I had my car to the hunterdon bmw dealership 8 times for my car refusing to leave neutral. Their factory bmw engineers checked the car twice and found no problems, the mechanics could never find the problem. They just kept reprogramming the computers till it ran. I finally gave up since bmw refused to help me. I traded the car in on 4/1/13 because I feared it would stop running again, and bought a cadillac. The problem with this is I received peanuts for my car because of it history, no dealers wanted it, they knew it was a lemon. So bmw sold me a lemon and I ended up with a worthless car, and a year later they admit it was a problem. They knew all along by the hundreds of complaints that they had a problem, and ignored it. There were hundreds of people on web pages complaining, and all of them were ignored by bmw.
2006 BMW 750I transmission complaints
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Continuation of affected parts: latches/locks/linkages and parking brake, your site states recalls for 2006 bmw 750i, but bmw said there is no recalls for my VIN. I have been having multiple safety issues with this vehicle. I have been having problems with the latches/locks on all four doors, they repeatedly go lock and unlock. I was driving down the street with my 3 year old grandchild and his door came open. The car also accelerates and shuts down almost like is going to stop. Parking brake light will not go off and it makes a grinding noise.
I entered and started vehicle as I have done many times before. Put lever in reverse and it jumps back to park; put it in drive, it jumps back to park. Tried several times and same situation as described. Vehicle displays control module and transmission fault.
Over the last 4-5 years, have had multiple transmission related issues. There have been 6/7 transmission oil leaks that had to be fixed and refixed. 2 guibo joints have been replaced over this time. Over the last year and half, the transmission failure light has come on 30+ times when stopped on the road. Upon accelerating the car jerks into gear and moves forward. Twice over the last month, the car was stopped, engine running, and in park. The transmission changed from park to neutral by itself just about causing me to unknowingly roll into our homes fence.
When I first bought the car I had problems with the air conditioner, since then my car has been in the shop almost monthly for problems with the engine and the transmission and steering. Bmw writes on the yellow sheet that they have you sign with what you tell them but when you go back the invoice that you are given is different that what you signed for. I recently learned that when I noticed that the invoice does not have the information that was written when I was in front of the service advisor. Which means that when you are asking for copies of you repair order the information is different than your original complaint.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 bmw 750i. The contact stated that when driving at various speeds and when the vehicle was idle, the gear shifter would independently move out of gear. The vehicle was not inspected by a dealer or an independent mechanic. The manufacturer was contacted and offered no assistance. The failure and current mileages were approximately 85,000. The VIN was unavailable.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 bmw 750i. The contact stated that while driving approximately 25 MPH, a strange bang could be felt in the rear of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was confirmed that the transmission had failed and needed to be replaced. The failure recurred several times and was taken to the dealer on each occasion. The manufacturer was contacted and informed the contact that the vehicle was not included in any recalls. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 50,000 and the current mileage was 60,000. The VIN was not available.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 bmw 750i. The contact stated that while trying to accelerate, the transmission fault light illuminated and the vehicle did not respond to acceleration attempts. The vehicle was moved to the shoulder where the vehicle was shut down then restarted but the failure recurred. The vehicle was able to be driven to the contact's residence. The vehicle was not taken to a mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted about the failure. The failure and current mileages were 135,000.
I want to start by saying, I have owned 7 series since 1991, my first purchase was the 735i, 745 and now the 750i. The 750i is by far a much better driving machine, however with all the problems I have had with it, I wish I would have kept my 745i!!! It's been one problem after another! Now, I have a problem with the car rolling forward or backwards while park!! If you hit the start/stop button it would go into park (the indicated "p" lights up) but then the car rolls forward depending on if you are park on a incline/decline. Since that started, now I get a message stating ?transmission fault? And it will not shift out of 2nd gear!!! The self-close driver side door works when it wants too!!! At this point, I will not allow my wife to drive the car for fear that she will get hurt with my kids in the car! It actually rolled into my garage door while sitting in the garage!!! I am sure that I?m not the only person with this problem, this needs to be correct immediately! I have complaint to several individuals within bmw and no actions seems to be taken to help remedy this problem. I have spent over $10k in repairs and continue to have problems!!!!
Have a 2006 bmw 750i and was out running errands. I stopped at the dry cleaners to get my clothing. I only turned the vehicle off for about 10 minutes while I went inside the dry cleaners. I paid for my items and went to restart the engine but when I put the vehicle in reverse no movement happened. I shut the vehicle down completely and restarted it. I put the vehicle in r for reverse and it switched back to p for park. The vehicle again was turned off and restarted and it did the same thing nothing. I called my spouse and he was able to put the vehicle in reverse by edging the vehicle while in reverse mode. While my spouse was backing out of the parking space the vehicle jerked. I often notice that if I park on a hill and go in reverse the vehicle jerks and makes a loud noise I just had the vehicle serviced recently and according to the inspection that the bmw service did the transmission is good.
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