2008 BMW 3 Series Brakes Problems

CAR PULLS VIOLENTLY TO THE RIGHT UNDER *INITIAL WET BRAKING*, AT ALL SPEEDS. SUBSEQUENT BRAKING TRACKS STRAIGHT AHEAD, UNTIL BRAKES GET WET AGAIN. NO STANDING WATER, NO TIRE TREAD OR INFLATION ISSUES, NO ALIGNMENT ISSUES. THIS PROBLEM IS APPARENTLY WELL-KNOWN IN THE INTERNET FORUMS, AND HAS BEEN FOR SEVERAL YEARS, YET BMW HAS NEITHER ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM, OR MADE A FIX AVAILABLE. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DEADLY PROBLEM, RESULTING IN UNPREDICTABLE BEHAVIOR AT THE WORST-POSSIBLE MOMENT. *CONTACT ME FOR MORE INFORMATION!* PROBLEM HAS BEEN OBSERVED SIGN DAY ONE WITH THIS CAR -- BUT ONLY IN WET WEATHER (SO, IT SURFACED AGAIN LAST NIGHT, DURING THE FIRST RAINSTORM OF THE SEASON).

ABS SYSTEM FAILURE LIGHT CAME ON AFTER 20000 MILES. DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD COST $4800 TO FIX BUT THAT BMW WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS THAT PEOPLE WERE HAVING AND TYPICALLY OFFERED A BREAK ON THE COST OF THE PARTS AS A "GOODWILL" GESTURE. THIS SO CALLED "GOODWILL" WAS NOT OFFERED TO US AND WERE ADVISED THAT THE CAR COULD BE DRIVEN WITHOUT THE REPAIRS AS LONG AS WE REALIZED THAT WE "WERE DRIVING A CAR FROM THE '70S". HOW CAN YOU GARAGE KEEP A $52000 CAR AND HAVE SUCH A SYSTEM/SAFETY BREAKDOWN AFTER 20,000 MILES. IN ADDITION, HOW CAN A MANUFACTURER RECOGNIZE THIS FAILURE IN THE FORM OF "GOODWILL" GESTURES UNTIL THEY TIRE OF DOING SO? I WOULD ASK THE NHTSA TO PLEASE ENCOURAGE THE MANUFACTURER OF THIS VEHICLE (BMW) TO FIX THIS FAULT IN THEIR PRODUCTION/DESIGN AT THEIR COST. THANK YOU *TR

MY BRAKES FAILED. I WAS AT A STOPLIGHT ON A SIDE STREET. WITH 3 OTHER CARS IN FRONT OF ME, THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND I PROCEEDED TO STEP ON THE GAS PEDAL. AS I PICKED UP SPEED, THE CARS IN FRONT OF ME STARTED TO BRAKE AS THERE WERE PEDESTRIANS AND OTHER TRAFFIC. I WENT TO APPLY MY BRAKES AND THE CAR DID NOT SLOW DOWN OR STOP. I VERED TO THE RIGHT TO AVOID REAR-ENDING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND STARTED TO PUMP MY BRAKE PEDAL. IT STILL WAS NOT SLOWING THE CAR. I NOTICED THE BRAKE PEDAL FELT HARD AS I TRIED TO PRESS IT DOWN. I APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AS I MOVED OFF THE ROAD AND ONTO THE SHOULDER. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I WAS TOLD THE VACUUM PUMP FAILED. THEY DID CHECK THE BRAKE LINE, BRAKE FLUIDS AND NOTED THERE WERE NO LEAKS. THE VACUUM PUMP JUST FAILED WITH NO WARNING. NO INDICATOR OR WARNING LIGHT CAME ON TO WARN ME OF ANY EMERGENCY OR SAFETY ISSUE. THIS IS IN A 2008 BMW 328I WITH ONLY 54000 MILES. *JS

## VIN PASSED ## BMW 335 2008 ## PURCHASED CAR W/ 18000 MILES AND MY 2ND FUEL PUMP IS ON ITS WAY OUT (SCHEDULING APPT NEXT WEEK), BRAKES MAKE NOISE WHEN BRAKING (PADS ARE FINE), AND LOW PRESSURE FUEL SENSOR IS NOW THROWING FUEL PRESSURE CODE 29F3.

ABS UNIT FAILED, ALL WARNING LIGHTS ON. PER MECH. COMMON PROB, BMW EVEN SELLS REPAIR KIT SO COMMON. VERY EXPENSIVE FIX, I AM SURE PEOPLE DRIVING WITHOUT ABS/TRACTION CONTROL. VERY UNSAFE BMW FROM 2006-2009. *TR

IN MAY OF 2012, WITH THE VEHICLE DISPLAYING APPROXIMATELY 15, 228 MILES, THE WARNING LIGHT FOR THE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEMS (ABS) BECAME ACTIVATED AND REMAINS TO THIS DAY. BMW DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND CONCLUDED A NEW ABS SYSTEM WAS NEEDED, AND RECOMMENDED I NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE IN ITS CURRENT CONDITION. HOWEVER, THEY WOULD NOT INCUR THE COST BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY.

ABS HYDRAULIC UNIT FAILURE. MANY BMW VEHICLES OVER THE PAST 10 YEARS HAVE HAD VARIOUS ISSUES WITH THEIR BMW ABS SYSTEMS. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. PER BMW MEMBER SITES AND THE FACT THAT BMW PUT OUT A REPAIR KIT FOR THE PROBLEMS SHOULD CONFIRM THAT A LOT OF BMW AUTOS HAVE THIS ABS PROBLEM. THE REPAIR/ REPLACEMENT IS $4000.00 ON AVERAGE AND I FEAR PEOPLE CAN'T AFFORD THAT AND ARE DRIVING WITH NO ABS AND MOST TIMES TRACTION CONTROL, I MYSELF STILL HAVEN'T FIXED MINE DUE TO THE EXPENSE. LOCAL BMW SAYS OUT OF WARRANTY, TOO BAD ; BUT NO WAY A $50K CAR HAS THIS BIG A DEFECT UNDER 50,000 MILES. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW 328XI. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MILES AN HOUR AND WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE PEDAL WAS HARD TO ENGAGE DUE TO THE RESISTANCE. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER SAID THAT THE PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT DID NOT SAY WHAT THE PUMP WAS USED FOR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 36000. UPDATED 12/01/10. *LJ UPDATED 12/09/10

THE BRAKE SYSTEM SEEMS TO HAVE LOST ITS THREE PRESS BOOST. AFTER ABOUT 2 YEARS, UPON STARTING THE CAR (2008 BMW 335XI AUTO) THE PRESS ON THE BRAKE IS STIFF. IT IS STIFF BECAUSEIT SEEMS TO HAVE LOSS THE 3 PRESS BOOST. THE BOOST THAT IS SUPPOSED TO PROTECT THE DRIVER IN CASE OF ENGINE FAILURE. NO OTHER CARE I HAVE OWNED LEAKS OUT ITS BOOST OVERNIGHT. BMW ADMITTED THAT THE BRAKE CHECK VALVE WAS BAD AND REPLACED IT WITH A NEWLY DESIGNED PART. I ASKED WHAT THIS NEW DESIGN WAS AND THEY COULD NOT TELL ME. I READ ONLINE THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE WHICH STARTS WITH A STIFF BRAKE PEDAL THEN IT DEGRADES INTO THE SYSTEM NOT BEING ABLE TO START THE CAR. BMW TO THEIR CREDIT IMMEDIATELY FOUND ANOTHER PART AND LOANED ME A CAR IN THE MEANTIME. THE LOANED CAR HOWEVER DID NOT SHOW THIS STIFF PEDAL ISSUE. THE NEW PART THEY PUT IN AFTER ABOUT 1 MONTH STARTED TO LOSE BOOST IN THE MORNINGS OFF AND ON. I BROUGHT IT IN AND THEY SAID THIS IS NORMAL? I"M WORRIED THAT IF I LOSE ENGINE FUNCTION GOING DOWN A HILL SOMEWHERE THAT THEY THREE PRESS BOOST WON'T BE THEIR FOR ME IF WE ALLOW IT TO GET WORSE. SUFFICE TO SAY, ONCE THE ENGINE STARTS YOU GET THE NORMAL POWER ASSISTED BRAKING; HOWEVER, THIS DOES NOT ADDRESS THE ENGINE OFF THREE BRAKE PRESS SAFETY REQUIREMENT. *TR