2006 BMW 7 Series Transmission and drivetrain Problems
- Complaints
- 7about this part
- Share
- 24%of 29 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 87,052miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 7 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 2006 BMW 7 Series, 24% of the 29 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 87,052 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I had been feeling some powerful her king when I begun to stop and accelerate a couple times.. And then one day it just stop going into gear period. .”
NHTSA complaint #10669904, filed 2015-01, 109,891 miles“Oct 19th 2012, 2006 Bmw 750li. (automatic park feature causes vehicle to almost run over my daughter on its own) I stopped the car on my driveway and opened the driver door while at the same time pushed the p park button on the shifter (opening door while car is stopped causes this model to automatically shift to p park) I proceeded to exit car to key in my garage code on the keypad mounted by the door about 8 feet away. This is my first car with automatic park feature so just in case I always manually push the p park button as a redundant habit. …”
NHTSA complaint #10481220, filed 2012-10, 46,500 miles“The front light bulbs have blown on the left side twice. The harness wire connection is faulty. Also the dynamic drive inactive while the transmission jerks when you accelerate after vehicle stops.”
NHTSA complaint #10793202, filed 2015-11, 93,000 miles“Vehicle slams into first gear upon deceleration and slips if you take your foot off the gas pedal and then accelerate immediately, as in traffic conditions. When transmission gets in stop and go traffic it will slam into gear before acceleration occurs. Car was at Bmw dealer for seven days with all software upgrades that dealer suggested were performed and still same problem. No call backs to date. Spoke with Bmw of north america and they referred me back to dealer. Unwilling to admit there is a problem with the transmission even though they have issued intercompany tech. …”
NHTSA complaint #10365392, filed 2010-11, 53,000 miles“- the contact owns a 2006 Bmw 750. The vehicle has a transmission that should automatically shift the vehicle to the park position when the start/stop button is depressed. The contact depressed the start/stop button and noticed that the vehicle started to roll forward approximately 2 seconds after the engine lost power. He was able to depress the brake and stop the vehicle. The contact stated this also occurred approximately 2 weeks later. The contact parked and exited his vehicle, upon his return the vehicle rolled backwards approximately a hundred feet and crashed into a lamppost. …”
NHTSA complaint #10185770, filed 2007-03, 7,000 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10035010Oct 1, 2010Bmw vehicle: transmission warning light is illuminated and the transmission enters failsafe mode. Fault code 4f81 (ratio monitoring, clutch a), in some cases combined with the…
Transmission and drivetrain: other model years
Other parts of the 2006 BMW 7 Series
7 complaintsBrakes
5 complaintsEngine cooling
4 complaintsElectrical system
3 complaintsEngine
3 complaintsFuel system
2 complaintsSeats
2 complaintsElectronic stability control
1 complaintsExterior lighting
1 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
1 complaintsOther or unknown
1 complaintsSeat belts
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2006 BMW 7 Series
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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