Latches/locks/linkage Related Problems of the 2008 BMW 760

Door Latch problem

The contact owns a 2008 BMW 760li. The contact stated that the four doors of the vehicle were not latching when closing. The contact stated that the door handle would failed to return to its original position when closing the doors. Additionally, the contact stated that while driving 20 mph and making a right turn with his step-daughter in the rear middle seat, the rear driver's side door opened inadvertently. The contact pulled to the side of the road and closed the door. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact the dealer who previously performed the recall repair of NHTSA campaign number: 17v328000 (latches/ locks/linkages) on the vehicle at 80,000 miles. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was determined that the door handle cables were stretched, and informed the contact that the failure was not related to the recall. The contact stated he believed that the failure was related to the recall or that the dealer had caused the failure while performing the recall repair on the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 82,000.