BMW 330Ci Complaints

291 consumer complaints on file.

#10461105June 9, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHILE EXITING THE FREEWAY AT NEAR FREEWAY SPEEDS, I HEARD A SUDDEN THUMP, THEN THE SOUND OF SOMETHING DRAGGING ON THE GROUND BENEATH THE CAR. I PULLED OVER INTO A PARKING LOT. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE 4 TINY SPOT WELDS AND EPOXY THAT FIXES THE PASSENGER SIDE FUEL TANK STRAP TO THE CAR HAD BROKEN FREE, ALLOWING THE TANK STRAP TO DRAG ON THE GROUND AND THE FUEL TANK TO COME DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO THE ROAD SURFACE. I HAD JUST FILLED THE TANK. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10459867May 29, 2012
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BMW 330I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING. IN ADDITION, THE COOLING FAN WOULD FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE THE COOLING FAN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 01V206000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,300 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 112,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10457920May 9, 2012
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BMW 330CI EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN PILOT SPORT TIRES. THE FRONT TIRES WERE SIZE 225/40/18 AND THE REAR TIRES WERE SIZE 255/35/18. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR EMISSIONS TESTING WHEN THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED THAT THE SIDE WALLS AND TREAD OF THE TIRES WERE CRACKED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE TO THE CONTACT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE DOES NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING WITH THE TIRES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10456649April 27, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW 330CI. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO COAST THE VEHICLE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE SIMILAR FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10455405April 16, 2012
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BMW 330CI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CONVERTIBLE ROOF TOP WOULD NOT LOCK IN PLACE. UPON EXAMINING THE ROOF, THE CONTACT NOTICED A CRACK ON THE LOCK THAT CAUSED THE ROOF TO REMAIN OPEN APPROXIMATELY SIX TO EIGHT INCHES. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FOLDING LOCK ON THE DRIVER?S SIDE MALFUNCTIONED. THE ROOF WAS REPAIRED WITH TWO NEW LOCKS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,430 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,460. UPDATED 5/16/12 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE LATCH FOR THE CONVERTIBLE TOP WAS DEFECTIVE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE LEFT LATCH HAD BROKEN APART AND THE RIGHT LATCH HAD A CRACK IN IT. THE CONSUMER STATED THE LATCHES WERE MADE OF PLASTIC WHICH WAS NOT ABLE TO WITHSTAND STRESS OF MECHANICAL OPENINGS AND CLOSING. UPDATED 05/31/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10449431February 27, 2012
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW 330CI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL WOULD BEGIN TO ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V438000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10448805February 21, 2012
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BMW 330CIC. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN THE TAIL LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE PROPERLY. THE CONTACTED STATED THAT THE TAIL LIGHT WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC CONFIRMED THE FAILURE WITH THE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10447283February 9, 2012
STEERING, SUSPENSION
A KNOCKING NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE FRONT END WHENEVER GOING OVER SMALL BUMPS. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR TIRE ROTATION. WHILE TIRES WERE BEING ROTATED, THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED A LOT OF PLAY IN THE FRONT WHEELS. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, THE BALL JOINT THAT CONNECTS THE FRONT WHEEL ASSEMBLY WAS EXTREMELY WORN OUT CAUSING APPROXIMATELY 6 INCHES OF PLAY IN THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL. THE TECHNICIAN CHECKED THE RIGHT WHEEL AND NOTICED THAT IT TOO WAS BECOMING VERY WORN. THE TECHNICIAN TOLD ME THAT IF THIS WOULD HAVE FAILED COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING, I WOULD HAVE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. LEFT FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM ASSEMBLY REPLACED BY TECHNICIAN AT OWNERS COST. OWNER CONTACTED BMW ABOUT A RECALL CONCERNING THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS ON 3 SERIES BMWS, AND THEY SAID MY VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10447106February 8, 2012
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW 330CI. WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE REAR DRIVER SIDE BRAKE LIGHT WOULD ONLY ILLUMINATE PARTIALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V438000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE CONVERTIBLE MODELS WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10447143February 8, 2012
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
LEFT TAIL LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. INSPECTION FOUND BURNT GROUND WIRE AT WIRING CONNECTOR. REPLACEMENT OF GROUND WIRE, CONNECTOR AND BULB HOLDER ASSEMBLY NEEDED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10443773January 14, 2012
AIR BAGS
DRIVING DOWN STRAIGHT ROAD AND HAD TO SWERVE RIGHT TO AVOID ANIMAL THAT RAN SUDDENLY INTO ROAD. ROAD HAD NO RUN-OFF BEFORE STEEP ROCKY DROP TO DITCH 1-2 FT BELOW. RIGHT (PASSENGER) SIDE TIRES BARELY GOT INTO ROCKS, WHICH BENT BOTH RIGHT SIDE RIMS AND PUNCTURED RIGHT SIDE REAR TIRE. BOTTOM OF CAR BOTTOMED OUT ON EDGE OF ROAD WITH HEAVY BUMP, WHICH SOMEHOW CAUSED THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR AIRBAG AND DRIVERS SIDE HEAD PROTECTION AIRBAG TO DEPLOY, BUT WAS ABLE TO PULL CAR BACK UP ON ROAD AFTER ROCKY AREA LEVELED BACK UP TO ROAD EDGE. I GOT OUT AND INSPECTED - REAR BUMPER BOTTOM WAS TORN FROM SLIDING ON EDGE OF ROAD, PREVIOUSLY SAID TIRE DAMAGE WAS SEEN. SEEMED TO BE FAIRLY MINIMAL DAMAGE TO THE ACTUAL CAR, FRONT BUMPER ONLY HAS DIRT AND NO DAMAGE. THIS WAS AN IMPACT HARD ENOUGH TO BEND RIMS, BUT I DO NOT BELIEVE THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED AS THE IMPACT WAS FROM BELOW THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10443204January 9, 2012
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BMW 330CI. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40-50 MPH WHEN THE TAIL LAMP WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE DRIVER SIDE TAIL LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 119,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10442246January 3, 2012
AIR BAGS
VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING SOUTH IN THE LEFT HAND LANE ON HIGHWAY 101 IN VENTURA CALIFORNIA. DRIVER SIDE DOOR AIRBAG DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON WHILE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 75MPH. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF CAR AND WAS ABLE TO REACH THE RIGHT HAND SHOULDER OF THE FREEWAY. POLICE RESPONDED TO THE SCENE AND VERIFIED THAT NO DAMAGE HAD OCCURRED TO THE CAR. AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT RESULTED IN SUPERFICIAL BURNS TO THE DRIVERS LEFT ARM AND RESIDUAL PAIN IN THE NECK REGION. DEPLOYMENT CAUSED VIOLENT MOTION TO THE CAR AND IF IT HAD OCCURRED IN A HEAVY TRAFFIC SITUATION A COLLISION WOULD HAVE BEEN UNAVOIDABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10440936December 22, 2011
POWER TRAIN
MY CAR WILL NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR ON MY 04 BMW 330CI SMG TRANSMISSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10436915November 23, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BMW 330CI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD FLICKER SPORADICALLY WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THERE WERE NO RECALLS ADDRESSING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000. UPDATED 12/12/11 *BF UPDATED 02/03/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10424535September 9, 2011
POWER TRAIN
MY TRANSMISSION, WILL NOT WORK IN REVERSE. THE CAR JUST REVS, AND GOES NOWHERE. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, AND STILL BMW DOES NOT RECALL THESE CARS. 4200.00 PLUS LABOR, FOR A REMANUFACTURED ONE FROM DEALER. I AM DONE WITH BMW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10384626February 26, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
LOST THE ABILITY TO DRIVE REVERSE , I SEARCHED ON THE INTERNET IT WAS A LOT OF COMPLIANT ABOUT BMW TRANSMISSION ESPECIALLY THE MODEL 5HP19 ZF ,THERE IS EVEN A WEBSITE CALLED NOREVERSE.ORG WHERE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS MODEL . BMW WONT ACKNOWLEDGE THE ISSUE , AND WE DEFINITELY NEED AN ACTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381165February 8, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I WAS DRIVING ON THE INSTERSTATE AND THE CAR LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT START. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND REQUIRED A NEW FUEL PUMP WHICH COST $1,135.13. PRIOR TO THE PROBLEM, THE GAS MILEAGE DECREASED ALTHOUGH THE CAR HAD BEEN TUNED UP BY THE SAME DEALER. THE CAR HAD APPROXIMATELY 122,000 MILES. A REQUEST WAS MADE TO RETURN THE OLD PART. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378278January 22, 2011
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
WHILE DRIVING MY 2004 BMW 330I, THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AIR BAG SPONTANEOUSLY DEPLOYED. NO ACCIDENT, NO COLLISION, NO POT HOLE. NOTHING TO EXPLAIN THE DEPLOYMENT. THE DEALERSHIP FIRST CLAIMED, "THERE WAS A COLLISION". WHEN IT WAS DISCERNED THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF A COLLISION, THEIR STORY WAS "THERE WAS A 'POT HOLE' HIT". AFTER DESCRIBING THE SMOOTH DRIVING CONDITIONS ON THE STREET THIS OCCURRED, THEIR STORY WAS " THE VEHICLE WENT 'AIR-BORNE'". ALL OF THE DEALERSHIPS CONCLUSIONS WERE SUPPOSED TO BE BASED ON "COMPUTER" EVIDENCE. ONCE I REALIZED I WAS GOING TO GET NOWHERE WITH THE DEALERSHIP, I DECIDED TO TAKE MY CAR AND GO HOME. I WAS INJURED IN THE LEFT SIDE WHEN THE DOOR PANEL BLEW OPEN AND THE BAG DEPLOYED. MY EVIDENCE, WAS MY "IN-VEHICLE" "CONCIERGE" (WHICH I HAD NO LONGER SUBSCRIBED TO) CAME ON VIA MY RADIO TO NOTE THAT THEY " HAVE NOTED A DEPLOYMENT OF AN AIRBAG" AND INQUIRED WHETHER I WAS ALRIGHT, AND WHAT WERE MY NEEDS: I.E., AN AMBULANCE, TOW TRUCK ETC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10378147January 21, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 BMW 330CI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN TRYING TO PUT HER VEHICLE IN REVERSE IT WOULD NOT MOVE. WHILE SHIFTING INTO DRIVE IT MADE A LOUD NOISE BEFORE PROCEEDING FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO STATED THAT SHE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 101,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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