2003 BMW PROBLEMS

     Owners of the BMW 745 i have reported various problems, and the NHTSA reports the following: 

BMW 745I defect, lemon, problem, BMW 745i problem, defect.

Make : BMW Model : 745I Year : 2003
Manufacturer : BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE
Crash : No Fire : No Number of Injuries: 0
ODI ID Number : 10059420 Number of Deaths: 0
Date of Failure: August 1, 2003
VIN : WBAGN63443D...
Component: EQUIPMENT
Summary:
CONSUMER WAS ADVISED OF A SOFTWARE PROBLEM ON VEHICLE AFTER IT WAS LEASED. (NAR) *LA *CB

Make : BMW Model : 745I Year : 2003
Manufacturer : BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE
Crash : No Fire : No Number of Injuries: 0
ODI ID Number : 10060878 Number of Deaths: 0
Date of Failure: October 5, 2003
VIN : WBAGL634X3D...
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
Summary:
CAR ROLLS BACKWARD ALTHOUGH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND ENGAGED IN FORWARD DRIVE GEAR. THIS HAS CAUSED NUMEROUS CLOSE CALLS BY MY CAR ROLLING BACKWARDS INTO THE ONE BEHIND ME. CARS WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS DO NOT ROLL BACKWARD.

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Make : BMW Model : 745I Year : 2003
Manufacturer : BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE
Crash : No Fire : No Number of Injuries: 0
ODI ID Number : 10061005 Number of Deaths: 0
Date of Failure:
VIN : Not Available
Component: INTERIOR LIGHTING
Summary:
A DAY AFTER VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, TWO RED LIGHTS WOULD COME ON TO WARN CONSUMER THAT RESTRAINT SYSTEM WAS DEFECTIVE. *LA *MR

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Make : BMW Model : 745I Year : 2003
Manufacturer : BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE
Crash : No Fire : No Number of Injuries: 0
ODI ID Number : 10065254 Number of Deaths: 0
Date of Failure: January 1, 2004
VIN : Not Available
Component: EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM)
Summary:
STEERING MECHANISM ON THE VEHICLE WOULD LOCK UP AT THE END OF THE STEERING ROTATION. (NAR) *PH NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM, RADIO, BUMPER AND WINDOWS WERE DEFECTIVE. *CB

BMW stalling, engine, problem, BMW class action, claim, BMW lemon law, electrical problems, defect
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Make : BMW Model : 745I Year : 2003
Manufacturer : BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE
Crash : No Fire : No Number of Injuries: 0
ODI ID Number : 10065254 Number of Deaths: 0
Date of Failure: January 1, 2004
VIN : Not Available
Component: EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
Summary:
STEERING MECHANISM ON THE VEHICLE WOULD LOCK UP AT THE END OF THE STEERING ROTATION. (NAR) *PH NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM, RADIO, BUMPER AND WINDOWS WERE DEFECTIVE. *CB

BMW stalling, engine, problem, BMW class action, claim, BMW lemon law, electrical problems, defect
 

Make : BMW Model : 745I Year : 2003
Manufacturer : BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE
Crash : No Fire : No Number of Injuries: 0
ODI ID Number : 10065254 Number of Deaths: 0
Date of Failure: January 1, 2004
VIN : Not Available
Component: STEERING:COLUMN
Summary:
STEERING MECHANISM ON THE VEHICLE WOULD LOCK UP AT THE END OF THE STEERING ROTATION. (NAR) *PH NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM, RADIO, BUMPER AND WINDOWS WERE DEFECTIVE. *CB

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BMW stalling, engine, problem, BMW class action, claim, BMW lemon law, electrical problems, defect

Make : BMW Model : 745I Year : 2003
Manufacturer : BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE
Crash : No Fire : No Number of Injuries: 0
ODI ID Number : 10065254 Number of Deaths: 0
Date of Failure: January 1, 2004
VIN : Not Available
Component: STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS
Summary:
STEERING MECHANISM ON THE VEHICLE WOULD LOCK UP AT THE END OF THE STEERING ROTATION. (NAR) *PH NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM, RADIO, BUMPER AND WINDOWS WERE DEFECTIVE. *CB

BMW stalling, engine, problem, BMW class action, claim, BMW lemon law, electrical problems, defect
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Make : BMW Model : 745I Year : 2003
Manufacturer : BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE
Crash : No Fire : No Number of Injuries: 0
ODI ID Number : 10065254 Number of Deaths: 0
Date of Failure: January 1, 2004
VIN : Not Available
Component: VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
Summary:
STEERING MECHANISM ON THE VEHICLE WOULD LOCK UP AT THE END OF THE STEERING ROTATION. (NAR) *PH NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM, RADIO, BUMPER AND WINDOWS WERE DEFECTIVE. *CB

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Make : BMW Model : 745I Year : 2003
Manufacturer : BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE
Crash : No Fire : No Number of Injuries: 0
ODI ID Number : 10072452 Number of Deaths: 0
Date of Failure: May 7, 2004
VIN : WBAGL63443D...
Component: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Summary:
NEW BMW 745I WAS PURCHASED ON OCTOBER 29, 2003. SINCE JANUARY 2004, VEHICLE HAS ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS EXHIBITED TRANSMISSION FAILURE. ON EACH OCCASION, THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT VERY HARD SHIFTING, FOLLOWED BY VIOLENT JERKING, HALTING AND DOWNSHIFTING WHILE TRAVELING AT SPEED ON THE STREET OR HIGHWAY, THROWING THE PASSENGERS FORWARD VIOLENTLY. MULTIPLE TRANSMISSION WARNING SOUNDS AND MESSAGES ARE DISPLAYED. LOUD METALLIC GRINDING AND RATTLING NOISES COME FROM THE TRANSMISSION AREA. THE CAR THROWS ITSELF INTO PARK AS THE CAR SLOWS TO MAKE A STOP. MOST RECENTLY, THE CAR THREW ITSELF INTO PARK AT 15 MPH ALMOST CAUSING A REAR END COLLISION WITH THE VEHICLE FOLLOWING BEHIND. EVENTUALLY, THE CAR PUTS ITSELF INTO PARK AND CANNOT BE MOVED. EACH TIME THE CAR HAS HAD TO HAVE BEEN TOWED AWAY. TWICE THE CAR HAS STOPPED IN AN INTERSECTION AND COULD NOT BE MOVED. ON EACH OCCASION, THE DEALER HAS DENIED THERE WAS A PROBLEM, ONLY TO CLAIM UPON MY INSISTENCE THAT THEY LOOK AGAIN THAT THE PROBLEM IS A SOFTWARE OR COMPUTER PROBLEM. ON THE LAST OCCASION, THE DEALER ADMITTED THAT THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.

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Make : BMW Model : 745I Year : 2003
Manufacturer : BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE
Crash : No Fire : No Number of Injuries: 0
ODI ID Number : 10103231 Number of Deaths: 0
Date of Failure: November 1, 2004
VIN : WBAGL634X3D...
Component: SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
Summary:
THE SEAT HEATER STARTED TO SMOKE, BURNING A HOLE THROUGH THE SEAT. *AK

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Make : BMW Model : 745I Year : 2003
Manufacturer : BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE
Crash : Yes Fire : No Number of Injuries: 0
ODI ID Number : 10106930 Number of Deaths: 0
Date of Failure: November 30, 2004
VIN : WBAGN63585D...
Component: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Summary:
WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IT SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO MOVE AND HIT A WALL. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

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Make : BMW Model : 745I Year : 2003
Manufacturer : BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE
Crash : Yes Fire : No Number of Injuries: 1
ODI ID Number : 10113599 Number of Deaths: 0
Date of Failure: January 18, 2005
VIN : WBAGL63403D...
Component: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Summary:
WHILE WAITING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. THE CONSUMER HAD BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SURGE FORWARD RESULTING IN TOTAL LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE DAMAGING 5 OTHER VEHICLES IN THE PROCESS. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

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Make : BMW Model : 745I Year : 2003
Manufacturer : BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE
Crash : Yes Fire : No Number of Injuries: 0
ODI ID Number : 10117966 Number of Deaths: 0
Date of Failure: February 20, 2005
VIN : Not Available
Component: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Summary:
I AM THE FIRST AND ONLY OWNER OF A 2003 BMW 745I. AT FOUR HUNDRED MILES THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED DUE PROBLEMS SHIFTING ETC. AT ROUGHLY 7500 MILES THE CAR WHILE SITTING AT A STOPLIGHT LAUNCHED ITSELF INTO THE REAR END OF A SUV CAUSING VEHICLE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END OF MY CAR. MY FOOT WAS FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE YET IT STILL MOVED. THREE WEKS AGO WHILE COASTING DOWN A STEEP FREEWAY DECLINE, THE ENGINE REVVED TO 5000 RPM- MY FOOT WAS NOT ON THE GAS PEDAL AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN GEAR. BMW HAS HAD THE CAR FOR THEE WEEKS AND CAN FIND NO PROBLEMS AND WISHES TO RETURN IT TO ME. I HAVE LOST ALL CONFIDENCE IN THE VEHICLE AS IT IS A DANGER TO ME, MY FAMILY AND THE PUBLIC AT LARGE. I AM NOT SURE OF THE EXACT DATES AS I DO NOT HAVE MY PAPER WORK WITH ME, BUT CAN PROVIDE.*

 

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