There are 2 stored owner reports matching the brakes leading-label group for the 2008 BMW 7 Series in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Loaded 2 of 2 matching reports.
Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)FAILURE-1: 5:50AM WED. 4/4, 35MPH ON REGULAR ROAD, ~12 MILES AFTER COLD START; SYMPTOM: ENGINE STALLED IN A SUDDEN; BREAK WORKED WELL; TRANSMISSION AUTO TO P AFTER FULL STOP, COULD NOT CHANGE GEAR; BATTERY WORKED WELL, HEAD LIGHTS AND HAZARD LIGHT WORKED FINE; NO MESSAGE ON IDRIVE / DASHBOARD; TRIED 4-5 TIMES TO RE-START BUT COULDN'T; ACTION: PUT ON HAZARD LIGHT; MADE PHONE CALLS; SUCCEEDED TO RE-START AFTER ABOUT 3 MIN.; FAILURE-2: 6:50PM WED. 4/4, 35MPH ON REGULAR ROAD, ~20 MILES AFTER COLD START; SYMPTOM: CHECK-ENGINE LIGHT POPPED ON; REDUCED DRIVING POWER; CAR VIBRATION; IDRIVE MESSAGE "?TRANSMISSION FAILURE; P, N, R, 3, 5, 6 AVAILABLE; DRIVE MODERATELY TO NEAREST BMW DEALER"; PUT ON HAZARD LIGHT, 15MPH DROVE 2 MILES TO HOME; HIGH VIBRATION AT STOP SIGN; CAN RE-START / CHANGE GEAR AT HOME GARAGE; ACTION: RE-STARTED @ 6:30AM THURS. 4/5; CHECK-ENGINE LIGHT STILL ON; SAME IDRIVE MESSAGE; DROVE TO DEALER, PICKED UP THE CAR IN THE EVENING; DEALER "NO PROBLEM IDENTIFIED", CHECK-ENGINE LIGHT RESET; FAILURE-3: 4:05PM MON. 4/9, 5MPH TURNING CORNER AT CAR PARK, ~30S AFTER COLD START; SYMPTOM: ENGINE STALLED IN A SUDDEN; LOSS BREAK (BRAKE PEDAL HARDEN); HIT CURB AND STOPPED; TRANSMISSION AUTO TO P; COULD NOT CHANGE GEAR; BATTERY WORKED WELL; HAZARD LIGHT WORKED FINE; NO MESSAGE ON IDRIVE / DASH BOARD; TRIED 4-5 TIMES TO RE-START BUT COULDN'T; ACTION: PUT ON HAZARD LIGHT; MADE PHONE CALLS; SUCCEEDED TO RE-START AFTER ~3MIN; DROVE TO DEALER @4:40PM; DEALER CALLED @2:00PM WED. 4/11, "NO PROBLEM OR ERROR CODES IDENTIFIED", PERMISSION FOR LONG TEST DRIVE; DEALER E-MAIL @3:18PM 4/16, "NO PROBLEM IDENTIFIED AFTER 1-WEEK TEST-DRIVE"; URGED DEALER TO CONTACT BMW HQ FOR A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION WITH DEFINITIVE REPORT BEFORE RETURNING THIS CAR BACK TO PUBLIC ROAD; IT HAS BECOME A SEVERE PUBLIC ROAD SAFETY CONCERN NOW! *JS
JUST HAD AN ACCIDENT IN MY BMW 750LI, FAILING TO COME TO A STOP AT A RED LIGHT INTERSECTION AND HITTING REAR OF A FORD EXPLORER IN FRONT OF ME, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE CENTER OF MY FRONT BUMPER. I HAD MY BRAKES JAMMED ON FOR OVER 10 FEET, GOING AT A SLOW RATE OF SPEED, BUT BRAKES HAD NO EFFECT AND CAR KEPT GOING UNTIL IMPACT. *TR
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
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Vehicle import recorded: Apr 28, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.