1998 BMW 740ILA
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Recalls
1 recall names the 1998 BMW 740ILA. Newest first.
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. the differential pinion shaft within the differential case assembly was produced without the appropriate surface hardening. this can result in the shaft experiencing premature wear.
Risk and remedy
Risk
This condition will cause a noise from the differential and, ultimately, failure of the shaft and loss of drive.
Remedy
Dealers will replace the entire differential assembly.
Owner complaints
3 complaints1 involved a fire
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Latest complaints
- Electrical system › Wiring › Front underhood · Fuel system, gasoline › Delivery › Fuel pump
My car stumbled less than a mile from my house. a few hundred feet later it stalled completely. at first the garage thought it was a failed fuel pump. after replacing the pump, the car stumbled again and the ecu (engine computer) caught fire. after towing the car to a second garage they found a…
My car stumbled less than a mile from my house. a few hundred feet later it stalled completely. at first the garage thought it was a failed fuel pump. after replacing the pump, the car stumbled again and the ecu (engine computer) caught fire. after towing the car to a second garage they found a bad ground on the harness coming off of the thermostat that caused the fuel pump to fail as well as the ecu fire. they also found that the egs (transmission computer) had been destroyed by this bad ground also. total repair bill for this failure, ~$4500. *tr
- Power train › Automatic transmission
Transmission problems - 1998 740il. I bought a cpo BMW 740il with 35,000 miles. Now I have 65,600 miles on the car and I too am having issues with the transmission. While the car was under cpo warranty, I had taken the car to the dealership when I was getting a check trans message, which I have…
Transmission problems - 1998 740il. I bought a cpo BMW 740il with 35,000 miles. Now I have 65,600 miles on the car and I too am having issues with the transmission. While the car was under cpo warranty, I had taken the car to the dealership when I was getting a check trans message, which I have service records for. The dealership refused to acknowledge the error, saying that they could not read the code on the computer. Well now the transmission won\'t go in park or reverse and needs to be replaced and the car IS out of cp warranty. Damage resulting = looks like I have to pay $7,000 for a transmission that should have been fixed while still under warranty, as the warranty on the car has expired. The car IS not worth more than $12,000 now. *tr
- Unknown or other
While driving vehicle shuts down and everything lock ups - steering included.
Service bulletins
Technical service bulletins and other communications the manufacturer sent dealers about this vehicle. Ask a dealer for the full document by its number.
- 10249437The basic conditions for initializing the power windows are not met.
- 606694Information on programming ME7.2 engine control modules with cd 18.
- 604628Subject pertaining to dsp amplifier switching to
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