545 manual pops out of 1st gear
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My Ride: Silvr Gray 545, 6spd manual, breyton front, acs rear wing, navi, maya dtm 20" on H&R springs and Eismann exhaust.
has anyone experianced this? I put it into first gear and the min i gas the car it jolts out of first gear and makes a huge pouncing noise. Its happend on several occasions. I took it to the dealer they said nothings wrong with the gear box and that they do not know what the problem is. Has anyone else experiance this
ON A SIDE NOTE: my sunroof was making a very bad noise closing and opening and they fixed that problem so if you do have that problem its a recall make sure you take it in!
Thanks in advance for the feedback!
ON A SIDE NOTE: my sunroof was making a very bad noise closing and opening and they fixed that problem so if you do have that problem its a recall make sure you take it in!
Thanks in advance for the feedback!
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Originally Posted by money99' post='296592' date='Jun 12 2006, 03:08 PM
has anyone experianced this? I put it into first gear and the min i gas the car it jolts out of first gear and makes a huge pouncing noise. Its happend on several occasions. I took it to the dealer they said nothings wrong with the gear box and that they do not know what the problem is. Has anyone else experiance this
ON A SIDE NOTE: my sunroof was making a very bad noise closing and opening and they fixed that problem so if you do have that problem its a recall make sure you take it in!
Thanks in advance for the feedback!
ON A SIDE NOTE: my sunroof was making a very bad noise closing and opening and they fixed that problem so if you do have that problem its a recall make sure you take it in!
Thanks in advance for the feedback!
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Originally Posted by Hormazd' post='296752' date='Jun 12 2006, 09:39 PM
This will only happen if the shifter is not fully slotted in 1st. There is a about a CM where it engages but is not fully slotted and it will pop out and invariably scare the sh*t out of you. It sounds and feels like you have just been rear ended. Just be sure to slot the shifter completely. There is nothing wrong with the tranny.
If you think you have fully slotted first, I would have it checked out.
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My '00 540i6 did this on rare occassion under very hard acceleration in 1st.
Maybe 6-10x over the 36 mo lease.
Maybe 6-10x over the 36 mo lease.
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My Ride: Silvr Gray 545, 6spd manual, breyton front, acs rear wing, navi, maya dtm 20" on H&R springs and Eismann exhaust.
it might be that im not fully in first but i dont know i cant figure it out dealer said there is nothing wrong with the tranny yet this happens at least once a week
thanks for the insight guuys!
thanks for the insight guuys!
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Originally Posted by money99' post='296592' date='Jun 12 2006, 06:08 PM
has anyone experianced this? I put it into first gear and the min i gas the car it jolts out of first gear and makes a huge pouncing noise. Its happend on several occasions. I took it to the dealer they said nothings wrong with the gear box and that they do not know what the problem is. Has anyone else experiance this
ON A SIDE NOTE: my sunroof was making a very bad noise closing and opening and they fixed that problem so if you do have that problem its a recall make sure you take it in!
Thanks in advance for the feedback!
ON A SIDE NOTE: my sunroof was making a very bad noise closing and opening and they fixed that problem so if you do have that problem its a recall make sure you take it in!
Thanks in advance for the feedback!
This is NOT normal and could be very costly if the gears have been damaged. Maybe it's just linkage adjustment, but it sounds more troublesome than a random missed lever placement.
Good luck,
Ray Hull
