general problems of the 2005 BMW 745

The contact owns a 2005 BMW 745li. The contact stated that while reversing from a garage, oil was leaking from the vehicle abnormally. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the dealer performed repairs to the vehicle under NHTSA campaign id number: 10v446000 (service brakes, hydraulic:power assist:vacuum) but the vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted. The failure mileage was 81,500 and the current mileage was 84,000.

The contact owns a 2005 BMW 745li. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer to be repaired for the recall associated with NHTSA campaign id number: 10v446000 (service brakes, hydraulic:power assist:vacuum). While having the vehicle repaired, the contact was informed that the seal on the vacuum pump was leaking into the engine instead of the brake booster, as the recall stated. He was then informed that repairing the vehicle under the recall would not repair the actual failure and additional repairs outside of the recall would be needed. The vehicle was not further repaired. The failure and current mileage was 61,000. Updated 02/10/11.