NHTSA — Electrical System: Wiring: Front Underhood Problems

10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 2
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
32,500 miles

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2001 BMW 740 electrical problems

electrical problem

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2001 BMW 740 Owner Comments

problem #2

Feb 012008

740 8-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 65,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Smoke from engine and burning wires and electrical connectors at the plug to the engine cooling thermostat small fire extinguished with a small amount of water.

- Norcross, GA, USA

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problem #1

Aug 252002

740

  • miles
Smelled smoke in car before starting engine. Got out/ opened passenger side door, and saw fire coming out down near the seat area. Towed to BMW, and they stated a switch may have burned out and caused this fire. When air gets to fire it ignites. Normally fire would burn out but since the door was opened air got to wire and ignited a flame.

- Manalapan, NJ, USA

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