KnownCarProblems2007 BMW 750li Problems and Recalls
Owners filed 77 complaints with NHTSA about the 2007 BMW 750li, most often about the doors and locks (25% of complaints, typically around 93,500 miles). It is the 2nd most complained-about 750li model year since 2000 and has 4 recalls.
Most common 2007 BMW 750li problems
Doors and locks
19 complaints · 25%Half of these problems showed up before 93,500 miles. Parts named most often: doors.
As my wife and son were driving the passenger door just unlatched from latch and would not latch back, after some research ,I found that there was a recall for the door latch issue on BMW 750 models built from 08/04 to 09/07 notice was 12v504 with that info in hand I called reeves BMW in tampa fla only to be told it…
The contact owns a 2007 BMW 750li. While driving approximately 45 MPH, the front passenger side door opened without warning. The contact pulled over and closed the door. The failure recurred three times. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage…
Air bags
17 complaints · 22%Half of these problems showed up before 100,000 miles. Parts named most often: sensor, frontal.
The contact owns a 2007 BMW 750li. The contact stated that the air bag warning light illuminated. In addition, the front passenger side air bag light illuminated intermittently and when the seat was occupied or not occupied. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact was unaware if the VIN was included in…
My airbags system has malfunction for both driver and passenger side. The brake system has a malfunction as well as emergency braking system the steering has a malfunction as well
Transmission
16 complaints · 21%Half of these problems showed up before 75,000 miles. Parts named most often: automatic transmission.
Tl- the contact owns a 2007 BMW 750li. The contact stated that there had been no concerns with the vehicle before the recall repair. The contact had the recall repair for NHTSA campaign id number: 12v502000 (electrical system, power train) and after the repair the contact had noticed the transmission slipping gears at…
Car screen panel dead. No visuable information on car panel to determine speed, gas level etc. Car picked up from dealership after service and told of water leak in car. Had been told by the service dept that they could not find a leak of water into car. However, apparently, they did not want to repair the panel due…
Electrical
15 complaints · 20%Half of these problems showed up before 90,000 miles.
While driving at 25-30mph, the vehicle stalled losing all power including the power steering and having to coast into the breakdown lane. This is the second time in 3 months. After sitting for 15 minutes and 5-10 "no starts", the vehicle finally started and drove normally. The dealership is unable to replicate the…
My vehicle has a drivers side defective door latch leaving the door to occasionally not close properly and unexpectedly open. This is a critical vehicle component that is not serving its purpose causing potential loss of vehicle control or injury to persons inside and outside the vehicle. Due to extremely poor design…
Body and structure
13 complaints · 17%Half of these problems showed up before 78,000 miles. Parts named most often: body.
The contact owns a 2007 BMW 750li. The contact stated that the driver's side door would erroneously open when making a turn. The contact stated that the soft door close system failed. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer where it was confirmed that the soft close automatic options failed, but the vehicle was not…
The contact owns a 2007 BMW 750li. While driving 45 MPH, the rear passenger door swung open without warning. The contact depressed the brake pedal in an effort to stop his child from falling out of the vehicle. The contact stated that the failure occurred on numerous occasions. Neilo BMW of sacramento, california was…
Brakes
8 complaints · 10%Half of these problems showed up before 92,000 miles. Parts named most often: foundation components.
My airbags system has malfunction for both driver and passenger side. The brake system has a malfunction as well as emergency braking system the steering has a malfunction as well
My emergency brake system has failed. Has there been a recall to fix problem on my 2007 BMW 750li. My vehicle is parked in garage cant drive do not have an emergency brake to park it without applying the emergency brake.
Engine
7 complaints · 9%While driving at 25-30mph, the vehicle stalled losing all power including the power steering and having to coast into the breakdown lane. This is the second time in 3 months. After sitting for 15 minutes and 5-10 "no starts", the vehicle finally started and drove normally. The dealership is unable to replicate the…
Tl contact owns a 2007 BMW 750li. The contact stated that while driving at 50 MPH, the check engine and check engine coolant warning indicators were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer. The technician diagnosed that the crank shaft, pressure regulator and the lower time case needed to be replaced. The…
Seat belts
5 complaints · 7%At home cranked car to leave and airbag and seat belt warning lights came on. Called dealership and was told it is the front seat occupant protection mat, but no recall for this model. They are well aware of this problem. Afraid to drive a car that cost so much and BMW wont stand behind their product is ridiculous.
My name is []. I was turning off of frontage rd onto northside dr slowly and my left front tire fell right into a huge pothole which blew my tire completely out. This is my 3rd time having to get a brand new tire due to the streets of jackson,ms. The 1st two times I was upset but, as usual, did not be a baby about it…
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.
2007 BMW 750li recalls
Doors and locks: latch
Risk: The door may unexpectedly open due to road or driving conditions or occupant contact with the door. The sudden opening may result in occupant ejection or increase the risk of injury in the event of a crash.
Fix: Bmw will notify owners, and dealers will update the door latch system, free of charge. The recall began february 8, 2018. Owners may contact bmw at 1-800-525-7417 or email bmw at [email protected].
Full defect summary
Bmw of north america, llc (bmw) is recalling certain 2005-2008 745i, 745li, 750i, 750li, 760i, 760li, and b7 alpina vehicles equipped with both the comfort access and soft close automatic options. In these vehicles, the doors may appear to be closed and latched, but, in fact, may inadvertently open.
Air bags: occupant classification
Risk: Should the system fail, in the event of a crash, the front passenger air bag would be deactivated, increasing the risk of personal injury.
Fix: Bmw will notify owners with an interim notification letter in january 2014 since parts are not currently available. When parts are available, bmw sent a second letter in august and dealers will repair the occupant detection mat to eliminate the possibility that it may crack, free of charge. Additionally, owners of model year 2006-2007 3 series with standard seats, 5 series with comfort seats, and z4 models, will receive an extended warranty on their front passenger seat occupant detection mat. Owners may contact bmw customer relations at 1-800-525-7417 or email bmw at customerrelations@bmwusa.
Full defect summary
Bmw of north america llc (bmw) is recalling certain model year 2006 325i, 325xi, 330i, 330xi sedans and 325xi sports wagons, model year 2007 328i, 328xi, 335i, 335xi sedans and 328i and 328xi sports wagons, model year 2006-2007 525i, 525xi, 530i, 530xi, 550i sedans and 530xi sports wagons, model year 2006 760i sedans, model year 2006-2007 750i, 750li, and 760li sedans, and model year 2006 x5 sports activity vehicles, equipped with certain seat types. The front passenger seat occupant detection mat that determines if and how the passenger frontal air bag should deploy in a crash may fatigue and develop cracks which could lead to a system failure.
Electrical: switch
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.
Fix: 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].
Full defect summary
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.
Doors and locks: latch
Risk: The door may unexpectedly open due to road or driving conditions or occupant contact with the door. The sudden opening may result in occupant ejection or increase the risk of injury in the event of a crash.
Fix: Bmw will notify owners and dealers will update software. The recall began on december 12, 2012. Owners may contact bmw at 1-800-525-7417 or email bmw at [email protected].
Full defect summary
Bmw is recalling certain model year 2005-2007 7-series vehicles, equipped with both comfort access and soft close automatic options, and manufactured august 23, 2004, through september 3, 2007. Due to a software problem, the doors may appear to be closed and latched, but, in fact, may inadvertently open.
Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which recalls are still open on your car.
NHTSA defect investigations
Vehicle rollaway
Summary
In a letter dated october 16, 2012, bmw of north america, llc (bmw) submitted a defect information report (dir), NHTSA recall no. 12v-502 to NHTSA identifying a safety defect involving the possibility of unattended vehicle rollaway in my 2005 through 2008 bmw 7-series (approximately 45,000) vehicles equipped with the comfort access option.the comfort access option allows the driver to start and stop the engine (by pressing the engine start / stop button) without inserting the key fob into the vehicles key slot in the instrument panel.subject vehicles not equipped with the comfort access option require the key fob be inserted the key slot to start the engine.upon removal of the key from the k
Vehicle rollaway
Summary
In response to the office of defects investigation's (odi) information request (ir) for pe11-025, bmw provided odi with 1 complaint and 46 field reports relating to either incidents of unattended vehicle rollaway or vehicle movement after the driver expected the vehicle gearshift to automatically shift to park. Odi's analysis of the data provided by bmw identified 14 crashes and 5 alleged injuries. Odi has also identified 3 additional reports in its database alleging vehicle rollaway incidents of which 2 resulted in crashes.the subject vehicles are all equipped with push-buttons (start/stop button) to control starting/stopping the engine and shift-by-wire gearshift systems controlled by a co
Questions about the 2007 BMW 750li
- What are the most common problems with the 2007 BMW 750li?
- By NHTSA owner complaints: doors and locks (19 complaints, typically around 93,500 miles); air bags (17 complaints, typically around 100,000 miles); transmission (16 complaints, typically around 75,000 miles).
- How many recalls does the 2007 BMW 750li have?
- 4 recalls listed by NHTSA, the latest from May 18, 2017 (doors and locks). Check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which ones are still open on your car.
- Is the 2007 a bad year for the BMW 750li?
- It is the 2nd most complained-about 750li model year since 2000, with 77 complaints. Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many cars were sold, so popular years collect more of them, and the newest years have had less time to.