The contact owns a 2018 BMW 750I. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the engine overheated with the temperature gauge indicating that the engine was hot(H) with the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the contact was informed that thermostat, thermostat sensor, and the water pump needed to be replaced. The contact stated that the vehicle was repaired; however, the failure worsened, and additional repairs were performed but the failure persisted. The contact was then informed by a mechanic that the engine oil cooler line was defective which had caused oil to leak into the engine coolant. The mechanic linked the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 17V377000 (Engine and Engine Cooling); however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle was not under recall. The manufacturer then referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline to report the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 87,000.
2018 BMW 750i
Routine
Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the engine and engine cooling. No safety recall has been issued.
What fails
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsEngine and Engine Cooling
Filed Apr 24, 202587,000 milesTX
1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Across model years
Worst on record: 2006| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Deaths | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2020 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2018 — this page | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2016 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2014 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2013 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2012 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 2011 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2010 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | Routine |
| 2009 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 2008 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2007 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 2006 | 57 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1992 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1991 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 1990 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
Reading this record
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.