2008 BMW 335XI

THE PASSENGER SEAT DETECTION MEANT TO DISABLE THE AIR BAG FOR A CHILD DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE "AIR BAG OFF" LIGHT DOES NOT ILLUMINATE WHILE MY 55 LB CHILD SITS IN THE SEAT. INFREQUENTLY, THE LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE BRIEFLY WHILE SHE IS IN THE SEAT, AND THEN GO DARK AGAIN. ATTEMPTING TO TEST THE SEAT SENSORS, I USED A SACK OF 20 LB POTATOES PLACED BOTH DIRECTLY ON THE PASSENGER SEAT, AND IN A CAR SEAT. IN BOTH CASES, THE SEAT WOULD INCONSISTENTLY DETECT THE "CHILD" AND ILLUMINATE THE "AIR BAG OFF" LIGHT, AND SOMETIMES WOULD NOT. SOMETIMES IT WOULD DETECT THE "CHILD" INITIALLY AFTER ENGINE START UP AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE LIGHT WOULD GO DIM.OTHER TIMES THE LIGHT WOULD CYCLE ON AND OFF AT ENGINE START UP (NORMAL BULB CHECK) AND REMAIN OFF AT ENGINE START UP -- I.E., NOT DETECTED -- BUT IF THE SACK OF POTATOES WAS LIFTED OFF THE SEAT AND PLACED BACK DOWN, OR IF PRESSURE WAS MANUALLY APPLIED NEXT TO THE POTATOES ON THE CAR SEAT, THE "AIR BAG OFF" LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE AND DETECTION WOULD TRIGGER. THESE RESULTS WERE CONFIRMED BOTH SITTING IN DRIVEWAY IN NEUTRAL, AND OPERATING AT LOW SPEED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 BMW 335XI. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, SMOKE WAS NOTICED COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT THE BOTTOM OF THE DASHBOARD ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WAS ON FIRE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE WITHOUT INJURIES AS THE VEHICLE BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN INSURANCE COMPANY'S TOW LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V676000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,889.

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.

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.

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW 335XI. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V676000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE OF A FINAL REMEDY IN JULY 2017. I HAVE BEEN ON A WAITING LIST FOR WITH A BMW DEALERSHIP FOR MONTHS, WHO KEEPS TELLING ME THEY ARE STILL WAITING ON THE PART FROM BMW N.A. THE DEALERSHIPS (FAIRFAX, VA AND ALEXANDRIA, VA) ARE TELLING ME THAT BMW N.A. IS THE REASON FOR THE DELAY. THEY ARE SIMPLY NOT GETTING THE PARTS IN A "REASONABLE" PERIOD OF TIME. HOW LONG IS A "REASONABLE" PERIOD OF TIME? A YEAR?

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR I WASN'T DRIVING MY CAR NO MORE THAN 15 MIN. I FELT MY AC CUT OFF THEN I SAW WHITE SMOKE ABOVE THE DASHBOARD I PULLED OVER AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND RAISE THE HOOD UP NO SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE THE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM ABOVE THE DASHBOARD THEN FLAMES FELL OUT ABOVE THE GLOVE APARTMENT IN WHICH THE ENTIRE CAR CAUGHT FIRE MY CAR WAS WELL TAKING CARE OF NEVER HAD ANY MAJOR PROBLEM WIT MY CAR (A BMW CERTIFIED MECHANIC WORK ON MY CAR ) IM VERY DISAPPOINTED ABOUT MY CAR CATCHING ON FIRE FOR NO REASON AT ALL I COULD HAVE LOST MY LIFE.