2008 BMW 750LI Complaints

APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS AGO I BEGAN EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTY FILLING UP WITH GAS AT THE PUMP, AS FOLLOWS: AFTER FILLING 1-5 GALLONS IN THE NORMAL MANNER, THE THE GAS PUMP SHUTS OFF INDICATING THAT MY GAS TANK IS FULL, WHEN IN FACT I'VE HARDLY PUMPED ANY GAS AT ALL. I WITHDRAW THE NOZZLE, REINSERT IT AND BEGIN TO PUMP AGAIN. THE PUMP CONTINUES TO SHUT OFF AFTER PUMPING VERY LITTLE GAS. THIS PROCESS MUST BE REPEATED 10-15 TIMES TO FILL UP THE TANK. BESIDES IRRITATING, IT'S UNSAFE AS I NO LONGER HAVE A RELIABLE INDICATION THAT THE TANK IS FULL AND I SHOULD STOP PUMPING. THIS LEADS TO OVERFILLING SOMETIMES, WHERE GAS SPILLS ONTO THE SIDE OF THE CAR, ONTO THE PAVEMENT, AND ONCE ONTO MY PANTS. THIS HAPPENS NO MATTER WHAT GAS STATION I USE OR HOW EMPTY THE TANK IS. THE BMW DEALER SERVICE ADVISOR SAYS THERE IS A VALVE IN THE TANK THAT MUST BE REPLACED AT MY COST ($2,500). I THINK THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD FIX.

STARTED TO HEAR A KNOCKING IN THE ENGINE AS I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY PULLING INTO THE AIRPORT, AS SOON AS I ENTERD THE AIRPORT THE ENGING SENT A ROD THRU THE OIL PAN.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 BMW 750 LI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60-80 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION DRIVE MODERATELY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE RESTARTED IN ORDER FOR IT TO RESUMED NORMAL FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A BMW 750LI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR FAILED TO CLOSE AND LOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V504000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES). HOWEVER, THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V502000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON TURNPIKE HEADING SOUTH. THE BMW LIGHT CAME ON TRANSMISSION FAULT. REDUCE ACCELERATION AND HAVE YOUR CAR CHECKED BY THE NEAREST BMW. NOW THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT 4-MONTH'S. BMW SERVICE HAS CHANGED THE BALL JOINT GOING INTO TRANSMISSION AND STATED THIS WAS THE ISSUE. THE CAR WOULD NOT DRIVE OVER 40MPH WITH ACCELERATION VERY HIGH. PULLED OVER AND WAITED FOR 5-MINUTES. CAR THEN CRANKED AND LIGHT WAS STILL ON BUT DISAPPEARED AFTER 1-2 MINUTES. THIS EVENT KEEPS HAPPENING. GRANT IT MY CAR IS JUST OVER 53K MILES AND HAS NEVER BEEN LATE FOR ANY SERVICE OR RECALL. CAR HAS BEEN GARAGED, OIL CHANGED REGULAR AS STATED BY BMW. I BELIEVE THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE BMW BASED ON WHAT I HAVE BEEN READING. I THINK BMW SHOULD STEP UP TO PLATE AND FIX THE TRANSMISSION ISSUE IT HAS HAVING FROM THESE $80K CARS. *TR

I STARTED MY CAR IN THE MORNING AND THERE WAS A YELLOW "AIR-BAG" INDICATOR ON MY DASHBOARD WITH A MESSAGE "DRIVER RESTRAINT SYSTEM FAULT". IT WASN'T THERE THE NIGHT BEFORE. COUPLE OF DAYS LATER, I TOOK THE CAR TO DEALER AND THEY DIAGNOSED THAT "DRIVER SEAT MAT SENSOR AND CONTROL BOX" FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR $1,237. BMW HAD A RECALL ON SEAT MAT SENSOR ON PRIOR YEAR MODELS AND NOW ITS OCCURRING IN OTHER YEAR MODELS AS WELL. *TR

THE PASSENGER SIDE SOFT DOOR CLOSER STOPPED WORKING. I HAD TO MANUALLY SHUT THE DOOR, AND AT TIMES THE DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH AND I HAD TO HOLD IT WHILE DRIVING. IT WAS FIXED BY A CERTIFIED BMW SERVICE PROVIDER AT THE COST OF OVER $1,200. ALSO, THE AUTO TRUNK STOPPED WORKING AND I NOW HAVE TO CLOSE IT MANUALLY. THE CERTIFIED BMW SERVICE PROVIDER SAID THAT IT WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $800 TO FIX. *TR

-----ORIGINAL MESSAGE----- TO BMW N/A SUBJECT: REGARDING COMFORT ACCESS SYS RECALL FM[XXX] TO: CUSTOMER SERVICE RECALL LETTER NO. 12V-502:ROLLAWAY TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: APPROXIMATELY 4-5 MONTHS AGO I BEGAN HAVE SMALL UNUSUAL ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. WHERE THE CAR WOULD NOT START, I HAD TO REPEATEDLY DEPRESS THE START BUTTON, TO HAVE THE CAR START. NEXT THE REMOTE DOOR SOFT TOUCH REFUSED TO WORK CONTINUOUSLY, BUT THE KEY FOB WOULD OPERATE THE DOOR. WHILE WE WERE AWAY I THOUGHT SINCE THE CAR BATTERY WAS THE ORIGINAL (INSTALLED IN 07), I CONSIDERED THAT PERHAPS POWER MAY HAVE BEEN THE CULPRIT AND HAD AAA REPLACE THE BATTERY WHILE AWAY FORM HOME. RECENTLY 02/11/12, I HAD TO TAKE MY 750 TO THE DEALER BECAUSE I HAD TO DRIVE HOME MANUALLY HOLDING MY DRIVERS DOOR CLOSED. THE SOFT CLOSE DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE "COMFORT ACCESS SYSTEM", AND THE PART HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1200.00. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHILE DRIVING WITH MY WIFE, I RECEIVED AN ON-BOARD LIGHT AND SYMBOL INDICATOR. STATING THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG AND RESTRAINT SYSTEM FAILURE. THIS IS THE VERY SAME SENSOR THE (OC3 PASS SIDE MATT) THAT WAS RECALLED IN 2006 AND 2007 MODELS THAT HAD THE OC3 SENSOR. *TR

DOOR MECHANICAL/ELECTRICAL PROBLEM - DOOR WILL NOT LOCK/UNLOCK. DEALER REPLACED LOCK MECHANISM UNDER WARRANTY. IT HAPPENED AGAIN IN JUNE 2014, DEALER FIXED IT FOR $1200. STARTING AUGUST 2014 I HAVE AGAIN THIS ISSUE. PAYING $1200 TO FIX A PROBLEM FIXED 3 MONTHS EARLIER IS NOT FAIR. *TR