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.
2008 BMW 750LI transmission complaints
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Started to hear a knocking in the engine as I was on the highway pulling into the airport, as soon as I enterd the airport the enging sent a rod thru the oil pan.
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 bmw 750 li. The contact stated that while driving approximately 60-80 MPH, the vehicle decelerated and the faulty transmission drive moderately warning light illuminated. The vehicle had to be restarted in order for it to resumed normal function. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 82,000.
Tl*the contact owns a bmw 750li. The contact stated that while driving at an unknown speed, the driver side door failed to close and lock. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and was informed that the vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 12v504000 (latches/locks/linkages). However, the contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 12v502000 (electrical system, power train). The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure mileage was 96,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 bmw 750li. The contact stated that the transmission fault warning light illuminated on and caused the vehicle to shift hard while decelerating independently. The contact had to shut off and restart the engine in order for the system to reset. The vehicle then became hesitant to acceleration attempts over 50 MPH. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer and the computer was reset. The failure mileage was 59,000 and the current mileage was 68,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 bmw 750li. The contact stated that the vehicle started to jerk and the transmission fault light illuminated. When the failure occurred, the vehicle would not accelerate over 40 MPH. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the contact was told that there was not a way to clear out the code and the entire transmission would need to be replaced. The failure and current mileages were 77,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 bmw 750li. The contact stated that the transmission hesitated when trying to accelerate to 55 MPH or higher. The vehicle was taken to the dealer twice who stated that there was a calibration problem between the egs module and the dme module. The contact was advised that there was no way to correct the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and stated that the vehicle was performing acceptably and offered no further assistance. The failure mileage was 42,000 and the current mileage was 51,000. Updated 10/25/12 *bf the consumer stated the engine and transmission were not in sync. Updated 10/25/12
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 bmw 750 li. The contact stated that while traveling 35 MPH, the vehicle suddenly shifted from drive to the park position. The instrument panel lights were repeatedly illuminating. The contact was able to continue driving. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the mechatronics system failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The failure recurred 3 different times. In addition, the contact mentioned that the front passenger door would not close and she had to hold the door closed while driving. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 64,371 and the current mileage was 64,640.
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!
With 50,400 miles on the odometer, I've been informed that my transmission failed. Hard shifting from 2nd to 3rd gear.
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