2009 Model Year

BMW 7 Series

NHTSA Complaints & Reliability Data

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Complaints
26
Recalls
0
Crashes
0
Severe
3

Recent Complaints

Latest owner reports

Engine
Jul 2022

The contact owns a 2009 BMW 750LI. The contact stated while starting the vehicle, there was a loud rattling sounding coming from the vehicle. The vehi...

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Mar 2021

MY ELECTRIC AUXILLARY WATER PUMP IS BAD AND HEATS UP MY CIRCUIT BOARD....ALSO THE TIMING BOLTS ON THE CAMSHAFT ARE BAD

POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE
Nov 2020

MOST BMW V8 ENGINES INCLUDING MY OWN (N62,N63) HAVE KNOW MAJOR FLAWS WITH VALVE STEM SEALS AND TIMING CHAINS. THESE ISSUES CAUSE CATASTROPHIC DAMAGE T...

Engine
Oct 2020

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BMW 750I. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE DROVE ROUGH AND NEARLY SHUT-OFF. THE CONTACT T...

Engine
Jul 2020

EXCESSIVE ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION. VEHICLE USING 2 QUARTS OF OIL A WEEK. VEHICLE HAS 83,342 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. DOES NOT TAKE LONG FOR ENGINE OIL LI...

Engine
Jun 2020

MY CAR IS BMW 750 LI 2009. EVERY 40 MILES, THE OIL SHOWS DROP TO DOWN ON FULL LEVEL AT MY OIL LEVEL SCREEN, ALSO I AM ALWAYS FILL IN NEW OIL ON OIL...

POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,VISIBILITY/WIPER
May 2020

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT SPEED LIMIT OF 55 MPH AND THE DRIVE TRAIN BLEW AND WHEN I WAS GIVING GAS THE CAR WAS NOT PULLING ... MY CYLINDERS ARE MISFIR...

POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Apr 2020

ON A DAY-TO-DAY BASIS MY CAR WOULD DRIVE PROBLY 80 MILES IN THE CITY AND WHEN I'M ON THE HIGHWAY THE TRANSMISSION WILL START SLIPPING WHILE GOING 65 M...

Engine
Apr 2020

HEAVY OIL CONSUMPTION

POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Oct 2019

I WAS DRIVING UP I-5 , IN THE THIRD LANE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I GOT A DRIVETRAIN MALFUNCTION MESSAGE ON MY SCREEN I NOTICED THAT ALL ACCELERATION WAS...

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Data updated: March 5, 2026

Summary

The 2009 BMW 7 Series has 26 complaints and 0 recalls on record. The most commonly reported issue is Engine.

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