NHTSA — Fuel System, Other Problems

0.8

hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
228,800 miles

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1997 BMW 740 fuel system problems

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1997 BMW 740 Owner Comments

problem #1

May 012011

740 8-cyl

  • 228,800 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

I have a 1997 740il BMW third owner 228,000. I start to notice in April of 2011 that when I fuel the car up that when removing the gas cap there was a hissing sound. A couple of weeks later it started leaking fuel when I look under the car I seen that the fuel tank on the driver's side was crush in and had a hole in it. I have park the car till I have the money to repair it. I have not run over anything nor has the ever been in a crash and has been keep very well.

- Portsmouth , VA, USA

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