Safety Score
97
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
19
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1997 BMW 740il.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-08-21 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT. BMW SERVICE CENTER SAYS THAT THEY CAN'T COMMUNICATE WITH MY VEHICLE THEREBY CAN'T DIAGN… |
| 2016-08-12 | STEERING | No | 0 | I WENT TO THE BMW DEALER AND THEY SAY THAT THEY HAVE NOTHING IN THE COMPUTER I THINK THAT MY SAFETY IS FIRST.THANK YOU |
| 2016-08-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 BMW 740IL. WHILE DRIVING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD OR POTHOLE, THE VEHICLE SHOOK ABNORMALLY. … |
| 2014-07-18 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | STEERING AND OVER ALL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE IS COMPROMISED FOR NO REASON FEELS LIKE IT IS DISCONNECTING AND LOOSE CLAN… |
| 2014-07-18 | STEERING | No | 0 | STEERING AND OVER ALL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE IS COMPROMISED FOR NO REASON FEELS LIKE IT IS DISCONNECTING AND LOOSE CLAN… |
| 2014-04-20 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | MY WIFE AND I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE AT A CERTIFIED USED DEALERSHIP. WE FUELED IT UP AND DROVE IT AROUND THAT NIGHT AND… |
| 2007-02-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | CAR WAS RUNNING FINE, WAS AT A STOP LIGHT AND THE CAR SHUT OFF HAD A REALLY STRONG ELECTRICAL SMELL COMING FROM THE ENG… |
| 2006-08-12 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 BMW 740IL. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANE… |
| 2004-08-19 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AS STATED IN NHTSA RECALL# 97V140000 : VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. RO… |
| 2003-12-14 | EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT | No | 0 | WHILE USING THE FACTORY JACK TO CHANGE A TIRE, THE JACK BECAME UNSTABLE DUE TO THE SMALL BASE THAT IS PROVIDED AND THE … |
| 2003-08-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THERE'S A MAJOR FLAW DESIGN IN THE BMW 740I AND 740IL FGROM YEARS 1995-200. I WAS JUST DRIVING AND IT FAILED WITHOUT H… |
| 2003-05-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD THREE SEPARATE FAILURES OF PLASTIC RADIATOR COMPONENTS IN MY 1997 BMW 740IL IN THE SPACE OF 5 MONTHS. AT FI… |
| 2002-12-04 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | ENGINE RPM WILL SUDDENLY SURGE FROM 8OO TO 2500 RPM WITH NO WARNING. IDLE WILL VARY FROM 800 RPM TO 400 RPM AND THEN P… |
| 2002-01-31 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 60MPH WATER PUMP FAILED, CAUSING STEAM TO COME UP FROM HOOD, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL.*AK CONSUMER S… |
| 2002-01-08 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | PURCHASED A "CERTIFIED" BMW 1997 740IL IN 11/02 WITH 69,000 MILES. IN JANUARY I NOTICED A "TIN CAN" POPPING SOUND FROM… |
| 1998-07-02 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | PASSENGER UNABLE TO UNLOCK POWER LOCKS MANUALLY, LEAVING PASSENGER TRAPPED IN VEHICLE W/WINDOWS UP IN 95 DEGREE HEAT. … |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE) | No | 0 | THERE WAS A RECALL FOR A GAS LEAK. HAD VEHICLE SERVICED A YEAR LATER AND GAS LEAK CONTINUES.*AK |
| — | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT FAILED TWICE. *YC |
| — | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 40-50 MPH HIT A CONCRETE POST DIRECT CENTER OF VEHICLE. THEERE WAS DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S OR PASS… |