https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-330xi New NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for the BMW 330xi. en-us Sun, 18 Oct 2026 04:31:58 GMT https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-330xi https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-330xi#complaint-2154356 Fri, 05 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT “The PCV valve heater (positive crankcase ventilation heater) on my 2006 BMW 330xi failed and caused an engine bay electrical fire. This component is under an active BMW safety recall for fire risk. The failure happened suddenly while driving, with no prior warning lights or symptoms. Smoke began coming from the engine area, followed by visible flames. My safety was put at risk, and I immediately https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-330xi https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-330xi#complaint-2085371 Wed, 23 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT While I was driving the air bags went off. https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-330xi https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-330xi#recall-24V513000-bmw-bmw-330xi-2006 Wed, 03 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMT BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2006-2011 3 Series Sedan (324i, 325i, 325xi, 328i, 328xi, 330i, 330xi, 335i, 335xi), 2006-2012 3 Series Sportswagon (325xi, 328i, 328xi), and 2009-2011 3 Series Sedan (335d) vehicles. The original steering wheel may have been replaced with a sport or M-sport steering wheel equipped with an inflator that can explode during deployment. https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-330xi https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-330xi#complaint-1872203 Thu, 09 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMT Takata Airbag Safety Recall Vin:[XXX] I live in Commonwealth of Pennsylvania which according to BMW and NHTSA is Zone B. My vehicle has a built date of 10/19/2005 330xi e90 model. The time in which the degradation to the propellant poses an unreasonable risk to safety is stated as a 10-15 year time frame. My car is almost 18 years old but BMW has NOT prioritized my vehicle's airbag. My vin number https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-330xi https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-330xi#complaint-1859417 Wed, 14 Dec 2022 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2006 BMW 330XI. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V119000 (Engine and Engine Cooling) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confi https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-330xi https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-330xi#complaint-1832293 Tue, 09 Aug 2022 00:00:00 GMT Continental Sport Plus 215/50 ZR17 Replaced Michelin tires with four of this size/brand. Highly unstable at highway speeds. Even more unstable under wet roadway conditions. https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-330xi https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-330xi#complaint-1823427 Tue, 05 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2006 BMW 330XI. The contact stated that the air bags warning and seat belts warning lights illuminated intermittently. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer and was informed that the failure was related to NHTSA Campaign Number: 17V428000 (Air Bags) however, the VIN was not included. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer made aware of the failure. The approximate f https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-330xi https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-330xi#complaint-1823429 Tue, 05 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2006 BMW 330XI. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V119000 (Engine and Engine Cooling) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Vin tool confirm https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-330xi https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-330xi#complaint-1816167 Thu, 02 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMT The contact's brother owns a 2006 BMW 330XI. The contact stated while his mother was driving approximately 30-40 MPH, she smelled a burning plastic odor and the vehicle started to overheat. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the failure had been reoccurring while driving. The coolant temperature warning light illuminated. The contact veered to the side of the road. The https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-330xi https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-330xi#complaint-1811089 Thu, 05 May 2022 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2006 BMW 330XI. The contact stated while driving 40 MPH, the vehicle began to overheat. The check engine warning light, the coolant temperature warning light, and other unknown warning lights were illuminated. The contact veered to the side of the road and waited. The contact then continued driving. The contact stated that the failure had been reoccurring increasingly while driv https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-330xi https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-330xi#complaint-1791072 Sun, 30 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT Coolant leak from exhaust manifold Reservoir fails All coolant hoses fail https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-330xi https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-330xi#complaint-1791073 Sun, 30 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT Coolant leak from exhaust manifold Reservoir fails All coolant hoses fail https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-330xi https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-330xi#complaint-1780382 Fri, 26 Nov 2021 00:00:00 GMT We took our recently purchased BMW 2006 330xi in for recalls and a few fixes. However, the BMW service center wasn't able to fix one of the issues through the recall process since it doesn't show up for our vehicle. However, everything that I read suggests that it was a recall for this make and model. We are not sure if it was supposedly addressed before we purchased the vehicle and it is now a re https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-330xi https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-330xi#complaint-1780383 Fri, 26 Nov 2021 00:00:00 GMT We took our recently purchased BMW 2006 330xi in for recalls and a few fixes. However, the BMW service center wasn't able to fix one of the issues through the recall process since it doesn't show up for our vehicle. However, everything that I read suggests that it was a recall for this make and model. We are not sure if it was supposedly addressed before we purchased the vehicle and it is now a re https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-330xi https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-330xi#complaint-1778416 Sat, 13 Nov 2021 00:00:00 GMT Power windows Power windows broke on 3 windows. Sometimes the glass has shattered. Sometimes the glass just slides down and becomes non operational. Glass shattering has been scary and dangerous. This has occurred while driving. I live in a state with lots of weather. Thunderstorms. Has occurred with child in car seat during a thunderstorm. At highway speed. I have had them repaired at dealership https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-330xi https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-330xi#complaint-1778417 Sat, 13 Nov 2021 00:00:00 GMT Power windows Power windows broke on 3 windows. Sometimes the glass has shattered. Sometimes the glass just slides down and becomes non operational. Glass shattering has been scary and dangerous. This has occurred while driving. I live in a state with lots of weather. Thunderstorms. Has occurred with child in car seat during a thunderstorm. At highway speed. I have had them repaired at dealership https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-330xi https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-330xi#complaint-1770483 Mon, 27 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMT The contact owned a 2005 BMW 330XI. The contact received a recall notification letter for NHTSA Campaign Number: 20V018000 ( air bags) which they took the vehicle to a local dealer who performed the recall repair on the vehicle. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed the contact was making a U-turn when another driver t- bone and crashed into the rear passenger side door. The air https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-330xi https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-330xi#complaint-1761631 Thu, 05 Aug 2021 00:00:00 GMT i was driving about 35mph and hit a pot hole in the road. that caused my passenger front, passenger side door, and passenger aide door top to deploy. https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-330xi https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-330xi#recall-21V401000-bmw-bmw-330xi-2001 Thu, 27 May 2021 00:00:00 GMT 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 driver-side air bag inflators that were previously inspected, but not replaced under recall numbers https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-330xi https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-330xi#complaint-1742157 Mon, 19 Apr 2021 00:00:00 GMT 330I SEDAN - ZKW HID HEADLIGHTS WITH BURNT XENON BULB REFLECTORS RENDERING THE HEADLIGHTS INEFFECTIVE AND THE CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-330xi https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-330xi#complaint-1738395 Sat, 03 Apr 2021 00:00:00 GMT GOING THROUGH MY NEWLY PURCHASED, USED 2006 330XI, I FOUND SEVERAL WARNINGS FOR FRONT HEADLIGHT MALFUNCTIONS. FURTHER INVESTIGATION SHOWED ADAPTIVE FUNCTIONS WERE DISABLED AND THE LEFT LOW BEAM WAS STUCK POINTING LEFT. WHILE THE BULBS THEMSELVES WERE STILL FUNCTIONING, THE LIGHT WAS POINTED DIRECTLY AT ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND DID NOT ILLUMINATE THE ROAD IN FRONT OF ME. OPENING THE ACCESS PANEL AT TH https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-330xi https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-330xi#complaint-1738396 Sat, 03 Apr 2021 00:00:00 GMT GOING THROUGH MY NEWLY PURCHASED, USED 2006 330XI, I FOUND SEVERAL WARNINGS FOR FRONT HEADLIGHT MALFUNCTIONS. FURTHER INVESTIGATION SHOWED ADAPTIVE FUNCTIONS WERE DISABLED AND THE LEFT LOW BEAM WAS STUCK POINTING LEFT. WHILE THE BULBS THEMSELVES WERE STILL FUNCTIONING, THE LIGHT WAS POINTED DIRECTLY AT ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND DID NOT ILLUMINATE THE ROAD IN FRONT OF ME. OPENING THE ACCESS PANEL AT TH https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-330xi https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-330xi#complaint-1725057 Fri, 05 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION TAKES A LONG TIME TO ENGAGE WHEN SHIFTED INTO DRIVE BUT ONCE IT GETS GOING, IT SHIFTS SMOOTHLY. I SPOKE TO A TECHNICIAN AND THERE IS NO KNOWN FIX FOR IT. https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-330xi https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-330xi#complaint-1719382 Tue, 12 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMT ON OR AROUND THE FIRST WEEK OF DEC. 2020 AFTER FILLING UP WITH GAS, THE CAR JUST STOPPED WHILE IN MOTION WITHOUT ANY PRIOR DASH WARNING INDICATORS. I PLACED THE CAR IN PARK AND RESTARTED THE CAR ON THE FIRST TRY. AT THAT TIME I THOUGHT IT MAY HAVE BEEN BAD GAS. FAST FORWARD TO JAN. 09, 2021 WHILE PULLING UP TO GAS STATION CAR ACCELERATES WHILE I AM APPLYING BRAKES. VERY SCARY BECAUSE I COULD HAVE https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-330xi https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-330xi#complaint-1719383 Tue, 12 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMT ON OR AROUND THE FIRST WEEK OF DEC. 2020 AFTER FILLING UP WITH GAS, THE CAR JUST STOPPED WHILE IN MOTION WITHOUT ANY PRIOR DASH WARNING INDICATORS. I PLACED THE CAR IN PARK AND RESTARTED THE CAR ON THE FIRST TRY. AT THAT TIME I THOUGHT IT MAY HAVE BEEN BAD GAS. FAST FORWARD TO JAN. 09, 2021 WHILE PULLING UP TO GAS STATION CAR ACCELERATES WHILE I AM APPLYING BRAKES. VERY SCARY BECAUSE I COULD HAVE https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-330xi https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-330xi#complaint-1719384 Tue, 12 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMT ON OR AROUND THE FIRST WEEK OF DEC. 2020 AFTER FILLING UP WITH GAS, THE CAR JUST STOPPED WHILE IN MOTION WITHOUT ANY PRIOR DASH WARNING INDICATORS. I PLACED THE CAR IN PARK AND RESTARTED THE CAR ON THE FIRST TRY. AT THAT TIME I THOUGHT IT MAY HAVE BEEN BAD GAS. FAST FORWARD TO JAN. 09, 2021 WHILE PULLING UP TO GAS STATION CAR ACCELERATES WHILE I AM APPLYING BRAKES. VERY SCARY BECAUSE I COULD HAVE https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-330xi https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-330xi#complaint-1711805 Tue, 08 Dec 2020 00:00:00 GMT I DIDN'T GET ANY PICTURES. MY SISTER HAS A 330 XI DRIVE TO DENVER AT ONE POINT OF THE DRIVE HURDLE A POP IN THE CAR. WHERE DRIVING FAST NO POT HOLES HIT. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION WITH A MECHANIC FRIEND OF MINE. WE GOT UNDER THE CAR THE CAR AND NOTICED THE PASSENGER SIDE AXEL WAS RESTING ON THE FRAME OF THE CAR. THERE WHERE 3 MOTOR MOUNT BOLTS SHEARED OFF THE MOTOR MOUNT BRACKETS AN 1 LAYING https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-330xi https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-330xi#complaint-1686856 Mon, 24 Aug 2020 00:00:00 GMT AFTER READING MANY FORUM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS MY VEHICLE PROBLEM IS THE GM5 MODULE. THIS MODULE CONTROLS A WIDE SELECTION OF ELECTRICAL FUNCTION ON THIS CAR. THE FUNCTION THAT IS AT ISSUE IS THE CENTRAL LOCKING/UNLOCKING FUNCTION INITIATED BY THE KEY, KEY FOB OR LOCKING CONTROL BUTTON ON THE CONSOLE. BY RESEARCHING ONLINE IT IS APPARENT THAT THE BMW E46 MODEL HAS HAD A LONG PERIOD THAT THIS MODUL https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-330xi https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-330xi#complaint-1659513 Wed, 22 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT POWER TO CAR WAS CUT. COULD NOT UNLOCK DOORS OR PULL DOOR HANDLE TO OPEN DOOR/UNLOCK. STUCK INSIDE. https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-330xi https://plaincars.com/make/bmw-330xi#complaint-1657254 Sat, 04 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 50MPH I SLOWED DOWN TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN AND DURING THE TURN THE STEERING WHEEL STOPPED HALF WAY DURING A FULL ROTATION AND LOCKED UP PREVENTING ME FROM MAKING A FULL RIGHT HAND TURN. ONCE PARKED I ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT AND IT STOPPED HALFWAY THROUGH THE TURN AGAIN.