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I had the same problem at 7000mi on a 2008 335xi. I wrote BMW N.A., and voiced concern after hearing from several people employed by dealers that there had been a recall. Well, mine was replaced around last Christmas, and I received a recall letter this March. That in itself is disconcerting, as a failed fuel pump could occur in a most inconvenient, if not hazardous situation. Why not notify the owner and effect a preemptive change before the inconvenience or even jeopardy? Mine failed in the midst of Beverly Hills at Noon, so my jeopardy was absolutely minimal, and I proceeded to the local dealer, where the replacement occurred with dispatch, on Christmas Eve, no less. What I have read on this board and heard from the warranty personnel is that there was a defect which was remedied, and this shouldn't occur more than once. You are proof that they either lied or are misinformed by "headquarters." Now I must be concerned when I approach the second 7-9000 miles whether I will experience the same failure as you. If that should occur, I will not be leasing a BMW again. I had never experienced a vital part failure in over 25 years of leased Hondas, Toyotas, Infinity, and five Lexus's. Granted, a defective fuel pump is bad enough on "the ultimate driving machine," but to not have replaced the defective one with a perfect, modified version is unforgivable and leads one to question the company's engineering integrity and quality control system. |
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Hello, I am looking to replace all four OEM Continental tires on my '05 325i with about 52k miles. I drive mostly city with some highway driving in the DC area. I would be interested to hear your experiences (good/bad) with specific brands and any recommendations for brands/tire types (Goodyear, others). Thanks in advance! |
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My 0'7' 328i coupe automatic transmission when enggaging to either reverse or forward gears, occasionally it produces an audible metal contact cluncking noise. I wonder if this is considered to be normal from other owners.
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I noticed that sometimes after driving the 335i for a long time (i.e. an hour driving in the 80F-90F + weather) I notice when I'm in stop and go traffic I will have a squeaking in noise when I engage from stop and start moving. But it only happens when I start from a stop. It's about 1 second noise and then doesn't happen again. Unless I stop and go back to 1st gear and move forward then I hear the sound again. I tried testing it yesterday and I didn't hear anything at all. So don't know if it only happens when it's warm or some other weird reason. The sounds sounds like a brake squeak, but I'm only engaging the clutch and the accelerator. Anyone else have an issue like that? |
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Replying to: dhsieh9 (Jul 27, 2009 3:02 pm) |
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Hi All, Recently i notice a tick tick noise from the rear of my car when i start the engine. Also after i stop the car and come out i hear this noise for sometime. Is it normal or needs checking? Im still under the maintenance package so will they be checking and replacing anything required under the package?? Thanks for your help... |
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Replying to: dhsieh9 (Jul 27, 2009 3:02 pm) Rob |
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I am at 163K miles on my '03 330xi. I have replaced rear shocks at 155K, front and rear brakes at 92K and 115K, respectively...all factory recommended maintenance performed on schedule. The car is well maintained and doesn't look it's 'age', though I've been somewhat disappointed with sunroof failure and other such expensive repairs. I'm sure I'm due for brakes relatively soon and I recently read a post about the potential for 'catastrophic' failures above 175K. I am contemplating options, including driving the car another year, which would put me close to 200K miles...other consideration is replace with CPO vehicle... Am I about to be deluged by a tsunami of repairs by virtue of 'things need to be replaced'? Looking for some sage advice...thanks.
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Replying to: fomentar (Jul 28, 2009 6:04 am) If you are asking, will repairs increase as mileage increases, in ever increasing proportion to value of the car, the answer is certainly "yes". On the other hand, cars are like bank accounts. If you've been making deposits, you won't go bankrupt for a long time, but if it has been mostly withdrawals (of the car's mechanical and cosmetic wealth), then you will go bust sooner. |
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I have a 2008 328i, with which I used to make 280 miles per full tank and it started to go about 40 miles less, while I have not changed my driving at all. I do mostly 5 miles trips, from home to work and back, which I know is not really the route in which I can get great mileage, but, well, I cannot change this. Provided that I have only 8k miles, I believe that the the consumption should go down, i.e., the car to consume less fuel rather than more. I have started thinking that the gas stations may downgraded the fuel, i.e., sell fuel with less octane than stated, but that would be highly illegal, and this is my third tankfull upon it happened, so it would be not likely that all 3 gas stations would do the same thing. Any ideas? Thanks in advance...
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