The contact owns a 2010 BMW 750LI. The contact stated that after starting the vehicle there was a loud backfire and the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was inspected by an independent mechanic who stated that the engine head gasket was blown. No further information was available. The local dealer was notified of the failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 89,000.
BMW 750LI stalling problems
28 of the 467 owner complaints about the BMW 750LI describe engine stalls while driving, most of them for the 2006 model year.
- owner complaints
- 28
- worst model year
- 2006
- typical mileage
- 72,000
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall for this area of the car. See below
By model year
Often reported together
Check engine light 5Won't start 3Transmission failure 3Misfire 3Jerking 3Loss of power 2Hesitation 2Won't shift 1
What owners say
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 bmw 750li. While driving various speeds, the vehicle suddenly hesitated to accelerate and the engine sputtered and stalled. The vehicle was taken to bmw of monterey (1 gary plaza, seaside, ca) where it was diagnosed that the engine coils, injectors, and ecu were faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure continued. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 20,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 bmw 750li. While driving various speeds, the vehicle suddenly hesitated to accelerate and the engine sputtered and stalled. The vehicle was taken to bmw of monterey (1 gary plaza, seaside, ca) where it was diagnosed that the engine coils, injectors, and ecu were faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure continued. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 26,000.
Car shuts off while driving and changes gears from drive to neutral on its own. Hard time restarting engine after incidents. Car does not start engine but will power all electronic devices inside and outside of the car. Car suddenly shut off while turning into a busy street leaving me in the middle of incoming traffic, placing my family in very dangerous situation.
Rough idle,stalls at stops, shaking. Every time vehicle is taken into bmw of ontario for one problem it comes back with a different issue, I believe bmw of ontario is purposely damaging items on my vehicle that isn't covered under warranty so I'll pay them out of pocket.
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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 bmw 750li. While driving approximately 55 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The failure recurred three times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the engine fuel injector caused the vehicle to stall and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that most of the time the vehicle would restart, but other times it failed to restart and had to be towed to a dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that the warranty would cover part of the fuel injection failure, but the other part would not be covered. The approximate failure mileage was 50,917.
Pre-owned vehicle -transmission issue which is not mechanical...vehicle did not shift to reverse from park. Local bmw dealer says new transmission is needed. Research indicates it to be a problem with the vehicle electronics (solenoid) which sends shift signal to the transmission. Bmw will not say this is an inherent issue with its product as evidenced by the number of similar complaints. When vehicle is in motion on any roadway at 40-55 MPH, a series of fault codes are displayed on the dashboard [transmission fault-drive moderately], and subsequently the vehicle will stall and not engage into gear. Efforts to prove that this is not owner/consumer responsibility due to the internal nature of the fault(s) are not accepted by the bmw dealer/company. The cost of company stated repairs ($3500-$8000) are beyond what the value of the vehicle is and financial ability to pay.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 bmw 750 li. The contact stated that while driving approximately 40 MPH, the transmission default warning suddenly displayed before the vehicle stalled. The cause of the failure was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 60,420.
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!
Related recalls
Engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline: turbo/supercharger
- What is wrong
- BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2011-2012 BMW 550i, 550i xDrive, 550i Gran Turismo, 550i Gran Turismo xDrive, 750i, 750Li, 750i xDrive, 750Li xDrive, 760Li, X5 xDrive50i, X5 M, X6 xDrive50i, X6 M, ActiveHybrid7, MINI Cooper S Convertible, John Cooper Works (JCW) Convertible, Cooper S Countryman, Cooper S Countryman ALL4, Cooper S, JCW, Cooper S Clubman, JCW Clubman, Cooper S Roadster, JCW Roadster, Cooper S Coupe, JCW Coupe and Rolls-Royce Ghost, 2011 BMW X6 Hybrid and 2012 BMW 650i Coupe, 650i xDrive Coupe, 650i Convertible and 650i xDrive Convertible vehicles. The electric auxiliary water pump may fail and cause the circuit board to overheat.
- Risk
- If the circuit board were to overheat, it can increase the risk of a fire.
- Remedy
- BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the electric auxiliary water pump, free of charge. Depending on the model, there are currently limited parts available, however not all parts are available at this time. Owners will be notified of the recall beginning June 11, 2018, and will receive a second notification when remedy parts become available. Owners may contact BMW customer service at BMW 1‑800‑525‑7417, MINI at 1‑866‑825‑1525, or Rolls-Royce at 1‑877‑877‑3735. Note: BMW recommends that owners park their vehicle outdoors until the recall remedy has been performed.
Recall number 18V248000 · Recall details
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Which BMW 750LI years have engine stalls while driving problems?
The model years with the most reports are 2006 (10 complaints), 2008 (8 complaints) and 2010 (4 complaints).
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