1993 BMW 740I problems

Filed Sep 1, 2010 · Fuel system · 58,471 miles · CA

Tl*the contact owns a 1993 bmw 740i. While the vehicle was parked the contact noticed gas leaking out of the gas tank on the garage floor. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic and the fuel tank was replaced. A day later, the failure happened again and the fire department was called and they put a patch on the gas tank so the vehicle could be driven to the local mechanic. A local mechanic again replaced the fuel tank. The failure happened again and the fire department was called and they cleaned up the fuel. The vehicle was again taken to the local mechanic and they ordered another fuel tank. The contact called the dealer and the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer. The dealer replaced the fuel tank. The contact stated that this fuel was already imploded like the others. She also stated that they took the old fuel tanks to the dealer so they could see how they imploded. The vehicle was purchased used july 10, 2010. The contact stated that the vehicle was extremely dangerous. The failure mileage was 58,471 and the current mileage was 61,843.

Filed May 13, 2008 · Brakes · 120,000 miles · GA

Tl*the contact owns a 1993 bmw 740i. While driving 73 MPH, the contact attempted to decelerate, but was unsuccessful. He had to slam on the brake pedal to prevent a crash from occurring. The VIN was unknown. The failure and current milages were 120,000.

Filed Mar 29, 2005 · Engine · NM

The engine completely failed on my 1994 bmw 740i. I understand that this model year has a known problem related to the sulphur content in america gasoline. Please inform me or any recall or recourse I may be able to take regarding this matter. Demetrius brandon (505) 265-1130

Filed Jun 28, 2004 · Engine · CA

While driving vehicle stalled. Consumer tried to restart vehicle, but was unable to do so. The temperature light appeared on the dashboard and remained on. Consumer had the vehicle towed to the dealer for inspection, and mechanic informed the consumer that the problem could not duplicated. Consumer told the mechanic that wires, and other parts to the vehicle had been replaced, but the problem still had not been resolved. Ak

Filed May 21, 2003 · Seats · NY

Driver's seat on my 1993 bmw 740i reclined while car was in motion. Seat back went all the way down and will not move. This made me lose partial control of car, lucky I was able to pull over with out causing a serious accident.

Filed Mar 23, 2003 · Engine · 67,000 miles · VA

Vehicle is a 1993 bmw 740 which was subject to an engine recall in september of 1996 at 67,000 miles. Immediately and since that time, the car has experienced documented oil leaks on the following dates: 10/1996, 12/1996, 5/1999, 6/1999, 3/2000, 6/2001, 10/2001, 1/2002, 5/2002, 7/2002, 2/2003. There are other incidents of oil leaks not documented. Fairfax bmw, of fairfax virginia was the service station for each of these incidents. Most of the time the source of the problem could not be detected or it was a guess that the oil gasket was faulty (the oil gaskets were replaced at least three times, in which the car was in the shop more than two days for each replacement). February 2003, the car is leaking oil again. Fairfax bmw will charge more than $4500 for this repair if we choose to bring it in again. We are trying to take another approach to solving this problem by contacting you. The car has 98,000 miles on it (11,000 miles in five and a half years). We have written and called to bmw headquarters in nj three times. Their response is that its not their problem and the engine had at most, a one-year warranty and they said they were sorry. The car sits in the garage because we fear the oil spray around the engine will cause a fire if we use it regularly for long periods of time.

Filed Feb 20, 2003 · Airbags · CA

The air bag light illuminated due to faulty module.

Filed Feb 20, 2003 · Airbags · 120,000 miles · CA

The SRS light came on in my vehicle and I took the vehicle into the dealer to have it inspected. They told me that the airbag module was defective and was in need of replacement at a significant cost. I asked them if the manufacturer covered this since an airbag module was not something that had moving parts nor was it a part that an owner has access to. They told me only if there was a recall on that part. They said that there were no current recalls on that part but I could file a complaint with the federal safety agency.

Filed Sep 29, 2002 · Engine, Fuel system · CA · fire

Gaskets in engine, oil pan, and intake manifold have failed approximately 3 times after originals had to be replaced. Engine smoked and leaked oil onto manifold. Mr

Filed May 9, 2002 · Electrical · CA · fire

Vehicle caugt fire and burned completely up with in minutes after leaving bmw dealership.