BMW said in a later statement that the problem Zhang encountered lay in the feul pump, not the engine, and it rejected Zhang's claim of a refund, according to the newspaper report.

BMW cannot currently be reached for comment.

Zhang's problem led to discussions online among Internet users who told their stories.

Netizen "Baoxianbin-Daniel" commented on China's Twitter-styled Sina Weibo that his BMW X1 once ran into similar problems.

"Yananbaidianxiaojie" expressed her disappointment in a posting over foreign car brands.

Zhang was left disappointed over his BMW 7-Li because the company was recalling a total of 45,500 7-series car units from the United States with problematic software-controlled automatic gearbox that may affect engines since the end of October.

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