BMW 745Li Complaints

144 consumer complaints on file.

#10453438March 29, 2012
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW 745 LI. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE DECREASED SPEED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 129,860.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10449736February 29, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BMW 745LI. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE HAD A ROUGH IDLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE ENGINE AIR LINES WOULD HAVE TO BE CLEANED. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT PASS THE STATE EMISSION TEST BECAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10449764February 29, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
ON FEBRUARY 25, 2011 MY BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. I FELT A DIFFERENCE IN THE PERFORMANCE WHEN THAT HAPPENED AND DECIDED TO TAKE IT TO THE BMW DEALER THE FOLLOWING BUSINESS DAY TO ADDRESS THAT AND SOME OTHER PROBLEMS I WAS HAVING. ONE OF THE PROBLEMS THAT THE SERVICE TECH FOUND WAS THE VACUUM PUMP IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM. SAID THAT THE VACUUM PUMP WAS LEAKING OIL. NORMALLY I RESEARCH RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE, BUT BECAUSE I HAVE ONLY HAD IT A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, I DIDN'T DO IT UNTIL TODAY. WHILE SEARCHING BMWUSA SITE FOR RECALLS, I DISCOVERED THAT ON MARCH, 2011 BMW ISSUED A LETTER TO OWNERS REFERENCING RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER 10V-446: BRAKE VACUUM PUMP. IT STATED THAT CERTAIN 2002-2010 5, 6, 7 & APLINE B7 MODELS WERE APART OF THIS RECALL. BECAUSE IT SEEMED LIKE MY CAR WAS HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM AND IT WAS A 2002 7 SERIES, I DECIDED TO CONTACT BMWUSA. THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE IS NO ACTUAL RECALL OUT THERE AND THAT THEY WOULD LOOK INTO THE MATTER FURTHER AND GIVE ME A CALL BACK. I FIND IT REALLY OUTRAGEOUS THAT MY VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM THAT BMW ITSELF WAS AWARE OF BACK IN MARCH, 2011 AND IS BEING TOLD THAT THIS IS NOT AN ACTUAL RECALL ACCORDING TO BMWUSA. ESPECIALLY WHEN BMW STATED IN THEIR MEMO THAT THIS COULD POSSIBLY RESULT IN A CRASH. I VALUE MY LIFE AND EVERYONE AROUND IT AND I FEEL THAT IF I CALL YOUR COMPANY WITH SUCH AN ISSUE THAT YOU HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED YOURSELF, THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL! THEY MENTIONED SOMETHING TO THE FACT THAT THERE HAS BEEN NO COMPLAINTS OF THIS ISSUE. IF YOU ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, WHY DO YOU NEED COMPLAINTS? ARE YOU WAITING FOR SOMETHING TO HAPPEN, INSTEAD OF PREVENTING SOMETHING FROM HAPPENING? I WOULD SURELY APPRECIATE NHTSA LOOKING INTO THIS MATTER, AS I AM SURE MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE BEEN EFFECTED BY THIS SAME PROBLEM & NOT EVEN KNOW THAT A POSSIBLE RECALL WAS OUT THERE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10447901February 14, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BMW 745LI. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. IF THE VEHICLE HAD A HALF TANK OF GAS OR LESS THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. WHENEVER HE PUT A SMALL AMOUNT OF GASOLINE IN THE TANK USING A GAS CAN, THE VEHICLE WOULD START. THE CONTACT FOUND NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 02V150000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY) THAT WAS RELATED TO THE ELECTRONIC FUEL PUMP. THE FAILURE COULD OCCUR WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS AT A HALF TANK OR LESS. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 138,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10443723January 13, 2012
SEATS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BMW 745 LI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V379000 (SEATS).THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,300.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10440109December 15, 2011
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I PURCHASED A 2003 745LI NOVEMBER 2007 WHEN COMING TO A STOP THERE IS A CLUNKING NOISE WITH HARSH DOWNSHIFT. TOOK CAR DEALERSHIP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WITH CONCERN AND AFTER SEVERAL FAILED ATTEMPTS TO REMEDY THE ISSUE WAS FINALLY MADE AWARE THAT THERE WAS SERVICE BULLETIN CONCERNING TRANSMISSION ISSUE. DEALER STATED THAT IT WAS POSSIBLY FROM TRANSMISSION AND ADVISED ME TO COME BACK FOR REPAIRS. IN NOVEMBER 2008 WAS THE FIRST TIME THAT I HAD TO GET THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED BECAUSE OF THE CLUNKING WITH HARSH DOWNSHIFT. THIS ISSUE RETURNED AND PROGRESSED AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME DUE TO SAME ISSUE 08-2009. AFTER SECOND TRANSMISSION INSTALLED ISSUE STILL EXISTED AND WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A SOFTWARE ISSUE WITH TRANSMISSION AND THAT THERE WAS NOT ANY OTHER UPDATES AT THIS TIME AND THE INFORMATION WOULD BE FORWARDED FOR BMW FOR ANALYSIS. THE UNIVERSAL /GUIBO HAS BEEN REPLACED 3-4 TIMES SINCE I'VE HAD THE CAR BECAUSE OF CLUNKING NOISE HARSH DOWNSHIFTING. AS TIME WENT ON AROUND MAY 2011 THERE WAS AN INCIDENT WHERE AS I WAS DRIVING, APPROACHING AND COMING TO A STOP AT A STOP SIGN, IN ADDITION TO THE HARSH CLUNKING THE CAR JERKED AND ACCELERATED FORWARD ALMOST INTO ONGOING TRAFFIC. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY MENTIONED THE SERVICE BULLETIN AGAIN CONCERNING THE ISSUE STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION MIGHT NEED TO BE REPLACED. THEY FIRST REPLACED THE UNIVERSAL/GUIBO, WHICH I HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET AND THE ISSUE STILL EXISTS. THE INCIDENT THAT HAPPENED IN MAY 2011 HAPPENED AGAIN FOR THE SECOND TIME IN NOV. 2011. I BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE SOME MAJOR ISSUES WITH TRANSMISSION AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. SINCE THEN I'VE BEEN HAVING, BRAKE/DRIVE MALFUNCTION AMONG OTHER ISSUES. I CONSIDER THIS TO BE SAFETY CONCERN. THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10438869December 7, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 BMW 745LI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING FROM A GARAGE, OIL WAS LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER PERFORMED REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V446000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM) BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10434297November 5, 2011
SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS
A FULL WARNING MESSAGE APPEARING IN THE IDRIVE WAS FAULT IN PASS.-RESTRAINT SYSTEM AFFECTING AIRBAG, BELT TENSIONER OR BELT-FORCE LIMITER. FASTEN AND CONTINUE TO WEAR BELTS. PLEASE CONTACT THE NEAREST BMW CENTER. NOW THE SEAT BELT /AIR BAG FAIL LIGHT STAYS ON AND PROVIDE A WARNING UPON START-UP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10433481October 28, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK AS PULLING INTO GARAGE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10429922October 12, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, PARKING BRAKE
I JUST CAME ACROSS NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : PE11025 AND WANTED TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF THE FOLLOWING: I PARKED MY CAR IN FRONT OF MY DAUGHTER'S DAY CARE CENTER (THE GODDARD SCHOOL, SUWANEE) ON THE MONDAY BEFORE EASTER IN 2010 (MARCH 29, 2010). WHEN I CAME OUT, I DISCOVERED THE CAR APPROXIMATELY 40 YARDS AWAY CRASHED INTO THE EMBANKMENT OF THE NEIGHBORING PARKING LOT, AT AN INCLINE OF APPROXIMATELY 45 DEGREES. MY CAR WAS DAMAGED, AS WAS THE LANDSCAPING AT THE CRASH SITE, HOWEVER, NO ONE WAS INJURED. IN RESPONSE TO MY INQUIRY, BMW INDICATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS RELATED TO ISSUES SUCH AS THE ONE I EXPERIENCED. THE REPAIR SHOP WAS BAFFLED BY THE ISSUE AS WELL AND SAID IT MIGHT BE ATTRIBUTABLE TO A FAULTY PARKING BRAKE ACTUATOR. THE VEHICLE STILL GIVES OCCASIONAL TRANSMISSION FAULT ERROR MESSAGES AND INDICATORS. I HAD TO FILE AN INSURANCE CLAIM AND CAN CONTACT THE COMPANY FOR DETAILS. I ALSO STILL HAVE PICTURES SOMEWHERE IF SOMEONE WOULD LIKE TO VIEW THEM. THE REPAIRS (MECHANICAL AND BODY WORK) WERE COMPLETED AT GODWIN AUTOMOTIVE IN DULUTH/JOHNS CREEK, GEORGIA. THE MILEAGE STATED ABOVE IS BASED ON MEMORY AND MY NOT BE ACCURATE. *KB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10429261October 9, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION GOES INTO NEUTRAL WHEN I PUSH BUTTON TO STOP CAR,ALSO LOGIC 7 SOUND IS A PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10427928September 29, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW 745LI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, BUT BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARD OUT OF A GARAGE. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE BY ENGAGING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND ALL OF THE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 80,071.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10425168September 13, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW 745LI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES FAILED REPEATEDLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE FAILURE REPAIRED TWICE BEFORE LOCATING NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:04V344000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: CONTROL MODULE -TCM, PCM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH THE FAILURE WAS IDENTICAL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10422538August 30, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN CAR PUT IN REVERSE; TRANSMISSION GOES INTO NEUTRAL ABRUPTLY. TRANS IN NEUTRAL CODE APPEARS ON DASH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10422543August 30, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BMW 745 LI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING, THE GEAR SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,112 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,313.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10419562August 15, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW 745LI . THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH THE ABS LAMP ILLUMINATED, THE VEHICLE STARTED JERKING VIOLENTLY AND THE BRAKES AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED. IN ADDITION, AFTER THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE BACK ON THE TRANSMISSION SAFE MODE WOULD NOT DISENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THREE YEARS AGO, THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 86,000. UPDATED 9/13/11 *CN UPDATED 09/28/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10418488August 11, 2011
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 BMW 745LI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR MAT WAS CRACKED, WHICH IN TURN DEACTIVATED THE AIR BAG AND MADE THE LIGHT ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 81,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10418836August 8, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
11/09 DRIVERSIDE WINDOW REGULATOR REPLACED;CONSTANTLY REPLACING DRIVER SIDE TURN SIGNAL BULB; IN APPROX. MARCH 2010 CAR WOULD RANDOMLY NOT GO INTO REVERSE AND WHEN I WAS ABLE TO GET IT INTO DRIVE CAR WOULD FEEL SLUGGISH OR WHEN COMING TO A STOP FELT AS IF I WAS HIT FROM BEHIND OR CAR WOULD GO INTO FAILSAFE MODE AND I WOULD BE UNABLE TO ACCELERATE, HAD DIAGNOSED BY BMW WAS TOLD 10K+ TO HAVE TRANNY REPLACED ; FOUND A REBUILT TRANNY AND REPLACED IN APPROX. MAY 2010; HERE WE ARE IN AUGUST 2011 AND CAR AGAIN BEGAN TO NOT GO INTO REVERSE AND GIVE A FAILSAFE NOTIFICATION; ATTEMPTED TO START CAR TODAY 8/8 TO TAKE TO SHOP; HOWEVER CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE AND WHEN IT FINALLY INDICATED IT WAS IN REVERSE; ACTUALLY WENT FORWARD BEGAN TO MAKE A WEIRD GRINDING NOISE SO I TURNED IT OFF AND THERE IT SITS IN MY DRIVEWAY LEAKING WHAT I PRESUME TO BE TRANSMISSION FLUID UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN. CURRENT MILEAGE 133K
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10412249July 14, 2011
PARKING BRAKE
03 745LI IN FOR SERVICE REGARDING "SERVICE ENGINE" ; WHEN CAR WAS READY WE PICKED IT UP AND THE PARK BRAKE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THEY RESET IT AND I LEFT. 2 HRS LATER LIGHT RETURNED. NOW THEY SAY PARKING BRAKE/ACTUATOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED OVER $1000.00. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10407180June 16, 2011
SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS
I STARTED MY CAR UP AT APPROX. 6 PM 5/22/2011 AND A WARNING LIGHT ON MY DASHBOARD INDICATING THAT MY SEAT BELT TENSIONER & PASSENGER AIR BAG IS NOT WORKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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