2013 BMW 750I Xdrive problems

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BMW 750I. WHILE DRIVING AT A NORMAL RATE OF SPEED, THE DRIVETRAIN MALFUNCTION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE TAIL PIPE. AS THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, IT MISFIRED. UPON STARTING, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT OPERATE AT FULL CAPACITY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND EMITTED AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF SMOKE FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEY STATED THAT THIS WAS A WIDESPREAD ISSUE AND TO CONTACT BMW FOR MORE ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.”

“WAS DRIVING DOWN 111TH RIDGELAND AV, WORTH IL. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME IN. CAR STARTED TO SHAKE AND STOPPED IN TRAFFIC. THIS IS A REPETITIVE PROBLEM. IGNITION COILS HAVE BEEN EXPLAINED BY ZIEGLER BMW IN ORLAND PARK AS BEING THE DIAGNOSTIC OF TROUBLE.”

“The check engine light stays on because of the defective wire harness. It was made of very low quality and I feel strongly this is a major safety defect and needs to be rectified. NHTSA should initiate a vehicle recall because of this.”

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 BMW 750I. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES. THE CONTACT STATED HE HAD EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE FOUR TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE UPPER FUEL PUMP WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 125,000.”

“BMW 2013 750LI DRIVETRAIN MALFUNCTION RE-OCCURRING CAUSING ROUGH START AND WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY 485 VANOS SOLENOIDS & VALVE COVERS HAVE BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES WITHIN 7 MONTHS ON MY VEHICLE THAT HAS 22,000 MILES. MY FULL SERVICE WARRANTY IS GOING TO EXPIRE AT THE END OF 2016. ACCORDING TO RECENT REPORTS BMW IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE ON THE N63 ENGINE AND SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON VARIOUS PARTS. THE BOLTS THAT SECURE THE HOUSING FOR THE VARIABLE CAMSHAFT TIMING ADJUSTMENT (VANOS) UNIT CAN LOOSEN OVER TIME AND MAY POSSIBLY BREAK. THE ENGINE MAY HAVE REDUCED POWER OR STALL. AN ENGINE STALL INCREASES THE RISK OF A CRASH.HAVING THE SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER B001314, THE RECALL MAY TAKE SEVERAL DAYS FOR EACH VEHICLE INVOLVED AND COULD INCLUDE REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL INJECTORS, MASS AIRFLOW SENSORS, BATTERY, CRANKCASE VENT LINES, FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR, THE ENGINE'S VACUUM PUMP AND LAST, BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST, REPLACEMENT OF THE TIMING CHAIN.. BMW IN SOME CASES WILL OFFER AN EXTENDED FULL SERVICE WARRANTY.”

“BACK WHEEL RIM BROKEN AND TWO FRONT TIRES SHOWED BULGES. LOOKS LIKE THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH MODEL. TWO OF MY FRIENDS CAR (SAME MAKE AND MODEL) HAS SAME ISSUES.”