2012 BMW 750LI Engine Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 BMW 750LI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE LOW COOLANT MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND HAD THE COOLANT RESERVOIR TOPPED OFF. THE CONTACT RESUMED DRIVING AND THE WARNING LIGHT APPEARED AGAIN. UPON CHECKING THE COOLANT RESERVOIR, THE COOLANT WAS AGAIN TOPPED HOWEVER, THE SAME WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ALONG WITH THE DRIVE TRAIN MALFUNCTION WARNING MESSAGE. THE CONTACT THEN DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK COMING FROM THE AUXILIARY WATER PUMP. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V248000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS FIRST TOWED TO HIS RESIDENCE AND A FEW DAYS LATER TOWED TO LONG BEACH BMW (1660 E SPRING ST, LONG BEACH, CA 90806). THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN. A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF FAILURE AND A CASE WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WAS OFFERED A 10% DISCOUNT TOWARD THE COST OF REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 110,000.

NHTSA ID

11339584

Incident

Jul 4, 2020

Mileage

110,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY WHEN THE ENGINE CUTOFF AND LOCKED UP. OIL LEAK ALL OVER HIGHWAY. ENGINES WAS BLOWN DUE TO FREQUENT OIL LEAKING. WAS PUTTING OIL IN VEHICLE CONSISTENTLY ON A WEEKLY BASIS.

NHTSA ID

11231896

Incident

Jul 5, 2019

Mileage

106,000 mi

MY CAR HAS BEEN AT THE BMW SHOP FOR FOUR MONTHS. THE PURPOSE OF ME TAKING MY CAR TO THE BMW SHOP WAS BECAUSE MY 2012 750LI BMW HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. WHEN I GOT THERE [XXX]. STATED THERE IS A RECALL ON THE ENGINE AND HE SAY IT WILL BE FIX. FOUR MONTHS LATER THE MANAGER [XXX] CALL ME AND TELL ME I HAVE TO PAY $ 9,600 FOR THE PARTS AND THE LABOR WORK. [XXX] STATED MY CAR DID NOT QUALIFY AND I HAD TO PAY 45% .I BELIEVE I WAS RIPPED OFF BECAUSE I BELIEVE THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY ENGINE AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS ONLY $3,318 AND NOW HE CHARGING ME SO MUCH MONEY. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED ONLY BECAUSE WHEN I TOOK THE CAR IN MARCH 2019 HE COULD HAD GAVE ME A PRICE AND NOT FOUR MONTHS LATER. I TOLD HIM WHY WOULD HE FIX THE ENGINE IF I DIDN'T QUALIFY FOR A FREE ONE AND WHY NOT CALL ME AND TELL ME THAT I WILL BE PAYING 45% OUT OF MY POCKET. ON TOP OF THAT HE HAS THE NERVE TO CALL ME ON JULY 2019 AND TELL ME THE CAR HAS A NEW ENGINE BUT ALL THE OLD COMPONENTS WAS TRANSFER TO THE NEW ENGINE THEN HE SAY THAT I NEED TO PAY EXTRA BECAUSE HE DID NOT FIX THE TRANSMISSION. MY COMPLAINT IS WHY FIX THE ENGINE IF THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT JUST TO MAKE MONEY FROM THE CUSTOMER . IF I TOOK THE CAR TO THE SHOP FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS THAT WOULD HAD COST ME $3,318 NOW HE WANTS $9,600 CAN SOME ONE PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM. HERE IS MY VIN [XXX] . SENT FROM YAHOO MAIL ON ANDROID INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

11229967

Incident

Mar 6, 2019

Mileage

80,000 mi

WELL AT THE 60K MILE MARK THE MOTOR WAS BLOWN, COME TOO FIND OUT MANY CARS THIS SAME MODEL AND YEAR ARE HAVING SIMILAR ISSUES... THE SUSPENSION HAS BEEN CHANGED A COUPLE TIMES NOW AND THE FUEL PUMP WENT BAD... THE CAR BURNS OIL BMW SAYS THIS IS NORMAL I FIND THAT VERY HARD TO BELIEVE... THE MOTOR WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING AND ACTUALLY LEAVING THE BMW DEALERSHIP HOW IRONIC

NHTSA ID

11184487

Incident

Feb 2, 2018

Mileage

63,000 mi

ROUGH IDLE,STALLS AT STOPS, SHAKING. EVERY TIME VEHICLE IS TAKEN INTO BMW OF ONTARIO FOR ONE PROBLEM IT COMES BACK WITH A DIFFERENT ISSUE, I BELIEVE BMW OF ONTARIO IS PURPOSELY DAMAGING ITEMS ON MY VEHICLE THAT ISN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY SO I'LL PAY THEM OUT OF POCKET.

NHTSA ID

11173199

Incident

Jan 28, 2019

Mileage

85,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 BMW 750LI. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE AND POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED OFF THE MAIN HIGHWAY, TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE, BUT THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED TO MOVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER (BRIAN HARRIS BMW, 12336 AIRLINE HWY, BATON ROUGE, LA 70817, (225) 754-1200) FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND REPAIRS. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING THE DIAGNOSTIC RESULTS FROM THE DEALER. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

NHTSA ID

11090957

Incident

Apr 21, 2018

Mileage

50,000 mi

THE ENGINE MALFUNCTIONED IN MY CAR WHILE DRIVING AND IS A SAFETY HAZARD TO MYSELF AND OTHERS ON PUBLIC ROADS WITH MULTIPLE ENGINE PARTS IDENTIFIED BY THE MANUFACTURER TO BE DEFECTIVE. THE CAR SPORADICALLY STOPS OPERATING WITH FULL POWER AND THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL REPORTS OF INSTANT ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. BMW ISSUED WHAT THEY HAVE CALLED THE N63 CUSTOMER CARE PACKAGE ON DEC. 29, 2014 TO ADDRESS FAILURES ON THE ENGINE REGARDLESS OF WARRANTY AND MILEAGE, BUT HAVE DENIED THIS SERVICE FOR MY VEHICLE. THE DEFECTIVE ENGINE IS IN THE FOLLOWING VEHICLES: F01 AND F02 (7 SERIES SEDAN)' PRODUCED FROM 3/2009 TO 6/2012 F04 (ACTIVE HYBRID 7)' PRODUCED FROM 4/2010 TO 6/2012 F07 (GRAN TURISMO)' PRODUCED FROM 9/2009 TO 6/2012 F10 (5 SERIES SEDAN)' PRODUCED FROM 3/2010 TO 7/2013 F12 (6 SERIES CONVERTIBLE)' PRODUCED FROM 3/2011 TO 7/2012 F13 (6 SERIES COUPE)' PRODUCED FROM 7/2011 TO 7/2012 E70 (X5)' PRODUCED FROM 3/2010 TO 6/2013 E71 (X6)' PRODUCED FROM 7/2008 TO 6/2014 E72 (ACTIVEHYBRID X6)' PRODUCED FROM 9/2009 TO 9/2011 I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE WITH 40,429 MILES AND MICHIGAN REBUILT SALVAGE TITLE IN MAY OF 2016 AFTER IT WAS IN AN ACCIDENT IN AUGUST 2015. THE POSITION OF BMW IS THAT THEY WILL NOT PERFORM THE SERVICE ON THE VEHICLE NOW AS IT WAS REPORTED AS AN INSURANCE LOSS, BUT LIKELY THOUSANDS OF THESE VEHICLES OPERATE ON PUBLIC ROADS LEGALLY WITH REBUILT TITLES. I FEEL THE CONDITION IS A TRUE SAFETY RISK AND SHOULD BE HANDLED UNDER A RECALL TO REQUIRE PROPER CORRECTION AND ENSURE PUBLIC SAFETY RATHER THAN A DISCRETIONARY SERVICE FROM BMW TO PROTECT THEIR REPUTATION AND EXPENSES. ATTACHED IS THE MICHIGAN REBUILT TITLE AND DOCUMENT FOR RE-CERTIFICATION SHOWING THE REPAIRS DID NOT INCLUDE THE MOTOR. ALSO INCLUDED IS THE CORRESPONDENCE WITH BMW AND A PHOTOS OF THE VEHICLE AFTER REPAIR.

NHTSA ID

10892872

Incident

Jul 15, 2016

Mileage

41,000 mi

WHEN ENTERING THE ON RAMP TO MERGE ONTO THE HIGHWAY. I ACCELERATED TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC AND CAR VIBRATED VIOLENTLY AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I CONTINUED TO PRESS THE ACCELERATOR BUT NOTHING HAPPENED AND A MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE DISPLAY. NOW, I'M STUCK BETWEEN THE ON RAMP AND THE HIGHWAY WITH A TRACTOR TRAILER RAPIDLY APPROACHING. HE BARELY HAS ENOUGH SPACE TO MERGE TO HIS LEFT AND AVOIDS REAR ENDING ME.THIS COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. I CONTINUED TO PRESS THE ACCELERATOR AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I PUT MY HAZARDS ON AND QUICKLY READ THE MESSAGE. IT READ, "MAXIMUM ENGINE OUTPUT NOT AVAILABLE." SO, I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT, AND IT WORKED FINE FOR A FEW HUNDRED FEET UNTIL I TRIED TO ACCELERATE. IT DID THE EXACT SAME THING BUT THIS TIME IT ALLOWED ME TO CREEP ALONG AT 35 MPH. I PULLED OVER INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND TURNED IT OFF AND ON AGAIN, AND IT WORKED AS NORMAL. BUT THIS TIME I JUST CONTINUED TO DRIVE TO WORK AT 35 MPH. DURING WORK, I SCHEDULED A SERVICE APPOINTMENT THE NEXT DAY. AFTER WORK, I PULLED OUT OF MY PARKING SPACE AND SOMETHING POPPED AND ONCE AGAIN IT STALLED. AFTER TURNING IT ON AND OFF AGAIN, I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT HOME. THE NEXT DAY AT THE DEALERSHIP, I WAS INFORMED OF THE CUSTOMER CARE PACKAGE (RECALL). BUT WHAT I DIDN'T KNOW AT THAT TIME, THE CAR HAD ALREADY BEEN RECALLED WITH THE PREVIOUS OWNER. A LOT OF THE SAME WORK WAS DUPLICATED. BTW, THIS IS A 2012 750LI WITH 37,000 AT THE TIME OF THE SECOND OCCURRENCE. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE HAPPENED AT 29,931. IT HAPPENED AGAIN 2 MONTHS LATER. THIS VEHICLE IS UNPREDICTABLE AND YOU DON'T KNOW WHEN IT WILL STALL ON YOU. THE LAST REPAIR REDUCED THE POWERTRAIN OUTPUT AND TAKES A DEEP GASP BEFORE ACCELERATING. PLEASE READ BMW'S CUSTOMER CARE SERVICE. THE NUMBER OF REPAIRS ARE TOO NUMEROUS TO LIST ON THE REMAINDER OF THIS THREAD.

NHTSA ID

10863691

Incident

Nov 6, 2015

Mileage

36,970 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 BMW 750LI. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY, STALLED, AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL INJECTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

NHTSA ID

10853228

Incident

Dec 15, 2015

Mileage

20,000 mi

I HAVE ONLY 20000 MILES . AFTER 35 MPH ENGINE START SHAKING .HAS NO POWER AND CHECK ENGINE CONTROL ITS ON.ITS NOT FIRS TIME. I KNOW IT'S PROBLEM WITH FUEL INGECTORS. I THING BMW HAS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM FOR FREE . IT'S NOT ONLY MY CAR.

NHTSA ID

10853117

Incident

Mar 27, 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 BMW 750LI. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE AND POWER TRAIN WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE AND WHITE SMOKE CAME FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SHAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED HOWEVER, WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE FUEL INJECTOR HOWEVER THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS, FOR THE SAME FAILURE BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,274.

NHTSA ID

10779831

Incident

Aug 15, 2014

Mileage

43,274 mi

THE CAR ENGINE WAS CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE PARKING LOT. AFTER DRIVING FROM MY HOUSE (ABOUT 3 MILES), THE CAR WAS PARKED IN THE MALL. I WENT IN THE SHOPPING MALL FOR 10 MINUTES, AND I WENT OUTSIDE. MY CAR WAS ON FIRE. FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME, AND HE BROKE THE HOOD TO PUT OUT THE FIRE.

NHTSA ID

10731930

Incident

Jul 3, 2015

Mileage

60,000 mi

2012 BMW 750LI. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD TO ADD OIL FREQUENTLY. *JB

NHTSA ID

10692476

Incident

Jan 29, 2015

THIS CAR EXPERIENCES MULTIPLE DRIVETRAIN MALFUNCTION CODES, LOOSES POWER AT INTERVALS WHEN DRIVING, LEAKS OIL FROM SEALS WHICH CREATES WHITE SMOKE FROM BOTH THE EXHAUST PIPES AND FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. IT ALSO HAS A ROUGH IDLE AND EVERY SO OFTEN, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. BMW SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES FOR HAVING THESE ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH THEIR CARS IN THIS DAY AND AGE. *JS

NHTSA ID

10669259

Incident

Nov 5, 2014

Mileage

60,000 mi

DROVE CAR AT APPROXIMATELY 8:30 P.M. CAR WAS LEFT IN THE GARAGE FOR THE NIGHT. AT 3:35 A.M. WAS AWAKEN BY MY DOG AND SMELLED SMOKE, STRONGEST IN THE AREA OF THE GARAGE. ONCE EXTINGUISHED BY FIREFIGHTERS THE CAR WAS PULLED OUT. THE LEFT FRONT NUMBER, HEADLIGHT, AND ADJACENT STRUCTURES WERE MELTED. EXTENSIVE FIRE DAMAGE AND SMOKE DAMAGE IN THE GARAGE, AND A LESSER DEGREE IN THE HOUSE. CAUSE OF FIRE ORIGIN WAS NOT DETERMINED, BUT THE CAR WAS NOT EXCLUDED. CONCERNED THAT THIS COULD BE RELATED TO THE AUXILIARY COOLING PUMP ISSUE NOTED IN 2010 AND 2011 MODELS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10472433

Incident

Aug 23, 2012

Mileage

17,500 mi