2008 BMW 535XI: engine overheating

5 of the 71 complaints about the 2008 BMW 535XI describe engine overheating.

owner complaints: 5
of this car's complaints: 7%
typical mileage: 60,000
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 1 service bulletin covers this area of the car. See below

Engine overheating by model year

2012
1
2011
1
2008
5

What owners say

Filed Nov 22, 2016 · Electrical, Engine · 135,000 miles · TN

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 bmw 535xi. While driving approximately 60 MPH, the vehicle overheating warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle stalled without warning. The contact pulled over and the vehicle was restarted. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the electric water pump failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 135,000.

Filed Sep 13, 2016 · Engine, Fuel system · 60,000 miles · NJ

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 bmw 535xi. While driving 50 MPH, the vehicle lost power and overheated. In addition "please shut engine off due to overheating " was displayed across the message board. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the fuel pump needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 60,000.

Filed May 19, 2015 · Electrical, Engine · 59,709 miles · OR

The vehicle overheated due to water pump failure. The vehicle was towed to a bmw dealership and the water pump and thermostat were replaced. Some bmw 5-series water pumps have been recalled.

Filed Jul 29, 2014 · Engine · 100,400 miles · IL

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 bmw 535xi. The contact stated that while driving 30 MPH, the vehicle stalled as the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact mentioned that the temperature gauge displayed that the vehicle was overheating and the engine failed indicator illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the water pump needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The VIN was unavailable. The approximate failure mileage was 100,400.

Filed Jan 20, 2014 · Acceleration, Engine · 58,000 miles · NJ

While driving the 2008 bmw 535xi, there was a loud sound from the engine. A message appeared "car overheated" and the car stopped in the middle of the road. The water pump failed with absolutely no warning. The acceleration would not work at all and the car was essentially inoperable. It was a very difficult situation with vehicles approaching me from behind especially with no shoulder space available to pull the car over. I managed to turn ont he hazard lights and barely managed to escape this situation without an incident. The vehicle was towed to a dealer and I was informed that the auxiliary water pump had failed and will have to replace it, the cost of which would be at least $1,200. When I looked up on the internet regarding this issue, I have seen many individuals complaining about the water pump in less than as little as 30,000 miles. I also stumbled onto a the federal safety agency recall campaign (no. 11v‑521: "electric auxiliary water pump") on certain 2008 bmw 5-series. I was shocked to know that my vehicle was not included in this campaign number. What type of quality checks are these pumps subjected to? I have heard of many such instances with this year, make and model. Most other vehicles have water pumps lasting over 100,000 miles and well beyond. Why hasn't bmw issued a recall?