Attention South Carolina BMW Owners, Recall for 150,800 Vehicles
Considering there are many owners and drivers of BMW vehicles in the Charleston area, South Carolina auto accident attorneys wanted to pass on the announcement of two recalls in the German designed vehicles. The recall affects 150,800 autos and BMW of North America has notified government officials of the potential fuel pump failures in some of their models.
The defective product recall directly affects 130,000 of its 2007-2010 models that use their twin-turbo inline six-cylinder engines for the potential of their high-pressure fuel pump to fail. Separately the auto maker has recalled 20,800 of the 2008 model of their popular X5 crossover with the normally-aspirated inline six-cylinder to replace the low-pressure fuel pump.
According to BMW the high-pressure fuel pump issue can be simply fixed with a software update, but 40,000 of the vehicles are expected to need an entirely new pump. The specific models affected are the 2007-2010 335i, 2008-2010 135i, 535i, and X6, and the 2009-2010 Z4.
In the case of the 2008 X5 the problem can be more serious, if the fuel pump fails, the engine will stop running and the driver will lose power steering and power assistance for the brakes, although both will remain operational. The power steering and power brakes are still functional, but drivers do not have as much power as they are accustomed and that can be startling for some people.
BMW has said that no serious accidents or injuries have been reported due to high-pressure pump or the low-pressure pump failure. The recall comes after years of owner complaints to the company and government regulators about fuel pump issues. Back in 2008 the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration conducted an investigation into the pump problem, but BMW argued pump problems were not a safety defect and the probe was closed without significant findings.
If South Carolina owners of the above mentioned models of BMW have further questions in regards to the fuel pump recall they should contact BMW customer relations.
