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

Issue ID	808846
Internal NHTSA #	10349091
Manufacurer	BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC
Brand	BMW
Model	5 SERIES
Model Year	2008
File date	12/08/10
Component	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I had my car in for routine service two weeks ago, and i mentioned that the car had been slow to start in the morning, and idled roughly. I was told that the car was 'reprogrammed" and that should take care of the issue. Yesterday, while i was driving on the highway, the engine malfunction light came on, and the car lost acceleration, and i had to pull over on the right, through 3 lanes of rush hour traffic with a car that barely accelerated. I took the car to the dealer who said it was a bad sensor. This morning, my wife was driving the car with my 3 month old daughter and the engine malfunction light came on again. My wife tried to find a safe place to pull over, but the engine died at the light. She started the car again, and made it halfway into the intersection, and the car died again. She was very worried that she was going to get hit while stuck in the intersection. Finally, after a few more cycles of starting the car, going a few feet, and the car dying, she was able to get the car into a parking lot. The car was taken to the dealer again, and now they are changing the high pressure fuel pump.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	32000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	CHICAGO, IL
VIN pattern	WBANV93578CXXXXXX
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	45
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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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