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1995 BMW 740 Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Apr 24, 2012
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Sep 28, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 7 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1995 BMW 740. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–7 of 7

Engine
Filed Apr 24, 2012
Fire reported

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR 1995 740I BMW STARTED SMOKING FROM THE GLOVE BOX AND THE CAR DASH LIGHT FLASHED AND SMOKE CAME FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HOOD. I CHECK AND THE WIRE HORNEST WAS ON FIRE. *TR

NHTSA ID
10456399
Incident
Apr 24, 2012
Mileage
230,000 mi
Fuel system
Filed Nov 7, 2011

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 BMW 740I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL LEAKED WHILE REFUELING THE VEHICLE. THE FUEL ALSO LEAKED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 95V238000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS) AND DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 153,000.

NHTSA ID
10434756
Incident
Mar 1, 2011
Mileage
98,000 mi
Airbags
Filed May 11, 2000
Crash reported

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION TRAVELING AROUND 30-35 MPH IN WHICH NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK

NHTSA ID
861745
Body & structure
Filed Jul 26, 1999
1 injury reported

THE TRUNK LOCKED UP ON A CHILD'S FINGER, AND OWNER WAS NOT ABLE TO OPEN THE TRUNK WITH THE KEY BECAUSE IF THE TRUNK WAS NOT SHUT COMPLETELY, THE ELECTRONIC DEVICE WILL NOT ALLOW ANYONE TO OPEN TRUNK WITH A KEY. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
843303
Suspension
Filed Mar 19, 1996

RIGHT FRONT SPRING BROKE WHILE PARKED, WEDGING BETWEEN BRAKE CALIPER, WHILE THERE, THE LEFT SIDE BROKE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID
980946
Incident
Feb 19, 1996
Filed Oct 16, 1995

TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON. *DSH

NHTSA ID
601248
Incident
May 25, 1995
Body & structure
Filed Sep 28, 1995

UPON LOCKING DOOR FROM OUTSIDE BY COMPUTERIZED KEY BUTTONS, PASSENGER LEFT INSIDE WAS UNABLE TO GET OUT, DUE TO DESIGN OF DOOR LOCK SYS. TT

NHTSA ID
972609

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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