Five problems related to wheel have been reported for the 2001 BMW 330. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
I was driving my BMW 2001 330i on dover chester rd crossing the intersection of morris tpke in randolph, NJ when I hit a pot hole and patch work on the road. The passenger side door and window airbags deployed cutting the power to the engine and turning on the emergency hazard lights. I immediately pulled off the road and saw that that I had a flat tire but no damage to tire rim and no damage to the body of the car. There was no impact or reason for the airbag system to deploy.
On Saturday 03/01/2014 at around 10:30pm I had just passed the tappan zee bridge going to connecticut so I was on the 287 west or north highway (not sure because at some point 287 changes from west to north). It was about 1-2 miles after when I hit a huge pothole that made air bag or side curtain fell off. The entire bag did not deploy, just the side curtain fell off and stayed hanging. Insurance company considered it a collision and totaled my car. I feel upset because the air bag did not open properly and yet my car was totaled because of it.
The contact owns a 2001 BMW 330i. The contact stated that all four tires randomly lost tire pressure and that there was an internal failure associated with the rims and tires. The contact had a repair shop replace all four tires three times. When the air pressure was low, the tpms warning light was not illuminated to indicate a failure. In addition, the fan failed to work properly and the vehicle was running hot to the point that it could overheat. The contact was not included in NHTSA campaign numbers: 02v138000 (engine and engine cooling), 01v206000 (engine and engine cooling), and 00v383000 (wheels). The manufacturer was contacted to determine if they may be able to provide a repair solution to prevent the failure. The failure mileage was not available.
Consumer states that the passenger side tire thread separated in the inside wall, due to the way the manufacturer aligns them at time of factory installation. Mr.
00 v 383 000/BMW wheels: tires on left front and the left rear experienced loss of air while driving. Dealer/manufacturer were notified, and informed consumer that this vehicle was not covered under recall due to VIN. Feel free to provide any further information.
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