Open safety recalls, the components owners report failing most often, crash-test results and running costs for the 2001 BMW 7 Series, assembled from NHTSA and EPA records.
Everything on this page applies to the model as a whole. Run its VIN to decode that exact car, its engine, trim, assembly plant and factory equipment, alongside these records.
Open a VIN recordRecalls and complaints are filed against a specific model year, so figures differ from one year to the next even within a single generation. See every BMW 7 Series year.
No EPA fuel-economy match for this model. Naming may differ, or it predates EPA records.
NHTSA has no NCAP crash-test rating for this model year, which is common for older, low-volume and heavy-duty vehicles.
The parts named most often across 2 owner complaints filed with NHTSA for this make, model and year.
Complaints are self-reported and skew toward problems people find alarming, so read this as where to look rather than as a defect rate.
I RECENTLY FILED A COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA REGARDING THIS ISSUE WITH MY TRANSMISSION AND SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO SOME RESEARCH. I AM REQUESTING THAT THE NHTSA DO SOME FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF THEIR OWN REGARDING BMW'S FAILURE TO RESOLVE THE ISSUES WITH THEIR TRANSMISSION. PLEASE REVIEW THE FOLLOWING LINKS TO SEE THE LIST OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. HTTP://WWW.NOREVERSE.ORG/COMPLAINTS_COPY(1).HTML HTTP://WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/AUTOMOTIVE/BMW_TRANS.HTML - (OVER 643 COMPLAINTS) THIS IS CLEARLY A PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED EITHER LEGALLY OR THROUGH SOME SORT OF NEGOTIATION WITH BMW. *TR
I NEED TO HAVE A NEW ENGINE PUT IN FOR MY 2001 740I BMW DUE TO A CRACKED RADIATOR WHICH LED TO THE DAMAGE OF THE ENGINE BEYOND REPAIR. THE CAR HAS 68,000 MILES ON IT. I WAS FORTUNATE THAT I WAS NOT INJURED AND I DID NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT ON THE HIGHWAY. I CONTACTED THE COMPANY EXPLAINING MY SITUATION. BMW REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEGE THAT THERE ARE SOME MAJOR DEFECTS WITH THE RADIATOR AND REFUSED TO HELP PAY FOR THE COST OF THE NEW ENGINE. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON THE WEB AND HAVE FOUND THAT MANY BMW OWNERS ESPECIALLY BMW 7 SERIES MODEL HAVE GONE THROUGH THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE'S ALSO A PETITION CONCERNING MAJOR DEFECTS WITH ALL BMW 7 SERIES' RADIATOR. THE DEFECTS HAVE CAUSED THE COSUMERS COSTLY REPAIRS NOT TO MENTION DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WHICH COULD LEAD TO SERIOUS INJURIES OR EVEN DEATHS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION! REGARDS, CHI TRUONG
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