First Day Failure

UberClean · 11-24-2009, 08:57 PM

Whats up everyone so today I'm the proud owner of a 2007 Sparkling Graphite Metallic 335i with 44,000 on the clock.. the car is beautiful and I absolutely love it, I came out of a Neon SRT-4 and an M Roadster so its a fitting vehicle for me. Picked it up in Miami and drove it around all day great, so I'm finally gonna put it away for the night and about 5 blocks from my house I stopped at a stop sign..... and dead. Ive been reading these forums for about a month so I realize the car has fuel pump issues and Ive been working on cars long enough to know thats what it was anyways. Its amazing first day, but actually not a surprise since the car has probably been sitting for a few months which just added to the fact that the HPFP is s**t anyways (at least with our s**t gas). The cars gonna be towed to BMW first thing in the morning So a couple questions anyways:

1) How long does it usually take these guys to fix the HPFP and get the car back to you?
2) Is it normal when shifting with Steptronic (AT obviously) that the car feels a little jerkier than it should?

Thanks for any feedback or input guys!

jopa489 · 11-24-2009, 09:38 PM

Welcome!

1) Relatively quick job these days. There's no reason the dealer couldn't turn it around within a day, depending on their availability of course.

2) Sorta normal. You can try resetting the adaptive transmission, many have reported this helps tremendously. There are lots of threads posted around on how to do this - a quick search should give you the steps. Since the car learns and adapts to how you drive, resetting this and driving the car as you normally would helps the transmission to learn your driving styles. Beyond that, the car might need a software update performed by the dealer. It's almost certainly not mechanical though.

cotmfk · 11-25-2009, 07:35 AM

Congrats on the car! Too bad on the fuel pump, but at least it will be a free repair. Since you are at 44k miles, try to think of all the warranty stuff you want fixed before you hit 50k!

Ender514 · 11-25-2009, 08:00 AM

congrats on your new ride. sorry to hear about the fuel pump issue on your first day.

UberClean · 11-25-2009, 08:16 AM

thanks for the feedback.. I just dropped the car off and I inquired about extending the warranty and the told me right now they are transitioning from 3rd party warranties back to BMW "in-house" extended warranty so theyre gonna get back to me on the pricing, but definitely considering it.

akack79 · 11-25-2009, 08:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by UberClean

1) How long does it usually take these guys to fix the HPFP and get the car back to you?
2) Is it normal when shifting with Steptronic (AT obviously) that the car feels a little jerkier than it should?

Thanks for any feedback or input guys!

1) it took them 24 hours to replace my hpfp, a loaner was provided in the meantime

2) yes

panzer948 · 11-25-2009, 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by MERCSUk153

Still may want to get a third party warranty, probably cheaper. Just make sure it covers everything.

Ouch, I would never again go third party extended warranty. I did a group purchase for my 2000 Dodge Durango for a 7 year 100,000 mile warranty with other members of a Durango forum and within 3 years the company was out of business. Never once used them for a claim (I guess that was a good thing) or got my money back. I would only trust going through a dealer backed warranty.

UncleWede · 11-25-2009, 12:47 PM

Be careful you understand the diff between extended SERVICE and extended WARRANTY. I didn't and got burned . . .

Best regards,
Wede

Castel · 11-25-2009, 12:49 PM

It sucks that it died on the first day! But congratulations nonetheless!

UberClean · 11-25-2009, 01:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by UncleWede

Be careful you understand the diff between extended SERVICE and extended WARRANTY. I didn't and got burned . . .

I think youre talking about extended maintenance when u say SERVICE, which Im not worried about since I do all maintenance myself anyways. I just want to make sure all my interior components are covered and im a little worried about those piezo injectors cause those are some pricey injectors. It all depends on the price they leave the extended warranty at because I still havent called back to find out..

By the way I would have had my car back already if it was just the hpfp but in addition to that they found that the nipple clamp on the intake manifold was broken by another service before I got the car and that they had glued it back on, so in order to replace it they need to order me a new manifold which wont be here until Monday bc of the holdays.. damn Thanksgiving

anthony @ eas · 11-25-2009, 01:44 PM

Congrats on the car. Hope it gets fixed quickly.

UncleWede · 11-25-2009, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by UberClean

I think youre talking about extended maintenance when u say SERVICE, which Im not worried about since I do all maintenance myself anyways.

See? Mix it up even more

I can do most of the stuff myself also, and probably wouldn't have bought the service/maint extension if I had known it did NOT cover breakage (nor batteries). So I got ripped for brake pads/rotors, air filters, oil/filters, maybe wiper blades.

E92-Lighting · 11-25-2009, 04:25 PM

congrats on your purchase but turn around time is less than a day for replacements

11-24-2009, 08:57 PM	#1
UberClean Enlisted Member 0 Rep 41 Posts Drives: BMW 335i Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: South Florida iTrader: (0)	First Day Failure Whats up everyone so today I'm the proud owner of a 2007 Sparkling Graphite Metallic 335i with 44,000 on the clock.. the car is beautiful and I absolutely love it, I came out of a Neon SRT-4 and an M Roadster so its a fitting vehicle for me. Picked it up in Miami and drove it around all day great, so I'm finally gonna put it away for the night and about 5 blocks from my house I stopped at a stop sign..... and dead. Ive been reading these forums for about a month so I realize the car has fuel pump issues and Ive been working on cars long enough to know thats what it was anyways. Its amazing first day, but actually not a surprise since the car has probably been sitting for a few months which just added to the fact that the HPFP is st anyways (at least with our st gas). The cars gonna be towed to BMW first thing in the morning So a couple questions anyways: 1) How long does it usually take these guys to fix the HPFP and get the car back to you? 2) Is it normal when shifting with Steptronic (AT obviously) that the car feels a little jerkier than it should? Thanks for any feedback or input guys!
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11-24-2009, 09:38 PM	#2
jopa489 Major General 122 Rep 6,594 Posts Drives: Anything with Wheels Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: USA iTrader: (9)	Welcome! 1) Relatively quick job these days. There's no reason the dealer couldn't turn it around within a day, depending on their availability of course. 2) Sorta normal. You can try resetting the adaptive transmission, many have reported this helps tremendously. There are lots of threads posted around on how to do this - a quick search should give you the steps. Since the car learns and adapts to how you drive, resetting this and driving the car as you normally would helps the transmission to learn your driving styles. Beyond that, the car might need a software update performed by the dealer. It's almost certainly not mechanical though. __________________ X7 LCI // Incoming C7 ZR1 ZTK // Sebring + TRX // Hydro + Raptor Gen1 Roush // Tuxedo
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11-25-2009, 07:35 AM	#3
cotmfk Major General 2060 Rep 6,130 Posts Drives: M3 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Somewhere between DC and FL iTrader: (12)	Congrats on the car! Too bad on the fuel pump, but at least it will be a free repair. Since you are at 44k miles, try to think of all the warranty stuff you want fixed before you hit 50k! __________________ When you say impact instead of affect/effect, you are communicating that you don't understand the difference between the two words, and are too lazy to learn.
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11-25-2009, 08:00 AM	#4
Ender514 General 228 Rep 20,998 Posts Drives: 2009 E92 335i Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Philly iTrader: (0)	congrats on your new ride. sorry to hear about the fuel pump issue on your first day. __________________ 09' E92 335i \| 6MT \| Montego Blue \| Black Dakota Leather \| Dark Burl Walnut \| Premium \| Sport \| Cold Weather \| Nav \| Sirius \| Comfort Access \| iPod and USB adapter
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11-25-2009, 08:16 AM	#5
UberClean Enlisted Member 0 Rep 41 Posts Drives: BMW 335i Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: South Florida iTrader: (0)	thanks for the feedback.. I just dropped the car off and I inquired about extending the warranty and the told me right now they are transitioning from 3rd party warranties back to BMW "in-house" extended warranty so theyre gonna get back to me on the pricing, but definitely considering it.
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11-25-2009, 12:47 PM	#8
UncleWede Long Time Admirer, First Time Owner 18153 Rep 9,387 Posts Drives: G01 X3 M40i Dark Graphite Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Oxnard, CA iTrader: (0)	Be careful you understand the diff between extended SERVICE and extended WARRANTY. I didn't and got burned . . . Best regards, Wede
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11-25-2009, 12:49 PM	#9
Castel Captain 71 Rep 801 Posts Drives: Tanzanite Blue '13 E92 M3 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Portland, OR iTrader: (6)	It sucks that it died on the first day! But congratulations nonetheless!
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11-25-2009, 01:44 PM	#11
anthony @ eas 310 Rep 3,635 Posts Drives: R56 Cooper S Join Date: May 2009 Location: 4015 E Leaverton Court, Anahiem, CA 92807 iTrader: (0)	Congrats on the car. Hope it gets fixed quickly.
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11-25-2009, 04:25 PM	#13
E92-Lighting 860 Rep 35,253 Posts Drives: Next Generation LED Lighting Join Date: May 2008 Location: Walnut iTrader: (324)	congrats on your purchase but turn around time is less than a day for replacements
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