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

Issue ID	708243
Internal NHTSA #	10255039
Manufacurer	BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC
Brand	BMW
Model	5 SERIES
Model Year	2008
File date	14/01/09
Component	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Second high pressure fuel pump failure in less than 2 months ( first one replaced the 2nd week of december 2008 had another fail today on the way to work 1/14/2009). The high pressure fuel pump (hpfp from now on ) on the n54 motors from bmw has become a major issue spreading across 3 different lines ( 1,3,5 series) , some thing need to be done quickly, since buying low content ethanol fuel is nearly impossible. This was the excuse i was given, failures due to "high" ethanol content ( above 10%), drivers have no way of testing at the pump how high the content is except for the labels on the pump.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	11203
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	BIRMINGHAM, AL
VIN pattern	WBANW13508CXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	13/09/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	30
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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 Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

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

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