2011 BMW 535I Complaints

VEHICLE'S LOW AND HIGH PRESSURE FUEL SENSORS/PUMPS WERE FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE AFTER BRINGING CAR IN FOR SERVICE FOR "EXTENDED CRANKING" WHILE STATIONARY. AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH, IT WAS NOTED THAT BMW 535I MODELS FROM 2008-2010 HAD BEEN RECALLED DUE TO SIMILAR ISSUES WITH HIGH/LOW PRESSURE SENSORS/PUMPS. APPARENTLY, THE SAME ISSUE EXISTS ON 2011 MODELS BUT NO RECALL HAS YET BEEN ISSUED.

THE SRS PASSENGER MALFUNCTION LIGHT IS TURNING ON. I'VE NOTIFIED BMW AND HAVE SHOWN THEM THAT THERE IS AN OPEN RECALL ON MY CAR BUT THEY HAVE REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE MY CAR HAS BEEN AFFECTED.

CONTACTED THE LOCAL BMW DEALERSHIP REGARDING THE "FAULTY VANOS BOLTS" THEY TOLD ME THAT MY CAR IS NOT AFFECTED BY THE FAULTY BOLTS WEEK LATER CAR BROKE DOWN DUE DEFECTIVE VANOS BOLT

IN MAY, 2014 I WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES PER HOUR ON THE OLD VALDOSTA HIGHWAY WHEN A SCHOOL BUS RAN A STOP SIGN AND T-BONED ME ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *TR

2011 BMW S335I. CONSUMER REQUESTS PERMISSION TO DEACTIVATE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAG MODULES UNTIL REPLACEMENT PARTS BECOME AVAILABLE. *SMD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BMW 535I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V176000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). AFTER THE REPAIR, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

WHEN TRYING TO EXIT THE CAR AND PULLING ON THE DOOR HANDLE, THE DOOR DOES NOT UNLOCK, THE LOCK STAYS IN A LOCKED POSITION EVEN AFTER MULTIPLE PULLES. THE ISSUE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED AS THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS YOU ARE UNABLE TO GET OUT OF THE CAR. I WAS ABLE TO USE THE MANUAL UNLOCK BUTTON TO OPEN THE DOOR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BMW 535I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER AND COULD NOT BE OPERATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT FOUND THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V176000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE TECHNICIAN SUGGESTED THAT THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FIRST. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 88,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

WHILE FILLING THE CAR WITH GAS, ENGINE OFF, FUEL STARTED POURING OUT THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR. AT THE DEALERSHIP I WAS TOLD THAT THE FUEL PUMP HAD A HOLE IN IT AND THAT PART OF THE WIRING HARNESS HAD MELTED. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN FIRE, EXPLOSION, INJURY OR WORST. I HAVE THE REPAIR ORDER IF NEEDED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BMW 535I GRAN TURISMO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PANORAMIC SUN ROOF SHADE FAILED TO RETRACT WHEN OPENED. THE SHADE HUNG DOWN AND OBSTRUCTED THE CONTACT'S VIEW WHEN LOOKING THROUGH THE REARVIEW MIRROR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.