26 of the
696 complaints filed about the BMW 750LI
are about the other systems —
4% of everything owners reported.
The worst model year for it is 2006.
I purchased a vehicle from Ed morse Cadillac on 12/31/2025. I find out in April that the vehicle was sold with undercarriage damages listed in Carfax. The dealership, never disclosed anything, did not show me the reports, and i did not sign anything to accept the damages. They do not want to take responsibility. The vehicle might be dangerous to drive and is really demeaning in value because of this.
NHTSA complaint #11733572 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
1) The electrical section of the dashboard for speed, checking gas levels etc. is no longer visible. It is available for inspection! 2) For the obvious reason: unable to determine all safety measures such as speed, driving safety such as gas level, warning signals etc.! 3) The problem was the result of numerous visits to the dealership regarding the rain leaking into the car. Which they said they were unable to find a leak or leaks. Advised the of possible recall re: car latch issues where the water leaks into the car via trunk etc. They finally realized their error. But failed to repair. Said it was a recall issue. 4) As mentioned...Has been inspected numerous times by the dealership in Willoughby, OH! 5) Of course there were warning signs that there was a problem or would eventually be a problem when water starts getting into your car: when it shouldn't (doors closed, windows up sunroof closed etc. However, as I said previously, the dealership inspected the car enough times to find what the problem was and avoid the damage cause: (UNLESS IT IS/WAS AN ISSUE THAT WARRANT A RECALL OF THE CAR'S SEALING, SUNROOF, LATCH ETC. THAT WAS DEFFECTIVE!!! NOTE: The dealership indicated that the water was getting in to the car, but couldn't stop it from getting in didn't have the knowledge to fix? Wouldn't that be a recall matter? MY SAFETY & OTHERS IS AT STAKE IF YOU DON'T TAKE RESPONSIBILITY OF A DEFECT IN THIS BMW.
NHTSA complaint #11423981 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TOOK IN FOR REPAIR FOR WATER GETTING INTO CAR SEVERAL TIMES TO DEALER. TOLD THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM OR WHERE ANY WATER WAS GETTING INTO CAR. THE LAST TIME I TOOK IT IN, TOLD THAT THEY CLEANED WATER LINES ETC. SO, SHOULD BE OK. HOWEVER, AFTER DRIVING IT HOME & ONCE A GOOD RAIN CAME, IT GOT WET INSIDE THE CABIN/CAR AGAIN! THEY HAD THE CAR, WORKED ON IT ETC. HOWEVER, WHEN IT WAS PICKED UP AGAIN, TOLD THAT THE DASH SCREEN WAS DAMAGED. BUT RATHER THAN BLAME IT ON THE WATER GETTING INTO THE CAR ETC.; THEY BLAMED IT ON SOMETHING ELSE WHICH COST AN UNBELIEVABLE PRICE TO REPAIR. OR THEY FAILED TO ADMIT THEIR UNBELIEVABLE CAR CARE AND CUSTOMER CARE/SERVICE. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE LOST OF BEING ABLE TO SEE THE CAR DASH, SCREEN ETC.: ALL OF THE SYSTEMS INFORMATION: GAS LEVEL, SPEED, LIGHTS, NAVIGATION ETC. HAS BEEN LOST.
NHTSA complaint #11354241 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I PURCHASED THE 2010 BMW 750 LI IN OCT 2017. IN APRIL 2018, I BEGAN TO HAVE ISSUES AND MESSAGES CONSTANTLY POPPED UP CONCERNING ENGINE TEMP DRIVE MODERATELY AND DRIVETRAIN MALFUNCTION. I KEPT THE CAR'S MAINTENANCE UP, HOWEVER, EVEN A WEEK AFTER AN OIL & FILTER CHANGE, I'D GET THE LOW OIL WARNINGS & NEEDED TO ADD OIL CONSTANTLY. OIL WAS LEAKING BAD. THE CAR WOULD GET UP TO 35-40 MPH (BETWEEN 1 & 2 RPM) & START SHAKING OR WOULDN'T SHIFT OVER. I'D HAVE TO PRESS ACCELERATOR DOWN TO ACCELERATE TO ATLEAST 70 MPH SO THE SHAKING & VIBRATION COULD STOP. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO A BMW REPAIR SHOP IN 08/28/2018. IGNITION COILS, SPARK PLUGS, OIL CHANGE, FILTERS, ALL WERE REPLACED. BRAKE FLUID WAS FLUSHED AS WELL. THE OIL ISSUE NEVER STOPPED. AFTER MONTHS OF ADDING OIL EVERY FEW DAYS, THE CAR WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE BMW SHOP (APRIL 2019). AT THAT POINT, I WAS TOLD TO TAKE TO THE BMW REPAIR SHOP DEALERSHIP, WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED & THEY PERFORMED THE N63 ENGINE RECALL REPAIRS IN MAY 2019. THE SMOKING SUBSIDED, BUT IN JULY 2019, THE CAR WAS BACK IN BMW'S REPAIR SHOP BECAUSE IT HAD NOW GOTTEN THE SAME READINGS BUT IT HAD ALSO BEGUN TO SMOKE BADLY, UPON STARTING, STOPPING AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS OR STOP SIGNS. ALONG WITH ENGINE TEMP LIGHTS, AND DRIVETRAIN MALFUNCTION. THE CAR WAS REPAIRED AGAIN. ENGINE TEMP LIGHT CAME ON EVERY DAY AS SOON AS I CRUNK THE CAR. THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME IT WOULD GO OFF IN JULY 2019, AFTER THE REPAIRS. DECEMBER 2019, ENGINE TEMP LIGHT IS STILL ON. AGAIN, SEVERAL LIGHTS ARE NOW ON. DRIVETRAIN MALFUNCTION ALSO AND THE CAR IS NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY, AS BEFORE. IT'S VIBRATING AT 35 MPH. BECAUSE IT'S THE HOLIDAYS, THE BMW DEALERSHIP AND SERVICE DEPARTMENT ARE CLOSED. FIRST THING TOMORROW, I WILL BE BACK THERE. I HAVE TO WORK AND AFRAID THAT THE CAR WILL EVENTUALLY GIVE OUT ON ME. IT'S ALL I HAVE. I'M BASICALLY WORKING TO FIX THE CAR!
NHTSA complaint #11292437 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT FULLY LATCH/CLOSE AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, WHICH PREVENTED ME FORM BEING ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR. SEVERAL ATTEMPTS WERE MADE BY VIEWING DOOR LATCH TO MAKE SURE THERE WAS NO OBSTRUCTION AND THE LATCH WAS POSITIONED CORRECTLY. THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE ALSO SEEMED TO BE WORKING FINE. AFTER WAITING ON A TOW TRUCK TO ARRIVE THE DRIVER MANIPULATED THE SAME PIECES I DID, ONE EXCEPTION BEING, HE LET THE WINDOW DOWN, AND THEN PUSHED DOOR CLOSE AND IT LATCHED. I AM NOW SCARED TO DRIVE IT SINCE I DON'T KNOW IF IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. I DROVE IT TO BARON BMW (SHAWNEE MISSION, KANSAS) AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTING THEY COULD DO UNLESS IT HAPPENED AGAIN/STOPPED WORKING AT WHICH POINT I WOULD NEED TO HAVE IT TOWED. I LATER LEARNED THAT A FRIEND (SIMILAR CAR, JUST A YEAR OR TWO OLDER) HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH HER RIGHT SIDE PASSENGER DOOR. I CHECKED THE RECALL AND DON'T SEE THAT MY CAR HAS ANY OPEN RECALLS. I CANNOT JUST WAIT TO SEE IF THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN AND I DO NEED TO BE ABLE TO DRIVE MY CAR. PLEASE ADVISE. [XXX] [XXX]; [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
NHTSA complaint #11279262 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
CAR SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING AND CHANGES GEARS FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL ON ITS OWN. HARD TIME RESTARTING ENGINE AFTER INCIDENTS. CAR DOES NOT START ENGINE BUT WILL POWER ALL ELECTRONIC DEVICES INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE CAR. CAR SUDDENLY SHUT OFF WHILE TURNING INTO A BUSY STREET LEAVING ME IN THE MIDDLE OF INCOMING TRAFFIC, PLACING MY FAMILY IN VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
NHTSA complaint #11256967 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ROUGH IDLE,STALLS AT STOPS, SHAKING. EVERY TIME VEHICLE IS TAKEN INTO BMW OF ONTARIO FOR ONE PROBLEM IT COMES BACK WITH A DIFFERENT ISSUE, I BELIEVE BMW OF ONTARIO IS PURPOSELY DAMAGING ITEMS ON MY VEHICLE THAT ISN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY SO I'LL PAY THEM OUT OF POCKET.
NHTSA complaint #11173199 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THE ISSUE IS WITH BOTH FRONT DOORS INTERMITTENTLY NOT OPENING WITH THE DOUBLE DOOR PULL WHEN STOPPED AND PARKED AFTER THE AUTO LOCKING SPEED ENGAGED THE DOOR LOCKS. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THIS SAFETY ISSUE IN THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGERS BEING TRAPPED INSIDE THE CAR IN AN EMERGENCY. MY RESEARCH ON THIS ISSUE BROUGHT ME TO THIS FORUM THAT SEEMS TO BEST HIT ON MY ISSUE: HTTPS://WWW.BIMMERFEST.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=674994 THREAD # 9. 04-11-2013, 12:14 PM [XXX] IS OFFLINE REGISTERED USER LOCATION: ARIZONA JOIN DATE: FEB 2013 POSTS: 9 MEIN AUTO: 2010 535I VIEW MY GARAGE SMILE YES, THE DOOR LOCK ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER FIRST TRIED TO FEND ME OFF SAYING THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY ISSUE. AFTER I INSISTED ON SAFETY RISK, THEY CONTACTED BMW AND FOUND THAT IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH DOOR LOCK ASSEMBLY. ONCE THEY REPLACED IT, I NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM AGAIN. HOPE THIS HELPS. AND HTTPS://WWW.BIMMERFEST.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=873761 THREAD #16 10-16-2015, 07:45 AM [XXX] IS OFFLINE JOIN DATE: NOV 2005 POSTS: 416 MEIN AUTO: EX - '11 535 GT XDRIVE VIEW MY GARAGE CULPRIT IS DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR. I HOPE THIS HELPS TROUBLESHOOT THIS ISSUE. REMEMBER TO HAVE THE TECH DRIVE THE CAR UP TO THE AUTO LOCKING SPEED EACH TIME TO TEST IT. ALSO HERE IS THE LINK TO MY YOUTUBE VIDEO DEMONSTRATING IT: HTTPS://YOUTU.BE/AV9YFVXTMMK THANK YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
NHTSA complaint #11161334 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
MY CAR MYSTERIOUSLY CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED. IT WAS LEFT FOR A FEW DAYS AT MY PLACE OF BUSINESS AND THERE ARE WITNESSES THAT SAW NO ONE SET IT ON FIRE. ARSON WAS SUSPECTED UNTIL THE REPORTS OF THIS HAPPENING ALL OVER THE WORLD CAME TO LIGHT.
NHTSA complaint #10985855 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOOR ACTUATORS AND LATCHES NOT WORKING TO THE POINT OF LOCKING THE DRIVER OR PASSENGER IN WHERE THEY CAN NOT EXIT THE VECHICLE DURING AN VECHICLE OR PERSONAL EMERGENCY . ON TOP OF THIS BMW IS CHARGING CUSTOMERS 2500 TO REPAIR THIS POTENTIAL LIFE OR DEATH ISSUE.
NHTSA complaint #10980518 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
A SUV TRAVELING AT 20 MILES PER HR HITS PASSENGER SIDE OF A 750 LI TRAVELING CROSSING A 2 WAY INTERSECTION SPINS THE CARS IN A CIRCLE WITH SKID MARKS ON THE HIGHWAY DAMAGE THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE DOOR AND THE LOWER PANEL OF CAR AND ONLY THERE BUMPER WAS LOOSE AND IT WAS DRIVEABLE HOW IS THAT A SUV TRAVELING AT SUCH SLOW SPEED AS I BEEN TOLD CAN DO SUCH DO AS MUCH DAMAGES TO A 750 LI AND THE CAR IS TOTALED
NHTSA complaint #10950313 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I HAVE NOTICED OTHER BMW OF SAME YEAR DIFFERENT VINS ARE HAVING ISSUES WITH DOOR ON DRIVER SIDE OPENING WHEN DRIVING AND WILL NOT CLOSE, I ENTER MY VIN AND IT SAID NO RECALLS BUT I AM HAVING SAME ISSUES EVERYONE ELSE IS HAVING WITH THEIR BMW, I WAS DRIVING DOWN ROAD GOING AROUND CURVE AND MY DRIVER DOOR CAME OPEN, I ALMOST FELT OUT, TRIED TO CLOSE DOOR BACK BUT DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE, HAD TO DRIVE TO MY JOB HOLDING DOOR WITH ONE HAND TO KEEP FROM FALLING OUT, CALLED BMW RECALL TEAM AND THEY SAID ITS NOTHING THEY CAN DO FOR ME BUT IT IS A KNOW FACTOR.
NHTSA complaint #10948084 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT GOING INTO PARKING AFTER THE CAR IS TURN OFF THE CARS HAVE ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTERS THAT ARE DESIGNED TO AUTOMATICALLY SHIFT INTO PARK IF THE DRIVER PRESSES THE BUTTON TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE. THE AGENCY SAYS ONE DRIVER COMPLAINED TO REGULATORS ABOUT THE PROBLEM, AND THE COMPANY HAS RECEIVED ADDITIONAL COMPLAINTS. NO CRASHES OR INJURIES HAVE BEEN REPORTED. REGULATORS SAY THEY HAVEN'T FOUND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #10936069 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.