@salarzaehere are a few problems I have tried to comply for you that onwers had with their 740il
"I have a 2000 740il in JAN 05 thought I had a starter problem, they replaced the starter and then ignition. Now nav out acting strangley with cd player turning off in the middle of music, radio too, anyone with similar problem and a fix. I hear wire bundle under left side wheel well could be chaffed ."
"limonboy
If there is anyone who can help me out. I just recently got a '95 BMW 740il. Everything works fine, except when I step on the gas, usually in 1st gear, and the car begins to stutter and it gives me a message saying "TRANS FAILSAFE PROG". This only occurs when I step on the gas while on the 1st gear (in automatic). It engages properly in Sports Mode (S4), where it will upshift and downshit properly. the problem only occurs in the drive mode (D). As the car upshifts to 2nd and 3rd gears, it starts to pick speed, but often times, it will do the same stutter, also when I'm lowering the speed and suddenly step on the gas again, it does not respond correctly when I step on the gas, as the car is stagnant while my foot is on the gas pedal and the car takes time to accelerate.
I was told to check the transmission fluids to see if these are in good order, which I did, and the fluid level is right, however, somewhat varnished and has some dirt in it. It most likely looks like it (the fluid) needs to be changed. I was also told to use the Lucas Oil Transmission Fix before I do any major work on the tranny. Are there any other suggestions about this Lucas Oil or anything else someone could give me, because I don't want to go the BMW dealer, because all they do is tell you to buy a new transmission (the lazy man route). PLEASE HELP N' ADVISE. I appreciate any suggestions with this problem."
"fordin K
HI I have a friend with a 740IL which doesn't crank over. he claims to have washed the engine compartment and engine and after that not able to start it. it just clicks like a dead battery. tried attaching jumper pack but to no luck. battery voltage kinda low around 11.84v. with pack still only 12.25v. but that should be enough to crank over. was wondering if anyone came across similar problem. also found letter from repair shop saying to replace head gasket and customer declined over a year ago. am going to manually try to turn crank right now. but anythoughts on sensors or security items to check first would be nice. all fuses look good at this time."
"mmanley
Anyone have any ideas what causes this trouble code? Engine runs fine, coolant temperature is ok. The code indicates "map cooling thermostat control circuit electrical"."
"rowanj
Lighting for the display showing mileage, outside temperature, date, etc. has been gradually disappearing. Only the date is now visible. I asked another 7 Series owner and he said that he had the problem while his vehicle was under warrantee, and the component was replaced. Has anyone had this problem, and if so what is the fix? What is my expected repair cost?"
"cwlaw5
I have a 1998 740i with 99K miles. I have been having trouble starting the car. It starts, then imediately dies. This happens multiple times, then eventually starts, runs rough for a minute, then runs ok. It happens mostly in the morning but happens other times as well. Sometimes it starts fine in the morning. Also, a couple times the car suddenly died while driving. Its like someone just switched it off. It usually takes a few minutes to start when that happens.
Error codes: 0340 consistently (after several resets), 0430, 0300, and 0505 as well
service 2 was done 20k miles ago. one cam position sensor has also been recently replaced.
Thanks for any suggestions"
"jaddanki
I just bought a BMW 1996 103K Miles on it..have noticed following problems.
- Steering wheel is shaking initially at low speeds..
- Monroof Lower Fabric flab is not retracting when pulled with hand..but is retracting with the Moon roof when I switch on the button..
3.Audio is crappy..when I increase the volume..the speakers are bad...
- Also Headliner is dropped little bit at the rear end.."
"amuse62
Wipers do not turn off when car is on. The off works as slow speed and the intermitten is like ther wipers are on fast. the other switch positions work normal, I thought it is either the switch or relay. Any ideas. thanks"
"Ponto
My power steering has gotton very tight all of a sudden for no apparent reason. I have 53k miles on it. It almost feels as though there is NO power steering. The fluids are normal and no error message was found on the computer readout. I have another appointment with BMW dealer next week. Any ideas?"
"varner
A couple of weeks ago the trans started acking funny in my car, reverse went out and then, when I was parking it stopped and the car turned of and it won't start it was very sad I had to get a couple of freinds to help me get in a spot (man these are heavy cars!!) and then it wouldn't start at all. I was wondering if this was part of the electronics that when the trans program had a error or what? Any help is greatly apreciated."
Hope these help! Do not mean to break your heart in any way!