2012 BMW 328I Fuel/propulsion System Problems

Yesterday morning 3/24/24 , car stalled on highway with Fuel Pump message on dashboard. Car would not start and had to be towed.

Car stop completely on main st / took car to dealer and they said it’s the fuel pump ( defective ) / cost to replace about 2000. Lucky no lots of cars behind us at the time ( 2012 / 328 i BMW )

FUEL TANK LEAK. CAR STARTED SMELLING LIKE GAS. NOTICED AFTER PUMPING GAS - GAS STARTING POURING / LEAKING OUT OF FUEL TANK IN DAUGHTERS CAR ON LEFT SIDE. TOOK TO SHOP, SAID ENTIRE FUEL TANK AND WAS TOLD ENTIRE TANK WITH FUEL HOSE PIPE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CRACK IN TANK / FUEL PIPE. SHOP SAID SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING AND IS PROBABLY FAULTY. EXPENSIVE REPAIR, BMW SHOULD RECALL THE 3 SERIES ALONG WITH THE OTHER FUEL TANK / FUEL SYSTEMS THAT THEY RECALLED FOR THE 5 AND 7 SERIES. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND HAZARDOUS FOR THESE TO BE ON THE ROAD.

Mileage: 130,000

I WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY HIGHWAY AND THE VEHICLE RANDOMLY STALLED AND LOST POWER. DRIVETRAIN MALFUNCTION TROUBLE LIGHTS LIT UP THE DASH. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC BEFORE COASTING TO A STOP. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO BMW SOUTH AUSTIN AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A FAULTY FUEL TRANSFER PUMP, AND A FAULTY FUEL TANK. ESSENTIALLY I HAD RUN OUT OF FUEL WITH 1/4 TANK SHOWING ON THE GAUGES. BMW DENIED MY REQUEST TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER WARRANTY, EVEN THOUGH THERE IS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE "IN TANK FUEL PUMP". I GUESS PEOPLE NEED TO DIE IN TRAFFIC WHEN THEY RUN OUT OF FUEL UNSUSPECTINGLY FOR BMW TO CARE OR ISSUE A RECALL.

Mileage: 68,000

WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY WHEN SUDDENLY CAR STOPPED AND WAS NOT ABLE TO PUT ON NEUTRAL I ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED BY SEVERAL CARS HAD TO BE TOWED CAR STILL DOESNT START

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 BMW 328I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK UNDER THE VEHICLE THAT PROGRESSED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ISSUED A RECALL FOR OTHER YEAR AND MODELS, BUT EXCLUDED THIS MODEL YEAR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

Mileage: 30,000

THE 3 SERIES BMW'S WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL 16V-746 FOR FUEL LEAK EVEN THOUGH THE 5 AND 7 SERIES HAVE THE SAME FUEL PUMP. MY CAR IS LEAKING GAS WHICH IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO MY FAMILY AND OTHERS. I HAVE READ COUNTLESS ACCOUNTS ONLINE OF THE SAME ISSUE WITH OTHER OWNERS OF THE 3 SERIES. A PROBLEM OF THIS MAGNITUDE SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE ORIGINAL RECALL.

Mileage: 30,000

"TAKAYA RECALL" I WAS DRIVING MY CAR (IN MOTION) ON THE HIGHWAY (BMW 328I 2012) WHEN SUDDENLY A MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE DISPLAY SCREEN STATING "FUEL SUPPLY MALFUNCTION" AFTER READING THE MESSAGE THE CAR SUDDENLY STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I TURNED MY HAZARDS ON AND ATTEMPTED TO START THE CAR, BUT IT WOULD TURN OVER. AFTER WAITING 10 MINUTES WITH MY CAR COMPLETELY TURN OFF, IT FINALLY STARTED. THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO ME SEVERAL TIMES AND MOST RECENTLY TODAY 08/31/2017 ON THE STREETS. IT WAS REALLY SCARY ORDEAL BECAUSE THE OTHER DRIVERS HAD TO SUDDENLY BRAKE! MY CAR IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD AND WELL MAINTAINED, SO THIS PROBLEM SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING.

Mileage: 93,000

MY HUSBAND AND I WERE DRIVING HOME FROM LA TO NEVADA. ON THE FREEWAY BETWEEN BARSTOW AND BAKER, THE CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FREEWAY. WARNING LIGHT APPEARED BUT DISAPPEARED SO FAST THAT WE DID NOT GET A CHANCE TO READ WHAT IT WAS SAYING, ONLY THE LAST PART WHICH I THINK SAID ENGINE FAILURE. IT DID NOT GIVE US A CHANCE TO LOOK FOR A SAFER PLACE TO STOP. FROM DRIVING AT 75 MPH, MY HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT TO A NEARBY LEFT SHOULDER, WHICH WAS VERY NARROW THAT INCOMING CARS STARTED TO HONK BECAUSE WE WERE NOT REALLY PARKED INSIDE THE SPACE. I HAD TO CALL OUR INSURANCE FOR TOW SERVICE WHILE CARS WERE DRIVING 75-80 MPH. AFTER AN HOUR, THE TOW TRUCK CAME BUT COULD NOT HOOK US UP BECAUSE OF THE POSITION WE WERE IN AND CARS COMING IN SO FAST. THE TOW TRUCK HAD TO CALL THE CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL FOR HELP. SO WE WERE LEFT AGAIN (TOW TRUCK HAD TO GO BACK TO WAIT FOR THE CHP). THIS WAS A VERY SCARY SITUATION (WE HAD TO LEAVE THE CAR TO AVOID BEING HIT BY THE FAST, INCOMING VEHICLES). WE WERE LUCKY THAT WE WERE NOT HIT BUT IT WAS A CLOSE CALL. CHP CAME AND THE TOW TRUCK BROUGHT US HOME. THE DEALER WAS CLOSED BECAUSE IT WAS A SUNDAY. I HAD TO CALL ANOTHER TOW COMPANY ON MONDAY TO BRING IT TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER SAID IT DID NOT HAVE COMMUNICATION WITH THE FUEL PUMP MODULE WHICH WAS DIFFERENT FROM WHAT THE WARNING INDICATION SHOWED. (BUT AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, IT WAS A SHORT NOTICE THAT I THINK IT SAID "ENGINE FAILURE"). WE HAD THE IMPRESSION THAT BMWS ARE SUPPOSED TO GIVE THE DRIVER ENOUGH WARNING BUT IN THIS CASE, IT DID NOT HAPPEN. WE ARE AFRAID TO DRIVE FOR MORE THAN 300 OR LESS MILES BECAUSE IT MIGHT STOP AGAIN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY. THAT IS AN ACCIDENT WE DO NOT WANT TO BE IN.

Mileage: 63,595

SUDDEN COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER WHILE UNDERWAY ON INTERSTATE 476 NORTH OF PHILADELPHIA. CAR STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF 4 LANES OF HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC AT 4:10 PM.IT WOULD NOT RESTART. THERE WAS NO WARNING OF AN ISSUE PRIOR. I AM SOLE OPERATOR OF CAR. CAR WAS IN DEALERS SHOP FOR 7 DAYS. NO OBVIOUS CAUSE FOUND, BUT BOSCH COILS REPLACED AS A PRECAUTION. 300 MILES LATER ON MAY 26, AT APPROX 5:20 PM THE CAR AGAIN W/O WARNING HAD SUDDEN COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER; WOULD NOT RESTART.

Mileage: 38,478