2006 BMW 750Li complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 750LI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK VIOLENTLY AND LUNGE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000. UPDATED 9/13/11 *CN UPDATED 09/28/11

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 I'M 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 CLUNK RETURNED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 750LI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN TRYING TO CLOSE HER RIGHT REAR PASSENGER DOOR SHE WAS UNABLE TO SHUT IT PROPERLY WHEN THE AIR WAS VERY MOIST. WHEN THE DOOR CLOSED IT OPENED BACK UP ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO ADVISED HER THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE OR DUPLICATE IT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 9,000. UPDATE COMP CODE TO LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES. *.PCO

I HAVE A BMW 2006 750 AND I AM HAVING LATCH ISSUES, THE DOOR DOES NOT LATCH. *TR

A MAJOR BMW SAFETY CONCERN. ON A 2006 BMW 750 LI, RANDOMLY, THE DRIVER'S DOOR WILL NOT LATCH. NOTHING HOLDS THE DOOR CLOSED AND AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE DOOR SWINGS OPEN AND HAS TO BE HELD CLOSE BY THE DRIVER'S HAND. WHEN THE DOOR WON'T LATCH THE KEY FOB AND THE INTERIOR ELECTRIC LOCK BUTTONS DO NOT WORK. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THE FACTORY IGNORES STATING THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND ANY REPAIR MUST BE PAID FOR BY THE OWNER. ELECTRONIC DOOR LATCHES MUST BE DESIGNED TO LAST THE LIFE OF THE CAR. RANDOMLY THE DRIVER'S DOOR WILL NOT LATCH AND REPEATEDLY CLOSING THE DOOR HAS NO APPARENT EFFECT. LEAVING THE CAR IN A LOT WHEN THE DRIVER'S DOOR WILL NOT LATCH LEAVES THE CONTENTS UNSECURED. TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND NOTICING THE DRIVER'S DOOR IS NOT LATCHED IS VERY SCARY AND I'M AFRAID IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT DEATH COULD BE A DIRECT RESULT. *TR UPDATE COMP CODE TO LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES. *PCO

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 750LI. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH WHEN THE DOORS UNLOCKED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE COMFORT TOUCH LOCKING MECHANISM ON ALL FOUR DOORS BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

2006 BMW 750LI. CONSUMER STATES COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKING SYSTEM. *TGW THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO USE THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION TO DOWNSHIFT TO FIRST GEAR. AT THE TIME OF THE BRAKE FAILURE, THERE WAS NO WARNING ON THE ELECTRONIC DASHBOARD TO SUGGEST ANY MALFUNCTION OF THE ENGINE, BRAKE FLUID, FRONT BRAKES ETC. ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE INVOICE, THE VACUUM PUMP LEAKED OIL INTO THE VACUUM SUPPLY HOSE TO THE BRAKE BOOSTER WHICH CAUSED THE BOOSTER TO FAIL. *JB

THE CAR, WHILE DRIVING, REBOOTED ITS INTERNAL SYSTEMS AND THE CAR HAD A 2-SECOND SHUT-DOWN AND GREATLY REDUCED SPEED AND RESPONSIVENESS. WHEN THE DASHBOARD AND MIDDLE CONSOLE CAME FUNCTIONAL AGAIN, IT DISPLAYED SEVERAL WARNINGS THAT CERTAIN FEATURES (LIKE DYNAMIC DRIVE) WERE SHUT OFF AND THE CAR NEEDS TO GO TO A DEALERSHIP. THIS CAR HAS BEEN PLAGUED WITH "ELECTRONIC" PROBLEMS SINCE ITS PURCHASE AND HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP EVERY TWO WEEKS WITH A SYSTEM FAILING OR SHUTTING OFF. BMW HAS PROPOSED MANY SOLUTIONS BUT HAVE YET TO FIX IT, AND AFTER THE LAST "FIX" THE CAR STARTED TO REBOOT ITSELF AND TURN OFF SAFETY FEATURES. THE CAR HAS HAD A "VERSION UPDATE" OF THE SOFTWARE BUT THAT HAS SEEMED TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE ON-DISPLAY FAULTS THAT WERE BEING DISPLAYED AS WELL AS A VIDEO RECORDING OF THE SYSTEM REBOOTING ITSELF. *TR

ON 1-25-2010 I WAS GOING TO NEW PORT BEACH AND TRAVELING ON FWY405N. ABOUT 5 MINUTES BEFORE THE PLACE OF ACCIDENT MY CAR STARTED SWIRLING ABOUT 2' LEFT AND RIGHT AND I WAS VERY WORRIED. THERE WAS NO SIGN ON THE DASHBOARD BECAUSE FOR ANY KIND TROUBLE TO THE CAR THERE IS ALWAYS SOME THING OR OTHER CAUTIONING DRIVER OF STEPS TO BE TAKEN. ALSO BECAUSE I WAS ABOUT 10 MINUTES AWAY FROM MY DESTINATION SO I CONTINUED TO DRIVE VERY CAUTIOUSLY. IN ABOUT 5 MINUTES TIMECAR STARTED SWIRLING VERY VIOLENTLY RIGHT AND LEFT AND BRAKES AND STEERING CONTROL WAS NOT WORKING AS I TRIED MY BEST TO CONTROL THE CAR. THIS HAPPENED CLOSE TO FWY73 EXIT. THOUGH I WAS CONTINUING TO 405N I WAS ON MOST LEFT LANE CLOSE TO DIAMOND LANE. AFTER VIOLENT SWIRLING RIGHT AND LEFT DURING THAT ACTION CAR TOOK A COMPLETE 180 DEGREE TURN AND QUIETLY STOPPED VERY CLOSE TO AND PARALLEL/ADJACENT TO CENTER DIVIDER FACING TO ON COMING TRAFFIC. I WAS SAFE WITHOUT ANY HURT. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED 911 AND THEN I CALLED HOME AND THEN I CALLED MY CONTACT TO WHOM I WAS GOING TO SEE. AFTER HWY PATROL ARRIVED I SAW THAT BOTH THE BACK WHEELS WERE TILTED AT 60 DEGREE ANGLE AND WHEN CAR WAS TAKING 180 DEGREE TURN BUMPER TOUCHED THE CENTER DIVIDING WALL AND CAME OFF. THIS WAS TOTAL DAMAGE TO THE CAR. NO OTHER VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN THIS ACCIDENT AND I DID NOT HIT ANY OTHER STATIONARY OBJECT. BMW DOES NOT WANT TO ENTERTAIN THIS AND MY INSURANCE COMPANY LIBERTY MUTUAL IS CONSISTENTLY TELLING THAT I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACCIDENT AND I H

OCCUPANCY SENSOR / FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG SYSTEM. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF WARNING LAMP LIGHTS UP WITH A PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT. THIS IS A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED CAR PURCHASED LATE JANUARY 2009. THIS OCCURS ABOUT 2-3 TIMES PER MONTH. SEPT 2009, AFTER MONTHS OF COMPLAINING AND HAVING THE DEALER TELL ME THEY CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM THE REPLACED THE SENSOR MAT IN THE SEAT. THIS WAS COVERED IN EA08-001 AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE BEFORE THE CAR WAS OFFERED FOR SALE. LATER THAT SAME MONTH THE WARNING LIGHT WENT OFF AGAIN. *TR

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

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

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.

2006 750 LI ENGINE RUNS ROUGH AND JUMPS AT A COLD START. *TS ***NAR*** THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP, THE VEHICLE COULDN'T BE FIXED BECAUSE THE NEW SOFTWARE FOR THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED, BY THE SERVICE DEALER, AFTER A BLOWOUT ON THE DRIVER SIDE. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE PASSENGER STRUT WAS BENT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER FURTHER DETERMINED THE STRUT DAMAGE MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY A ROAD HAZARD, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE NEVER HIT ANY OBJECT IN THE ROADWAY.

CONSUMER COMPLAINT REGARDING DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS ON 2006 BMW 750LI. *TS THE CONSUMER BELIEVED BMW SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO MAKE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS A DEFAULT OPTION ON THE VEHICLE. *JB