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Vehicle speed controlPart report

2010 BMW 335 Vehicle speed control Problems

Complaints
2about this part
Share
33%of 6 total for the year
Median mileage
35,100miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2010 BMW 335, 33% of the 6 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 35,100 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

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

“This 335d had a history of engine light-on events prior to potential catastrophic uncommented engine runaway. On jan 13, 2013 customer was driving vehicle at cruise control at speed setting 83 MPH on turnpike at 11pm. Suddenly engine light came on, followed by a significant reduction in engine power output. Engine was unable to handle power requirement to keep cruise control speed at 83 and vehicle's speed dropped to low 70-ies MPH. Ecu did not disengage cruise control while engine power was reduced. Suddenly vehicle accelerated uncommented back to the set cruise control speed of 83 MPH. …”

NHTSA complaint #10508203, filed 2013-04, 40,200 miles

“The contact owns a 2010 Bmw 335. While driving at 5 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed and the vehicle accelerated independently. As a result, the vehicle crashed into a pole and a building. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact did not sustain any injuries. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the dde and DTC modules needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 30,000. Updated 7/7/15 updated 10/11/2017”

NHTSA complaint #10713855, filed 2015-04, 30,000 miles

Vehicle speed control: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2010233%

Other parts of the 2010 BMW 335

Engine
4 complaints
Fuel system
2 complaints
Brakes
1 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2010 BMW 335

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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