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2008 model and the waterpump failed. | 178 | 14.00% | |
2008 model and the waterpump is ok. | 196 | 15.42% | |
2009 model and the waterpump failed. | 67 | 5.27% | |
2009 model and the waterpump is ok. | 196 | 15.42% | |
2010 model and the waterpump failed. | 18 | 1.42% | |
2010 model and the waterpump is ok. | 87 | 6.85% | |
2011 model and the waterpump failed. | 75 | 5.90% | |
2011 model and the waterpump is ok. | 177 | 13.93% | |
2012 model and the waterpump failed. | 53 | 4.17% | |
2012 model and the waterpump is ok. | 103 | 8.10% | |
2013 model and the waterpump failed. | 25 | 1.97% | |
2013 model and the waterpump is ok. | 96 | 7.55% | |
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10-19-2018, 11:59 AM | #529 |
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WP failed for sure today 62,000 km POS
My water pump failed today, had been showing signs but I was in denial.
What a stupid design. I am really annoyed. My first and last BMW. Car is basically mint, all maintenance done. I had to limp home but luckily did not need a tow. |
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I just purchased a 2010 135i convertible this weekend. The water pump failed on the drive home (72,400 miles). The selling dealer replaced the pump and all is well again.
According to Carfax, the thermostat was replaced in 2015 at 46,200 miles. There was no mention of any other cooling system failures in the car's history and it has been serviced religiously at an Atlanta area BMW dealership.
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waterpump from an 09 n54 failed again within just shy of a year replaced and all is good. ( Thanks FCP EURO lifetime replacement helped alot) and incase anyone is wondering i had no codes watsoever and it was a bad pump
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163,000 and still going...
I'm not sure this will ever be considered a recall situation. I'd like it to be with my miles continuing on up but with 163,000 miles and one coolant change under my belt in that time, my water pump and thermostat are both still originals. I'm impressed and hope I haven't jinxed myself but so far, so good.
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I guess I'm proof this isn't really accurate. I drive a 2010 128i with 163,000 miles (bought with 63,000 miles), and I've owned it for 6 years now with no issues whatsoever. I read way back that the biggest issue and likely a point of failure is the OFHG failing and causing black rubber chunks to get stuck in the pump and burn it up. As long as you change that gasket and your coolant beforehand and don't let it get to that point moving forward, you're probably going to be ok.
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One owner previous to me and the car was under warranty the entire time he leased it. If it had been done, I really feel I'd be seeing it on the maintenance history. Not to mention, the pump has never been re-designed so this puts me at 100,000+ with the same pump everyone else is complaining about if it is a replacement so I guess I really don't see the issue being as widespread as people think.
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Still... IF you venture far away from home(base) with your 128i... I think I would replace your e-pump - IF I were you. I mean with 163K miles on your car... How long do you realistically expect your water pump to last ? Dack
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My previous 2006 325i (also an N52) had a water pump failure at 3 years/39,000 miles.
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We're going to the BMW dealer on Friday to look at some 2 series (planning ahead for when our boys get bigger ^_^ ) and will ask if they've done any previous maintenance on my 135i to address the water pump/thermostat. The 1st owner bought the car there so hopefully they'll have this information.
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Finally got stranded on the freeway today in between SF and LA. Had to get it towed 150 miles back home. Long day😭. But things could have been worse. I'll get it fixed 😄
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340/total number of people on the forum (352,184; listed at the bottom of the home page) x 100 = 0.09% actually.....I was off on my math after multiplying by 100. That number is oh so lowwwwww.
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What you failed to factor in with your math is your sampling of 340 is only limited to the 1 series poll which this is based on. That 352,184 member list is the total number of members on this forum. Doing a simple search in the subforum 3 series E subforum, I was able to quickly pull up a water pump thread on N52 motors which has 149 people respond with failures to their water pump.
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To have a useful number & representative sample you need to know the number of cars BMW built & sold with the part, the number of n52 & n54/55 motors, and the number of replacements & mileage of each.
Your saying it’s a low number. I’d best it’s much higher than you think. Not high enough or dangerous enough for the NTSB to require a recall but higher than it should be for the brand. BMW should have done a goodwill extention of the warranty to 100k miles. |
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You're being obtuse. I only picked one thread I found in a search on one sub forum. There are probably other threads out there complaining about the same situation if you look. I've already showed your methods of proving your point is flawed.
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