2011 BMW 335I: engine stalls while driving

Filed Jul 1, 2024 · Engine · MI

2011 BMW 335i COUPE E92 My vehicle has broken vanos bolts which caused the engine to shut off while driving. This was a terrifying experience in which i was on the freeway doing around 70mph and lost power steering and power brakes. This is a known recall with these vehicles and my vehicle fits the criteria for BMW Recall 23V‑707, including year, make, model, production date and engine. My vin does not show up as a recalled vin and the dealer refuses to fix my vehicle for that reason although it is confirmed the vanos bolts have snapped.

Filed Nov 6, 2019 · Fuel system · 42,000 miles · VA

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 bmw 335i. While the vehicle was idling at a red light, the vehicle stalled and the check engine warning indicator illuminated. Also, "vehicle operating at reduced power level" displayed on the instrument panel. The contact pulled over to the side of the road and restarted the vehicle. The contact stated that this was the third time the failure occurred. The vehicle was driven to an independent mechanic who determined that the high pressure fuel pump failed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer and dealer were not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 42,000.

Filed Apr 18, 2019 · Acceleration, Engine · 87,000 miles · NC

I was driving in a parking lot at about 5mph, and the vehicle suddenly stopped on its own while I was still pressing the accelerator. I continued to press the accelerator, but the vehicle would not move. After 3 or 4 minutes of trying to determine what the issue was, I put the car in park and restarted the engine. The car was able to accelerate once I turned the car off and restarted. If this would have happened while in traffic, it would have put many people at risk. No one was harmed because I was in a walmart parking lot traveling at 5mph when the car stalled, but I am unsure what caused this to occur. This situation seems to be related to the national highway traffic administration's recall number 14v176000, as it describes what I experienced while driving the vehicle.

Filed Nov 29, 2017 · Engine, Fuel system · 50,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 bmw 335i. While driving various speeds and accelerating, the speed decreased and the message "engine pressure reduction" appeared. In addition, while driving 40 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was taken to niello bmw in elk grove, california where the high pressure fuel pump was replaced along with the asa bolts. In regards to the vehicle stalling, the coolant pump and the water pump were replaced. Furthermore, the dealer found a leak in the seal of the radiator and diagnosed that it needed to be replaced. The manufacturer stated that the VIN was not included in the recalls related to the failures. The failure mileage was approximately 50,000.

Filed Apr 17, 2017 · Fuel system · 50,200 miles · NY

Vehicle has been experienced cold start issue since about a year ago, it cranks and start up fine however the engine RPM will drop and struggle to stay at idle, engine eventually will stall within 2-3 seconds. Last week while waiting at a traffic light on a local street, the engine stall on its own, check engine light came on but went away after a minute, I managed to restart and drove to destination. This was the first experience of stalling during normal driving and first incident which the check engine light comes on. Brought a car to a independent bmw technician and fault code was indicating high pressure fuel pump was the source of stalling.

Filed Mar 20, 2017 · Engine · 149,000 miles · MI

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 bmw 335i coupe. While driving 70 MPH, the vehicle began to lose power and the engine stalled without warning. The vehicle was unable to restart and was towed to the contact's residence. The contact used a diagnostic tool that read that the valvetronic actuator failed and needed to be repaired. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The VIN was invalid. The failure mileage was approximately 149,000.

Filed May 17, 2016 · Engine · 30,000 miles · SC

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 bmw 335i. While driving 60 MPH, the vehicle stalled and the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact pulled the vehicle over to the side of the road and was able to restart the vehicle. In addition, the engine temperature warning light illuminated. The contact noticed the engine coolant was still full. The failures recurred intermittently. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the coolant unit and the battery failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The contact stated that the VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v176000 (engine and engine cooling). The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 30,000.

Filed Feb 17, 2016 · Electrical, Engine · 20,000 miles · CT

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 bmw 335-I. Comments: I was driving my on a long uphill section with plenty of room to pass and I started passing two cars when my engine lost power and stalled. The cars I was passing kindly started to slow down to let me move past them, but I kept slowing down at the same rate as they were, remaining side by side with them, leaving me no room to move back to the right and with the truck coming in the opposite direction closer and closer. Eventually I felt I had no choice, and managed to get off the road on the opposite side so the truck could pass between the two cars and mine. I tried to restart my car. It did start albeit with the engine malfunction ? Reduced power light on. The recurred the next day I drove my car to bmw of darien which told me that for the third time (twice on my previous 2008 335is convertible) the fuel pump had failed. Then I received recall no. 13v‑044: power supply system about a potential failure of the electrical system resulting in engine stalling, but could not ever get an answer from bmw whether the cause of the engine stalls with my car was really the fuel pump. I have been trying to get to the bottom of this dangerous engine failure for almost two years. Bmw customer service has been completely evasive. One gentleman called me once on my cellphone, not on the phone number I had provided. I called them and wrote to them multiple times. I am happy to provide you with copies of that correspondence that seems to indicate that they did not have a response! Thank you very much for looking into this. Best regards.the contact requested the complaint to filed in their own words pulled from an email sent to the federal safety agency.

Filed Oct 16, 2015 · Engine · 46,200 miles · CA

For 8 mos now, my car has been stalling. I have taken it in twice and they have not been able to replicate the problem. It happened again yesterday and I called but now it is not under warranty! It happens about 15-20 minutes into my morning commute, stop and go traffic on highway or expressway. Usually at a complete stop or rolling to a stop. It always starts right back up.

Filed Apr 13, 2015 · Engine · CA

My 2011 335i bmw convertible stalled for 2nd time while less than 200 miles driven in between. Vehicle stalled in slow speed while turning left in both cases. Vehicle lost total power in both cases. Took to the bmw mountain view, ca dealership in first occurrence. Dealer checked and no fault found in the system. Technician drove ~60 miles and couldn't reproduce the issue. Dangerous to drive the car as it stalls. Vehicle has only ~38k miles on it.

Filed Jan 5, 2012 · Engine · 7,400 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 bmw 335i. The contact stated that the vehicle was driven through four inches of water when it stalled without warning. An authorized dealer informed the contact that the hydro lock failed and the engine needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was aware of the failure, but offered no assistance. The failure and current mileages were 7,400. The VIN was unavailable.