1985 BMW 318I Fuel system Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 29%of 7 total for the year
- Median mileage
- —not reported
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the fuel system of the 1985 BMW 318I, 29% of the 7 complaints for this model year.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I was told a few years back by c.s.a.a. About a TSB on the bmw318i with automatic transmission. This had to do with the high speed idle test when doing the smog test. I question this problem because of the problem that I just noticed about the coolent system failure TSB. My car has quit running twice on me and resulted me having to replace the fuel pump relay and fule pump. Can this be a result of the fuel pump overheating?”
NHTSA complaint #761632, filed 2002-05Fuel system: other model years
Other parts of the 1985 BMW 318I
2 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
2 complaintsBrakes
1 complaintsEngine cooling
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1985 BMW 318I
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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