2006 BMW 7 SERIES Engine And Engine Cooling Problems
3 NHTSA complaints on file
Engine And Engine Cooling Issues in the 2006 BMW 7 SERIES
3 engine and engine cooling complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2006 BMW 7 SERIES. Of these, 0 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.
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Complaints
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Crashes
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Fires
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Injuries
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Deaths
All Engine And Engine Cooling Complaints
CRANK CASE VENT VALVE/BREATHER FAILURE AFTER LONG TRIPS, NO INDICATION OF THE FAILURE UNITL CAR GIVES CHECK ENGINE LIGHT USUALLY AFTER THE TRIP THE NEXT DAY, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO LATE PART FAILURE ALREADY CAUSES MOTOR ISSUES AFTER ISSUES (OIL LEAKS, BLOWN GASKETS AND SEALS, MISFIRE, ROUGH IDLE, VEHICLE STALLING) FROM THE PRESSURE ON THE ENGINE FROM THE FAILED COMPONENT (CRANK CASE VENT BREATHER/VALVE) AND HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO CAUSE EXCESSIVE SMOKING FROM TAIL PIPE OR SIMULATIONS OF A FIRE. *TR
I AM SEEKING ASSISTANCE IN THE MATTER OF HAVING A DEFECTIVE ENGINE IN MY 2006 750I BMW. WE HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE SINCE OCT. 2008 AND WE HAVE KEPT SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE ON IT AS PRESCRIBED. RECENTLY AFTER TAKEN THE CAR TO THE SHOP FOR LIGHT SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE TAIL PIPE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT OUR ENGINE WAS POSSIBLY BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THAT FIRST WE WERE TOLD THAT BMW WOULD MOST LIKELY COVER PARTS IF WE WERE TO HAVE THE ENGINE BROKE DOWN TO SEE EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. WHICH WE AGREE TO; BEFORE THE ENGINE WAS BROKE DOWN AND THE CAUSE WAS KNOWN WE WERE TOLD THAT REGARDLESS OF WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE ENGINE THEY WERE NOT GOING TO HELP. WE CONTINUED WITH THE BREAK DOWN TO DISCOVER THAT THE ENGINE IS IN FACT BAD AND IT IS "VERY UNUSUAL" FOR THE ENGINE...
PROBLEM WITH ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION; ON APRIL 2007 -MILEAGE 8936 WARNING -LOW OIL-AD 1.5Q. ON 29 MAY 2007-WARN LOW OIL- AD 1.5Q OIL. ON AUG 2007-WARN LOW OIL-AD 1.5 Q OIL ON DEC 2007-WARN LOW OIL-ADDED 2.5 Q OIL SEPT 30 2008-WARN LOW OIL-ADDED 1 Q OIL AT LOC DEALERSHIP. THIS IS NOT A NORMAL OIL CONSUMPTION OF THE HIGH END VEHICLE BMW SERIES 7 OR ANY OTHER HIGH END VEHICLE. SO FAR I HAVE NOT BEEN GIVEN A REASONABLE EXPLANATION. DEALER SHIP (PEAKE BMW) IS ADVISING THAT NO OIL LEAKS NOTED AND OIL NOT COMING OUT TROUGH THE TAIL PIPE ? SO WHAT IS GOING ON? CAN SOMEONE AT BWM RECOGNIZE AND ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM OR DO I HAVE TO GO BACK AND CONTACT BMW IN GERMANY AND ASK FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE. I HAVE HAD AND STILL DO ( MB S500 ,BMW 535I ETC.) AND NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEM...
Other 2006 BMW 7 SERIES Problem Areas
Air Bags
5 complaints
Power Train
5 complaints
Electrical System
3 complaints
Engine
3 complaints
Air Bagsfrontal
2 complaints
Engine And Engine Coolingengine
2 complaints
Fuelpropulsion System
2 complaints
Power Trainautomatic Transmission
2 complaints
Seats
2 complaints
Service Brakes
2 complaints
Service Brakes Hydraulic
2 complaints
Electronic Stability Control Esc
1 complaint
Exterior Lighting
1 complaint
Latcheslockslinkages
1 complaint
Seat Belts
1 complaint
Service Brakes Hydraulicpower Assistvacuum
1 complaint
Suspension
1 complaint
Tires
1 complaint
Unknown Or Other
1 complaint
Vehicle Speed Control
1 complaint