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2010 BMW 750I

Every safety complaint, recall and defect investigation the US government holds on this vehicle.

Owners have filed 10 safety complaints about the 2010 BMW 750I with the US government. Of those, 2 mention a fire and no death is recorded. One recall campaign is open against it, covering the engine and its cooling.

The most complained-about system is the engine, named in 4 complaints, 40% of the total. The typical failure was reported at 93,000 miles, the median across the 9 complaints that gave an odometer reading.

Compiled from NHTSA's complaint, recall and investigation files · Covers January 2010 to October 2020 · How this is counted

What is on file

10 complaints on file

10

Complaints

0

Describe a crash

2

Mention fire

0

People injured

0

Deaths

A complaint is an unverified account by the person who filed it, not a finding of fault. One complaint is one ODI number, which is how NHTSA counts them.

A recall is the manufacturer conceding a defect, and the repair is free. Whether one covers your particular car is a question only its VIN can answer, because a campaign covers a production range rather than a model year.

Which system owners named

Complaints naming each system
ENGINE 4 · 40%
POWER TRAIN 3 · 30%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 2 · 20%
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE 1 · 10%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 · 10%
STRUCTURE 1 · 10%
WHEELS 1 · 10%
0 4 8

Red marks a system with a recall campaign against it. One complaint can name several systems, so these add up to more than 10.

When the complaints arrived

By the year NHTSA received them

By the year NHTSA received them, which is not the year the failures happened. They peaked in 2017 at 3.

4 3 2 1
10 17 18 19 20

This is the year the complaint was filed, not the year the failure happened. The range runs from 2010 to 2020.

Crash test ratings

NHTSA New Car Assessment Program

NHTSA has not crash tested the 2010 BMW 750I. Its New Car Assessment Program tests a selection of each year's vehicles and does not reach motorcycles, heavy trucks, motorhomes or most low-volume models, so an absence here says nothing about how the vehicle would perform. It is not a low score.

What owners have reported about this vehicle is below, and it is a different question: a crash test measures what happens to the people inside in a controlled impact, while a complaint records what broke during ordinary use.

Recall campaigns

1 on file

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER

18V248000 · April 18, 2018

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

BMW of North America, LLC · up to 47,806 vehicles across all model years covered

In owners’ own words

Quoted from the complaint file

Quoted from NHTSA's complaint file. These are unverified accounts by the people who filed them, not findings of fault.

ENGINE

fire · 64,000 miles

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 BMW 750I. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, AN AMBER COLORED SMOKE WAS PRESENT UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. OCCASIONALLY, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START IMMEDIATELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (SIDREY BMW IN GREENVALE, SC) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC AUXILIARY WATER PUMP OVERHEATED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V521000 (ENGINE), ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

NHTSA complaint 11033512. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

ENGINE

fire · 146,000 miles

THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES TO THE GROCERY STORE, PARKED, WE SHOPPED, 30 MINUTES LATER, DROVE BACK HOME, AGAIN ABOUT 10 MINUTES. BACKED THE VEHICLE INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. GROCERIES WERE UNLOADED WHILE MY GIRLFRIEND WAS TRYING TO GET MY 18 MONTH DAUGHTER OUT OF THE CAR SEAT. SHE DID, CAME INSIDE AND APPROXIMATELY 2 MINUTES LATER A NEIGHBOR SLAMMED ON MY DOOR SAYING THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SMOKING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I WENT OUTSIDE, TRIED TO RELIEVE THE ISSUE WITH AN EXTINGUISHER, THIS DID NOT REMEDY THE SITUATION. THE SMOKE INCREASED, I WAS AFRAID TO POP THE HOOD DUE TO RISK OF OXYGEN EXPOSURE TO WHAT I ASSUMED WAS IN ACTIVE FIRE. 911 WAS CALLED,

NHTSA complaint 11363105, quoted in part. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

towed · 80,000 miles

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 BMW 750I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE INADVERTENTLY SHUT OFF AND LOST POWER. THE CONTACT THEN STATED THAT WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE BRAKES WENT INTO MANUAL MODE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DON'S FORD SUBARU AND BMW OF UTICA LOCATED AT 5712 HORATION STS, UTICA, NY 13502 PHONE NUMBER: (315) 797-1520 WHERE IT DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS CORROSION ALONG THE BATTERY CABLE AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE MAIN FUSE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. *TT UPDATED 10/1/18*JB

NHTSA complaint 11024763. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

STRUCTURE:BODY

towed · 84,000 miles

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 BMW 750I. THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DEALER (ERHARD BMW OF FARMINGTON HILLS, 38700 GRAND RIVER AVE, FARMINGTON HILLS, MI 48335, (888) 494-0358) DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT AXLE SHAFT FRACTURED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT LATER HEARD A NOISE ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER SUGGESTED THAT THE VEHICLE BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.

NHTSA complaint 11078639. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

111,000 miles

IN THE DESPITE OF THE N63 CCP PERFORMED BY THE CAR THE DEFECTIVE INJECTORS WERE NOT CHANGED AS THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN. THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITH INDEX 12 AND THEY ARE STILL INDEX 9. TODAY BMW DO NOT WANTS TO CHANGE THEM AND ASKING FOR $5000. I THINK IT SHOULD BE PART OF THE ORIGINAL N63CCP.

NHTSA complaint 11180480. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

ENGINE

130,000 miles

ENGINE OIL LEAK; ENGINE COOLANT LEAK; BLUE SMOKE THRU TAILPIPE; STRANGE NOISES MAKING CONCERNED TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE ENGINE OIL SIGN HAD ALWAYS COME ON TOO FREQUENTLY FROM THE BEGINNING OF PURCHASE ENGINE OIL COOLANT FREQUENCY DEVELOPED IN THE PAST TWO YEARS AND CAME TO A STAGE QUESTIONING THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE.

NHTSA complaint 11180186. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

ENGINE

96,000 miles

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 BMW 750I. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE FRONT DRIVESHAFT FRACTURED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVESHAFT FAILED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA complaint 11078719. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

Compare

Other years of the BMW 750I

Model year Complaints Recalls Deaths
2012 9 1 —

Other 2010 BMW models

328I 155 X5 124 528I 65 535I 58 335I 41 X3 32 3 Series 30 750LI 30

Complaints on file, same model year.

Every BMW on this site — 257 vehicles.

If this is your car and a dealer keeps failing to fix it, your state's lemon law may require the manufacturer to replace it or buy it back. How many repair attempts it takes, and how long you have to file, is set by the state you bought in and by nothing on this page.

Where these numbers come from

A complaint is one owner's account and has not been verified by NHTSA or by us. A vehicle with more complaints is not necessarily worse: models that sold in larger numbers collect more of them. How this is counted.

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