2008 BMW 535I Driver assistance Problems

HPFP IS GOING BAD ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON LONG CRANK START

NHTSA ID

11397808

Incident

Aug 16, 2017

Mileage

97,000 mi

CAR REDUCED POWER, SHAKES AND WILL NOT RUN ANYMORE. IS SO UNSAFE TO BE DRIVING THIS SPECIALLY IN THE FWY VERY SCARY.

NHTSA ID

11184969

Incident

Jan 30, 2019

Mileage

65,000 mi

CURRENTLY HAVING ISSUES WITH A WASTEGATE RATTLE ON TURBOS. ROUGH ENGINE IDLE. HAVING MULTIPLE MISFIRES, AND STUCK OPEN FUEL INJECTORS. CAUSING TAILPIPES TO EXCESSIVELY SMOKE (WHITE COLOR) WHILE GOING INTO LIMP MODE COULD NOT GO PAST 20MPH AND SURGING. ISSUES HAPPEN WHEN STATIONARY AND WHILE DRIVING. HAD TO GET VEHICLE TOWED HOME. 'FUEL INJECTOR RECALL 16E-A01 'HPFP RECALL- COULD NOT FIND NUMBER 'TURBO RECALL- COULD NOT FIND NUMBER

NHTSA ID

11120793

Incident

Aug 16, 2018

Mileage

4 mi

DRIVING FAMILY DOWN THE HIGHWAY AROUND 65 MPH. I LOOSE ALL POWER IN THE CABIN. THE CAR STARTS THROWING ALL WARNING LIGHTS, ABS, STEERING,SWAY CONTROL, TRANSMITION, ETC. ENGINE STILL RUNNING WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL HAD TO USE E BRAKE TO PULL OVER THEN IT WANTED TO KEEP GOING HAD TO TURN CAR OFF TO STOP IT. CALLED TOW TRUCK SENT FAMILY HOME.

NHTSA ID

11115823

Incident

Aug 4, 2018

Mileage

132,047 mi

TIP IN AS IT IS CALLED, LAG IN THE RESPONSE TIME FROM WHEN YOU STEP ON THE GAS PEDAL TILL THE CAR ACTUALLY TAKES OFF. ALSO PASSENGER SIDE SEAT SENSOR SENSING SOMEONE IS THERE WHEN THEY ARE NOT CAUSING THE FASTEN SEAT BELT ERROR TO CONTANTLY GO OFF.

NHTSA ID

11075764

Incident

Mar 1, 2018

DURING HIGHWAY TRAVELING UPON ACCELERATION TO CHANGE LANES THE CAR BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND STALL. A ENGINE MALFUNCTION LIGHT CAME/REDUCED POWER. I HAD TO DRIVE THE CAR ABOUT 45 MPH BECAUSE IT BEGAN TO SHAKE AS IF IT WAS GOING TO CUT OFF. DEALERSHIP ADVISED THAT IS WAS NOT THE HPFP (HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP). I WAS TOLD THAT ALL SIX FUEL INJECTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS CAR CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE OF ITS UNRELIABILITY! *TR

NHTSA ID

10606648

Incident

Jun 6, 2014

Mileage

98,000 mi

WE WERE STOPPED AND WAITING AT A RED LIGHT THEN PRESSED ACCELERATOR WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN. THE CAR STARTS MOVING THEN SUDDENLY LOSES ALL POWER WITHIN SECONDS WHILE ENTERING A VERY BUSY FREEWAY ONRAMP. AFTER LOSING POWER AND CAR IS DEAD, A WARNING MESSAGE APPEARS. WARNING SAYS CAR IS "OVERHEATED AND TO STOP, DANGER OF BURNS WITH HOT WATER PUMP." CAR HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN FOR 2 HOURS PRIOR TO INCIDENT. THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING BEFORE LOSING ALL POWER AND CONTROL OF THE CAR. HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER REPLACED THE WATER PUMP AND DID NOT EXPLAIN THE SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER OR LACK OF WARNING. THE CAR HAS HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP. THE CAR ALSO HAS HAD SEVERAL WARNINGS OF SUDDEN POWER LOSS THAT THE DEALER IS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE. THE SUDDEN STOP ON THE FREEWAY CAUSED US TO BE NEARLY REAR-ENDED A FEW TIMES BEFORE THE POLICE CAME. *TR

NHTSA ID

10594414

Incident

Mar 26, 2014

Mileage

43,750 mi

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, PANEL INDICATES THAT THE TEMPERATURE IS HIGH, AND ADVISES TO DRIVE MODERATELY. PULLED OVER ONE LANE. BEFORE BEING ABLE TO PULL OVER COMPLETELY, A NEW INDICATION SHOWS ON THE PANEL, INSTRUCTING THAT THE ENGINE IS OVERHEATED. VEHICLE QUICKLY POWERS DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. UNABLE TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE BEFORE THE CAR IS TRAVELING UNDER 20 MPH. LIMPED TO THE ROAD SIDE WITH OTHER CARS BUZZING BY AT DANGEROUSLY DIFFERENT SPEEDS AS COMPARED TO MY OWN. I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY WHILE GOING LESS THAN 5 MPH, CAUSING OTHER DRIVERS TO SLAM THEIR BRAKES AND HONK PROFUSELY AT ME. THE DECELERATION HAPPENED VERY QUICKLY. WITH LOTS OF TRAFFIC, THIS CREATED A DANGEROUS AND DIFFICULT SITUATION TO MANAGE IN THE MIDDLE OF RUSH HOUR. THE FACT THAT A CRASH DID NOT OCCUR IS A MATTER OF LUCK. AFTER PULLING OFF TO THE SIDE AND LETTING THE CAR COOL FOR SEVERAL MINUTES, I WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND DRIVE SLOWLY, LONG ENOUGH TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY AT THE NEXT EXIT, ABOUT 500 FEET AWAY. CALLED FOR A TOW TRUCK. CAR IS NOW AT DEALER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10547626

Incident

Oct 10, 2013

Mileage

60,000 mi

I JUST HAD TO HAVE MY WATER PUMP AND THERMOSTAT REPLACED ON MY 2008 535I. I WAS TOLD THAT IT HAPPENS SO OFTEN, THEY KEEP THE PART ON THE SHELF! ARE THERE REALLY NO RECALLS ON THIS PROBLEM?? ALSO, MY RIGHT TAIL LIGHT SHORTED OUT. I ASKED THE SHOP WHY...HE SAID THIS ALSO HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. THE WIRES FRY! NOT COOL.I REALLY THINK SOMEONE NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE THIS. WHEN I WAS TOLD THEY REPLACE THEM ALL OF THE TIME, I WAS SHOCKED. THAT COST ME $1102.62 TO FIX. THE GUY WHO TOWED ME SAID HE MAKES SEVERAL TRIPS A WEEK FOR PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10520412

Incident

Jun 8, 2013

Mileage

102,000 mi