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18V248000 Apr 18, 2018 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER

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...

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Oct 6, 2020 Engine Fire 146,000 mi

THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES TO THE GROCERY STORE, PARKED, WE SHOPPED, 30 MINUTES LATER, DROVE BACK HOME, AGAIN ABOUT 10 MINUTES. BACKED THE VEHICLE INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. GROCERIES WERE UNLOADED WHILE MY GIRLFRIEND WAS TRYING TO GET MY 18 MONTH DAUGHTER OUT O...

Oct 6, 2020 Engine Fire 146,000 mi

THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES TO THE GROCERY STORE, PARKED, WE SHOPPED, 30 MINUTES LATER, DROVE BACK HOME, AGAIN ABOUT 10 MINUTES. BACKED THE VEHICLE INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. GROCERIES WERE UNLOADED WHILE MY GIRLFRIEND WAS TRYING TO GET MY 18 MONTH DAUGHTER OUT O...

Feb 16, 2019 Fuel/propulsion System 111,000 mi

IN THE DESPITE OF THE N63 CCP PERFORMED BY THE CAR THE DEFECTIVE INJECTORS WERE NOT CHANGED AS THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN. THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITH INDEX 12 AND THEY ARE STILL INDEX 9. TODAY BMW DO NOT WANTS TO CHANGE THEM AND ASKING FOR $5000. I THINK IT SHOULD BE PART OF THE ORIGINAL N63CCP.

Feb 16, 2019 Fuel/propulsion System 111,000 mi

IN THE DESPITE OF THE N63 CCP PERFORMED BY THE CAR THE DEFECTIVE INJECTORS WERE NOT CHANGED AS THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN. THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITH INDEX 12 AND THEY ARE STILL INDEX 9. TODAY BMW DO NOT WANTS TO CHANGE THEM AND ASKING FOR $5000. I THINK IT SHOULD BE PART OF THE ORIGINAL N63CCP.

Feb 14, 2019 Engine 130,000 mi

ENGINE OIL LEAK; ENGINE COOLANT LEAK; BLUE SMOKE THRU TAILPIPE; STRANGE NOISES MAKING CONCERNED TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE ENGINE OIL SIGN HAD ALWAYS COME ON TOO FREQUENTLY FROM THE BEGINNING OF PURCHASE ENGINE OIL COOLANT FREQUENCY DEVELOPED IN THE PAST TWO YEARS AND CAME TO A STAGE QUESTIONING THE SA...

Feb 14, 2019 Power Train 130,000 mi

ENGINE OIL LEAK; ENGINE COOLANT LEAK; BLUE SMOKE THRU TAILPIPE; STRANGE NOISES MAKING CONCERNED TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE ENGINE OIL SIGN HAD ALWAYS COME ON TOO FREQUENTLY FROM THE BEGINNING OF PURCHASE ENGINE OIL COOLANT FREQUENCY DEVELOPED IN THE PAST TWO YEARS AND CAME TO A STAGE QUESTIONING THE SA...

Feb 14, 2019 Engine 130,000 mi

ENGINE OIL LEAK; ENGINE COOLANT LEAK; BLUE SMOKE THRU TAILPIPE; STRANGE NOISES MAKING CONCERNED TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE ENGINE OIL SIGN HAD ALWAYS COME ON TOO FREQUENTLY FROM THE BEGINNING OF PURCHASE ENGINE OIL COOLANT FREQUENCY DEVELOPED IN THE PAST TWO YEARS AND CAME TO A STAGE QUESTIONING THE SA...

Feb 14, 2019 Power Train 130,000 mi

ENGINE OIL LEAK; ENGINE COOLANT LEAK; BLUE SMOKE THRU TAILPIPE; STRANGE NOISES MAKING CONCERNED TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE ENGINE OIL SIGN HAD ALWAYS COME ON TOO FREQUENTLY FROM THE BEGINNING OF PURCHASE ENGINE OIL COOLANT FREQUENCY DEVELOPED IN THE PAST TWO YEARS AND CAME TO A STAGE QUESTIONING THE SA...

Mar 12, 2018 Structure 84,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 BMW 750I. THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DEALER (ERHARD BMW OF FARMINGTON HILLS, 38700 GRAND RIVER AVE, FARMINGTON HILLS, MI 48335, (888) 494-0358) DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT AXLE SHAFT FRACTURED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTA...

Mar 12, 2018 Power Train 84,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 BMW 750I. THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DEALER (ERHARD BMW OF FARMINGTON HILLS, 38700 GRAND RIVER AVE, FARMINGTON HILLS, MI 48335, (888) 494-0358) DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT AXLE SHAFT FRACTURED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTA...

Mar 12, 2018 Engine 96,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 BMW 750I. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE FRONT DRIVESHAFT FRACTURED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVESHAFT FAILED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT...

Mar 12, 2018 Power Train 96,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 BMW 750I. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE FRONT DRIVESHAFT FRACTURED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVESHAFT FAILED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT...

Mar 12, 2018 Structure 84,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 BMW 750I. THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DEALER (ERHARD BMW OF FARMINGTON HILLS, 38700 GRAND RIVER AVE, FARMINGTON HILLS, MI 48335, (888) 494-0358) DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT AXLE SHAFT FRACTURED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTA...

Mar 12, 2018 Power Train 84,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 BMW 750I. THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DEALER (ERHARD BMW OF FARMINGTON HILLS, 38700 GRAND RIVER AVE, FARMINGTON HILLS, MI 48335, (888) 494-0358) DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT AXLE SHAFT FRACTURED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTA...

Mar 12, 2018 Engine 96,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 BMW 750I. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE FRONT DRIVESHAFT FRACTURED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVESHAFT FAILED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT...

Mar 12, 2018 Power Train 96,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 BMW 750I. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE FRONT DRIVESHAFT FRACTURED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVESHAFT FAILED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT...

Oct 16, 2017 Engine Fire 64,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 BMW 750I. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, AN AMBER COLORED SMOKE WAS PRESENT UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. OCCASIONALLY, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START IMMEDIATELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (SIDREY BMW IN GREENVALE, SC) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC AUX...

Oct 16, 2017 Engine Fire 64,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 BMW 750I. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, AN AMBER COLORED SMOKE WAS PRESENT UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. OCCASIONALLY, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START IMMEDIATELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (SIDREY BMW IN GREENVALE, SC) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC AUX...

Sep 21, 2017 Electrical System 80,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 BMW 750I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE INADVERTENTLY SHUT OFF AND LOST POWER. THE CONTACT THEN STATED THAT WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE BRAKES WENT INTO MANUAL MODE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DON'S FORD SUBARU AND BMW OF UTICA LOCATED AT 5...

Sep 21, 2017 Electrical System 80,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 BMW 750I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE INADVERTENTLY SHUT OFF AND LOST POWER. THE CONTACT THEN STATED THAT WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE BRAKES WENT INTO MANUAL MODE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DON'S FORD SUBARU AND BMW OF UTICA LOCATED AT 5...

Jan 10, 2017 Electrical System 93,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 (NA) BMW 750I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION THAT DISABLED THE OCCUPANT RESTRAINT CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC, BUT COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93...

Jan 10, 2017 Electrical System 93,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 (NA) BMW 750I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION THAT DISABLED THE OCCUPANT RESTRAINT CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC, BUT COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93...

Jul 21, 2010 Wheels

2010 BMW MODEL 750 IL. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HAS A SHIMMY *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE A FEW MONTHS AGO, HE HAD THE WHEELS CHROME PLATED. AS THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN, A SHIMMY IN THE FRONT END BECAME EVIDENT. BMW CLAIMED THE CHROMING PROCESS CAUSED THE PROBLEM AND THE FOUR...

Jul 21, 2010 Wheels

2010 BMW MODEL 750 IL. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HAS A SHIMMY *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE A FEW MONTHS AGO, HE HAD THE WHEELS CHROME PLATED. AS THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN, A SHIMMY IN THE FRONT END BECAME EVIDENT. BMW CLAIMED THE CHROMING PROCESS CAUSED THE PROBLEM AND THE FOUR...

Jan 21, 2010 Fuel System, Gasoline 200 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 BMW 750I. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE RESIDENCE GARAGE WHEN THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG FUEL ODOR OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF FUEL LEAKAGE ON THE GROUND COMING FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON TWO SEPAR...

Jan 21, 2010 Fuel System, Gasoline 200 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 BMW 750I. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE RESIDENCE GARAGE WHEN THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG FUEL ODOR OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF FUEL LEAKAGE ON THE GROUND COMING FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON TWO SEPAR...