2011 Bmw 740li problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Fuel/Propulsion System (3) · Power Train (2) · Structure:body (1)
Safety recalls (0)
No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).
Service bulletins (255)
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.
Visibility:power Window Devices And Controls 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
Fuel System, Gasoline 2022-12-01 · B010919 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
for the eligible vehicles, bmw of north america, llc (bmw na) is extending the limited warranty for the vehicle's fuel injectors to 10 years/120,000 miles as determined by the vehicle's original in-service date.
Equipment:other:owners/Service/Other Manual 2022-12-01 · B010122 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
with the court's final approval, bmw of north america, llc (bmw na) has entered into a nationwide settlement with the plaintiffs in the following class action: isley, et al. v. bayerische motoren werke aktiengesellschaft and bmw of north america, llc.
Showing the 6 most recent of 255 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2024-02-29 · Power Train · 57,000 mi“the contact owns a 2011 bmw 740li. the contact stated that the transmission failed to shift into park (p) and inadvertently shifted into neutral (n). the contact applied the parking brake while the transmission was shifted to neutral (n) to turn off the vehicle. the transmission malfunction message was displayed. the vehicle was taken to an indepen…”
2022-01-05 · Structure:body“vehicle is equipped with soft closing doors. passenger door actuator malfunctioned which prevented the passenger door from locking. that malfunction short circuited the entire vehicle locking system. it created a unsafe driving condition which locked the driver side door from the inside and outside of the vehicle. basically locking the driver insid…”
2022-01-04 · Fuel/Propulsion System“electric water pump failed. while driving, engine overheated and warning light illuminated. i immediately pulled over and my car was towed in for repairs. why wasn't the n54 engine not included in the recall campaign#11v-521? also, my fuel line was found to be leaking when this car was towed in for the electric water pump repairs. i did smell fue…”
2020-09-28 · Fuel/Propulsion System · 110,000 mi“the car misfire due faulty injector they didn't replace the faulty injector with the new one…”
2020-08-26 · Power Train · 135,522 mi“the gear shifter blinks in neutral when the car is in park. a notification on the display says "secure vehicle with parking break when stationary.…”
2020-01-02 · Electrical System · 41,287 mi · 💥 crash“walking out of the grocery store i noticed my car had moved, hit the curb and damaged my bottom front bumper. i started and turned on my car and then noticed the shifter was on neutral and not parked. shifter would only shift to any gear except for the parking gear. i drove my car home and tried parking my car in the garage, but had to use the eme…”
2018-07-07 · Unknown Or Other · 50,000 mi“headliner sagging and looks to have been poorly installed.…”
2018-03-22 · Engine · 110,000 mi · 🔥 fire“tl* the contact owns a 2011 bmw 740li. while the vehicle was stationary, the water pump failed. the contact stated that the wire of the auxiliary that connected to the water pump melted. the contact purchased a new auxiliary wire for the water pump, but complained of a burning odor inside the cabin of the vehicle even after the parts were replaced …”
2017-05-02 · Fuel/Propulsion System · 84,000 mi“purchased the car in january 2012 from bmw concord as a leased vehicle. mileage was 12,000 when purchased. in april 2017, transmission failure notice came on and car would not shift into reverse. we took the car to the bmw dealership in concord. service center said transmission had completely failed and needed to be replaced. service center said hi…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.