Brake Light On Problems of BMW 745

Parking brake fault light on. States no parking brake available using button when stationary.

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On February 25, 2011 my brake light came on. I felt a difference in the performance when that happened and decided to take it to the BMW dealer the following business day to address that and some other problems I was having. One of the problems that the service tech found was the vacuum pump in the brake system. Said that the vacuum pump was leaking oil. Normally I research recalls on my vehicle, but because I have only had it a short period of time, I didn't do it until today. While searching Bmwusa site for recalls, I discovered that on March, 2011 BMW issued a letter to owners referencing recall campaign number 10v-446: brake vacuum pump. It stated that certain 2002-2010 5, 6, 7 & apline b7 models were apart of this recall. Because it seemed like my car was having this same problem and it was a 2002 7 series, I decided to contact Bmwusa. They told me that there is no actual recall out there and that they would look into the matter further and give me a call back. I find it really outrageous that my vehicle is experiencing this problem that BMW itself was aware of back in March, 2011 and is being told that this is not an actual recall according to Bmwusa. Especially when BMW stated in their memo that this could possibly result in a crash. I value my life and everyone around it and I feel that if I call your company with such an issue that you have acknowledged yourself, this should be a recall! they mentioned something to the fact that there has been no complaints of this issue. If you are aware of the problem, why do you need complaints? are you waiting for something to happen, instead of preventing something from happening? I would surely appreciate NHTSA looking into this matter, as I am sure many other people have been effected by this same problem & not even know that a possible recall was out there.

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The contact owns a 2002 bmx 745i. The contact stated that after parking, he attempted to engage the parking brake, but the brake would not engage. The contact then followed the instructions, per the manufacturers website, and engaged the parking brake manually. The parking brake emitting a grinding noise while it was being engaged and the parking brake light illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was not taken to have the failure diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure and current mileages were 156,000. The VIN was unavailable.

The contact owns a 2002 BMW 745i. While driving approximately 30 mph, the contact depressed the brake pedal and noticed the brakes would not respond. The contact had to apply excessive force to the brake pedal in order to stop the vehicle. The brake light illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to two different independent mechanics for diagnostic tests. The mechanics stated that the brake vacuum would have to be replaced. The vehicle was included in a recall under NHTSA campaign id number: 10v446000 (service brakes, hydraulic:power assist:vacuum). The vehicle was then taken to the dealer for the recall repair. The technician stated that the vehicle was not affected by the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 70,000. The VIN was unavailable.

The contact owns a 2003 BMW 745li. While driving approximately 40-45 mph, the brake light illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact called the manufacturer who sent him a recall notice for recall 10v446000 (service brakes, hydraulic: power assist: vacuum. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who stated that they would perform the recall repair but a pump also needed to be replaced which was not included in the recall repair. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 153,000 and the current mileage was unknown.