335i Fuel Pump replacement WAIT TIME

RiXst3r · 04-30-2007, 08:06 AM

If you are unfortunate enough to have had your pump go out, let us know what your wait time was, so that other can see how widespread the problem actually is.

I know these pump threads are getting annoying, but this will help people know what to expect as far as wait time when theirs goes out.

RiXst3r · 04-30-2007, 07:41 PM

anyone else?

tek818 · 04-30-2007, 07:44 PM

Do u know what was the highest mileage that a fuel pump has failed at?

E90330iS · 04-30-2007, 08:02 PM

Voted the last one, how cruel hahaha.

Spool · 04-30-2007, 08:13 PM

You STILL haven't gotten ur car back yet? What is the lemon law in your state...

I'd be fed up with that by now

oldaccount · 04-30-2007, 08:14 PM

well, this option isnt on the poll....

fuel pump is going bad, and i have an appointment on the 11th at BMW service. Lets hope it doesnt die before then

RiXst3r · 05-01-2007, 06:49 AM

13 people so far with failed pumps... on average more than a month to repair

OVRSTR · 05-01-2007, 07:26 AM

Today is the 30th day since my car was brought to my dealer with the failed FP. As of this morning, the dealer has ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA when my car will be back on the road.

EDK99 · 05-01-2007, 08:55 AM

Haven't been following this topic a whole lot but is this fuel pump issue happening on all 335i's (e90, e92 and i guess now e93's) or is it just happening on e92's. Have not seen anyone with an e90 post that they have had a problem yet. but like I said I haven't read every post on this issue.

BTW I have 11,000+ miles on my e90 335i and no problems. Mine was a 9/06 build.

Ed

RiXst3r · 05-02-2007, 08:29 AM

Its happening on e90s and e92s, and I have heard of some e93s too. Some pumps will not die, there is a percentage that have the defect... the problem is that even with the new pumps, there is still a percentage that fail.

So far 18 people voted with bad pumps, its a public poll, you can see who voted, and see that some are e90

RiXst3r · 05-03-2007, 11:47 PM

Wow, this poll wasnt up very long, and it already found 20 people with bad fuel pumps... thats some majorly high failure rates... can you say, recall!

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showpo...4&postcount=20

RiXst3r · 05-04-2007, 01:35 PM

Out of 57 Votes from 335i owners,

21 failed, 36 not failed... thats pretty bad odds... I am guessing even more will die with time, considering most cars have under 6k miles still

Alan(iX) · 05-04-2007, 01:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RiXst3r

Out of 57 Votes from 335i owners,

21 failed, 36 not failed... thats pretty bad odds... I am guessing even more will die with time, considering most cars have under 6k miles still

This poll is a small sample of the total 335's sold in the US.
Thru April 2008, there have been 17,921 335 cars sold.
(Coupe 8365, Sedan 7638, Xi Sedan 360).
source: http://home.att.net/~fdmeloan/3_Series_Sales.pdf

I am sure that there are more than 21 failed HPP's out of 17,921.
But how many ?
If I am calculating correctly:
21 failures = 0.12% of all cars, 100 = 0.56%, 250 = 1.4%, 500 = 2.79%, 1000 = 5.58%

My guess is that it is ~250 cars, since that was the total of HPP's on back order.

Carnage · 05-04-2007, 02:03 PM

I'll be curious to see how many "Failed - Still waiting - less than 1 month... " people become "Failed - Still waiting - more than 1 month... "

purplewidow · 05-04-2007, 02:06 PM

one thing that shocked me was the new 535i/xi doesn't have an oil temp gauge esp with all the heating issues in this engine..and only one exhaust not dual like the 335.....i guess we will have to wait a year or 2...when the new one comes anyways i would still rather have the 335 and i just came from an e34 540 dinan5...so...ehhh i gotta stop slacking and sell her already had too many offers!!!!! I FEEL I AM IN HEAVEN IN MY 335!!!!!! and i have driven tons of $120k + cars but i think this car just has the perfect setup for mods and it is balanced so well performance wise stock as well!!!!
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gonzo · 05-04-2007, 02:28 PM

My SM told me this morning that at the ....conference in Las Vegas, his people heard a blasting from other BMW employees regarding this subject. It sounded to me as if it got rather heated between corporate and the dealerships. Do not remember what conference it was.

bobnaz · 05-04-2007, 04:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AB Tek 818

Do u know what was the highest mileage that a fuel pump has failed at?

Over 8k on mine and 34 days awaiting with no ETA from either BMW NA or the dealer.:mad:

dragonxyz · 05-04-2007, 05:19 PM

I dropped the car off on 4/30. SA informed me on 5/2 that it'll take at least 2 weeks to get new fuel pump in. He doesn't sound very optimistic about it so I'm guessing it'll be 3-4 weeks if not longer.

95 Z/28 LT1 · 05-04-2007, 06:31 PM

How long have some of you had to wait for the PUMA to be authorized?

RiXst3r · 05-04-2007, 09:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alan(iX)

This poll is a small sample of the total 335's sold in the US.
Thru April 2008, there have been 17,921 335 cars sold.
(Coupe 8365, Sedan 7638, Xi Sedan 360).
source: http://home.att.net/~fdmeloan/3_Series_Sales.pdf

I am sure that there are more than 21 failed HPP's out of 17,921.
But how many ?
If I am calculating correctly:
21 failures = 0.12% of all cars, 100 = 0.56%, 250 = 1.4%, 500 = 2.79%, 1000 = 5.58%

My guess is that it is ~250 cars, since that was the total of HPP's on back order.

Your math doesnt work, you cant count ALL 335's sold, and then compare it to just the ones that failed on THIS website... I know you said there are more, I am guessing more along the lines of 3000 will fail... problem is, not enough people have enough miles yet for it to fail!

you can only use our current sample group, which is this forum, and this poll, which takes it to more like 20-30% !!

I am not saying this is accurate either, but yours was not fair at all...

Also, there might be 250 HPP's on back order, but that doesnt count the many many cars that already had a replacement, or havent been authorized for one yet... not to mention all the cars that WILL fail, but just dont have enough miles on them yet

RiXst3r · 05-04-2007, 10:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 95 Z/28 LT1

How long have some of you had to wait for the PUMA to be authorized?

my dealer didnt get it on order until after about 4-5 days I think... that is when they told me that they had to get BMWNA involved to check out the situation, and order the part

honestly, it was so long ago, I dont remember

Alan(iX) · 05-05-2007, 06:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RiXst3r

Your math doesnt work, you cant count ALL 335's sold, and then compare it to just the ones that failed on THIS website... I know you said there are more, I am guessing more along the lines of 3000 will fail... problem is, not enough people have enough miles yet for it to fail!

you can only use our current sample group, which is this forum, and this poll, which takes it to more like 20-30% !!

I am not saying this is accurate either, but yours was not fair at all...

My point is that how many 335 owners are on this forum ?
I do not know. But my guess is a very small percentage of the 17,921 335's.
Plus we can not be sure who many unaffected 335 owners replied to the poll.

View Poll Results: 335i Fuel pump replacement wait time - 335i ONLY!
Failed - waited less than 1 week for replacement	2	1.82%
Failed - waited more than 1-2 weeks for replacement	3	2.73%
Failed - waited more than 3-4 weeks for replacement	3	2.73%
Failed - waited more than 5-6 weeks for replacement	0	0%
Failed - waited more than 6 weeks for replacement	3	2.73%
Failed - Still waiting - more than 1 month!	5	4.55%
Failed - Still waiting - less than 1 month...	16	14.55%
My 335i's pump did NOT fail, everything is fine	58	52.73%
I dont have a 335i - and of course my pump did not fail	20	18.18%
Voters: 110. You may not vote on this poll

04-30-2007, 08:06 AM	#1
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oldaccount Colonel 162 Rep 2,456 Posts Drives: Car Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: USA iTrader: (2)	well, this option isnt on the poll.... fuel pump is going bad, and i have an appointment on the 11th at BMW service. Lets hope it doesnt die before then
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OVRSTR Private 5 Rep 76 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Long Island NY iTrader: (0)	Today is the 30th day since my car was brought to my dealer with the failed FP. As of this morning, the dealer has ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA when my car will be back on the road.
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EDK99 Captain 33 Rep 934 Posts Drives: 07 E85 M Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: FL iTrader: (0)	Haven't been following this topic a whole lot but is this fuel pump issue happening on all 335i's (e90, e92 and i guess now e93's) or is it just happening on e92's. Have not seen anyone with an e90 post that they have had a problem yet. but like I said I haven't read every post on this issue. BTW I have 11,000+ miles on my e90 335i and no problems. Mine was a 9/06 build. Ed __________________ 2007 e85 Imola Red \| Black Leather \| Carbon Leather Trim \| Premium \| Navigation \| Heated Seats
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RiXst3r 274 Rep 6,510 Posts Drives: M235i Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Ohio iTrader: (14)	Its happening on e90s and e92s, and I have heard of some e93s too. Some pumps will not die, there is a percentage that have the defect... the problem is that even with the new pumps, there is still a percentage that fail. So far 18 people voted with bad pumps, its a public poll, you can see who voted, and see that some are e90
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RiXst3r 274 Rep 6,510 Posts Drives: M235i Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Ohio iTrader: (14)	Wow, this poll wasnt up very long, and it already found 20 people with bad fuel pumps... thats some majorly high failure rates... can you say, recall! http://www.e90post.com/forums/showpo...4&postcount=20
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RiXst3r 274 Rep 6,510 Posts Drives: M235i Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Ohio iTrader: (14)	Out of 57 Votes from 335i owners, 21 failed, 36 not failed... thats pretty bad odds... I am guessing even more will die with time, considering most cars have under 6k miles still
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Carnage Lieutenant General 341 Rep 16,407 Posts Drives: people insane Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: classified iTrader: (2)	I'll be curious to see how many "Failed - Still waiting - less than 1 month... " people become "Failed - Still waiting - more than 1 month... "
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purplewidow Lieutenant Colonel 51 Rep 1,928 Posts Drives: e92 335 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Chicago iTrader: (2)	one thing that shocked me was the new 535i/xi doesn't have an oil temp gauge esp with all the heating issues in this engine..and only one exhaust not dual like the 335.....i guess we will have to wait a year or 2...when the new one comes anyways i would still rather have the 335 and i just came from an e34 540 dinan5...so...ehhh i gotta stop slacking and sell her already had too many offers!!!!! I FEEL I AM IN HEAVEN IN MY 335!!!!!! and i have driven tons of $120k + cars but i think this car just has the perfect setup for mods and it is balanced so well performance wise stock as well!!!! ________ California Dispensary Last edited by purplewidow; 03-29-2011 at 08:24 PM..
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gonzo Lieutenant General 10202 Rep 14,398 Posts Drives: as many as possible Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: TeXXXas iTrader: (0)	My SM told me this morning that at the ....conference in Las Vegas, his people heard a blasting from other BMW employees regarding this subject. It sounded to me as if it got rather heated between corporate and the dealerships. Do not remember what conference it was. __________________ Crazy Diamond
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dragonxyz Private 7 Rep 61 Posts Drives: 2007 335i Sedan 6MT Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Bay Area, CA iTrader: (0)	I dropped the car off on 4/30. SA informed me on 5/2 that it'll take at least 2 weeks to get new fuel pump in. He doesn't sound very optimistic about it so I'm guessing it'll be 3-4 weeks if not longer.
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95 Z/28 LT1 Private 2 Rep 50 Posts Drives: 2010 X5M Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Illinois iTrader: (0)	How long have some of you had to wait for the PUMA to be authorized?
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