2001 BMW 330CI

97 complaints filed with NHTSA.

97
Complaints
7
Crashes
5
Fires
8
Injuries
0
Deaths

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
AIR BAGS13
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE8
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM8
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM8
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION7
EXTERIOR LIGHTING7
ENGINE4
TIRES3
STRUCTURE3
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL3
POWER TRAIN3
STRUCTURE:BODY3
STEERING2
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM2
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS2

Recalls (6)

07E02300029/03/2007

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER

CERTAIN CARDONE MASTER CYLINDERS WITH PART NUMBERS 10-2925, 10-2987, 10-2987MZA, 10-3083, 11-3015, 11-3042, 11-3044, 11-3045, 11-3047, 11-3064, AND 11-3156, AND WITH DATE CODES LOWER THAN DCA7078 SOLD AS REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT FOR USE ON THE VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. THE SEAL ON MASTER CYLINDER CAN FAI

21V40100027/05/2021

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2000-2001 BMW 3 Series (323Ci, 325Ci, 328Ci and 330Ci), 1999-2001 323i, 328i, 330i, 330xi, and 2000 323i, 328i stationwagon vehicles equipped with Non-Azide Driver air bag Inflators (NADI) manufactured by Takata. These vehicles are equipped with

19V85300026/11/2019

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 1999-2001 323i, 325i, 328i and 330i and 2000-2001 323Ci, 325Ci, 328Ci, 330Ci, 323iT, and 325iT vehicles equipped with Non-Azide Driver air bag Inflators (NADI) manufactured by Takata. These vehicles may have received a replacement driver air bag

01V20600021/06/2001

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE ENGINE AUXILIARY/COOLING FAN OPERATION, INCLUDING VARIABLE SPEED, IS ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED. FAILURE OF THE FAN MOTOR CAN CAUSE THE ELECTRICAL CIRCUITRY OF THE FAN CONTROL UNIT TO OVERLOAD AND FAIL, CAUSING THE FAN TO STOP OPERATING.

02V13800016/05/2002

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE ENGINE AUXILIARY/COOLING FAN OPERATION, INCLUDING VARIABLE SPEED, IS ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED. FAILURE OF THE FAN MOTOR CAN CAUSE THE ELECTRICAL CIRCUITRY OF THE FAN CONTROL UNIT TO OVERLOAD AND FAIL, CAUSING THE FAN TO STOP OPERATING.

20V01800015/01/2020

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2000-2005 323iT, 325iT, 325xiT, 320i, 323i, 325i, 325xi, 328i, 330i and 330xi and 2000-2006 323Ci, 325Ci, 328Ci, 330Ci, M3 Coupe, 323Cic, 325Cic, 330Cic, and M3 Convertible vehicles equipped with non-desiccated frontal Takata PSAN inflators and PS

Recent Complaints

20221212CrashAIR BAGS

The contact owns a 2001 BMW 330 Ci. The contact stated while driving approximately 35 MPH, the vehicle was involved in a head-on crash. The contact stated he was not aware of any warning lights. The contact stated that the front end was crumpled past the wheel wells and almost to the firewall. The front end frame had buckled. The contact stated that all the air bags had deployed except for the driver's air bag and both side curtain air bags. The contact had received cuts on both hands and had ne

Mileage: 180,000

20190306FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM

MY CAR HAD BEEN SITTING UNUSED SINCE 6:00PM THE PREVIOUS DAY. AT 6:30AM I HAD ENTERED MY CAR PARKED AT PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY AND ANAHEIM STREET IN LONG BEACH,CA. (WHICH IS A SURFACE STREET). I STARTED MY CAR THEN DROVE A HALF OF A BLOCK THEN STOPPED AND TURNED OFF MY CAR AT THE STORE 7/11. I WENT IN MADE A PURCHASE CAME OUT MY CAR. I STARTED MY CAR AND THEN LEFT 7-ELEVEN DRIVING DOWN ANAHEIM ABOUT .2-.3 MILES. I CAME TO THE LIGHT AT ANAHEIM STREET AND PARK. BOTH SURFACE STREETS. I WAS IN THE TU

20190306FireUNKNOWN OR OTHER

MY CAR HAD BEEN SITTING UNUSED SINCE 6:00PM THE PREVIOUS DAY. AT 6:30AM I HAD ENTERED MY CAR PARKED AT PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY AND ANAHEIM STREET IN LONG BEACH,CA. (WHICH IS A SURFACE STREET). I STARTED MY CAR THEN DROVE A HALF OF A BLOCK THEN STOPPED AND TURNED OFF MY CAR AT THE STORE 7/11. I WENT IN MADE A PURCHASE CAME OUT MY CAR. I STARTED MY CAR AND THEN LEFT 7-ELEVEN DRIVING DOWN ANAHEIM ABOUT .2-.3 MILES. I CAME TO THE LIGHT AT ANAHEIM STREET AND PARK. BOTH SURFACE STREETS. I WAS IN THE TU

20151109CrashAIR BAGS

2001 BMW 330. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIRBAG RECALL. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO FORCE TO WARRANT THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYING. THE FORCE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYING WAS SO FORCEFUL, HE BACK WAS BROKEN. *JB

20110119CrashAIR BAGS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 BMW 330CI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND MERGING INTO A TURN LANE WHEN HE CRASHED INTO A MEDIAN. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED CAUSING THE CONTACT, WHO WAS A PASSENGER IN THE VEHICLE, TO SUSTAIN INJURIES TO THE EYE AND FRACTURES TO THE ORBITAL WALL. THE DRIVER DID NOT RECEIVE ANY INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER WERE BOTH TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL VIA AMBULANCE. THE CONTAC

Mileage: 99,088

20100521CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) I WAS REAR ENDED WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT IN DECEMBER OF 2009. MY DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG AS WELL AS THE DOOR MOUNTED SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT ENGAGE. THE INSURANCE CARRIER TOTALED MY VEHICLE, A 2001 BMW 330CI - VIN # [XXX] . *TR

Mileage: 51,000

20100521CrashAIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) I WAS REAR ENDED WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT IN DECEMBER OF 2009. MY DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG AS WELL AS THE DOOR MOUNTED SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT ENGAGE. THE INSURANCE CARRIER TOTALED MY VEHICLE, A 2001 BMW 330CI - VIN # [XXX] . *TR

Mileage: 51,000

20100312FireENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

2:00 PM I LEFT GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO TO GO TO A MEETING AT 49TH AND NOME STREET. I ARRIVED AT MY MEETING IN MY BMW AT APPROXIMATELY AT 2:30 WITH NO PROBLEMS OR INDICATIONS OF PROBLEMS. 4:00 PM I LEFT THE MEETING. THEN I SMELLED SOMETHING WITH A DISTINCT ODOR 4:08 PM I DROVE ONTO EAST BOUND I-70 AND CONTINUED ON I-70 UNTIL THE RAMP TO SOUTHBOUND I-225, APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE OR SO. I WAS GOING ABOUT 55 MPH AND THERE WAS NOT MUCH TRAFFIC AT THIS TIME. MY WINDOWS WERE ROLLED UP AND I HAD TH

Mileage: 65,000

20100312FireELECTRICAL SYSTEM

2:00 PM I LEFT GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO TO GO TO A MEETING AT 49TH AND NOME STREET. I ARRIVED AT MY MEETING IN MY BMW AT APPROXIMATELY AT 2:30 WITH NO PROBLEMS OR INDICATIONS OF PROBLEMS. 4:00 PM I LEFT THE MEETING. THEN I SMELLED SOMETHING WITH A DISTINCT ODOR 4:08 PM I DROVE ONTO EAST BOUND I-70 AND CONTINUED ON I-70 UNTIL THE RAMP TO SOUTHBOUND I-225, APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE OR SO. I WAS GOING ABOUT 55 MPH AND THERE WAS NOT MUCH TRAFFIC AT THIS TIME. MY WINDOWS WERE ROLLED UP AND I HAD TH

Mileage: 65,000

20080121CrashAIR BAGS:FRONTAL

THE DEFECTIVE PASSENGER AIRBAG IN A VERY MINOR CRASH BLINDED ME EVEN THOUGH I WAS PROPERLY WEARING MY SEATBELT. *TR

Mileage: 58,000

20060608AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW

I WAS MAKING A LANE CHANGE IN ORDER TO MERGE ONTO THE FREEWAY TRAFFIC. WITHOUT HITTING ANY OBJECTS, UNEXPECTED DEPLOYMENT OF THE FRONT SIDE AIRBAG (DRIVER SIDE) OCCURRED. MY HEAD WAS HIT BY SOME FLYING OBJECTS FROM THE DEPLOYMENT. VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND COULDN'T BE STARTED AFTER THAT FOR ALMOST 15 MINS. FINALLY CHP SHOWED UP AND HELPED ME TO START MY CAR SO THAT I COULD DRIVE IT TO LOCAL DEALER. AFTER FEW DAYS OF "INVESTIGATION", THE DEALER DECIDED IT WAS NOT THE FAULT OF TH

20050715AIR BAGS

DT THE DRIVERS AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER. IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THIS HAPPENED AROUND MAY 31, 2005. VEHICLE ENDED UP OFF THE ROAD BECAUSE IT HIT CONSUMER IN THE HEAD. HAD HEADACHES FOR A FEW DAYS AFTERWARD. *AK *JB

Mileage: 56,000

20020318FireENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN

AUXILIARY FAN CAUGHT ON FIRE AFTERIL FAILURE; THIS CAR WAS NOT PART OF THE EXISTING RECALL / RECALL NEEDED TO BE EXPANDED / THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. *AK

20020201CrashSTEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM

CONSUMER WAS PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY, MADE A SLIGHT TURN, AND VEHICLE HIT A PARKED CAR, CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALERSHIP. *AK *SLC