The contact owns a 2011 BMW 750LI. The contact stated that the vehicle was parked next to the house with the engine turned off for approximately one hour before suddenly smoke was present coming from under the hood of the vehicle. The contact opened the hood and discovered flames coming from the ECM wire harness. The contact used a bucket of water to extinguish the flames. The cause of the fire was not determined. The vehicle was later towed to the local dealer but no diagnostic service or repairs were performed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but no assistance was offered. The contact was informed that the VIN was not included in the NHTSA Campaign Number: 11V521000(Engine and Engine Cooling). The contact indicated that the vehicle had experienced that same failure listed in the recall. The failure mileage was 160,000.
- NHTSA ID
- 11601207
- Incident
- Mar 15, 2024
- Mileage
- 160,000 mi
THEY HAVE NOT FIXED MY COOLING SYSTEM. IT SAIDS THAT THE RECALL WAS FIXED BUT IT WAS NOT
- NHTSA ID
- 11350712
- Incident
- Aug 21, 2020
- Mileage
- 150,000 mi
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BMW 750LI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EMITTED A BURNING ODOR. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE USED AN ABNORMAL AMOUNT OF COOLANT. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V248000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. BMW OF BIRMINGHAM (1000 TOM WILLIAMS WAY, IRONDALE, AL) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
- NHTSA ID
- 11118995
- Incident
- Aug 10, 2016
- Mileage
- 80,000 mi
DESPITE BMW 'SOFT RECALL' CUSTOMER CARE PACKAGE, CAR BURNS 2 QUARTS OF OIL EVERY 750-850 MILES. BMW HAS DONE NOTHING TO RECTIFY THIS NOTORIOUS PROBLEM WITH THESE N63 ENGINES. ENGINES SHOULD BE REPLACED.
- NHTSA ID
- 11063773
- Incident
- Jan 1, 2018
EngineFuel system
Filed Nov 30, 2017
BMW 2011 HAS ONLY 88,000 MILES AND BOTH HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMPS NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1400. THE CAR WAS IN MOTION AND SAID POWERTRAIN MALFUNCTION, THE CAR SLOWS DOWN ON THE ROAD WHICH CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, STARTS JERKING AND SPITTING WHITE SMOKE. THIS IS A KNOW PROBLEM UNDER SIB130215 WHICH STATES ONLY PRODUCTION DATES BETWEEN JAN 2011 AND DEC 2011. MY PRODUCTION DATE WAS OCT 2010. THE SAME PROBLEM EXISTS WITH MANY OF THE N63 ENGINE CARS. PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT THIS PROBLEM AS IT SEEMS TO BE A DEFECT IN THE ENGINEERING OF THE VEHICLEAND NOT NECESSARILY THE PARTS. THIS CAUSES A SERIOUS PROBLEM WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. ALSO, I HAD TO GET ALL MY COILS AND SPARK PLUGS CHANGED AS WELL WHICH WAS NOT COVERED IN MY WARRANTY. THIS IS ALSO A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR THESE CARS. THE CUSTOMER PAYS TOO MUCH FOR THESE CARS TO HAVE A TOTALLY DEFECTIVE VEHICLE.
- NHTSA ID
- 11051437
- Incident
- Nov 12, 2017
- Mileage
- 88,000 mi
ElectricalEnginePowertrain (other)
Filed Jan 5, 2017
THE CAR CANNOT BE PUT IN PARK THE TRANSMISSION ROLLING BACK TO NEUTRAL AND THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO PARK
- NHTSA ID
- 10939929
- Incident
- Sep 10, 2016
EngineFuel systemPowertrain (other)
Filed Mar 21, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BMW 750LI. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT NOTICED FUEL FUMES COMING THROUGH THE AIR VENTS. THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS "DRIVE TRAIN MALFUNCTION, DRIVE AT MODERATE SPEED" WAS DISPLAYED ACROSS THE MESSAGE BOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL INJECTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.
- NHTSA ID
- 10850766
- Incident
- Mar 17, 2016
- Mileage
- 73,000 mi
EngineFuel system
Filed Feb 9, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 BMW 750LI. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT SHOOK AND THERE WAS A BURNING ODOR OF FUEL PRESENT. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TURBO COOLANT PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.
- NHTSA ID
- 10682084
- Incident
- Feb 1, 2015
- Mileage
- 35,000 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.