2011 BMW 335I Fuel system Problems

Fuel sending unit has broken and began to expel fuel out upwards within the rear bottom of the back seat were the sending unit is located. The plastic that ensembles the gas sending unit itself cracks over a certain period amount of time and causes gasoline to spray in that area. Gas has began to accumulate outside the gas tank right above the sending unit part, which causes harmful and incredibly strong gasoline odor inside the car and outside the car, predominantly on the back seat of the driver area. Very dangerous for even a small amount of fire to be near it. The problem cause a harmful and overwhelming amount of dangerous gasoline fumes to tolerate breathing near that area or the car itself.

NHTSA ID

11700227

Incident

Sep 5, 2025

Loss of power failure, it lights up several times when turning corners and then accelerating.

NHTSA ID

11442737

Incident

Dec 5, 2021

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BMW 335I. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING AT A RED LIGHT, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. ALSO, "VEHICLE OPERATING AT REDUCED POWER LEVEL" DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS THE THIRD TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

NHTSA ID

11278470

Incident

Nov 5, 2019

Mileage

42,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

11232889

Incident

May 22, 2019

Mileage

52,400 mi

MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH A BAD HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP. AFTER DOING RESEARCH ONLINE I FOUND THAT BMW HAD A RECALL FOR ENGINES N54. I'M HAVING THE SAME EXACT ISSUE AS THE N54, MY ENGINE IS THE N55. MY CAR IS NOT USABLE AND BMW DOES NOT WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS IS ON MY N55 ENGINE. BMW CLEARLY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE MANUFACTURING OF THESE HIGH PRESSURE PUMPS WERE BAD THEY SHOULD HAVE A RECALL DONE FOR THE N55. WHAT I AM LOOKING IS FOR BMW TO COVER THIS ISSUE.

NHTSA ID

11222821

Incident

Jun 4, 2019

I WAS DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT AT ABOUT 5MPH, AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED ON ITS OWN WHILE I WAS STILL PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR. I CONTINUED TO PRESS THE ACCELERATOR, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. AFTER 3 OR 4 MINUTES OF TRYING TO DETERMINE WHAT THE ISSUE WAS, I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE. THE CAR WAS ABLE TO ACCELERATE ONCE I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED. IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED WHILE IN TRAFFIC, IT WOULD HAVE PUT MANY PEOPLE AT RISK. NO ONE WAS HARMED BECAUSE I WAS IN A WALMART PARKING LOT TRAVELING AT 5MPH WHEN THE CAR STALLED, BUT I AM UNSURE WHAT CAUSED THIS TO OCCUR. THIS SITUATION SEEMS TO BE RELATED TO THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC ADMINISTRATION'S RECALL NUMBER 14V176000, AS IT DESCRIBES WHAT I EXPERIENCED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE.

NHTSA ID

11197165

Incident

Apr 18, 2019

Mileage

87,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING WHEN MY CAR IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF ALMOST CAUSING ME TO GET HIT FROM BEHIND. LUCKILY, THERE WAS A GAS STATION FOR ME TO QUICKLY PULL INTO AND GET OUT OF THE LANE BEFORE COMPLETELY COMING TO A HALT. I'M CONFUSED AS TO WHY THERE ISN'T A RECALL ON THE 3 SERIES. THIS IS CAN CAUSE FATALITIES.

NHTSA ID

11180478

Incident

Jan 2, 2019

Mileage

68,000 mi

IN 2017 MY SON WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE 91 HIGHWAY WHEN HIS FRONT DRIVER TIRE ROD BROKE OFF. BOLTS WERE MISSING BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES. TIRES WENT OUT AND IT COULD HAVE CAUSED A TRAGEDY THIS HAPPENED ON A FRIDAY NIGHT. WE PAID TO HAVE THE WHEELS AND TIRES REPAIRED AND REPLACED. I PROVIDE THE RECEIPTS TO THE BMW DEALER SHIP BUT THEY WERE NEVER HONORED OR REIMBURSED. WE PAID TO HAVE WATERPUMP REPLACEMENT BECAUSE. IN JULY 2017 THE AIR CONDITIONING WAS BLOWING HOT AIR. IN NOV. 2017 THE HEATING SYSTEM WAS BLOWING COLD AIR. FEB 2018 BLOWER WAS STILL NOT WORKING, WHEN I FOUND OUT THAT THERE WERE (RECALLS). WE WAITED ALMOST 4 MONTHS FOR RECALLED BLOWER WAS REPLACED, WE PAID FOR THEMOSTRATE REPLACEMENT BUT STILL HAD NO HEAT. CAR WON'T START. SO WE PAID FOR THE BATTERY TO BE TESTED AND REGISTERED. SHORTLY AFTER THE CAR STARTED LEAKING COOLANT AGAIN APRIL 2018. DEFECTED WATER PUMP. APRIL 2018 ELECTRIC SYSTEM. I DROVE THE CAR TO BMW DEALERSHIPS, FOR FUEL LEAKAGE NOW THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT. IS TELLING ME THAT THE CAR WON'T START!!! AND THAT THE STARTER NEEDS REPLACED. WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY PREVIOUS ISSUES WITH THE STARTER. AND I HAVE ALREADY SPENT NEARLY $4,000.00 WITHIN THE PAST 5 MONTHS FOR THINGS THAT I BELIEVE I SHOULD NOT HAVE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE. IN NOVEMBER 2017 THE CAR WAS OVERHEATING

NHTSA ID

11089815

Incident

Apr 20, 2018

Mileage

100 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BMW 335I. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND ACCELERATING, THE SPEED DECREASED AND THE MESSAGE "ENGINE PRESSURE REDUCTION" APPEARED. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO NIELLO BMW IN ELK GROVE, CALIFORNIA WHERE THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH THE ASA BOLTS. IN REGARDS TO THE VEHICLE STALLING, THE COOLANT PUMP AND THE WATER PUMP WERE REPLACED. FURTHERMORE, THE DEALER FOUND A LEAK IN THE SEAL OF THE RADIATOR AND DIAGNOSED THAT IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALLS RELATED TO THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.

NHTSA ID

11051248

Incident

Jun 1, 2012

Mileage

50,000 mi

VEHICLE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCED COLD START ISSUE SINCE ABOUT A YEAR AGO, IT CRANKS AND START UP FINE HOWEVER THE ENGINE RPM WILL DROP AND STRUGGLE TO STAY AT IDLE, ENGINE EVENTUALLY WILL STALL WITHIN 2-3 SECONDS. LAST WEEK WHILE WAITING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT ON A LOCAL STREET, THE ENGINE STALL ON ITS OWN, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON BUT WENT AWAY AFTER A MINUTE, I MANAGED TO RESTART AND DROVE TO DESTINATION. THIS WAS THE FIRST EXPERIENCE OF STALLING DURING NORMAL DRIVING AND FIRST INCIDENT WHICH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. BROUGHT A CAR TO A INDEPENDENT BMW TECHNICIAN AND FAULT CODE WAS INDICATING HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP WAS THE SOURCE OF STALLING.

NHTSA ID

10978804

Incident

Apr 6, 2017

Mileage

50,200 mi

I'M HAVING THE EXACT SAME ISSUE THE 2007-2010 BMW 335I'S WERE HAVING WITH THE FUEL PUMP. REDUCED ENGINE POWER ERROR MESSAGE ON NAVIGATION SCREEN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10704519

Incident

Mar 25, 2015

Mileage

62,300 mi

UPON DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED (70+MPH) THE CAR SLOWED DOWN (ENGINE BRAKING) TO APPROX 40MPH INSTANTLY. THE CARS BEHIND ME WERE FORCED TO BRAKE FORCEFULLY. AN ACCIDENT WAS AVOIDED BECAUSE IT WAS SUNDAY MORNING AND LIGHT TRAFFIC. THE CAR DISPLAYED "ENGINE MALFUNCTION-DRIVE TO THE DEALERSHIP". THE CAR WAS WITHOUT POWER - JUST COASTING AT 40MPH OR SO, NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE. I MANAGED TO GET IT OVER TO THE DEALER - FIELDS BMW OF NORTHFIELD, IL. THEY KEPT IT FOR A WEEK - TOLD ME IT WAS A COMPUTER MALFUNCTION THAT CUT OFF POWER TO THE PRESSURE CONVERTER FOR THE TURBOCHARGER. WHEN ASKED IF THIS CAN HAPPEN AGAIN, THEY SAID POSSIBLY. I CALLED BMW OF NORTH AMERICA CUSTOMER SERVICE 1-800-831-1117 SPOKE TO [XXX] EXTENSION [XXX]. I DESCRIBED THE LIFE THREATENING MALFUNCTION AND I ASKED HIM TO TALK TO THE ENGINEERS AND TO GET BACK TO ME ON WHETHER THIS CAN BE AVOIDED IN THE FUTURE. NEXT TIME WE WILL BE LOOKING AT A FATALITY FOR ME OR OTHER DRIVERS. I ALSO ASKED HIM TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY TO 100,000 MILES DUE TO THE PROVEN LACK OF SAFETY AND RELIABILITY. HE NEVER RESPONDED TO MY REQUESTS - I CALLED TODAY - 8/25 - HE TOLD ME AS FAR AS BMW OF NORTH AMERICA IS CONCERNED - THERE IS NO ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE. I BELIEVE THAT DUE TO THE POSSIBLE FUTURE LOSS OF LIFE, THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED. I AM AVAILABLE FOR COMMENTS/CONTACT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

10628240

Incident

Jul 27, 2014

Mileage

39,000 mi