Other Fuel System Pump problems of the 2007 BMW 328

Intank fuel pump gas smell from driver side after drive from local store to home.

I have fuel leaking from the top of my fuel tank. I have neen advised that it is a fuel tank sending unit or a seal. My fuel pump works as my car is operational. The leak occurs when the gas tank is over half full. This is a safety issue and should be a recall.

Fuel pump is burning out and liquid isn't passing through the tank properly. The car is overheating anf feels like it's going to start fire.

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.

While driving on the hiway, the engine will shake, car will rev, check engine light comes on, then engine dies. Car loses power and if I'm lucky then I can pull over to the side. After some researching, some series have had a recall on fuel pump failure. Please review if the 328xi can be included in the recall.

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.

I have a complaint/situation with my 2007 BMW 328ix sedan. BMW refuses to repair at their cost a significant life safety fuel problem. On August 1st, 2014 while driving along a paved street in pullman washington, the car’s engine abruptly shut down without warning. I was barely able to get the vehicle off the road. I had the vehicle towed to camp BMW in spokane washington for examination and repair. The following Monday I received a call from the service department and was told the fuel pump went out and the repair would cost about $700 and would be repaired that day. Shortly thereafter I received a call from the service rep who said they discovered the problem to be worse than expected. The fuel pump has a draw tube that draws fuel to the fuel pump and I was told it fell off and they were trying unsuccessfully to fish it out of the fuel tank - and that the vehicle would not be ready that day. I started and internet search and found this is happening to other BMW’s of approximately the same age/model. What was alarming was that comments I was seeing indicated that the draw tube that fell off in other BMW’s had done so because the fuel grade required for BMW’s was corrosive to the draw tube and the fuel ate away at the tubes until they fell off with the same result of immediate engine shut down. Indications from others with this problem indicated that dealerships told them the only solution was to replace the fuel pump, tank and draw tube for upwards of $3,000. A replacement tank and fuel tank will have the same problem in another 7 years or less and it's a very expensive repair not to mention a life safety issue. My service rep contacted BMW about this issue and BMW told him they would credit my repairs for the sum of $500 bring my cost for the repairs in excess of $1,900.

The engine stalled while driving on freeway and would not start after that. Dealer replaced fuel pump but it happened again after a week. This time dealer replaced the fuel sensor. First time the car stalled on local street but 2nd time on the freeway. Had to tow to dealer both the times. Losing engine power at highway speed is dangerous and could cause fatal accident. After a week the engine suddenly lost most of the power at highway speed and now drives at max 50mph or so. Dealer is still trying to troubleshoot the car, root cause unknown. All this happened just after 10 days of car going out of warranty.

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.

The fuel system failed when the car was at 80mph. The car was later diagnosed for fuel pump failure.