View Poll Results: How many 545 owners have experienced the "slam"
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545 Transmission "Slam"
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Originally Posted by EBMCS03' date='May 17 2005, 06:40 PM
I hope this poll is real... and people are not just voting yes for the H.E.Double.L for it.? 
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I dont know why anyone would???? The bad thing for me is, I never had it before 16.2 and I had only had it happen once before T-O-D-A-Y.
I had it happen again today on my way home. Both times it has happened is when coming to a "rolling" stop. I slow down to stop, but dont stop completely and when I re-accelerate.....BAM!!!! I feel like I get rear ended. I have had several annoying things with this vehicle, but this is the first one that has REALLY frustrated me, because it feels like you have been rear ended.
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Originally Posted by derrickj' date='May 17 2005, 04:02 PM
[quote name='EBMCS03' date='May 17 2005, 06:40 PM']I hope this poll is real... and people are not just voting yes for the H.E.Double.L for it.?
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I dont know why anyone would???? The bad thing for me is, I never had it before 16.2 and I had only had it happen once before T-O-D-A-Y.
I had it happen again today on my way home. Both times it has happened is when coming to a "rolling" stop. I slow down to stop, but dont stop completely and when I re-accelerate.....BAM!!!! I feel like I get rear ended. I have had several annoying things with this vehicle, but this is the first one that has REALLY frustrated me, because it feels like you have been rear ended.
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[/quote]THIS IS BAD!!!!! 16.1+ is suppose to fix... not introduce...
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Originally Posted by Mercy' date='May 17 2005, 01:13 PM
Maybe this a good time to pitch? 
the 6sp-manual ? to you all. I never had this problem? 
On a serious note, this would scared me away from getting an automatic until I heard it was resolved.
the 6sp-manual ? to you all. I never had this problem? On a serious note, this would scared me away from getting an automatic until I heard it was resolved.
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Funny that you guys are talking about this.
I have a 525 e60 for about 1.5 years. I thought the slam problem was only with my car. It feels as if some one hit you from the rear?
I started to feel that since my car was like 1 month old. I got used to it.
But to be honest, every now and then when I stop in a light i had to look back..it always feel as if some one is hitting my behind.
I thought it was a free feature in our car! ..how naive 
really i thought it was some extra feature they gave !
I have a 525 e60 for about 1.5 years. I thought the slam problem was only with my car. It feels as if some one hit you from the rear?
I started to feel that since my car was like 1 month old. I got used to it.
But to be honest, every now and then when I stop in a light i had to look back..it always feel as if some one is hitting my behind.
I thought it was a free feature in our car! ..how naive really i thought it was some extra feature they gave !
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[Hi all ,I dont mean to sound stupid,but i have never heard of this slam .I have a 2004 545i with sports package.I bought it in apr of 2004.I have never had a problem .I love my car.What is all this 16.3,15.4 stuff?What is a slam?thank you
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I have 16.2
The car slammed once when somebody else was driving.
Rolling stop, sudden acceleration, SLAM!
It's not subtle.
Has never happened when I was driving, even in similar situations.
Maybe it's partly a driving style issue?
The car slammed once when somebody else was driving.
Rolling stop, sudden acceleration, SLAM!
It's not subtle.
Has never happened when I was driving, even in similar situations.
Maybe it's partly a driving style issue?