2004 Model Year

BMW 7 Series

NHTSA Complaints & Reliability Data

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Complaints
91
Recalls
1
Crashes
4
Severe
14

Active Recalls

Manufacturer safety recalls

04V379000 Aug 2004

Other

No consequence data available

Recent Complaints

Latest owner reports

Air Bags
May 2023

The contact owns a 2004 BMW 745LI. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the passenger's side air bag warning light illuminat...

POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE Crash
Aug 2022

The electric parking gear shift slipped out of park on it own. When I stepped out of the car and the gear was placed in P park position, I got out the...

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,ENGINE Fire
Jul 2020

BMW 745I 2004 ..ERROR CODE FOR HEADLIGHTS APPEAR ON DASH..I WENT AND REPLACE ALL LIGHT BULBS THEN NOTICED ALL THE WIRING IN THE HEADLIGHT UNIT ARE BRI...

POWER TRAIN,WHEELS,ENGINE
May 2018

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW 745LI. WHILE DRIVING UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS...

WHEELS
Jun 2016

MY WHEELS HAVE BEEN SEEPING AIR FOR A YEAR NOW. I TAKE THE RIM IN TO GET REPAIRED.TECH NOTIFIED ME THE WHEEL IS USELESS AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. WHIL...

STRUCTURE,WHEELS Crash
Apr 2016

CAR WAS STATIONARY ON THE SIDE OF THE STREET. I SIMPLY GOT OUT OF MY VEHICLE AND THE NEXT THING I KNOW, IT STARTED ROLLING DOWN THE HILLON ITS OWN. VE...

Air Bags
Feb 2016

I HAVE BEEN GETTING THIS ERROR IN MY IDRIVE SYSTEM: "FAULT IN PASSIVE RESTRAINT SYSTEM AFFECTING AIRBAG, BELT TENSIONER OR BELT-FORCE LIMITER. FASTEN...

Engine
Jan 2016

ENGINE VALVE GUIDE SEALS MADE OF IMPROPER MATERIAL THAT FAILS CAUSING OIL LEAKAGE INTO EXHAUST, FOULING OF CATALYTIC CONVERTER, FAILURE TO PASS INSPEC...

Engine
Jan 2016

COOLANT TRANSFER PIPE SEAL IS MADE OF IMPROPER MATERIAL THAT IS NOT COMPATBLE WITH HIGH ENGINE TEMPERATURES. SEAL FAILS CAUSING LOSS OF ENGINE COOLANT...

Air Bags Fire
Dec 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 BMW 745I. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN UNUSUALLY LOUD NOISE AND THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE...

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Summary

The 2004 BMW 7 Series has 91 complaints and 1 recalls on record. The most commonly reported issue is Power Train. 4 crash-related incidents have been reported.

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