Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
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| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | ||||||||||||||||
| 03V324000 | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE | from 05/20/2003 to 07/18/2003 | V (Vehicle) | 2400 | 09/12/2003 | MFR | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE | 08/26/2003 | 09/04/2003 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | On certain passenger vehicles, the engine oil filter drain plug may be insufficiently tightened. this could lead to loosening of the plug causing an initial oil spray and a subsequent oil leak. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | If a large amount of oil loss occurs, engine damage may result. depending on the extent of the damage, a crash could occur. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will inspect the torque of the oil filter drain plug and, if necessary, retighten the drain plug with the correctly specified torque. owner notification began on september 12, 2003. owners should contact bmw at 1-800-831-1117. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration | |||||||||||||||
| 03V240000 | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE | from 10/24/2001 to 04/09/2003 | V (Vehicle) | 5470 | 07/08/2003 | MFR | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE | 07/01/2003 | 07/07/2003 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | On certain passenger vehicles, due to a software error, a desynchronization of the valvetronic motors for engine banks i and ii may occur. if this occurs, the engine could stall. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | In those cases, the driver may not be able to restart the engine. depending on the level of engine roughness, or stalling, as well as traffic conditions and the driver | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will reprogram the digital engine management control unit. owner notification began july 8, 2003. owners should contact bmw at 1-800-831-1117. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 03/03/2010 | 109606 | ||
| 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 | |||
| 02/03/2010 | 100000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2003 bmw 745li. the contact stated the vehicle was experiencing recurring failures in which the dashboard would display an engine malfunction message before stalling. the failures occurred after the vehicle was in operation for approximately 20 minutes while driving at any speed. after the failures the vehicle would be pulled over and restarted. after some of the failures the vehicle would not immediately restart. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the contact was told the vehicle was not included in the recall associated with nhtsa campaign id number 03v240000 (engine and engine cooling). the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 100,000 and the current mileage was 120,580. sm. | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM | |||
| 06/01/2011 | 89900 | ||
| There is a tube in engine that is secured with two o rings. the tube holds coolant. if the o rings fail, then the coolant leaks and the engine will overheat. there are multiple cases of this documented on the internet and it has occurred in my vehicle. service representatives have indicated that this is a common problem that they see on 745's engines made before 2006. | |||
| 03/28/2010 | 92000 | ||
| Coolant leaks after 92k miles. looks like this is a common problem on bmw 745li. | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM | |||
| 02/21/2006 | 49000 | 1 | |
| I own a 2003 745li, bought it certified used in 2006. i have so far had air conditioning problems, oil leaks, transmission failures and leaks, power window failure and so many electrical problems that they are too numerous to list. my car is literally in the shop once a month. as of july 2009 the vehicle has 63,000 miles and trust me, it has been maintained perfectly. it even passed a 160 point inspection for the ez care auto extended warranty and proceeded to break down 3 weeks later, how is that even possible? i paid close to 70k for a used vehicle. i could have bought two brand new top of the line japanese cars. *tr | |||