BMW 750i Complaints

177 consumer complaints on file.

#10491822January 8, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 750I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, A STRANGE BANG COULD BE FELT IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES AND WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON EACH OCCASION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10490721January 2, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 750I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE, THE TRANSMISSION FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS MOVED TO THE SHOULDER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT DOWN THEN RESTARTED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 135,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10487843December 10, 2012
AIR BAGS
SRS SYSTEM FAILURE LIGHT ON DASH INDICATING THAT PASSENGER SEAT SENSOR MAT FAILURE WHICH WILL PREVENT THE AIRBAG SYSTEM FROM DEPLOYING IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10483646November 7, 2012
POWER TRAIN
I WANT TO START BY SAYING, I HAVE OWNED 7 SERIES SINCE 1991, MY FIRST PURCHASE WAS THE 735I, 745 AND NOW THE 750I. THE 750I IS BY FAR A MUCH BETTER DRIVING MACHINE, HOWEVER WITH ALL THE PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD WITH IT, I WISH I WOULD HAVE KEPT MY 745I!!! IT'S BEEN ONE PROBLEM AFTER ANOTHER! NOW, I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE CAR ROLLING FORWARD OR BACKWARDS WHILE PARK!! IF YOU HIT THE START/STOP BUTTON IT WOULD GO INTO PARK (THE INDICATED "P" LIGHTS UP) BUT THEN THE CAR ROLLS FORWARD DEPENDING ON IF YOU ARE PARK ON A INCLINE/DECLINE. SINCE THAT STARTED, NOW I GET A MESSAGE STATING ?TRANSMISSION FAULT? AND IT WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF 2ND GEAR!!! THE SELF-CLOSE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WORKS WHEN IT WANTS TOO!!! AT THIS POINT, I WILL NOT ALLOW MY WIFE TO DRIVE THE CAR FOR FEAR THAT SHE WILL GET HURT WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR! IT ACTUALLY ROLLED INTO MY GARAGE DOOR WHILE SITTING IN THE GARAGE!!! I AM SURE THAT I?M NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS PROBLEM, THIS NEEDS TO BE CORRECT IMMEDIATELY! I HAVE COMPLAINT TO SEVERAL INDIVIDUALS WITHIN BMW AND NO ACTIONS SEEMS TO BE TAKEN TO HELP REMEDY THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE SPENT OVER $10K IN REPAIRS AND CONTINUE TO HAVE PROBLEMS!!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10480034October 13, 2012
POWER TRAIN
ARRIVED AT A VALET AND THOUGHT THE CAR WAS IN PARK. IT ROLLED FORWARD AND ALMOST PINNED A PERSON IN BETWEEN 2 CARS. ON THIS CAR YOU MUST TAP A TINY BUTTON TO SELECT PARK. THERE IS NO WAY TO PHYSICALLY VERIFY THE POSITION OF THE GEAR SELECTOR TO SEE IF IT IS IN PARK, YOU MUST READ ON A SCREEN IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. VERY EASY TO ACCIDENTALLY LEAVE IN DRIVE. THE SAME NIGHT A VALET RETURNED THE CAR AND ACCIDENTALLY PUT THE CAR INTO REVERSE AND GOT OUT. (NATURALLY, THEY HAD PUSHED THE SELECTOR ALL THE WAY FORWARD, WHICH IS THE UNIVERSAL POSITION FOR PARK EXCEPT BMW). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10478503October 3, 2012
POWER TRAIN
I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP, SHIFTED THE VEHICLE IN "PARK" AND SAW THE "P" LIGHT COME ON THE DASH, AND PROCEEDED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. BECAUSE I WAS ONLY RETRIEVING MY MAIL FROM THE MAILBOX, I DID NOT TURN THE CAR OFF OR PUT THE PARKING BRAKE ON. AS I EXITED THE CAR, AND TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO MOVE FORWARD EVEN THOUGHT THE "P" WAS LIT ON THE DASH. I IMMEDIATELY GRABBED ONTO THE DOOR AND JUMPED BACK IN THE CAR, AS IT ALMOST HIT ME FROM BEHIND AND PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND ALL THE WHILE, THE SHIFT INDICATOR WAS LIT IN THE "P" FOR PARK POSITION. SINCE THEN, I HAVE HAD A FEW INSTANCES WHERE THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START AND THE DASH INDICATOR LIGHT READS "TRANSMISSION FAULT DRIVE MODERATELY". IT APPEARS AND THEN GOES AWAY AND DOES NOT RE-APPEAR. FROM THIS POINT, I NOW USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WHENEVER I STOP THE VEHICLE TO GET OUT. [XXX] 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
#10471866August 22, 2012
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW 750I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT IT WAS A NORMAL FUNCTION OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10463941July 2, 2012
ENGINE
AFTER RUNNING ERRANDS, CAR WAS PARKED IN GARAGE AT OUR RESIDENCE. WE NOTICED THAT CAR EMITTED A BURNING ODOR. THEN CAR BEGAN TO SMOKE. SMOKE BECAME HEAVER. CAR CAUGHT FIRE, BURNED, AND FIRE SPREAD TO OUR HOME. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10459559May 24, 2012
SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 750I. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE RESTRAINT SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 42,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10454598April 9, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 750LI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER THE ENGINE WOULD IDLE FOR LONGER THAN ONE MINUTE, A LARGE CLOUD OF SMOKE WOULD EMIT FROM THE EXHAUST PIPES AS THE CONTACT ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 109,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10439272December 10, 2011
POWER TRAIN, SUSPENSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
HAVE A 2006 BMW 750I AND WAS OUT RUNNING ERRANDS. I STOPPED AT THE DRY CLEANERS TO GET MY CLOTHING. I ONLY TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES WHILE I WENT INSIDE THE DRY CLEANERS. I PAID FOR MY ITEMS AND WENT TO RESTART THE ENGINE BUT WHEN I PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE NO MOVEMENT HAPPENED. I SHUT THE VEHICLE DOWN COMPLETELY AND RESTARTED IT. I PUT THE VEHICLE IN R FOR REVERSE AND IT SWITCHED BACK TO P FOR PARK. THE VEHICLE AGAIN WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED AND IT DID THE SAME THING NOTHING. I CALLED MY SPOUSE AND HE WAS ABLE TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE BY EDGING THE VEHICLE WHILE IN REVERSE MODE. WHILE MY SPOUSE WAS BACKING OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE THE VEHICLE JERKED. I OFTEN NOTICE THAT IF I PARK ON A HILL AND GO IN REVERSE THE VEHICLE JERKS AND MAKES A LOUD NOISE I JUST HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED RECENTLY AND ACCORDING TO THE INSPECTION THAT THE BMW SERVICE DID THE TRANSMISSION IS GOOD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386416March 4, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A OWNS 2007 BMW 750I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V446000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC: POWER ASSIST: VACUUM). THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE MANUFACTURER SINCE NOVEMBER 2010 TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL HOWEVER; THE PART NEEDED FOR REPAIRS HAS BEEN UNAVAILABLE SINCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10368719December 2, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW 750I. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH IN A PARKING LOT AND ATTEMPTING TO APPLY THE BRAKES WHEN THEY FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED MOVING AND CRASHED INTO A DITCH AND A TREE. THE CONTACT WAS KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL VIA HELICOPTER. HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH MULTIPLE FRACTURES AND BRAIN HEMORRHAGING. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MEMORY LOSS AS A RESULT OF THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS FOUND 35 TO 40 FEET INTO THE DITCH AND HAD CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES FROM THE MAIN ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY TOWED THE VEHICLE TO A SERVICE CENTER. A DETAILED POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10344382July 21, 2010
WHEELS
2010 BMW MODEL 750 IL. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HAS A SHIMMY *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE A FEW MONTHS AGO, HE HAD THE WHEELS CHROME PLATED. AS THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN, A SHIMMY IN THE FRONT END BECAME EVIDENT. BMW CLAIMED THE CHROMING PROCESS CAUSED THE PROBLEM AND THE FOUR WHEELS WERE BENT. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS NOTHING IN THE CHROMING PROCESS THAT WOULD AFFECT THE METALLURGICAL INTEGRITY OF THE WHEELS, AND IT WAS THE CONSUMERS FEELING THAT IN THE HEAT TREATING PROCESS AT BMW THE PROCESS WAS DEFECTIVE. BMW CLAIMED THAT OUT OF THE 100,000 WHEELS THEY HAVE SOLD THERE HAD BEEN NO REPORTS OF SOFT WHEELS, BUT THE SUPPLER OF THE CHROME WHEELS SAID THAT WAS NOT TRUE AND THEY HAD PROBLEMS WITH 750 MODELS BEFORE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10330353May 13, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW 750I. WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF WITH NO PRIOR WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE A PART WAS REPAIRED ON ONE OF THE DOORS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP ON THREE PRIOR OCCASIONS WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BATTERY HAD DIED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 33,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10301678January 21, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 BMW 750I. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE RESIDENCE GARAGE WHEN THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG FUEL ODOR OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF FUEL LEAKAGE ON THE GROUND COMING FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURE. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO LEAKAGE FROM THE FUEL LINE. THE CHARCOAL CANISTER AND PUMP WERE REPLACED FOR THE MALFUNCTION UNDER THE SERVICE WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200. UPDATED 03/01/10. *LJ UPDATED 04/19/10 UPDATED 06/14/10.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10212673December 25, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
HID HEADLIGHTS AND THE AMOUNT OF GLARE PRODUCED NEEDS TO BE REGULATED BY THE GOVERNMENT. I DRIVE A LOT OF NARROW COUNTY 2 LANE RAADS WHERE THERE ARE NO RIGHT SIDE WHITE LINES. I HAVE TO CLOSE MY EYES SOMETIMES WHEN CARS WITH THESE NEW HEADLIGHTS APPROACH. I DRIVE WITH REGULAR HEADLIGHTS AT SAFE SPEEDS AT NIGHT AND HAVE NEVER FELT THE NEED FOR THESE FLAMETHROWER LIGHTS. I'M SURE DRIVERS WITH HID'S LOVE THEM BUT THEY ARE JEOPARDIZING THE SAFETY OF THEMSELVES AND ME. BMW LIGHTS SEEM TO BE THE WORST. THE AMERICAN MADE CARS WITH HID'S SEEM TO BE BETTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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