2009 BMW 135I problems
NHTSA has received 34 complaints about the 2009 BMW 135I, and 47% of them involve fuel system. After that come engine (15%) and electrical system (12%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 34 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Fuel system 47% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 11,000 miles 30 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 19 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 30 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 11,000 miles. For fuel system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 8,000 miles (16 complaints with mileage).
None of these complaints report a crash, fire, injury or death. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 100% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2009 ranks 2nd most-complained-about out of 4 model years of the BMW 135I with enough data (21 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 4 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Tl*the contact owns a 2009 BMW 135. While driving 60 MPH he noticed that the vehicle would no longer accelerate even though the engine was still running. The vehicle was taken to the dealership where the contact was informed that there was a malfunction in the fuel pump. He did not notice any differences beforehand. The current and failure mileages were 12000. Bl the consumer was informed by the dealership that this is a known problem and the new fuel pump will fail within 20,000 miles. Updated 09/14/09.
I was driving my 2009 335I BMW on highway 92 at ralston ave exit, and my car lost power when I stepped on the accelerator, the engine light came on and the malfunctioning engine warning. I felt very frightened thinking I would have.
2009 BMW 335xi (two months old) with 4000 miles experienced long starting times and a "service engine soon" light. Car stalled in busy uncontrolled intersection as was diagnosed by BMW as a faulty high pressure fuel pump (hpfp) - a known issue that resulted in a warranty extension for that fault to 2006-2008 cars and was "corrected" for the 2009/2010 cars. This car is a july '09 (accordingly a late '09 model year) build.
There is no model option for a 335I or 335 xi for 2009. This needs to be changed. There was a sudden loss of engine power on highway. I was surrounded by other vehicles including trucks doing approximately 70 MPH. I came close to getting rear ended when my car suddenly slowed without any brake lights and I could not go faster then 40 MPH. This is the third failure of the high pressure fuel pump, (hpfp) on this 2009 BMW 335I.
My 2009 BMW 135I began experiencing "long cranks" when attempting to start the engine cold. While driving at freeway speeds the car began experiencing intense vibration when accelerating. Following the vibration, the car experienced lack of power and engine light was illuminated. This could result in loss of control at highway speeds and should be further investigated due to the frequency of this problem with bmw's hpfp. The dealership updated the cars software and replaced the high pressure fuel pump.