Bmw X7 Electrical Problems
33 owner complaints filed with NHTSA across 7 model years.
Complaints by Year
Worst year: 2019. Best year: 2024.
Owner Reports
A representative sample of complaints filed with NHTSA.
The contact owns a 2021 BMW X7. The contact stated that while the contact's wife was driving at an undisclosed speed, the contact's wife noticed a smoky fume in the interior of the vehicle. The contact's wife continued to drive the veh...
On 11/23/2021 while driving the computer screen stated malfunction with personal protection device with in 10 seconds the rear of the car burst into flames the fire inspector from our insurance company traced the cause of the event to th...
Sunroof exploded, just driving down the road, and BOOM! Most of the glass exploded outward, but it was definitely a hazard. The sunroof cover was open about 8-10 inches to let light in, but the glass sunroof was closed.
Dear NHTSA Vehicle Safety Hotline Team, I am writing to formally report a serious safety concern regarding my 2021 BMW X7. My vehicle is exhibiting a dangerous condition where it fails to start on the initial attempt, displays a "Repeat...
Component Failing: Telematics Control Unit (TCU) / SOS Emergency Call System This vehicle is experiencing an intermittent, total failure of the factory-installed SOS/Emergency Call System due to a known manufacturing defect. BMW has docu...
I have a 2019 bmw x7 and having an issue with the shark fin antenna leaking water shorting my tcu and pcu causing an emergency call system malfunction aswell as a chassis error. This is the 3rd time having to get this fixed. First 2 time...
The contact owns a 2019 BMW X7. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V576000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). The contact stated that while stopped at a traffic light with his son inside the vehicl...
On October 18, 2024 I got a check engine light after starting my vehicle when leaving the grocery store. I stopped at a mechanic shop near by and was told the code they pulled stated that there was an “Air Flap Control Malfunction.” ...
1. Both right and left headlights have a defect with visible obstructions to the naked eye. This issue causes a portion of the road to be blacked out while driving. I took the car back to the dealership and they claim the lights are desi...
The air condition is inadequate for temperatures above 80°. Due to the inadequacy of the coldness and the speed at which the fan blows, all passengers in a fully loaded vehicle complain of excessive heat temperatures Safety is an issue ...
Emergency call system malfunction error on the dash. The SOS system is not working nor the GPS or any associated ContactedDrive services as the Internet is failed too. This is dangerous to have nonworking SOS in case of an emergency. ...
The main center screen that has all the cameras and settings stopped working. It was just a blank screen. Car would start and drive with with just a black screen.