2007 BMW 7 Series Electrical System Problems

TOOK IN FOR REPAIR FOR WATER GETTING INTO CAR SEVERAL TIMES TO DEALER. TOLD THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM OR WHERE ANY WATER WAS GETTING INTO CAR. THE LAST TIME I TOOK IT IN, TOLD THAT THEY CLEANED WATER LINES ETC. SO, SHOULD BE OK. HOWEVER, AFTER DRIVING IT HOME & ONCE A GOOD RAIN CAME, IT GOT WET INSIDE THE CABIN/CAR AGAIN! THEY HAD THE CAR, WORKED ON IT ETC. HOWEVER, WHEN IT WAS PICKED UP AGAIN, TOLD THAT THE DASH SCREEN WAS DAMAGED. BUT RATHER THAN BLAME IT ON THE WATER GETTING INTO THE CAR ETC.; THEY BLAMED IT ON SOMETHING ELSE WHICH COST AN UNBELIEVABLE PRICE TO REPAIR. OR THEY FAILED TO ADMIT THEIR UNBELIEVABLE CAR CARE AND CUSTOMER CARE/SERVICE. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE LOST OF BEING ABLE TO SEE THE CAR DASH, SCREEN ETC.: ALL OF THE SYSTEMS INFORMATION: GAS LEVEL, SPEED, LIGHTS, NAVIGATION ETC. HAS BEEN LOST.

I HAVE A 2007 750LI BMW WITH AIRBAG AND SEAT BELT PROBLEMS HAS THERE BEEN A RECALL ON THIS SAFETY COMPLAINT.

VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH ENGINE OFF AND SPONTANEOUSLY COMBUSTED. ***I HAVE VIDEO FOOTAGE OF THE ENTIRE ORDEAL. ***** THE CAR HAD BEEN PARKED FOR ROUGHLY 4 HOURS PRIOR TO FIRE STARTING UNDERNEATH THE HOOD FO NO APPARENT REASON. REACHED OUT TO BMW AND WAS TOLD DUE TO THE SEVERITY OF THE DAMAGE THEIR INVESTIGATORS COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OR ORIGIN OF THE FIR AT THE TIME OF THE INSPECTION. THE NATIONAL ENGINEERING GROUP OBSERVED THERMAL DAMAGE ISOLATED TO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WITH GREATER CONSUMPTION TOWARDS THE FRONT. THIS OCCURRED DUE TO NO FAULT OF MY OWN AND BMW IS DENYING RESPONSIBILITY AND HELP.

'TANAYA RECALL' MY VEHICLE HAS A BACKFIRE PROBLEM. WHEN IN MOTION THE VEHICLE IS JUMPING. WHEN I TURN VEHICLE OFF IT LEAKS OUT ALL OF THE ANTIFREEZE. WHEN ON HIGHWAY CAR RUNS GOOD AND DRIVING ON CITY STREETS IT'S JUMPING ALLOT.

Water linkage down door panels to the floor, Drivers side ECM is located in that area, water damages the components and caused it to produce codes, interfering with car engine, causes surges, and vehicle to all of sudden shut off even while driving on freeway or streets. Water linkage on the passenger side down into the fuse box. All so causing electrical malfunction that opens the door for potential unsafe events.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW 750LI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT SEARCHED THE DATA ON THE VEHICLE AND THE "FAULT AND PASS RESTRAINT SYSTEM AFFECTING AIR BAG, BELT TENSIONER AND BELT FORCE LIMITER" MESSAGE APPEARED. THE "FASTEN AND CONTINUE WEARING THE SEAT BELT" INDICATOR ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THE VIN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW 750LI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S REMOTE LOCK CEASED TO FUNCTION AND REQUIRED THE CONTACT TO MANUALLY LOCK THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE LIFTGATE OPENED INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURES OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V328000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES); 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 BEL AIR (716 BEL AIR RD, BEL AIR, MD) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, BUT THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SPEAK WITH A REPRESENTATIVE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 79,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

CAR GET EXCESSIVE HOT INSIDE REGARDLESS OF AIR CONDITIONING SETTING . IT IS A ON GOING ISSUE SPORATICALLY, IT STARTED ABOUT A YEAR AGO

MY DRIVER SIDE DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE. BOTH COMFORT ACCESS AND SOFT CLOSE IS NOT WORKING.

DRIVERS SIDE FRONT DOOR FAILED TO CLOSE OR LATCH. THE DOOR HAD TO BE 'ZIP TIED' TO REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR TO GET THE VEHICLE HOME. I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSIS AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ISSUE WAS DUE TO A FAULTY DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR FOR MY VEHICLE WHICH HAS COMFORT ACCESS AND SOFT CLOSE DOORS. I FIND THIS TO BE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE IF THE ACTUATOR FAILS THAT THE DOOR CANNOT BE CLOSED AT ALL.

DRIVERS SIDE FRONT AIRBAG SEAT MAT SENSOR. FAULT FOR DRIVER SIDE SEAT MAT SENSOR. THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT MAT SENSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED UNDER RECALL FOR THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, THE DRIVERS SIDE STILL HAS THE ERROR AND I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT MAT SENSOR IS NOT ALSO COVERED UNDER THE RECALL FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT MAT SENSOR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW 750I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER WAITING A FEW MOMENTS AND THEN RESUMED TO NORMAL. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE INTEGRATED CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OCCUPANT SEAT MAT SENSOR FAILED WHICH WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

MY VEHICLE HAS A DRIVERS SIDE DEFECTIVE DOOR LATCH LEAVING THE DOOR TO OCCASIONALLY NOT CLOSE PROPERLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY OPEN. THIS IS A CRITICAL VEHICLE COMPONENT THAT IS NOT SERVING ITS PURPOSE CAUSING POTENTIAL LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL OR INJURY TO PERSONS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. DUE TO EXTREMELY POOR DESIGN MY VEHICLES NAVIGATION/AUDIO COMPONENTS ARE INOPERABLE. LEAKAGE OF FLUID FROM THE TRUNK HYDRAULIC SHOCK DOWN ONTO THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM HAS RESULTED IN WIRING SYSTEM PROBLEMS THAT MAY RESULT IN FIRE AND OR LOSS OF LIGHTING. I HAVE MAINTAINED MY VEHICLE SINCE PURCHASE WITH THE MOST ATTENTIVE AND PRESTIGIOUS SERVICE. I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED AND DISAPPOINTED THAT I AM HAVING THESE SAFETY AND POOR DESIGN PROBLEMS DUE TO BMW DEFECTS AND FLAWS. LAST WEEK I CALLED BMW OF NORTH AMERICA REGARDING THESE 2 SAFETY ISSUES. I WAS ADVISED TO TAKE IT TO BY BMW SERVICE CENTER FOR INSPECTION AND CONTACT THEM UPON DOING SO. YESTERDAY I CONTACTED THEM IN AN ATTEMPT TO FORWARD THE DIAGNOSIS/ACTION PLAN AND TO MY SURPRISE NOT ONLY WAS I REFUSED THE RIGHT TO FORWARD THE PAPERWORK BUT WAS ALSO REFUSED ANY REMEDY BY BMW. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW 750I. WHILE MAKING A TURN AT 10 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR INDEPENDENTLY OPENED. IN ADDITION, THE DOOR OPEN WAS DISPLAYED ACROSS THE MESSAGE BOARD AND THE SOFT CLOSE DOOR OPTION FUNCTIONED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V504000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. UPDATED 8/31/15*CN

WHILE DRIVING AT 25-30MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED LOSING ALL POWER INCLUDING THE POWER STEERING AND HAVING TO COAST INTO THE BREAKDOWN LANE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN 3 MONTHS. AFTER SITTING FOR 15 MINUTES AND 5-10 "NO STARTS", THE VEHICLE FINALLY STARTED AND DROVE NORMALLY. THE DEALERSHIP IS UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE EVENT. THERE IS A CURRENT POWER SUPPLY RECALL ON SEVERAL BMW MODELS DEMONSTRATING THE SAME SYMPTOMS. BMW STATES THAT THE POWER SUPPLY ON THE 750LI IS DIFFERENT FROM THOSE VEHICLES UNDER THE RECALL. THIS MODEL SHOULD ALSO BE INCLUDED AS I HAVE READ SEVERAL SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE BMW FORUMS. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SAFETY HAZARD IN WHICH MANY BMW 7 SERIES OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING. *TR

MY COMPLAINT IS WITH 2007 BMW 750LI MODEL. THERE IS AN ENERGY PARASITE IN THE VEHICLE'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. IT HAS BEEN NARROWED DOWN/POINTED OUT AS THE "COMFORT ACCESS SYSTEM" BY OTHER OWNERS. THIS COMFORT ACCESS SYSTEM DOES NOT SHUT-DOWN COMPLETELY WHEN PARKED AND DRAINS THE BATTERY. ENERGY DRAIN ALSO OCCURS DURING THE VEHICLE OPERATION AND THE VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN A/C BLOWER FREQUENTLY TO CONSERVE ENERGY. IT REQUIRED ME TO JUMP START THE VEHICLE ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO BMW DEALERS ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AND BESIDES CHANGING THE BATTERY, NOTHING MUCH HAS BEEN ADDRESSED. EVEN AFTER NEW BATTERY, LOSS OF ENERGY STILL PERSISTS. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB REGARDING THIS ISSUE. BMW WOULD NOT PROACTIVELY ADDRESS THE ISSUE, UNLESS THE DIAGNOSTICS SYSTEM DIRECTS THEM TO A SPECIFIC AREA/AREAS. MY VEHICLE CURRENTLY IS NOT POINTING TO ANY ERRORS, SO BMW SHRUGS AWAY AND ASKS ME TO LIVE WITH IT. IN THE MEANWHILE, IT IS AN UNRELIABLE AND UNSAFE VEHICLE TO OPERATE. PRESENTLY, THE LOSS OF ENERGY IS RESULTING IN BLOWER OR OTHER ENERGY CONSUMING DEVICE SHUTDOWN, AND REQUIRING A JUMP FOR VEHICLE START UP. IF THIS PHENOMENON GETS WORSE, THE VEHICLE CAN LOOSE POWER COMPLETELY DURING OPERATION AND SHUTDOWN, LEADING TO A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION, ESPECIALLY, ON HIGHWAYS IT CAN LEAD TO FATAL ACCIDENTS. I WOULD LIKE THIS SAFETY ISSUE TO BE ADDRESSED BY NHTSA. I AM AVAILABLE ANYTIME TO PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN REPORTED TO BMW DEALERS AT MT. LAUREL, NJ AND ALEXANDRIA, VA, AND CUSTOMER SERVICE AND IS FULLY DOCUMENTED BY THEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW 750I. WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF WITH NO PRIOR WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE A PART WAS REPAIRED ON ONE OF THE DOORS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP ON THREE PRIOR OCCASIONS WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BATTERY HAD DIED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 33,000.

SINCE PURCHASING MY BMW 750LI I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS STARTING W/THE KEYLESS REMOTE WHICH WOULD NOT START THE CAR(PUSH START)/INSERTED. THIS WAS TAKEN TO THE SHOP 4X BEFORE THE PROBLEM WAS SOLVED...2ND THE BATTERY DIED 2X ON A 2007 UNBELIEVABLE, NOW EACH TIME I TURN OFF THE CAR THE BATTERY IS DISCHARGED SO IT MAKES YOU HESITATE TO DRIVE ANYWHERE FAR..THE RIMS CRACKED CAUSING CONTINUOUS LOW TIRE PRESSURE I SPEND MORE TIME @LB BMW ITS UNREAL THEY TREAT YOU UNFAIR SO WITH A DREAMCAR THIS IS TRULY A HORROR!! *TR

HID HEADLIGHTS AND THE AMOUNT OF GLARE PRODUCED NEEDS TO BE REGULATED BY THE GOVERNMENT. I DRIVE A LOT OF NARROW COUNTY 2 LANE RAADS WHERE THERE ARE NO RIGHT SIDE WHITE LINES. I HAVE TO CLOSE MY EYES SOMETIMES WHEN CARS WITH THESE NEW HEADLIGHTS APPROACH. I DRIVE WITH REGULAR HEADLIGHTS AT SAFE SPEEDS AT NIGHT AND HAVE NEVER FELT THE NEED FOR THESE FLAMETHROWER LIGHTS. I'M SURE DRIVERS WITH HID'S LOVE THEM BUT THEY ARE JEOPARDIZING THE SAFETY OF THEMSELVES AND ME. BMW LIGHTS SEEM TO BE THE WORST. THE AMERICAN MADE CARS WITH HID'S SEEM TO BE BETTER. *TR