Ignition coil malfunction recurs after dealership repairs of the same problem. Causes engine speed to vary and be outside the drivers control.
2010 BMW 535I engine complaints
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On january 12, 2013, while driving with my family on a southern california highway at speeds of roughly 70 MPH, our 2010 bmw 535i sedan, suddenly lost power, stalled, could not accelerate, and became difficult to control as I crossed 3 lanes of traffic; surprisingly guided the vehicle safely to the right shoulder. At the time the vehicle lost power, a warning indicator light displayed, "engine malfunction-reduced power." as a result, it required a tow service to a local bmw dealership.
High pressure fuel pump failure on 2010 bmw 535xi the fuel pump has failed twice, and has been replaced twice. Engine loses power - unsafe to operate. First failure in october of 2009, second failure on june 22, 2010.
Upon delivery of vehicle leaking oil, turns out to be the heat transferer until. Part replaced from mfg, then fuel pump caused the car to stop dead with 5000 miles on it, noise on car from delivery in for service more than 3 times required a new transmission. Wanting to lemon law the vehicle.
Brand new bmw 535i with less than 4000 miles. Engine malfunction without warning in middle of busy traffic. All power, steering, everything went dead without warning. I was lucky enough to barely get to middle lane to avoid accident. Updated 6/21/10 *cn the dealer identified the problem as an acute failure of the high pressure fuel pump. Updated 06/24/10.*jb
Tl*the contact owns a 2010 bmw 535i. The contact stated that since purchasing the vehicle, it had to be taken to the dealership at least once a month. The vehicle lost power intermittently. The dealer rebooted the computer and reprogrammed faulty codes at least six times. The vehicle also would not start at times. The contact refused to drive the vehicle and it was parked at his home at the time of the complaint. The failure mileage was 2,299. The current mileage was approximately 14,000.
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