2008 BMW 335XI: engine stalls while driving

5 of the 62 complaints about the 2008 BMW 335XI describe engine stalls while driving.

owner complaints: 5
of this car's complaints: 8%
typical mileage: 30,609
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 16 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Engine stalls while driving by model year

2014
3
2013
1
2011
1
2010
3
2009
1
2008
5

What owners say

Filed Apr 29, 2013 · Engine · 50,000 miles · CO

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 bmw 335xi. The contact stated that while driving approximately 50 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was towed to a local mechanic. The contact stated that the computer was reset and the spark plugs and water pump were replaced. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 50,000.

Filed Feb 13, 2013 · Engine · 76,400 miles · VA

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 bmw 335xi. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 MPH, the vehicle began to hesitate and stalled. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The technician stated that the fuel injectors and spark plugs would have to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 76,400.

Filed Sep 23, 2010 · Fuel system · 27,000 miles · MO

2008 bmw 335xi: under moderate acceleration, car loses power and eventually stalls. Can sometimes be restarted, though it has completely failed as well. Can cause loss of control while driving vehicle. High-pressure fuel pump has been replaced twice and failure still occurs.

Filed Sep 18, 2010 · Fuel system · 30,609 miles · MI

The car started but it started extremely "rough" with the engine rpms racing then dropping down to 500 rpms, feeling like it was going to stall. Eventually it evened out. Unfortunately starting issues are a frequent occurrence since I purchased this car and it has been to the dealer several times for similar starting issues. They replaced: the high pressure fuel pump which bmw knows it has issues with, made "software" updates, and replaced the dma. This time, however, when I began to drive it and turn on to a busy street, I essentially lost most of the power in the car. It was extremely disconcerting to step on the gas, expect the car to respond and it didn't. This could have been a disaster if it had happened while attempting to get on a busy freeway. Thankfully, it wasn't but I am worried it will happen again if I attempt to drive it to the dealer. After researching to see if others have had similar issues, indeed they have. All issues seem to be related to bmw's high pressure fuel pump issue, which they clearly have not solved given many have been replaced several times with the same unfortunate outcome of going bad again. I have had mine replaced by the dealer but am now having issues again. Detailed accounts are all over the internet (some serious safety issues as it has happened on the freeway) and I am surprised the federal safety agency hasn't done any serious investigation, nor forced bmw to recall either the vehicle or replace all parts that are affected and needed to correctly fix the issue (fuel pump, low pressure sensor, fuel injectors, etc.). I am considering contacting reporters because this is a toyota type safety issue waiting to happen. While it may only happen in a certain % of vehicles, does someone have to die to have this issue taken seriously and properly corrected? People have been "lucky" thus far, but this really is a safety issue and someone must force bmw to address it.

Filed Aug 10, 2009 · Fuel system · 8,000 miles · PA

I feel this situation warrants your immediate review for a possible forced recall. My 2008 bmw 335xi began having sporadic problems in september 2009. Because of my distance to a dealership and long time between problems I did not take the car to a dealership immediately. By december the problems became more severe and frequent. The engine warning light would become illuminated, the engine would have substantially lower power and the car would stall without warning. I had first taken the car to a bmw dealership for repair on jan 2, 2009 and then again to a bmw service center 3 more times. In all 4 cases the service department claimed to have made a software adjustment and said the problem was fixed. In all 4 cases the problem was not fixed. It was not until the 5th time taken to a dealer and my calling the regional manager and threatening to return the car that the fuel pump was finally replaced. Based on comments made by technicians I suspect that bmw realizes it has a systemic problem with the fuel pump and they have implemented a stall policy on replacing the units to spread out the financial impact and/or hope the problem extends beyond the warranty period. The danger with this action is that it places the drivers and passengers at risk as the car can stall without out warning such as in an intersection as has happened to me on several occasions.