2006 BMW 7 Series Complaint Log

I HAVE THE 06 750 LI ABOUT 7 MONTHS NOW. IT HAS 106,000 MILES ON IT, EVERYTIME I PUT IT IN DRIVE IT WILL KICK BACK OUT OF DRIVE, THEN A MESSAGE WILL COME UP SAYING TRANSMISSION FAULT, THEN I WILL TURN THE CAR OFF FOR ABOUT 5 MINS,THEN I WILL RESTART THE CAR IT WILL WORK AT TIMES LIKE THIS BUT,SOMETIMES IT WANT WORK LIKE THIS. I WILL HAVE TO OPEN MY TRUNK DISCONNECT THE BATTERY TO RESET EVERYTHING AT TIMES THIS HELPS IT HELP TO..BUT, ANYWAYS I FEEL LIKE I NEED TO FILL THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE ITS A LOT OF RECALLS ON THE OLDER 7 SERIES ABOUT THESE TRANSMISSION PLEASE HELP ME GET ANOTHER ONE SOME KIND OF WAY THANKS.. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILS TO SWITCH GEARS AND LAGS AND BUMPS, WHEN ENTERING HIGHWAY WON'T ACCELERATE AND ALMOST WAS HIT BY ONCOMING HIGHWAY TRAFFIC AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A MEGA ACCIDENT AND POSSIBLY LOST MY LIFE. I HAVE READ SEVERAL HUNDRED COMPLAINTS ONLINE AND BMW HAS NOT TAKEN ANY RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

I STARTED GETTING AN ERROR ON MY I-DRIVE ABOUT A MONTH AGO STATING THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH MY AIR BAG/RESTRAINT SYSTEM AND FOUND THE RECALL NOTICE ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE. I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALER AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO GET IT REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. I WAS TOLD THAT BMW CURRENTLY DOES NOT HAVE A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE, AND WAS FORCED TO PAY USING MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. I ENDED UP HAVING TO PAY $260 OUT OF POCKET AFTER DEDUCTIBLE AND EXTRA CHARGES BECAUSE MY EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY DID NOT WANT TO PAY THE HIGH HOURLY LABOR RATE OF THE DEALER. SO I HAD TO PAY THE DIFFERENCE. I TOLD THE DEALER ABOUT THE RECALL ON THE NHTSA SITE & THEY SAID THAT UNLESS BMW HAS IT IN THE SYSTEM SHOWING THAT IT AFFECTS MY SPECIFIC VEHICLE, IT IS NOT VALID... *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 750 LI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IMMEDIATELLY AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. ALSO, THE PASSENGER FRONT AIR BAG LIGHT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WHEN THERE WAS SOMETHING PLACED IN THE SEAT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 121,000.

WHILE TRYING TO BACK OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY PUT CAR IN REVERSE CAR JUMP BACK IN TO NEUTRAL , WHILE PUTTING CAR IN DRIVE LOUD CLANKING SOUND .MANY OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR OIL LEAKS AROUND HOUSING. *TR

TWO CONTINUOUS ISSUES: 1. WHEN DEPRESSING THE GAS PEDAL THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE, RPM'S WOULD SHOOT UP, AND WOULD TAKE 3-10 SECONDS TO REGAIN POWER AND FOR CAR TO ACCELERATE. I KNOW THIS DOESN'T MAKE SENSE BUT THIS HAPPENS REGULARLY WHEN CAR SITS IN THE HOT SUN DURING THE DAY. DOES NOT HAPPEN DURING COOLER DAYS. 2. WHEN COMING TO A STOP SIGN THE VEHICLE MAKES A HARD JERK AND FEELS LIKE SOMEONE SLAMMING INTO THE BACK OF THE CAR - HARD. THE CAR THEN JERKS INTO GEAR. THE DSC INDICATOR LIGHT THEN FLASHES SEVERAL TIMES UNTIL I RESUME NORMAL SPEED AND THEN THE LIGHT GOES OUT. I'M VERY SURPRISED THIS HASN'T CAUSED AN ACCIDENT OR INJURY TO MY NECK, IT'S THAT HARD OF A JERK. I'VE HAD THE CAR TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. IT'S TO THE POINT WHERE I DON'T WANT TO DRIVE MY BMW FOR ANY UNNECESSARY ERRANDS AND THOUGHT I WOULD UPGRADE TO A NEWER 750LI IN THE NEAR FUTURE BUT NOT SURE IF I WANT TO PURCHASE THIS MODEL AGAIN. BMW, PLEASE STEP UP AND FIX THIS ISSUE - THERE ARE TOO MANY COMPLAINTS OUT THERE FOR THIS TO CONTINUE TO BE IGNORED. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 750LI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR FAILED TO FULLY LATCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR MALFUNCTIONED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V504000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

HAD VEHICLE DIAGNOSED FOR STALLING, ROUGH IDLING, LOSS OF POWER, AND SHUTTING OFF IN TRAFFIC. FIRST BMW REPAIR FACILITY, "LOW PRESSURE FUEL PUMP OUTPUT, AND HIGH PRESSURE PUMPS VERIFIED VEHICLE HAS EXTENDED CRANK. READ OUT FAULT MEMORY AND FOUND NO RELATIVE FAULTS STORED. PROCEEDED TO PERFORMED LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CHECK. FOUND OUTPUT PRESSURE LOW AND AFTER VEHICLE SHUT OFF SYSTEM LEAKING BACK. PROCEEDED TO REPLACE INTAKE FUEL PUMP AND FUEL FILTER." PROBLEM WAS STILL PRESENT 3 DAYS LATER. SUBMITTED VEHICLE INTO ANOTHER REPAIR FACILITY WHERE A BMW TECHNICIAN WORKS ON WEEKENDS TO RECEIVE INFORMATION FROM THE FACILITY OWNER, THAT BMW TECHNICIAN CANNOT TOUCH MY VEHICLE. SUBMITTED VEHICLE INTO A 3RD REPAIR FACILITY TO FIND THAT BOTH HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMPS HAVE FAILED, "REPLACE BOTH HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMPS, REPLACE FUEL TANK PRESSURE LEAK DIAG PUMP." BMW REPAIR FACILITY WAS AWARE OF THIS FAULTY READING BEFORE FIXING A PART THAT WAS NOT BROKEN. THEY KNOW THEIR HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMPS ARE FAULTY. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 750LI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR FAILED TO FULLY LATCH, CAUSING IT TO OPEN WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT SCA SOFTWARE NEED TO BE UPDATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V504000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

AIRBAG WARNING (RESTRAINT SYSTEM FAILURE) ALWAYS SHOWS UP WHEN CAR IS STARTED AND IN OPERATION. *TR

WHEN I WAS IN PARK PUT CAR IN REVERSE AND CAR WOULD NOT GO IN REVERSE WENT BACK INTO NEUTRAL ON ITS OWN , SO I PUT CAR BACK IN PARK AND RETRIED AND PUT IT REVERSE SEVERAL TIMES AND WHEN THE TRANSMISSION KICKED INTO REVERSE THERE WAS A LARGE CLANK SOUND AND A JERK THAT FELT LIKE I HAD BEEN HIT FROM BEHIND , WHEN STOPPED AT RED LIGHT TO TAKE OFF SAME THING THE CAR JERKED AGAIN . THEN TRANSMISSION FAULT LIGHT CAME ON STATED DRIVE MODERATELY, AND ANOTHER WARNING CAME ON STATING CERTAIN GEARS WERE NOT WORKING CORRECTLY . PARKED IN GARAGE AND AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS THE CAR DID THE SAME THING , VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION AND DIAGNOSTIC TESTING TO DETECT PROBLEMS . *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 750LI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EXHAUST SYSTEM EMITTED WHITE SMOKE WHILE AT A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE HEAD GASKET SEAL FAILED AND CAUSED ENGINE OIL TO LEAK INTO THE PISTONS. THERE WAS ALSO ENGINE OIL LEAKING INTO THE VALVES, WHICH CAUSED PREMATURE ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION THAT BELLOWED WHITE SMOKE FROM THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

THE CAR TRANSMISSION WILL NOT ENGAGE. IF YOU TRY TO PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE OR FORWARD GEAR NOTHING HAPPENS. THE GEAR GOES TO NEUTRAL AND DOES NOT LET PARKING GEAR OR ANY OTHER GEAR ANGAGE. IF GEAR STAYS IN DRIVE MOD AND WHEN YOU ARE WONDERING WHAT TO DO GEAR SUDDENLY ENGAGES ITSELF AND CAR SHOOTS ITSELF IF BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT PRESSED. I CONTACTED THE DEALER WHO NOTIFIED THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSESS THE PROBLEM FOR A WEEK BECAUSE OF BUSY SCHEDULE. THE CAR IS IN NON DEALER SHOP CURRENTLY. *TR

VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT TO NEUTRAL ON ITS ON THEN SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. IT WAS ALSO ROUGH IDLING, LOSS OF POWER, AND EXTENDED IGNITION START. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 760I. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR UNEXPECTEDLY UNLATCHED. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH THE COMFORT ACCESS AND SOFT CLOSE AUTOMATIC OPTIONS. THE DOOR WOULD ONLY REMAIN CLOSED WHILE HOLDING WITH YOUR HAND WHILE DRIVING. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 12V504000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES) BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY BEING DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,900. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 750LI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR IN THE SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SEAT SENSOR HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED RECENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000. UPDATED 11/06/14 *BF

GOT INTO THE VEHICLE WITH MY PASSENGERS. WE WHERE LEAVING A WALMART WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I MADE A SHARP TURN AND MY DOOR JUST POPPED OPEN. MY PASSENGER WOULD HAVE FELL OUT OF THE CAR IF HER SEATBELT WAS NOT ON. LUCKILY I WAS NOT CLOSE TO ANY CARS OR THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A CRASH. I CONTACTED BMW ABOUT THE ISSUE BECAUSE I SAW THERE WAS A RECALL ON THAT SAME PART THAT BROKE IN MY DOOR PANEL. IN THE RECALL LETTER I READ ON YOUR SITE I SAW THAT BMW ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM, AND RECALLED VEHICLES OF MY YEAR AND MAKE BECAUSE THE DOORS WHERE POPPING OPEN OUT OF NOW WHERE. BMW TOLD ME THEY CAN'T DO NOTHING FOR ME AND TO VISIT A SERVICE CENTER WHERE I WAS QUOTED AT 1000 DOLLARS TO FIX A PROBLEM. I DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY TO PAY FOR SOMETHING BMW IS A FAULT FOR AND ACKNOWLEDGED. I CURRENTLY HAVE TWO BUNGEE CORDS HOLDING MY DOOR SHUT IT STILL WONT CLOSE TO THIS DAY. MY PASSENGER COULD HAVE DIED. I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE I WANT THEM TO BE ACCOUNTABLE AND FIX THIS ISSUE. I AM WORRIED TO DEATH IT COULD HAPPEN TO ANOTHER DOOR WITH ANOTHER PASSENGER I WOULD UNDERSTAND IF IT WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR I HAVE TO GET FIXED BUT THIS IS UNSAFE AND NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 750LI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR OPENED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE THE DOOR BUT THE DOOR WOULD NOT SHUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,046.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 750I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR ERRONEOUSLY OPENED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE PARKING BRAKE FAILED TO DISENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE DOOR LOCKS AND PARKING BRAKE GEARS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 750LI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER THREE TIMES BUT NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK, BACK AND BOTH KNEES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 2/27/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE THAT STRUCK INTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE WAS TRAVELING AT LEAST 40 MPH. THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND FOUND TO BE A TOTAL LOSS. *JS..UPDATED 04-23-14 *BF 04/25/2014 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 750LI. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH THE VEHICLE DOOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED INDICATING THAT THE DOOR WAS OPEN. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN ORDER TO CLOSE THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR ACTUATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES OVER A TWO YEAR PERIOD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,656. UPDATED 8/27/14*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 750LI. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH THERE WAS A POWER ASSIST BRAKING PERFORMANCE FAILURE AND THE BRAKES REQUIRED FULL FORCE IN ORDER TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCE AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V446000 (SERVICE BRAKES HYDRAULIC). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

I JUST CLOSED THE DOOR AND IT WOULD NOT LATCH! I HAVE SOFT CLOSE DOORS AND IT WOULD NOT WORK. IT WILL NOT LATCH WITH THE KEY AND IT WON'T WORK WITH THE INSIDE LOCK BUTTON? I HAD TO TIE THE DOOR SHUT TO GET HOME! I SEE THAT THIS IS A RECALL FOR SOME VEHICLES BUT NOT MINE? THIS IS VERY UNSAFE AND VERY FRUSTRATING! I SEE THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHER MODELS LIKE MINE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. THIS SHOULD BE REPAIRED BY BMW ACROSS THE BOARD! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 750I. THE CONTACT CRASHED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE SPEED WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 BMW 750LI. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 13V564000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REPAIR WAS NOT TAKEN CARE OF IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE DEALER INDICATED PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 750LI. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V564000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL WAS REMEDIED; HOWEVER, THE DRIVER SEAT OCCUPANT DETECTION MAT BEGAN TO EXHIBIT THE SAME EXACT FAILURES AS MENTIONED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE WAS NOT RECALLED AND WOULD NOT BE REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES, BUT NO SOLUTION WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 750I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V564000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE THE CAR LOST POWER GO FROM DURING 60MPH TO 20 MPH AND I WAS ON THE GAS, THE VEHICLE STALL OUT AND WOULD TAKE 3-10 SECONDS TO RE-GAIN ANY POWER BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD BEGIN TO ACCELERATE. 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. NOW THE CAR IS MISFIRING AND WILL NOT START AT ALL. BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR 2 MONTHS AND STILL NOT WORKING. *TR

I ENTERED AND STARTED VEHICLE AS I HAVE DONE MANY TIMES BEFORE. PUT LEVER IN REVERSE AND IT JUMPS BACK TO PARK; PUT IT IN DRIVE, IT JUMPS BACK TO PARK. TRIED SEVERAL TIMES AND SAME SITUATION AS DESCRIBED. VEHICLE DISPLAYS CONTROL MODULE AND TRANSMISSION FAULT. *TR

BRAKE PEDDLE APPEAR TO RESIST DEPRESSION, AND BRAKING BECOMES DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE. THE RESISTANCE FEELS LIKE A CONTROL SYSTEM RESISTING, AND PREVENTING THE PEDDLE FROM BEING DEPRESSED. BUT IT COULD POSSIBLY BE A FAILURE OF POWER ASSIST, BUT IT FEELS LIKE A HARD, BUT SLIGHTLY SPONGY RESISTANCE, LIKE A HYDRAULIC SYSTEM CLOSED A VALVE DOWN STREAM OF THE BRAKES. THE ISSUE BEGAN ABRUPTLY 5 DAYS AGO, FROM NO INDICATION AT ALL OF AN ISSUE, TO AN ABRUPT ISSUE IN FULL EFFECT. NOW IT IS CONSISTANT, AND VERY REPEATABLE. WHEN BRAKING TO A STOP FROM OVER 20 MPH, THE BRAKES WORK NORMALLY DOWN TO ~10MPH. THEN BETWEEN 10 AND 7 MPH, THE BRAKES FEEL LIKE THEY ARE PUSHING BACK, IF NOT STRONGLY RESISTING DEPRESSION. BRAKING IS DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS. TAKE CAUTION. *TR

CONTINUATION OF AFFECTED PARTS: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES AND PARKING BRAKE, YOUR SITE STATES RECALLS FOR 2006 BMW 750I, BUT BMW SAID THERE IS NO RECALLS FOR MY VIN. I HAVE BEEN HAVING MULTIPLE SAFETY ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE LATCHES/LOCKS ON ALL FOUR DOORS, THEY REPEATEDLY GO LOCK AND UNLOCK. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET WITH MY 3 YEAR OLD GRANDCHILD AND HIS DOOR CAME OPEN. THE CAR ALSO ACCELERATES AND SHUTS DOWN ALMOST LIKE IS GOING TO STOP. PARKING BRAKE LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF AND IT MAKES A GRINDING NOISE. *TR

COMFORT ACCESS SOFTCLOSE DOOR STOPPED WORKING .TOOK TO FRESNO BMW OF FRESNO CA THEY CHARGED ME $3400.00 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM . AND HAD MY CAR FOR OVER 90 DAYS TOTAL.THERE WAS A RECALL OCT 17 2012 FOR THIS THERE SHOULD BE NO CHARGE. I LIKE MY MONEY BACK! *TR

2006 BMW 750 LI. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE DEFECTIVE AIR BAG SYSTEM. *SMD THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, DUE TO THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATING. HE WAS INFORMED THE INDICATOR LIGHT WAS ON DUE TO A DEFECT IN THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT SENSOR FOR THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. HE WAS ALSO INFORMED THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT SENSOR HAD BEEN IDENTIFIED AS DEFECTIVE IN A PRIOR SERVICE BULLETIN, AND HAD IT BEEN THE PASSENGER SIDE, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN NO CHARGE TO REPLACE IT.

FRONT PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANCY SENSOR MAT IS FAULTY AND IS AFFECTING SRS SYSTEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 750LI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH PROPERLY WHEN CLOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR AND OUTER HANDLE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

***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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 750LI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE RESTRAINT SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,906.

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

BMW 2006 750LI IN 2013 THE DOORS OPEN UP AFTER DRIVING TO WIFE JOB TO DROP HER OFF, AFTER DOING SO LEFT THE PARKING LOT MADE A LEFT U-TURN, FRONT PASSENGER DOOR OPEN UP UNEXPECTED! SECOND TIME MY MOTHER WAS IN THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE LUCKY ALL HAD THE SEAT BELTS ON! I TOOK THE CAR TO BMW DEALERSHIP IN BAYSIDE THEY TOLD ME ITS WASN'T THE SOFTWARE IT WAS THE HARDWARE IN THE DOOR, AND THAT THIS RECALL WASN'T FOR MY PROBLEM. COST $1345.00 NOW IN 2015 THEY BLAME IT ON THE DOOR HANDLE MALFUNCTION, WHICH THIS PART IS NOT IN THE RECALL, SOME SAY LATCHES, LOCKS, LINKAGES ARE COVERED BUT NOT DOOR HANDLE SO I HAD TO PAY AGAIN FOR THE SECOND TIME THIS WAS $1645. 00 FOR THE REAR DOOR! FUNNY HAVE TWO MORE DOORS TO GO! SO BMW DECIDED TO COME UP A PART THAT IS NOT NAMED IN THE RECALL SO THE CUSTOMER WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR IT! MY OPINION! THE DOOR DON'T SMELL OF NEW PAINT! JUST SAYING! IF THE DOOR OPEN UP WHILE IN MOTION WITH THE LOCKS ACTIVATED HOW IS NOT COVED BY THIS RECALL WHEN IT CLEARLY SAYS DOOR LATCHES, LOCK, LINKAGES,

2006 BMW 750. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT SEPARATION IN THE BACK. *SMD

I HAVE THE 06 750 LI. IT HAS 65,000 MILES ON IT, WHEN I PUT IT IN DRIVE IT WILL KICK OUT OF DRIVE TO NEUTRAL OR WHEN I PUT IN PARK IT WILL KICK OUT OF PARK TO NEUTRAL, THEN A MESSAGE WILL COME UP SAYING TRANSMISSION FAULT, THEN I WILL TURN THE CAR OFF AND I WILL RESTART THE CAR. THIS WILL WORK AT TIMES. THIS HAPPENS AT LEAST TWICE A WEEK. ALSO, IF IN PARK AND I TURN ON THE AIR CONDITIONING THE CAR WILL SHIFT OUT OF PARK TO NEUTRAL. MY GUESS IS THE SMALL RISE IN RPMS, VERY DANGEROUS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED. THE CAR WAS AND IS KNOCKING WHEN TAKING OFF FROM STOP. GOING FROM STOP TO 1ST OR SLOWING FROM 2ND TO STOP IS HARSH AND FEELS LIKE BEING REAR ENDED. *TR

CRANK CASE VENT VALVE/BREATHER FAILURE AFTER LONG TRIPS, NO INDICATION OF THE FAILURE UNITL CAR GIVES CHECK ENGINE LIGHT USUALLY AFTER THE TRIP THE NEXT DAY, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO LATE PART FAILURE ALREADY CAUSES MOTOR ISSUES AFTER ISSUES (OIL LEAKS, BLOWN GASKETS AND SEALS, MISFIRE, ROUGH IDLE, VEHICLE STALLING) FROM THE PRESSURE ON THE ENGINE FROM THE FAILED COMPONENT (CRANK CASE VENT BREATHER/VALVE) AND HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO CAUSE EXCESSIVE SMOKING FROM TAIL PIPE OR SIMULATIONS OF A FIRE. *TR

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

IF YOU TAKE OFF SLOWLY FROM A STOP, THE TRANSMISSION, WHILE SWITCHING BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR, WILL PROPEL THE CAR FORWARD ABRUPTLY CREATING A LOUD METALLIC SOUND LIKE GEARS SLAMMING INTO EACH OTHER (IMMEDIATELY ILLUMINATING THE TRANSMISSION FAULT). THE TRANSMISSION WILL STAY IN EITHER GEAR UNTIL YOU STOP THE CAR AND TURN IT OFF. AS LONG AS YOU SPEED THROUGH THE GEARS, THIS WILL NEVER OCCUR. SAD TO THINK YOU HAVE DRIVE IRRESPONSIBLE TO PREVENT TRANSMISSION DAMAGE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A BMW TECHNICIAN WHO DIAGNOSED IT AS BEING A BAD TRANSMISSION, DRIVE SHAFT AND GUIBO JOINT. AFTER 2-YEARS OF LEARNING TO POWER THROUGH THE GEARS, MY BAD TRANSMISSION WORKS FINE, DRIVE SHAFT AND GUIBO JOINT ARE UNAFFECTED AND CHALK UP ANOTHER DEFECTIVE GUIBO JOINT BLAMED FOR UNNECESSARY REPAIRS. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AS THIS WILL DISABLE A CAR DURING TAKE OFF CAUSING MULTIPLE SAFETY ISSUES IN CONGESTED TRAFFIC. *TR

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.