2007 BMW 650I Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW 650I. WHILE PARKED, THE POSITIVE WIRES IN THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. IT WAS UNKNOWN HOW THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRE HARNESS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000.

SMELT SMOKE IN THE CAR AND REALIZED IT WAS COMING FROM THE DRIVERS SEAT. THE SEAT WARMER OVERHEATED TO THE POINT IT BURNT THRU THE SEAT AND WAS CAUSING THE SMOKE AND YOU COULD SEE THE WIRE WAS GLOWING RED HOT. *TR

THE PASSENGER SEAT MAT SENSOR IS DEFECTIVE AND CANNOT TELL WHEN A PASSENGER IS SEATED, THEREFORE, NOT ALLOWING A PASSENGER AIR BAG TO DEPLOY. THE SRS AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT APPEARS. THE PASSENGER SEAT HAS NOT BEEN TAMPERED WITH, RARELY BEEN SAT IN, AND THE DEFECT CANNOT BE ATTRIBUTED TO ANY ERROR ON MY PART. "RESTRAINT PASSENGER MALFUNCTION" IS COVERING MY DISPLAY. *TR

ON A ROUTINE CHECK, MY 2007 BMW 650I WAS DIAGNOSED TO HAVE AN OIL LEAK FROM THE BRAKE VACUUM PUMP. THIS LEAK PROGRESSED UNTIL ONE DAY THE SMELL OF BURNING OIL WAS ENCOUNTERED FOR A FEW SECONDS. I WAS TOLD REPLACEMENT WOULD BE 1000 DOLLARS; THUS I LOOKED TO BUY AND REPLACE THE PART MYSELF. HOWEVER, UPON SEARCHING FOR THE PART, I CAME ACROSS RECALL NO. 10V-446, AS APPARENTLY MANY 6 AND 7-SERIES HAVE EXPERIENCED A VACUUM PUMP LEAK. EVEN THOUGH MY CAR (E63) FIT THE RECALL DATES, I WAS TOLD BY MY DEALER AND BMW NORTH AMERICA THAT SINCE MY ENGINE WAS N62TU AND NOT N62T, IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED. THIS IS QUITE REMARKABLE CONSIDERING THIS VACUUM PUMP LEAK IS PRECISELY THE ISSUE I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH OVER THE LAST YEAR AND THE BRAKE VACUUM PUMP/LINING IN THIS ENGINE MODEL HAS EXACTLY THE SAME PARTS AND SETUP AS THE RECALLED SYSTEM AND IN MY VIEW, SHOULD THUS BE COVERED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW 650I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

BOUGHT CAR IN 03-13-2013 2 WKS AFTER PURCHASE CAR FISHED TAIL TO THE RIGHT SPOKE TO MC KENNA SALES REP ABOUT ISSUE, 6-21-13 AT 35,254 BOUGHT NEW REAR TIRES, SINCE TIRES WITH CAR WERE GONE (INNER WEAR), CARS NEVER STOPS VEERING TO RIGHT, PROBLEM WORSENS WITH TIME VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AT LEGAL SPEEDS. EVEN WORSE ON RAINING DAY AND SMALL PUMPS ON ROAD, EVEN THE SMALL STREET REFLECTORS. HAD TO BUY NEW TIRES ARE AGAIN AT 39,487 /06-21-2013/ MILES THIS TIME WENT STRAIGHT TO DEALER SPOKE PORSCHE GEN. MANAGER. AND ASSIST. MANAGER (PRIMO) WE VOICED OUR CONCERNS WITH THE CAR. STATED THAT THE CAR NEVER STOPS VEERING TO THE RIGHT WITH TIME ISSUE WORSENS AS TIRES WEAR OUT. WE DID ALL THE NECESSARY WITH MC KENNA BMW DEALER PAID 2104.87 FOR TIRES AND A SERIOUS OF WORK THAT THEY SAID WE DID NOT DO BACK IN 6-21-13. I WANT TO POINT OUT THE TIRES PURCHASED IN 6-21-.13 LAST LONGER THEN THEIR SPEC TIRES PURCHASED IN 11-25-13. CAR VEERING TO THE RIGHT AND TIRES GONE AGAIN 04-11-14. DROVE TO MC KENNA TO SPEAK TO MANAGER. WE DID SPEAK TO PRIMO. VOICED ARE CONCERNS AGAIN ABOUT HOW DIFFICULT IT IS TO CONTROL THE CAR. WE SHOWED PRIMO THE TIRES GONE AGAIN BOTH THE RIGHT AND LEFT. MENTIONED THAT ON OUR WAY TO MC KENNA DEALER IN NORWALK RIGHT TIRE BLEW OUT EXISTING THE FIRESTONE EXIT. EXTREME WIRES SHOWING IN THE INNER TIRE. POINTED OUT THE LEFT REAR IS ALSO STARTING TO GO. PRIMO AGREED THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS AND THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE IN THIS CONDITION. WE ADVISED PRIMO THAT WE DID ALL THAT WAS RECOMMENDED BY THE BMW STAFF. AND YET THE ISSUE HAS WORSEN: TIRES GONE, CAR VEERS TO THE RIGHT WITH THE SLIGHTEST PUMP, MORE SO ON RAINY DAYS. MY HUSBAND AND I ARE SCARE TO NOW DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. WE DEEM IT UNSAFE TO OUR FAMILY AND ANYONE ELSE ON THE ROAD. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH AND THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH BMW CARS. WE ASK FOR YOUR HELP. *TR UPDATED 10/7/2014 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW 650I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL FOR THE BRAKE BOOSTER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

MY CAR WILL INTERMITTENTLY NOT START. THERE IS A WARNING ON THE ON BOARD COMPUTER THAT THE CAR'S STEERING WHEEL LOCK HAS MALFUNCTIONED AND THE CAR WILL NOT START. THE SCREEN SAYS TO MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL TO START THE CAR. IT USUALLY TAKE SEVERAL MINUTES OF TUGGING ON THE WHEEL AND IT WILL START AGAIN. THIS HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY TIME I START THE CAR NOW. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 95 FROM WASHINGTON DC TO RICHMOND, VA AT ABOUT 65-75 MPH. AT AROUND THE KINGS DOMINION EXIT, I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE IN ORDER TO GET INTO A SLOWER LANE TO LET FASTER TRAFFIC PASS. THAT'S WHEN I NOTICE THE RPM'S WENT UP TO 8X1000 AND THE CAR WAS NOT ACCELERATING. I WAS NOW COASTING AT AROUND 60 MPH AND IMPEDING TRAFFIC ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. BEING THAT THIS PARTICULAR STRETCH OF HIGHWAY IS ABOUT 6-7 LANES WIDE, IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS GETTING OVER TO THE RIGHT HAND SHOULDER. I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE TO MY DESTINATION WITHOUT HAVING THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE AT NORMAL RATE. I HAD TO PUSH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SLIGHTLY SO THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT JUMP OUT OF GEAR. I MADE IT BACK HOME LATER THAT DAY HAVING TO DRIVE IN THE SAME MANNER. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR UP MY SLIGHTLY SLOPED DRIVEWAY BY TRYING SEVERAL TIMES BECAUSE IF I PRESSED THE PEDAL TOO HARD, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD JUMP OUT OF GEAR. AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS OF RESEARCH, I LEARNED THAT THIS HAS BEEN A VERY COMMON PROBLEM IN BMW'S WITH THE SMG TRANSMISSION. SO I WAITED SEVERAL MONTHS BEFORE DRIVING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. WHEN I ARRIVED AT THE DEALERSHIP, THEY HAD TO PUSH MY CAR INTO THE SERVICE BAY BECAUSE IT WOULD NO LONGER STAY IN GEAR. I WAS TOLD THAT THE SMG MODULE NEEDED REPLACING. I CALLED BMW TO COMPLAIN AND ASKED IF THIS WAS A RECALLED ISSUE SINCE IT HAPPENED TO MANY VEHICLES AND BECAUSE IT PUT ME IN A POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING SITUATION ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS THEN TOLD WAS TOLD THAT BMW WILL ONLY RECALL AND ISSUE IF THE NHTSA REQUIRES THEM TO DO SO. THE REPAIR BILL WAS APPROXIMATELY $2,000 AND BMW OFFERED TO PAY FOR 50% OF THE EQUIPMENT COSTS. SO I HAD TO PAY $1,395 BUT MY CAR STILL WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. THIS ITEM SHOULD BE RECALLED AS IT PUT ME IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 BMW 650I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE POWER ASSIST BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND WHEN ARRIVING AT HIS DESTINATION, HE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V446000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,500.