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NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

0 crash reports2 fire reports0 injury reports

What owners actually said

30 reports

90,000 miles · Apr 2, 2019

EngineSuspension

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I BOUGHT MY CAR AT 88,000 MILES AND I HAVE TO PUT OIL I IT EVERY 200 MILES AND THE SUSPENSION DEFLATE EVERY TIME I CUT THE CAR OFF AND SOMETIMES WHILE I'M DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, MAKING IT A VERY ROCKY RIDE.. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE GUY THAT SOLD IT TO ME HE SAYS IT HAS A ENGINE RECALL BUT THAT'S SOMETHING HE SHOULD HAVE TOLD ME BEFORE I SPENT $14,650 FOR THE VEHICLE. I FEEL I BOUGHT A LEMON AND WANT WHAT FAIR. I WANT MY MONEY BACK THAT TOO MUCH TO JUST THROW AWAY. I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM AA MOTORS ARLINGTON TX

NHTSA ODI #11193344

64,000 miles · Feb 8, 2019

Engine

ENGINE BURNS OIL EXCESSIVELY. REQUIRES ME TO ADD 1 QT OF OIL AT APPROXIMATELY EVERY 1000 MILES OR LESS

NHTSA ODI #11175165

71,450 miles · Sep 11, 2018

Engine

ENGINE WILL NOT PASS SMOG TEST DUE TO ENGINE VALVES UNUSUAL WEAR. THE VEHICLE HAS 71,000 MILES AND MY MECHANIC (RHEEM VALLEY AUTOMOTIVE) INDICATES THERE IS A SOFT RECALL AND THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST SHOWED ABNORMAL RESULTS. THE CAR IS STILL DRIVABLE, BUT WILL NOT PAST THE …

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NHTSA ODI #11128703

110,000 miles · Jul 9, 2018

Electrical SystemEngine

AFTER I DIAGNOSED A PARASITIC BATTERY DRAW WHEN THE CAR HAS BEEN OFF OVERNIGHT. I FOUND THE AUXILLARY WATER PUMP FOR THE INTERCOOLERS STILL RUNNING DRAWING 5 AMPS WHEN THE CAR IS OFF. THIS IS THE SAME EXACT ISSUE I FOUND WITH THE RECALL 18V-248 I'M QUITE LUCKY MY CAR DIDN'T CATCH ON FIRE YET.

NHTSA ODI #11110158

72,000 miles · Apr 23, 2018

Engine And Engine Cooling

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 BMW 750LI. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, IT OVERHEATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BMW GREENWICH AND BMW MAMARONECK SERVICE (110 MIDLAND AVE, PORT CHESTER, NY 10573, (914) 881-3600) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AUXILIARY WATER PUMP AND WATER PUMP SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V521000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

NHTSA ODI #11089587

50,917 miles · May 22, 2017

Engine

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 BMW 750LI. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE FUEL INJECTOR CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT MOST OF THE TIME THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART, BUT OTHER TIMES IT FAILED TO RESTART AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE WARRANTY WOULD COVER PART OF THE FUEL INJECTION FAILURE, BUT THE OTHER PART WOULD NOT BE COVERED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,917.

NHTSA ODI #10991044

80,000 miles · May 15, 2017

Unknown Or OtherFire

MY CAR MYSTERIOUSLY CAUGHT FIRE WHILE PARKED. IT WAS LEFT FOR A FEW DAYS AT MY PLACE OF BUSINESS AND THERE ARE WITNESSES THAT SAW NO ONE SET IT ON FIRE. ARSON WAS SUSPECTED UNTIL THE REPORTS OF THIS HAPPENING ALL OVER THE WORLD CAME TO LIGHT.

NHTSA ODI #10985855

Mileage unknown · Apr 25, 2017

Unknown Or Other

DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOOR ACTUATORS AND LATCHES NOT WORKING TO THE POINT OF LOCKING THE DRIVER OR PASSENGER IN WHERE THEY CAN NOT EXIT THE VECHICLE DURING AN VECHICLE OR PERSONAL EMERGENCY . ON TOP OF THIS BMW IS CHARGING CUSTOMERS 2500 TO REPAIR THIS POTENTIAL LIFE OR DEATH ISSUE.

NHTSA ODI #10980518

41,000 miles · Oct 9, 2016

Unknown Or Other

SMOKE COMING OUT UNDER THE HOOD WHEN ISTOP AFTER DRIVING 8 MILES

NHTSA ODI #10914936

Mileage unknown · Dec 31, 2015

Engine

CAR HAD FOUR INJECTORS REPLACED. WHEN DEALER WAS FINISHED WITH THE CAR THE VALET GUY WAS BRINGING THE CAR OUT ONLY TO REALIZE THAT THE CAR WAS STILL RUNNING ROUGH, AFTER FURTHER DIAGNOSIS THE DEALERSHIP DISCOVERED THAT THERE WERE OTHER INJECTORS THAT WERE FAULTY AND REFUSE TO REPLACE THEM UNDER THEIR CUSTOMER CARE PLAN. I'M STUC…

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NHTSA ODI #10817241

Official recalls

18V248000 · Engine And Engine Cooling:engine; Engine And Engine Cooling:engine:gasoline:turbo/supercharger

Apr 18, 2018

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, Cooper S Countryman, Cooper S Countryman ALL4, Cooper S, JCW, Cooper S Clubman, JCW Clubman, Cooper S Roadster, JCW Roadster, Cooper S Coupe, JCW Coupe and Rolls-Royce Ghost, 2011 BMW X6 Hybrid and 2012 BMW 650i Coupe, 650i xDrive Coupe, 650i Convertible and 650i xDrive Convertible vehicles. The electric auxiliary water pump may fail and cause the circuit board to overheat.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: If the circuit board were to overheat, it can increase the risk of a fire.

Remedy: BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the electric auxiliary water pump, free of charge. Depending on the model, there are currently limited parts available, however not all parts are available at this time. Owners will be notified of the recall beginning June 11, 2018, and will receive a second notification when remedy parts become available. Owners may contact BMW customer service at BMW 1-800-525-7417, MINI at 1-866-825-1525, or Rolls-Royce at 1-877-877-3735. Note: BMW recommends that owners park their vehicle outdoors until the recall remedy has been performed.

Additional source detail variants (2)

Engine And Engine Cooling:engine:gasoline:turbo/supercharger

Consequence: If the circuit board were to overheat, it can increase the risk of a fire.

Remedy: BMW will notify owners, and dealers will replace the electric auxiliary water pump, free of charge. Depending on the model, there are currently limited parts available, however not all parts are available at this time. Owners will be notified of the recall beginning June 11, 2018, and will receive a second notification when remedy parts become available. Owners may contact BMW customer service at BMW 1-800-525-7417, MINI at 1-866-825-1525, or Rolls-Royce at 1-877-877-3735. Note: BMW recommends that owners park their vehicle outdoors until the recall remedy has been performed.

Engine And Engine Cooling:engine

Consequence: If the circuit board were to overheat, it can increase the risk of a fire.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.