2009 BMW 328I Fuel system Problems

Car running lean oil leak getting hot,loss of power,jolting forward also my car has been in dealership shop for 2 years I'm being charged for services I know weren't done,overcharged,and my car still isn't fixed also the service manager told me he was aware of the recalls,when I told him to this was 4 days ago,however my car is being withheld from me,recalls have been known if it's been two yrs,they filed a lien June of last year I opposed it and they never responded back! My car still sits there causing injury to my livilyhood I've missed almost 1year of work I live in the Sierra's where it snows I can't get to work with no car!

NHTSA ID

11682618

Incident

Jul 12, 2023

Car doesn’t hold a battery Wants to start 2% of the time Engine shook the pulley off so have troubles steering It’s under recall for a few things I would love a new car from bmw because this one is a nightmare the bmw tech advised me not to drive it so have been carless all year pretty much

NHTSA ID

11476276

Incident

Feb 16, 2022

I AM TRYING TO REVIEW IF MY CAR IS ELIGIBLE FOR A RECALL EVALUATION.

NHTSA ID

11279314

Incident

Nov 10, 2019

WE PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE, MY HUSBAND HAD HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR SURGED UP A CURB, HIT A SIGN AND THEN HIT A LAMP POST AND THE CAR WENT UP THE CEMENT BLOCK. I DON'T REMEMBER MUCH MORE, BUT THER INSURANCE TOTALED THE CAR AND I SUFFERED FROM BRAIN TRAUMA AND 3 BACK DISKS.

NHTSA ID

11277366

Incident

Jun 4, 2019

Mileage

45,000 mi

MY CAR HAS BEEN HAVING SERIOUS ISSUES. OVER HEATING, SMOKING UNCONTROLLABLY,UNABLE TO USE AIR/ HEAT CONDITIONING DUE TO TOXIC SMOKE COMING THROUGH VENT. LIGHTS SIGNAL, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, AND BRAKE LIGHT WILL NOT TURN OFF. I FEAR FOR MY LIFE AND HAVE BEEN CAR PULLING DUE TO MY CAR ISSUES. I FEEL AS THOUGH, MY CAR IS AT RISK OF CATCHING ON FIRE. THE CAR HAS EVEN SHUT OFF 5 TIMES DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE SMOKE. IN WAS TOLD BY MECHANIC THAT I WOULD ONLY NEED TO PRESSURE WASH THE ENGINE AND IT SHOULD BE FINE. I HAVE HAD TO PULL OVER BY THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE WASTED SEVERAL DOLLARS DUE TO THIS MATTER WITH MY CAR. ITS PAINS ME DEEPLY THAT I'M HAVING THESE ISSUES WITH MY CAR. I HAVE WORKED VERY HARD TO GET IT. I'M AT A LOSS FOR WORDS WITH THIS MATTER.

NHTSA ID

11142391

Incident

Sep 12, 2018

Mileage

155,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING IN THE PASSING LANE ON US 101 AT A BUSY TIME WITH MANY TRUCKS APPROACHING THE CUESTA GRADE, MY FUEL PUMP FAILED. IT WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TRYING TO DRIFT A DEAD CAR TO THE SHOULDER WHILE AVOIDING COLLISIONS. SIX (6) MONTHS LATER, THE FUEL PUMP CONTROLLER FAILED UNDER ALMOST IDENTICAL HIGHWAY CONDITIONS AT A SPOT ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTH OF THE FIRST FAILURE. THE CONTROLLER FAILURE YIELDS THE SAME RESULTS AS THE PUMP FAILURE. MEANING, THE CAR ENGINE STOPPED AND I HAD TO DRIFT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. ALMOST WAS HIT BY SEMIS IN BOTH CASES.

NHTSA ID

11124758

Incident

Jun 1, 2017

Mileage

90,000 mi

TAKATA RECALL. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IVE HAD TO FILE A COMPLAINT. MY CAR KEEPS DYING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WHILE I'M DRIVING JUST RANDOMLY. IT GIVES NO WARNING OR ANYTHING I CAN'T DRIVE MY CAR IN THE HEAT OR AT NIGHT. I'VE BEEN TO THE BMW DEALERSHIP HERE AND IT'S BEEN 6MONTHS AND THEY STILL DON'T HAVE THE RECALL PARTS. IT'S A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE PLEASE CONTACT ME SOON

NHTSA ID

11118620

Incident

Oct 27, 2017

Mileage

103,345 mi

AIRFLOW METER/SENSOR - CAR SPUTTERS AND STRUGGLES WITH AIR INTAKE CAUSING THE CAR TO STALL. I WAS DRIVING 45 MPH AND MY CAR TURNED OFF. THIS HAPPENED BACK IN 12/2017 - I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE SHOP TO FIX THE PROBLEM ($1300+) AND THE SAME ISSUES ARE HAPPENING AGAIN. JULY 2018 DRIVING 33 MPH AND MY CAR STALLED OUT.

NHTSA ID

11114387

Incident

Dec 17, 2014

Mileage

75,000 mi

TAKATA RECALL, WHENEVER I DRIVE MY CAR FOR MORE THAN 30MIN IT OVERHEATS AND COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS LIKE IT RUNS OUT OF GAS AND I CAN'T START THE CAR FOR AT LEAST 20 30 MINUTES. THOUGHT IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED THAT AND 3MONTHS LATER THE PROBLEM COMES BACK AND NOW I CAN'T RUN THE A/C WITHOUT IT SHUTTING OFF RANDOMLY. I'VE HAD THIS HAPPEN ON VERY BUSY ROADS BLOCKING TRAFFIC BECAUSE I COULDN'T DO ANYTHING. I TOOK MY CAR TO BMW DEALERSHIP AND THE PARTS STILL AREN'T MADE IS WHAT THEY SAID. I WANT THIS PROBLEM FIXED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE PLEASE.

NHTSA ID

11114129

Incident

Nov 15, 2017

Mileage

115,600 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BMW 328I. WHENEVER THE CONTACT PLACED FUEL IN THE FUEL TANK, SHE COULD ONLY FUEL THE TANK TWO DOLLARS WORTH AT A TIME TO FILL THE TANK. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 17V676000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 17V683000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED BMW OF WEST HOUSTON AT (855) 627-3055 (LOCATED AT 20822 KATY FWY, KATY, TX 77449) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 17V676000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 17V683000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING).

NHTSA ID

11065341

Incident

Apr 12, 2016

Mileage

52,000 mi

TAKATA RECALL: THE CAR WHILE BEING DRIVEN WILL JUST STALL ALL POWER IS LOST, AND THEN AFTER ABOUT 30 MINUTES IT WILL START BACK UP. IT IS HARD TO HAVE IT REPAIRED BECAUSE IT IS NOT DISPLAYING THE ISSUE WHEN THE MECHANIC LOOKS AT IT. BUT IS SHOWS AN ERRORS CODE OF FUEL PUMP OVER HEATING. I HAVE HAD ALL SEVERAL REPAIRS DONE AND NOTHING HELPS. I CAN'T JUST KEEP DUMPING MONEY IN TO SEE IF THIS MIGHT ELIMINATE THE ISSUE. I SEE THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH A NUMBER OF BMW MODELS. I CAN NOT SAFELY DRIVE THE CAR OR SELL IT, IT COULD CAUSE A HORRIFIC AUTO ACCIDENT. I BELIEVE IT IS AN ISSUE INVOLVING SOME PART OF THE FUEL PUMP SYSTEM. I HAVE SEEN RECALLS FOR SOME BMW MODELS WITH THESE ISSUE BUT NOT MINE. I HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP 5 TIMES SINCE APRIL

NHTSA ID

11012897

Incident

Apr 12, 2017

Mileage

100,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BMW 328I. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE FUEL PUMP INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT WAITED FOR A WHILE IN THE PRESENCE OF A POLICE OFFICER, WHO WAS ABOUT TO CALL FOR A TOW TRUCK WHEN THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. THE CONTACT STARTED TO DRIVE AWAY, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000.

NHTSA ID

10984943

Incident

May 5, 2017

Mileage

150,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, IT LOSES POWER COMPLETELY AND THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT HIGH SPEED. IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, AS THE CAR QUICKLY DECELERATES AND POWER STEERING NO LONGER WORKS. I HAVE BEEN INCREDIBLY LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AFTER LOSING POWER EACH TIME (IT HAS HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY 5 TIMES NOW). THE CAR WILL NOT START AFTER IT LOSES POWER AND PUTS UP A RANDOM CHECK ENGINE ERROR. SOMETIMES, AFTER SITTING FOR A PERIOD OF TIME, IT WILL START UP, BUT THIS SEEMS TO BE COMPLETELY RANDOM, AS IT HAPPENS SOMETIMES, BUT NOT ALWAYS. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO BMW SEVERAL TIMES NOW AND THEY HAVE REPLACED SEVERAL PARTS AND ASSURED ME IT IS FIXED, BUT IT KEEPS HAPPENING. I AM NOW VERY CONCERNED FOR MY FAMILY'S SAFETY. I REALIZE THE CAR IS A 2009 MODEL, AND IT HAS A LITTLE OVER 100,000 MILES ON IT, BUT THIS TYPE OF POWER LOSS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING OVER AND OVER AGAIN, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE BMW DEALER. I HAVE SPECIFIED THE LAST INCIDENT IN THE "WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN" QUESTION BELOW, BUT THE PROBLEM STARTED ABOUT 6 WEEKS AGO.

NHTSA ID

10983375

Incident

May 2, 2017

Mileage

108,000 mi

DRIVING ALONG AT 80 MPH ON THE EXPRESSWAY IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, HEADING INTO A CURVE. CRUISE CONTROL WAS ACTIVATED, SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND CAR SHUTOFF. WAS ABLE TO ACTIVATE HAZARDS AND MANEUVER BETWEEN THE CAR AND SEMI NEXT TO ME TO GET TO RIGHT SHOULDER. (DITCH ON LEFT SIDE) ONCE SAFELY OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TRIED TO RESTART AND CAR CRANKED BUT DID NOT START. JUST HAD FUEL PUMP REPLACED 6 WEEKS AGO FOR SAME CRANKING, BUT NOT STARTING BEHAVIOR. BMW HAS CONFIRMED THE NEW HPFP THEY PUT IN 6 WEEKS AGO FAILED.

NHTSA ID

10863867

Incident

May 5, 2016

Mileage

83,000 mi

I HAD JUST LEFT HOME AND HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR FEW MINUTES. WAS WAITING ON TOP OF A SMALL HILL AT A STOP LIGHT AND STARTED TO ACCELERATE WHEN IT TURNED GREEN. THAT IS WHEN THE CAR TURNED OFF AND STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARD DOWN A HILL. HAD TO PUT ON EMERGENCY BRAKE AND TRIED TO TURN ON THE CAR BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. SO HAD TO CRUISE BACKWARDS TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. POWER STEERING WAS NOT WORKING AND WAS DIFFICULT TO STEER. AFTER WATING 10 MINUTES TRIED TO RESTART CAR AGAIN AND IT TURNED ON. BROUGHT THE CAR IN TO THE BMW DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY COULD FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. NOW 4 MONTHS LATER MY CAR IS NOT WORKING AT ALL.

NHTSA ID

10809309

Incident

Jul 20, 2015

Mileage

91,000 mi

THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. ONLY AFTER DISENGAGING THE KEY AND WAITING ABOUT 30 MINUTES, THE VEHICLE CAN START UP AGAIN. IF THE PROBLEM IS NOT ADDRESSED, THIS EVENT WILL HAPPEN WITHIN ABOUT A DAY TO A WEEK. I DROVE THE VEHICLE DAILY ON MY COMMUTE TO WORK. THIS PROBLEM HAS ALWAYS OCCURRED ON MY RETURN TRIP IN THE AFTERNOON. THE ERROR CODES THAT SHOWED UP WERE: A GENERIC CODE FOR THE FUEL PUMP, FUEL MODULE CONTROL VOLTAGE TOO HIGH, AND FUEL MODULE CONTROL CURRENT TOO LOW. AFTER TWO TRIPS TO WEATHERFORD BMW, THE PROBLEM WAS TENTATIVELY SOLVED. ON MY FIRST VISIT, THEY MISDIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM TO BE THAT THE FUEL MODULE CONTROL VOLTAGE WAS OUT OF CALIBRATION. THEY SUPPOSEDLY RECALIBRATED IT, TEST DROVE IT, AND SOLVED THE PROBLEM. THEY CHARGED ME THE $210 DIAGNOSTIC FEE BECAUSE THEY CLAIMED THIS WAS NOT A WARRANTY ISSUE. HOWEVER, THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED THE NEXT DAY ON MY AFTERNOON COMMUTE. AFTER BRINGING MY CAR BACK TO THEM. THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM TO BE A FAULTY FUEL PUMP CONTROL MODULE (EKPS MODULE). THE REPAIR WAS COVERED UNDER THE SULEV WARRANTY FOR BMW VEHICLES WITH THE N51 ENGINE. THEY DID NOT CHARGE ME THIS TIME, BUT THEY REFUSED TO CREDIT THE CHARGE ON MY FIRST VISIT, SAYING THAT THEY WOULD HAVE HAD TO RECALIBRATE THE VOLTAGE ANYWAY. I CONTENDED THAT THE FAULTY MODULE CAUSED THE VOLTAGE TO BE OUT OF CALIBRATION AND THAT A FUNCTIONAL REPLACEMENT MODULE WOULD HAVE BROUGHT THE VOLTAGE BACK WITHIN SPECIFICATION, AND THAT IF THEY HAD JUST REPLACED THE MODULE ON MY FIRST VISIT THAT THEY WOULD NOT HAVE HAD TO RECALIBRATE THE VOLTAGE. HOWEVER, WEATHERFORD BMW INSISTED ON NOT REFUNDING THE CHARGE FOR THE FIRST VISIT, AND I HAVE FILED A CLAIM WITH MY CREDIT CARD COMPANY TO DISPUTE THE CHARGE.

NHTSA ID

10743979

Incident

Jun 30, 2014

Mileage

114,000 mi

THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED BUT STILL RUNNING. AN ERROR MESSAGE "FUEL PUMP FAILURE" POPPED UP ON SCREEN AND THE "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" TURNED ON; THE CAR TURNED OFF. THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO RESTART. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE LESS THAN TWO WEEKS PRIOR.

NHTSA ID

10743746

Incident

Jul 27, 2015

PURCHASED THE CAR USED APPX 4 MONTHS AGO WITH JUST UNDER 25K MILES. LAST WEEK WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC APPX 45 - 50 MPH THE CAR STARTED TO SKIP AND LOSE FORWARD POWER. WHILE WAITING FOR A TOW TRUCK THE CAR JUST LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER AS WELL. I COULD HEAR RELAYS CLICKING BUT NOTHING WORKED. AT THE SHOP (NON-BMW) TO BE EVALUATED I HAD TO PURCHASE A NEW BATTERY (THIS REPLACED THE ORIGINAL). FINAL EVALUATION WAS THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WHICH I HAVE NOW PAID FOR OUT OF POCKET. I AM AFRAID THAT THERE IS SOME ELECTRICAL ISSUE LURKING AS WELL, BUT SO FAR THE CAR IS DRIVING WELL. SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR USED I WAS NOT AWARE OF ANY RECALLS BUT NOW I HAVE SEARCHED BY VIN AND FOUND THE RECALL ON THE BATTERY CABLE AND HAVE THAT SCHEDULED. 29,520 MILES IS TOO SOON TO NEED A FUEL PUMP REPLACEMENT! *TR

NHTSA ID

10631908

Incident

Sep 5, 2014

Mileage

29,520 mi

MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED IN THE ROADWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 10:30PM. I WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AND VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. IT WAS LATER FOUND THAT THE FUEL PUMP FAILED. NO INDICATION AS TO WHY THE PUMP FAILED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10594195

Incident

Nov 14, 2013

Mileage

77,000 mi

AS I WAS DRIVING MY CAR NORMALLY MY CAR JUST TURNED OFF ON ME WHILE GOING 50. ITS TELLING ME ON THE SCREEN ITS THE FUEL PUMP. *TR

NHTSA ID

10593875

Incident

May 23, 2014

Mileage

40,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING SOUTH ON RTE 495 IN MA IN THE LEFT LANE AND HAD JUST PASSED THE EXIT RAMP TO RTE 3 WHEN THE CAR SEIZED AND DRAMATICALLY SLOWED DOWN, I WAS GOING 70-75 MPH WITH OTHER CARS BEHIND AND NEXT TO ME GOING THE SAME SPEED. IT'S ONLY DUE TO THE ALERTNESS OF THE DRIVER BEHIND ME THAT BOTH OF US ARE NOT DEAD. HE SWERVED INTO THE MIDDLE LANE AND WENT BY ME. AFTER THAT I CROSSED THREE LINES OF TRAFFIC GOING AT 10-20 MPH ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. I SURVIVED THE EXPERIENCE, BUT I FEEL IT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO REPORT THIS INCIDENT AND HOPEFULLY SAVE THE LIFE OF SOMEBODY ELSE IN THE FUTURE IF BMW CAN BE COMPELLED TO FIX THEIR FUEL PUMP ISSUE ON THE 328I. I CALLED BMW AS I WAS WAITING FOR A TOW AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE'S A RECALL ON THE 335'S FUEL PUMP, BUT NOT ON THE 328I. I BELIEVE ONLY A DEATH WILL COMPEL THEM TO TAKE ACTION. AS FOR ME, I PAID THE BMW DEALERSHIP IN SUDBURY, MA $800 TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP AND DROVE THE CAR STRAIGHT TO A MAZDA DEALERSHIP AND TRADED IT FOR A CX-5 BECAUSE I BELIEVE THE BMW IS UNSAFE AND A POSSIBLE DEATH TRAP. *TR

NHTSA ID

10508878

Incident

Apr 15, 2013

Mileage

67,000 mi

MAKE : 2009 BMW 328I SEDAN E36 PROBLEM : 11/11 : ENGINE STOP RUNNING, LOSE POWER ASSIST FOR STEERING AND BRAKES. TRIED TO RE-STARTED MY CAR BUT COULD NOT - LONG-CRANK ENGINE STARTING TIMES ALONG WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT. TOWED TO BMW OF SAN DIEGO. 1 WEEK REPAIR AND HAD BEEN TOLD FUEL PUMP MODULE NEED TO BE REPLACED. PAID $730.68 FOR REPLACEMENT. 01/12 : SAME PROBLEM - ENGINE STOP RUNNING, LOSE POWER, LONG-CRANK. TOWED TO BMW OF SAN DIEGO AGAIN. HAD BEEN TOLD FUEL PUMP BROKEN AND CAUSE FUEL PUMP MODULE BURNING. PAID AGAIN $7XX FOR REPLACEMENT FOR SAME PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10442612

Incident

Nov 23, 2011

Mileage

61,000 mi