2 new recalls on 335

TROUP ATL335 · 03-20-2007, 01:24 PM

My car was in the shop for other reasons and my service rep said their are two recalls on the car. He didnt have the details on them but said the parts were being overnighted from Germany.

Anyone know anything about this?

radgator1 · 03-20-2007, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by TROUP ATL335

My car was in the shop for other reasons and my service rep said their are two recalls on the car. He didnt have the details on them but said the parts were being overnighted from Germany.

Anyone know anything about this?

First I heard of this. Are you sure this is recalls vs TSB's? If he is telling you you he is holding your car to do 2 recalls he sure as hell needs to be able to tell you what they plan on doing. Call him back and ask him what they plan on doing before you let them do any mysterious recalls on your car.

///M3NACE · 03-20-2007, 02:00 PM

god damn bmw with their recalls

Richwm · 03-20-2007, 02:04 PM

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god damn bmw with their recalls

Its better to have recalls and fix a problem than to ignore it isnt it.

canucklion · 03-20-2007, 02:06 PM

TROUP ATL335, please don't create an uneccessary mass scare by posting a thread without providing further info.

You should find out more from your SA, and as radgator1 pointed out, there's a difference between a recall (major) and a TSB (minor).

335boosted2Dmax · 03-20-2007, 02:32 PM

Def a bad idea to post that thread like that...........Especially with no info to back it up with

Jonmartin · 03-20-2007, 02:51 PM

I know one of them is for the shift knob lever cause they keep bothering me about it.

leftcoastman · 03-20-2007, 03:14 PM

Unless there are new ones:

1) Shift knob lever - the paint is crappy on the original one
2) AC line bracket - needs reinforcement

And an unrelated question: Does BMW generally provide oil for top-offs? I thought that was included in free maintenance.

Ninjaneer · 03-20-2007, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by leftcoastman

Unless there are new ones:

1) Shift knob lever - the paint is crappy on the original one
2) AC line bracket - needs reinforcement

And an unrelated question: Does BMW generally provide oil for top-offs? I thought that was included in free maintenance.

I don't think they generally would top it off. The free maintenance covers your scheduled service oil change, but not quite top-offs. Nonetheless around 5K miles my oil level was down and my SA hooked me up with a top-off so I guess it depends.

TROUP ATL335 · 03-20-2007, 03:20 PM

For those of you who suddenly panicked. If I had hads more information then I would not have needed to post about it. Hence why I asked if anyone knew anything.

TROUP ATL335 · 03-20-2007, 03:29 PM

They usally top off my gas tank for TSB's

NPDAN · 03-20-2007, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Ninjaneer

I don't think they generally would top it off. The free maintenance covers your scheduled service oil change, but not quite top-offs. Nonetheless around 5K miles my oil level was down and my SA hooked me up with a top-off so I guess it depends.

Im just sitting here watching the stick figures fight in your signature... Pretty entertaining...

TROUP ATL335 · 03-20-2007, 03:35 PM

These are TSB's
25-01-07 Shift leveler (yes leveler not lever)
64-11-06 ac line bracket

The confustion came with the terminology. There are recalled parts but there is not a safety issue.

TROUP ATL335 · 03-20-2007, 03:42 PM

If a moderator wants to change recalls in the subject of the thread to TSB's feel free. Or delete the thread all together.

BayerischeMW · 03-20-2007, 04:01 PM

what exactly is involved in this TSB:

64-11-06 ac line bracket

leftcoastman · 03-20-2007, 04:19 PM

It seems pretty self-explanatory. It's an additional bracket for the AC line. Literally.

mesier1111 · 03-20-2007, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by TROUP ATL335

My car was in the shop for other reasons and my service rep said their are two recalls on the car. He didnt have the details on them but said the parts were being overnighted from Germany.

Anyone know anything about this?

I had one of those "recalls" taken care of back in December when I brought my car in to have the winter boots put on. They had to place the AC line bracket on----IT WAS NOT A RECALL, BUT A SERVICE BULLETIN. BMW says they weren't sure about structural integrity of the AC lines over a long period of time (100,000 miles) due to engine vibrations, in other words: it might be an unecessary addition, but they are playing safe rather than sorry I guess. The interesting part is the mechanic had to take the air intake box off, and one of the turbos, but to his surprise, when he got there, the holes for the bracket were already drilled, so all he had to do was screw the part in. Its no big deal, the worst part was just the labor for the poor mechanic just to screw in a bracket

Ninjaneer · 03-20-2007, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by NPDAN

Im just sitting here watching the stick figures fight in your signature... Pretty entertaining...

LOL you wouldn't be the first to do so

val3ntin3s · 03-20-2007, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Ninjaneer

I don't think they generally would top it off. The free maintenance covers your scheduled service oil change, but not quite top-offs. Nonetheless around 5K miles my oil level was down and my SA hooked me up with a top-off so I guess it depends.

i had the same "problem" brought it to another dealership and they were going to top it off for me until they realized i bought the car from another dealership. So top offs are doable. I just ended up buying a whole case of the oil since theres a few thread about how much oil the car eats up.

ninja your sig is entertaining indeed

Clem · 03-20-2007, 09:30 PM

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Originally Posted by val3ntin3s

ninja your sig is entertaining indeed

He's got nothing on you!

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TROUP ATL335 New Member 1 Rep 15 Posts Drives: 07 335i Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Atlanta iTrader: (0)	2 new recalls on 335 My car was in the shop for other reasons and my service rep said their are two recalls on the car. He didnt have the details on them but said the parts were being overnighted from Germany. Anyone know anything about this?
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leftcoastman Lieutenant Colonel 55 Rep 1,714 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Near some canyons iTrader: (1)	Unless there are new ones: 1) Shift knob lever - the paint is crappy on the original one 2) AC line bracket - needs reinforcement And an unrelated question: Does BMW generally provide oil for top-offs? I thought that was included in free maintenance.
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TROUP ATL335 New Member 1 Rep 15 Posts Drives: 07 335i Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Atlanta iTrader: (0)	For those of you who suddenly panicked. If I had hads more information then I would not have needed to post about it. Hence why I asked if anyone knew anything.
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TROUP ATL335 New Member 1 Rep 15 Posts Drives: 07 335i Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Atlanta iTrader: (0)	These are TSB's 25-01-07 Shift leveler (yes leveler not lever) 64-11-06 ac line bracket The confustion came with the terminology. There are recalled parts but there is not a safety issue.
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TROUP ATL335 New Member 1 Rep 15 Posts Drives: 07 335i Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Atlanta iTrader: (0)	If a moderator wants to change recalls in the subject of the thread to TSB's feel free. Or delete the thread all together.
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leftcoastman Lieutenant Colonel 55 Rep 1,714 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Near some canyons iTrader: (1)	It seems pretty self-explanatory. It's an additional bracket for the AC line. Literally.
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