2011 BMW 335XI

TAKATA RECALL-RECALL CAMPAIGN NO. 16V-071: DRIVER'S FRONT AIR BAG MODULE I WAS RECENTLY SOLD A VEHICLE THAT HAS THIS RECALLED PART AND WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE RECALL UNTIL THE DAY I WENT TO PICK UP MY VEHICLE. I WAS THEN TOLD I COULDNT TAKE THE CAR HOME AND ALSO I WAS NOT PROVIDED A LOANER VEHICLE WHICH BY WHAT I READ ON THE BMW USA WEBSITE SHOULD HAVE BEEN MADE AVAILABLE TO ME. ALSO AFTER DOING RESEARCH I FOUND OUT THAT THIS VEHICLE SHOULD NOT EVEN HAVE BEEN MADE AVAILABLE FOR SALE.

IN THE SHORT PERIOD OF TIME I'VE OWNED MY 2011 335XI, I HAVE HAD TO -HAVE THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR RESET TO FACTORY SETTINGS BECAUSE IT KEPT COMING ON EVEN THOUGH MY TIRES WERE FINE. DISCONCERTING AT BEST WHEN YOU'RE A SINGLE WOMAN COMMUTING AT HIGH SPEEDS EVERY DAY ON A TURNPIKE IN TRAFFIC. -CONTINUALLY REPLACE BURNED OUT DAYTIME RUNNING OR REAR BRAKE BULBS -DEAL WITH AN ONGOING SURGE OR LURCHING WHEN I START FROM A STOP, WORSE WHEN THE A/C IS ON, THAT REPAIR SHOPS STILL CAN'T PINPOINT -REPLACE THE FRONT CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS -REPLACE THE WATER PUMP AND THERMOSTAT (AND WORRY ABOUT POSSIBLE ENGINE DAMAGE FROM THE OVERHEATED ENGINE; CAR HAD TO BE TOWED ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK) -REPLACE THE STARTER -REPLACE THE ENGINE TENSION BELT -I WILL SOON HAVE TO REPLACE LEAKING OIL FILTER HOUSING GASKET -AND I HAVE A PROBABLE RADIATOR LEAK, AS I'M REFILLING COOLANT APPROXIMATELY EVERY 4 WEEKS (TO THE POINT WHERE I KEEP A GALLON OF IT IN MY TRUNK, WITH A FUNNEL, FOR WHEN THE LIGHT COMES ON) TO DATE, IN THE TWO YEARS I'VE OWNED THIS VEHICLE (I BOUGHT IT OFF-LEASE), I'VE ALREADY SPENT ALMOST $5,000 ON WHAT SHOULD BE COMPLETELY UNNECESSARY REPAIRS FOR A HIGH-END VEHICLE.

I ORDERED A BRAND NEW 2011 BMW 335I XDRIVE AND IT WAS DELIVERED ON APRIL 19, 2010. THE 2011 MODEL YEAR CAME OUT EARLY. ON FEB 20, 2012 I HAD A DIFFICULT TIME STARTING THE ENGINE AFTER SITTING OVERNIGHT...IT WOULD TAKE TOO LONG TO START, CRANKING FOR A LONG TIME. BROUGHT IT TO BMW IN WARWICK RI AND THEY RAN SHORT TESTS AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG. ANOTHER TIME I WOULD SMELL A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE AND I WAS NOT BY ANY GAS STATIONS OR OTHER CARS. BROUGHT IT TO THE SAME SERVICE CENTER AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. ANOTHER TIME MY CAR STALLED OUT UNEXPECTEDLY, BUT WAS ABLE TO START IT AGAIN. THIS WEEK ON MAY 21ST 2015 DROPPED THE CAR OFF TO HAVE ANOTHER TIRE REPLACED BECAUSE I HIT A POTHOLE (8 TIRES REPLACED IN 34,500 FILES, 4 REPLACEMENT TIRES DUE TO POTHOLES). I ALSO COMPLAINED ABOUT THE CAR TAKING TOO LONG TO CRANK OVER 1ST TIME IN THE MORNING. THEY KEPT THE CAR OVERNIGHT AND THEIR TECHNICIAN HAD THE SAME STARTING PROBLEM THAT I EXPERIENCED AND THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC. THEY SAID THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP AND THE FUEL RAIL PRESSURE SENSOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE SERVICE ADVISOR SAID IT WAS A TWO-PART REPAIR. HE SAID BMW WOULD COVER THE $885 HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP BUT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE FUEL RAIL PRESSURE SENSOR WHICH WAS $391. IF THIS TAKES TWO PARTS TO REPAIR, THEN WHY ISN'T BMW PAYING FOR BOTH PARTS? I CALLED BMW HEADQUARTERS IN WOODCLIFF LAKE NJ FOR A RESOLUTION BUT I WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TWO WAIT UP TO 5 BUSINESS DAYS FOR AN ANSWER. I FOUND MANY BMW BLOGS ONLINE COMPLAINING ABOUT HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILURES AND REPEATED FAILURES AFTER THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. MY CAR HAS LESS THEN 35,000 MILES ON IT. THE 2011 BMW 335I XDRIVE WITH THE N55 ENGINE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE PREVIOUS RECALL SINCE THEY USE THE SAME HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP AS PREVIOUS YEAR MODELS THAT WERE RECALLED AND BMW SHOULD PAY FOR THE FULL REPAIR

MANUAL TRANSMISSION. 2ND GEAR SYNCHRONIZER (SYNCHRO) FAILED @ 5000 MILES. UNABLE TO SHIFT INTO 2ND GEAR SAFELY. PROBLEM/FAILURE BECOME MORE PROMINENT @ 18,000 MILES. BMW OF SAN FRANCISCO VOIDED WARRANTY RETROACTIVELY FOR USING AFTERMARKET PARTS @ 16K MILES. MANY INDIVIDUALS ON COMPLAINING OF SAME TRANSMISSION ISSUE. (1ST TO 2ND GRIND). PROBLEM NOT RESOLVED. *TR

I BOUGHT MY BMW 335I XDRIVE BRAND NEW...ORDERED IN JAN 2010 AND DELIVERED ON APRIL 19, 2010. SINCE I'VE HAD THE CAR, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS REPLACED 3 TIMES (WITHIN 20,000 MILES) BECAUSE OF POTHOLE DAMAGE TO THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE. ALSO, THE CAR REQUIRED REALIGNMENT. IN AUGUST 2012, I HAD ABOUT 22,000 MILES ON MY CAR AND HAD TO REPLACE ALL OF MY TIRES ( EXCEPT THE PASSENGER SIDE LEFT FRONT, SINCE THAT WAS THE TIRE THAT WAS ALREADY REPLACED 3 TIMES PRIOR TO HAVING 22,000 MILES ON MY CAR) BECAUSE THEY WERE WORN OUT. THE BRIDGESTONE RUN-FLATS ARE EXPENSIVE FOR MY BMW. THE COST TO REPLACE ONE FRONT TIRE WAS $430. LUCKILY, I HAD PURCHASED THE TIRE WARRANTY WHEN I BOUGHT MY BMW. THE WARRANTY WAS $1,000. I FEEL I AM BEING RIPPED OFF THOUGH. WHY, AFTER SPENDING $60,000 ON A NEW BMW SHOULD I HAVE TO SPEND ALMOST $3,000 ON TIRES IN LESS THAN 3-YEARS OF OWNERSHIP WHICH INCLUDES THE $1,000 FOR TIRE/WHEEL INSURANCE. I HAVE HAD AT LEAST 12 DIFFERENT MAKES AND MODELS OF CARS SINCE I'VE HAD MY LICENSE AND I HAVE NEVER SPENT AS MUCH MONEY ON TIRES FOR ONE CAR AS I HAVE FOR MY BMW. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST BMW AND THE TIRE MANUFACTURES FOR PRODUCING AND SELLING A PRODUCT THAT WAS INTENTIONALLY DESIGNED TO FRAUD THE CONSUMER. THEY KNOWINGLY PRODUCED AND SOLD A TIRE THAT HAD A SHORT LIFE-SPAN, HIGHLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO DAMAGE FROM A TYPICAL POTHOLE, AND EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE. THEY ALSO OFFERED THE MOST EXPENSIVE TIRE WARRANTY IN THE INDUSTRY...THE COST OF THE WARRANTY INDICATES THAT THEY KNEW THESE TIRES WOULD BE REPLACED OFTEN. I WILL ALSO CONTACT THE FTC AND BBB. *TR