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1989 BMW 750 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.
5
Latest Sep 20, 1999
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.
1
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.
0
Reports on file since Feb 8, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 5 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1989 BMW 750. 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 1–5 of 5

Engine
Filed Sep 20, 1999

DEALER INSTALL NEWLY DESIGNED REDIATOR CAP PER THE RECAL NOTICE (98V-178) HOWEVER THE PROBLEMS PERSISTED (OVERHEATING, COOLENT SMELL AND WINDOWS FOGGING). THESE FAILURES ALSO CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE HEATER CORE. NLM

NHTSA ID
548607
Driver assistance
Filed Jun 18, 1997
Crash reported

FUEL THROTTLE LINKAGE CONTROL: PUT VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND RAN INTO SOMEONE'S HOUSE. DEALER SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
813226
Incident
May 17, 1997
Electrical
Filed Oct 1, 1996

A FUSE OVERHEATED IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT, CAUSING AN ELECTRICAL MELT DOWN IN THE WIRING .*AK

NHTSA ID
803044
Incident
Oct 1, 1995
AirbagsSeat belts
Filed Apr 10, 1996

SEAT BELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN DURING ACCIDENT, CAUSING INJURY. *SD

NHTSA ID
503104
Incident
Mar 1, 1996
Steering
Filed Feb 8, 1995

THE POWER STEERING FAILS AT RANDOM. TT

NHTSA ID
959749
Incident
Jan 1, 1994

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.

Data sources

Data on this page last refreshed .