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2004 BMW 7 Series

Safety Score
87
Safe
Recalls
2
Complaints
28
NCAP Stars

Recalls (2)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
2004-12-06 04V575000 SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER 17,905 Details
2004-08-09 04V379000 SEATS 3,940 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2016-05-02 AIR BAGS No 0 I HAVE BEEN GETTING THIS ERROR IN MY IDRIVE SYSTEM: "FAULT IN PASSIVE RESTRAINT SYSTEM AFFECTING AIRBAG, BELT TENSIONER…
2015-09-25 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 THE REAR SIDE DOOR UNEXPECTEDLY OPEN WHILE DRIVING, A WEEK LATER THE OTHER SIDE DID THE SAME THING THE FOR OPEN THEN IT…
2013-05-01 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THEY GOT HARD AND WENT TO THE FLOOR. BRAKES WOULD BE SOFT INITIALLY AND AS PRESSURE WAS CONTI…
2013-04-13 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 VEHICLE IS LEAKING OIL INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER AND I HAVE TO ADD MORE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. …
2012-04-12 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC No 0 CHECK VALVE OF THE BRAKE VACCUM PUMP LEAKING. CHIRPING SOUND DURING IDLE. SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUM…
2011-08-07 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE No 0 HARD TO START, CRANKS FOR A WHILE TILL IT BUILDS UP PRESSURE THEN STARTS. IDLES ROUGH AND SOMETIMES DIES WHEN SITTING A…
2011-07-05 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP No 0 IN REFERENCE TO BMW 760LI FUEL PUMP. RECENTLY HAD TO REPLACE MINE, AFTER CAR STALLED WHILE DRIVING ON THE THE HIGHWAY…
2011-05-25 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE No 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW 760LI. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS …
2011-05-11 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL No 0 OWNER OF '04 745I AS OF 4/8/11. LAST MONTH RECEIVED NOTICE STATING "DEFAULT IN DRIVER RESTRAINT SYSTEM & AIRBAG ILLUMIN…
2011-03-12 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW 760LI. WHILE DRIVING ABOVE 50 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE EXCES…
2010-12-07 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM No 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW 745I. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER10V446000, SERVICE BR…
2010-12-03 SEATS No 1 I STARTED MY BMW 745I TO WARM IT UP ALONG WITH THE HEATED SEATS. CAME OUT OF MY HOUSE THREE MINUTES LATER TO LEAVE AND …
2010-12-02 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC No 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW 745I. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR ROUTINE REPAI…
2010-03-15 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 THE ENGINE OIL FILTER DRAIN PLUG IS INSUFFICIENT, CAUSING A LARGE LOSS OF OIL TO LEAK. THIS HAS AFFECTED AND DAMAGED TH…
2008-06-18 STEERING No 0 WHEN VEHICLE COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP ON AN INCLINE WITH THE STEERING WHEEL TURNED FULL CHOCKED TO EITHER THE LEFT OR R…
2008-06-18 STEERING No 0 WHEN VEHICLE COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP ON AN INCLINE WITH THE STEERING WHEEL TURNED FULL CHOCKED TO EITHER THE LEFT OR R…
2008-06-01 VISIBILITY No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW 745I SERIES. THE CONTACT STATED HE WAS NOT ABLE TO SEE OUT OF THE DRIVER SIDE REARVIEW …
2008-03-17 AIR BAGS No 0 SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE OF A USED 2004 BMW 745LI, THE AIRBAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND THE PASSENGER OCCUPANCY LIGH…
2007-12-24 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW 745I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD OVERHEAT AND THE VEHICLE WOULD SHUT DOWN…
2007-06-24 SEATS No 1 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW 745LI. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A WARNING FROM THE COMPUTER TO ENGAGE HIS SEAT BELT. THE S…
2005-07-07 SEATS No 0 DRIVER'S SEAT OCCUPANT DETECTION SENSOR MALFUNCTION. THERE WERE NO UNTOWARD INCIDENTS EXCEPT THAT I HAD TO DRIVE ABT…
2005-04-24 POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) No 0 VEHICLE BECAME HARD TO CONTROL, AND CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO CONTAIN IT. AFTER COMING TO A FULL STOP REAR DRIVER'S WHEEL …
2004-08-18 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 AFTER TWO WEEKS OF PURCHASE, THE VEHICLE WENT INTO NEUTRAL MODE WITH THE GEAR SHIFT STILL IN DRIVE WITHOUT WARNING. TH…
2004-08-12 EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS No 0 HELLO, SOMETHING SIMPLY MUST BE DONE ABOUT THESE CARS WITH THE EXTREMELY BRIGHT, OFTEN BLUE IN COLOR HEADLIGHTS! THEY…
2004-07-23 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM) No 0 I PURCHASED A 2004 BMW 745LI ON JULY 1, 2004. A WEEK LATER, I WAS CALLED AND TOLD OF THIS RECALL. I'M NOW TOLD THAT IT …
2004-07-03 STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS No 0 WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD BANG OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND INSPECTED THE VEHI…
2004-03-16 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN No 0 THE HORN DID NOT WORK. AFTER COMPLAINING TO THE DEALER FOR MORE THAN 5 MONTHS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THE…
1901-01-01 TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS No 0 CONSUMER 2004 BMW 745 LI CAR PHONE DID NOT REGISTER WHEN IN THE CRADLE. NAVIGATION DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. *** NAR …