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2009 BMW 3 SERIES Fuel System, Gasoline Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	868967
Internal NHTSA #	10412296
Manufacurer	BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC
Brand	BMW
Model	3 SERIES
Model Year	2009
File date	15/11/10
Component	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	2009 bmw 328i with 17k miles malfunctioned caught fire and exploded. I was injured by the fire getting out. It was a total loss vehicle fire causing personal injury. In addition to the cost of the car there was additional 20k personal property damage. It was not caused by collision or operator error. On 15 nov 2010 approx 7: 30pm after about 8 mins of driving my car started to lose power and the ses light came on. It acted as if it was running out of gas i pulled over off of the shoulder in the grass. The car died and would not start back up i took my flash light and looked under the hood. I did not see anything or notice anything unusual. After a little time the car started back up, the ses light did not come back on. It was dark outside, i was out of state and bmw was closed so i turned back. I drove approx 1 block to a driveway where i stopped and called my husband to say i would not come home until my car could be seen. I began to drive back towards longview, tx. I entered the highway on the other side of the road at about 50 mph my car began losing power. The engine made a load noise and the rpm gauge went up to 7000 rpms i was in traffic and needed to pull over. I put the car in neutral and coasted at approx 40 mph i put the car in 4th gear and it redlined again. I put it back into neutral the clutch went to the floor. Still coasting in traffic i got off the road as soon as i could . It died on top of a bridge with a narrow shoulder. I turned off the car and called roadside assistance, while talking to them i seen flames coming from the drivers front wheel area. Without a second thought i got out of the car i undid my seat belt opened the drivers door and jumped out only my cell in hand. There was a wall of flames taller than me i got burned getting away from the car i ran through the flames into on coming traffic and was almost hit by an 18 wheeler. I was in the middle of the bridge when i heard the 1st explosion and the 2nd as i ran off of the bridge.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	17000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	OK, OK
VIN pattern	WBAWL13579PXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	Y
Was incedent reported to police?	Y
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	1
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	06/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	6
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Vehicle speed	50
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2009 BMW 3 SERIES Fuel System, Gasoline Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2009 BMW 3 SERIES Fuel System, Gasoline Problems, Complaints and Defects

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