Purchased a 2008 bmw 535i in june 2008. Vehicle has 30,000 miles on it. About six months after purchasing the vehicle, started to have the "engine malfunction/reduced power" light come on about every three months. Two months ago, the same thing happened but the vehicle shut off at a stop light. Had the vehicle towed and the fuel pump was replaced. Had the vehicle back for approx two weeks and same thing happened again. Had the vehicle towed. They replace some fuel injectors and spark plugs. Had the vehicle back approx 3 weeks. Happened again. Luckily still not on the freeway. Drove the vehicle in to the dealer. They replaced more fuel injectors. Had the vehicle back a week and the vehicle shut off on the freeway in traffic in los angeles going 65 MPH and almost was in a major traffice accident. Called the dealer today (saturday) and the service dept is not in on weekends. Sales manager said "take the vehicle somewhere else" and "it won't affect us if someone is killed or injured and a lawsuit is filed". Afraid to drive the vehicle at this point.
2008 BMW 5 Series fuel system complaints
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I purchased a certified, pre-owned 2008 bmw 535xi with approx. 22,000 miles on 10/23/10. Subsequent to my purchase, I discovered the high-pressure fuel pump in the vehicle had earlier failed and been replaced. On 10/28/10, just 5 days after purchasing - I was driving on a surface street when the car began violently shaking and rocking, the engine lost substantial power and nearly stalled, and the engine malfunction indicator lit. I took the vehicle in for service on 10/28/10 and the vehicle was returned 10/30/10. 3 of 4 fuel injectors were replaced along with all sparkplugs. At high speeds, this type of engine malfunction would pose an extreme safety risk in my opinion. I have contacted bmw USA and the dealership where I purchased the vehicle and I have not been satisfied with the response to-date.
2008 bmw 535i. Engine start-up takes longer than normal. The engine idles rough and hesitant to accelerate and check engine light comes on. Bmw claims to have fixed the problem under a recall, but the problem came back again 3 days later.
While accelerating, the engine lost power and went into neutral. I was able to put it back into drive and the car very slowly regained momentum. A few minutes later, after the car had been turned off, I restarted it, put it into reverse to back out of a parking place, put it into drive to move forward, tried to accelerate, the car went into neutral again and would not move forward. I tried to put it into drive again but with no success. The car was dead and message flashed on "reduced engine power." fortunately I was in a parking lot and not on a highway. The car had to be towed to the dealer. The rmfd high-pressure pump had to be replaced. Bmw told me that this was a common problem and that the warranty on this part had been extended to 10 years, 120,000 miles. The old part is not available.
2008 bmw 535i - car has had 3 fuel pumps, 3 separate visits for plugs / injectors, last visit for replaced fuel pump created large fuel leak in car which resulted in tow to dealer. Engine malfunction light problem. Hpfp, repeated engine program.
I had my car in for routine service two weeks ago, and I mentioned that the car had been slow to start in the morning, and idled roughly. I was told that the car was 'reprogrammed" and that should take care of the issue. Yesterday, while I was driving on the highway, the engine malfunction light came on, and the car lost acceleration, and I had to pull over on the right, through 3 lanes of rush hour traffic with a car that barely accelerated. I took the car to the dealer who said it was a bad sensor. This morning, my wife was driving the car with my 3 month old daughter and the engine malfunction light came on again. My wife tried to find a safe place to pull over, but the engine died at the light. She started the car again, and made it halfway into the intersection, and the car died again. She was very worried that she was going to get hit while stuck in the intersection. Finally, after a few more cycles of starting the car, going a few feet, and the car dying, she was able to get the car into a parking lot. The car was taken to the dealer again, and now they are changing the high pressure fuel pump.
Have had 3 separate instances in the past 9 months where my car stalled or sputtered with loss of power , and once I had no steering or braking ability. Dangerous situation in freeway traffic.
I have a 2008 bmw 535 xi that has shown the reduced engine power/engine malfunction while on the highway twice. The car refused to accelerate and became very hard to maneuver. Thankfully, both times I was within a mile of the highway exit. I am hesitant to drive this car on long travels because a reduced engine power malfunction could endanger me and my family. Bmw attempted to fix these problems first by replacing the high pressure fuel pump and then by replacing all of the fuel injectors. Thus far the problem has been better but I am still leery of the car.
We were driving on a 55 MPH speed limit road. We were going up a slope, our car ( bmw 5 series) suddenly lost power and we were unable to drive the car beyond 30 MPH. We had to pull to the side of the road. After contacting bmw, they informed us that they can not take it to the dealer as all the dealers are closed on sundays. So we drove the car slowly to the house ( 3 miles away). The car was towed to the dealer next day, were told that it is a high pressure fuel pump failure. The pump was replaced. Now we have the car back. Bmw dealer mentioned that there is nothing we can do to prevent this from happening again, bmw is aware of the problem. Also mentioned that such a failure is an acceptable price for the car's great engine. My wife stopped driving the car because the engine may fail with the children with her in the car, it will be dangerous. Every time I take the car to and from work I am worried that the engine may fail and truly can not trust the "great engine" that the dealer is so proud of.
On 5/20/10, my 2008 bmw 535xi suddenly lost power while driving on a single lane, resulting in a near rear-end collision. This happened once previously. Both times the car was towed and the dealer said they replaced the high pressure fuel pump. I complained about the latest incidence to bmw customer relations and services department, case # [xxx] ???. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Reduced power from engine. Pressed accelerator and engine did not respond with regular power. Reduced power in traffic at 40mph. Pulled over shut off engine and restarted with full return of power. One repeat of problem 3 months later with similar results. Dealer replaced fuel injection auxiliary parts. Too soon to know if problem will recur.
June, 2010 - I was driving my 2008 bmw 535 station wagon on the highway (long island expressway I-495, new york) at 65 miles per hour when the car lurched, made a loud noise and lost power. Bmw replaced the high pressure fuel pump. August 2009 - the car started but lights on dash board went on saying "vehicle had reduced power". It was towed to bmw dealership, where they replaced the high pressure fuel pump. August 2008 - the bmw lost power on the highway and was towed to dealer. They made a repair to the fuel injection system.
Car loses power 2008 bmw.535i *we had just gotten it out of the shop (new plugs and new brakes ,changed the oil air filter full service) and the next day we had gone out for supper when the car would barrly run it was like it had 2 cyclinders. Had the bmw place pick up and they said it was low fuel pump and they had to order. When they got that in it did not fix it so the put another set of plugs and new coils and high pressure fuel pump in also. They ended up covering the whole bill. But it seems not to run like it use to. Not as much power. I would like to find more info on problem and how they extended warranty.* tr
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 bmw 535i. The contact stated that the preowned vehicle was purchased in april 2010. The fuel pump failed. The owner was driving approximately 65 MPH, the vehicle cut off . The vehicle was restarted and taken to the dealer and the fuel pump was replaced. On june 2, 2010 the fuel pump failed again. The dealer replaced that fuel pump with a "new" pump. The dealer was delivering the vehicle back to the owner and the mechanic experience the same failure and returned the vehicle to the dealership. Bmw decided to take a fuel sample from the tank to determine if the fuel was the correct. They also advised they had found debris in the fuel system. Bmw stated that that they would have to take the fuel tank off and clean it at the owners expense of about $3,000.00 as this was not covered under warranty. The vehicle is at the dealership at the time of the complaint waiting for repairs. The current and failure mileages were approximately 44,000.
I have a 2008 bmw 535i and received the dreaded "engine malfunction - reduced power" readout. The car would not develop more than 1,500 rpms. I took it to the local dealer and the service advisor stated immediately that it was a failed high pressure fuel pump, a rather common occurrence on this particular engine. The hpfp was replaced and the car has performed fine now for about six months, although the aforementioned readout did appear one more time, but I turned off the engine and restarted it immediately and everything was fine.
The n54 engine in the bmw is a hazard-I almost got killed when my car stalled on the road-bmw replaced the hp fuel pump 3x already and the car is less than 3 years old. These engines need to be replaced as there is a design flaw. Do people have to die to fix the problem?
2008 bmw 535i took my car into dealership due to car running rough. They couldn't find anything and sent me on my merry way. Took my car in on monday, may 4 due to car running rough and ticking noise in engine...told them we were going on a 1,000 mile road trip the end of the week. They couldn't find anything but did replace some brake items. Driving home at the end of our trip, on acceleration my car 'skipped' three times....a couple of minutes later I tested it and accelerated again (on fl turnpike) it 'skipped' hard again three times. Got off at the next exit...at the light I got a 'engine malfunction' light and limped into the 7-11. Put gas in car, called bmw concierge. We were close enough to home to have it towed to the dealership, get a driver to help us transfer all our luggage etc, and take us home. Next day called dealership...they had car day and a half and said it was the fuel injector pump. I understand from tons of bmw owner blogs that this is very common occurrence...we were fortunate enough not to be going 65 miles an hour in front of a semi like many other family's have the misfortune of. I also understand that people have had to have this replace not one, two, or three times but continuous...four! This is absurd. Where's bmw's integrity to do the right thing, address the situation, and not put their consumers in harms way. Do we near a near death experience or our family's filing lawsuits once we're six feet in the grave for them to stand up and take care of these problems once and for all????
While driving at highway speed, the car began to run very roughly. A warning light and warning message appeared, indicating that there was an engine problem. We pulled off the highway and into a parking lot. We stopped the engine, waited a few minutes and restarted the car. The car continued to run roughly but there was no warning light or message. We continued on to our destination (shopping). When we finished our shopping, I started the car and it continued to run roughly and the same warning light and message appeared. I wanted to drive the car to the dealer for service but when I pulled out of the parking space the car stalled. I restarted the car, drove it about 100 feet into another parking lot and had the car towed to the dealer. When I described the problem at the dealership, a service rep indicated that they thought it was the fuel pump. I heard that this has been a recurring problem. The dealer was not able to replace the pump without getting authorization from bmw because bmw had has so many fuel pump problems. A failure at highway speed that would cause the car to stall is a dangerous condition.
I am reporting known failures and an "unofficial recall" (see web link to bms service report) of high pressure fuel pumps for 2008/2009 bmw cars with the 3 liter twin turbo engines. When these fuel pumps fail there is an immediate reduction of power and the car goes into "limp mode". Bmw has recently extended the warranty on the fuel pumps to over 100k miles and 10 years, but I am concerned that there has not been a formal safety investigation by the us government (that I know of) or a formal recall by bmw since this is a potentially dangerous situation if cars suddenly slow at highway speeds. I am the owner of a 2008 bmw 535, it is now having problems starting in the morning and I am now concerned about when/if my fuel pump will fail - to the point I will no longer let my wife drive the car. Www.bmwblog.com/2009/03/.../more-bmw-fuel-pump-news/ http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=181600.
1. Vehicle loses power 2. Engine malfunction light comes one. 11/2008, 2/2009 & 4/2010 3. Gas fuel pump replaced 3 times in 18 months.
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 bmw 535xi. The contact was driving approximately 65 MPH. There was a sudden reduction in the engine power for 30 seconds. The engine shuttered and stalled without warning. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer and the fuel pump was replaced. The failure occurred intermittently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer on a separate occasion and the computerized system software was updated. The vehicle was being diagnosed by the dealer when the complaint was filed. The manufacturer has not addressed the fuel pump failure. The failure and current mileages were 37,500.
High pressure fuel pump went out on me on the highway. The car stopped real fast (not to a completion), could have caused a major accident. Thankfully nobody was behind me.
Failure of the high pressure fuel pump (hpfp) in my 2008 bmw 535i. Car lost power on the highway and caused a unsafe reduction of speed being the car by design will reduce power during the failure to save the engine.
I am reporting two failures of the high-pressure fuel pump on a 2008 bmw 535i. The first occurred about one yr after delivery resulting in the car having to be returned to the dealer in limp mode. A year after the hpfp was replaced, the exact same failure occurred, and the pump was replaced for a second time. Imo, this represents a serious safety defect that bmw seems incapable of correcting.
Loss of power to car: 1 turbocharger replaced loss of power to car: fuel pump replaced loss of power to car: 3 fuel injectors and 3 spark plugs replaced.
The vehicle has been hard starting; most recently the engine stopped completely and suddenly while driving at high speeds during morning traffic from new hampshire to boston, ma. And had to be towed. There was possibly some indication of gasoline odor inside the vehicle. The bmw dealership reports numerous complaints about the fuel delivery system in its late model vehicles yet I have had no warnings or recall notice from the factory. Two attempts were made to correct this condition but the problem still exists . The wagon will visit the shop for a third time tomorrow attempting to correct the malfunction.
Was driving at highway speeds when car began to "sputter" causing rough ride. After another 5 miles, the engine warning light came on. I pulled over to the side of the road, stopped the car, then restarted it. The light disappeared, but reappeared after another mile of driving. Contacted bmw who said the car was safe to drive. Service center found that it was stored fault codes, which a previous service bulletin had advised. These fault codes were cleared and the car functioned properly. Please note: this is for a 2009 bmw 535i. The choices available for 2009 bmw's do not include the 5 series.
2008 bmw 535i, with sport package with 3.0 ltr twin turbo engine. Twice since purchasing new on 1 august 2008 the "engine malfunction-reduced power" warning appeared. In both cases warning light disappeared after driving between 25 and 40 miles as did the lack of power. Car also occasionally starts with rough idle that disappears within less than a minute. Car is in the shop now for the first time and initial reports show record of "misfire" event. Issue could be very dangerous if it happens at a very inopportune time such as when acceleration is required to safely blend into traffic. Needs definitive fix immediately! Multiple complaints on line in many forums suggest that fix is not yet available from bmw. Perhaps a redesigned high pressure fuel pump is required vice a replacement with one of the current design.
This car was purchase brand new on 12/12/2008. So far the fuel system has failed four time. Fuel pump twice and injectors twice. The car suddenly looses power due to this issues. My car has 36k miles. Having looked at news groups, a lot of people are having similar problems with this model.
1. Rough riding - loss of power on highway 2. Dozens of times over the last few months. Car has been in shop for two months out of last 12 for the same issue. 3. Bmw keeps trying different things but no final fixes as yet.
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