535i with only 15 miles and a TRANS MALFUNCTION ERROR!!
02-03-2010 | 10:14 AM
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OK, so here is a little update: in the end it was discovered that the valve body (i.e., the "brain" of the transmission that selects which gear should is used) that was fried/malfunctioning. The dealer got the part in half a day and my buddy was able to get his car back last night (although not completely happy with this event, he negotiated some $ back).
Anyway, so far the car seems to be running great so let's see in the long run.
Anyway, so far the car seems to be running great so let's see in the long run.
Anyway, I hope this takes care of the problem. You should make your friend aware of the HPFP problem with this model and the very real possibility of getting stranded with no prior warning. Other than that, the 535 is a great car.
02-03-2010 | 11:13 AM
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Wow, I've never heard of this happening to anyone before. Tell your friend to get used to having the dealer contacting Germany for diagnosis help. It is very common and it does not point to a bad dealer. These cars are quite complicated and they can' possibly train their techs for every possible malfunction on the car.
Anyway, I hope this takes care of the problem. You should make your friend aware of the HPFP problem with this model and the very real possibility of getting stranded with no prior warning. Other than that, the 535 is a great car.
Anyway, I hope this takes care of the problem. You should make your friend aware of the HPFP problem with this model and the very real possibility of getting stranded with no prior warning. Other than that, the 535 is a great car.
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02-03-2010 | 11:33 AM
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Wow, I've never heard of this happening to anyone before. Tell your friend to get used to having the dealer contacting Germany for diagnosis help. It is very common and it does not point to a bad dealer. These cars are quite complicated and they can' possibly train their techs for every possible malfunction on the car.
Anyway, I hope this takes care of the problem. You should make your friend aware of the HPFP problem with this model and the very real possibility of getting stranded with no prior warning. Other than that, the 535 is a great car.
Anyway, I hope this takes care of the problem. You should make your friend aware of the HPFP problem with this model and the very real possibility of getting stranded with no prior warning. Other than that, the 535 is a great car.
02-03-2010 | 11:46 AM
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02-03-2010 | 02:19 PM
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I hope that the replacement Transmission holds up. Do you know if it was the Step or the SAT transmission. Would be and interesting addition to this story.
I hope that the replacement Transmission holds up. Do you know if it was the Step or the SAT transmission. Would be and interesting addition to this story.
02-03-2010 | 06:37 PM
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My Ride: 2011 535I X-Drive - Space Grey / Black Dakota / M-Sport / Sport Auto Transmission with Paddles / Premium I / Premium II / Cold Weather
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Gone: 2006 530XI - Monaco Blue / Creme Leather
I actually had a similar situation within one mile of leaving the dealership when I picked up my 535I last fall. With all the published issues surrounding the fuel pump, I was thinking the worse. The problem was traced back to a loose wire harness plug which could lose contact created the problem.
I am happy to report almost 10,000 miles and no issues and loving the 535I!
I am happy to report almost 10,000 miles and no issues and loving the 535I!
02-04-2010 | 09:04 AM
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My Ride: 2006 525XI, Jet black on Dakota beige. Premium and winter packages. I consider myself a purist and intend to keep my car absolutely stock and shiny.
2008 328I Convertible, Sapphire black on beige interior. Premium package, NAV, iPod adapter.
Retired: 2002 325I, Titanium silver on black leather. Premium package. Absolutely stock and proud of it.
I actually had a similar situation within one mile of leaving the dealership when I picked up my 535I last fall. With all the published issues surrounding the fuel pump, I was thinking the worse. The problem was traced back to a loose wire harness plug which could lose contact created the problem.
I am happy to report almost 10,000 miles and no issues and loving the 535I!
I am happy to report almost 10,000 miles and no issues and loving the 535I!
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02-04-2010 | 04:52 PM
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My Ride: 2011 535I X-Drive - Space Grey / Black Dakota / M-Sport / Sport Auto Transmission with Paddles / Premium I / Premium II / Cold Weather
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Gone: 2006 530XI - Monaco Blue / Creme Leather
02-19-2010 | 06:06 PM
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Had a similar thing happen on my 2010, 5351 x-drive, manual trans, after 1,400km.
Drove it for one week in Germany after Euro pick-up, everything was fine.
Back home, with only another 100km on it, under pretty hard acceleration, uphill in the rain, I lost power and got a similar "X-drive Malfunction Error".
Also lost power and went to limp mode (like my old Acura did weekly) pulled over and after a minute or two it ran fine again. I did not shut it Off, so that the dealer could see The warning light (dash) and message (screen) stayed ON.
Went directly to the dealer, only 10km, and they checked it over. The message(s) did turn off after shuting the ignition Off.
They could find nothing wrong. It has not happened since, >3,000km now.
Maybe your friend was just getting a little frisky with the pedal.
Drove it for one week in Germany after Euro pick-up, everything was fine.
Back home, with only another 100km on it, under pretty hard acceleration, uphill in the rain, I lost power and got a similar "X-drive Malfunction Error".
Also lost power and went to limp mode (like my old Acura did weekly) pulled over and after a minute or two it ran fine again. I did not shut it Off, so that the dealer could see The warning light (dash) and message (screen) stayed ON.
Went directly to the dealer, only 10km, and they checked it over. The message(s) did turn off after shuting the ignition Off.
They could find nothing wrong. It has not happened since, >3,000km now.
Maybe your friend was just getting a little frisky with the pedal.