Comments on: 2008 BMW 335XI – Fuel Delivery Lemon Story

By: derminax

derminax — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 12:24:23 +0000

I am sure that i will come back to your site soon, keep us posted

By: barktlysf

barktlysf — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 21:03:02 +0000

Thanks for this -barktlysf

By: Detherage

Detherage — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 10:40:09 +0000

Very interesting info, i’m waiting for more !!!

By: Randy lee

Randy lee — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 23:00:44 +0000

I’m sorry you had so many issues. This is well known.

By: driver x

driver x — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 17:03:41 +0000

Attention all — BMW just issued a major recall on the 335i for fuel pump issues — check with your dealers! Good luck to all — i got rid of mine and miss it terribly.

By: Catherine

Catherine — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 03:58:02 +0000

I have a 2008 335xi that I picked up in September ’07. I have had all the same issues as I am reading about here – at least 4 times to the dealer for new fuel injectors and new fuel pumps. Also have had issues with the rear brake lamps/mechanisms needing replacement. As much as I love the power of the 335 I am on the verge of trading this in for a 328xi so I don’t have to deal with the service issues of this turbo. This is my 4th 3 series and no other car I’ve owned drives like it. But the experience with this engine malfunction is ridiculous.

By: brentblawat

brentblawat — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 19:34:56 +0000

MJ – You are not up a creek without a paddle. There are other federal protections, such as the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act (also known as the Federal Lemon Law) that will protect you. The verbiage contained in the Act is something in the lines of: “if the product, or a component part, contains a defect or malfunction, must permit the consumer to elect either a refund or replacement without charge, after a reasonable number of repair attempts.”. Additionally, the federal law allows for depreciation of the vehicle in the refund, so, if you have 40,000 miles on the vehicle, it will prorate the mileage at $X per mile (don’t know it off the top of my head) and refund the price of the vehicle less the depreciation.

Now MJ – Looking at the Colorado Lemon Statutes C.R.S. 42-12-101, it states “If you buy a new vehicle that has a defect within one year following the purchase, and the same defect is not repaired after four or more attempts to repair,” This means that FIRST time the defect on the vehicle occurs within the FIRST year of operation; which is defined by the same symptom, irrespective of what was fixed… then you are protected for the duration of owning the vehicle. In other words, you’re indefinitely protected if your first issue occurred within the first year of ownership of the vehicle. I hope this helps! Good luck!

By: MJ

MJ — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 23:48:05 +0000

have hit the wall…have a great 08 335xi and have loved it. Just took my baby to the dealership for the third time..after injectors, spark plugs, fuels pumps and nmore have been replaced. Frustrated yes, but yesterday – that great car (with no warning) almost died while I was accelerated. This not only was frustrating, it was scary as I had no power to stay in flow with traffic…in essence this safety issue is now my concern. Our lemon law (Colorado) is first 12 months or 12K miles. So, in your research does this mean I am hosed? Or do you recommend that I still contact BMW for some type of reckoning? thx, MJ

By: brentblawat

brentblawat — Tue, 18 May 2010 14:31:52 +0000

Sorry to hear about your issues Robert. Let me know if I can be of any assistance in your next steps.

By: robert forrest

robert forrest — Tue, 18 May 2010 01:08:32 +0000

The “35″ twin turbo series of cars is plagued by what BMW calls fuel delivery issues. I have had that confirmed by service managers in Calgary and Scottsdale. I have had 2 fuel pumps, 1 fuel injector and 2 software replacements in 15,000 miles. Very frustrating since I drive in remote areas. Usually preceded by poor starts. Now looking to see what BMW will do for me. Good luck to each of you.