2007 BMW 335I Fuelpropulsion System Problems

The oil filter housing gasket, the mechatronic transmission and the electrical system failed. Yes, it is available for inspection. My safety and the safety of others were put at risk as a result of my vehicle losing power suddenly while I was driving on the highway. I was driving at the highway speed limit and my vehicle malfunctioned and lost power while others were at high speeds. I had to abruptly stop almost causing an accident. The problem has been reproduced and confirmed by the BMW service center. The vehicle has been inspected by the BMW dealer service department. The warning lamps that came on my dashboard were the check engine light, oil level light, and the transmission light. The car was running poorly. The engine wouldn’t crank and then it would jolt after driving. I would smell oil occasionally. The symptoms first appeared in 2011. I had my vehicle...

I bought a 2007 BMW 335i convertible on March 10th 2022. On March 18th I left my house and as I was pulling out of my neighborhood the vehicle cut off at about 25 miles an hour and as I pulled over I noticed black smoke coming out from under the hood. There were no warning lights on with the exception of a random airbag light that came on the day after I bought the car and a tire pressure monitor light. My wife and I pulled over and I ran to a nearby house and took a case of Dasani water from painters who were working (with their permission). I got the fire put out within minutes of its starting but the wiring harness is completely melted together along with all of the induction piping to the turbos and the intake manifold and fuel line. I told the car...

THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP GOES OUT WITHOUT WARNING. ITS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN TRAVELING 70 MPH DOWN THE INTERSTATE AND ALL SUDDEN THE CAR STALL AND SHUTS DOWN AND YOU HAVE TO MAN HANDLE THE STEERING WHEEL. THAT BEING SAID AN 18 WHEELER HAD TO PULL A MAGIC TRICK TO NOT SMASH ME AND MY 3 KIDS!!! I'M HIGHLY BOTHERED BY THIS. IV SEEN REVIEWS OF THE HPFP GOING BAD WHY HAS BMW NOT FIXED THE ISSUE YET???????😡😡😡

THERE IS ALREADY A RECALL FOR THE FUEL INJECTORS IN VEHICLES LIKE MINE BUT MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT APART OF THE RECALL. I AM HAVING THE SAME ISSUES STATED IN THE RECALL. RECALL SIB 13 01 20 WHICH IS FOR VEHICLES LIKE MINE MANUFACTURED BETWEEN 04/07 AND 11/08. MY VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED IN 07/07 BUT SOMEHOW IT WAS NOT INCLUDED. I HAVE BEEN TROUBLESHOOTING AN ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE HESITATING AND MISFIRING AND IT IS DUE TO THE FUEL INJECTORS LEAKING INTO THE CYLINDER. I HAVE REPLACED ALL SPARK PLUGS AND IGNITION COILS AND THERE IS EVIDENCE THAT THE SPARK PLUGS HAVE FUEL ON THEM DUE TO THE LEAKING FUEL INJECTOR. WHEN I START THE VEHICLE IT STARTS NORMALLY BUT AFTER IDLING FOR 5 MINUTES IT BEGINS TO MISFIRE WITH WHITE PLUMES OF SMOKE EXITING THE EXHAUST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVEN BEFORE OR WARMED UP BEFORE THIS HAPPENED....

HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP - CRITICAL FAILURE WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY, THE ENGINE DIED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE IN MOTION. BRAKES AND STEERING BECAME INCREDIBLY HEAVY (PRESUMABLY WITHOUT POWER) AS I PULLED OVER WITH VERY LITTLE TIME TO REACT. CAR WOULD NOT RESTART, JUST REPEATEDLY TURN OVER WITHOUT TRYING TO START. PULLED CODES TO DISCOVER THAT THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP JUST FAILED COMPLETELY - P142E $0018PD. STALLING IN MOTION WITHOUT ANY WARNING SIGNS WAS SCARY. TURBO WASTEGATES - CAUTION TURBOS RATTLE SEVERELY WHILE DRIVING AND PERFORMANCE IS REDUCED. EXTRA TIME AND SPACE IS NEEDED WHEN MERGING AND OVERTAKING. NO ENGINE CODES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW 335I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHUDDER AS IF IT WERE GOING TO STALL WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO CHECKERED FLAG BMW (5225 VIRGINIA BEACH BLVD, VIRGINIA BEACH, VA 23462; 866-414-7820 OR 757-490-1111) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP AND THE LOW PRESSURE FUEL SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE VOLUNTARY RECALL REGARDING THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, DUE TO THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE, THE FAILURE WAS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILURE.

THE CAR HAS HAD NUMEROUS ISSUES SINCE PURCHASED. THIS ALL CAME TO A HEAD WHEN DRIVING HOME, UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS, IT SUDDENLY WOULD NOT SHIFT PAST 1ST GEAR. I PROCEEDED TO PULL OFF TO A SIDE STREET AND ATTEMPT TO IDLE HOME, AS I WAS ABOUT 1 MILE FROM HOME. AFTER APPROXIMATELY .5 MILE, THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY LOST FIRST GEAR, THERE WAS AN AUDIBLE BANG UNDER THE HOOD, AND THE CAR COMPLETELY LOST POWER. AFTER BEING IN A SERVICE CENTER FOR A COUPLE WEEKS, I AM NOW INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE IS LOCKED DOWN AND THAT THE CAR WILL REQUIRE A NEW ENGINE TO BE WORKING AGAIN. THIS CAR HAD BEEN AN ABSOLUTE NIGHTMARE AND HAS TURNED ME QUITE CALLOUSED TOWARDS BMWS QUALITY STANDARDS.

I WAS TURNING ON TO A HIGHWAY, AS I ACCELERATED TO MATCH THE SPEED OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND MERGE, THE ENGINE POWER ABRUPTLY DEGRADED. I HAD TO SWERVE OUT OF THE LANE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE HAD A FLASHING SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT AND WAS NOT PRODUCING ANY POWER. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO PARK AVE. BMW IN NJ. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED MY VEHICLE WITH A FAILED DME (ENGINE MANAGEMENT COMPUTER OR ECU) AT LESS THAN 60K. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I FOUND MANY OTHERS BMW N54 ENGINE OWNERS ONLINE WHO HAD ENCOUNTERED THE SAME DME FAILURE. IT TURNS OUT AN ELECTRICAL COMPONENT THAT COSTS A COUPLE OF CENTS WAS PREMATURELY FAILING. THIS WAS KNOWN TO BMW IN 2007 WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SOLD. THE BMW SERVICE BUILTIN SI B 12 18 07 CLEARLY INDICATES THAT THIS IS AN UNEXPECTED FAILURE AND IS CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE...

THERE IS A SERIOUS DEFECT WITH THE ENGINE AND FUEL PUMP. IT TAKES A LONG TIME TO ACCELERATE WHEN DRIVING ESPECIALLY ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR WILL SHAKE, JOLT AND THE ENGINE WILL START TO MAKE A WEIRD NOISE. THERE IS OIL LEAKING CONSTANTLY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY COMING ON EVEN AFTER JUST BEING REPAIRED. THE CAR GOES INTO LIMP MODE AND HAS SHUT DOWN ON ME NUMEROUS TIMES WHILE DRIVING. I'VE HAD THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES AND YET IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAINST. THE CAR WILL OVERHEAT AT TIMES AND AND JUST SHUT DOWN. I WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY CITY STREET WHEN THE CAR JUST SHUT DOWN, I COULDN'T STEER OR BRAKE IT JUST DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY STREET. IT WAS EXTREMELY UNSAFE AND PUT MY LIFE IN DANGER AS WELL AS THE OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD, ESPECIALLY...

THIS IS MY THIRD BMW. IN ALL CASES, THE FUEL SENDING UNITS DEVELOP HAIRLINE FRACTURES THAT CAUSE FUEL TO LEAK; IN MY PREVIOUS TWO CARS THIS PROBLEM DEVELOPED AT AROUND 75,000-80,000 MILES. IN THE PRESENT CAR, THE PROPULSION PUMP NEAR THE FUEL TANK ALSO DEVELOPED A HAIRLINE FRACTURE. THE SUBSTANDARD QUALITY OF THESE PARTS CAUSE AN UNSAFE CONDITION WHEREBY FUEL LEAKS CAN CAUSE A FIRE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW 335I. WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND THE CYLINDERS SHUT DOWN. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO DECELERATE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FUEL INJECTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

FUEL INJECTORS FAILING. KNOWN RECALL EXISTS WITH BMW FOR MFG DATES BETWEEN 04/02/2007 THROUGH 10/31/2008. BMW REFUSES TO COVER MY CAR UNDER THE RECALL AS MY CAR WAS PRODUCED IN LATE 2006. HOWEVER, THE PIEZO INJECTOR PART NUMBER IS THE SAME AS THE PART NUMBER UNDER RECALL, THE SYMPTOMS AND RESULTING FAILURE OF THE CAR IS ALSO EXACTLY THE SAME AS DOCUMENTED. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE DOCUMENTED THOROUGHLY ONLINE AND WITHIN BMW'S DATABASE. I PROPOSE BMW TO EXTEND THEIR RECALL TO COVER ALL MODEL YEARS WITH THIS PART NUMBER. *TR

GOING APPROX. 55-60 MPH, SUDDEN NO THROTTLE RESPONSE, ONCE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SHUT DOWN THEN RESTART AND DRIVE FOR ABOUT 200FT THEN WENT INTO LIMP MODE, STAYED IN LIMP MODE UNTIL I GOT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP 2 DAYS LATER. TRIED RESTARTING TWICE THE FOLLOWING DAY WHICH RESULTED IN 3-6 SEC CRANK TIME THEN ONCE STARTED IT WOULD HAVE LOW THROTTLE RESPONSE WITH HEAVY VIBRATION, AFTER ABOUT 10 SECS IT WOULD GO IN LIMP MODE AGAIN WITH HEAVIER CHUGGING AND VIBRATION AND EVENTUALLY SHUTDOWN WITH 7 SECS WITH A "CHOKING" SOUND. LACK OF FUEL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW 335I. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE ENGINE SERVICE AND ENGINE MALFUNCTION LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THE FUEL INJECTOR AND WASTE GATE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000. *TR

WHILE SITTING STILL AT THE FIRST INCIDENT THE CAR STALLED FOR NO REASON. OVER THE NEXT TWO WEEKS THE CAR STARTED TO RUN VERY ROUGH AND THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON. YOU COULD TURN IT OFF AND RESTART AND IT WOULD BE FINE FOR A LITTLE WHILE, NOW MY ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME AND MY #3 INJECTOR NEEDS REPLACED. BMW DID RECALL THE INJECTORS FOR THE 2008 MODELS, BUT NOT MY 2007, THE COST IS MY RESPONSIBILITY AND MANY OTHER 2007 OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I DO.HAVE A BMW EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR MY FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR, NOT A RECALL, BUT THEY GO BAD SEVERAL TIMES A YEAR. A RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED FOR THE 2007 INJECTORS. *TR

WHILE ACCELERATING ON A HIGHWAY, THE CAR LOST POWER AND STARTED TO SHAKE. I HAD TO PULL OFF ON THE SHOULDER WHILE DECELERATING WHILE CARS AROUND ME WERE HONKING AND DRIVING AROUND TO PASS ME. I WAS LUCKY NOT TO HAVE BEEN IN A COLLISION. THE "ENGINE MALFUNCTION" LIGHT AND "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT TURNED ON. AFTER COMING TO A STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, I TURNED OFF THE CAR FOR A FEW MINUTES AND RESTARTED IT - IT DROVE FINE BUT THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT STAYED ON. IT HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES SINCE. *TR

HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILED ON FREEWAY CAUSING IMMEDIATE LOSS OF 70% OF POWER. DEALERSHIP IS ALSO SAYING THAT FUEL INJECTORS ARE FAULTY. AFTER LOOKING THROUGH DIFFERENT INTERNET WEBSITES IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM IN EARLY 335I MODELS. ALMOST CRASHED BECAUSE OF IT. *TR