2012 BMW 750LI

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 xDrive50i, X6 M, ActiveHybrid7, MINI Cooper S Convertible, John Cooper Works (JCW) Convertible, Coo

I went outside and started my car, locked it and came back inside to grab a few things. Approximately five minutes later someone was banging on my door and ringing the doorbell. When I answered they said they had already call the fire department. My car's engine compartment was engulfed in flames and undercarriage covers were also burning. The rear bumper and light assemblies were melting. The doors were stuck windshield exploded and srs systems had activated. Fire department said it was electrical fire. USAA said it is a total loss and the electrical fire was in the engine compartment. My vehicle was parked on the street in front of my house and been driven the evening before and parked in front of my house. I have plenty of pictures.

The car loses brake at low speeds. This occurs after being in traffic and few stop and go breaks. A google search shows other drivers have experienced the same problem.

MY PIRELLI RUN FLAT TIES ONLY LASTED LESS THAN 8,000 MILES. THE FRONT TIRES ARE BALD! THE REAR TIRES HAVE APPROXIMATELY 3,000 MILES LEFT. UNACCEPTABLE. THIS IS NOT AN ISSUE WITH MY CAR, BUT ONLY WITH THE TIRES. I COULD NOT FIND ANYWHERE ON THIS WEBSITE TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE TIRES.

Mileage: 99,850

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 BMW 750LI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE LOW COOLANT MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND HAD THE COOLANT RESERVOIR TOPPED OFF. THE CONTACT RESUMED DRIVING AND THE WARNING LIGHT APPEARED AGAIN. UPON CHECKING THE COOLANT RESERVOIR, THE COOLANT WAS AGAIN TOPPED HOWEVER, THE SAME WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ALONG WITH THE DRIVE TRAIN MALFUNCTION WARNING MESSAGE. THE CONTACT THEN DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK COMING FROM THE AUXILIARY WATER PUMP. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V248000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS FIRST TOWED TO HIS RESIDENCE AND A FEW DAYS LATER TOWED TO LONG BEACH BMW (1660 E SPRING ST, LONG BEACH, CA 90806). THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN. A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED

Mileage: 110,000

MY DRIVE TRAIN INDICATOR COMES ON WHILE I AM DRIVING FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME OR IF I HIT THE GAS TOO FAST IT WOULD CAUSE IT TO COME ON.

Mileage: 150

AFTER A ROUND TRIP 25 MILES DRIVE AND PLACING THE CAR IN PARK WITH THE ENGINE OFF, THE PASSENGER DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE OF THE CAR. THE ISSUE APPEARS TO BE AN ELECTRICAL, BECAUSE THE CENTRAL LOCKING SYSTEM WOULD LOCK THE CAR, BUT WOULD NOT UNLOCK. THE DRIVER DOOR DOES OPEN FROM THE INSIDE BUT THE PASSENGER DOOR DOES NOT. THIS COULD BE CATASTROPHIC IN CASE OF FIRE OR ACCIDENT.

Mileage: 82,500

I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY WHEN THE ENGINE CUTOFF AND LOCKED UP. OIL LEAK ALL OVER HIGHWAY. ENGINES WAS BLOWN DUE TO FREQUENT OIL LEAKING. WAS PUTTING OIL IN VEHICLE CONSISTENTLY ON A WEEKLY BASIS.

Mileage: 106,000

I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY WHEN THE ENGINE CUTOFF AND LOCKED UP. OIL LEAK ALL OVER HIGHWAY. ENGINES WAS BLOWN DUE TO FREQUENT OIL LEAKING. WAS PUTTING OIL IN VEHICLE CONSISTENTLY ON A WEEKLY BASIS.

Mileage: 106,000

MY CAR HAS BEEN AT THE BMW SHOP FOR FOUR MONTHS. THE PURPOSE OF ME TAKING MY CAR TO THE BMW SHOP WAS BECAUSE MY 2012 750LI BMW HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. WHEN I GOT THERE [XXX]. STATED THERE IS A RECALL ON THE ENGINE AND HE SAY IT WILL BE FIX. FOUR MONTHS LATER THE MANAGER [XXX] CALL ME AND TELL ME I HAVE TO PAY $ 9,600 FOR THE PARTS AND THE LABOR WORK. [XXX] STATED MY CAR DID NOT QUALIFY AND I HAD TO PAY 45% .I BELIEVE I WAS RIPPED OFF BECAUSE I BELIEVE THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY ENGINE AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS ONLY $3,318 AND NOW HE CHARGING ME SO MUCH MONEY. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED ONLY BECAUSE WHEN I TOOK THE CAR IN MARCH 2019 HE COULD HAD GAVE ME A PRICE AND NOT FOUR MONTHS LATER. I TOLD HIM WHY WOULD HE FIX THE ENGINE IF I DIDN'T QUALIFY FOR A FREE ONE AND WHY NOT CALL ME AND TELL ME THAT I WILL BE PAYING 45% OUT OF MY POCKET. ON TOP OF THAT HE HAS THE NERVE TO CALL ME ON JULY 2019 AND TELL ME THE CAR HAS A NEW ENGINE BUT ALL THE OLD COMPONENTS WAS TRANSFER TO THE NEW ENGINE

Mileage: 80,000

MY CAR HAS BEEN AT THE BMW SHOP FOR FOUR MONTHS. THE PURPOSE OF ME TAKING MY CAR TO THE BMW SHOP WAS BECAUSE MY 2012 750LI BMW HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. WHEN I GOT THERE [XXX]. STATED THERE IS A RECALL ON THE ENGINE AND HE SAY IT WILL BE FIX. FOUR MONTHS LATER THE MANAGER [XXX] CALL ME AND TELL ME I HAVE TO PAY $ 9,600 FOR THE PARTS AND THE LABOR WORK. [XXX] STATED MY CAR DID NOT QUALIFY AND I HAD TO PAY 45% .I BELIEVE I WAS RIPPED OFF BECAUSE I BELIEVE THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY ENGINE AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS ONLY $3,318 AND NOW HE CHARGING ME SO MUCH MONEY. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED ONLY BECAUSE WHEN I TOOK THE CAR IN MARCH 2019 HE COULD HAD GAVE ME A PRICE AND NOT FOUR MONTHS LATER. I TOLD HIM WHY WOULD HE FIX THE ENGINE IF I DIDN'T QUALIFY FOR A FREE ONE AND WHY NOT CALL ME AND TELL ME THAT I WILL BE PAYING 45% OUT OF MY POCKET. ON TOP OF THAT HE HAS THE NERVE TO CALL ME ON JULY 2019 AND TELL ME THE CAR HAS A NEW ENGINE BUT ALL THE OLD COMPONENTS WAS TRANSFER TO THE NEW ENGINE

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 BMW 750LI. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING OR IMPACT. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND THE CONTACT'S GIRLFRIEND GRABBED THE STEERING WHEEL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CHECKERED FLAG BMW (5225 VIRGINIA BEACH BLVD, VIRGINIA BEACH, VA 23462, (866) 414-7820) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT NEW AIR BAGS AND A NEW STEERING WHEEL WERE NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 BMW 750LI. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CONTACT'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING OR IMPACT. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND THE CONTACT'S GIRLFRIEND GRABBED THE STEERING WHEEL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CHECKERED FLAG BMW (5225 VIRGINIA BEACH BLVD, VIRGINIA BEACH, VA 23462, (866) 414-7820) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT NEW AIR BAGS AND A NEW STEERING WHEEL WERE NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

Mileage: 60,000

WELL AT THE 60K MILE MARK THE MOTOR WAS BLOWN, COME TOO FIND OUT MANY CARS THIS SAME MODEL AND YEAR ARE HAVING SIMILAR ISSUES... THE SUSPENSION HAS BEEN CHANGED A COUPLE TIMES NOW AND THE FUEL PUMP WENT BAD... THE CAR BURNS OIL BMW SAYS THIS IS NORMAL I FIND THAT VERY HARD TO BELIEVE... THE MOTOR WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING AND ACTUALLY LEAVING THE BMW DEALERSHIP HOW IRONIC

Mileage: 63,000

WELL AT THE 60K MILE MARK THE MOTOR WAS BLOWN, COME TOO FIND OUT MANY CARS THIS SAME MODEL AND YEAR ARE HAVING SIMILAR ISSUES... THE SUSPENSION HAS BEEN CHANGED A COUPLE TIMES NOW AND THE FUEL PUMP WENT BAD... THE CAR BURNS OIL BMW SAYS THIS IS NORMAL I FIND THAT VERY HARD TO BELIEVE... THE MOTOR WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING AND ACTUALLY LEAVING THE BMW DEALERSHIP HOW IRONIC

Mileage: 63,000

WELL AT THE 60K MILE MARK THE MOTOR WAS BLOWN, COME TOO FIND OUT MANY CARS THIS SAME MODEL AND YEAR ARE HAVING SIMILAR ISSUES... THE SUSPENSION HAS BEEN CHANGED A COUPLE TIMES NOW AND THE FUEL PUMP WENT BAD... THE CAR BURNS OIL BMW SAYS THIS IS NORMAL I FIND THAT VERY HARD TO BELIEVE... THE MOTOR WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING AND ACTUALLY LEAVING THE BMW DEALERSHIP HOW IRONIC

Mileage: 63,000

ROUGH IDLE,STALLS AT STOPS, SHAKING. EVERY TIME VEHICLE IS TAKEN INTO BMW OF ONTARIO FOR ONE PROBLEM IT COMES BACK WITH A DIFFERENT ISSUE, I BELIEVE BMW OF ONTARIO IS PURPOSELY DAMAGING ITEMS ON MY VEHICLE THAT ISN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY SO I'LL PAY THEM OUT OF POCKET.

Mileage: 85,000

ROUGH IDLE,STALLS AT STOPS, SHAKING. EVERY TIME VEHICLE IS TAKEN INTO BMW OF ONTARIO FOR ONE PROBLEM IT COMES BACK WITH A DIFFERENT ISSUE, I BELIEVE BMW OF ONTARIO IS PURPOSELY DAMAGING ITEMS ON MY VEHICLE THAT ISN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY SO I'LL PAY THEM OUT OF POCKET.

Mileage: 85,000

PURCHASED 2012 BMW 750LI X DRIVE IN SEP 2016 NOT REALIZING OR BEING INFORMED THAT I WAS PURCHASING A RACE CAR. SHORTLY AFTER THE PURCHASE, I NOTICE SOME TIRE WEAR, ROARING NOISE, AND A ROUGH RIDE ON COLD MORNINGS WITH THE RUN FLAT TIRES. I COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR IS DESIGN TO WEAR OUT A SET OF TIRES ANNUALLY IN ORDER TO GET GREAT PERFORMANCE. AFTER 2 YEARS OF OWNING THE CAR AND DRIVING ABOUT 20K MILES, I JUST HAPPEN TO LOOK UNDER THE VEHICLE AND NOTICE THE TIRE WEAR AS I WAS ABOUT TO TAKE A TRIP. SEE PHOTOS ATTACHED. THE WEAR IS BAD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE DRIVER'S WALLET REPLACING TIRES ANNUALLY. IF THIS DESIGN WAS FOR RACE CARS AND HIGH SPEEDS, IT SHOULD HAVE STAYED IN GERMANY SINCE THE SPEED LIMIT IN ALABAMA IS 70MPH. THE TARGET DATA FOR THE REAR CAMBER IS -1.52 DEGREES. A NEW SET OF MICHELIN RUN FLAT INSTALLED IS $1557.45. REQUEST BMW RECALL SUCH CARS AND REPAIR REAR CAMBER AT OR NEAR 0.00 DEGREES. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY.

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 BMW 750LI. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE AND POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED OFF THE MAIN HIGHWAY, TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE, BUT THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED TO MOVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER (BRIAN HARRIS BMW, 12336 AIRLINE HWY, BATON ROUGE, LA 70817, (225) 754-1200) FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND REPAIRS. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING THE DIAGNOSTIC RESULTS FROM THE DEALER. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

Mileage: 50,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 BMW 750LI. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE AND POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED OFF THE MAIN HIGHWAY, TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE, BUT THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED TO MOVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER (BRIAN HARRIS BMW, 12336 AIRLINE HWY, BATON ROUGE, LA 70817, (225) 754-1200) FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND REPAIRS. THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING THE DIAGNOSTIC RESULTS FROM THE DEALER. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

Mileage: 50,000