2008 BMW 335I: engine overheating

Filed Feb 11, 2019 · Electrical · 79,744 miles · PA

Vehicle overheated during high speed driving and began rapidly slowing forcing an emergency exit from the highway. Fortunately I was near an exit. Bmw dealership replaced the water pump but person at the dealership explained that the water pump was probably blown as a result of the failure of the "ibs" cable. Dealer had to replace the "negative ibs cable." therefore, it appears that failure of this cable will require emergency stopping or emergy handling at any speed. The highway speed I was traveling made this particularly dangerous. I have the repair invoice showing the required replacement of the negative ibs cable.

Filed Nov 8, 2017 · Electrical, Engine · 100,000 miles · TX · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 bmw 335i. While driving, the vehicle started to overheat. The contact noticed smoke under the hood while the vehicle was idling. Upon further inspection, the contact could not determine the location of the smoke. The engine malfunction indicator illuminated. There were no injuries and a police report was not filed. There was no fire. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that, due to the auxiliary cooling fan overheating, the radiator cracked and the auxiliary cooling fan and radiator needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 17v676000 (electrical system). The contact called momentum bmw at (855) 645-6452 (10002 southwest fwy, houston, tx 77074), but the call was disconnected. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.

Filed Aug 26, 2016 · Engine · 89,235 miles · CA

I purchased this vehicle and the waterpump I changed two times, keep overheating and almost getting in fire flames, I need help please can someone help me, it should not happen to get to this level, I spend all my money most of the time on my car. The waterpump stop working smoke comes out of engine,become so hot that burned my face two time,when waterpump when wrong,hit my oil cooler,radiator,and much more stuff alone.

Filed Mar 4, 2015 · Engine · 56,185 miles · OR

While driving at 35 MPH in an area where there was no pull off and a blind turn and the temperature gauge was well within the normal range, an overheat engine light indicator came on and the car immediately lost power leaving us in the middle of the road obstructed around a turn. The time between the warning and the car last power was a few seconds with no other warning. This was an extremely hazardous and dangerous situation. After about 5 minutes, we were able to restart the car and get it about 1/2 mile, thus removing it from the middle of the road, again losing power with no warning. A qualified car repair center said it was a faulty water pump (the car has 56,000) and they said that many other bmw owners with my type of car are having the same issue; in fact they told me another owner had their car in for repair with the same issue and bmw was not cooperating. I researched both complaints on this site (which confirm the same issue) as well as bmw owner's forums which likewise confirm the same issue as well. I called bmw and they said there was no recall and that they would not address the issue. This is a dangerous and unfortunate position for bmw to take. Not only is it unacceptable for bmw to ignore a known water pump issue that fails prematurely, but the car looses power without time to react. For the sake of safety, I ask this please be addressed.

Filed Jan 30, 2015 · Electrical, Steering · 65,000 miles · PA

An oil leak from the top mounted oil filter housing spilled onto the rubber accessory belt causing it to overheat and disintegrate. The result was a total loss of all powers, most importantly the loss of electrical charging and power steering. This occurred at high speed while I was driving on the pennsylvania turnpike. The loss of power steering created a situation where the auto was nearly impossible to steer. The loss of the charging system, alternator not charging, caused an eventual complete shutdown of power and shutdown of the engine leaving me on the side of a highway. This was an expensive repair, but fortunately I was able to avoid a collision. This occurred at only a 65,000 mile odometer reading.

Filed Aug 17, 2014 · Engine · 19,000 miles · MA

These vehicles seem to have an extremely high failure rate of the electric coolant pump. When the coolant pump fails, it creates a very unsafe situation as there is no temperature gauge for the coolant, you just get a yellow warning light that indicates the car is overheating and a warning to drive moderately. Unfortunately the software waits until the car is so hot to give you a warning that literally seconds later the warning will turn red and tell you to pull over at which time it will reduce all engine power. When this occurred I was in heavy traffic in the fast lane doing 70-75 MPH, the warning popped up and by the time I read it on the screen, it had turned red and basically felt like I removed my foot from the gas pedal in traffic. I had to cross 3 lanes of heavy traffic with no power at all, car was basically coasting and could not even maintain speed enough to pull over, quite dangerous with cars swerving and honking. It is ridiculous how early the pump failed but even worse how dangerous the situation is that it creates when it happens.

Filed Sep 3, 2013 · Engine · 47,000 miles · NJ

Why driving my vehicle, I received a yellow warning followed immediately by a red warning. While trying to understand the issue the car began to lose power, causing unsafe highway handling. Once I was able to get over, it was determined that the car was overheating. The water pump failed rendering the car disabled. I have driven quite a few cars and have never seen a water pump disable the car so quickly and create a dangerous condition. Upon doing some research, talking to repair mechanics this problem appears to happen all too often in bmw's.