Bmw 330I fuel problems
15 complaint narratives mention fuel terms.
Key facts
812 owner complaints analyzed
39 distinct recall campaigns
82,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1999 to 2025 model years. Data snapshot: . 456 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Fuel system concerns evidence
15 of 812 complaints match this topic (1.8%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10285003 · 2009-09-23 (September 23, 2009)
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BMW 330I. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 TO 65 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING THE VEHICLE TO THEIR RESIDENCE. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE FUEL TANK SUPPORT STRAP WAS DISENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE TECHNICIAN CONFIRMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE FUEL TANK STRAP. THE TECHNICIAN WELDED THE FUEL TANK STRAP IN PLACE; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT HAS CONCERNS OF THE SAFETY RISK IN…
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10285003 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10328671 · 2010-05-03 (May 3, 2010)
BROKEN WELDS ON FUEL TANK STRAP BRACKET ON PASSENGER SIDE. CAUSED BRACKET TO FALL OFF AND GAS TANK TO HANG LOW TO AN UNSAFE HEIGHT FROM THE GROUND. DANGEROUS TO AN UNKNOWING DRIVER WHO IS NOT AWARE OF THE TRUE DANGER OF THIS FAILURE. THIS IS HAPPENING QUITE OFTEN ON THIS '01 BMW 3 SERIES FROM THREAD BELOW. HTTP://FORUM.E46FANATICS.COM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=669079&HIGHLIGHT=GAS+TANK+BRACKET. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 40,300 miles reported. Look up ODI 10328671 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10432620 · 2011-10-24 (October 24, 2011)
THE FUEL PUMP/TANK SENDING UNIT BEHIND PASSENGER'S SEAT IS LEAKING FUEL WHEN THE TANK IS FULL. STRONG GASOLINE VAPORS ARE PRESENT IN THE CABIN AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SITTING A FEW MINUTES AFTER A FILL UP. THESE VAPORS POSE A SIGNIFICANT EXPLOSION/FIRE HAZARD SHOULD SOMEONE BE SMOKING AS THEY ENTER THE VEHICLE OR SHOULD THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTION AND BECOME AN IGNITION SOURCE. WHEN THE FUEL PUMP/SENDING UNIT ASSEMBLY IS VIEWED FROM THE TOP, THERE IS AN ENCLOSED PLASTIC CYLINDRICAL PIECE APPROXIMATELY 1/4 OF AN INCH IN DIAMETER WITH A…
Owner-reported narrative. 91,453 miles reported. Look up ODI 10432620 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10444547 · 2012-01-19 (January 19, 2012)
UPON EXITING THE FREEWAY A HORRIBLE, CONTINUOUS METALLIC SCRAPING NOISE BEGAN. I HAD HEARD THIS PERIODICALLY ON MY DRIVE, BUT UNTIL NOW IT WAS NOT CONTINUOUS. LOOKING UNDER THE CAR, I COULD SEE THE METAL GAS TANK STRAP HANGING AND RESTING ON THE GROUND. IT WAS THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT THAT FAILED, SO THE STRAP WAS POINTING FORWARD. I ASSUME IT WAS ONLY PERIODICALLY AT FIRST BECAUSE IT TOOK SOME TIME FOR MY ACTUAL GAS TANK TO SLIP DOWN FORCING THE STRAP AGAINST THE ASPHALT. KNOWING THAT A METAL STRAP WAS SCRAPING AND POSSIBLY SPARKING AGAIN…
Owner-reported narrative. 171,330 miles reported. Look up ODI 10444547 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10471001 · 2012-08-12 (August 12, 2012)
THE METAL STRAP THAT SUPPORTS THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE FUEL TANK JUST BROKE OFF. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND HEARD A POP SOUND AND THEN METAL GRINDING AND JUMPING AROUND (LIKE A NEEDLE ON A SCRATCHED RECORD/ A CD) THE BRACKET TO WHICH THE FORWARD END OF THIS STRAP MOUNTED TO THE UNDERBODY BROKE FREE LEAVING A GASH LIKE TEAR ON THE UNDERBODY. I AM HAVING THE CAR SERVICED FOR REPAIRS, BUT WHEN I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THE PARTS DEPARTMENT DIDN'T HAVE ANY FIXABLE SOLUTION FOR THE MISHAP. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE ONLY THING THAT I COULD DO WAS T…
Owner-reported narrative. 169,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10471001 at NHTSA ↗