BMW 750Li Complaints

467 consumer complaints on file.

#10483808November 9, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW 750LI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WOULD ERRONEOUSLY OPEN WHEN MAKING A TURN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SOFT DOOR CLOSE SYSTEM FAILED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE SOFT CLOSE AUTOMATIC OPTIONS FAILED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V504000(LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES: DOORS: LATCH). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000. UPDATED 4/22/13 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE DRIVER'S SIDE SOMETIMES WOULD NOT LATCH. THE SOFT CLOSE DOES NOT WORK, INTERMITTENTLY. UPDATED 05/14/2013 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10483475November 6, 2012
AIR BAGS, SEATS
PASSENGER DETECTION MAT FAULTY CAUSING THE PASSENGER-SIDE AIRBAG TO DEACTIVATE AND THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. IN 2008 THESE DETECTION MATS WERE RECALLED FOR BMW 7-SERIES THROUGH 2006 HOWEVER THEY WERE NOT RECALLED ON 2008 MODELS. DEALER REQUIRES $1.3K TO REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10482936November 1, 2012
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SEATS
THE SEAT SENSOR IS FAILING ON THE DRIVER SIDE REPORTING A DRIVER RESTRAINT SYSTEM FAULT. CAUSING ERROR OF AIRBAG SYSTEM. POSSIBLY DUE TO MASSAGE SEAT LEAKING. READ NUMEROUS REPORTS ABOUT SAME ERROR FAULT ON BIMMERFEST.COM FORUMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10482557October 29, 2012
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
I BEGAN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND THE DRIVER'S DOOR CAME OPEN AND WOULD NOT LATCH AFTERWARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10479336October 9, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 750LI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE BRAKE BOOSTER DID NOT ACTIVATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE VACUUM PUMP AND THE BRAKE BOOSTER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V446000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: POWER ASSIST: VACUUM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. ..UPDATED 11/26/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED VACUUM PUMP LEAKED OIL INTO THE VACUUM BOOSTER PIPE THAT CONNECTED TO THE BRAKE BOOSTER. OIL DETERIORATED THE BOOSTER, WHICH RESULTED IN POWER BRAKE FAILURE. UPDATED 11/28/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10478131October 1, 2012
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW 750LI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HESITATED WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE TO 55 MPH OR HIGHER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS A CALIBRATION PROBLEM BETWEEN THE EGS MODULE AND THE DME MODULE. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WAS NO WAY TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PERFORMING ACCEPTABLY AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,000. UPDATED 10/25/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION WERE NOT IN SYNC. UPDATED 10/25/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10474537September 10, 2012
POWER TRAIN, STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW 750 LI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHIFTED FROM DRIVE TO THE PARK POSITION. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS WERE REPEATEDLY ILLUMINATING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE MECHATRONICS SYSTEM FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED 3 DIFFERENT TIMES. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE AND SHE HAD TO HOLD THE DOOR CLOSED WHILE DRIVING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,371 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,640.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10472632August 27, 2012
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 750LI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC, WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AS THE AIR BAG SENSOR MAT BEING CRACKED. THE MANUFACTURER DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V384000 (AIR BAGS: FRONTAL). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10472433August 24, 2012
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DROVE CAR AT APPROXIMATELY 8:30 P.M. CAR WAS LEFT IN THE GARAGE FOR THE NIGHT. AT 3:35 A.M. WAS AWAKEN BY MY DOG AND SMELLED SMOKE, STRONGEST IN THE AREA OF THE GARAGE. ONCE EXTINGUISHED BY FIREFIGHTERS THE CAR WAS PULLED OUT. THE LEFT FRONT NUMBER, HEADLIGHT, AND ADJACENT STRUCTURES WERE MELTED. EXTENSIVE FIRE DAMAGE AND SMOKE DAMAGE IN THE GARAGE, AND A LESSER DEGREE IN THE HOUSE. CAUSE OF FIRE ORIGIN WAS NOT DETERMINED, BUT THE CAR WAS NOT EXCLUDED. CONCERNED THAT THIS COULD BE RELATED TO THE AUXILIARY COOLING PUMP ISSUE NOTED IN 2010 AND 2011 MODELS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10471982August 23, 2012
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
WHILE DRIVING MY GRAND DAUGHTER TO SCHOOL, MY DRIVER'S SIDE LOCK UNLATCHED. BECAUSE I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF MORNING TRAFFIC, I HAD TO HOLD THE DOOR CLOSED WHILE I WAS DRIVING UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD AND CALL BMW TO PICK UP THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10471988August 23, 2012
POWER TRAIN
FROM 2011-PRESENT, MY BMW 750 LI HAS BEEN SERVICED 3-4 TIMES FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. WHILE BMW STATES THAT THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM, IT CONTINUES TO OCCUR. ON ONE OCCASION, AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS JUST PICKED FOLLOWING A TRANSMISSION SERVICE, I HAD TO CALL BMW ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TO PICK UP APPROXIMATELY 25 MINUTES LATER TO PICK UP THE CAR AGAIN. WHILE ON MY WAY HOME FROM BMW, I STOPPED AT A LOCAL STORE AND ATTEMPTED TO PARK. AFTER BACKING UP, THEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE (IN AN ATTEMPT TO STRAIGHTEN MY CAR IN THE PARKING SPACE) MY TRANSMISSION LOCKED AGAIN. I DID EVEN MAKE IT HOME FROM THE DEALERSHIP BEFORE THE CAR NEEDED TO BE SERVICED AGAIN. TODAY, IS AUGUST 23, 2012, AND MY CAR IS AGAIN AT BMW BEING SERVICED FOR THE SAME TRANSMISSION ISSUE. THIS CAR IS SO UNRELIABLE THAT I DON'T DRIVE IT MORE THAN AN HOUR FROM HOME NOR CAN I DEPEND ON IT BEING MY ONLY SOURCE OF TRANSPORTATION. MY CAR IS AT 64,446 MILES AND IT IS CURRENTLY UNDER WARRANTY. AFTER TALKING TO THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN YESTERDAY, HE STATED THAT HE IS NOT SURE WHY THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO OCCUR, OTHER THAN FINDING A BATTERY FAULT. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT BMW WOULD HAVE SUCH DIFFICULTY REPAIRING THEIR OWN VEHICLES. THE POOR PERFORMANCE OF THIS VEHICLE AND UNSATISFACTORY WORK IS UNACCEPTABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10471354August 18, 2012
WHEELS
BEGAN GETTING LOW TIRE PRESSURE WARNING. REMOVED TIRE TO CHECK FOR NAIL OR PUNCTURE, NOTICED INSIDE LIP OF RIM HAS SMALL CRACK. THIS SAME THING HAPPENED A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO WITH ONE OF THE REAR RIMS THAT HAD 2 CRACKS AT EXACT OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE RIM. BASED ON INTERNET POSTINGS, THIS IS HAPPENING ALOT AND OF COURSE BMW CLAIMS THAT THEY NEVER HEAR OF THIS!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10470587August 14, 2012
STEERING
I OWN AN 2006 BMW 750LI, VIN#. [XXX], WITH ABOUT 34,428 MILES ON THE CARE. I AM GETTING A MESSAGE EVERY NOW AND THEN SINCE 2 DAYS ON THE DASHBOARD THAT MENTIONS THAT THE FLUID IS LOW AND PRESSURE LOSS IN THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. WHEN I DRIVE, I FEEL THAT IT IS GETTING HARDER TO TURN AT SHARP ANGELS. I NOW SEE THE FLUID LOSS ON MY GARAGE FLOOR AFTER I SAW THE MESSAGE ON THE DASHBOARD. I RESEARCHED ON THE WWW.BMWUSA.COM WEBSITE, AND I SEE THAT THERE IS A RECALL CAMPAIGN FOR THE EXACT SAME ISSUE ON NEWER VEHICLE MODELS (MODEL YEAR 2012-13 BMW X5 SAV AND MODEL YEAR 2013 BMW X6 SAC), CAUSED BY THE STEERING GEAR HOUSING WHICH CAUSES THE WITH FLUID AND HYDRAULIC PRESSURE LOSS UNDER THE CAMPAIGN # 12V-267: STEERING GEAR WHICH DESCRIBES THE PROBLEM AS BELOW ON THE RECALL CAMPAIGN NOTICE. "DESCRIPTION OF PROBLEM THE ISSUE INVOLVES THE STEERING GEAR. DUE TO A MACHINE PROCESS ERROR AT THE SUPPLIER, A SNAP RING IN THE STEERING GEAR HOUSING CAN LOOSEN DURING VEHICLE OPERATION. THIS WOULD LEAD TO LEAKAGE OF POWER STEERING FLUID FLOWING INTO THE RUBBER BOOT OF THE STEERING GEAR, CAUSING A PRESSURE LOSS IN THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. THE RESULT IS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST. STEERING FUNCTION WILL BE MAINTAINED; HOWEVER, THE EFFORT REQUIRED TO STEER THE VEHICLE WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER. IN SOME CASES, POWER STEERING FLUID CAN SPRAY ONTO HOT EXHAUST COMPONENTS. THEREFORE, AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE MAY OCCUR. " I LATER CALLED BACK THE LOCAL DEALER UNITED BMW IN ROSWELL, GA TO REPORT ABOUT THE RECALL AND THE SERVICE REP SAID, MY VIN# DOESN'T SHOW UP ON THIS RECALL AND SO I WOULD HAVE TO CALL BMWUSA OR NHTSA TO REPORT THIS ISSUE. HENCE I AM REPORTING THIS TO THE NHTSA. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT THE NEXT STEPS WOULD BE AND IF I CAN GET THE ISSUE FIXED UND ER THE RECALL NOTICE # 12V-267: STEERING GEAR. LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR ADVICE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10468492July 31, 2012
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW 750LI. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 73 MPH WHEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT DOOR OPENED ERRONEOUSLY. IN ADDITION, THE DOOR FAILED TO CLOSE AND LOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE DOOR LOCK AND HANDLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 126, 982.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10466018July 17, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 750LI. THE CONTACT WAS APPROACHING A STOP SIGNAL WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO DOWNSHIFT WITH A LOUD BANGING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM AND STATED THAT THE SERVICE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10464227July 5, 2012
POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING OUT OF TOWN FOR THE 4TH, MY TRANSMISSION DEFAULT LIGHT CAME ON, I HAVE ONLY DRIVEN THIS CAR FROM THE DEALERSHIP, LESS THAN TWO WEEKS, AT $32,000 THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. THANK YOU FOR YOU HELP IN ADVANCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10463342June 27, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, SERVICE BRAKES
. WHILE DRIVING I CAME TO A INTERSECTION I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND. I CONTINUALLY APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL UNTIL THE BRAKES RESPONDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS. THE MECHANIC FOUND CONTAMINATION IN THE BRAKE BOOSTER AND NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V446000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM) THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER CHANGED THE VALVES & THEN TOLD ME I HAD TO PAY FOR DIAGNOSTIC CAUSE THE BREAKS WEREN'T WORKING WHICH I DID PAID $149 PLUS TAX. AFTER THE DIAGNOSTIC THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. PER THE RECALL, THE BRAKE BOOSTER COULD BECOME CONTAMINATED OVER TIME DUE TO THE RECALLED FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURE ADVISED ME THAT THE REPAIRS WOULD NOT BE COVERED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10462004June 17, 2012
SUSPENSION
THERE IS AN OPEN RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE REGARDING SUSPENSION PROBLEMS WHICH MY VEHICLE DOES NOT FALL UNDER DUE TO VIN SPECIFICATIONS MY VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS. BMW REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE RECALL FOR REAR SUSPENSION PROBLEMS. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN INOPERABLE FOR OVER 5 MONTHS DUE TO THE DEFECT. I NEED IMMEDIATE HELP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10460827June 6, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 750LI. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V446000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM) AND WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE REPAIRS WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT CONTINUALLY APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL UNTIL THE BRAKES RESPONDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE REAR BRAKES AND ROTORS. THE MECHANIC FOUND CONTAMINATION IN THE BRAKE BOOSTER AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT PER THE RECALL, THE BRAKE BOOSTER COULD BECOME CONTAMINATED OVER TIME DUE TO THE RECALLED FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE REPAIRS WOULD NOT BE COVERED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10457775May 8, 2012
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 750LI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO INSPECTED THE AIR BAGS AND DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONTAL AIR BAG SENSOR AND CONTROL MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE, ALONG WITH THE CLOCK SPRINGS. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V384000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR WARRANTIES ADDRESSING THE FAILURE. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,206. UPDATED 05/24/12*LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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