2008 BMW 750LI: doors won't lock, open or latch

Filed May 26, 2026 · Locks · 68,000 miles · MD

The contact owns a 2008 BMW 750LI US. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 15 MPH, the rear passenger door opened inadvertently. The contact stated that the right rear passenger immediately closed the door and later, when the vehicle was parked and the right rear passenger attempted to exit, the door would not open from the inside. When attempting to open the door from the outside, it also would not open and has remained inoperable. The contact added that a few days later while driving at approximately 45MPH the front passenger opened inadvertently. The passenger attempted to close the door but the door did not remain closed. The vehicle was steered to the side of the road and when he existed the vehicle and he pushed the door with force and the door remained closed. The contact also stated that the soft close feature did not work as intended after the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact believes the failure is associated with the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 17V328 (Latches/Locks/Linkages). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 68,000.

Filed Oct 2, 2022 · CA

door does not stay closed. door opened while driving.

Filed Oct 13, 2018 · Body · CA

I dropped off my 2008 bmw 750 li on october 11, 2018 to the concord bmw dealer for the door latch recall. Recall # 17v‑328. I had mentioned to the service writer that the passenger side front door and driver side rear door not close completely sometimes. And occasionally become half closed and dashboard warning light on while driving. The service writer said he will check all 4 doors for this recall. When I pick up the vehicle on october 12, 2018, I discovered that the 2 door latches that still not work properly. I talked to the service writer regarding the door latches still have the same problem prior to leaving. He explained to me that the recall is only for reprogram the defective code and it does not cover the door latch not work repair. I would like to know if the reprogram is a sole remedy for this safety recall. Enclosed please find a copy of the concord bmw dealer's invoice # 888479 dated october 12, 2018. Thank you for your kind attention and looking forward to your early reply!

Filed Oct 10, 2017 · Locks · NC

2008 bmw 750li. Consumer writes requesting reimbursement for vehicle repairs. *ld consumer sent in additional correspondence. *ld *js the consumer requested to be reimbursed for the door latch recall repair. Updated 10/10/2017

Filed Feb 17, 2017 · Electrical · 112,770 miles · NC

Drivers side door will not lock or close forcing me to drive to a safe place to stop and left me stranded due to me not being able to resume driving. Door is impossible to close and vehicle is completely unsafe to drive.

Filed Feb 4, 2017 · Body · IN

My driver's side door at times doesn't close, when it first occurred, I thought that maybe something was blocking the door preventing it from closing because it seemed to bounce back open, I tried to close it again, I was exiting my car and again it wouldn't close and bounced back open. I jiggled the door handle and on the third attempt the door closed. I didn't think much about it until it happened again when I had exited my car and the door bounced back open. I didn't jiggle the handle this time but attempted to shut it again, and it wasn't until the third time that I tried to shut it again that it finally closed. This has happened two more times and by the third time, I started googling door problems in 750li and saw that there was a recall for 2005 - 2007 for the "soft close" function malfunctioning? This is the exact same problem that is occurring with my 2008 750 li, why wasn't 2008 included in the recall? I had my car into the bmw dealership and they couldn't reproduce the problem but I know that is what is wrong with the car door?

Filed Jan 16, 2017 · Body, Brakes · 93,000 miles · VA

The driver side door will not close. The suction mechanism does work and there is no backup system to ensure the door latches. It is a most severe safety flaw. There many complaints of this issue all over the internet for bmw cars. This is definitely a recall issue and the grosses of safety neglect by the car manufacturer. The car was stationary when this occurred. There is currently no recall for this safety flaw which is just completely absurd. Given the many complaints and the fact that this is a 2008 vehicle.

Filed May 22, 2016 · Body · 98,500 miles · TX

The driver side door will not close shut. This starting occurring intermittently in early may 2016 and took several attempts of lifting the door handle several times before the soft lock would take. Today 22 may 2016, the door failed to close and lock after multiple attempts and extensively exercising the door handles from both inside and outside the vehicle. Fortunately the car was not in motion during the many times the problem occurred, but it should be obvious that the vehicle cannot be driven safely if the door does not close. In reading up and educating myself on this defect, this appears to have been a known issue in the previous year of this same model but for whatever reason, the recall was not extend to the 2008. I love the bmw 7 series particularly this 750, but I will have to end my 12 year marriage of owning bmw's if they choose not to remedy this defect in the 2008.

Filed Oct 29, 2014 · Body · 110,000 miles · MD

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.

Filed Oct 4, 2014 · Body, Electrical · 62,000 miles · NJ

-----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).

Filed Sep 25, 2014 · Electrical · 40,000 miles · WA

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.

Filed Jun 26, 2014 · Body · 86,984 miles · TX

I own a 2008 bmw 750li with soft close doors. The passenger side front door will not close properly. The soft close does not work at all anymore and 9 times out of 10 the door will not close at all. I have to repeatedly try to close the door over and over and over. If this is the same problem as previous models, why is this not part of a recall.