Tl* the contact owns a 2010 bmw 535i. The contact stated that water leaked into the vehicle from the sun roof. Also, while driving various speeds, the vehicle overheated, shut off, and all the warning indicators illuminated. Furthermore, the contact's wife smelled a fuel odor emitting from the vehicle. The contact received a recall notice for the federal safety agency campaign number: 16v746000(fuel system, gasoline) and took the vehicle to bmw of macon (4785 riverside dr, macon, ga 31210, 478‑757‑7000). The dealer provided a cost estimate of $6,000 to repair the vehicle, which did not include the recall. The manufacturer was notified of the failure by mail when the contact sent a copy of the recall notice he received. The manufacturer sent the recall letter back to the contact and stated that this was not information they requested. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was unknown.
2010 BMW 535I fuel system complaints
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The bmw 535i that I have has had many problems with the fuel system. All pumps have been replaced and still the car will stop running at any time. It has happened at different speeds and has caused me to get off the road and get the car towed. I have spent so far over 6,000 dollars on pumps . Now the car is back in the shop and I am told that I am staring at another big bill. This has been an on going problem for about a year and a half. Bmw has given me one excuse after the other. This is very dangerous because it has happened to me in traffic at speed. Been lucky not to crash the car.
Fuel pump randomly causes engine failure during normal driving conditions causing it to malfunction, stall engine, and endanger the cars occupants saftey in normal to heavy traffic conditions. The fuel pump will reset itself after 5-10 minutes and the car will start again allowing it to then safely exit the roadway.. This issue is random in occurance. It could happen twice in one day, or it could happen only twice in one month.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 bmw 535i. The contact stated that while driving at an unknown speed, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact attempted to restart the vehicle while in traffic but it failed to start. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. On another occasion, the contact stated that the passenger rear side of the vehicle dropped closer to the road and was dragging while driving. The contact coasted over to the side of the road but did not notice what caused the failure. The contact drove the vehicle to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the hydraulic detached and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was taken to nalley bmw of decatur dealer, located at 1606 church st, decatur, ga 30033, (404) 994-4329, for the stalling failure and it was informed that the fuel pump needed to be replaced. The VIN was included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 16v746000 (fuel system, gasoline). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 110,000.
High pressure fuel pump failed. This part has been highly publicized as faulty. Including recalls and extended warrantees. The failure at high speeds caused stalling and was very dangerous. Bmw failed to replace for free the high pressure fuel pump and charged me full price. Failure to honor recall/warranty. It has been noted 150,000 plus vehicles are affected. This needs to be a mandatory recall and paid in full by bmw. Seeking investigation and reimbursement. I have the invoice if needed.
My car smells like gas. I have taken my car to two bmw shops and it's the same thing every time. They can't find anything. Plus, my check engine light stays in all the time. The dealership tells me the same thing that can't fine the problem. Also, my headlights has a malfunction problem, it works when it wants to work.
Bmw extended warranty to 10 years for the injectors. Vehicle experienced injector problems severely impacting acceleration and failing texas emissions testing. Bmw then denied reimbursement. This issue is a serious safety problem and a recall should have been implemented.
Car started sputtering and stalled after taking off from a red light.
Yellow engine light came on, was tested and nothing was found. It started using more gas than usual and long-cranks starting the engine and shaking after the engine started. The diagnosis was all 6 fuel injectors needed replacement as they were leaking gasoline, they all failed at 73,000 miles.
My 3 kids and I had left the bmw dealer after I had parts serviced/parts replaced, and jumped on the interstate. I was cruising around 70mph when I felt the car slow down and the msg "engine malfunction, reduce speed" appeared. I veered to the right a little,but I quickly found and exit and pulled over. Fortunately, the traffic on the interstate was lite and an accident was avoided, but it did get my heart racing. The dealer said this was a "common" type of msg, but I'm weary. I tried telling them about the fuel pump issue, but they said my car was not affected. They wanted to charge me another diagnostic fee and I just paid to have my car serviced and diagnosed! They also suggested I continue to drive it until the issue forces me to have to bring it in - basically until something breaks. I would have the dealer would have started with replacing the high pressure fuel pump and moving on from there since it is a documented problem. We'll see what happens.
I purchased a pre-owned 2010 bmw 535i on 12/31/2013. The next day (new year's day), and without any warning or indication, the vehicle spontaneously shut down, coming to a rolling stop. As soon as the engine shut down, the dashboard showed a "fuel pump" warning, which also noted that "continued driving is possible." however, several attempts to re-start were not successful, and the vehicle had to be pushed to a safe location. Prior to the engine failure, I was driving at about 35 MPH on a 2-lane divide roadway, where construction barricades replaced the shoulder. The incident occurred just around midnight, and there was very little traffic, so we were spared certain catastrophe. The vehicle was towed to my home, and although the engine light stayed on, we were able to drive it back to the dealership from there. For the next 30+ days, various fuel injection system components were serviced and/or replaced including the following: high-pressure fuel pump replaced; low-pressure fuel pump replaced; fuel injectors flushed, ignition coils and spark plugs replaced. After each of those "fixes", the vehicle was returned to us, and shut down again on the road and in traffic within 2 days. Finally, the injection pump control module was replaced, and the vehicle underwent a complete software system update. We picked up the vehicle for the 4th time on 2/3/2014, and it appears that the problem has been corrected and our safety restored....
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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 bmw 535i. The contact stated that while traveling 20 MPH, the vehicle began to shake violently then the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was driven to the contact's destination and was later taken to the dealer where it was confirmed that three of the six the fuel injectors had failed. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure and current mileages was 53,300.
I was accelerating up a hill on the highway and my car just lost power.
Acceleration for the vehicle was reduced by more than 50%. 0-60 MPH was approximately 15 seconds. At least the vehicle was drivable. No warning, no indicator. The warning message did show up the next day.
Recurrent engine failure secondary to high pressure fuel pump in brand new bmw 535i. First failure at 3000 miles; second failure after repair around 6600 miles. Both failures without warning and severe loss of power in high speed traffic.
The vehicle suddenly shows an engine malfunction alert and then the power immediately slows down and then I had a minute to try and get off to the right on the freeway before the engine turned itself off. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and was told that it was the high powered fuel pump. There are numerous other people on the internet with the same experience. I am seven months pregnant and am grateful that I was able to get to the right side of the freeway.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 bmw 535i . The contact received a letter from bmw stating that if the vehicle experienced a failure with the fuel pump they would replace it at the manufacturer's expense. The contact had experienced the failure while driving 45 MPH. The contact had the fuel pump replaced but when he called the manufacturer to obtain additional information in regards to the letter, they would not provide it to him. The failure mileage was 9,900.
At around 3000 miles (2010 535xi), while attempting to accelerate onto highway engine power died - engine light came on, and car eventually stalled. Luckily was in right lane at time so managed to pull over. Tried to start car several times with no luck. Waited several minutes and car did start but continued having acceleration problems. Took it to dealer and had fuel pump replaced. Told it was a common problem.
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
High pressure fuel pump malfunction/failure.
Our 2010 bmw 535 xi experienced a failed fuel pump. The car is was purchased new 4 month prior to the failure. The car had a total ~3100 miles when the failure occurred. When the failure occurred, the car lost all power including the power steering which caused a very serious safety issue as the car was in motion with little ability to steer it to safety. The car was towed to the closest dealership where the fuel pump was replaced with a new unit.
Fuel pump on bmw 535i-2010 has failed twice in 60 days on low mileage car. Safety issue occurs because car immediately loses power with no warning. The first time it happened we were in a shopping center garage so we were going slowly. Second time it happened we were on the 101 heading east at high speed on an incline. Lost power and luckily were able to move over to the shoulder with no incident. We were informed by dealer that this has been a continuing problem with this model. They have replaced it twice. The service manager said they have redesigned the fuel pump and hopefully this time it will work. I googled similar problems and found that there were a number of people reporting the "safety" issue of losing power rapidly.
Recurrent sudden stalling of vehicle multiple times, leading to loss of steering control, on a brand new bmw 535 xdrive with 3000 miles. The problem was fixed by changing the high pressure fuel pump, by the bmw dealership. I am not sure if this is widespread problem with bmw vehicles with dual turbo engines.
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