Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

2002 BMW 745I

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

2
Open recalls
54
NHTSA complaints
2
Defect investigations
26
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

54 filed
3
Crashes
1
Fires
0
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • AIR Bags
    9
  • Service BRAKES, Hydraulic
    8
  • Power TRAIN:AUTOMATIC Transmission
    8
  • Power Train
    8
  • Electrical System
    6
  • Engine
    3
  • Seat Belts
    3
  • Parking Brake
    3

Recalls

2 campaigns
03V240000·ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING2003-07-01

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, DUE TO A SOFTWARE ERROR, A DESYNCHRONIZATION OF THE VALVETRONIC MOTORS FOR ENGINE BANKS I AND II MAY OCCUR. IF THIS OCCURS, THE ENGINE COULD STALL.

RiskIN THOSE CASES, THE DRIVER MAY NOT BE ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE. DEPENDING ON THE LEVEL OF ENGINE ROUGHNESS, OR STALLING, AS WELL AS TRAFFIC CONDITIONS AND THE DRIVER'S REACTIONS, THIS COULD LEAD TO A CRASH.

FixDEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE DIGITAL ENGINE MANAGEMENT CONTROL UNIT. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JULY 8, 2003. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT BMW AT 1-800-831-1117.

02V150000·FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY2002-06-03

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP RUNS AT A ROTATIONAL SPEED THAT COULD RESULT IN REDUCED LUBRICATION OF ITS INTERNAL COMPONENTS. OVER AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME, WEAR-INDUCED INTERNAL DAMAGE TO THE FUEL PUMP COULD RESULT IN INSUFFICIENT FUEL SUPPLY TO THE ENGINE WHEN THE FUEL TANK CONTAINS ONE-THIRD OR LESS OF ITS MAXIMUM FUEL CAPACITY.

RiskIF THIS WERE TO OCCUR, THE ENGINE COULD STALL AND NOT BE RESTARTED UNTIL MORE FUEL WAS ADDED TO THE FUEL TANK. THIS COULD OCCUR EVEN THOUGH THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATED THAT FUEL STILL REMAINED IN THE TANK.

FixDEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE FUEL PUMP CONTROL SYSTEM. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JUNE 28, 2002. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT BMW AT 1-800-332-4269.

NHTSA investigations

6 actions
EA12002·ELECTRICAL SYSTEM2012-04-10 → 2013-01-24

Vehicle Rollaway

Led to recall12V502000

EA12002·ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION2012-04-10 → 2013-01-24

Vehicle Rollaway

Led to recall12V502000

EA12002·POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION2012-04-10 → 2013-01-24

Vehicle Rollaway

Led to recall12V502000

EA12002·ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH2012-04-10 → 2013-01-24

Vehicle Rollaway

Led to recall12V502000

PE11025·ELECTRICAL SYSTEM2011-08-05 → 2012-04-23

Vehicle Rollaway

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