2003 BMW 330I Body and structure Problems
- Complaints
- 3about this part
- Share
- 4%of 77 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 75,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the body and structure of the 2003 BMW 330I, 4% of the 77 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 75,000 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved and 1 a fire, according to the filers.
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.
“All passenger doors except driver door cannot be unlocked or opened using any method--the key or any unlock button, or using either inside or outside door handles. This leaves only the front driver door openable. This is a huge safety risk. I can't drive the car this way--I would not be able to get my kids out of the back seat. It happens whether the car is running or not, and moving or not.”
NHTSA complaint #11058203, filed 2018-01, 130,000 miles“The car was being driven by my house and the transmision started slipping as well as it catching and breaking one of the axles leaving the car to be stuck not being able to move period surely the most important thing this resulted in the car getting hit and the fuel tank exploding my aunt want not able to make it out of the car to get out of the way and again this car didn't allow the air bags to deploy the location is unkown”
NHTSA complaint #11327653, filed 2020-06, 75,000 miles“The passenger doors fail to open with the internal door unlock button. This is due to failure of door unlock relays in the gm5 module. This could result in a significant safety issue if a failure of the unlock relay happens when attempting to unlock passenger doors in an emergency to retrieve passengers.”
NHTSA complaint #10424019, filed 2011-09, 73,229 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10218369Jun 1, 2022Whistling noise is heard coming from the front bumper while driving at highway speeds.
Body and structure: other model years
Other parts of the 2003 BMW 330I
28 complaintsAir bags
24 complaintsElectrical system
10 complaintsEngine cooling
8 complaintsTires
4 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
3 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
3 complaintsOther or unknown
2 complaintsWheels
2 complaintsBrakes
1 complaintsFuel system
1 complaintsVehicle speed control
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2003 BMW 330I
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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