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N55 HPFP (Fuel Pump) Failure
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09-19-2010, 12:00 AM | #67 | |
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09-19-2010, 12:06 AM | #68 |
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Isn't driving a 335i gently and conservatively defeating the point of a 50K sports sedan designed with the Autobahn in mind?
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09-19-2010, 12:28 AM | #69 |
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09-19-2010, 06:05 AM | #72 |
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09-19-2010, 07:36 AM | #73 |
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09-19-2010, 07:38 AM | #74 |
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Two comments. For one, a person cannot yell fire in a crowded theater from Schenck v. United States. Sure., this is a forum, so false statements abound, as well as ones that are meant to scare and to alarm folks.
Secondly, there seems to be a non sequitur that abounds. A 2k11 N55 had a problem, therefore BMW has not solved the problem through 5 model years. imho that's not altogether true. Again, this is an automobile, not a space shuttle. It can be fixed. My beef is it seems to take 5 visits to the dealership to fix the problem. Many lose patience by then and lose their shirts on a buyback or lemon. That's a problem. The car should be fixed on the first return visit. You cannot truly fix a flawed design at the factory, it simply costs too much. So now you deal with it one off when the vehicle reaches owners' hands. If the vehicle is not purchased and sits on a lot, you don't have to pay for the repairs now. BMW does not have the cash to fix each and every car, and for them, it makes total sense as not every car will experience the problem at the same time. Example, if Verizon put out a faulty Fios router that can't do WPA2 security, do they notify all the Fios customers and have them all call in at the same time to chat with offshore techs 1 1/2 hrs. before a decision is made to replace said router? No, they let customers discover the problem, and chat when they decide they have a spare 1 1/2 hours to jump through hoops, many will give up and not bother. Probably BMW and Verizon management attended the same B school and have adopted similar processes. |
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09-19-2010, 07:45 AM | #75 | |
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09-19-2010, 07:47 AM | #76 |
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+1 , no issuses with my HPFP and I don't drive it soft
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09-19-2010, 07:49 AM | #77 | |
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From my gatherings on this board, only 2 things will happen to my car: 1) HPFP will die (that seems to be the diagnosis for EVERY 335 problem. Oh, your headlight blinked funny, must be the HPFP). 2) I will (or someone will) wreck my car. Looking at the posts it seems I'll be more likely to have someone smash into my ride.... |
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09-19-2010, 07:53 AM | #78 | |
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If you are correct that BMW is just betting on only a few out of many will have the problem, so it continues to sell the product, then there is all the reason it will be more than willing to buyback or do replacement, if it can't fix the problem on a particular car. I am just curious if anyone in the situation went through Lemon process or not, if so what was the end result? |
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09-19-2010, 08:56 AM | #81 |
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It won't be long, like with other cars with known mechanical issues (VW Toureg), for a class action to be put together and approved.
People will be getting letters in the mail over the next few years from a law firm regarding this issues I would surmise. Settlement will happen and you will get something stupid like $600 in the end after legal fees if your car qualifies for some obscure and specific cirsumstances they agree upon.
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09-19-2010, 09:14 AM | #82 | |
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If the manufacture can prove you had modded enough to void parts of the warranty, then yes I can see the problem. |
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09-19-2010, 09:47 AM | #83 | |
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While TrackRat smelled the smoke of the 2011 HPFP problems early and said "the fat lady ain't sung yet," one mod, whose technical expertise is unknown, decided to ban TR instead of asking him to provide his reasoning. In some cases, mods feel the power of that big red BAN button on their keyboard and that power rush makes them overreact. I'm sure that I'm on their list now as well. |
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09-19-2010, 09:53 AM | #84 | |
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Just imagine how the OP feels--1500 miles on the car, and he's going to go through the disappointment of leaving his car at the dealership, get it back, have it die on the way home or at some other point, and probably repeat the process 5 times, at which time his car will most likely be fixed. Is that really necessary? |
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09-19-2010, 10:41 AM | #87 | |
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09-19-2010, 10:43 AM | #88 |
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Still seems limited compared the the N54. The 55 has been out for sometime in other models. Fuel pumps fail all the time. This could just be a normal failure. Normal pressure fuel pumps fail all the time too. Hopefully is stays very limited.
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