Tl* the contact owns a 2006 bmw 750li. The contact stated that the exhaust system emitted white smoke while at a stop. The vehicle was taken to the dealer to have a diagnostic performed. The dealer advised that the head gasket seal failed and caused engine oil to leak into the pistons. There was also engine oil leaking into the valves, which caused premature engine oil consumption that bellowed white smoke from the exhaust system. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 73,000 and the current mileage was 74,000.
2006 BMW 750LI engine complaints
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The car transmission will not engage. If you try to put the car in reverse or forward gear nothing happens. The gear goes to neutral and does not let parking gear or any other gear angage. If gear stays in drive mod and when you are wondering what to do gear suddenly engages itself and car shoots itself if brake pedal was not pressed. I contacted the dealer who notified that they could not assess the problem for a week because of busy schedule. The car is in non dealer shop currently.
When I was in park put car in reverse and car would not go in reverse went back into neutral on its own , so I put car back in park and retried and put it reverse several times and when the transmission kicked into reverse there was a large clank sound and a jerk that felt like I had been hit from behind , when stopped at red light to take off same thing the car jerked again . Then transmission fault light came on stated drive moderately, and another warning came on stating certain gears were not working correctly . Parked in garage and after several attempts the car did the same thing , vehicle was taken to local dealership for inspection and diagnostic testing to detect problems .
When driving down the interstate the car lost power go from during 60mph to 20 MPH and I was on the gas, the vehicle stall out and would take 3-10 seconds to re-gain any power before the vehicle would begin to accelerate. Also once coming up to a stoplight or stop sign, the vehicle would feel as if someone had slammed into the back of me possibly jerking into gear. Spent countless times at the dealership with them giving me the run around, replacing random parts before replacing the entire transmission and still the vehicle continues to have issues. Now the car is misfiring and will not start at all. Been in the shop for 2 months and still not working.
Vehicle had indication of passenger mat sensor failure. Spoke to dealership with no luck on coverage. Called recall number and was told there was only a recall on vehicle for transmission going into neutral. Vehicle was serviced at dealership for water pump failure a few months ago and I asked about recalls and was told there were none for my VIN. This is the 3rd thing to fail in less than a year of purchase. 1st was door actuator failure, 2nd water pump failure, and now mat sensor.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 bmw 750lil. The contact stated that while driving 65 MPH, the driver and passenger's side air bags deployed without any impact to the vehicle as the engine stalled. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for diagnosis but they were unable to duplicate the problem. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 88,000.
Driving, with my wife as passenger,on 118 fwy, in simi valley california at approx. 11:30 pm on june 6 when air bags deployed without warning, and without collision or impact. Engine was disabled and I was miraculously able to coast the vehicle to the side of the road, despite lack of vision from airbag and from dust inside vehicle. No indication of any impact whatsoever. Vehicle was completely disabled and I was barely able to get vehicle out of traffic lane. Dashboard had two messages: 1. "engine malfunction" 2. "fault in passenger restraint system affecting airbag, belt tensioner or belt force limiter" vehicle was towed to a local bmw vehicle on monday , june 10, and I have been waiting to hear something/anything from bmw factory ever since. Clearly, this accident could very well have been a fatality had there been traffic on the freeway or had we not been extremely fortunate.
2 separate issues 1st, the vehicle when in park cannot switch to drive or reverse, it will only switch to neutral. Happen on countless occasions. Brought the vehicle to russell bmw who told me I have to pay to replace the transmission. Recall 93562 is now posted on bmw website detailing the same issue. Spoke to a rep who dismissed my vehicle complaint because the VIN # does not fall under the luxury package therefore not included in the recall. 2nd issue..the vehicle brakes when applied does not stop. Twice it's happen when I tried to slow or stop resulting in scaring me half to death and near accidents. I also address the recall 87903 with the rep who once again told me the VIN is not covered in the recall even though the year and model is included as part of the recall the question I pose is why is the VIN determining the qualification of the need to have bmw responsibly fix the 1st year model of their trial and error vehicles. I paid way too much to be told that because I did not have the comfort package my vehicle is not included in their recall? Is it going to take an accident for bmw to be fix the necessary problems?
Took my car in to be serviced and was informed of this leak in the vacuum pump and steering switch. Consequently, I seen there was a recall for 2006 bmws with a the federal safety agency campaign id number of 10v446000 with a recall date of 2012-10-01 for the vacuum pump. I called the dealership and they told me my car wasn't included.....but I believe it should be.
. While driving I came to a intersection I depressed the brake pedal but the brakes did not respond. I continually applied pressure to the brake pedal until the brakes responded. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing where the mechanic replaced the front brakes and rotors. The mechanic found contamination in the brake booster and notification of the federal safety agency campaign id number: 10v446000 (service brakes, hydraulic:power assist:vacuum) the vehicle was towed to the dealer. The dealer changed the valves & then told me I had to pay for diagnostic cause the breaks weren't working which I did paid $149 plus tax. After the diagnostic the technician stated that the brake booster would have to be replaced. Per the recall, the brake booster could become contaminated over time due to the recalled failure. The manufacture advised me that the repairs would not be covered.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 bmw 750li. The contact stated that the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing which located the failure as the engine thermostat. The dealer replaced the thermostat twice under warranty but the failure was not corrected. The check engine light remained illuminated and the vehicle would lose power. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer who performed another diagnostic test which located the failure as the engine wiring harness. The vehicle was not further repaired. The failure mileage was 52,000 and current mileage 83,000.
When pushing on the gas, the vehicle would stall, RPM's would shoot up, and would take 3-10 seconds to re-gain any power before the vehicle would begin to accelrate. Also once coming up to a stoplight or stop sign, the vehicle would feel as if someone had slammed into the back of me possibly jerking into gear. Spent countless times at the dealership with them giving me the run around, replacing random parts before replacing the entire transmission and still the vehicle continues to have issues.
2006 750 li engine runs rough and jumps at a cold start. *ts ***nar*** the consumer was told by the dealership, the vehicle couldn't be fixed because the new software for the engine needed to be updated.
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