BMW 750Li Complaints

467 consumer complaints on file.

#10547249October 8, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID
THE 2011 BMW 7 SERIES HAS A DANGEROUS DESIGN FLAW WHEREBY THE MECHANICAL TRUNK CLOSING MOTOR DOES NOT REVERSE OR STOP IF THERE IS AN OBSTRUCTION, BUT RATHER IT JUST CRUNCHES DOWN, WHICH BROKE MY REAR WINDSHIELD AND COST $2,700 TO REPLACE. MUCH CHEAPER CARS LIKE TOYOTA MINIVANS, ETC HAVE A SAFETY FEATURE WHEREBY THE TRUNK CLOSER REVERSES. WHY DOES MY $110,000 CAR NOT HAVE THIS SAFETY FEATURE? WHY DOES BMW NOT WANT TO ADMIT THIS PROBLEM, OR PAY TO REPLACE MY WINDSHIELD? THIS IS DANGEROUS AS A PERSON'S ARM COULD GET CRUSHED AS A RESULT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10545164September 24, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
***MY VIN SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL #12V504000. I HAVE THE EXACT MODEL, YEAR, OPTIONS, AND DATE OF MANUFACTURE AS THE VINS THAT WERE INCLUDED. A MISTAKE HAS BEEN MADE. NHTSA, PLEASE HELP!!*** *JUST LIKE ALL VEHICLES INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL #12V504000, MY 2006 BMW 750LI IS EQUIPPED WITH "COMFORT ACCESS" AND "SOFT CLOSE AUTOMATIC." *JUST LIKE THE CARS THAT LED TO NHTSA RECALL #12V504000, MY (DRIVER'S) DOOR APPEARS TO BE CLOSED. THEN, UNEXPECTEDLY, THE DOOR OPENS WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOVEMENT! THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *I WAS DENIED THE RECALL FIX TODAY AT THE DEALER. *I CALLED BMW CUSTOMER CARE, AND THEY TOLD ME THAT MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BATCH...BUT -- THE TROUBLING PART -- THEY COULD NOT EXPLAIN WHY. *THERE IS NO REASONABLE EXPLANATION WHY MY VIN WAS OMITTED FROM THIS RECALL. A MISTAKE WAS MADE RE: NHTSA RECALL #12V504000 THAT REQUIRES URGENT ATTENTION AND CORRECTION: SOME VINS WERE OMITTED FROM THE RECALL THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED. *NHTSA, I'M COUNTING ON YOU. PLEASE HELP! *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10538317September 1, 2013
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
VEHICLE HAD INDICATION OF PASSENGER MAT SENSOR FAILURE. SPOKE TO DEALERSHIP WITH NO LUCK ON COVERAGE. CALLED RECALL NUMBER AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS ONLY A RECALL ON VEHICLE FOR TRANSMISSION GOING INTO NEUTRAL. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AT DEALERSHIP FOR WATER PUMP FAILURE A FEW MONTHS AGO AND I ASKED ABOUT RECALLS AND WAS TOLD THERE WERE NONE FOR MY VIN. THIS IS THE 3RD THING TO FAIL IN LESS THAN A YEAR OF PURCHASE. 1ST WAS DOOR ACTUATOR FAILURE, 2ND WATER PUMP FAILURE, AND NOW MAT SENSOR. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10537710August 28, 2013
ENGINE, AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 750LIL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANY IMPACT TO THE VEHICLE AS THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10533560August 5, 2013
SEATS
2006 BMW 750. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT SEPARATION IN THE BACK. *SMD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10525163July 16, 2013
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW 750LI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR OPENED INDEPENDENTLY. THE DOOR FAILED TO LATCH UNTIL AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO SECURE THE DOOR. THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WAS MANUALLY HELD BY THE CONTACT WHEN DRIVING DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE LATCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V504000(LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES). THE RECALL REMEDY DID NOT CORRECT THE DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,509.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10523720July 8, 2013
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW 750LI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH WHEN CLOSED AND IT WOULD OPEN INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS, WHO STATED THAT THE DOOR HANDLE AND LATCH WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V504000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10520533June 18, 2013
AIR BAGS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DRIVING, WITH MY WIFE AS PASSENGER,ON 118 FWY, IN SIMI VALLEY CALIFORNIA AT APPROX. 11:30 PM ON JUNE 6 WHEN AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING, AND WITHOUT COLLISION OR IMPACT. ENGINE WAS DISABLED AND I WAS MIRACULOUSLY ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, DESPITE LACK OF VISION FROM AIRBAG AND FROM DUST INSIDE VEHICLE. NO INDICATION OF ANY IMPACT WHATSOEVER. VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DISABLED AND I WAS BARELY ABLE TO GET VEHICLE OUT OF TRAFFIC LANE. DASHBOARD HAD TWO MESSAGES: 1. "ENGINE MALFUNCTION" 2. "FAULT IN PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM AFFECTING AIRBAG, BELT TENSIONER OR BELT FORCE LIMITER" VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL BMW VEHICLE ON MONDAY , JUNE 10, AND I HAVE BEEN WAITING TO HEAR SOMETHING/ANYTHING FROM BMW FACTORY EVER SINCE. CLEARLY, THIS ACCIDENT COULD VERY WELL HAVE BEEN A FATALITY HAD THERE BEEN TRAFFIC ON THE FREEWAY OR HAD WE NOT BEEN EXTREMELY FORTUNATE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10515866June 9, 2013
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), POWER TRAIN, SERVICE BRAKES
CRANK CASE VENT VALVE FAILURE CAUSED DAMAGE TO ENGINE. LOW BRAKE PEDAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10515636June 7, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 750LI. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK GEAR, IT FAILED AND SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE PROBLEM PERSIST AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10513302May 23, 2013
POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE DRIVE MODERATE WARNING IS DISPLAY BUT READING SOME OF THE COMPLAINTS ON THIS SIGHT I HAVE ENCOUNTER SOME SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THE SHIFTING OF THE TRANSMISSION BUT I TOOK MY CAR TO BMW OF COLUMBUS GA. AND THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG. THE TRANSMISSION SLAMS VERY HARD AND SOUNDS LIKE A LOUD A CRASH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10512698May 19, 2013
SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS
I STARTED MY CAR AND HAVE A RED WARNING IN MY SCREEN SAID FAULT IN PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM AFFECTING AIRBAG, BELT TENSIONER OR BELT-FORCE LIMITER. FASTEN AND CONTINUE TO WEAR BELTS. PLEASE CONTACT THE NEAREST BMW CENTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10512526May 17, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 750LI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION FAULT DRIVE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE LUNGED INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 127,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10512103May 15, 2013
POWER TRAIN
WE WERE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AND THE VEHICLE JUST WENT IN GEAR ON ITS OWN. I ALSO COULDN'T GET THE CAR TO GO IN GEAR. CAR STILL DOES NOT RUN RIGHT. TRANSMISSION ISN'T RIGHT, WHEN VEHICLE IS STARTED IT JUST KICKS BACK IN NEUTRAL AND WILL NOT GO IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. DEALER CAN'T SEEM TO FIX NOR CAN THEY TELL ME ANYTHING THAT THEY CAN DO TO FIX OTHER THAT BUYING NEW TRANSMISSION. I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR 6 MONTHS AND ALL SERVICE WORK WAS DONE AT BMW OF SARASOTA. I HAVE ONLY PUT 4,050 MILES ON VEHICLE SINCE NOVEMBER AND I HAVE NOT HAD THE VEHICLE SINCE APRIL BECAUSE THEY CAN'T SEEM TO FIX CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10511431May 10, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
OWN A 2007 BMW 750LI. I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY DRIVER SIDE DOOR SEVERAL WEEKS AGO. MY DRIVER DOOR WOULD NOT SHUT. YESTERDAY, I WAS AT THE WORK, WENT BACK TO MY CAR, USED THE REMOTE AND THE DOOR OPENED. GOT INTO MY CAR AND MY DOOR WOULD NOT SHUT. I TRIED TO USE THE AUTOMATIC LOCK AND IT DID NOT WORK. I USED THE KEY ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND WAITED UNTIL I HEARD IT CATCH, THIS REENGAGED MY LOCK SO I WAS ABLE TO CLOSE THE DOOR. UPDATE COMP CODE TO LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES. VERY DANGEROUS NOT HAVING THE DOOR LOCK. NEED TO BE A GENERAL RECALL ON THIS DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10510736May 6, 2013
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW 750LI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH THE SOFT CLOSE FEATURE FOR THE DOOR, BUT THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER:12V504000(LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 135,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10509815April 29, 2013
POWER TRAIN, EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
STOPPED AT A LIGHT AND AS I WAS SLOWING DOWN THE CAR JERKED AS IF IT WAS BEING HIT FROM THE REAR.. FOLLOWING THE LIGHT CHANGE, I GOT A HESITANT PULL OFF AND KNOCKING OR THE CAR SEEMED TO SKIP OR AS IF GEAR WAS SLIPPING. *TR 2ND TIME CAR WAS PUT IN D AND JUMPED OUT OF GEAR AND HEARD A LOUD THUD AS IF CAR WAS BEING REAR ENDED. 3RD TIME I WAS APPROACHING A STOP SIGNAL WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO DOWNSHIFT WITH A LOUD BANGING NOISE. THE DEALER CANNOT REPLICATE THIS ISSUE AT IS RANDOM, BUT OTHER BMW OWNERS HAVE NOTED THE SAME ISSUE. IT IS POSSIBLE TO GET A NECK INJURY FROM THIS "VIOLENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10509244April 23, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 750LI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND THE TRANSMISSION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IN ADDITION, THE TRANSMISSION EXHIBITED A SLIGHT HESITATION WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10509299April 23, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
I WAS DRIVING A BMW 750LI 2010 ON THE FREEWAY 70MPH. WITHOUT WARNING, THE ENGINE STOPPED AND THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WENT OFF. I STEERED THE CAR QUICKLY TO THE SHOULDER. I ONLY HAD ENOUGH MOMENTUM TO PULL MY CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. ALL SYSTEMS WERE NON RESPONSIVE . I WAS UNABLE TO PLACE THE CAR IN NEUTRAL FOR THE TOW TRUCK. I WAS UNABLE TO CALL FOR ASSISTANCE VIA THE VEHICLES CALL SYSTEM. I WOULD HAVE TO ASSUME THAT ALL THE SYSTEMS ACTIVE SAFETY EQUIPMENT WERE USELESS SINCE I HAD NO POWER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10508240April 15, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 750LI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH THE COMFORT ACCESS AND SOFT CLOSE AUTOMATIC DOORS; HOWEVER, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR DID NOT LATCH UNTIL AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V504000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES) BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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