2011 BMW 335IS Problems

THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP (HPFP) ON THIS MODEL 335IS CONTINUES TO FAIL AFTER TIME. THE N54 MOTOR WAS INITIALLY RELEASED IN 2007-2009 AND THEN REPLACED WITH THE N55. THE HPFP ON THE 2007-2009 MODELS HAVE NOW AN EXTENDED WARRANTY DUE TO HIGH FAILURE RATES. BMW RE-RELEASED THIS ENGINE IN THE 2011-2013 335IS MODELS ONLY, AND THEY CONTINUE TO HAVE THE SAME CONCERN AS THE FIRST SET OF VEHICLES. AT 54K MILES, MY VEHICLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 65MPH LOST POWER AND FORCED ME TO DRIVE ACROSS THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC TO PULL OVER. THE ENGINE COMPUTER STATED "ENGINE LOSS OF POWER, DRIVE WITH CAUTION. IT MAY BE POSSIBLE TO CONTINUE. TAKE YOUR VEHICLE TO THE NEAREST BMW SERVICE FACILITY." AT 82K MILES, I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON A CITY STREET AND THE SAME WARNINGS APPEARED AGAIN. "ENGINE LOSS OF POWER, DRIVE WITH CAUTION. IT MAY BE POSSIBLE TO CONTINUE. TAKE YOUR VEHICLE TO THE NEAREST BMW SERVICE FACILITY." HPFP FAILURE HAS LOSS OF POWER, ENGINE IN "LIMP" MODE, INITIAL COLD CRANK LAG AT STARTUP, MISFIRES IN ALL CYLINDERS, AND "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" ILLUMINATED.

THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP (HPFP) ON THIS MODEL 335IS CONTINUES TO FAIL AFTER TIME. THE N54 MOTOR WAS INITIALLY RELEASED IN 2007-2009 AND THEN REPLACED WITH THE N55. THE HPFP ON THE 2007-2009 MODELS HAVE NOW AN EXTENDED WARRANTY DUE TO HIGH FAILURE RATES. BMW RE-RELEASED THIS ENGINE IN THE 2011-2013 335IS MODELS ONLY, AND THEY CONTINUE TO HAVE THE SAME CONCERN AS THE FIRST SET OF VEHICLES. AT 54K MILES, MY VEHICLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 65MPH LOST POWER AND FORCED ME TO DRIVE ACROSS THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC TO PULL OVER. THE ENGINE COMPUTER STATED "ENGINE LOSS OF POWER, DRIVE WITH CAUTION. IT MAY BE POSSIBLE TO CONTINUE. TAKE YOUR VEHICLE TO THE NEAREST BMW SERVICE FACILITY." AT 82K MILES, I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON A CITY STREET AND THE SAME WARNINGS APPEARED AGAIN. "ENGINE LOSS OF POWER, DRIVE WITH CAUTION. IT MAY BE POSSIBLE TO CONTINUE. TAKE YOUR VEHICLE TO THE NEAREST BMW SERVICE FACILITY." HPFP FAILURE HAS LOSS OF POWER, ENGINE IN "LIMP" MODE, INITIAL COLD CRANK LAG AT STARTUP, MISFIRES IN ALL CYLINDERS, AND "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" ILLUMINATED.

TAKATA RECALL. I CONTACTED THE BMW DEALERSHIP SEVERAL MONTHS AGO TO RESOLVE THIS RECALL AND WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD BE PLACED ON A WAITING LIST. I HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET TO FIX THIS ISSUE

TAKATA RECALL - I MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH MY DEALER "EAST BAY BMW" TO GET THE AIRBAGS REPLACED. I RECEIVED A FOLLOW-UP CALL 2 DAYS LATER INFORMING ME THAT THEY AIRBAGS ARE NOT AVAILABLE YET. I'M NOT FORCED TO DRIVE MY UNSAFE VEHICLE UNTIL PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. AM I ABLE TO GET A RENTAL IN THE MEANTIME UNTIL I'M ABLE TO REPAIR THIS ISSUE?

I had the recall repair for the HVAC harness done in 2018, and the recall fix failed in 6/22, I took it into BMW and they determined there was a short, I do not know why a replacement part failed so soon in my eyes after being replaced for a recall. I had to pay $670 to fix this issue from a "free" recall fix, this seems like an issue to me with their replacement harnesses. There are a lot of posts on forums about people having to replace the harness again after the fix. I've never had issues with any wiring on any other car, and sure seems odd that BMW has failures as such. I don't know what can be done by you if anything but I am reaching out because BMW is standing by their 2 yr warranty on fixes and making people pay for the repair themselves again after a recall.

HEATER BLOWER WIRING RECALL

TIRES - I HAVE 1,500 MILES OR SO ON THEM (NEW). THEY WAS INSTALLED BY THEM BMW DEALERSHIP AS I WAS PURCHASING THE CAR. I HAD THE CARS SHIPPED HERE TO MD. DRIVING THE CAR LOCALLY AFTER SITTING IN THE GARAGE, IT STARTED TO MAKE A TERRIBLE NOISE ABOVE 40 MPH AND WOULD GET WORSE UP TO 60 MPH THAT'S AS FAST AS I WOULD GO. THE LOCAL BMW DEALERSHIP NOTED IT ONE OF THE (LEFT REAR TIRE)S INSTALLED. HAS AN 8-INCH BUBBLE ON THE INSIDE. THEY WANTED TO REPLACE IT COSTING ME $486. TO REPLACE THE TIRE. 1500 MILES TO A NEW TIRE? NO.... THIS IS A DEFECTIVE TIRE. LOOKING ON LINE THERE'S MANY / SEVERAL COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME MANNER ABOUT THE TIRES. THIS CAR HAS NEVER HIT A POTHOLE OR SEEN A ROUGH ROAD WITH THE TIRES. THE CAR IS VERY CAREFULLY DRIVEN AROUND. I CONTACTED MR. TIRE WHO QUICKLY SAID ON THE PHONE NO MATTER HOW CAREFUL YOU DRIVE YOU MUST OF HIT A POTHOLE. NO WANTING TO VISUALLY INSPECT THE TIRE STATING, IT HAPPENS TO THE TIRE REGULAR. THATS WHAT'S PUSHING ME TO CONTACT NHTSA FOR A REVIEW. I STRONGLY FEEL ITS AN UNSAFE TIRE IF IT DOES THIS IN THE MANNER THAT I HAVE DRIVEN THIS CAR. IF THIS TIRE IS TREATED THIS DELICATE THAN I AM VERY MUCH CONCERNED FOR DAILY DRIVER SAFETY UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. 02418582WR2 TIRE SIZE 255/30/19 DOT CE W# L250 0415 PZERO PIRELLI RUN FLAT