2011 BMW 535I Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BMW 535I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND HESITATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BMW OF MANHATTAN (555 W 57TH ST, NEW YORK, NY) ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE DEALER REPLACED VARIOUS COMPONENTS ON THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000.

TOOK MY 2011 BMW 535I XDRIVE WITH 68K MILES IN TO GET STATE INSPECTION AT THE BMW DEALERSHIP. I WAS TOLD IT FAILED INSPECTION BECAUSE CV BOOT WAS TORN AND THAT THRUST ROD BUSHING, AXLE AND CV BOOT NEED TO BE REPLACED. THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL THAT ONLY AFFECT 8700 CARS FOR SAME OR SIMILAR PROBLEM. I THINK THE SAFETY RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED. THE CV BOOTS AND CV JOINTS ARE A KNOWN PROBLEM BY THE DEALERS AND A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR. BMW IS HAPPY WITH THE SERVICE REVENUE ... AS LONG AS IT FALLS OUTSIDE THE WARRANTY. TALKING A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR FOR SOMETHING BMW KNOWS ABOUT ... OH AND YEAH "IF THE CV JOINT BREAKS THE VEHICLE MAY HAVE A LOSS OF PROPULSION, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH" (SAFETY BULLETIN 17V067000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BMW 535I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN EXTREME AMOUNT OF CONDENSATION IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLAMP. GRAYSON BMW (10671 PARKSIDE DR., KNOXVILLE, TN 37922, (865) 693-4555) DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEADLAMPS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $8,000. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

(THIS COMPLAINT IS BEING MARKED FOR DELETION; DUPLICATE OF 11091372) TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BMW 535I. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE "FUEL MALFUNCTION" WARNING MESSAGE APPEARED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER (BMW OF ARLINGTON IN ARLINGTON, TEXAS) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LOW PRESSURE FUEL PUMP AND THE FUEL PUMP CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,196.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BMW 535I. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE "FUEL MALFUNCTION" WARNING MESSAGE APPEARED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER (BMW OF ARLINGTON IN ARLINGTON, TEXAS) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LOW PRESSURE FUEL PUMP AND THE FUEL PUMP CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,196.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BMW 535I. WHILE THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED, THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT THE ENGINE'S PLASTIC OIL FILTER HOUSING WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. LATER, WHILE DRIVING, A MESSAGE DISPLAYED INDICATING THAT THE ENGINE EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO CASEY BMW (12861 JEFFERSON AVE, NEWPORT NEWS, VA) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WATER PUMP WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. SOON AFTER THE REPAIR, A BURNING ODOR WAS PRESENT INSIDE THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT OIL HAD LEAKED FROM THE PLASTIC OIL FILTER HOUSING ONTO THE ENGINE PULLEY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE OIL FILTER HOUSING UNIT AND THE ENGINE PULLEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,600.

NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 16V746; IN-TANK FUEL PUMP: THIS FUEL PUMP CONSIST OF 2 PARTS: A HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP (HPFP) AND A LOW PRESSURE FUEL PUMP (LPFP). AFTER CONTACTING BMW PACIFIC IN GLENDALE ,CA. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WILL REPLACE THE LOW PRESSURE FUEL PUMP ONLY. MY QUESTION: IS IT ONLY ONE PART OF THE FUEL PUMP INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL??? AFTER CONTACTING MY MECHANIC (A BMW EX MASTER TECHNICIAN EMPLOYEE), I AM CONCERNED THAT NOT REPLACING THE WHOLE UNIT (HPFP AND LPFP UNIT FUEL PUMP) WILL KEEP THE PROBLEM ALIVE AND IT WILL GIVE THE FALSE IMPRESSION THAT THE PROBLEM WAS TAKEN CARE OF..... MY CAR HAS SHOWN UNEVEN START UPS IN THE MORNING AND ENGINE CODES RELATED THE FUEL PUMP MALFUNCTION. THIS INCLUDE IN MOTION AND STATIONARY....

MY BMW HAS ABOUT 75K MILES ON IT. I WAS DRIVING IT ONE DAY AFTER WORK AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY. CAR DID NOT SHUT DOWN OR ANYTHING BUT LOSS OF POWER, IT'S LIKE MY VEHICLE WENT INTO NEUTRAL GEAR, I STEPPED ON THE GAS AND THE CAR WILL NOT MOVE. THIS ALMOST RESULTED IN A FATAL CRASH. 'DRIVETRAN MALFUNCTION' CAME ON THE DASHBOARD. THIS IS VERY WEIRD FOR A CAR THAT ONLY HAS 75K MILES ON IT. I HAVEN'T HAD ANY ISSUES PRIOR TO THIS, CAR COMPLETELY STALLED WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT, I THANK GOD I WAS IN THE PROCESS OF EXITING OFF THE HIGHWAY, OTHER WISE I WOULD'VE HAD A VERY FATAL CRASH.

OCCASIONALLY DRIVER'S DOOR CANNOT BE UNLOCKED AND OPENED FROM INSIDE USING REGULAR DOOR LATCH, THUS TRAPPING THE DRIVER IN VEHICLE. DOOR WILL HOWEVER UNLOCK IF THE LOCK/UNLOCK BUTTON ON THE DASH IS PRESSED. THIS HAPPENS ABOUT ONE IN EVERY EIGHT TO TEN TIMES OF OPENING THE DOOR.

OUR 2011 BMW 535I EXPERIENCED A FAILURE OF THE VANOS BOLTS WHICH MADE THE CAR INOPERABLE AND REQUIRED A $5,000 REPAIR. RESEARCH REVEALED THAT BMW RECALLED APPROXIMATELY 165,000 CARS MANUFACTURED IN THE SAME TIME FRAME AS OUR CAR FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FOR MANY OTHERS. WHEN WE CONTACTED BMW NORTH AMERICA ABOUT THE REPAIR COST THEY WOULD PROVIDE NO INFORMATION ABOUT WHY OUR CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL/EXTENDED WARRANTY. WE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHICH CARS WERE RECALLED BY BMW AND BETTER UNDERSTAND WHY OUR CAR WAS EXCLUDED.