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Vehicle speed controlPart report

2003 BMW 330XI Vehicle speed control Problems

Complaints
1about this part
Share
3%of 33 total for the year
Median mileage
165,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2003 BMW 330XI, 3% of the 33 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 165,000 miles.

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.

“On or around the first week of dec. 2020 after filling up with gas, the car just stopped while in motion without any prior dash warning indicators. I placed the car in park and restarted the car on the first try. At that time I thought it may have been bad gas. Fast forward to jan. 09, 2021 while pulling up to gas station car accelerates while I am applying brakes. Very scary because I could have killed someone. I put the car in park and it revved up as though my foot was on the accelerator. This has started to happen on a regular basis, although. Intermittently. …”

NHTSA complaint #11387793, filed 2021-01, 165,000 miles

Vehicle speed control: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
200518%
200313%

Other parts of the 2003 BMW 330XI

Air bags
13 complaints
Electrical system
8 complaints
Tires
4 complaints
Exterior lighting
3 complaints
Other or unknown
3 complaints
Engine
2 complaints
Body and structure
2 complaints
Brakes
1 complaints
Engine cooling
1 complaints
Latches, locks and linkages
1 complaints
Seats
1 complaints
Steering
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2003 BMW 330XI

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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