Oct 27th, 2010 by Ross Edwards
BMW has issued a recall on 130,000 vehicles equipped with the company’s twin-turbo 3.5-liter engine. The fuel pump on affected BMWs has been found to be defective and BMW says that only 40,000 cars and SUVs will need the pump replaced, while the rest will be fixed using a software upgrade.
The recall is in effect for the 2007-2010 BMW 335i (shown here), 2008-2010 BMW 135i, 535i and X6 xDrive35i and the 2009-2010 BMW Z4 sDrive35i. BMW is also issuing a recall on 20,800 BMW X5s with the non-turbo engine to replace a different low-pressure fuel pump, according to Autoweek.
A malfunctioning fuel pump can cause slow engine starts, which will normally be paired with the “service engine soon” warning light. The fuel pump issue can also cause a reduction in performance if the engine switches to safe mode, which will be accompanied by an “engine malfunction” warning light.
BMW owners had to fight the company to enact a recall, eventually turning to Good Morning America to publicly voice their complaints, according to Jalopnik. That worked for BMW owners, but Jalopnik is now reporting that Mini Cooper owners experiencing the same problem with a different fuel pump are facing the same challenges, and no recall has been announced.
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