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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| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | ||||||||||||||||
| 12V502000 | BMW of North America, LLC | from 08/23/2004 to 07/24/2008 | V (Vehicle) | 45500 | ODI | BMW of North America, LLC | 10/17/2012 | 10/18/2012 | ||||||||
| Defect Summary | Bmw is recalling certain model year 2005-2008 7-series vehicles, equipped with the comfort access option, and manufactured august 23, 2004, through july 24, 2008. the affected vehicles have an electronic key and an electronic connection between the gear shifter and the transmission (shift-by-wire) that automatically shifts the transmission to park when the driver presses the start/stop button to shutdown the engine. if the driver presses the engine start/stop button 2 or 3 times within a short time interval, the system may shift the transmission to neutral rather than park. if using the electronic key (comfort access mode), there would be no protection from the ignition interlock that prevents key removal if the vehicle is not in park. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | If the driver exits the vehicle with the transmission in neutral and the parking brake is not applied, the vehicle may rollaway. unattended rollaway incidents often result in a crash or cause injury to pedestrians attempting to stop or enter the vehicle or to other bystanders in the path of the vehicle. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Bmw will notify owners beginning in november 2012, but will not have revised software available to remedy the vehicles until march 2013. owners may call bmw at 1-800-525-7417 or email bmw at customerrelations@bmwusa.com. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov. | |||||||||||||||
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
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| EA12002 | BMW of North America, LLC | 04/10/2012 | 01/24/2013 | Vehicle Rollaway | 12V502000 | |
| In a letter dated october 16, 2012, bmw of north america, llc (bmw) submitted a defect information report (dir), nhtsa recall no. 12v-502 to nhtsa identifying a safety defect involving the possibility of unattended vehicle rollaway in my 2005 through 2008 bmw 7-series (approximately 45,000) vehicles equipped with the comfort access option.the comfort access option allows the driver to start and stop the engine (by pressing the engine start / stop button) without inserting the key fob into the vehicles key slot in the instrument panel.subject vehicles not equipped with the comfort access option require the key fob be inserted the key slot to start the engine.upon removal of the key from the key slot the vehicle will automatically shift to park if the driver has not done so using the gearshift lever.sunject vehicles equipped with the comfort access option are designed such that when the vehicle is stopped with the service brakes applied and the transmission in drive or reverse, the driver can push the engine start/stop button one time, stopping the engine and automatically shifting the transmission to park.in its dir, bmw identified a condition such that if the driver depressed the start-stop button multiple times in rapid succession, the transmission could shift to neutral instead of park.with the transmission in neutral, depending on the slope of the road, the vehicle could rollaway if unattended.in review of data submitted to the office of defects investigation (odi) and of reports submitted to bmw, odi identified 20 reports alleging vehicle rollaway involving vehicles equipped with comfort access.the vehicles identified in these reports are all subject to recall 12v-502.ten of these reports were identified as likely related to the defect described in recall 12v-502.two of the reports are likely related to other mechanical failures.the remaining 8 allegations of vehicle rollaway could not be associated with a specific cause.there are 32 reports alleging vehicle rollaway in the subject vehicles not equipped with the comfort access option.a vehicle based safety defect trend was not identified in these reports.subject vehicles not equipped the comfort access option will automatically shift to park once the key fob is removed from the key slot.in this regard these vehicles behave similarly to those with traditional mechanical keys where the key cannot be removed from the ignition unless the vehicle is shifted to park.the difference between these vehicles and the subject vehicles with the comfort access option is that in the comfort access equipped vehicles, the engine can be started and stopped without the key fob in the key slot.odi reports 10429922 and 10419177 noted in the ea opening resume were determined to be vehicles not equipped with the comfort access option and odi did not identify a vehicle based safety defect associated with these incidents.this investigation is closed.the odi report cited above can be reviewed at www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/complaints under the following identification (odi) numbers:10185770 | ||||||
| PE11025 | BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC | 08/05/2011 | 04/23/2012 | Vehicle Rollaway | ||
| In response to the office of defects investigation's (odi) information request (ir) for pe11-025, bmw provided odi with 1 complaint and 46 field reports relating to either incidents of unattended vehicle rollaway or vehicle movement after the driver expected the vehicle gearshift to automatically shift to park. odi's analysis of the data provided by bmw identified 14 crashes and 5 alleged injuries. odi has also identified 3 additional reports in its database alleging vehicle rollaway incidents of which 2 resulted in crashes.the subject vehicles are all equipped with push-buttons (start/stop button) to control starting/stopping the engine and shift-by-wire gearshift systems controlled by a column mounted selector lever behind the steering wheel. the start/stop button also controls switching the ignition and the radio ready state on and off. shift-by-wire systems replace the traditional mechanical connection (e.g., cable or linkage) between the gearshift and automatic transmission with an electronic connection controlled by a computer module. when parking the vehicle, the driver has the capability to manually shift the vehicle to park by pressing the park button on the end of the electronic gearshift lever. however, the instructions for engine shutoff provided in the owner's manual state that pressing the start/stop button serves the dual function of switching off the engine and automatically shifting the transmission to park.in response to odi's information request for pe11-025, bmw described several circumstances where the subject vehicles may shift to neutral when the driver may expect it to automatically shift to park. first, for comfort access system (cas) vehicles, if the transmission is in neutral when the key fob is in the ignition slot and the start/stop button is pressed to shut-off the engine, the transmission will remain in neutral. this is referred to as the carwash mode and is a normal operating feature of the vehicles that is described in the owner's manual. bmw also described two circumstances that are not normal operating features and are not described in the owners' manual: (1) with the transmission in drive or reverse and the engine running, if the start/stop button is pushed 2 or 3 times within a 0.3 second to 0.5 second interval, the engine will stop and the transmission will shift to neutral; and 2) if the park button on the gearshift lever is pressed at the same time that the gearshift lever is actuated (i.e., toggled up or down) to select drive, reverse or neutral; the transmission will shift to neutral or remain in neutral.beginning in model year (my) 2005, bmw introduced cas as an optional feature package for the subject vehicles.the key for cas equipped vehicles is an electronic code that is sent to the engine control module by a remote transmitter (key fob). an optional docking port (key slot) is provided for driver convenience or to put the vehicle into car wash mode, which allows for engine shutoff in neutral. bmw sold approximately 45,000 subject vehicles with cas and approximately 94 percent of the cas equipped vehicles were produced from my 2006 through 2008. non-cas subject vehicles were produced from my 2002 through 2008 and require the remote control to be in the ignition slot located next to the start/stop button to start the engine.the 50 incidents identified by odi's analysis of complaints and field reports include 18 involving cas vehicles (39.6 incidents per 100,000 vehicles) and 32 involving non-cas vehicles (42.0 incidents per 100,000 vehicles). because the incidents are considered random events, the failure rates were also adjusted for vehicle exposure, resulting in rates of 7.9 and 5.5 incidents per 100,000 vehicle-years for the cas and non-cas vehicles, respectively.this investigation is being upgraded to an engineering analysis (ea12-002) to further assess the potential safety consequences of the alleged defect in the subject vehicles. | ||||||
| EA12002 | BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC | 04/10/2012 | Vehicle Rollaway | |||
| In response to the office of defects investigation's (odi) information request (ir) for pe11-025, bmw provided odi with 1 complaint and 46 field reports relating to either incidents of unattended vehicle rollaway or vehicle movement after the driver expected the vehicle gearshift to automatically shift to park.odi's analysis of the data provided by bmw identified 14 crashes and 5 alleged injuries.odi has also identified 3 additional reports in its database alleging vehicle rollaway incidents of which 2 resulted in crashes. the subject vehicles are all equipped with push-buttons (start/stop button) to control starting/stopping the engine and shift-by-wire gearshift systems controlled by a column mounted selector lever behind the steering wheel.the start/stop button also controls switching the ignition and the radio ready state on and off.shift-by-wire systems replace the traditional mechanical connection(e.g., cable or linkage) between the gearshift and automatic transmission with an electronic connection controlled by a computer module.when parking the vehicle, the driver has the capability to manually shift the vehicle to park by pressing the park button on the end of the electronic gearshift lever.however, the instructions for engine shutoff provided in the owner's manual state that pressing the start/stop button serves the dual function of switching off the engine and automatically shifting the transmission to park.in response to odi's information request for pe11-025, bmw described several circumstances where the subject vehicles may shift to neutral when the driver may expect it to automatically shift to park.first, for comfort access system (cas) vehicles, if the transmission is in neutral when the key fob is in the ignition slot and the start/stop button is pressed to shut-off the engine, the transmission will remain in neutral.this is referred to as the carwash mode and is a normal operating feature of the vehicles that is described in the owner | ||||||
| PE11025 | BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC | 08/05/2011 | Vehicle Rollaway Allegations | |||
| The office of defects investigation has received a complaint from a consumer alleging a rollaway incident with a model year (my) 2006 bmw 7-series vehicle after parking and exiting the vehicle.the complaint vehicle was equipped with bmw's comfort access electronic access and ignition system and an electronic transmission shifter with the gear selector mounted on the steering column.the shifter is designed to automatically shift the vehicle to park under a variety of conditions, including after the driver has pressed the ignition button to turn the engine off. early warning reporting data submitted to odi by bmw include field reports describing additional rollaway incidents in similarly equipped my 2002 through 2008 bmw 7-series vehicles.thus far, no cause has been identified for any of the rollaway incidents. a preliminary evaluation has been opened to assess the scope, frequency and causes of rollaway incidents in the subject vehicles. | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
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| POWER TRAIN | |||
| 02/19/2013 | 110000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2006 bmw 750li. the contact stated that while driving 55 mph, the vehicle erroneously shifted into neutral. the contact also stated that the engine revved and went into a coasting mode then the warning transmission fault drive moderate light illuminated. the vehicle engine was shut down and restarted and the transmission reset itself. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who ran a diagnostic test but could not find any failures. the manufacturer was notified. the vehicle was not repaired. the vin was unknown. the failure mileage was 110,000. | |||
| 02/19/2013 | 110000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 bmw 750li. the contact stated that while driving 55 mph, the vehicle erroneously shifted into neutral. the contact also stated that the engine revved and went into a coasting mode then the warning transmission fault drive moderate light illuminated. the vehicle engine was shut down and restarted and the transmission reset itself. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who ran a diagnostic test but could not find any failures. the manufacturer was notified. the vehicle was not repaired. the vin was unknown. the failure mileage was 110,000. mah | |||
| 01/10/2013 | 84000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2006 bmw 750li. the contact applied the push-to-start ignition and shifted into drive when the transmission automatically shifted into neutral without warning. the contact turned the engine off and upon restarting, the vehicle resumed normally. the failure recurred numerous times. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer but was not repaired. there was a recall related to the defect under nhtsa campaign id number 12v502000 (electrical system, power train), however the contact's vin was not included. the manufacturer was notified of the problem. the approximate failure mileage was 84,000. | |||
| 02/19/2013 | 110000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 bmw 750li. the contact stated that while driving 55 mph, the vehicle erroneously shifted into neutral. the contact also stated that the engine revved and went into a coasting mode then the warning transmission fault drive moderate light illuminated. the vehicle engine was shut down and restarted and the transmission reset itself. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who ran a diagnostic test but could not find any failures. the manufacturer was notified. the vehicle was not repaired. the vin was unknown. the failure mileage was 110,000. mah | |||
| 01/10/2013 | 84000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 bmw 750li. the contact applied the push-to-start ignition and shifted into drive when the transmission automatically shifted into neutral without warning. the contact turned the engine off and upon restarting, the vehicle resumed normally. the failure recurred numerous times. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer but was not repaired. there was a recall related to the defect under nhtsa campaign id number 12v502000 (electrical system, power train), however the contact's vin was not included. the manufacturer was notified of the problem. the approximate failure mileage was 84,000. kmj | |||
| 02/19/2013 | 110000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 bmw 750li. the contact stated while driving 55 mph the vehicle gear goes into neutral. the vehicle engine would rev and goes into a coasting mode. the warning transmission fault drive moderate light would illuminate. the vehicle engine was turned off and on and the transmission would reset itself. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who ran a diagnostic test but could not find any failure. the manufacturer was notified who offered no assistance. the vehicle was not repaired. the vin was unknown. the failure mileage was 110,000. mw | |||
| 01/10/2013 | 84000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 bmw 750li. the contact applied the push-to-start ignition and shifted into drive when the transmission automatically shifted into neutral without warning. the contact turned the engine off and upon restarting, the vehicle resumed normally. the failure recurred numerous times. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer but was not repaired. there was a recall related to the defect under nhtsa campaign id number 12v502000 (electrical system, power train), however the contact's vin was not included. the manufacturer was notified of the problem. the approximate failure mileage was 84,000. kmj | |||
| 01/10/2013 | 84000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 bmw 750li. the contact applied the push start ignition button and shifted the gear lever into drive then the transmission automatically shifted into the neutral position without any warning. the contact turned the engine off and upon restarting, the vehicle resumed normally. the failure occurred numerous times. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and was not repaired. there was a recall related to the defect under nhtsa campaign id number 12v502000 (electrical system , power train), however the vin was not included. the manufacturer was notified of the problem. the approximate failure mileage was 84,000. js | |||
| 02/13/2013 | 78000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2006 bmw 750li. the contact stated that while reversing out of his driveway, the gears would shift and would not hold in gear. the vehicle was later taken to the dealer. after diagnosis, they advised him that the internal linkage from the electronic pressure seal failed and needed to be replaced and reset. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was contacted and they offered no assistance. the failure and current mileages were approximately 78,000. the vin was unavailable. | |||
| 02/13/2013 | 78000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 bmw 750li. the contact stated that while reversing out of his driveway, the gears would shift and would not hold in gear. the vehicle was later taken to the dealer. after diagnosis, they advised him that the internal linkage from the electronic pressure seal failed and needed to be replaced and reset. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was contacted and they offered no assistance. the failure and current mileages were approximately 78,000. the vin was unavailable. mah | |||
| 02/13/2013 | 78000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 bmw 750li. the contact stated that while going in reverse out of his driveway the gears would shift and wouldn't hold in gear. the vehicle was later taken to the dealer. after diagnosis they advised him that the internal linkage from the electronic pressure seal failed and needed to be replaced and reset. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was contacted and they offered no assistance. the failure and current mileages were approximately 78,000. the vin was unavailable. tb | |||
| 02/08/2013 | 63000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 bmw 750 li. the contact stated that when shifting into drive, the vehicle would not engage and independently re-engaged into park. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where they advised that the transmission failed and needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was contacted and offered no assistance. the failure and current mileages were approximately 63,000. kmj | |||
| 08/15/2012 | 64446 | 1 | |
| 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 | |||
| 08/15/2012 | 64446 | ||
| 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 diffulty repairing their own vehicles. the poor performance of this vehicle and unsatisfactory work is unacceptable. | |||
| 06/13/2012 | 60000 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 06/13/2012 | 60000 | ||
| 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. sm. | |||
| 06/13/2012 | 60000 | ||
| Tl-contact owns a 2006 bmw 750li. the contact was driving approximately 30 mph, approaching a stop signal and the transmission began to downshift with a loud banging noise. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who stated the transmission would need to be replaced. the vehicle had not been repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the problem and informed the service warranty expired. the approximate failure mileage was 60,000. the vin was unavailable. js | |||
| 07/03/2012 | 81543 | 1 | |
| 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 | |||
| 07/03/2012 | 81543 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 01/01/2007 | 30000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 bmw 750 li. the contact was driving 35 mph when the vehicle lunged forward and failed to shift gears properly driving up a hill.the vehicle was taken to dealer. the manufacturer was contacted. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 30,000 and the current mileage was 100,000. kmj | |||
| 01/01/2007 | 30000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 bmw 750 li. the contact was driving 35 mph when the vehicle lunged forward and failed to shift gears properly driving up a hill.the vehicle was taken to dealer. the manufacturer was contacted. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 30,000 and the current mileage was 100,000 . rds | |||
| 10/04/2011 | 61000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 bmw 750li. the contact stated that the transmission fault warning light illuminated and initiated the safe mode erroneously. the contact stated that when the failure occurred, the vehicle would decelerate and could not regain power. the vehicle was taken to the dealer were the fault codes were reset. the dealer advised the contact that if the failure happed to recur, the transmission would need to be replaced. the contact believed that the failure was caused by an electrical issue based on the symptoms the vehicle was exhibiting. the dealer however, disagreed and stated that according to the diagnostic results, the failure was caused by the transmission. the failure mileage was 61,000 and the current mileage was 63,000. kmj | |||
| 10/04/2011 | 61000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 bmw 750li. the contact stated the transmission fault light illuminated on the instrument and that puts the vehicle in safe mode. the contact stated this makes the vehicle slow down and barely operate. the vehicle was taken to the dealer were the code was reset. the dealer stated if the failure occurs again the transmission will need to be replaced. the contact feels the failure is an electrical issue, but the dealer stated the manual calls for the transmission to be replaced. the failure mileage was 61,000 and the current mileage was 63,000.rl | |||
| 12/17/2011 | 64000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2006 bmw 750li. the contact stated that he shifted the vehicle into drive, but the gear shift indicated that the vehicle was in park. the contact also stated that when shifting into park, the gear shift indicated that the vehicle was in drive. the dealer was not notified. the manufacturer informed the contact that there were no recalls addressing the failure. the vehicle was not taken to have the failure diagnosed or repaired. the failure and current mileages were 64,000. | |||
| 12/17/2011 | 64000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 bmw 750li. the contact stated that he shifted the vehicle into drive, but the gear shit indicated that the vehicle was in park. the contact also stated that when shifting into park, the gear shift indicated that the vehicle was in drive. the dealer was not notifed. the manufacturer informed the contact that there were no recalls addressing the failure. the vehicle was not taken to have the failure diagnosed or repaired. the failure and current mileages were 64,000. sm. | |||
| 12/17/2011 | 64000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a bmw 2006 bmw 750li. the contact attempted to place the vehicle into drive when the indicator moved to park and vice versa. the dealer had not been notified. the manufacturer informed the contact that there were no recalls. the vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. the current and the failure mileages were 64,000. bw | |||
| 08/12/2009 | 70000 | ||
| When pushing on the gas, the vehicle would stall, rpm's would shoot up, and would take 3-10 seconds to re-gain any power before the vehicle would begin to accerlate. also once coming up to a stoplight or stop sign, the vehicle would feel as if someone had slammed into the back of me possibly jerking into gear. spent countless times at the dealership with them giving me the run around, replacing random parts before replacing the entire transmission and still the vehicle continues to have issues. | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 08/10/2011 | 65000 | ||
| I have had my car in for service for an problem, that when moving from stop at an red light/ stop sign. it seen as if iam being hit from the rear, this the second time it has been there for the same issue. first they could not find any problem, second time they wanted 1400.00 dollar to repair the car, but after an call to the service manger. there an service bulletin on the problem. after replacing dmv, they said that this would fix the issue, on the home at an rolling stop where the red light turn green (less 5 mph ) when gas pedal was push the clunck returned. | |||
| 09/01/2010 | 66000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 bmw 750li. the contact stated that while driving 30 mph the transmission failed as a result he was unable to shift gears. the vehicle was taken to a dealer who diagnosed that the transmission was defective and needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was made aware of the problem who did not offered any assistance since the vehicle was out of warranty. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 66,000 and the current mileage was 79,000. pm | |||
| 08/10/2011 | 65000 | ||
| I have had my car in for service for an problem, that when moving from stop at an red light/ stop sign. it seen as if iam being hit from the rear, this the second time it has been there for the same issue. first they could not find any problem, second time they wanted 1400.00 dollar to repair the car, but after an call to the service manger. there an service bulletin on the problem. after replacing dmv, they said that this would fix the issue, on the home at an rolling stop where the red light turn green (less 5 mph ) when gas pedal was push the clunck returned. | |||
| 09/01/2010 | 66000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 bmw 750li. the contact stated that while driving 30 mph the transmission failed as a result he was unable to shift gears. the vehicle was taken to a dealer who diagnosed that the transmission was defective and needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was made aware of the problem who did not offered any assistance since the vehicle was out of warranty. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 66,000 and the current mileage was 79,000. pm | |||
| 08/10/2011 | 65000 | ||
| I have had my car in for service for an problem, that when moving from stop at an red light/ stop sign. it seen as if iam being hit from the rear, this the second time it has been there for the same issue. first they could not find any problem, second time they wanted 1400.00 dollar to repair the car, but after an call to the service manger. there an service bulletin on the problem. after replacing dmv, they said that this would fix the issue, on the home at an rolling stop where the red light turn green (less 5 mph ) when gas pedal was push the clunck returned. | |||
| 09/01/2010 | 66000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 bmw 750li. the contact stated that while driving 30 mph the transmission failed as a result he was unable to shift gears. the vehicle was taken to a dealer who diagnosed that the transmission was defective and needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was made aware of the problem who did not offered any assistance since the vehicle was out of warranty. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 66,000 and the current mileage was 79,000. pm | |||
| 08/10/2011 | 65000 | ||
| I have had my car in for service for an problem, that when moving from stop at an red light/ stop sign. it seen as if iam being hit from the rear, this the second time it has been there for the same issue. first they could not find any problem, second time they wanted 1400.00 dollar to repair the car, but after an call to the service manger. there an service bulletin on the problem. after replacing dmv, they said that this would fix the issue, on the home at an rolling stop where the red light turn green (less 5 mph ) when gas pedal was push the clunck returned. | |||
| 09/01/2010 | 66000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2006 bmw 750li. the contact stated that while driving 30 mph the transmission failed as a result he was unable to shift gears. the vehicle was taken to a dealer who diagnosed that the transmission was defective and needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was made aware of the problem who did not offered any assistance since the vehicle was out of warranty. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 66,000 and the current mileage was 79,000. pm | |||
| 10/25/2009 | 49000 | 1 | |
| I have a bmw 750li sedan. the transmission in this car intermittently but approximately 1 time per month has a violent downshift into a low gear. it feels like you have just been rear ended by another car and it is possible to get a neck injury from this violent slamming. it happens to other owners of this car as i have read about it on many forums. bmw won't do anything about it if you can not replicate the problem. it seems to happen most often when you are traveling at slow speeds going up a steep hill and you take you foot off the accelerator and then start to accelerate. it is unnerving and dangerous especially if you have passengers in the car. *tr | |||
| 09/14/2009 | 18000 | 1 | |
| When driving at low speeds and then lightly accelerating, vehicle slams into a lower gear causing my head to snap back. i have experienced this three times in the past 3 months. the dealer cannot replicate this issue at is random, but other bmw owners have noted the same issue. *tr | |||
| 02/01/2007 | 13000 | 10 | 04/01/2006 |
| Tl*the contact owns a bmw 750 li. he lives on a near a cliff and when he parks his vehicle on an incline the vehicle lurches forward. this happens consistently 20 seconds after parking the vehicle and engaging the emergency brake. he first noticed the failure, approximately in february 2007, after parking on an incline. the degree of the incline is not relevant to the failure, even a slight incline will produce the failure, but a large incline will jolt the vehicle forward more violently. the weather was not a factor in the failure. he was told by the service dealer that all bmw 750s perform in this manner and he has that statement written on a service order. the failure mileage was 1300 and the current mileage was 22156. if necessary, please contact the owner via email. | |||