2008 BMW 335I Brakes Problems

“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. …”

“This is the 1st incident. Driving like usual, up a hill at approximately 45 miles per hour then let go of gas and brake to let the car go down the hill itself. Suddenly, the car sounded like it has shifted and at the same time speed up by itself. Thought I switched to manual drive, so try to switch back, but no switches was mad. Try to step on the brake, the car would not stop. So, try to switch from auto to manual drive, car still has no reaction. Step on the brake forcefully to have the car stop. Thank goodness this was late at night so no car was behind or in front of me.”

“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. …”

“## 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.”

“While driving on the freeway at approximately 75 miles/hr, the engine suddenly dropped down speed drastically (felt like someone down shifted the car) and started to shake and rumble. Try to step on the gas, but the car won't respond in speeding car; try to step on the break, the car won't stop either. Completely lost control of the car for about 5 seconds. Then, the car suddenly shifted back it it's normal gear and was able to drive normally. Read the temperature of the engine oil, the temperature was on 0 . This is the 2nd incident.”