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2001 BMW 325IX Engine problems

Owners have filed 2 complaints about the 2001 BMW 325IX's engine & cooling with NHTSA - 29% of all its complaints, most recently on August 28, 2007. They describe 0 crashes, 1 fire and 0 injuries. Stalling, loss of power, oil consumption, overheating, head gaskets, timing chains and engine failure.

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Complaints
2
Recalls
0
Crashes
0
Fires
1
Injuries
0
Deaths
0

Engine complaints

Engine & coolingFire

Tl*the contact owns a 2001 bmw 330xi. The contact stated that the engine fan does not shut off and has drained the battery. The battery was replaced, but the fan still does not shut off when the vehicle is turned off and the key is removed. He turned the vehicle off and removed the key, but the engine fan was still running an hour later. The contact currently disconnects the fan when he parks and plugs it back up when he is ready to drive the vehicle. Nhtsa recall number 01v206000 (engine and engine cooling:...

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cooling system fan) does not apply to his vin. The current and failure mileages were 105,300. The consumer stated the vehicle caught on fire. He noticed smoje coming from the engine. Updated 09/26/07. *Jb

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 10201009
Engine & cooling

While on the highway, consumer states vehicle overheated, vehicle was towed to dealership and consumer was told that manufacturer was aware of the problem with the fan in which caused the vehicle to overheat, consumer was also advised that part was on back order. *Jb

Filed Incident Engine and engine coolingNHTSA 561255

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