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2008 BMW 5 SERIES Fuel System, Gasoline Delivery Fuel Pump Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	802883
Internal NHTSA #	10343931
Manufacurer	BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC
Brand	BMW
Model	5 SERIES
Model Year	2008
File date	05/04/10
Component	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Tl*the contact owns a 2008 bmw 535i. The contact stated that the preowned vehicle was purchased in april 2010. The fuel pump failed. The owner was driving approximately 65 mph, the vehicle cut off . The vehicle was restarted and taken to the dealer and the fuel pump was replaced. On june 2, 2010 the fuel pump failed again. The dealer replaced that fuel pump with a "new" pump. The dealer was delivering the vehicle back to the owner and the mechanic experience the same failure and returned the vehicle to the dealership. Bmw decided to take a fuel sample from the tank to determine if the fuel was the correct. They also advised they had found debris in the fuel system. Bmw stated that that they would have to take the fuel tank off and clean it at the owners expense of about $3,000. 00 as this was not covered under warranty. The vehicle is at the dealership at the time of the complaint waiting for repairs. The current and failure mileages were approximately 44,000.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	44000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	HOTLINE VOQ
City and State	WINCHESTER , TN
VIN pattern	XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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Date of purchase	20/09/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	65
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2008 BMW 5 SERIES Fuel System, Gasoline Delivery Fuel Pump Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2008 BMW 5 SERIES Fuel System, Gasoline Delivery Fuel Pump Problems, Complaints and Defects

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