2008 BMW 750LI: engine stalls while driving

Filed Jun 4, 2018 · Transmission · 160,569 miles · NJ

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 bmw 750li. While driving unknown speeds, the vehicle stalled and the transmission indicator illuminated. In addition, the message 'do not drive' was displayed. The contact stated that the failure occurred multiple times. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic and it was diagnosed that a component in the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failures. The failure mileage was 160,569.

Filed Aug 20, 2016 · Transmission · 1 miles · CA

Symptom with engine stalled after 5 minutes of driving on busy intersection.. The transmission auto to p after full stop, could not change gear, breaks hardened. Steering tight! Battery worked but no message on idrive / dashboard. About 6 times to re-start but couldn't! Waited 15 minutes looked up issue on the web by cell phone. Car started, cold start; symptom was check-engine light popped on; reduced driving power; car vibration; idrive message "?transmission failure; p, n, r, 3, 5, 6 ; drive moderately to nearest bmw dealer ! Put on hazard light, drove home 1 mile away car vibration sound noticeable. Very scary and dangerous to have vehicle failure abruptly with no resolution or warning?. My 2008 bmw 750li with 57,000 miles started next day with check engine light remained for a few hours then off. This vehicle is garaged well maintained not to mention california good weather conditions. This now has happened 3 times in two months. This should be recalled. I am afraid to take this bmw vehicle too far of distance or on highways due to transmission failure incidents. Major defect.! Vehicle becomes resistant to drive when this happens. I almost got in a major collision due to this mechanical defect problem. Should I be killed or injured by an unforeseen accident do to this would be tragic!

Filed Jul 20, 2016 · Electrical, Transmission · 121,000 miles · MD

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 bmw 750li. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle stalled as the transmission fault warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis, however the failure could not be duplicated. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 121,000. The VIN was not available.

Filed Mar 30, 2016 · Brakes, Electrical · VA

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 bmw 750li. The contact stated that the push to start failed to start the vehicle intermittently. The contact mentioned that the brake pedal had to be depressed multiple times excessively before the vehicle started. In addition, the contact stated that while driving at a low speed, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was restarted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure and the VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 10v446000 (service brakes, hydraulic). The failure mileage was unknown.

Filed Jan 21, 2016 · Engine · 72,000 miles · GA

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 bmw 750li. While driving 70 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The contact was able to restart the vehicle after some time. The failure recurred on numerous occasions. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who was unable to diagnose or repair the vehicle. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 72,000.

Filed Aug 3, 2015 · Engine · 75,267 miles · SC

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 bmw 750li. While driving approximately 15 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was not able to restart. The failure recurred on two other occasions. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it diagnosed that the cass module and blade key fob needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 75,267.

Filed May 27, 2015 · Transmission · 121,445 miles · GA

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 bmw 750li. While driving approximately 65 MPH, the vehicle stalled and the transmission fault light illuminated. In addition, the contact stated that the gear shift failed to switch from the park position. The contact stated that the failure occurred after the vehicle was serviced under the federal safety agency campaign number: 12v502000 (electrical system, power train). The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the exchange mechatronic fault needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 121,445.

Filed Apr 16, 2012 · Brakes, Engine · 39,600 miles · TX

Failure-1: 5:50am wed. 4/4, 35mph on regular road, ~12 miles after cold start; symptom: engine stalled in a sudden; break worked well; transmission auto to p after full stop, could not change gear; battery worked well, head lights and hazard light worked fine; no message on idrive / dashboard; tried 4-5 times to re-start but couldn't; action: put on hazard light; made phone calls; succeeded to re-start after about 3 min.; failure-2: 6:50pm wed. 4/4, 35mph on regular road, ~20 miles after cold start; symptom: check-engine light popped on; reduced driving power; car vibration; idrive message "?transmission failure; p, n, r, 3, 5, 6 available; drive moderately to nearest bmw dealer"; put on hazard light, 15mph drove 2 miles to home; high vibration at stop sign; can re-start / change gear at home garage; action: re-started @ 6:30am thurs. 4/5; check-engine light still on; same idrive message; drove to dealer, picked up the car in the evening; dealer "no problem identified", check-engine light reset; failure-3: 4:05pm mon. 4/9, 5mph turning corner at car park, ~30s after cold start; symptom: engine stalled in a sudden; loss break (brake pedal harden); hit curb and stopped; transmission auto to p; could not change gear; battery worked well; hazard light worked fine; no message on idrive / dash board; tried 4-5 times to re-start but couldn't; action: put on hazard light; made phone calls; succeeded to re-start after ~3min; drove to dealer @4:40pm; dealer called @2:00pm wed. 4/11, "no problem or error codes identified", permission for long test drive; dealer e-mail @3:18pm 4/16, "no problem identified after 1-week test-drive"; urged dealer to contact bmw hq for a thorough investigation with definitive report before returning this car back to public road; it has become a severe public road safety concern now!