What 22 owners told NHTSA about the 2014 BMW 435i Xdrive

The contact owns a 2014 BMW 435I. The contact stated that while driving uphill at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle failed to restart and was towed to the dealer. The dealer determined that the fuel pump needed to be replaced and the computer needed to be reprogrammed. The dealer informed the contact that the vehicle had previously been repaired under NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V189000 (Fuel System, Gasoline). The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to report the failure to the NHTSA Hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 96,911.

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MY 2014 BMW 435XI STALLS ON WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING. THE SAME ISSUE WAS REPORTED ON NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V189000 FOR MY VEHICLE MODEL AND YEAR. WHEN I INPUT MY VIN FOR THE RECALL, THE FUEL PUMP ISSUE ISN'T SHOWN. FOR THIS REASON, BWM WILL NOT PAY TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP. MY GIRLFRIEND HAD THE SAME ISSUE ON HER 2013 BMW 328I AND BMW REPLACED HER FUEL PUMP AND THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED. I BELIEVE THE CLEAN POINT ESTABLISHED BY BMW FOR THIS FUEL PUMP ISSUE WASN'T CORRECT OR BAD PARTS WERE STILL IN VEHICLES OUTSIDE OF THE CLEAN POINT. MY CAR HAS STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE DRIVING AT LEAST FOUR TIMES. IT'S NOT SAFE BECAUSE THE TRAFFIC AROUND ME HAS TO AVOID MY CAR UNTIL I REACH THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO STOP. I USUALLY JUST TURN THE CAR OFF AND WAIT A COUPLE OF MINUTES, RESTART AND THE CAR DRIVES NORMAL. I THINK IT HAS SOMETHING TO DUE WITH THE FUEL LEVEL. THE CAR ONLY STALLS WHEN THE FUEL LEVEL IS AT OR BELOW 1/4 TANK. CURRENTLY, I KEEP MY CAR ABOVE HALF A TANK TO AVOID THE STALLING ISSUE. MY FEAR IS THE ISSUE WILL HAPPEN REGARDLESS OF THE FUEL LEVEL. I'M SENDING THIS LETTER BECAUSE LAST WEEK I WAS RUNNING LATE AND DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO FILL UP THE TANK AND MY CAR STALLED AT 1/4 TANK ON THE HIGHWAY AND I WAS ALMOST IN A ACCIDENT. PLEASE HELP!!!

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 BMW 435I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH, THE DRIVE CHAIN MALFUNCTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE SHOOK AND SHUT OFF. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE ORANGE COAST INFINITI DEALER LOCATED AT 15550 BEACH BLVD, WESTMINSTER, CA 92683) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 72,000.

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TAKATA RECALL I HAD A HEADON ACCIDENT, AIRBAGS DIDN'T INFLATE. CAR STOPPED WITH ME WITH NO WARNING, FUEL POMP WAS DEFECTIVE. I HAD TO REPLACE IT. ALL BRAKES SYSTEM WENT BAD WITH NO WARNING. HAD TO REPLACE EVERYTHING LEFT FRONT WHEEL AND RUN ON FLAT TIRE BLEW UP WITH NO WARNING WHILE. HAD TO BE REPLACED. SENSORS GO OFF DURING WINTER MONTHS WARNING LOW-TIRES WHEN TIRES ARE FINE. SENSORS GO OFF TO WEAR SEATBELT WHEN NONE IS THE PASSENGER SIDE OR OBJECTS. TAIL LIGHT WIRING HARNESS BURNED OFF RESULTED IN NO LEFT TAIL LIGHT. I CALLED BMW, THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE THE CAR BUT THEY CAN'T PROMISE THAT THEY WILL HELP. TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN SLIPPING WHILE DRIVING. BLUETOOTH HARDLY WORK, IT KEEPS DISCONNECTING OR NOT CONNECTING.

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MY CAR HAD A STRONG ODOR OF GAS AFTER SITTING IN MY GARAGE ON DAYS WHERE THE GAS TANK IS FULL. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE GAS TANK HAS A LEAK. THE ISSUE FROM THE DEALER IS: "FUEL PRESSURE SENDING UNIT WHICH IS NOT AVAILABLE SEPARATELY FROM THE FUEL TANK UNFORTUNATELY." THIS IS A CAR THAT WAS NOT YET 5 YEARS OLD AND HAS 33,400 MILES. THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS. IT DOES NOT SEEM CORRECT THAT A NON-REPLACEABLE PART FAILS ON SUCH A LIGHTLY USED CAR. IT ALSO SEEMS LIKE A SAFETY AND EMISSIONS ISSUE THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD FIX. I HAVE REPORTED IT THE BMW NORTH AMERICA BUT THEY DO NOT ACCEPT IT TO BE A DESIGN OR MANUFACTURING FLAW AND SEEM TO FEEL THE SAFETY ISSUE IS MY ISSUE TO DEAL WITH. I AM REPORTING THIS IN CASE IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON 2014 BMW 435I CONVERTIBLE GAS TANKS.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 BMW 435I. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH ON A TWO LANE ROAD DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ON A WINDING ROAD AND WAS ABLE TO COAST OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WHICH WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. A WARNING LIGHT FLASHED FOR A DRIVE TRAIN MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V189000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000. UPDATED 09/28/16*LJ *CN

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I WAS DRIVING IN A CITY RESIDENTIAL AREA, GOING ABOUT 35 MPH WHEN THE CAR STOPPED AFTER SPUTTERING A COUPLE OF TIMES. NO WARNING AT ALL BUT THERE WAS A MESSAGE ON THE DASH, "DRIVE TRAIN MALFUNCTION". I COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, A GRASSY AREA JUST BARELY OFF THE PAVED ROAD. IT WAS LOCATED ON A CURVE. AT THE TIME, THERE WAS A THUNDERSTORM WITH LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAIN. WE WERE EXTREMELY LUCKY THAT THAT THE CAR WAS NOT HIT BY TRAFFIC COMING UP BEHIND ME. BMW MECHANICS REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP.

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EVEN THOUGH THE RECALLS WERE ISSUED IN MAY 2015 I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY RECALL NOTICE FOR THIS CAR.ON THE OTHER HAND I HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS. RE

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10/15/2015 CAR SERVICED FOR RECALL - FUEL PUMP ISSUE 10/23/2015 - WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 70MPH CAR ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED. I PUSHED DOWN MY CLUTCH (MANUAL TRANSMISSION) AND WAS ABLE TO ROLL ONTO THE LEFT SHOULDER. HAD TO BE TOWED TO NEAREST BMW DEALER. CAR "REPAIRED" AND I PICKED IT UP ONE WEEK LATER. 11/4/2015 WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 55 MPH CAR ENGINE AGAIN SUDDENLY STOPPED AND I COASTED ONTO RIGHT SHOULDER. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART CAR ABOUT 15 MINUTES LATER. BROUGHT CAR TO MY LOCAL DEALER FOR REPAIR. DEALER ADVISED PROBLEM WAS DISCOVERED WITH FUEL SYSTEM AND REPAIRED. 12/16/2015 WHILE DRIVING IN VERY HEAVY TRAFFIC CAR OVERHEATED AND I HAD TO PULL OFF HIGHWAY. MESSAGE ON MY SCREEN ADVISED TO CALL ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. I IGNORDED THAT AND WAITED FOR ENGINE TO COOL AND TRAFFIC TO FLOW. I THEN RESTARTED CAR AND MADE IT BACK HOME. CAR WENT IN FOR REPAIR NEXT DAY. DEALER ADVISED PROBLEM WAS SOLVED.

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ON TWO OCCASIONS, JANUARY 2015 AND MAY 2015 MY 435I STOPPED WHILE I WAS DRIVING WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHATSOEVER. THE FIRST TIME I WAS CROSSING A VERY BUSY 3 LANE NORTHBOUND ROAD TO GET TO THE LEFT TURN LANE WHEN WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE CAR JUST STOPPED. THEY WAS NO ENGINE LIGHT ON DASH. I WAS LUCKY THAT I WAS NOT HIT AS I DIDN'T EVEN HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BRAKE, TO INDICATE TO DRIVERS BEHIND ME THAT I WAS SLOWING DOWN. THE LIGHTS, CHASSIS STABILIZATION AND DRIVETRAIN MALFUNCTION CAME ON THE DASH. TWO PRETTY SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING, A POLICE OFFICER GOT THE CAR STARTED AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE ABOUT ANOTHER MILE BEFORE AGAIN IT JUST STOPPED. WARNINGS ABOUT THE FUEL INJECTION AND ENGINE OVERHEAT CAME ON IN ADDITION TO DRIVETRAIN AND CHASSIS STABILIZATION. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL BMW DEALER WHOSAID THEY NEEDED TO REPROGRAM THE COMPUTER. AFTER THIS I DROVE THE CAR FOR ANOTHER 3 MONTHS AND 2,000 MILES WHEN IT HAPPEN AGAIN. I BOARDED A CAR FERRY AFTER DRIVING 100 MILES ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. WHEN I STATED THE CAR TODISEMBARK, IT SHUT DOWN AND ALL 4 WARNINGS ALL CAME UP AT ONCE. I GOT IT STARTED AND GOT OFF THE FERRY WHEN IT SHUT DOWN AGAIN. ALL I COULD THINK OF WAS HOW LUCKY I WAS IT DIDN'T HAPPEN WHILE WAS DURING AT 65MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. AGAIN TOWED TO BMW WHO TOLD ME AGAIN THE COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED AND A FAN CHANGED. I DON'T BELIEVE THEM. THERE ARE RECALLS ON CARS WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS FOR FAULTY PLATING ON THE FUEL PUMP. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR. I AM AFRAID OF IT STOPPING NOT ONLY ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY BUT ANY ROADWAY AND BEING HIT FROM BEHIND AS THERE IS NO BRAKING TO INDICATE TO DRIVERS BEHIND YOU THAT YOU ARE STOPPING. ONCE IT SHUTS DOWN YOU CAN'T START IT. SO YOU ARE STUCK WHEREVER YOU ARE. A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

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