oonowindoo

You might wanna wait for a bit more :

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=57267

it might require registeration:

Summary:

Some came with oil cooler.. some didnt. and u will have to fight with BMW to get 1
installed if u dont have one.

Many ppl experience over heating problem and turbo shutting off and some other issues...


It is still a very nice car.. but if u wanna buy one.. you might wanna wait a bit till they fix the problem.

Here is one of the examples:
http://www.m3forum.net/m3forum/showthread.php?t=160586

oonowindoo

wtf.. double post? please delete.

Crazy Bimmer

Overheating was due to the automatics coming with no air-to oil coolers. The manuals had them and never overheated. Since March production BMW has now installed the oil coolers on the automatics with sport packages.

Fuel pump is an issue and I hope they fix that soon. Rumor has it that its already in the works though. So BMW does know of the issue. Since there is a long wait on fuel pumps for current 335i owners then im hoping BMW has fix for the current 335i that are in production.

No car is perfect.

Crazy Bimmer

And technically the cars never overheated. They went into limp mode before they did any damage. But yes they did get hot.

Just make sure to get a 335 with the oil cooler if you buying used. Buying new isnt an issue anymore.

mclarenf3387

These cars are designed to protect themselves. You have to try to destroy these motors.

Now steering columns locking up, now thats a problem that sucks.

Crazy Bimmer

Maybe I will just lease it after all.

Then again A4s are known to have bad fuel pumps as well but mine never failed.

Crazy Bimmer

mclarenf3387, I did a quick search on e90post... are any 335i having steering lock problems? Only ones i found were the early 06 E90s that had the problem.

Buying a German car is such a gamble. Too bad no other car puts a smile on my face after driving it.

Oh well.

mclarenf3387

I've only seen it on E90s, not E92s.

And these cars are a gamble. But damn they are fun to drive

Infamous425

im considering a e92 335 also. i hope they fix that fuel pump problem soon

Trackruner228

iTrader: (1)

Hm well that might be true but the thing is while reliablity is an important thing to most people I think when people buy the 335i thats not there number 1 concern. I think they are more concerned with performance and as long as they have a warranty to cover a couple problems they will be fine.

Infamous425

u cant enjoy that performance if the fuel pump dies and ur stuck waiting 6 weeks to get a new one

runnerX

Crazy is right....

Brandon24pdx

first year models always have the most bugs. If I were in the market for one today I'd wait for an 08 to be on the safe side.

Will Y.

X 2.
I actually stopped in a BMW dealership to look at the 335i sedan. While sitting in the car, I began thinking to myself, "Hmmmm... first year on a new and dual-turbo engine, it's German..." and decided to decline the test drive.
Nicely sized car, though (smaller than my TL, but decent rear seat legroom finally).

S14 n Tsx

thanks for the info.

Crazy Bimmer

Even toyota had tranny issues first year in the camry.

But Most of the time companies do changes during the production year. There have been some improvements on the 335i after the march production and they are still considered 2007s.

What matters to be is how well a company takes care of the issue. Everyone remembers how the M3 were having engine issues the first year, well BMW stepped up and fixed them AND gave them a 100k engine warranty. They didnt simply put back a remanufactured engine that could blow again. *cough* Acura *cough*

Didnt Toyota do a bunch of recalls also? At least they willing to fix their mistakes as well.

Crazy Bimmer

Forgot to mention that right now BMW is replacing the failed fuel pumps with the same design.

Guess they dont think its that big of an issue yet. I hope enough people complain so they do a fix though.

mclarenf3387

Yes you can, my dealer has a few 335 loaner cars

And in all honesty, these cars don't have that many issues. You want to talk about issues, just look at 02 745s. BMW extended the warrenty to 7yr/100k mile for free cause those cars had so many problems.

You also have to realize, with BMW owners they blow shit out of proportion. If 2-3 guys have the same problem there needs to be a recall

Loseit

iTrader: (1)

i have been reading on e90post.com .... and man for every 1 intelligent person there are like a 100 schmucks on their....i don't know how many times i read "you are not BMW material" or "that is the price to pay for german engeneering"on their. Jeez...it's only a 3-series. I don't think I would hang out on their very much...the intelligence level is painful.

picus

This is old news, and virtually a non-issue.

picus

Oh, re: the fuel pump thing, I think we're going to discover soon that it is due to the high ethanol content in NA gas. I've been using no ethanol gas (91 oct) as opposed to 94 octane with 11% ethanol, and my car runs better. I has having long crank times with the 94.

mclarenf3387

See post 18

picus

danny25

I wish I had a choice. All gas down here is E10.

Mokos23

well it is free maintenance for 4 yrs so even with these issues you don't have to pay a dime.

nbennettksu

iTrader: (2)

its not a common problem at all. I've only had one customer come in due to oil cooler problems...

bigman

Jesal, One of frankie's friends has had the steering lock up on his 335, he has also had the car go in to limp mode as well. The car is still stock and is a manual. The dealership doesnt know whats wrong with it. He's freaking out. What people need to understand is that this is a first year of a new car, not only that, but the first year of a new engine. A turbo one at that. In a few months all the problems should be worked out. Remember the first year the e46 M came out? That thing had problems up the ass. Just look at the vette with the roof issues, or the lambos catching fire. No matter how much or how little you pay for a new car, all manufacturers have problems. It just becomes blown up when the car is very popular, hence the vette and now the 335 getting a bad rap.