2006 Bmw 7 SERIES: complaints, problems and recalls

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 750. THE VEHICLE HAS A TRANSMISSION THAT SHOULD AUTOMATICALLY SHIFT THE VEHICLE TO THE PARK POSITION WHEN THE START/STOP BUTTON IS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE START/STOP BUTTON AND NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ROLL FORWARD APPROXIMATELY 2 SECONDS AFTER THE ENGINE LOST POWER. HE WAS ABLE TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE AND STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THIS ALSO OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS LATER. THE CONTACT PARKED AND EXITED HIS VEHICLE, UPON HIS RETURN THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS APPROXIMATELY A…

Owner-reported narrative. 7,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10185770 at NHTSA ↗

BMW 750 LI 2006. I AM THE FIST OWNER OF THIS CAR. SICNE I GOT THIS CAR IT HAS GIVEN ME MUCH PROBLEM. I HAVE OWED THIS CAR FOR A YEAR, AND HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER MANY TIMES. THE PROBLEMS WERE NOT SOLVED. WHILE DRIVING THE CAR JERKED, AND AIR CONDITIONING ( A/C )SMELLED. THE LIGHT ALWAYS WENT ON. THERE WERE SO MANY PROBLEMS. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10193519 at NHTSA ↗

PROBLEM WITH ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION; ON APRIL 2007 -MILEAGE 8936 WARNING -LOW OIL-AD 1.5Q. ON 29 MAY 2007-WARN LOW OIL- AD 1.5Q OIL. ON AUG 2007-WARN LOW OIL-AD 1.5 Q OIL ON DEC 2007-WARN LOW OIL-ADDED 2.5 Q OIL SEPT 30 2008-WARN LOW OIL-ADDED 1 Q OIL AT LOC DEALERSHIP. THIS IS NOT A NORMAL OIL CONSUMPTION OF THE HIGH END VEHICLE BMW SERIES 7 OR ANY OTHER HIGH END VEHICLE. SO FAR I HAVE NOT BEEN GIVEN A REASONABLE EXPLANATION. DEALER SHIP (PEAKE BMW) IS ADVISING THAT NO OIL LEAKS NOTED AND OIL NOT COMING OUT TROUGH THE TAIL PIPE ? SO WHA…

Owner-reported narrative. 15,439 miles reported. Look up ODI 10244889 at NHTSA ↗

I PURCHASED 2 PIRELLI ROSSO TIRES FOR THE REAR OF MY 2006 BMW 760LI. I WAS DRIVING ON I-24W IN NASHVILLE, TN ON THE NIGHT OF 10/24/10. IT WAS POURING DOWN RAIN AND I COULD NOT KEEP MY CAR ON THE ROAD IF I WENT OVER 40 MPH. WHEN I CHECKED MY TIRES THE NEXT MORNING, I NOTICED THEY WERE COMPLETELY BALD. THEY ARE HIGH PERFORMANCE TIRES, USUALLY LASTING 15,000-20,000 MILES. THESE TIRES ONLY LASTED 3,500 MILES. I PURCHASED THESE TIRES ON 09/30/10. I AM A 36 YEAR OLD WOMAN WITH 2 CHILDREN. I DO NOT HOT-ROD MY CAR OR DRIVE IN EXCESSIVE SPEEDS. I AM…

Owner-reported narrative. 77,547 miles reported. Look up ODI 10362859 at NHTSA ↗

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 750. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE PLACED BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST LOCATED THE FAILURE AS THE BRAKE ASSIST SYSTEM AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT PASS STATE INSPECTION, BECAUSE OF THE BRAKE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT RECALL 10V446000 SERVICE BRAKES HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST VACUUM REMEDY WASN'T AVAILABLE; THEREFORE, THEY COULDN'T REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WASN'T REPAIRED. THE…

Owner-reported narrative. 95,286 miles reported. Look up ODI 10363889 at NHTSA ↗

VEHICLE SLAMS INTO FIRST GEAR UPON DECELERATION AND "SLIPS" IF YOU TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL AND THEN ACCELERATE IMMEDIATELY, AS IN TRAFFIC CONDITIONS. WHEN TRANSMISSION GETS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC IT WILL SLAM INTO GEAR BEFORE ACCELERATION OCCURS. CAR WAS AT BMW DEALER FOR SEVEN DAYS WITH ALL SOFTWARE UPGRADES THAT DEALER SUGGESTED WERE PERFORMED AND STILL SAME PROBLEM. NO CALL BACKS TO DATE. SPOKE WITH BMW OF NORTH AMERICA AND THEY REFERRED ME BACK TO DEALER. UNWILLING TO ADMIT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION EVEN THOUGH THEY…

Owner-reported narrative. 53,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10365392 at NHTSA ↗

BMW OF NASHVILLE IS TELLING ME I NEED A NEW MOTOR IN MY 2006 750I BMW; THE ENGINE ONLY HAS 59,000 MILES ON IT. THEY SAY THE ENGINE BLOCK IS BAD. I AM 9,000 MILES OUT OF WARRANTY SO THEY ARE SAYING IS ALL ON ME. I HAVE HAD ALL SERVICES REQUIRED AND NOT ONCE WAS IT BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT MY ENGINE WAS GOING BAD AND NOW IT'S GONE FROM BEING GOOD TO NEEDING ANOTHER ENGINE? DUE TO THE MILEAGE I HAVE ON THE ENGINE AND I FIND THIS TO BE A DEFECTED ENGINE AND WOULD ASK FOR ASSISTANCE IN THIS MATTER. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 59,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10368664 at NHTSA ↗

I AM SEEKING ASSISTANCE IN THE MATTER OF HAVING A DEFECTIVE ENGINE IN MY 2006 750I BMW. WE HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE SINCE OCT. 2008 AND WE HAVE KEPT SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE ON IT AS PRESCRIBED. RECENTLY AFTER TAKEN THE CAR TO THE SHOP FOR LIGHT SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE TAIL PIPE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT OUR ENGINE WAS POSSIBLY BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THAT FIRST WE WERE TOLD THAT BMW WOULD MOST LIKELY COVER PARTS IF WE WERE TO HAVE THE ENGINE BROKE DOWN TO SEE EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. WHICH WE AGREE TO; BEFORE THE ENGINE WAS BROKE DOWN AND T…

Owner-reported narrative. 59,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10378887 at NHTSA ↗

Reported: 2006-07-26 (July 26, 2006)

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE LOWER RUBBER MOUNT OF THE REAR SHOCK ABSORBERS MAY NOT HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED TO SPECIFICATIONS AND MAY NOT ADHERE CORRECTLY TO ITS HOUSING WITHIN THE SHOCK ABSORBER.

Consequence: THE BUSHING COULD LOOSEN AND OVER TIME COULD SEPARATE FROM ITS HOUSING. THE DRIVER WILL EXPERIENCE IMPAIRED VEHICLE HANDLING AND CONTROL INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE REAR SHOCK ABSORBER FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 13, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BMW AT 1-800-831-1117.

Reported: 2010-10-01 (October 1, 2010)

BMW IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2004-2010 5-SERIES, 6-SERIES, AND MODEL YEAR 2002-2008 7-SERIES VEHICLES. A CHECK VALVE OF THE BRAKE VACUUM PUMP MAY LEAK A SMALL AMOUNT OF LUBRICATING OIL. OVER TIME THIS COULD RESULT IN CONTAMINATION OF THE BRAKE BOOSTER.

Consequence: POWER ASSIST BRAKING PERFORMANCE COULD BE ADVERSELY AFFECTED. IN EXTREME CASES THERE COULD BE A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER ASSIST BRAKING. AN UNEXPECTED REDUCTION OR LOSS IN POWER BRAKING ASSIST MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy: BMW WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 24, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BMW AT 1-800-525-7417.