2013 BMW 335IS Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2013 BMW 335IS, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Airbags133.3%
- Engine133.3%
- Fuel system133.3%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Airbags
Reports naming the air-bag system — deployment behaviour, inflators, sensors and warning lights.
From owner reports, verbatim
"TAKATA RECALL. TOOK BMW TO BMW DEALER ON MALLORY ROAD IN NASHVILLE TN ON NOV. 3 TO HAVE AIRBAG REPLACED AT 10:00, MY APPOINTMENT TIME. VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO ME ABOUT ONE HOUR LATER. BMW REFUSED TO GIVE ME ANY PAPERWORK RELATED TO THE MY VISIT. THIS SUGGEST THEY DID NOT CHANGE THE BAG. PLEASE TELL BMW TO PROVIDE ME WITH THE COMPLETED WORK ORDER SO I HAVE PROOF THE BAG WAS REPLACED
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Engine
Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components.
From owner reports, verbatim
AS PER BMW, 5140 READ FAULT MEMORY, CONNECTED BATTERY CHARGER FAULT CODE 2A9A,31002A9B, RAN TEST PLAN, UPON INSPECTION, NOTED FRONT BOLT HAD BEEN PULLED FREE AND THREADS STRIPPED, THIS COMMON WITH AN ENGINE OVER REV.(DAMAGING INTERNAL ENGINE COMPONENTS . THIS WAS LATER CONFIRMED THROUGH DIAGNOSTIC READOUTS PERFORMED BY BMWNA TSE VIA COMPUTER. AS PER BMW TECHNICAL SUPPORT ENGINEER, DISASSEMBLE AND REASSEMBLED COMPLETE ENGINE TO INSPECT DAMAGE, ALL EXHAUST VALVE HIT THE TOP OF THE PISTONS, CRANKSHAFT TREAD ARE STRIPPED OUT ALONG WITH THE CENTER BOLT. METAL GOT INTO ENGINE BLOCK WHICH WILL RESULT IN FURTHER ENGINE PROBLEM WITH OIL PASSAGES AND OIL PUMP. RECOMMEND COMPLETE ENGINE. CUS DECIDED TO NOT PROCEED WITH REPAIR. BMW IS MAIL ATTACHMENTS. **CUSTOMER GOODWILL DIAGNOSIS COURTESY OF DCH MIDLAND DIAGNOSIS APPROVED BY BMW TSE** NO REPAIR PERFORMED AS PER CUSTOMER NECESSARY REPAIRS NOT COVERED UNDER BMW WARRANTY AS VEHICLE WAS OVER REVVED... CAR IS BRAND NEW 2013 WITH 5,140 MILES 335IS. I HAVE BEEN WORKING THIS ONE AROUND IN MY HEAD AND I CAN'T SEEM TO COME UP WITH ANYTHING... CRANK BOLTS JUST DON'T LOOSEN BY THEMSELVES AND EVEN STILL, THE COMPUTER RECORDED AN OVER-REV EVENT WHICH YOU CAN'T JUST "DO". YOU HAVE TO MECHANICALLY FORCE AN OVER-REV, AND EVEN TILL, THE DME RECORDS TIME SINCE THE EVENT HAPPENED, SO IF IT HAPPENED MONTHS AGO, IT SHOULD BE RECORDED THAT WAY (IF IT EVEN RECORDS THAT FAR BACK). *TR
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Fuel system
Reports naming fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks.
From owner reports, verbatim
HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMPS SEEMS TO BE A CONTINUING PROBLEM WITH BMW. I FEEL LIKE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT CAN CAUSE LOSE OF ENGINE POWER.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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