2009 BMW 535I

I AM REQUESTING NHTSA INVESTIGATE THIS KNOWN DANGEROUS DEFECT AND ISSUE A MANDATED RECALL TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC. FUEL PUMP FAILURE OR RELATED FAILURES CAN CAUSE A CAR TO BE UNABLE TO MOVE OUT OF A DANGEROUS HIGHWAY AFTER ENGINE POWER FAILURE AT IDLE, CAUSING RISK TO HUMAN LIFE. ON 08-08-17, I WAS ON INTERSTATE IN STOPPED TRAFFIC. MY 2009 BMW 535XI WITH 115, 502 MILES ON IT QUIT RUNNING. TRAFFIC CLEARED AND I COULD NOT GET THE VEHICLE TO START, RUN, AND MOVE. IT WOULD START, BUT IT WOULD THEN QUIT RUNNING BEFORE I COULD PLACE IT IN GEAR. INTERSTATE TRAFFIC WAS APPROACHING AT 60 TO 70 MPH. MY THREE PASSENGERS GOT OUT AND PUSHED THE VEHICLE WHILE I STEERED IT IN NEUTRAL, NOT RUNNING, OFF THE ROADWAY. WE HAD A NEAR MISS COLLISION FROM APPROACHING VEHICLES ON THE INTERSTATE. THE DASH DISPLAY SAID "HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILURE." AFTER SITTING 5 MINUTES, THE CAR STARTED AND APPEARED TO RUN NORMALLY. I E-MAILED BMW AND THEY SAID THEY HAD EXTENDED THEIR WARRANTY ON HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP TO 10 YEARS OR 120,000 MILES, AND SAID TAKE IT TO BMW SERVICE CENTER. ON 08-10-17 BMW DEALER DIAGNOSED IT AND SAID IT WAS THE "LOW PRESSURE FUEL PUMP LOCATED INSIDE THE FUEL TANK HAD FAILED." THEY OFFERED TO REPLACE IT AT A COST OF $2,079.90, STATING "BMW DOES NOT OFFER RECALLS." FOUR PEOPLE WERE ALMOST KILLED. BMW HAS "EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 120,000 MILES ON HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP" BUT NOT ON THE "LOW PRESSURE FUEL PUMP." I ASKED SERVICE TECH IF HE WAS SURE IT WAS "LOW PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILURE" IF VEHICLE COULD RUN INTERMITTENTLY. HE OFFERED NO SATISFACTORY EXPLANATION, COMPARING IT TO A "LIGHT BULB THAN CAN WORK SOME TIMES AND NOT WORK SOME TIMES." I AM REQUESTING NHTSA INVESTIGATE THIS KNOWN DANGEROUS DEFECT AND ISSUE A MANDATED RECALL TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAYS, AMIDST OTHER VEHICLES WHEN THE ENGINE COMPLETELY LOST POWER AND STOPPED RUNNING. I WAS VERY LUCKY THAT I DID NOT CREATE AN ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE JUST SHUT ITSELF OFF WHILE GOING 60!! I LOST POWER STEERING BUT MANAGED TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WOULD THEN NOT START AND ON THE IDRIVE IT GAVE ME A FUEL PUMP WARNING . ABOUT AN HOUR LATER AFTER CALLING FOR ASSISTANCE, I STARTED THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS AS IF NOTHING HAD OCCURED. THE WARNING DISSAPPEARING AND IT DROVE NORMALLY. IT HAS SINCE THEN DONE THIS SAME THING 4 OTHER TIMES. I HAVE READ MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS SIMILAR TO MINE AND WANT TO KNOW IF THIS VEHICLE IS RECALLED AND IF NOT THEN WHY IS IT NOT RECALLED?

TAKATA RECALL. THE VEHICLE JUST SHUTS RIGHT OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNING SIGN OR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER ON THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT ANY WARNING SIGN AND IT'S ABSOLUTELY DANGEROUS AND IT CAN CAUSES A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. BMW HAS ISSUED A RECALL ON LATER MODELS BUT NOT THIS MODEL. ONCE THE VEHICLE TURNS COMPLETELY OFF A MESSAGE ON THE VEHICLES IDRIVE DISPLAYS "FUEL PUMP FAILURE." AFTER THE VEHICLE COOLS DOWN FOR 20-30 MINUTES IT STARTS BACK UP AND IT HAPPENS AGAIN WITHOUT NOTICE MAYBE DAYS LATER OR WEEKS LATER. IT'S A DANGEROUS ISSUE AND THERE'S NO WAY TO DETECT IT SO WARRANTY COMPANIES ARE GIVING A HARD TIME TO COVER THE COSTS AND IT'S LISTED AS COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE AND IT'S SOMETHING BMW SHOULD LOOK INTO WITH THE OLDER MODEL AS WELL. CURRENTLY THERE'S A RECALL ON THE 2010-2011 MODELS FOR DOING THE SAME EXACT THING WITH THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP.

MY 2009 BMW 535I X DRIVE CONTINUES TO HAVE STALLING ISSUES. I'M TIRED OF TAKING IT IN TO BMW TO HAVE THEM CHARGE ME AND SAY NOTHING IS WRONG JUST TO HAVE MY CAR CONSTANTLY SHUTTING DOWN OVER AND OVER. MY CAR HAS PRETTY MUCH BEEN REBUILT BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE AND IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. I DO NOT FEEL THAT I SHOULD HAVE TO KEEP PAYING FOR A PROBLEM THAT IS NOT RESOLVED. MY HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP, FUEL PUMP, BATTERY, HIGH AND LOW PRESSURE SENORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. I'VE HAD MY OIL CHANGED AND FUEL LINE FLUSHED AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. I TRULY ENJOY THE VEHICLE WHEN ITS WORKING BUT I'M JUST AT THE POINT OF TRADING IT IN FOR ANOTHER VEHICLE OTHER THEN BMW.

FUEL PUMP!, NEAR THE GAS TANK. I CAN'T GO VERY FAR IN MY CAR WITHOUT IT CUTTING OFF. I HAVE HAD IT DIAGNOSED BY BMW. I HAVE BEEN TOWED OFF THE HIGHWAY ( GRAND CENTRAL EXIT 19) WHILE BEING STUCK IN AN UNSAFE CONDITION ON 10/13/16. I HEAR 3 CONSECUTIVE BEEPS THEN WITHIN 5 MINUTES OR LESS THE CAR SHUTS DOWN AND THE SYSTEM SHOWS FUEL PUMP!. I HAVE HAD THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP REPLACE BY BMW, HOWEVER THAT DOES NOT SEEM TO BE THE PROBLEM. I AM NOT ENJOYING MY CAR. THE RECALL ANNOUNCED ON 10/28/2016, SHOULD ALSO INCLUDE THE 2009 BMW 5 SERIES. I LOVE THE BMW CARS, HOWEVER IT HAS BECOME THE ULTIMATE DRIVING NIGHTMARE. PLEASE INCLUDE THE 2009 SERIES IN THE RECALL. *TR

THE CAR ENGINE *COMPLETELY* SHUTDOWN WHILE BEING DRIVEN, *WITHOUT* ANY WARNING; HAD JUST EXITED MAJOR INTERSTATE HIGHWAY (I-95), AND WAS STILL ON EXIT RAMP WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THE CAR WAS STILL IN MOTION, THE DRIVER, LUCKILY, WAS ABLE TO BRING THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE RAMP WITHOUT ANY OTHER DAMAGE. DIAGNOSIS BY NEAREST BMW DEALER SERVICE INDICATED A SIMULTANEOUS SHORT CIRCUIT IN THE EKPS (CONTROLLER?) MODULE, A FAULT IN THE MAIN (LOW PRESSURE) FUEL PUMP AND ANOTHER SHORT CIRCUIT IN FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR. ALL THIS HAPPENED, SIMULTANEOUSLY, WITHOUT WARNING, IN A VERY WELL MAINTAINED, DEALER-SERVICED, LOW MILEAGE (42000 MILES) BMW 535I (YR 2009) VEHICLE. THE FACT THAT THE ENGINE *COMPLETELY* SHUTDOWN, ON AN EXIT RAMP OF A MAJOR HIGHWAY, AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED CREATED A VERY HAZARDOUS CONDITION FOR THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE AND FOR OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD WAS WELL. HAD THIS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY ITSELF, AND NOT ON THE EXIT RAMP, THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. CAR ENGINES OF THIS SORT OUGHT TO HAVE *SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF REDUNDANCY* BUILT INTO THEM SO THEY DON'T SHUT DOWN WHILE IN MOTION DUE TO A "SENSOR" SHORT CIRCUIT. THE AMOUNT OF ELECTRONICS BEING USED IN MODERN CARS HAS INCREASED EXPONENTIALLY, BUT I FEEL THAT THE MANUFACTURER MAY NOT HAVE BUILT ENOUGH SAFEGUARDS / REDUNDANCIES IN THEIR SYSTEMS TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING. THIS WAS A MAJOR MALFUNCTION IN A MOVING VEHICLE (AND THIS COULD HAVE EASILY HAPPENED AT HIGH SPEEDS AS WELL; LUCKILY IT OCCURRED AT A SLOWER SPEED ON AN EXIT RAMP). SUCH INCIDENTS NEED TO BE INVESTIGATED THOROUGHLY.

TAKATA RECALL, I BOUGHT THE CAR BACK IN LATE AUGUST, AT A DEALERSHIP CALLED DELUXE AUTO LOCATED IN LINDEN, NEW JERSEY. THE DEALERSHIP OFFERED ME A WARRANTY, 30 DAYS FREE AND 90 DAYS TO DECIDE TO GET THE WARRANTY OR NOT. THE INITIAL OFFER WAS ABOUT 60$ MONTHLY, AT 79K MILES. AFTER HAVING THE CAR FOR A MONTH DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY LATE AT NIGHT THE CAR STARTING SHAKING AND TURNED OFF ON THE HIGHWAY. FUEL PUMP ERRORS. CAR WAS TOWED OFF THE HIGHWAY. AFTER A FEW HRS CAR STARTED AND RAN NORMALLY. WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP, GOT WARRANTY. THE OFFER NOW WAS AT 120$ A MONTH. THEY DID THE JOB, CAR RAN NORMALLY. HAPPENED AGAIN IN BROOKLYN, SENT CAR BACK TO DEALER THEY SAID NOTHING CAME UP ON THE COMPUTER, NOTHING THEY CAN DO. AFTER A FEW MONTHS SAME THING HAPPENED. THIS TIME IN CONNECTICUT, SENT IT TO THE NEAREST MECHANIC SHOP, BILL CAME TO 850, NOT INCLUDING TOWING 138$. NOW BACK TO MY DEALERSHIP, WHEN I WENT TO THEM TO PAY FOR THE WARRANTY, MY FATHER USED HIS CREDIT CARD, SINCE THEN I FIGURED IT WOULD CHARGE IT MONTHLY AUTOMATICALLY. THAT IS NOT THE CASE, AS I FOUND OUT THE DEALERSHIP SAID NOTHING THEY CAN DO. OTHER PROBLEM, CAR STARTED LEAKING OIL, ON OIL HOUSING UNIT, ENGINE OIL VALVE. GOT THEM BOTH FIXED AT ABOUT 500$ AT A LOCAL MECHANIC SHOP. NOW A WEEK LATER, AT 1AM OF MARCH 7TH OF 2016 I'M STARTING THE CAR, IT TURNS ON AND GIVES AN ERROR "ENGINE REDUCED POWER" AND "ENGINE PRESSURE TOO LOW, SHUT OFF ENGINE IMMEDIATELY ". I'M ABOUT TO BE 22, GONNA START COLLEGE SOON, I HAVE BEEN MAKING PAYMENTS TO A 20K CAR, ON TOP OF ALL THE MAINTANCE PROBLEMS THAT THIS DEALERSHIP SOLD ME AND TRICKED ME INTO. I DONT KNOW IF ME WRITING ALL THIS WOULD HELP ME IN ANY WAY BUT THIS SUCKS, ON TOP OF ME BEING TRAPPED ON A HIGHWAY UNTIL A TOW TRUCK COMES, IN NYC, 2 TIMES WHERE CARS FLY BY YOU I WANT THAT WHEN DEALERSHIP SELL CARS TO BE SURE THAT THE CUSTOMERS ARE SAFE DRIVING THEM.I HOPE IT HELPS.

CAR STOPPED WHILE ON FREEWAY MOVING AT 50 MILES PER HOUR WITH MY VISUALLY IMPAIRED GRANDCHILD VERY SCARY. WARNING LIGHT CAME ON FUEL PUMP MALFUNCTION AND CAR JUST STOPPED. TOOK IT TO CONRAD THEY SAY IT IS THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP AND I NEED TO TAKE IT TO BMW UNDER RECALL BMW SAYS IT IS THE LOW PRESSURE FUEL PUMP BUT THEY ARE NOT SURE IT WILL FIX THE PROBLEM. BMW NEED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM I THANK GOD WE WERE NOT HIT YESTERDAY ON THE FREEWAY.

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, ENGINE STOPS. FIRST WARNING "ENGINE MALFUNCTION, REDUCED POWER. BUT IT HAD ALREADY STOPPED. AFTER NARROWING MISSING TRAFFIC PARKED IN BREAKDOWN LANE. NEXT WARNING FUEL PUMP FAILURE. CAR WOULD NOT RE-START FOR AN HOUR UNTIL TOW TRUCK ARRIVED. HAD TO BE TOWED TO BMW DEALER. DEALER REPORTS LOW PRESSURE FUEL PUMP. ENGINE DIED AGAIN AT DEALERS

THE CAR SUDDENLY DISPLAYED A WARNING SAYING THE FUEL PUMP MALFUNCTION AND GAVE A NOTICE THAT ENGINE MAY SHUTDOWN IMMEDIATELY AND TO PULL TO A SIDE. WE COMPLIED - THOUGH IT MAY HAVE BEEN PRETTY DANGEROUS IF WE WERE ON HIGHWAYS OR IN TRAFFIC. TRIED TO START AGAIN, THE SAME ISSUE. GOT IT TOED TO THE BMW DEALERSHIP. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE TO BE THE HIGH PRESSURE INJECTION PUMP AND TOLD US IT IS NOT COVERED. WE CALLED BMW AND THEY TOLD IT IS NOW COVERED AS IT HAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. WE TELL THE DEALER AND THE DEALER TELLS US IT IS COVERED BUT ANOTHER PART EDK PF IS NOW NOT COVERED AS IT DID SHOW FAULT CODES THAT WERE EARLIER THAN THE FUEL PUMP FAULT CODES. MY ISSUE IS IF THE FUEL PUMP AND EDK WORK HAND-IN-HAND, WON'T THE TWO TO BE COVERED BY BMW? WHY IT SHOULD MATTER, WHICH DID SHOW FAULT CODES FIRST? INFACT THIS IS PRETTY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND I WISH BMW RECALLS AND CHECKS ALL VEHICLES AND FIX ALL THE PARTS THAT ARE AFFECTED.