Car stalling codes P15DF , P0087 , P0171?

2014 BMW 320I
120,580 MILES • 2.0L • TURBO • AUTOMATIC
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BUSINESSFRED
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I was driving on the highway when the car suddenly stalled , I pulled over and reset the car it drove again for a very short distance before stalling again.

The DTC Codes are
P15DF , P0087 , P0171

There was recently only 1 code but no longer current : DTC P144B

Not sure if they are related but want to trouble shoot each of these codes

The three codes all appeared after the car stalled
Aug 9, 2026 at 12:23 AM
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STEVE W.
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All 3 are pretty much pointing to the same issue, Fuel system has a problem on bank one.
P15DF - Cold Start Fuel Pressure low Bank 1
P0087 - Fuel Pressure low Bank 1
P0171 - System lean Bank 1
P144B - Fuel level/consumption correlation error.

The common part for all 4 codes as all cylinders on an inline are Bank 1, a bad pressure sensor on the fuel rail. It's a simple 3 wire sensor that is a known failure item. Easy way to test it. Look on a scan tool at the fuel pressure with the key on. Unplug the sensor. Did the reading change. If yes the power and ground to the sensor and it's signal wire are all good. Replace the sensor. Part number - 13537620946 The basics are to pull the fuel pump fuse, then try to start the engine until it refuses to even fire a cylinder. Then disconnect the sensor, unscrew it from the rail, install the replacement. Reconnect, turn the key on and off a few times to prime the system, start the engine. Clear the codes. Test the operation by starting it and determining if any codes return.
The initial code was because the system uses the pressure and injector pulses to determine fuel use, but that use didn't match the sending unit in the tank. The sensor fails more and the ECM then puts in a substitute value that is intended to limp you home at not much more than an idle. That is why the restarts worked, it puts that value in, it then expects you to pull off the highway or into a side road and call for a tow.
Aug 9, 2026 at 2:33 AM
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