2010 BMW 335I: fuel pump failure

Filed Dec 30, 2022 · Fuel system · TN

The high pressure fuel pump failed. I still have the vehicle but it does work. It cannot be driven with a bad high pressure fuel pump. To repair it is over $2000.00.

Filed Dec 17, 2014 · Engine · 78,000 miles · CA

I was driving and just got of the freeway, the car was still on but would not move due to bad water pump this was extremely dangerous if I was on the freeway it would have just stopped in the middle of traffic. $1350 to fix. This car is the biggest piece of junk they are making them very poorly, I 2 years I've replaced about 20 tires on the run flat, water pump, fuel pump (through recall) some battery cable (through recall) one other the turbos, and fuel injectors.

Filed Mar 14, 2012 · Fuel system · NY

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 bmw 335i. The contact stated that while driving at speeds between 5 and 25 MPH, the vehicle hesitated to accelerate and jerked when the accelerator pedal was applied. The vehicle was taken into an authorized dealer and they stated that the fuel pump needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the contact noticed that the vehicle was still experiencing the same failure. The vehicle was not repaired correctly. The failure mileage unknown and the current mileage was 13,000.

Filed Aug 9, 2010 · Fuel system · 5,800 miles · CA

I own a jan. 2010 bmw 335i with 5,800 miles on it. While driving on a freeway, the warning system cam on and read that the engine was at reduced power but I could continue driving at a reduced speed. As I was reading the notice, the engine died and I had to glide over 5 lanes with no power to reach the side of the freeway. When the car was towed to a dealership and the problem explained, someone in the service department suspected it was the high injection fuel pump because they've had to replace others. That was the problem. So why isn't there a recall out on this? I was traveling 65 MPH and could have been killed trying to get to the side of the freeway.

Filed May 25, 2010 · Fuel system · 5,000 miles · TX

My high pressure fuel pump (hpfp) failed in my 2010 bmw 335i while on an onramp to get onto the highway. When I accelerated I felt a chugging sensation from the car followed by a gong. The gone was alerting me that my car had went into "limp mode" and would not allow me to accelerate any further than I had already. Lucky the traffic behind me moved over once I turned on my hazard lights and I was able to quickly exit onto the near by feeder and into a park lot to await assistance. I was lucky in that there was light traffic because if there had been heavy traffic there could have been a good chance for injury or even possibly death for me and other motorist. Failure of the hpfp happens randomly, there are really no conditions on when it can fail, ie: miles driven or driving situation. There are a few symptoms, but those vary from car to car. My car had no previous indications of failing prior. However once failed I experienced long, harsh cranks, followed by an erratic idle, and eventual "limp mode" occurring shortly after. The long cranking and harsh idle are usual symptoms of a failing/failed hpfp. Videos and pictures I documented show this in my car. My issue was temporary "patched" with a new hpfp replacement. Recently I have started having long cranks which the dealer tried to remedy by replacing a low pressure fuel pump sensor, but to no avail. I also have paperwork documenting that visit and the visit that replaced the hpfp back in december. Bmw has had this issue ever since introducing the n54 engine in various models in 2006 or so and has yet to have resolved the issue.

Filed May 12, 2010 · Fuel system · 5,400 miles · NY

Failure of bmw high-pressure fuel pump and known issue for a long time now. Car operates at reduced power and part must be replaced and problem is likely to return.