2006 BMW 7 Series Electrical System Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 750LI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT OIL WAS LEAKING ALL OVER THE ENGINE. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, ALL THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS ON THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING AND THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURES WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V502000 (POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V564000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000.

2006 BMW 750LI. CONSUMER WRITES WITH REGARD TO RECALL ON DOOR LATCH THAT LED TO MALFUNCTION WITH KEY FOB. *AS *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 750LI. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR OPENED INADVERTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WAS DIFFICULT TO OPEN OCCASIONALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A SOFTWARE ISSUE THAT NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 750LI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE JERKED, KNOCKED, AND SHOOK. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND RANDOMLY STALLED. THE INDEPENDENT DEALER WAS NOTIFIED MORE THAN THREE TIMES AND WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A PERMANENT REMEDY. THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER FOR OVER A MONTH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED THAT THE ENGINE WAS MISFIRING. THE STARTER WAS REPLACED, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SHAKE AND STALL. THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO TOW THE VEHICLE NUMEROUS TIMES DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

BMW HAVE A RECALL ON 2006 BMW 750LI PASSENGER SEAT MAT, THIS DEFECT WILL KEEP THE AIR BAG FROM DEPLOYING DURING AN ACCIDENT. BUT IN MOST BMW, FROM FRIENDS OF MINE THE DRIVER SEAT MAT IS THE ONE THAT DEFECTIVE ON A REGULAR BASES BUT BMW IS AVOIDING THE REPAIR, THIS DEFECT CAN A WILL CAUSE SOMEONE THEIR LIFE. THE RECALL# 13V564000 FOR THE PASSENGER SEAT MAT, BUT THE DRIVER SEAT MAT IS THE PROBLEM. MY DRIVE SEAT MAT IS BROKEN MY CAR ONLY HAVE 72000 MILES ON THE CAR,BMW IS AVOIDING THE REPAIR. CORRECT NOW OR SOME ONE WILL DIE SOON, BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT.....UPDATED 04/23/15 *BF *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 750LI. THE CONTACT THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE SEAT SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD THE SEAT SENSOR REPLACED ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V564000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

I TOOK MY CAR TO THE BMW DEALERSHIP IN 2012 BECAUSE I NOTICED OIL IN MY GARAGE. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO OIL LEAK AND NOTHING WAS WRONG. I REPORTED IN 2013 THAT THE 'ADD OIL' INDICATOR WAS COMING ON LESS THAN 2,000 MILES AFTER AN OIL CHANGE AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING FOUND THAT NEED SERVICING. IN 2014 I TOOK MY CAR BACK BECAUSE MY OIL INDICATOR STATED I NEEDED TO ADD OIL AND I WAS TOLD I HAD AN OIL GASKET ISSUE THAT WOULD COST $11,000 TO CORRECT. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES WHILE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND WAS NEVER TOLD OF ANY PROBLEM UNTIL AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE SAME IS TRUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION; I HAD MY CAR SERVICED WHILE UNDER WARRANTY BUT WASN'T TOLD OF A TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION UNTIL THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. I HAVE TO ADD OIL EVERY 3 TO 4 WEEKS AND MY OVERDRIVE IS NOT FUNCTIONAL. NOW I AM EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH THE DRIVERS DOOR; IT WON'T CLOSE AT ALL BUT I WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST FOR THE DOOR MALFUNCTION.

I JUST CLOSED THE DOOR AND IT WOULD NOT LATCH! I HAVE SOFT CLOSE DOORS AND IT WOULD NOT WORK. IT WILL NOT LATCH WITH THE KEY AND IT WON'T WORK WITH THE INSIDE LOCK BUTTON? I HAD TO TIE THE DOOR SHUT TO GET HOME! I SEE THAT THIS IS A RECALL FOR SOME VEHICLES BUT NOT MINE? THIS IS VERY UNSAFE AND VERY FRUSTRATING! I SEE THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHER MODELS LIKE MINE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. THIS SHOULD BE REPAIRED BY BMW ACROSS THE BOARD! *TR

BRAKE PEDDLE APPEAR TO RESIST DEPRESSION, AND BRAKING BECOMES DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE. THE RESISTANCE FEELS LIKE A CONTROL SYSTEM RESISTING, AND PREVENTING THE PEDDLE FROM BEING DEPRESSED. BUT IT COULD POSSIBLY BE A FAILURE OF POWER ASSIST, BUT IT FEELS LIKE A HARD, BUT SLIGHTLY SPONGY RESISTANCE, LIKE A HYDRAULIC SYSTEM CLOSED A VALVE DOWN STREAM OF THE BRAKES. THE ISSUE BEGAN ABRUPTLY 5 DAYS AGO, FROM NO INDICATION AT ALL OF AN ISSUE, TO AN ABRUPT ISSUE IN FULL EFFECT. NOW IT IS CONSISTANT, AND VERY REPEATABLE. WHEN BRAKING TO A STOP FROM OVER 20 MPH, THE BRAKES WORK NORMALLY DOWN TO ~10MPH. THEN BETWEEN 10 AND 7 MPH, THE BRAKES FEEL LIKE THEY ARE PUSHING BACK, IF NOT STRONGLY RESISTING DEPRESSION. BRAKING IS DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS. TAKE CAUTION. *TR

DRIVER SIDE DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE AFTER I ATTEMPTED TO GET IN THE DRIVER SEAT. *TR

THE SEAT SENSOR IS FAILING ON THE DRIVER SIDE REPORTING A DRIVER RESTRAINT SYSTEM FAULT. CAUSING ERROR OF AIRBAG SYSTEM. POSSIBLY DUE TO MASSAGE SEAT LEAKING. READ NUMEROUS REPORTS ABOUT SAME ERROR FAULT ON BIMMERFEST.COM FORUMS. *TR

THE RIGHT SIDE PASSENGER SOFT AUTO CLOSE LATCH IS NOT WORKING. THE LATCH SOMEHOW TRIES TO UNLOCK WHEN TRYING TO SOFT CLOSE AND DOOR REMAINS OPEN. DOOR HAS TO BE MANUALLY HARD CLOSED DUE TO THIS ISSUE. THIS SEEMS TO BE A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM FOR A $100K CAR. NO UPDATES OR RESET OPTION AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET. *TR

THE VEHICLE HAS HAD A DEAD BATTERY NUMEROUS TIMES WITH DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSING REAR TRUNK LOCK, THEN REAR DOOR HKLMODULE, THEN REENCODE VEHICLE,, BATTERY REPLACED TWICE, WAS NOT RETROFITTED CORRECTLY, REDONE, CONTINUED TO HAVE DEAD BATTERY REQUIRING JUMP STARTING, SUBMITTED CASE #29008954 TO REPLACE VEHICLE, DENIED. REPLACED DME AND PROGRAMMED VEHICLE, CAS,LM AND DME FAILED DURING PROGRAMMING. RESET BATTERY AND REPROGRAMMED UNTIL PASSED TEST. ON 8/23.2011 AGAIN CAR WOULD NOT START, JUMP STARTED WITH TRANSMISSION FAULT LIGHT ON...CALLED BMW AND THEY SAID TO DRIVE IN TO DEALERSHIP. DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 75MPH, THE VEHICLE JOLTED AND FALTERED SO CALLING I PULLED OVER 6 LANES TO SIDE OF FWY TO CALL DEALERSHIP THAT IT WAS NO LONGER SAFE TO DRIVE. THEY TOWED IN. DIAGNOSED FOR 2-3 WEEKS AND RETURNED. PROBLEM WITH DEAD BATTERY HAS CONTINUED TO THIS DATE WHERE I KEEP A POWERFUL BATTERY CHARGER IN THE CAR. IT WOULD NOT START ON A PUBLIC STREET SO BMW SAID TO DRIVE IN TO DEALERSHIP AGAIN AND ARE NOW DIAGNOSING. INITIALLY CALLED AFTER 4 DAYS TO SAY IT WAS A BAD BATTERY WHICH IS NOT THE CASE AS IT IS EVIDENTLY AN ONGOING ELECTRICAL OR SOFTWARE MALFUNCTION DRAINING THE BATTERY. I HAVE REQUESTED THIS VEHICLE BE PURCHASED BACK BY BMW OR SOME RESOLUTION AS I NO LONGER TRUST OR FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. I AM NOW WAITING A RESPONSE FROM THE DEALERSHIP. *TR

THE CAR, WHILE DRIVING, REBOOTED ITS INTERNAL SYSTEMS AND THE CAR HAD A 2-SECOND SHUT-DOWN AND GREATLY REDUCED SPEED AND RESPONSIVENESS. WHEN THE DASHBOARD AND MIDDLE CONSOLE CAME FUNCTIONAL AGAIN, IT DISPLAYED SEVERAL WARNINGS THAT CERTAIN FEATURES (LIKE DYNAMIC DRIVE) WERE SHUT OFF AND THE CAR NEEDS TO GO TO A DEALERSHIP. THIS CAR HAS BEEN PLAGUED WITH "ELECTRONIC" PROBLEMS SINCE ITS PURCHASE AND HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP EVERY TWO WEEKS WITH A SYSTEM FAILING OR SHUTTING OFF. BMW HAS PROPOSED MANY SOLUTIONS BUT HAVE YET TO FIX IT, AND AFTER THE LAST "FIX" THE CAR STARTED TO REBOOT ITSELF AND TURN OFF SAFETY FEATURES. THE CAR HAS HAD A "VERSION UPDATE" OF THE SOFTWARE BUT THAT HAS SEEMED TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE ON-DISPLAY FAULTS THAT WERE BEING DISPLAYED AS WELL AS A VIDEO RECORDING OF THE SYSTEM REBOOTING ITSELF. *TR

BMW 750 LI 2006. I AM THE FIST OWNER OF THIS CAR. SICNE I GOT THIS CAR IT HAS GIVEN ME MUCH PROBLEM. I HAVE OWED THIS CAR FOR A YEAR, AND HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER MANY TIMES. THE PROBLEMS WERE NOT SOLVED. WHILE DRIVING THE CAR JERKED, AND AIR CONDITIONING ( A/C )SMELLED. THE LIGHT ALWAYS WENT ON. THERE WERE SO MANY PROBLEMS. *AK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 750LI. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR UNLOCKED AND OPENED INDEPENDENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000.