← NHTSA complaints

2014 BMW 328D — FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

crash · 1465037 · 2018-04-30

Vehicle

Make
BMW
Model
328D
Year
2014
Manufacturer
BMW of North America, LLC
Component
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Miles at failure
30,000
Speed
30 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

MARCH 6, 2018, MY CAR STARTED SHAKING AS I MERGED FROM 101 TO 405 S IN LOS ANGELES. MESSAGE INDICATED A DRIVE TRAIN PROBLEM AND TO "DRIVE MODERATELY". CAR STOPPED AND WOULD NOT RESTART SECONDS LATER. WHILE WAITING FOR A TOW, WAS REAR ENDED AT A DEAD STOP. BMW SANTA MONICA FOUND METALS SHAVINGS IN FUEL LINE AND REPLACED FUEL SYSTEM; MY CAR ALSO HAD $13,000 OF BODY DAMAGE. I HAVE SEEN MANY OTHER REPORTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM - BMW SHOULD HAVE RECALLED THE CAR TO FIX THE FUEL SYSTEM BEFORE I HAD AN ACCIDENT. NOW MY CAR IS DEVALUED AND I DO NOT HAVE SAME LEVEL OF CONFIDENCE IN DRIVING IT.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11090994
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown