2006 BMW 750I problems
Owners have filed 77 complaints with NHTSA about the 2006 BMW 750I. Drivetrain & axles is the most reported problem area, at 26% of complaints. Next are air bags (19%) and engine (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 77 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Drivetrain & axles 26% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 91,000 miles 64 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 6 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 16 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 15 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 12 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 6 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 5 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 64 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 91,000 miles. For drivetrain & axles specifically, the median reported mileage is about 98,000 miles (20 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 2 complaints mention a crash; 1 injury reported. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 89% of model years in our database.
It is also covered by 4 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Tl* the contact owned a 2006 BMW 750I. While driving at an unknown speed, the contact rear ended a vehicle, lost control, and struck the barrier wall four times. The air bags did not deploy. The air bag warning indicator illuminated. A police report was filed. There was one injury that required medical attention. The contact suffered four lacerations. The vehicle was towed to a salvage yard and deemed destroyed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 BMW 750I. The contact crashed the vehicle and stated that the air bags failed to deploy. There were no injuries and a police report was filed. The manufacturer was notified. The speed was unknown. The failure mileage was 118,000.
Have a 2006 BMW 750I and was out running errands. I stopped at the dry cleaners to get my clothing. I only turned the vehicle off for about 10 minutes while I went inside the dry cleaners. I paid for my items and went to restart the engine but when I put the vehicle in reverse no movement happened. I shut the vehicle down completely and restarted it. I put the vehicle in r for reverse and it switched back to p for park. The vehicle again was turned off and restarted and it did the same thing nothing.
Over the last 4-5 years, have had multiple transmission related issues. There have been 6/7 transmission oil leaks that had to be fixed and refixed. 2 guibo joints have been replaced over this time. Over the last year and half, the transmission failure light has come on 30+ times when stopped on the road. Upon accelerating the car jerks into gear and moves forward. Twice over the last month, the car was stopped, engine running, and in park.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 BMW 750I. The contact stated that the air bag warning indicator illuminated. The contact noted that the failure occurred after the vehicle was restarted, but not while driving. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. Prior to the failure, the vehicle was repaired under NHTSA campaign number: 13v564000 (air bags). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.