Safety Score
90
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2008 BMW 135i.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-15 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | When the car was in a local Tire Discounters for an unrelated repair the mechanics noted that the rear subframe had sig… |
| 2025-02-10 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Center High Mounted Stop Lamp, (CHMSL), lense breaks/detaches repeatedly. |
| 2022-11-09 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 BMW 135I. The contact stated while starting the vehicle, the air bag warning light was illumina… |
| 2022-06-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The owns a 2008 BMW 135I. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle failed to properly accel… |
| 2020-08-03 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | MY VEHICLE IS A LOW MILEAGE (36K) WELL MAINTAINED CAR. MY LOCAL DEALER REPLACED THE DRIVER AIR BAG UNDER A RECALL JUNE … |
| 2020-02-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MISSING |
| 2019-06-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 1 | AN ELECTRICAL FIRE IGNITED UNDER THE PASSENGER SEAT AND PASSENGER FLOORBOARD. FLAMES CAME OUT FROM UNDER THE PASSENGER … |
| 2019-04-13 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY CAR SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A FREEWAY THEN THE ENGINE DIED. |
| 2019-04-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE PLASTIC INSULATION ON THE HEADLIGHT WIRING HAS FLAKED OFF LEAVING THE WIRES COMPLETELY BARE IN SOME PLACES. THIS HA… |
| 2018-06-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 2008 BMW 135I AND MY BLOWER MOTOR STOPPED WORKING AS I WAS DRIVING A FEW MOMENT LATER AND I STARTED TO HEAR SPARK AND S… |
| 2017-07-13 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | CARS' IDLE HAS BEEN FLUCTUATING FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS AT IDLE. VEHICLES FUEL PUMP HAS BEEN REPLACED 2 TIMES ALREADY THR… |
| 2017-05-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | BMW ISSUED A RECALL NOTIFICATION IN MARCH 2016 FOR DRIVER'S FRONT AIR BAG MODULE. AS OF MAY 15, 2017, 14 MONTHS LATER, … |
| 2017-04-15 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP IS DYING ...IVE HAD THE LOW PRESSURE FUEL PUMP CHANGED AND I'M STILL EXPERIENCING A ROUGH CO… |
| 2017-03-14 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW 135I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V071… |
| 2017-02-22 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | TAKATA RECALL. DISABLE & ENABLE AIR BAG SYSTEM 2 SCAN SRS, DRIVERS SIDE DURING ACCIDENT PART TYPE 72 12 6 981 121 |
| 2016-08-04 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW 135I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V071… |
| 2016-03-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL BMW HAS STONEWALLED ME! THEY SAY I CAN HAVE A LOANER. WONDERFUL, EXCEPT IT'S NOT A BMW SINCE ALL LATE … |
| 2016-03-03 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | AFTER HITTING ROAD POTHOLE ADAPTIVE HEADLIGHT WARNING LIGHT ON DASH ILLUMINATED. PLACEMENT OF COMPLETE HEADLAMP ASSEMBL… |
| 2016-03-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL. I RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FROM BMW IN MARCH 2016 CONCERNING THE NEED TO REPLACE THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG … |
| 2016-03-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL NOTIFIED BY BMW IN MARCH 2016 BUT STILL NOT REPAIRED. |
| 2016-03-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW 135I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V071000 (AIR BAGS);… |
| 2015-10-14 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON ALL THE TIME. POSSIBLE LOOSE CONTACT PIN TENSION FOR LEFT SIDE AIRBAG CIRCUIT. DRIVERS SEAT AIRBAG… |
| 2015-10-02 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW I35I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE R… |
| 2015-03-25 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE WATER PUMP WENT OUT. THE CAR OVERHEATED AND THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON TELLING M… |
| 2015-01-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | SEAT BELTS/AIRBAG LIGHTS KEEP COMING ON. THEY HAVE REPLACED THE HARNESS IN THE SEAT, BELT BUCKLE, RESET THE LIGHT AND N… |
| 2014-07-30 | WHEELS | No | 0 | THE REAR RIGHT WHEEL WAS CRACKED AT 5 PLACES AROUND THE CIRCUMFERENCE AND LOST TIRE PRESSURE, DISCOVERED BY COSTCO TIRE… |
| 2014-06-02 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW 135I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LED TAIL LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE OCC… |
| 2013-10-20 | WHEELS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW 135I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ALLOY WHEELS HAD CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TH… |
| 2013-01-08 | WHEELS | No | 0 | WENT TO HAVE A 'SLOW LEAK' FIXED (PASSENGER REAR), AND THEY DISCOVERED I HAVE A CRACK ON THE INSIDE OF THE RIM. *TR |
| 2012-12-07 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | FUEL PUMP CONSISTENTLY TAKES LONGER AND LONGER TO START THE CAR. *TR |
| 2012-07-22 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW 135I. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH IN A PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE UNINTENDEDLY ACCE… |
| 2012-07-11 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | FUEL PUMP WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. *TR |
| 2012-05-18 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY ISSUE: ONE MORNING I STARTED MY CAR TO LEAVE FOR WORK. WHEN IDLING IT FELT A LITTLE ROUGH BUT STOPPED AFTER JUS… |
| 2012-01-23 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW 135 I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAK… |
| 2012-01-07 | WHEELS | No | 0 | CRACKED 18" ALLOY WHEEL WITH OEM RUN FLAT TIRES. WHEEL SIZE IS 245/35R18, TIRE IS BRIDGESTONE POTENZA RE050A RUN FLAT (… |
| 2011-08-12 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE TAIL LIGHT MALFUNCTIONED. DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. THIS HAS BEEN A KNOWN DEFECT FOR THIS MODEL AND YEAR OF… |
| 2011-07-14 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW 135I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT CO… |
| 2010-10-23 | WHEELS:RIM | No | 0 | TL*-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW I35. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR WHEELS WERE CRACKING ON THE INSIDE. THE VEHICLE W… |
| 2010-08-31 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE IS A BMW 135I, MODEL YEAR 2008, CONVERTIBLE. CAR SUFFERS SUDDEN AND COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER AT HIGH SPEED AND OF… |
| 2010-08-31 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | MY BMW 135I HAS 16,000 MILES ON IT AND I HAVE HAD TO HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILURES. THE CAR IS UNRELIABLE AND DANGE… |
| 2010-07-25 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY, 45-MPH ROAD, MY CAR LOST POWER SUDDENLY AND BEGAN TO SHUDDER WHEN I APPLIED THE GAS PEDAL. I … |
| 2010-05-09 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | CAR HESITATED AND STOPPED RUNNING ON THE FREEWAY. *TR |
| 2010-03-09 | TIRES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW 135I. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS HAVING HIS VEHICLE INSPECTED HE WAS INFORMED ALL 4 RUN-FLA… |
| 2009-11-20 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP ( HPFP ) FAILED. DRIVING MY '08 BMW 135I THE CAR STARTED RUNNING ROUGH. THE NEXT DAY IT STALLED… |
| 2009-11-09 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | No | 0 | MY 2008 BMW 135I STARTED TAKING 10-20 SECONDS FOR THE VEHICLE TO START. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR A COUPLE OF M… |
| 2009-10-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | '08 BMW 135I STARTED TO SUFFER LONG ENGINE CRANKS FOLLOWED BY ENGINE DYING WITH ASSOCIATED ENGINE WARNING LIGHT. ENGIN… |
| 2009-07-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW 135I. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE ENGINE LOSS POWER WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF… |
| 2009-04-27 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | I WOULD OFTEN HEAR A LIQUID PUMPING SOUND ON WHEN PUT ONTO REVERSE AFTER IGNITION. SERVICED AT BMW DEALERSHIP BUT THEY … |
| 2009-03-10 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILURE ON 2008 BMW 135I WITH N54 3.0L TURBO ENGINE. SYMPTOMS WERE LONG CRANKS PRIOR TO STARTIN… |
| 2008-10-31 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | I WAS GOING APPROX. 65MPH IN 5TH GEAR IN MY 2008 BMW 135I COUPE WHEN THE CAR STUTTERED AND I GOT A SERVICE ENGINE SOON … |