I went outside and started my car, locked it and came back inside to grab a few things. Approximately five minutes later someone was banging on my door and ringing the doorbell. When I answered they said they had already call the fire department. My car's engine compartment was engulfed in flames and undercarriage covers were also burning. The rear bumper and light assemblies were melting. The doors were stuck windshield exploded and srs systems had activated. Fire department said it was electrical fire. USAA said it is a total loss and the electrical fire was in the engine compartment. My vehicle was parked on the street in front of my house and been driven the evening before and parked in front of my house. I have plenty of pictures.
BMW 750LI fire or smoke problems
12 of the 467 owner complaints about the BMW 750LI describe fire, smoke or burning smell, most of them for the 2010 model year.
- owner complaints
- 12
- worst model year
- 2010
- typical mileage
- 110,000
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall for this area of the car. See below
By model year
- 20151
- 20141
- 20123
- 20112
- 20103
- 20062
Often reported together
What owners say
The contact owns a 2011 BMW 750LI. The contact stated that the vehicle was parked next to the house with the engine turned off for approximately one hour before suddenly smoke was present coming from under the hood of the vehicle. The contact opened the hood and discovered flames coming from the ECM wire harness. The contact used a bucket of water to extinguish the flames. The cause of the fire was not determined. The vehicle was later towed to the local dealer but no diagnostic service or repairs were performed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but no assistance was offered. The contact was informed that the VIN was not included in the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 11V521000(Engine and Engine Cooling). The contact indicated that the vehicle had experienced that same failure listed in the recall. The failure mileage was 160,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 bmw 750li. The contact stated while at a standstill, there was smoke coming from the driver side door. The vehicle was not taken to local dealer. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of failure. The failure mileage was approximately 126,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 bmw 750 li. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, there was gray and white smoke coming from the exhaust tailpipes. The vehicle was taken to walker bmw located at 6655 coliseum blvd, alexandria, la 71303 to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the engine valve stem seals were faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 115,000.*dt
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 bmw 750li. The contact stated that after a failure with their AC unit, they had the vehicle serviced for the AC. Shortly after, while driving at approximately 20 MPH, when they began to smell smoke. After parking the vehicle, they noticed black smoke coming from under the hood. The contact stated that they noticed there was a small fire and a bystander who was a fire fighter assisted in extinguishing the flames by using water and disconnected the battery. A fire report was made and the vehicle was not sure if the vehicle was officially deemed totaled. There were no injuries. The vehicle was towed to a dealer (peake bmw 2630 veterans memorial blvd, kenner, la 70062, (504) 266-0070) who stated that fan blower failed and caused additional wiring failure leading to the fire. The vehicle was inoperable. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and a case was opened regarding the matter. The approximate failure mileage was 49,000.
My vehicle has this white smoke coming out of the exhaust after it sits for like a few minutes. Smoke does not come out when I'm driving only when I sit. So if I'm at a red light long enough it will smoke. This just start happening out of nowhere and after looking it up everybody who has these cars almost have the same issue.
My 2006 bmw 750li was parked in my drive on friday 7/5/2019 around 11:00 p.m. And remained there. On sunday morning 7/7/2019 around 8:45 a.m. My car alarm sounded and when I look outside my car was on fire. The blaze from the firs not only burned up my bmw but also my damaged my SUV and damaged my other car. The car was parked for over 36 hours before the fire began.
After I diagnosed a parasitic battery draw when the car has been off overnight. I found the auxillary water pump for the intercoolers still running drawing 5 amps when the car is off. This is the same exact issue I found with the recall 18v‑248 I'm quite lucky my car didn't catch on fire yet.
My car mysteriously caught fire while parked. It was left for a few days at my place of business and there are witnesses that saw no one set it on fire. Arson was suspected until the reports of this happening all over the world came to light.
Smoke coming out under the hood when istop after driving 8 miles
Related recalls
Electrical system: ignition: switch
- What is wrong
- BMW is recalling certain model year 2005-2008 7-Series vehicles, equipped with the Comfort Access option, and manufactured August 23, 2004, through July 24, 2008. The affected vehicles have an electronic key and an electronic connection between the gear shifter and the transmission (shift-by-wire) that automatically shifts the transmission to Park when the driver presses the Start/Stop button to shutdown the engine. If the driver presses the engine Start/Stop button 2 or 3 times within a short time interval, the system may shift the transmission to Neutral rather than Park. If using the electronic key (Comfort Access mode), there would be no protection from the ignition interlock that prevents key removal if the vehicle is not in Park.
- Risk
- If the driver exits the vehicle with the transmission in Neutral and the parking brake is not applied, the vehicle may rollaway. Unattended rollaway incidents often result in a crash or cause injury to pedestrians attempting to stop or enter the vehicle or to other bystanders in the path of the vehicle.
- Remedy
- BMW will notify owners beginning in November 2012. The remedy became available in March 2013. Owners may call BMW at 1‑800‑525‑7417 or email BMW at [email protected].
Recall number 12V502000 · Recall details
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The model years with the most reports are 2010 (3 complaints), 2012 (3 complaints) and 2006 (2 complaints).
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