2008 Bmw 750li problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Power Train (15) · Structure:body (8) · Structure:body:door (5)
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55 NHTSA complaints that reported an odometer reading.
Safety recalls (2)
Latches/Locks/Linkages:doors:latch 2017-05-18 · campaign 17V328000 · 45,484 vehicles
Defect: BMW of North America, LLC (BMW) is recalling certain 2005-2008 745i, 745Li, 750i, 750Li, 760i, 760Li, and B7 Alpina vehicles equipped with both the Comfort Access and Soft Close Automatic options. In these vehicles, the doors may appear to be closed and latched, but, in fact, may inadvertently open.
Risk: The door may unexpectedly open due to road or driving conditions or occupant contact with the door. The sudden opening may result in occupant ejection or increase the risk of injury in the event of a crash.
Fix: BMW will notify owners, and dealers will update the door latch system, free of charge. The recall began February 8, 2018. Owners may contact BMW at 1-800-525-7417 or email BMW at CustomerRelations@bmwusa.com.
Electrical System:ignition:switch 2012-10-17 · campaign 12V502000 · 45,500 vehicles
Defect: BMW is recalling certain model year 2005-2008 7-Series vehicles, equipped with the Comfort Access option, and manufactured August 23, 2004, through July 24, 2008. The affected vehicles have an electronic key and an electronic connection between the gear shifter and the transmission (shift-by-wire) that automatically shifts the transmission to Park when the driver presses the Start/Stop button to shutdown the engine. If the driver presses the engine Start/Stop button 2 or 3 times within a short
Risk: If the driver exits the vehicle with the transmission in Neutral and the parking brake is not applied, the vehicle may rollaway. Unattended rollaway incidents often result in a crash or cause injury to pedestrians attempting to stop or enter the vehicle or to other bystanders in the path of the vehicle.
Fix: BMW will notify owners beginning in November 2012. The remedy became available in March 2013. Owners may call BMW at 1-800-525-7417 or email BMW at CustomerRelations@bmwusa.com.
Service bulletins (23)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Electrical System 2024-01-16 · B510819 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
the basic conditions for initializing the power windows are not met.
Electrical System 2024-01-11 · B611305 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
the electrical system of bmw vehicles has been subject to an ongoing development process over the last few years. this has led to increased demands being placed on the battery. this document covers important information for the dealer on how to handle ã¢ââdischarged batteryã¢ââ complaints.
Fuel System, Gasoline 2023-12-20 · B160623 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
engine will crank but not start. there is no communication with the integrated fuel module (tfe) whendiagnosing with ista. the following two fault codes will be stored in the dme: 032b43 - low fuel pressure system, electric fuel pump: pressure value too low cda594 - message (- 0x33e) missing, rec
Equipment 2023-11-22 · B653423 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
customers may state that the alarm system (dwa) is not active after locking their unoccupied vehicle. depending on the vehicleã¢ââs equipment and settings, no acoustic or optical confirmation (folding the mirrors/blinking confirmation) is noticeable. additionally, the red anti-theft alarm led in
Equipment:electrical 2022-09-01 · B662419 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
vehicle cannot be opened or closed using comfort access, engine start is not possible, and the vehicle may not start when placing the key against the steering column.
Suspension 2022-07-01 · SIB010522 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
component-specific limited warranty extension for the eligible vehicles, bmw of north america, llc (bmw na) is extending the limited warranty for the vehicle's front and rear air suspension strut assemblies (item # 1 front and # 2 rear, shown) to: 8 years/80,000 miles, as determined by the vehicle'
Showing the 6 most recent of 23 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2026-05-26 · Latches/Locks/Linkages · 68,000 mi“the contact owns a 2008 bmw 750li us. the contact stated that while driving at approximately 15 mph, the rear passenger door opened inadvertently. the contact stated that the right rear passenger immediately closed the door and later, when the vehicle was parked and the right rear passenger attempted to exit, the door would not open from the inside…”
2022-10-02 · Unknown Or Other“door does not stay closed. door opened while driving.…”
2022-03-09 · Steering“my car one day just turned on all lights inside including emergency break and the engine started smoking out....…”
2021-12-15 · Fuel System, Gasoline:delivery:fuel Pump · 112,000 mi“the contact owns a 2008 bmw 750li. the contact stated that upon refueling the vehicle, he smelled a strong gas odor. the contact recalled that the same issue had occurred with a bmw vehicle that he previously owned, so he drove the vehicle to his residence and restarted it. the contact exited the vehicle and as he was looking around, he noticed fue…”
2020-09-28 · Power Train · 98,500 mi“heavy smoke from exhaust when at idle for more that 1 minute. transmission seals leaking…”
2020-01-01 · Structure:body · 119,057 mi“i think my door lash on my vehicle's defected sometimes it does seem to be close and sometimes it's not…”
2019-10-16 · Seats“i have a 2008 bmw 750li and seat belt and airbag light is on will not rest took to dealer light still on. are there any recall on this vehicle this was involved in a hit run accident.…”
2019-07-29 · Power Train · 111,000 mi“i have a 2008 bmw 750li lost power transmission fault light came on drive moderately wont go into over drive stay in 1st gear wont go into passing gear. is ther been a recall on the vehicle for this problem the car has 111,000 miles. the vehicle is staionary.…”
2019-06-04 · Seat Belts · 110,000 mi“i have a 2008 750 li bmw 110,00 miles on it an i been haing problems with seat belt fault electrical parsitic draw in electrical system bmw cant seem to fix these issues. i have spent thousand of dollars chasing these defects and safety issues. i read the complaints about the same issue others were having and nothing has been done to recall these v…”
2019-01-07 · Latches/Locks/Linkages:doors:latch · 130,000 mi“tl* the contact owns a 2008 bmw 750li. the contact stated that the vehicle was equipped with soft close doors where the doors closed just a little bit, and an engine finished latching the door shut completely. the contact stated that the doors popped open with him just leaning against it while the vehicle was parked. the driver's door and rear driv…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.