2008 BMW 335XI Engine Problems

My car hasn't start up for 2 years now. 1st it started with a dead starter, then alternator, then the radiator and water pump bursted, and as i was standing outside of my car the passenger air bag deploys while the car was off and key out of the ignition. Luckily no one was in my car but now my car doesn't and wont crank or turnover, it makes a buzzing noise for a split second when i hit the start/stop button and thats all. I'm getting full voltage to it. Every time i run my scanner, i get different codes every time, i bought a 2nd scanner (carly) to compare and both threw out different codes every time but the main ones was the starter and pcv code; which i got 3 different starters put in, all new and the code was still ahowing. Ive spent more time researching and more money buying parts to fix my car then what I bought the car for which was $6k. Worst part is that My car wont even start so i cant take it to the shop and im definitely not paying a toll fee just to have the shop tell me what i already know. Ive looked up forums and multiple people is facing the same issues as i am with their results ending with a "please help if anyone finds out what this issue is". I've replaced the battery 3 times and registered the batteries each time. I have a new starter, alternator, radiator, radiator fan, water pump, thermostat, reservoir, crankshaft and camshaft position sensor, battery, ibs cables, power distribution box, ground straps, oil filter, oil filter housing, spark plugs, coil packs, manifold and gaskets, pcv valves, start/stop switch, relays, fuses, and I still get the same results which is no crank/no start and a buzzing noise. When i spoke with BMW customer support i told them that the closest BMW repair shop is 2 hours away from me and the lady replied "that's going to be a huge chunk of money for towing". I mean seriously, BMW should be paying for or that and fixing their mess but won't own up to it.

NHTSA ID

11495879

Incident

May 1, 2020

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW 335XI. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE STARTER SLOWLY. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE INSPECTING UNDER THE HOOD, HE NOTICED A FUEL LEAK INTO THE SPARK PLUGS. THE CONTACT CALLED LOCAL DEALER ORANGE COUNTY BMW LOCATED AT 101 MAHER LN, HARRIMAN, NY 10926, (845) 782-4269 AND WERE MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED AS OF YET. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH MANUFACTURER RECALL 10EA02, HOWEVER THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

NHTSA ID

11348644

Incident

Jun 1, 2020

Mileage

102,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW 335XI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE MISFIRED AND FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CASEY BMW LOCATED AT (12861 JEFFERSON AVE. NEWPORT NEWS. VA) WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL INJECTORS WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

NHTSA ID

11317471

Incident

Jun 2, 2015

Mileage

120,000 mi

BLOWER MOTOR RECALL. MY BMW CAUGHT ON FIRE ON 5/17/2018. I BELIEVE IT MAY BE RELATED TO THE CURRENT RECALL CONCERNING ENGINE FIRES IN SEVERAL MODEL LINES. IT WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. HAD BEEN TURNED OFF FOR OVER 1 1/2 HOURS. DAMAGE WAS PRIMARILY ISOLATED TO THE FRONT AND REAR. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND ARRIVED WITHIN 3 MINUTES TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. COMMENTS MADE BY ARSON INVESTIGATORS WERE ODD BURN PATTERNS. FIRST THOUGHT WAS ELECTRICAL RELATED FIRE. THEY HAD TO CALL BACK FIRE FIGHTERS DUE TO WORRY THE BATTERY WOULD REIGNITE.

NHTSA ID

11097717

Incident

May 17, 2018

Mileage

140,000 mi

MY CAR IS EXPERIENCING THE INFAMOUS HPFP FAILURE. THE CODE THROWN IS P2AAF (FUEL PUMP PLAUSABILITY) AND P29F2 (HIGH-PRESSURE FUEL SYSTEM, FUEL PRESSURE). WHEN STARTING THE CAR, THE ENGINE SHAKES, RUMBLES AND ALMOST DIES, ERRATIC IDLE...I HAVE TO REV UP THE ENGINE FOR A FEW MINUTES TO KEEP IDLE STABLE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND SES LIGHT COMES ON. IT HAS REDUCED POWER, I CAN NOT ACCELERATE QUICKLY ANY MORE. I SEE PEOPLE BEHIND ME MOVE OVER EVERYTIME I GO FROM A STOP. I TOOK THE CAR TO BMW RECENTLY AND THEY FOUND $8,800 WORTH OF REPAIR COST ON THE VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD THE HPFP NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BUT IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY SINCE THE CAR IS 10 YEARS OLD AND PAST 120,000 MILES. THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE IT FOR FREE. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THE PUMP WAS REPLACED A FEW TIMES BEFORE. I THINK I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF THE CAR. I PURCHASED IT IN 2/2013. ROUGHLY 3 YEARS AGO, THE CAR'S ENGINE SHUTDOWN WHILE I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. I WAS ABLE TO KEEP IT GOING ABOUT 4 MILES AN HOUR AND PULLED OVER. I WAS TOLD THE LOW PRESSURE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED UNDER CPO WARRANTY TO GET THE CAR WORKING AGAIN. THIS CAR IS A DANGER TO ME AND MY KIDS. I THINK THE HPFP SHOULD BE REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE IF THE SYMPTOMS EXIST, NO MATTER IF THEIR WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED.

NHTSA ID

11078583

Incident

Mar 5, 2018

Mileage

124,500 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 BMW 335XI. WHILE PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT OCCUPIED. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS AWAITING A PHONE CALL FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 165,000.

NHTSA ID

11058012

Incident

Sep 10, 2016

Mileage

165,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW 335XI. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE HAD AN ABNORMAL ODOR ON THE VEHICLE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT DIAGNOSED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 69,000.

NHTSA ID

10862455

Incident

Apr 28, 2016

Mileage

69,000 mi

CAR RANDOMLY LOST POWER AND WENT INTO LIMP MODE. HEAVY STUTTERING WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. OCCURRED WHILE MERGING ON THE HIGHWAY AND RESULTED IN NEAR COLLISION. CAR HAD 75K MILES AT THE TIME, NOW HAS 76K. CAR DRIVES FINE, BUT WHEN PRESSING ACCELERATOR PASSED 50% CAR BEGINS TO STUTTER AND GO INTO LIMP MODE. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR ISSUES UNTIL THIS HAPPENS. CHECK ENGINE CODES READ, MULTIPLE CYLINDER MISFIRE. ALL SYMPTOMS POINT TO HPFP.

NHTSA ID

10861294

Incident

Apr 10, 2016

Mileage

75,000 mi

COOLANT / WATER PUMP HAS FAILED AT 57,000 MILES. THE PUMP SEIZED, WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT AND SHUT OFF AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. A WATER PUMP SHOULD NOT FAIL AT SUCH AN EARLY AGE. INTERNET SEARCHES INDICATE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON 3-SERIES (EXTREMELY EARLY FAILURE OF THE WATER PUMP). THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE.

NHTSA ID

10785959

Incident

Oct 23, 2015

Mileage

58,000 mi

MY MODEL CAR HAS A RECALL ON THE FUEL INJECTORS. MY VEHICLE'S FUEL INJECTORS HAVE MISFIRED AND HAVE CAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO REMAIN ON IN MY CAR. I HAVE CONTACTED BMW SEVERAL TIMES ABOUT THIS ISSUE. THEY HAVE TOLD ME MULTIPLE STORIES AS TO WHY THEY WILL NOT HONOR MY CAR UNDER THIS RECALL. ONE REASON THEY GIVE IS MY VIN #, EVEN THOUGH MY CAR IS THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL AS THE RECALL WITH THE SAME ISSUE. THEN THEY SAY MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I THOUGHT THE PURPOSE OF A RECALL IS THAT IT REPAIRS YOUR CAR EVEN IF IT'S OUT OF WARRANTY. I HAVE SPENT OVER HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TRYING TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM, AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. BMW WILL NOT REIMBURSE ME OR FIX THE CAR UNDER THE RECALL THAT I KNOW MY CAR FALLS UNDER. THE RECALL IS EVEN LISTED ON MY FAILED DMV INSPECTION REPORT, AND THEY ARE STILL NOT COOPERATING. IS THERE SOMETHING YOU CAN DO? MY CAR WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION, AND IT'S THE ONLY CAR I HAVE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10548338

Incident

Mar 8, 2012

Mileage

65,000 mi

NOTICED THE WATER COOLANT LIGHT COME ON. AFTER TAKING IT TO BMW, THEY SAID THE WATER PUMP WAS LEAKING. WANTED TO REPLACE IT FOR A NICE PIECE OF CHANGE. POOR PART DESIGN. THEY SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON THE PUMP. *TR

NHTSA ID

10523945

Incident

Jun 12, 2012

Mileage

50,453 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW 335XI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE COMPUTER WAS RESET AND THE SPARK PLUGS AND WATER PUMP WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. *TR

NHTSA ID

10509913

Incident

Apr 29, 2013

Mileage

50,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW 335XI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FUEL INJECTORS AND SPARK PLUGS WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,400.

NHTSA ID

10498002

Incident

Feb 11, 2013

Mileage

76,400 mi

VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY, APPEARS TO BE AN ENGINE MALFUNCTION. TOOK TO BMW DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP, HOWEVER PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. UNFORTUNATELY, THE WARRANTY HAS JUST EXPIRED SO I HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. IT APPEARS MANY INDIVIDUALS HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUES WITH THIS PARTICULAR YR, MAKE & MODEL SO UNSURE OF WHY BMW HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. THIS ABSOLUTELY SHOULD BE LOOKED AT BY THE MANUFACTURER AS FROM MY EXPERIENCE WITH IT OCCURRING ON THE HIGHWAY IT CAN DEFINITELY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10472595

Incident

May 14, 2012

Mileage

29,500 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW 335XI. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH; PROCEEDING TO A TRAFFIC SIGNAL. THE TRANSMISSION EXHIBITED A JERKING MOTION. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED IN OPERATION. IN ADDITION, THE FUEL PUMP FAILED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE TURBO CHARGER AND BANOS SYSTEM FAILED TO OPERATE PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE SERVICE WARRANTY. THE DRIVER OBSERVED AFTER THE VEHICLE SERVICE REPAIR; SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE TAIL PIPE AND OIL WAS LEAKING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10316741

Incident

Jun 4, 2008

Mileage

500 mi