Transmission and drivetrainPart report

2007 BMW 335I Transmission and drivetrain Problems

Complaints: 13about this part
Share: 5%of 288 total for the year
Median mileage: 44,550miles
Trend: Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 13 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 2007 BMW 335I, 5% of the 288 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 44,550 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved and 1 a fire, 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.

“First time about four month ago when I was driving, the car suddenly had check engine light on and lost about 50% power. Next day I took the car to Bmw dealer and the cil was gone. They said everything was fine. Today when I drove on hight way at about 65 m/h, cil on again and the car loss power, I think there is a safty issue with this car.”

NHTSA complaint #10323689, filed 2010-04, 24,200 miles

“Car stalling and no power in the middle of the road while driving. No power to accelerate. This happened while I was making a u turn, cars was coming at me at a high rate of speed and I couldn't get power to accelerate. Tried pulling over safely. Car was oozing power and cant restart normally.”

NHTSA complaint #10356325, filed 2010-09, 39,000 miles

“There is a serious defect with the engine and fuel pump. It takes a long time to accelerate when driving especially on the highway, the car will shake, jolt and the engine will start to make a weird noise. There is oil leaking constantly and the check engine light is constantly coming on even after just being repaired. The car goes into limp mode and has shut down on me numerous times while driving. I've had the fuel pump replaced numerous times and yet it needs to be replaced against. The car will overheat at times and and just shut down. …”

NHTSA complaint #10883486, filed 2016-07, 50,100 miles

“The car has had numerous issues since purchased. This all came to a head when driving home, under normal conditions, it suddenly would not shift past 1st gear. I proceeded to pull off to a side street and attempt to idle home, as I was about 1 mile from home. After approximately .5 mile, the transmission suddenly lost first gear, there was an audible bang under the hood, and the car completely lost power. After being in a service center for a couple weeks, I am now informed that the engine is locked down and that the car will require a new engine to be working again. …”

NHTSA complaint #10955474, filed 2017-02, 178,000 miles

“This is a know issue that Bmw dose not want to resolve in all of their dealership. The problem that we are talking about is that the transmission shudders an vibrates between 1,700 and 2,200 RPM in 3rd,4th,5th,6th gear. The loss of power has almost cost me several accidents. Bmw says that they will flush the transmission and replace the transmission fluid in hopes to fix the issue or possible replace the entire transmission and torque converter.. Every time I go and try to get them to fix it they want to charge me for a know issue that have. …”

NHTSA complaint #10683713, filed 2015-02, 60,000 miles

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Transmission and drivetrain: other model years

Year	Complaints	Share of year
2015	1	10%
2014	4	20%
2013	9	21%
2011	5	5%
2010	1	2%
2009	3	4%
2008	9	4%
2007	13	5%

Other parts of the 2007 BMW 335I

Fuel system
122 complaints Electrical system
51 complaints Air bags
38 complaints Engine
34 complaints Latches, locks and linkages
20 complaints Steering
18 complaints Engine cooling
17 complaints Brakes
8 complaints Exterior lighting
7 complaints Other or unknown
7 complaints Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
6 complaints Seat belts
5 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2007 BMW 335I

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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