2008 BMW 535I Engine Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW 535I. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, WHEN WARNING MESSAGE OF "ENGINE HOT AND DRIVE MODERATELY" WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUCTIONAL PANEL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PARK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THEN SAW SMOKE EXITING THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE HOOD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE WITH A BOTTLE OF WATER SHE HAD IN HAND. NO FIRE OR POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WAS CURRENTLY WAITING TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO HER RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED AS OF YET. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000.

NHTSA ID

11373061

Incident

Nov 4, 2020

Mileage

138,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING HOME STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT , THEN TURNED GREEN WENT TO ACCELERATE CAR TOOK OFF AND LOST ALL POWER WOULD NOT MOVE PRESSING ACCELERATOR AND 2 SEMI TRUCKS COMING REAL FAST FROM CROSS TRAFFIC ALMOST KILLED ME LIGHT TURNED RED FOR ME AND GREEN FOR SEMI TRAILERS WITH NO TIME TO EXIT CAR.

NHTSA ID

11318544

Incident

Mar 16, 2020

Mileage

145,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW 5351. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF A MISFIRE CYLINDER # 2. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. AN UNKNOWN DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SUBJECTED TO A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

NHTSA ID

11316566

Incident

Feb 29, 2020

Mileage

200,000 mi

DRIVING IF FREEWAY 65 MPH, ALL THE SUDDEN CAR STALLED LOST POWER I DROVE IT OFF THE FREEWAY THE STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY HARD TO TURN, TRY TO STARTUP THE CAR DID NOT START CALLED AAA FOR TOW TRUCK AFTER 15 MIN I START THE CAR, START FINED AND NO PROBLEM, TO BMW USA MADE APPOINTMENT WITH BMW DEALER 4 DAYS LATER WAS AVAILABLE FOR SERVICE, THE DAY BEFORE MY APPOINTMENT, AFTER DROPPED MY DAUGHTER THE CAR STALLED IN MIDDLE OF THE STREET CAUSE BAD TRAFFIC CALLED TOW TRUCK AGAIN WAITED AFTER 15 MIN STARTED EVERYTHING WAS FINED BUT I TOW IT TO BMW DEALER TO CHECK IT. IDRIVE SHOULD FUEL PUMP ONCE FLASHED. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS .

NHTSA ID

11141611

Incident

Oct 16, 2018

Mileage

131,000 mi

THE ELECTRIC WATER PUMP FAILED. THE SYSTEM DID NOT SHOW ANY VISIBLE WARNING ON THE DASHBOARD AT TIME OF FAILURE EVEN THOUGH THE ECU REGISTERED A FAILURE CODE INTERNALLY WHEN IT DETECTED THAT THE PUMP HAD STOPPED WORKING (AS COMPARED TO MILEAGE/TIMESTAMPS FROM DIAGNOSTIC CODES AT THE TIME OF FAILURE). SOME TIME LATER SUDDENLY THE SYSTEM DISPLAYED AN ENGINE OVERHEAT WARNING AND LOST POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. DRIVING AT ABOUT 35-40MPH ON A LOCAL HIGHWAY.

NHTSA ID

11129973

Incident

Sep 15, 2018

Mileage

92,330 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

BMW CLEARLY STATES THAT THIS VEHICLE HAD A RECALL ON THE FUEL INJECTORS AND RELATED COMPONENTS AND WHEN THE RECALL WAS COMPLETED IT STATES THAT A EMBLEM TO MARK COMPLETED IS PLACED UNDER THE HOOD. ALTHOUGH, THIS IS NOT ON MY VEHICLE NOR DOES IT SHOW BEING COMPLETED ON ANY TYPE OF INFORMATION. BMW IS VERY SECRETIVE ABOUT ALL ISSUES ON THE VEHICLES THAT THEY MANUFACTURER. IN FACT, MOST ALL BMW DEALERSHIPS SERVICE DEPARTMENTS DO THEIR VERY BEST TOO MAKE YOU PAY FOR NON ISSUES AND WILL NOT REPAIR WHAT IS REALLY FOUND TO BE THE ISSUE. IF NEEDED, I CAN GIVE YOU AT LEAST TWO THAT I AM VERY FAMILIAR WITH ABOUT THIS MATTER.

NHTSA ID

11072127

Incident

Dec 23, 2014

Mileage

103,207 mi

WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING AND A TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION WARNING CAME UP ON. THE FAN ON THE ENGINE ALSO CAME ON VERY LOUD AND THERE WAS LOTS OF EXHAUSTED COMING OUT. I DROVE SLOWLY TO A SHOP. ONCE AT THE SHOP THEY STATED THEY COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO SHIFT INTO GEAR. THEY DID DIAGNOSTICS ON IT AND SAID IT WAS A SHIFT MODULE THAT NEEDED REPLACED, I HAD IT REPLACED AND IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY THEN SAID IT NEEDED A RESET THAT COULD ONLY BE DONE AT THE BMW DEALERSHIP. BMW PERFORMED THE RESET AND THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. BMW DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION PUMP WAS OUT AND A $9K TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR CONTINUES TO NOT BE DRIVABLE, NOT STAY IN GEAR. IT HAS ALSO STARTED SPITTING OUT MILKY SUBSTANCE FROM THE EXHAUST LIKE THE COOLANT IS LEAKING INTO ENGINE. IN ADDITION THE PAINT ON THE HOOD AND ROOF OF THE CAR HAS BECOME DULL FOR NO APPARENT REASON, LIKE IT HAS REACTED TO A HIGH AMOUNT OF HEAT FROM THE ENGINE. A CAR WITH ONLY 132,000 MILES ON IT SHOULD NOT NEED A TRANSMISSION REPLACED AND THE PAINT SHOULD NOT BE WEARING LIKE IT IS. THERE WAS COOLANT RECALL ON ALL MODELS EXCEPT THE 535I, THIS COOLANT PROBLEM COULD HAVE BEEN WHAT CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO GO OUT VERY PREMATURELY. THE CAR IS NOW NOT DRIVABLE, WILL NOT STAY IN GEAR. I BELIEVE THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE CAR THAT IS DUE TO A FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION OF THE CAR ITSELF AND NOT WEAR.

NHTSA ID

11061640

Incident

Oct 15, 2017

Mileage

1 mi

ENGINE MALFUNCTION-DRIVING WITH REDUCED POWER NOTICE. HAVE PREVIOUSLY BEEN TOLD THAT "SERVICE ENGINE" LIGHT AND SHAKING AND STALLING DURING ACCELERATION WAS DUE TO IGNITION COILS. I HAVE HAD THOSE REPLACED AND AFTER REPLACING THOSE THE WATER PUMP FAILED AND LEFT ME STRANDED ON INTERSTATE....VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH. WAS ABLE TO COAST TO SAFETY. NOW ENGINE MALFUNCTION. FROM LOOKING AT RECALL INFORMATION IT APPEARS THAT I SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED TO ISSUES WITH WATER PUMP AND REPLACEMENT BUT WAS NEVER CONTACTED. BMW SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE TO CUSTOMER WHO PAID FOR SERVICE THAT WAS OBVIOUSLY NOT THE REAL ISSUE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10936686

Incident

Dec 14, 2016

Mileage

160,123 mi

MY CAR IS STALLING WHILE I'M DRIVING. " ENGINE MALFUNCTION REDUCE POWER " THE CODE IS ( P 3090 ) .. IT'S VERY UNSAFE . I DON'T HAVE POWER TO MOVE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SAFELY.. I DRIVE MAINLY INTERSTATES I 75 AND I475 TO MACON GEORGIA.

NHTSA ID

10934350

Incident

Dec 2, 2016

Mileage

118,455 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW MODEL 535I. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, AN UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V521000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000.

NHTSA ID

10795085

Incident

Nov 20, 2015

Mileage

101,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, YELLOW WARNING LIGHT INDICATING THE CAR WAS OVERHEATING CAME ON. A FEW SECONDS LATER THE LIGHT TURNED RED AND INDICATED TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AND I CAME TO A STOP. IT WAS TOWED TO THE SHOP AND I WAS INFORMED THAT THE WATER PUMP AND THERMOSTAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ADDING THAT IT WAS A COMMON FAILURE IN THE BMW. VEHICLE HAD RECENTLY BEEN SERVICED AT BMW DEALER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10705056

Incident

Apr 10, 2015

Mileage

88,000 mi

VEHICLE LOSS POWER WHILE DRIVING ON HWY AND IDLE ROUGH. AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. *TR

NHTSA ID

10703251

Incident

Mar 31, 2015

Mileage

65,000 mi

I DROVE TO WORK AND THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON THAT MORNING. THE CAR DROVE AS NORMAL. I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AT APPROXIMATELY 6:30 P.M ON A BUSY INTERSTATE IN THE MIDDLE LANE TRAVELING APPROX. 65 MPH WHEN THE CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE AND LOSE POWER. IT AUTOMATICALLY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND LOSE POWER. I HAD TO MANEUVER TO THE SHOULDER IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WITH NO POWER. AFTER TURNING ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS, I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY GET TO THE SHOULDER. THE CAR WAS TOWED HOME. AFTER A FEW DAYS, WE WERE ABLE TO DRIVE IT TO THE REPAIR SHOP (NOT BMW) AND WAS INITIALLY TOLD THAT SENSORS WERE BAD. REPLACED THEM AND A FEW DAYS LATER, THE SAME ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. THIS TIME I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS BAD INJECTORS AND THAT THE FUEL IS BURNING TO RICH. BMW HAD PREVIOUSLY REPLACED 2 OF THE INJECTORS ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO. THE CAR ONLY HAD APPROXIMATELY 35K MILES AT THAT TIME AND NEEDED INJECTORS REPLACED. WHY THEY ONLY REPLACED 2, IS INCOMPREHENSIBLE. THANKFULLY, THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY AT THAT TIME, UNFORTUNATELY FOR ME, IT IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND NOW I HAVE TO FOOT THE $2K BILL TO HAVE THEM REPLACED. BMW SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE TO ITS OWNERS AND REPLACE THESE INJECTORS SINCE THERE ARE SO MANY REPORTED PROBLEMS. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY AN ISSUE WITH THE INJECTORS. THESE CARS ARE NOT INEXPENSIVE TO PURCHASE AND IT IS UNFAIR TO BE STUCK WITH THESE HIGH REPAIR BILLS WHEN THERE IS A KNOW PROBLEM AND REPORTED BY SO MANY BMW OWNERS. FIRST, IT WAS MY WATER PUMP, AND NOW THE FUEL INJECTORS. THIS IS MY SECOND BMW. I PREVIOUSLY OWNED THE 328 AND IT HAD LIFTERS REPLACED AFTER ABOUT 8 MONTHS. I WILL NOT PURCHASE ANOTHER BMW - PROBABLY GO WITH LEXUS! SHAME ON BMW FOR NOT TAKING OWNERSHIP OF THIS PROBLEM.. *TR

NHTSA ID

10679867

Incident

Jan 7, 2015

Mileage

74,500 mi

DROVE THE CAR HOME FROM WORK THE DAY BEFORE. WENT OUT THE NEXT DAY TO START THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS SHAKING AND VIBRATING TREMENDOUSLY. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE BMW DEALERSHIP THAT STATED THE INJECTORS WERE BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR $1,700.00. THEY THEN CALLED ME BACK AND STATED THE DM E WAS ALSO BAD AND THE CODES DIDN'T PICK IT UP IN THE BEGINNING. THEY THEN ASKED FOR AN ADDITIONAL $1,800.00. I PICKED UP MY CAR AFTER REPAIRS AND DID NOT MAKE IT HOME BEFORE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND LOST POWER. TOOK IT BACK TO THE BMW DEALERSHIP WHO THEN STATED IT WAS THE TURBOS THAT WAS BAD AND IT WOULD BE AN ADDITIONAL $5,600.!!!! I AM NOT PLEASED WITH THE 535I. I HAVE WANTED A BMW ALL OF MY LIFE AND I FINALLY GET ONE AND IT'S BEEN A NIGHTMARE. THE WATER PUMP WENT OUT TWO MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED IT FOR $1,700.00! THE BMW 535I HAS BEEN ONE HEADACHE AFTER THE NEXT AND I FEEL LIKE I WAS SOLD A USED LEMON OF A CAR!!! I BOUGHT IT FROM A CERTIFIED BMW DEALERSHIP!!! WHAT A RIP OFF!!! I CALLED BMW OF NORTH AMERICA AND THEY REFUSED TO OFFER ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS AND SO DID THE DEALERSHIP!!! I FEEL LIKE I'VE BEEN ROBBED!!! *TR

NHTSA ID

10664473

Incident

Nov 30, 2014

Mileage

95,100 mi

2008 BMW 535I @70 MPH, , WHEN, WITH NO WARNING, LARGE RED WARNING LIGHT APPEARS, "ENGINE OVERHEATED - TURN OFF ENGINE." LIGHT CAME ON SUDDENLY AND ENGINE DIED ,. BARELY ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. DISCOVERED THE PROBLEM WAS AN IMMEDIATE FAILURE OF THE ELECTRIC WATER PUMP WHICH CAUSES SUDDEN ENGINE LOSS PLACING ME@ DANGER. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED BY MANY DRIVERS TO BMW (SEE ONLINE FORUMS) AND THEY KNOW THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM BUT HAVE NOT ISSUED RECALL NOTICES ON THE ELECTRIC WATER PUMPS ON THEIR VEHICLES. THE COMPLAINT IS REPORTED ON EVERY FORUM REGARDING THE CAR, AS WELL AS ON THIS SITE. PLEASE ADVISE WHAT IT TAKES TO REACH THE LEVEL OF A RECALL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10660760

Incident

Oct 6, 2014

Mileage

81,068 mi

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

DRIVING A 2008 BMW 535I AT HIGHWAY SPEED, APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, WHEN, WITH NO WARNING, LARGE RED WARNING LIGHT APPEARS, "ENGINE OVERHEATED - TURN OFF ENGINE." LIGHT CAME ON SUDDENLY AND ENGINE DIED TO 5 MPH AND THEN STOPPED RUNNING. BARELY ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND IN GREAT DANGER FROM TRUCKS BEARING DOWN ON A MOUNTAINOUS CURVING CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY. DISCOVERED THE PROBLEM WAS AN IMMEDIATE FAILURE OF THE ELECTRIC WATER PUMP WHICH CAUSES SUDDEN ENGINE LOSS PLACING THE DRIVER IN GRAVE DANGER. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED BY MANY DRIVERS TO BMW (SEE ONLINE FORUMS) AND THEY KNOW THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM BUT HAVE NOT ISSUED RECALL NOTICES ON THE ELECTRIC WATER PUMPS ON THEIR VEHICLES. THEY PREVIOUSLY ISSUED RECALLS ON THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMPS BUT THIS ALSO REQUIRES A RECALL AS THE CAR ABRUPTLY DIES AT HIGHWAY SPEED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10606641

Incident

Jun 24, 2014

Mileage

55,000 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

ENGINE LOSSES POWER WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, ENGINE MALFUNCTION LIGHT COMES ON WITH WARNINGS OF ENGINE REDUCED POWER.TOOK IT TO BMW FREMONT, THEY FOUND THE VANOS SOLENOID VALVES EXHAUST FAULTY, REPLACED BOTH SOLENOIDS AND PERFORMED AN OIL SERVICE WITH FUEL INJECTION/INDUCTION SERVICE. THIS TIME BMW NA PAID 85% OF THE BILL AS A ONE TIME GOODWILL! *TR

NHTSA ID

10593744

Incident

Apr 4, 2014

Mileage

21,200 mi

DRIVING AT 30MPH,ENGINES POWER SUDDENLY REDUCED,ENGINE MALFUNCTION LIGHT COMES ON . TOOK THE CAR TO BMW FREMONT, THEY FOUND THE INTAKE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSORS FAULTY.THEY REPLACED CAMSHAFT SENSORS,PULSE GENERATOR,O-RING AND TORQUE SCREW.AS ADVISED BY THE SERVICE AGENT HAD TO DO AN OIL, OILFILTER CHANGE AND FUEL INJECTION SERVICE TO PREVENT DEFAULT ON THE WARRANTY OF PARTS PUT IN. AS THE CAR WAS OUT OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD(EVEN THOUGH IT HAS A VERY LOW MILEAGE OF 18760) SO HAD TO PAY $1235 OUT OF POCKET. AT 19350MILES THE SIMILAR ISSUE CAME UP, TOOK IT BACK TO BMW FREMONT, THEY FOUND FAULTS STORED IN DME,2A7C VARIABLE CAMSHAFT TIMING CONTROL INTAKE COLD START 1 TIME NOT CURRENTLY PRESENT,CLEARED FAULTS AND CUSTOMER TO MONITOR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10593741

Incident

Sep 10, 2013

Mileage

18,760 mi

DROVE CAR FOR APPX 1 MILE. STOPPED FOR 10MINS AT A STORE. WHEN I STARTED IT BACK UP, A FAN WAS LOUDER THAN USUAL. I THEN RECIEVED A HIGH HEAT WARNING TELLING ME TO DRIVE MODERATELY OR RISK OVER HEATING. AFTER A FEW MORE MILES, I RECIEVED A WARNING TO STOP THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY DUE TO EXCESSIVE HEAT AND NOT TO OPEN THE HOOD FOR RISK OF BURNS. THE VEHICLE SLOWED TO A CRAWL. LUCKILY I WAS A FEW BLOCKS FROM HOME. NEXT MORNING I TOOK IT TO A NON-BMW SERVICE CENTER WHO SAID THAT THE WATER PUMP MALFUNCTIONED ($950). THERE WAS A RECALL FOR CERTAIN 2008 MODELS FOR THE WATER PUMP. I CONFIRMED WITH BMW THAT THIS MODEL WAS NOT INCLUDED. BASED ON SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ONLINE, I BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10587242

Incident

May 7, 2014

Mileage

58,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW 535I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE OUTSIDE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND THE ENGINE COOLANT WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE TAIL LIGHT WIRES HAD FAILED AND WERE COMPLETELY BURNED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS: 13V407000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) AND 12E029000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN EITHER OF THE RECALLS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

NHTSA ID

10548750

Incident

Oct 17, 2013

Mileage

70,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR INDICATED AN ENGINE MALFUNCTION AND WITHIN SECONDS THE MESSAGE CHANGED TO ENGINE OVERHEATING AND THAT ENGINE IS OPERATING AT REDUCED OUTPUT. IT ALSO ADVISED TO STOP THE CAR IMMEDIATELY AND CALL THE NEAREST BMW DEALER. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A BMW DEALER AND THEY IDENTIFIED ISSUE AS A FAILED WATERPUMP. THE WATER PUMP WAS REPLACED FOR ABOUT $1,400. 3 MONTHS LATER, A SIMILAR ISSUE OCCURRED WHERE ENGINE WAS HAVING ISSUES AND THE MESSAGE SAID THAT THE ENGINE IS OPERATING AT REDUCED SPEED BUT THAT IT IS SAFE TO CONTINUE. TOOK THE CAR BACK TO DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY ISSUES; BUT JUST TO BE SAFE (WHATEVER THAT MEANS) THEY REPROGRAMMED THE BATTERY AND THE BILL WAS $126. AGAIN, WITH NO SPECIFIC ISSUE IDENTIFIED OR RESOLVED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10543622

Incident

May 23, 2013

Mileage

42,300 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