Vehicle Speed Control Problems of BMW 7 Series

BMW 7 Series owners have reported 4 vehicle speed control related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 1 most common vehicle speed control problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's vehicle speed control (4 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Vehicle Speed Control related problems of BMW 7 Series

Problem Category Number of Problems
Vehicle Speed Control problems
4

Vehicle Speed Control problem #1

09 BMW 750li suddenly slowed down on the highway after a dsc malfunction/ transmition malfunction light came on. Vehicle just received the n63 recall service. This is vary dangerous. The vehicle would not accelerate at all. Vehicle was traveling around 70 miles per hour before it started shaking and slowing down in fast moving traffic.

Vehicle Speed Control problem #2

I had been feeling some powerful her king when I begun to stop and accelerate a couple times. . And then one day it just stop going into gear period. .

Vehicle Speed Control problem #3

I took the car in to the dealership because the car was slow to crank. I had the battery tested and it was fine. The dealership claimed I needed a fuel pump. It was repaired. Two days later, I am driving the 745li BMW up an inclined highway merging onto a bridge when suddenly the car started jerking, loosing power, cutting back and decelerating until it shut completely off. I was unable to crank it or even move off the highway to a safe location. The car totally stalled on the bridge. When the car was taken back to the dealership they claimed they could find nothing wrong. However a few days later the car stalls in the middle of the highway again. Took it to the dealer who claims it was out of gas. The dealer puts gas in it. The next day, the car stalled on the highway again. The dealer claims that the fuel guage was not reading properly and replaced the sensors. The car is still slow to crank, which is the intial problem from day one. Still not repaired, $3,000. 00 later.

Vehicle Speed Control problem #4

The contact owns a 2010 BMW 750. The contact stated that while driving 20 mph, after making a right the she lost control of the vehicle and was unable to stop it. The vehicle can to a complete stop independently. The vehicle was towed to the dealer who was unable to diagnose the failure. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure and the current mileage was 20,000. The VIN was not available.



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