TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW 750LI. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PEAKE BMW (2630 VETERANS MEMORIAL BLVD, KENNER, LA 70062) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RELATED THE FAILURE TO AN UNKNOWN RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
- NHTSA ID
- 11406891
- Incident
- Apr 2, 2021
AirbagsBrakesSteering
Filed Mar 16, 2021
MY AIRBAGS SYSTEM HAS MALFUNCTION FOR BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE. THE BRAKE SYSTEM HAS A MALFUNCTION AS WELL AS EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM THE STEERING HAS A MALFUNCTION AS WELL
- NHTSA ID
- 11403195
- Incident
- Mar 1, 2021
- Mileage
- 106,000 mi
BrakesDriver assistancePowertrain (other)
Filed Mar 15, 2020
MY 2007 BMW LI JUST STARTED THROWING ITSELF INTO PARK WHILE DRIVING CAUSING A MAJOR ABRUPT STOP JERKING THE CAR TO A STOP. THE TRANSMISSION FAULT ERROR CAME ON AND I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND WAITED A MINUTE AND TURNED IT BACK ON AND WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE. IT DID THIS ONE MORE TIME BEFORE REACHING HOME. THEN THE FOLLOWING DAY ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE IT AS SOON AS I PUT IT IN REVERSE IT JUMPED BACK INTO PARK. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER AS I HAD READ THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR BMW'S WITH THE SAME SYMPTOMS. I HAVE SINCE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF OTHER BMW SAME YEAR AND MODEL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE DEALER JUST SAID IT WASN'T COVERED UNDER A RECALL AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND THE CARS AGE ISN'T WORTH THE VALUE OF REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION SO I HAVE THE CAR PARKED IN MY GARAGE AND CANNOT DRIVE IT. BMW NEEDS TO STEP UP AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. THERE ARE PLENTY OF THE SAME MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR HAVING THE SAME ISSUE.
- NHTSA ID
- 11318132
- Incident
- Feb 2, 2020
- Mileage
- 163,000 mi
MY EMERGENCY BRAKE SYSTEM HAS FAILED. HAS THERE BEEN A RECALL TO FIX PROBLEM ON MY 2007 BMW 750LI. MY VEHICLE IS PARKED IN GARAGE CANT DRIVE DO NOT HAVE AN EMERGENCY BRAKE TO PARK IT WITHOUT APPLYING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE.
- NHTSA ID
- 11218411
- Incident
- May 1, 2019
- Mileage
- 77,000 mi
IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING FROM 2009 WHICH WAS NOT A BIG CONCERN AFTER I BOUGHT THE VEH.AS OF NOW THE PROBLEM HAS WORSENED I HAPPENS WHEN I AM PARKING THE ( PARALLEL PARKING ) LESS THEN 10 MILES PER HOUR BRAKE PEDAL BECOME STIFF WHEN DEPRESS ON IT THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP SOMETIME I WOULD BUMP THE IN FRONT OF ME OR BEHIND ME. THE SCARY PART IS WHEN I AM EFFECTING A BROKEN U TURN IN A TIGHT STREET ,I WOULD STEP ON THE BEAK TO AVOID HITTING IN FRONT AND BACK OF ME . THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD STIFFEN EVEN IF PUSHED ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. I PURSHASED THE CAR WITH 13000 MILES AND NOW THE CAR HAS ONLY 73000 MILES I CHANGE MY ROTORS ON TIME BRAKE PADS ON TIME ONCE THE CAR IS GOING STRAIGHT THE BRAKE WORKS PLEASE ,I DON' T KNOW WHAT TO DO. PLEASE LET ME IF THERE IS ANY RECALL ON > I THINK THIS IS MY LAST BMW ,NO MORE.
- NHTSA ID
- 11210364
- Incident
- Jan 2, 2019
- Mileage
- 14,000 mi
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW 750LI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME HARD TO DEPRESS, WHICH MADE IT VERY HARD TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE CHECK VALVE OF THE BRAKE VACUUM PUMP LEAKED OIL INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V446000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
- NHTSA ID
- 10724906
- Incident
- Jun 11, 2015
- Mileage
- 120,000 mi
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW 750LI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V446000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VACUUM LINES WERE REPLACED BUT WAITING ON THE MANUFACTURER'S APPROVAL FOR THE BRAKE BOOSTER AND MASTER CYLINDER REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 12/2/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PARTIALLY REPAIRED UNDER RECALL IN 2010. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD COMPLETE THE REPAIR. *JS
- NHTSA ID
- 10650369
- Incident
- Oct 20, 2014
- Mileage
- 60,000 mi
BrakesDriver assistancePowertrain (other)
Filed Jun 9, 2013
CRANK CASE VENT VALVE FAILURE CAUSED DAMAGE TO ENGINE. LOW BRAKE PEDAL. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10515866
- Incident
- Apr 27, 2013
- Mileage
- 92,100 mi
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.