2007 BMW 328I Fuel system Problems

The contact owns a 2007 BMW 328I. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, he smelled fuel within the interior of the vehicle and observed low RPM's before the vehicle lost motive power and stalled. The contact was able to coast to the shoulder of the road, where, after visual inspection, he observed fuel leaking within the rear driver's side wheel well. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle was towed to the residence. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but was unable to help. The failure mileage was 165,000.

NHTSA ID

11531405

Incident

Jul 1, 2023

Mileage

165,000 mi

Unknown, BMW had to replace an eccentric shaft sensor, valve cover fuel pump sensing unit after check engine light appeared. The repair was significant and appeared to be a huge safety hazard from my understanding. Please look into this matter. Thank you

NHTSA ID

11508610

Incident

Feb 14, 2022

Bmw of Murietta will not honor the recalls

NHTSA ID

11423040

Incident

Jul 1, 2021

INTANK FUEL PUMP GAS SMELL FROM DRIVER SIDE AFTER DRIVE FROM LOCAL STORE TO HOME

NHTSA ID

11343394

Incident

Aug 3, 2020

MY CAR BURST INTO FLAMES AHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WENT OFF IMMEDIATELY AND I WAS TRAPPED IN CAR. A NEARBY PASSENGER BROKE MY WINDOW TO ME OUT. IF IT WASN'T FOR THE MAN I WOULD HAVE LOST MY LIFE!!

NHTSA ID

11181461

Incident

Feb 13, 2019

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW 328I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR THE AIR BAGS. THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE IN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE A REPAIR WITH THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED SEVERELY AND RANDOMLY STALLED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V044000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). ALSO, THE FUEL PUMP FAILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING TO DETERMINE WHEN THE RECALL REPAIRS WOULD BE COMPLETED. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER FOR THE AIR BAGS WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10860904

Incident

Feb 2, 2016

Mileage

140,000 mi

I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM AN INDEPENDENT DEALER WITH SOMEWHERE AROUND 60K OR 65K MILES IT NOW HAS AROUND 80K MILES AND SINCE THE CAR HAS BEEN PURCHASED IT HAS HAD ONE PROBLEM AFTER THE NEXT. THE ELECTRICAL FOR THE WINDOWS,MIRRORS,DOOR LOCKS,GPS SYSTEM,HEAD LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. I RECEIVED A FAULT WARNING THAT THE OUTSIDE RUNNING LIGHTS OR HEADLIGHTS WERE NOT OPERATING PROPERLY. I HAVE NOTICED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AND TOOK IT TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT WHICH I WAS TOLD OBD CODE READS MISFIRE #2 IGNITION COIL. I HAD THE PARTS REPLACED AND CODES CLEARED AND STILL THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON READING THE SAME FAULT CODE HAD IT CHECKED AGAIN AND WAS TOLD IT IS A NEW PART AND IT HAS BEEN REPLACED AND HE CANNOT FIGURE WHY IT WOULD COME BACK THE SAME THING. THE ONLY EXPLANATION HE HAD FOR ME IS THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM OR THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE OBD COMPUTER. SINCE THEN THE CAR HAS HAD TROUBLE CRANKING, STUTTERS ON TAKE OFF, STALLS AT STOP LIGHTS, I HAVE HAD A LOSS OF POWER IMMEDIATELY WHILE ON GETTING ON THE FREE WAY AND THE CAR SAID REDUCED ENGINE POWER SHUT DOWN AND WOULD NOT LET ME GET OVER SPEEDS OF 20. I HAVE SMELT FUEL WHEN THE AC WAS TURNED ON. HAS BEEN NUMEROUS THINGS ONE AFTER THE OTHER. I WAS LOOKING AT NUMEROUS RECALLS FOR THE ELECTRICAL, THE FUEL PUMP,THE LIGHTS,AND NOW THE AIR BAGS .AND SEAT BELT TENSIONERS. I WOULD LIKE TO FIND OUT IF THE CAR WAS EVER BROUGHT IN TO BE FIXED FROM THE RECALLS, OR IF THE RECALLS EXPIRE. CAUSE I HAVE NOT OWNED VEHICLE VERY LONG

NHTSA ID

10851727

Incident

May 10, 2015

Mileage

70,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW 328I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN PARK, THE CONTACT NOTICED STRONG FUEL FUMES OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC SUGGESTED REPLACING THE FUEL CAP. THE FUEL CAP WAS REPLACED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK HAD FRACTURED AND AS A RESULT, THE FUEL PUMP AND FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

NHTSA ID

10725844

Incident

May 1, 2015

Mileage

84,000 mi

ON AUG 10, 2012, I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 BMW 328I ON MONTAGUE EXPY (COUNTY HIGHWAY G4) DURING THE PEAK TRAFFIC HOUR (6:30PM). OBVIOUSLY, AT THAT TIME, THE ROAD WAS PACKED WITH TRAFFIC, AND SUDDENLY MY CAR ENGINE EXTINGUISHED AND DIED RIGHT THERE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE EXPRESSWAY. I HAD TO STAY IN MY CAR FOR MY NEARLY 45 MINUTES, TOO TERRIFIED TO WALK OUT OF MY CAR AND ALSO TERRIFIED TO STAY INSIDE, WHERE I WAS EQUALLY VULNERABLE. THANKFULLY, THE CAR BEHIND ME HAD KEPT A GOOD DISTANCE AWAY AND STOPPED TOO; IF THE DRIVER WASN'T SO CAREFUL, ONE CAN ONLY IMAGINE A FAR WORSE SITUATION OCCURRING, SUCH AS A PILEUP. I HAVE KEPT A VERY GOOD MAINTENANCE RECORD ON THIS BMW 328I AND ALSO PURCHASED THE EXTENSION MAINTENANCE PROGRAM BACK WHEN I BOUGHT IT, AND THEREFORE, THIS MALFUNCTION ISSUE WAS MOST DEFINITELY NOT CAUSED BY OWNER IGNORANCE OR LACK OF CARE. AND YET, DESPITE HAVING TAKEN GOOD CARE OF MY CAR, I ALREADY HAD TO HAVE A MAJOR ENGINE REPAIR ON THE BMW WITHIN ITS FIRST TWO YEARS. AND JUST HALF A YEAR AGO, I HAD TO HAVE ANOTHER MAJOR STARTER REPAIR AS WELL - I COULDN'T EVEN START UP THE CAR ENGINE. AND NOW THERE'S THIS - A CAR STALL FROM A DEFECT WITH THE FUEL PUMP. I FIND THIS RECENT INCIDENT THE MOST AGGRAVATING AND DANGEROUS OF THEM ALL; I HONESTLY COULD HAVE DIED. THUS I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT TO ALERT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM IN PARTICULAR WITH THE BMW 328I. HOPEFULLY ONCE THIS PROBLEM IS DOCUMENTED AND BMW IS NOTIFIED, WE CAN SEE IF OTHER BMW 328I OWNERS HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING SIMILAR PROBLEMS AS WELL, AND ULTIMATELY PREVENT BMW OWNERS FROM EXPERIENCING AN INCIDENT AS DANGEROUS AS MINE IN THE FUTURE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10470265

Incident

Aug 10, 2012

Mileage

60,602 mi

THE FUEL SYSTEM FAILED WHEN THE CAR WAS AT 80MPH. THE CAR WAS LATER DIAGNOSED FOR FUEL PUMP FAILURE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10465721

Incident

May 8, 2012

Mileage

54,890 mi

SENSOR IN FUEL TANK DID NOT REPORT AMOUNT OF GAS IN TANK TO DASH. CAR DID NOT HAVE ANY GAS BUT REPORTED A QUARTER TANK. WHILE DRIVING AT ROUGHLY 45 MILES AN HOUR, CAR SUDDENLY DIED IN CENTER LANE. BARELY HAD ENOUGH TIME TO PULL OVER. THE WORST PART IS I WAS ABOUT TO ENTER THE HIGHWAY AND MY SPEED WOULD HAVE BEEN ROUGHLY 70-75 MPH. ON A HIGHWAY, HAD MY CAR DIED IN THE SAME MANNER MY SAFETY WOULD HAVE BEEN COMPROMISED! I ENDED UP BLOCKING A STREET WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND WAS UNABLE TO MOVE CAR ALONE. DEALERSHIP STATED THE SENSOR IS A PART OF THE WHOLE TANK AND THE TANK MUST BE REPLACED. HOWEVER, BECAUSE IT IS A SENSOR ISSUE MIGHT HAVE TO BE REPLACED AGAIN IN THE FUTURE. THIS IS DEFECT! *TR

NHTSA ID

10441396

Incident

Dec 22, 2011

Mileage

71,000 mi

I HAVE AN 2007 328I BMW WHICH STALLED AND CUTOFF ON 3 OCCASION WITHIN 4 YEARS. THEY REPLACED AS PER TECH THE FUEL INJECTION TWICE WITHIN 2 YEARS AND NOW THE CAR IS PARKED MY WARRANTY IS EXPIRED AND CUTOFF AGAIN LAST 2 WEEKS. *KB

NHTSA ID

10419747

Incident

Aug 11, 2011

Mileage

780,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW 328I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE FUEL PUMP HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. A FEW DAYS LATER THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THERE WAS A LOOSE CONNECTION IN THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AGAIN BY CONNECTING THE TANK IN PLACE. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED A THIRD TIME AND IT WAS TOWED TO THE SAME DEALER WHO ADVISED HIM THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WASN'T WORKING AND HE DIDN'T HAVE ANY GASOLINE IN THE TANK. THE FUEL GAUGE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN AND THE CONTACT WAS WAITING TO FOR THE DIAGNOSIS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.

NHTSA ID

10401428

Incident

May 4, 2011

Mileage

50,000 mi

I HAD JUST PURCHASED A BRAND NEW BMW 328I. WE WERE DRIVING ON I-5 FROM LOS ANGELES TO SAN FRANCISCO. I WAS ACCOMPANIED BY MY HUSBAND AND TWO DOGS. WE WERE TRAVELING ~80 MILES PER HOUR IN THE LEFT LANE. ALL OF THE SUDDEN AND WITHOUT WARNING, THE ENGINE TURNED COMPLETELY OFF ON THE VEHICLE. I LOST POWER STEERING AND BREAKING AND HAD NO OTHER OPTION THAN TO GLIDE INTO THE CENTER MEDIAN. UNFORTUNATELY, THERE WAS NOT SUFFICIENT ROOM FOR THE VEHICLE, SO THE RIGHT TIRES WERE IN THE LEFT LANE OF TRAFFIC. WE CALLED BMW ASSIST, BUT THEY SAID THEY WOULD NOT PICK US UP BECAUSE WE HAD DOGS IN THE CAR. WE WERE STUCK IN THE MEDIAN FOR NEARLY ONE HOUR, AROUND A BEND IN THE FREEWAY, WHERE OTHER CARS COULD NOT SEE US WELL UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE. A CALIFORNIA STATE TROOPER TOGETHER WITH A TOW TRUCK FINALLY RESCUED US FROM THE CENTER MEDIAN. HE SAID WE WERE IN GRAVE DANGER, WHICH WE OBVIOUSLY KNEW. AFTER THE INCIDENT I CALLED THE BEVERLY HILLS BMW DEALERSHIP, WHERE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, AND SPOKE WITH THE MANAGER AND REPORTED THE ISSUE TO BMW ASSIST. I WAS FURIOUS THAT A VEHICLE WOULD TURN OFF AT THAT SPEED. THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD DOCUMENT THE CLAIM BUT THAT NO OTHER INCIDENCES OF THIS HAD BEEN REPORTED. THE LATTER IS INACCURATE, AS MANY PEOPLE APPARENTLY HAVE HAD THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10345766

Incident

Jul 15, 2007

Mileage

400 mi

FUEL PUMP FAILURE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10232168

Incident

Jun 23, 2008