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Fuel systemPart report

2009 BMW 135I Fuel system Problems

Complaints
16about this part
Share
55%of 29 total for the year
Median mileage
7,750miles
Trend
StableComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are within 25% of the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 16 complaints about the fuel system of the 2009 BMW 135I, 55% of the 29 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 7,750 miles.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“At 8,532 miles my Bmw 135I had a high pressure fuel pump failure that caused my car to decelerate below the speed of traffic. At 24,384 miles the car illuminated a engine caution for over temperature. The only gauge available was for oil temperature which did not indicate hot. There was not a shoulder to pull over for 3 miles.”

NHTSA complaint #10705277, filed 2015-04, 8,500 miles

“There is no model option for a 335i or 335 xi for 2009. This needs to be changed. There was a sudden loss of engine power on highway. I was surrounded by other vehicles including trucks doing approximately 70 MPH. I came close to getting rear ended when my car suddenly slowed without any brake lights and I could not go faster then 40 MPH. This is the third failure of the high pressure fuel pump, (hpfp) on this 2009 Bmw 335i. …”

NHTSA complaint #10301840, filed 2010-01, 27,056 miles

“Vehicles affected: Bmw 135I, 335i, 535i...any Bmw using the n54 engine will have a part called the high pressure fuel pump. Mine has failed on me twice, the first time the pump failed I was stationary. Second time the pump failed I was driving at 60km/h and tried to accelerate to overtake...the pump failed and vehicle had shut off and instant loss of power causing cars to rapidly brake. This is a serious issue and can be dangerous if the problem happens randomly and unexpected. …”

NHTSA complaint #10323014, filed 2010-03, 10,000 miles

“My 2009 Bmw 335 I with xdrive exhibits slow starting, turbo lag, decreased fuel economy and performance. This has LED to a few instances where I have been unable to quickly move out of the way of oncoming traffic, merge with quickly moving traffic, etc. I have taken the car to the dealer on multiple occasions. On two they replaced the high pressure fuel pump. Recently, the car started exhibiting the same symptoms and I was forced to take it back to the dealer. I am currently waiting on the outcome. The car has less than 10,000 miles on it.”

NHTSA complaint #10301748, filed 2010-01, 500 miles

“While driving, my car all of a sudden lost power and began to shake. The check engine light went on and the car went into limp mode . I toot the car into the dealership and the fuel pump had to be replaced. The car has only 6500 miles and is 4 months old. This is the second time this has happened. The first time occurred at two months old with 2500 miles. This is very dangerous being that it happened on the fwy with no warning, I had to immediately pull over and turn the vehicle off and then back on. This is unacceptable for a new vehicle. …”

NHTSA complaint #10294837, filed 2009-12, 6,500 miles

Related service bulletins

Fuel system: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2012526%
2011415%
2010853%
20091655%
20081835%

Other parts of the 2009 BMW 135I

Electrical system
4 complaintsAir bags
3 complaintsEngine cooling
3 complaintsExterior lighting
3 complaintsEngine
2 complaintsBrakes
1 complaintsOther or unknown
1 complaintsBody and structure
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2009 BMW 135I

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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