NHTSA Complaint #10985797 — 2006 BMW 750I

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 750I. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE ENGINE WOULD REV AND THE TRANSMISSION FAULT WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, AND WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVE; HOWEVER, THE TRANSMISSION FAULT INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE BEGAN TWO MONTHS AGO AND WOULD OCCUR OCCASIONALLY, BUT THEN BECAME A DAILY OCCURRENCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000.