2008 BMW 7 Series Transmission and drivetrain Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 9%of 11 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 185,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 2008 BMW 7 Series, 9% of the 11 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 185,000 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.
“When driving the vehicle on a upward incline the vehicle would hesitate to accelerate and the transmission fault light would come on. I would stop the vehicle and restart the engine. It would only happen and I started to drive on a upward incline. Now the vehicle transmission default light remains on.”
NHTSA complaint #11113625, filed 2018-07, 185,000 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10037071Mar 1, 2012The transmission warning light is on and the vehicle will not move forward or backwards. Engine speed only increases while in neutral or park. *rm updated on 5/1/2012.
- 10037934Feb 1, 2011Bmw: the emergency park release cable has been removed in these models and there is a procedure to disengage the park lock. 2011 e70/e71. Updated on 06/08/2011. *kb updated on…
- 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…
- 10037061Jun 1, 2010Bmw: a fault for oil wear is stored in the memory, but it does not illuminate the warning lamp.
- 10026964Jun 1, 2008Bmw: service action on e65 and e66 with n62, n62tu, or n73,obd communication on models e65, e66 with n62tu, e65 (alpina b7) with n62.
Transmission and drivetrain: other model years
Other parts of the 2008 BMW 7 Series
3 complaintsBody and structure
2 complaintsBrakes
1 complaintsEquipment
1 complaintsExterior lighting
1 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
1 complaintsSeat belts
1 complaintsSeats
1 complaintsTires
1 complaintsWheels
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2008 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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