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A small list of the problems I encountered/worked on during the year I had my 735i:
- Heating gone in both windshield washer nozzles
- Both switches for front seat heating broken
- Heating in front passenger seat (the part where you sit) gone
- Short circuit in drivers side front seat heating. Blows fuse when heat set to high
- Weird wiring in engine compartment results in light on when hood is closed! Took a few days to run down the battery
completely
- Heat always on full in passenger compartment
- Stepper motor regulating hot/cold air flow in passenger compartment broken loose
- One stepper motor (interior heating) is operated by the control panel continuously
- Front of car shakes violently at 80-100 km/h
- Car pulls to the right
- Gasoline smell when fuel tank is full
- Not a single seat belt rolls back by itself after use
- Drivers seat belt is not height-adjusted accordingly when seat is moved
- Left rear door hard to open/close - corroded door check pin/mechanism
- Battery replaced
- Windshield wiper arm touching hood when in rest position
- Wipers have too much movement: both drivers side a-pillar and plastic below windshield is wiped (complete wiper
assembly have been replaced 3 times and still the same problem)
- Windshield washer fluid motor broken
- Drivers side front door linkage broken - door can't be opened from the inside
- Heater valves replaced
- Heater core leaking
- Heater core pipes leaking
- Coolant reservoir cap replaced
- Die-hard rust on right rear quarters
- Anti-rattle clip vanished from front brake caliper
- Viscous clutch on engine fan broken
- Auto transmission: drives in first gear only during the first 10-15 minutes when engine is cold (transmission rebuild for $3.000)
- Auto transmission: takes 30-60 sec's to warm up enough to allow gear selection (5 stops at the local auto transmission wizard didn't help one bit)
- Front passenger side lock won't open when outside temperature is freezing
- All brake pads replaced
- Tie rod end replaced due to wear
- Currently selected gear does not show up on the instrument panel - bulb OK
- Two of the doors can't be closed at all when outside temperature is freezing
- Drivers side front seat armrest broken - not many 'clicks' left
- Low beam headlight sucks - never had (seen!) a car with so bad lighting
- Rear taillight / front fog lights suddenly turn off even though bulbs are OK
- OBC reports outside temperature of -37 Celsius
- Left front fog light vibrates and causes bad lighting
- Speedometer reading 15% above actual speed
- Power steering gone - all mechanical parts replaced
- Engine stutter at low rpms and cold weather - sometimes the engine shuts off completely
...and much, MUCH more!
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