2011 BMW 535I

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.

BMW HAS DISABLED THE SAFETY AND SECURITY FEATURES OF THE MODEL YEAR 2013 AND OLDER. MY VEHICLE NO LONGER HAS AN ACTIVE SOS BUTTON. AMONG OTHER FEATURES, THE COLLISION NOTIFICATION SYSTEM AND STOLEN VEHICLE RECOVERY SYSTEM ARE NO LONGER OPERATIONAL. BMW HAS CHANGED SOFTWARE FROM 2G TO 3G WHICH MAKES MY DASHBOARD HARDWARE INCOMPATIBLE AND, THEREFORE, INOPERABLE. I PAID FOR THE SAFETY AND SECURITY FEATURES WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, AND NOW THEY HAVE BEEN DISABLED. IN THE EVENT OF A SERIOUS ACCIDENT OR BREAKDOWN, THE SOS BUTTON CANNOT BE USED. AS OF JANUARY 1, 2016, BMW ASSIST SAFETY PLAN IS NON-OPERATIONAL. I HAVE COMMUNICATED WITH VARIOUS DIVISIONS OF BMW, AND THIS IS THEIR REPLY: "WE DO NOT HAVE A RETROFIT OPTION IN ORDER TO UPGRADE EARLIER HARDWARE TO NEWER HARDWARE." RATHER THAN RUN OLD SOFTWARE AND NEW SOFTWARE SIMULTANEOUSLY SO THAT OUR HARDWARE IS OPERATION, BMW WAS DISABLED THE SAFETY AD SECURITY FEATURES. MY DEALER BMW OF SPRINGFIELD NJ (FORMERLY JMK) WAS UNAWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. I AS AN OWNER WAS ALSO UNAWARE THAT THE SAFETY AND SECURITY FEATURES WERE DISABLED UNTIL I TRIED TO USE THE SOS BUTTON. I HAVE ONLY 36,000 MILES ON MY CAR AND CANNOT PURCHASE A NEW VEHICLE AT THIS TIME. BMW MADE AN IRRESPONSIBLE DECISION TO DISABLE VERY IMPORTANT FEATURES AND NEGLECTED TO INFORM THE OWNERS.

MY CAR STALLED WHILE DRIVING AROUND 50 MPH ON A 4-LANE HIGHWAY ON 13 MAY 2016. IT STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD BLOCKING TRAFFIC. I WAS ABLE TO BACK THE CAR OFF THE ROAD (INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC) WITH MUCH DIFFICULTY BECAUSE ALL SYSTEMS WERE SHUT DOWN. I CALLED AAA AND WAITED. THE CAR STARTED AFTER I WAITED ABOUT 20 MINUTES AND I CANCELLED THE AAA TOW. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE, THE LAST TIME WAS WHEN I HAD ABOUT 70,000 MILES ON THE CAR. THE CAR WAS RECALLED, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND IT DID NOT HAPPEN AGAIN UNTIL LAST WEEK. I NOW HAVE 135,000 MILES ON THE CAR. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE. I HAD TO AUTHORIZE THE PRESCRIBED REPAIR. THIS SEEMS TO BE RECURRING DEFECT THAT BMW SHOULD REPAIR IN ALL OF THESE CARS. DEALER TELLS BE THAT IT IS A FUEL PUMP AND FILTER PROBLEM. THIS IS NOT WHAT WAS REPAIRED AT 70,000 MILES.

FUEL SYSTEM. LATLEY I HAVE BEEN DRIVING ME 2011 BMWS 535I AND HAVE BEEN HAVING SOME SCARY PROBLEMS WITH IT. LAST WEEK I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY DRIVING 65 MPH WHEN I NOTICED THE POWER OF CAR WAS TURNING ON AND OFF. (HEADLIGHTS, DASH LIGHTS, CAR POWER EVERYTHING) IT THEN COMPLETELY SHUT OFF ON THE FREEWAY. LUCKILY I WAS CLOSE TO THE SHOULDER AND PULLED OVER. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, MY CAR WAS LEFT AT THE BMW DEALERSHIP IN SAN DIEGO FOR A FULL INSPECTION AND NOTHING WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, I SEE THAT I AM ONE OF THE THOUSANDS THAT ARE EXPERIENCING THIS SAME PROBLEM. FUEL PUMP AND INJECTORS GONE BAD. PLEASE PUSH FOR A RECALL!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BMW 535I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE CYLINDER MISFIRED. IN ADDITION, THE SPARK PLUGS, THE IGNITION COILS, THE FUEL PUMP, AND THE FUEL INJECTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE SOFTWARE NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

DRIVE TRAIN MALFUNCTION LIGHT COMES ON FROM TIME TO TIME. MESSAGE: "DIRVETRAIN MALFUNCTION; MAXIMUM OUTPUT NOT AVAILABLE." LOSS OF POWER. TOLD BY DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT (OTTO'S BMW) TO STOP CAR AND TURN IT ON AGAIN. IT RUNS JUST FINE AFTER THIS IS DONE. BUT INTERMITTENT LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IS VERY VERY DANGEROUS. I CALLED THE STATE TROOPER THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED (IN 2012 WHEN THE CAR WAS PRACTICALLY NEW, HAVING LESS THAN 20,000 MILES) TO PROVIDE COVER.