financeman

Since owning a BMW, reliability is something I have learned to value...thus the reason I acquired the G. I only have 14,000 miles on the G, but there's only been two minor problems...a rattle in the back deck that I fixed in about 10 minutes...and wind noise from the right rear 1/4 window...which I fixed with sealant. That said, I'm glad the G has been reliable because my Infiniti dealer has been a disappointment....unlike the local BMW dealer....which was highly competent.

rpm&my_G35

The difference being, regular visits to BMW make them your 'friend' while the Infiniti guys barely know us because we rarely visit them. (I kid a little)
The truth is there is no excuse for poor service from any car dealer regardless of the brand.
Fortunately I have a great Infiniti dealer. They treat me very well even though I never use them for regular maintenance.

2011G37JOHNBEST

truth been told, bmw can't stand for more than 4 yrs , it's just nothing special besides a brand name. performance wise, the 335i is delinquent but twin turbo overheating draws me back to pick up my G.

shabadoo25

There's nothing delinquent about 335i performance. Now, its reliability...

movinon

The same reason I bought a G37 instead of a 335i was for reliability.
I had a 540i that I had to bring back to the dealer dozens of times. Everything was done under warranty, so it didn't cost me any money just lots and lots of my time.
I take long cross country trips, but never trusted the BMW enough to take it on one of them, instead I would take my Jeep GC.
A lot of people don't understand how frustrating it is to own a car that is as unreliable as the BMW that I had. Once you have gone through that, one of the most important things on your list when car shopping is reliability.
Tom

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The base on an IPL is over 50k, maybe thats why they stuck it there? Who knows..............


Oh and to whoever was saying the A4 is reliable, my little brother and I both had A4s a while back and I will never own another Audi due to our experiences with those POS cars.....................Maybe they are better now but they already lost us as customers.

shabadoo25

Yeah, I bought a CPO 2008 335i in June. The water pump went out 2 weeks ago. It already had the dreaded high pressure fuel pump and an injector replaced before I got it.

Thinking about ditching it for a G due to reliability and not liking the "old toys." However, it disturbs me a little how many 10-20k mile 2011s are for sale used.

I'm a little torn though because the 2012 MY 3 series that was just debuted looks pretty nice, too.

rpm&my_G35

possibly a sign of the times...poor economy. For some, what once was affordable may not be any longer.
The G is reliable. There will inevitably be a few lemons in every batch of vehicles manufactured and those are the ones often heard/read about, more so than the good ones.

tejasg37x

That says a lot about how a person feels about their BMW reliability.

g37guy01

I hear you, my local BMW dealer was very competent, and local Infiniti seems competent.

328HP

Hate to be the one with a different story but I also have a 2011 X5 35i, it has the N55 engine and I am also a member on xoutpost. I have not experienced any HPFP issues nor have I seen any of the members reporting it. The HPFP issues plagued the N54 engine and it looks like BMW succesfully took care of this with the N55. The truck only has about 7000 miles (since March) and no issues so far (knock on wood). If my experience continues like this I will not hesitate to jump into the '12 or '13 335i once my G37 lease expires in Jan 2012.

But lets see what Infiniti has in store for us for the next gen G, hopefully this time they are in it to win it

jdg37

2011 is the first year of the X35i... That's why you don't see a lot of HPFP complaints. The N55 did not fix anything... They still fail like crazy. Look at reliability for post-2009 335's. It's horrible. That's why I ended up with the G.

That being said, I know a lot of people that have had N54 and N55 335's and haven't had any problems. I just wasn't willing to take the chance.

328HP

The 11s have been out for over a year now and at least for the X5 I have not seen any issues. The 335i's also started using the N55 for the 2011 MY right, if that is the case then the 09 and 10 data may not be useful.

jdg37

Oops... You are correct. I thought the N55 was introduced in 2010. My info comes from forums (I'm a former BMW owner) and links like this one...

N55 HPFP (Fuel Pump) Failure - BMW 3-Series (E90 E92) Forum - E90Post.com

I found this pretty quick, and I'm sure there are others, because I was considering a 335, but after hearing the new engine still had problems, I ruled it out. I love BMWs, but I've had 4 of them, and 2 lived in the service department and another one was lemoned. That's not a good track record for me.

328HP

I am having problems with the site only saw the first two pages, my information was coming from the X5 forums (xoutpost) and since I joined the site I have not seen a single HPFP issue. Given that it has happened before with the same motor per the 335i forums, it could happen to the X5s too, YIKES

I guess its a hit or a miss with these cars, keeping my fingers crossed.

Edit

Just read the rest of it, the OP later said this

"I am happy to inform everyone that since I've had the fuel pump replaced to the -933 remanufactured pump, I have had absolutely no problems. I now have around 3.5K miles on the new pump and it runs great. No long cranks have been observed and the vehicle has been driven hard numerous times in excess of 120 MPH, in hot and cold weather and on a 550 mile road trip. It may be that my vehicle was one of the last ones to roll off the line (4/10 build) with the old pump that caused problems. We will see what the future of this pump will be, I will update again at 10K miles."

His HPFP was replaced with a new one, there is 2 more guys who reported the same issue so I think the N55 motor has greatly improved the situation.