2008 Bmw 7 SERIES - Ratings, Complaints and Recalls

The 2008 BMW 7 Series has not been rated for safety by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). This means that there is limited information available regarding its crash performance. However, it is worth noting that the car comes equipped with electronic stability control, which can help drivers maintain control in challenging driving conditions.

Additionally, the BMW 7 Series lacks both forward collision warning and lane departure warning systems, which are features that can enhance safety by alerting drivers to potential threats on the road.

Despite its safety features, it is concerning that the car has received 91 complaints and has been subject to 3 recalls. This indicates that there may be underlying issues that have affected its overall safety and reliability. It is recommended that potential buyers conduct thorough research and consider these factors before making a purchasing decision.

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Top stats at a glance

Complaint Count

91

Recall Count

3

Investigation Count

2

Safety Rating

Not Rated

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Safety Features

2008 BMW 7 Series 4-DR w/SAB Safety Features

Here are the safety features that come as standard on the 2008 BMW 7 Series 4-DR w/SAB

Electronic Stability Control (ESC)

ESC is an advanced safety feature in vehicles designed to help drivers maintain control during challenging driving conditions. By continuously monitoring various factors such as steering angle, vehicle speed, and individual wheel speeds, ESC can detect and reduce the risk of skidding or loss of control. It achieves this by automatically applying brakes to specific wheels to stabilize the vehicle.

Standard
Forward Collision Warning (FCW)

Forward Collision Warning (FCW) is a safety feature in vehicles that helps prevent frontal collisions by alerting the driver of an imminent collision with a vehicle or obstacle ahead. Using sensors such as radar or cameras, FCW monitors the distance and speed of vehicles in front, and if it detects a potential collision, it provides visual and/or auditory warnings to prompt the driver to take evasive action.

No
Lane Departure Warning (LDW)

Lane Departure Warning (LDW) is a safety feature in vehicles that alerts drivers when their vehicle unintentionally drifts out of its lane without signaling. Utilizing cameras or sensors to monitor lane markings on the road, LDW detects when the vehicle crosses these lines and triggers visual, auditory, or haptic alerts to notify the driver of potential lane departure.

No

2008 BMW 7 Series 4-DR w/SAB Safety Ratings

Here we have the crash and rollover ratings for the 2008 BMW 7 Series 4-DR w/SAB Where possible we've included the ratings for the oldest and latest models of this car so you can compare how the safety ratings have changed over time.

Frontal Crash Ratings

Combines Driver and Passenger star ratings into a single frontal rating. The frontal barrier test simulates a head-on collision between two similar vehicles, each moving at 35 mph.

Test 2005 Score 2008 Score 2022 Score
Overall Front Crash Rating Not Rated Not Rated Not Rated
Front Crash Driver Side Rating Not Rated Not Rated Not Rated
Front Crash Passenger Side Rating Not Rated Not Rated Not Rated

Side Crash Ratings

Combines Side Barrier and Side Pole Star Ratings into a single side rating.

Test 2005 Score 2008 Score 2022 Score
Overall Side Crash Rating Not Rated Not Rated Not Rated
Side Crash Drivers Side Rating Not Rated Not Rated Not Rated
Side Crash Passenger Side Rating Not Rated Not Rated Not Rated
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Front Not Rated Not Rated Not Rated
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Rear Not Rated Not Rated Not Rated
Overall Side Barrier Rating Not Rated Not Rated Not Rated

Rollover Ratings

The Rollover Resistance test measures the risk of rollover in a single-vehicle, loss-of-control scenario.

Test 2005 Score 2008 Score 2022 Score
Rollover Rating Not Rated Not Rated Not Rated
Rollover Possibility % 0% 0% 0%
Dynamic Tip Result
Side Pole Crash Rating Not Rated Not Rated Not Rated

Complaints for the 2008 Bmw 7 SERIES

This chart show the number of complaints for each car component. A Higher number of complaints could indicate that this car might have a common fault. Something to look out for when purchasing one.

Component Complaints

Choose a component to see what complaints people have made about them.

Complaint:
"i have a 2008 bmw 750li lost power transmission fault light came on drive moderately wont go into over drive stay in 1st gear wont go into passing gear. is ther been a recall on the vehicle for this problem the car has 111,000 miles. the vehicle is staionary."
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2021-04-07
Complaint:
"when driving the vehicle on a upward incline the vehicle would hesitate to accelerate and the transmission fault light would come on. i would stop the vehicle and restart the engine. it would only happen and i started to drive on a upward incline. now the vehicle transmission default light remains on."
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2018-02-07
Complaint:
"i was driving and out of nowhere, my car started to slow down, and i received an warning light on my dash telling me i was having a "transmission failure and drive moderately". i only have 88,900 miles on the car. this seems to be a manufacturing issue on 750 series models from 2005-2008. there should be a recall for this, as it's costly and very dangerous to drive with."
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2018-01-07
Complaint:
"tl* the contact owns a 2008 bmw 750li. while driving unknown speeds, the vehicle stalled and the transmission indicator illuminated. in addition, the message 'do not drive' was displayed. the contact stated that the failure occurred multiple times. the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic and it was diagnosed that a component in the transmission needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the failures. the failure mileage was 160,569."
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2018-11-05
Complaint:
"the "transmission fault drive moderately, drive to the nearest bmw dealership" is the message that i got when i was driving one day a few weeks ago, i have 77,000 miles and i had just had a tune up. of course i took the care to bmw immediately and found out that the power train was bad? the entire transmission had to be replaced to the tune of $7000, i knew there were some engine problems with some of the bmw years but i didn't think 2008 should've had any problems as far as the transmission going out at 77,000?"
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2017-02-12
Complaint:
"tl* the contact owns a 2008 bmw 750li. while driving 45 mph, the "transmission fault drive moderately" message appeared. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 84,000."
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2017-01-12
Complaint:
"symptom with engine stalled after 5 minutes of driving on busy intersection.. the transmission auto to p after full stop, could not change gear, breaks hardened. steering tight! battery worked but no message on idrive / dashboard. about 6 times to re-start but couldn't! waited 15 minutes looked up issue on the web by cell phone. car started, cold start; symptom was check-engine light popped on; reduced driving power; car vibration; idrive message "?transmission failure; p, n, r, 3, 5, 6 ; drive moderately to nearest bmw dealer ! put on hazard light, drove home 1 mile away car vibration sound noticeable. very scary and dangerous to have vehicle failure abruptly with no resolution or warning?. my 2008 bmw 750li with 57,000 miles started next day with check engine light remained for a few hours then off. this vehicle is garaged well maintained not to mention california good weather conditions. this now has happened 3 times in two months. this should be recalled. i am afraid to take this bmw vehicle too far of distance or on highways due to transmission failure incidents. major defect.! vehicle becomes resistant to drive when this happens. i almost got in a major collision due to this mechanical defect problem. should i be killed or injured by an unforeseen accident do to this would be tragic!"
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2016-09-08
Complaint:
"tl* the contact owns a 2008 bmw 750i. while driving 20 mph, the transmission shifted hard from second to third gear. the failure recurred multiple times. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 85,000."
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2015-10-04
Complaint:
"tl* the contact owns a 2008 bmw 750li. while driving approximately 65 mph, the vehicle stalled and the transmission fault light illuminated. in addition, the contact stated that the gear shift failed to switch from the park position. the contact stated that the failure occurred after the vehicle was serviced under nhtsa campaign number: 12v502000 (electrical system, power train). the vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the exchange mechatronic fault needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 121,445."
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2016-11-05
Complaint:
"tl* the contact owns a 2008 bmw 750i. the contact stated that the vehicle shifted into neutral and stalled. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the transmission interlock needed to be repaired. the dealer informed the contact that their vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 12v502000 (electrical system). the failure mileage was unknown."
Components Involved: POWER TRAIN
Date of incident: 2016-06-04

Recalls for the 2008 Bmw 7 SERIES

Component Recalls

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Recall:
"bmw is recalling certain model year 2004-2010 5-series, 6-series, and model year 2002-2008 7-series vehicles. a check valve of the brake vacuum pump may leak a small amount of lubricating oil. over time this could result in contamination of the brake booster."
Consequence:
POWER ASSIST BRAKING PERFORMANCE COULD BE ADVERSELY AFFECTED. IN EXTREME CASES THERE COULD BE A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER ASSIST BRAKING. AN UNEXPECTED REDUCTION OR LOSS IN POWER BRAKING ASSIST MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Remedy:

BMW WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 24, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BMW AT 1-800-525-7417.

Component(s) Involved: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC > POWER ASSIST > VACUUM
Date of incident: 2010-10-01

BMW Overall Complaint Ranking

This table shows the ranking of car manufacturers when it comes to most complaints and recalls. The manufacturer with the most complaints is at the top. However this doesn't necassarily mean they should be avoided. Some manufacturers might just have more popular or affordable cars which a lot of people have bought. Which means there's more scope for a complaint to be made. Use the ranking table below as a part your wider research into buying a car.

BMW ranks 12 out of 44 in the complaints ranking table.

Manufacturer Complaint Count Recall Count Ranking
FORD 208,358 3,259 1
CHEVROLET 111,306 2,082 2
TOYOTA 81,019 1,852 3
HONDA 61,937 1,268 4
NISSAN 56,226 930 5
DODGE 45,756 827 6
HYUNDAI 44,150 649 7
GMC 34,441 1,410 8
KIA 29,832 501 9
CHRYSLER 27,698 254 10
TESLA 26,230 730 11
BMW 24,890 1,877 12
VOLKSWAGEN 23,125 829 13
MERCEDES-BENZ 19,066 2,925 14
SUBARU 18,513 703 15
MAZDA 10,599 364 16
PONTIAC 10,430 138 17
CADILLAC 9,434 444 18
AUDI 7,865 1,093 19
BUICK 7,851 279 20
SATURN 7,672 84 21
MERCURY 7,374 135 22
LEXUS 6,373 408 23
LINCOLN 5,897 423 24
ACURA 5,722 382 25
MINI 5,585 366 26
INFINITI 4,000 187 27
MITSUBISHI 3,912 397 28
VOLVO 3,875 727 29
PORSCHE 2,646 1,231 30
SUZUKI 2,272 123 31
FIAT 2,205 80 32
SAAB 1,536 76 33
JAGUAR 1,195 198 34
SMART 528 17 35
GENESIS 436 42 36
ISUZU 249 37 37
ALFA ROMEO 161 37 38
MASERATI 76 46 39
BENTLEY 46 159 40
POLESTAR 42 2 41
LUCID 14 6 42
CODA 4 2 43
MAYBACH 0 0 44

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