10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
104,000 miles

About These NHTSA Complaints:

The NHTSA is the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints can be spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem. See the Back button — blue bar at the very top of the page — to explore more.

Get notified about new defects, investigations, recalls & lawsuits for the 2001 BMW 740:

Unsubscribe any time. We don't sell/share your email.

problem #1

Nov 022008

740

  • 104,000 miles
While returning from church today my left buttocks got hot...had the A/C on since it was warm outside. Reached back and it was very hot...then smelled smoke. Was able to pull over quickly and stop car. The leather seat was smoking and had burned a hole about the size of a nickel and through to my pants. Discovered the seat heater was on high...have no idea how it got turned on. Nice hole in pants and leather seat. Any reports of this from other BMW owners?

- Greensboro, NC, USA

Add Complaint