failure

Filed Feb 6, 2023 · Engine, Fuel system · 177,000 miles · GA

The contact owns a 2007 BMW 335I. The contact stated that while driving at 50 MPH, the vehicle stalled with the yellow check engine warning light displayed on the instrument panel. Due to the failure, the vehicle behind him came to a screeching halt to avoid causing a major accident. Multiple attempts to restart the vehicle failed, resulting in the vehicle being towed to an independent mechanic. The mechanic determined the failure to be a defective high-pressure fuel pump. The dealer nor the manufacturer had yet to be notified of the failure. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 177,000.

Filed Apr 26, 2021 · Fuel system · 189,000 miles · GA

The high pressure fuel pump goes out without warning. Its extremely dangerous when traveling 70 MPH down the interstate and all sudden the car stall and shuts down and you have to man handle the steering wheel. That being said an 18 wheeler had to pull a magic trick to not smash me and my 3 kids!!! I'm highly bothered by this. Iv seen reviews of the hpfp going bad why has bmw not fixed the issue yet???????😡😡😡

Filed Jan 23, 2020 · Engine, Fuel system · 159,000 miles · FL

High pressure fuel pump - critical failure while driving in heavy traffic on the highway, the engine died without warning while in motion. Brakes and steering became incredibly heavy (presumably without power) as I pulled over with very little time to react. Car would not restart, just repeatedly turn over without trying to start. Pulled codes to discover that the high pressure fuel pump just failed completely - p142e $0018pd. Stalling in motion without any warning signs was scary. Turbo wastegates - caution turbos rattle severely while driving and performance is reduced. Extra time and space is needed when merging and overtaking. No engine codes.

Filed Aug 2, 2018 · Electrical, Fuel system · 110,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 bmw 335i. While driving 35 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning and failed to restart. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence where an independent mechanic diagnosed that the fuel pump and starter failed and needed to be repaired. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified and referred the contact to the federal safety agency. The failure mileage was 110,000.

Filed Oct 19, 2017 · Fuel system · IL

High pressure fuel pump failing

Filed Sep 11, 2017 · Fuel system · 73,000 miles · VA

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 bmw 335i. The contact stated that the engine warning indicator illuminated and the vehicle began to shudder as if it were going to stall when the accelerator pedal was depressed. The contact took the vehicle to checkered flag bmw (5225 virginia beach blvd, virginia beach, va 23462; 866‑414‑7820 or 757‑490‑1111) where it was diagnosed that the high pressure fuel pump and the low pressure fuel sensor failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle was included in the voluntary recall regarding the failure; however, due to the age of the vehicle, the failure was no longer covered under warranty. The approximate failure mileage was 73,000.

Filed Jul 9, 2017 · Fuel system · 47,000 miles · CT

High pressure fuel pump failure.

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 Apr 13, 2015 · Acceleration, Engine · 62,000 miles · AZ

While driving on the hov lane of the freeway during rush hour about 5:15 pm my car suddenly started to rattle when pushing the gas peddle. I took my foot from the gas peddle while still driving with about 60 MPH. I tried the gas peddle some seconds later again and experienced still rattling and no acceleration of the car. I took my foot again from the gas peddle. In the meantime I was down to 40mph. About 20-30 sec later from the first rattle the engine light came on and 1 sec later the engine stalled on the highway. At that time when the engine stalled I was still driving about 35 MPH. Luckily the freeway had a left shoulder and I turned over to the left with the last remaining speed and slowly stopped the car. I'm so glad that the left shoulder was available. The freeway was very busy and I assume I would have been involved in an accident, if the left shoulder wouldn't have been available. The loss of power was too sudden and entirely unexpected. The stalled engine created a very dangerous moment while driving on a freeway. The bmw shop came back to me today and explained that the high pressure fuel pump failed. A know issue with the car make, model and year.

Filed Jan 8, 2015 · Fuel system · 72,000 miles · CA

All 6 fuel injectors were leaking and caused the car to stall on the freeway. The fuel injectors were replaced along with the spark plugs and coils. 1 year later at 100k miles, the same issue has arisen. The fuel system seems to be a constant problem with this car. It is a very dangerous problem, since the car shuts down at high speeds on the freeway. Bmw should extend the warranty on the fuel injectors as they did with the high pressure fuel pump.

Filed Aug 25, 2014 · Fuel system · 100,000 miles · CA

Injectors 1-3 have failed. Looked up bmw customer tsb's and found (si b13 14 10) customer letter describing a known failing part with specific part numbers that correlate. I have these part numbers currently installed in my car and failing. My car was taken in previously for a related tsb due to faulty fuel pump and software update which was replaced however the dealership did not look into the rest of the fuel system. **a letter was sent to me about the fuel pump and software update. I did not request service or have any issues at the time. Now that my "extended service" for these parts is up, bmw is not willing to help! I think this is bs considering 1. The dealership could have changed the known faulty part during my previous service. 2. Why was this not followed up on by bmwna since its all part of the fuel system?

Filed Apr 4, 2013 · Engine · 36,000 miles · CA

The thermostat was failing to cool the vehicle under extreme heat conditions (over 100 degree days), took vehicle in to check the thermostat, but it was only a 90 degree day when they looked at the car, and were "unable to reproduce problem", so they returned the vehicle. About 6 months later, I took vehicle in to check the thermostat when the vehicle was unable to warm up under extreme cold conditions (under 30 degree mornings). Again, "unable to reproduce problem" because when the mechanics got to work in the morning, the temperatures were over 40 degrees. Other than extreme conditions, the thermostat seemed to work fine. But the following year, on a cold morning, not only did the vehicle fail to warm up, but the "check engine" light came on. By the time I was able to make an appointment and bring the car in, the light had gone out, and again, the service dept. Was unable to determine what made the "check engine" light come on. They said it must be an "intermittent problem". Yes, it was!! And the light came on another time, but I was out of town, so that by the time I got back, again it had gone out. The problem finally got bad enough for the light to come on again, and this time I drove the vehicle directly to the dealership w/o turning it off, so they could determine the problem. They finally confirmed there was indeed a problem with the thermostat, like I had told them all along, and they replaced the thermostat. When I got home and checked the internet, I found many complaints about this same problem with my engine in this model bmw. And bmw has not made a recall to repair the item. This is a known and frequently recurring problem that bmw should be made to pay for &/or reimburse customers for expenses they incurred in fixing the problem, just like the fuel pump and battery problems for this same model vehicle that were fixed under recalls!!