2006 BMW 750LI Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 750LI. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STUTTERED AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

2006 BMW 750 LI. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE OIL LEAK AND MAJOR MECHANICAL PROBLEMS. *SMD THE DEALER AGREED TO FIX THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, WHEN THE CONSUMER PICKED THE VEHICLE UP, THE LEAK WAS STILL PRESENT. THE CONSUMER WENT TO ANOTHER DEALER, WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE HAD MULTIPLE LEAKS; THE ALTERNATOR MOUNT BRACKET SEAL WAS LEAKING, AS WELL AS THE VALVE GUIDE SEALS, THE UPPER TIMING CASE COVER SEALS, THE VALLEY PAN WAS LEAKING COOLANT AND THE VACUUM PUMP WAS LEAKING. THE MECHANIC STATED EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE HAD A GOOD APPEARANCE, HE OBSERVED SIGNS OF WEAR ON THE ENGINE PARTS AND ROAD GRIME AND STAINS ON OTHER ENGINE PARTS. *JB UPDATED 04/16/14. *JB

DRIVING, WITH MY WIFE AS PASSENGER,ON 118 FWY, IN SIMI VALLEY CALIFORNIA AT APPROX. 11:30 PM ON JUNE 6 WHEN AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING, AND WITHOUT COLLISION OR IMPACT. ENGINE WAS DISABLED AND I WAS MIRACULOUSLY ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, DESPITE LACK OF VISION FROM AIRBAG AND FROM DUST INSIDE VEHICLE. NO INDICATION OF ANY IMPACT WHATSOEVER. VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DISABLED AND I WAS BARELY ABLE TO GET VEHICLE OUT OF TRAFFIC LANE. DASHBOARD HAD TWO MESSAGES: 1. "ENGINE MALFUNCTION" 2. "FAULT IN PASSENGER RESTRAINT SYSTEM AFFECTING AIRBAG, BELT TENSIONER OR BELT FORCE LIMITER" VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL BMW VEHICLE ON MONDAY , JUNE 10, AND I HAVE BEEN WAITING TO HEAR SOMETHING/ANYTHING FROM BMW FACTORY EVER SINCE. CLEARLY, THIS ACCIDENT COULD VERY WELL HAVE BEEN A FATALITY HAD THERE BEEN TRAFFIC ON THE FREEWAY OR HAD WE NOT BEEN...

. WHILE DRIVING I CAME TO A INTERSECTION I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND. I CONTINUALLY APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL UNTIL THE BRAKES RESPONDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE FRONT BRAKES AND ROTORS. THE MECHANIC FOUND CONTAMINATION IN THE BRAKE BOOSTER AND NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 10V446000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM) THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER CHANGED THE VALVES & THEN TOLD ME I HAD TO PAY FOR DIAGNOSTIC CAUSE THE BREAKS WEREN'T WORKING WHICH I DID PAID $149 PLUS TAX. AFTER THE DIAGNOSTIC THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. PER THE RECALL, THE BRAKE BOOSTER COULD BECOME CONTAMINATED OVER TIME DUE TO THE RECALLED FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURE ADVISED ME THAT THE REPAIRS WOULD NOT BE COVERED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 BMW 750LI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AS THE ENGINE THERMOSTAT. THE DEALER REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT TWICE UNDER WARRANTY BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED ANOTHER DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AS THE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE 83,000.

WHEN PUSHING ON THE GAS, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL, RPM'S WOULD SHOOT UP, AND WOULD TAKE 3-10 SECONDS TO RE-GAIN ANY POWER BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD BEGIN TO ACCELRATE. ALSO ONCE COMING UP TO A STOPLIGHT OR STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE WOULD FEEL AS IF SOMEONE HAD SLAMMED INTO THE BACK OF ME POSSIBLY JERKING INTO GEAR. SPENT COUNTLESS TIMES AT THE DEALERSHIP WITH THEM GIVING ME THE RUN AROUND, REPLACING RANDOM PARTS BEFORE REPLACING THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION AND STILL THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO HAVE ISSUES. *TR

2006 750 LI ENGINE RUNS ROUGH AND JUMPS AT A COLD START. *TS ***NAR*** THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP, THE VEHICLE COULDN'T BE FIXED BECAUSE THE NEW SOFTWARE FOR THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. *JB