Other Restraint System Info: Driver and Passenger Supplemental Restraint System (SRS)
Plant City: Dingolfing
Plant Country: Germany
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: 7 Series
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
PROBLEM WITH ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION; ON APRIL 2007 -MILEAGE 8936 WARNING -LOW OIL-AD 1.5Q. ON 29 MAY 2007-WARN LOW OIL- AD 1.5Q OIL. ON AUG 2007-WARN LOW OIL-AD 1.5 Q OIL ON DEC 2007-WARN LOW OIL-ADDED 2.5 Q OIL SEPT 30 2008-WARN LOW OIL-ADDED 1 Q OIL AT LOC DEALERSHIP. THIS IS NOT A NORMAL OIL CONSUMPTION OF THE HIGH END VEHICLE BMW SERIES 7 OR ANY OTHER HIGH END VEHICLE. SO FAR I HAVE NOT BEEN GIVEN A REASONABLE EXPLANATION. DEALER SHIP (PEAKE BMW) IS ADVISING THAT NO OIL LEAKS NOTED AND OIL NOT COMING OUT TROUGH THE TAIL PIPE ? SO WHAT IS GOING ON? CAN SOMEONE AT BWM RECOGNIZE AND ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM OR DO I HAVE TO GO BACK AND CONTACT BMW IN GERMANY AND ASK FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE. I HAVE HAD AND STILL DO ( MB S500 ,BMW 535I ETC.) AND NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEM LIKE THIS. HAVE OTHER VEHICLES AND TRUCKS AND NEVER HAD TO ADD ANY OIL IN BETWEEN THE SERVICES. THIS IS EMBARRASSING,DRIVING $85K VEHICLE AND HAVE TO STOP AT THE GAS STATION TO FILL UP SOME OIL ??? *TR
1996
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
DRIVER INADVERTENTLY APPLIED ACCELERATOR WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES. WANTS TO KNOW IF THIS COULD HAVE BEEN RESULT OF FAULTY BRAKE/ACCELERATOR PEDAL DESIGN.