Complaint 2028447
2008 BMW 335I • FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM • incident Sep 28, 2024
- Complaint ID
- 2028447
- Make
- BMW
- Model
- 335I
- Model Year
- 2008
- Component
- FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- Incident Date
- Sep 28, 2024
- Date Received
- Sep 29, 2024
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Owner Narrative
As of recently I've been smelling a gas smell after driving my vehicle. No matter the distance or time I smelled the odor of gas. I am a certified automotive technician, so I decided to diagnose the problem myself. I put my vehicle in the air and spotted a wet spot of gas on the bottom left side of my fuel tank. To continue my diagnosis process I googled to see if anyone dealt with a similar issue. Seen a decent amount of people confirming the problem. A leak from the D/S fuel sending unit. So I take off my rear seats, and takeoff the fuel sending unit cover. Once the cover was off seen multiple cracks along side top of the unit. No warning lights was present, however did notice MPG was getting worse and worse. the little cracks makes my vehicle a fire hazard. I was able to have the replacement part ordered for about $140.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.