2008 BMW 750LI Body & structure Problems

I THINK MY DOOR LASH ON MY VEHICLE'S DEFECTED SOMETIMES IT DOES SEEM TO BE CLOSE AND SOMETIMES IT'S NOT

NHTSA ID

11292468

Incident

Dec 3, 2019

Mileage

119,057 mi

I DROPPED OFF MY 2008 BMW 750 LI ON OCTOBER 11, 2018 TO THE CONCORD BMW DEALER FOR THE DOOR LATCH RECALL. RECALL # 17V-328. I HAD MENTIONED TO THE SERVICE WRITER THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT DOOR AND DRIVER SIDE REAR DOOR NOT CLOSE COMPLETELY SOMETIMES. AND OCCASIONALLY BECOME HALF CLOSED AND DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHT ON WHILE DRIVING. THE SERVICE WRITER SAID HE WILL CHECK ALL 4 DOORS FOR THIS RECALL. WHEN I PICK UP THE VEHICLE ON OCTOBER 12, 2018, I DISCOVERED THAT THE 2 DOOR LATCHES THAT STILL NOT WORK PROPERLY. I TALKED TO THE SERVICE WRITER REGARDING THE DOOR LATCHES STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM PRIOR TO LEAVING. HE EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THE RECALL IS ONLY FOR REPROGRAM THE DEFECTIVE CODE AND IT DOES NOT COVER THE DOOR LATCH NOT WORK REPAIR. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THE REPROGRAM IS A SOLE REMEDY FOR THIS SAFETY RECALL. ENCLOSED PLEASE FIND A COPY OF THE CONCORD BMW DEALER'S INVOICE # 888479 DATED OCTOBER 12, 2018. THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND ATTENTION AND LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR EARLY REPLY!

NHTSA ID

11140155

Incident

Oct 11, 2018

AFTER DROPPING MY DAUGHTER (WHO WAS SITTING IN THE REAR SEAT OF MY CAR) TO HER SCHOOL IN THE MORNING, I WAS DRIVING TO WORK. I CONFIRMED THAT ALL THE DOORS WERE CLOSED AND LATCHED AFTER SHE EXITED THE CAR. JUST BEFORE REACHING MY WORK LOCATION, THE DRIVER SIDE REAR DOOR UNEXPECTEDLY OPENED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. AFTER STOPPING, THE OPEN DOOR COULD NOT BE CLOSED OR LATCHED AGAIN. I CALLED BMW USA ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND THEY TOLD ME THERE IS AN ACTIVE RECALL ON MY CAR (US NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID - 17V328000) AND I SHOULD TAKE MY CAR TO DEALER TO FIX. I HAD TO TAPE THE DOOR SHUT AND TAKE THE CAR TO DEALER TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I CANNOT IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF THE DOOR HAD OPENED WHILE IN MOTION WHEN MY DAUGHTER WAS SITTING IN THE REAR SEAT. THE EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN VERY SCARY.

NHTSA ID

11041493

Incident

Oct 30, 2017

Mileage

86,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW 750LI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR SLIGHTLY OPENED, WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH. THE DOOR AJAR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR BUT IT FAILED TO CLOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V328000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES). THE CONTACT CALLED BMW OF AMERICA MANUFACTURER AT (800) 525-7417, WHERE IT WAS INFORMED THAT IT WOULD TAKE THREE DAYS BEFORE THEY COULD GET BACK TO HIM AND DID NOT OFFER FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

NHTSA ID

11021774

Incident

Sep 4, 2017

Mileage

47,000 mi

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 ID

10950313

Incident

Nov 20, 2016

Mileage

83,000 mi

MY DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AT TIMES DOESN'T CLOSE, WHEN IT FIRST OCCURRED, I THOUGHT THAT MAYBE SOMETHING WAS BLOCKING THE DOOR PREVENTING IT FROM CLOSING BECAUSE IT SEEMED TO BOUNCE BACK OPEN, I TRIED TO CLOSE IT AGAIN, I WAS EXITING MY CAR AND AGAIN IT WOULDN'T CLOSE AND BOUNCED BACK OPEN. I JIGGLED THE DOOR HANDLE AND ON THE THIRD ATTEMPT THE DOOR CLOSED. I DIDN'T THINK MUCH ABOUT IT UNTIL IT HAPPENED AGAIN WHEN I HAD EXITED MY CAR AND THE DOOR BOUNCED BACK OPEN. I DIDN'T JIGGLE THE HANDLE THIS TIME BUT ATTEMPTED TO SHUT IT AGAIN, AND IT WASN'T UNTIL THE THIRD TIME THAT I TRIED TO SHUT IT AGAIN THAT IT FINALLY CLOSED. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES AND BY THE THIRD TIME, I STARTED GOOGLING DOOR PROBLEMS IN 750LI AND SAW THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR 2005 - 2007 FOR THE "SOFT CLOSE" FUNCTION MALFUNCTIONING? THIS IS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM THAT IS OCCURRING WITH MY 2008 750 LI, WHY WASN'T 2008 INCLUDED IN THE RECALL? I HAD MY CAR INTO THE BMW DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULDN'T REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM BUT I KNOW THAT IS WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE CAR DOOR?

NHTSA ID

10949607

Incident

Dec 12, 2016

THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE. THE SUCTION MECHANISM DOES WORK AND THERE IS NO BACKUP SYSTEM TO ENSURE THE DOOR LATCHES. IT IS A MOST SEVERE SAFETY FLAW. THERE MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS ISSUE ALL OVER THE INTERNET FOR BMW CARS. THIS IS DEFINITELY A RECALL ISSUE AND THE GROSSES OF SAFETY NEGLECT BY THE CAR MANUFACTURER. THE CAR WAS STATIONARY WHEN THIS OCCURRED. THERE IS CURRENTLY NO RECALL FOR THIS SAFETY FLAW WHICH IS JUST COMPLETELY ABSURD. GIVEN THE MANY COMPLAINTS AND THE FACT THAT THIS IS A 2008 VEHICLE.

NHTSA ID

10945486

Incident

Jan 9, 2017

Mileage

93,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET AT 35 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR UNEXPECTEDLY UNLATCHED. THAT DOOR HAD NOT BEEN OPENED IN OVER A WEEK AND THE DOOR APPEARED TO BE CLOSED BEFORE THIS INCIDENT.

NHTSA ID

10909444

Incident

Sep 7, 2016

Mileage

84,850 mi

THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE SHUT. THIS STARTING OCCURRING INTERMITTENTLY IN EARLY MAY 2016 AND TOOK SEVERAL ATTEMPTS OF LIFTING THE DOOR HANDLE SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE SOFT LOCK WOULD TAKE. TODAY 22 MAY 2016, THE DOOR FAILED TO CLOSE AND LOCK AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS AND EXTENSIVELY EXERCISING THE DOOR HANDLES FROM BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. FORTUNATELY THE CAR WAS NOT IN MOTION DURING THE MANY TIMES THE PROBLEM OCCURRED, BUT IT SHOULD BE OBVIOUS THAT THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE DRIVEN SAFELY IF THE DOOR DOES NOT CLOSE. IN READING UP AND EDUCATING MYSELF ON THIS DEFECT, THIS APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN A KNOWN ISSUE IN THE PREVIOUS YEAR OF THIS SAME MODEL BUT FOR WHATEVER REASON, THE RECALL WAS NOT EXTEND TO THE 2008. I LOVE THE BMW 7 SERIES PARTICULARLY THIS 750, BUT I WILL HAVE TO END MY 12 YEAR MARRIAGE OF OWNING BMW'S IF THEY CHOOSE NOT TO REMEDY THIS DEFECT IN THE 2008.

NHTSA ID

10870249

Incident

May 22, 2016

Mileage

98,500 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW 750LI. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR, IT WOULD NOT REMAIN CLOSED. THE FAILURE OCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 94,000.

NHTSA ID

10855489

Incident

Apr 14, 2016

Mileage

94,000 mi

DOOR NOT LATCHING CORRECTLY. IT UNEXPECTEDLY OPENED WHILE DRIVING AND WOULD NOT CLOSE BACK. I HAD TO SECURE IT WITH A BUNGEE CORD TO CONTINUE HOME.

NHTSA ID

10777989

Incident

Sep 26, 2015

THE PASSENGER SIDE SOFT DOOR CLOSER STOPPED WORKING. I HAD TO MANUALLY SHUT THE DOOR, AND AT TIMES THE DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH AND I HAD TO HOLD IT WHILE DRIVING. IT WAS FIXED BY A CERTIFIED BMW SERVICE PROVIDER AT THE COST OF OVER $1,200. ALSO, THE AUTO TRUNK STOPPED WORKING AND I NOW HAVE TO CLOSE IT MANUALLY. THE CERTIFIED BMW SERVICE PROVIDER SAID THAT IT WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $800 TO FIX. *TR

NHTSA ID

10651148

Incident

Aug 4, 2014

Mileage

110,000 mi

-----ORIGINAL MESSAGE----- TO BMW N/A SUBJECT: REGARDING COMFORT ACCESS SYS RECALL FM[XXX] TO: CUSTOMER SERVICE RECALL LETTER NO. 12V-502:ROLLAWAY TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: APPROXIMATELY 4-5 MONTHS AGO I BEGAN HAVE SMALL UNUSUAL ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. WHERE THE CAR WOULD NOT START, I HAD TO REPEATEDLY DEPRESS THE START BUTTON, TO HAVE THE CAR START. NEXT THE REMOTE DOOR SOFT TOUCH REFUSED TO WORK CONTINUOUSLY, BUT THE KEY FOB WOULD OPERATE THE DOOR. WHILE WE WERE AWAY I THOUGHT SINCE THE CAR BATTERY WAS THE ORIGINAL (INSTALLED IN 07), I CONSIDERED THAT PERHAPS POWER MAY HAVE BEEN THE CULPRIT AND HAD AAA REPLACE THE BATTERY WHILE AWAY FORM HOME. RECENTLY 02/11/12, I HAD TO TAKE MY 750 TO THE DEALER BECAUSE I HAD TO DRIVE HOME MANUALLY HOLDING MY DRIVERS DOOR CLOSED. THE SOFT CLOSE DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE "COMFORT ACCESS SYSTEM", AND THE PART HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1200.00. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

10641433

Incident

Feb 14, 2013

Mileage

62,000 mi

I OWN A 2008 BMW 750LI WITH SOFT CLOSE DOORS. THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. THE SOFT CLOSE DOES NOT WORK AT ALL ANYMORE AND 9 TIMES OUT OF 10 THE DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE AT ALL. I HAVE TO REPEATEDLY TRY TO CLOSE THE DOOR OVER AND OVER AND OVER. IF THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM AS PREVIOUS MODELS, WHY IS THIS NOT PART OF A RECALL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10606336

Incident

Apr 21, 2014

Mileage

86,984 mi

OWN 2008 BMW 750 W/ SOFT CLOSE DOORS. HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AS THE 2005-2007 750S THAT HAVE BEEN RECALLED. AT 35 MPH, DOOR FLEW OPEN AND I COULDN'T CLOSE. SOMETIMES IT LATCHES AND SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T. CPO JUST EXPIRED 1 MONTH AGO. DEALER WANTS $ 1800 TO FIX. I KNOW OTHER OWNERS W/ SOFT CLOSE DOORS - NOTHING BUT HEADACHES. CONSIDERING THE 2008 HAS THE SAME DOORS AS THE 2007, I CANNOT IMAGINE WHY THE RECALL DIDN'T EXTEND TO THE 2008 ALSO. *TR

NHTSA ID

10596250

Incident

May 31, 2014

Mileage

78,000 mi

I BEGAN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND THE DRIVER'S DOOR CAME OPEN AND WOULD NOT LATCH AFTERWARD. *TR

NHTSA ID

10482557

Incident

Sep 3, 2011

Mileage

79,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW 750 LI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHIFTED FROM DRIVE TO THE PARK POSITION. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS WERE REPEATEDLY ILLUMINATING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE MECHATRONICS SYSTEM FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED 3 DIFFERENT TIMES. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE AND SHE HAD TO HOLD THE DOOR CLOSED WHILE DRIVING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,371 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,640.

NHTSA ID

10474537

Incident

Jul 16, 2012

Mileage

64,371 mi