2014 BMW 335XI Engine Problems

What happened: While driving, steering system malfunction warning appeared, power steering felt normal. Within 5 sec the HVAC blower quit, A/C shut off, and “Transmission not in Park” flashed although shifter was untouched (in Drive). All cluster gauges began sweeping randomly; iDrive screen flickered. Within 10 seconds, I heard a loud pop from passenger-side engine bay; voltage warnings continued. Pulled over immediately, switched ignition off, opened hood: active flames at passenger side of engine bay. Fire spread rapidly. Fire dept arrived within 5 min, but vehicle was fully engulfed. Total loss. No injuries. Suspected root cause: BMW’s PCV valve-heater (“blow-by heater”) or electric coolant-pump connector short-circuited, causing a massive current draw that browned out control modules (explaining the cascading warnings) and started the fire. These parts are the subjects of recalls 22V-119 (PCV heater, build cutoff 10 Oct 2013) and 24V-608 (water-pump connector, N20 engines only). My VIN shows NO...

MY BMW 2014 335XI GT 63900 MILES VIN:[XXX] SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL WHEN DRIVING IN MOTION ON HIGHWAY AND LOSE POWER WITHOUT WARNING LIGHT AND STUCK ON ROAD AND TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY SUGGEST TO REPLACE THE ENGINE COST 23K, AND THE REPORTS SAID THE REASON MAY BE DUE TO FUEL PUMP OR PREVIOUS OIL LEAK. THIS ISSUE IS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS AS IT CAN LEAVE ANYONE STRANDED ANYWHERE. THIS CAR IS ONLY 6 YEARS OLD. NO WARNING LIGHT SHOWED PREVIOUSLY. I WAS DOING REGULAR OIL CHANGE AND MAINTENANCE AND FIXED THE OIL LEAK. I THOUGHT IT DUE TO THE RECALL CASE BELOW: IMPROPER PLATING ON FUEL PUMP MAY RESULT IN STALL IF THE FUEL PUMP FAILS, THE VEHICLE MAY STALL WITHOUT WARNING, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V189000 MANUFACTURER BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC COMPONENTS FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE MY CAR IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME SYMPTOMS...

VEHICLE STALLED ON ROAD WAY WHILE GOING 50 PLUS MILES AN HOUR. SHUTTING OFF COMPLETELY. POLICE WERE CALLED. COULD NOT GET CAR TO SHIFT AND MOVE. NEEDED TWO DIFFERENT TOW TRUCKS TO GET DOLLIES TO MOVE CAR. BMW REPLACED FUEL PUMP. BMW SAYS WARRANTY ON NHTSA FOR MY YEAR MAKE AND MODEL DOES NOT APPLY TO MY VEHICLE. I AM SCARED FOR MY LIFE. FELT LIKE I WAS GOING TO GET KILLED AS CARS HONKED GOING 60 MILES AN HOUR AROUND ME AT 830 AT NIGHT ON BEACH BLVD.

FUEL SUPPLY MODULE (FUEL PUMP) FAILED IN MY 2014 BMW 335I XDRIVE. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING TO WORK WHEN ENGINE COMPLETELY QUIT. CAR STOPPED IN THE LEFT LANE DUE TO THE STALLED ENGINE. SHE WAS LUCKY THAT POLICE OFFICER WAS ABLE TO STOP TRAFFIC AND PUSH THE CAR TO THE SHOULDER. CAR WAS TOWED TO BMW DEALER. DEALER REPLACED FUEL SUPPLY MODULE UNDER WARRANTY. REPRESENTATIVE MENTIONED THAT THERE'S NO OPEN RECALLS FOR MY CAR'S VIN. I ATTACHED A PICTURE OF REPAIR INVOICE THAT LISTS VIN AND PART NUMBER OF THE FAILED FUEL PUMP.