We found the following complaints for BMW 740IL (1993)
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Vehicle was involved in a crash and neither air bag deployed. Manufacturer was notified. The new small safety switch which allows the vehicle to start in park and neutral positions.
The water pump froze, the engine cooling system was on recall, however not covered by dealer. Mjs
Engine is losing pressure throughcylinders, causingvehicle to overheat and smoke.dealer has replacedengine block; however,problem has reoccurred.please provide further information.
Known defect by manufacturer & dealer.not disclosed upon sale.unwilling to fix now. No safety defect mentioned.
My car started missing and smoking on dec, 2001. I took it to my mechanic, and aftertairing down the engine, he found that the block was deective. And it was changed in 1999 by the dealer. I have maderesearch and found that this is a common problem in this year and model. Some people have had 2 and 3 block changes. I am in a legal process demanding bmw t change it without anycharge.
Transmission malfunctioned.
Vehicle was involved in a crash and neither air bag deployed. Manufacturer was notified. The new small safety switch which allows the vehicle to start in park and neutral positions.
I set memory seat position 1 and it worked fine.i was driving home at 70 mph and wondered if i should set position 2 for greta.i hit the button memory two and the seat back fully reclined and went all the way back.being short with short legs i lost control for a second and fought my way to a stop on the shoulder.the seat moved forward but the backrest remained stuck.i drove home slowly and contacted the dealer.it was fixed but i am afraid it could happen again.
Power steering pressure hose came apart from frame area due to faulty design causing leaking.
While in park and after turning onignition switch vehicle suddenly accelerated and took off, resulting in a vehicle crash. Manufacturer was notified. Feel free to provide any further information.
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