Transmission Problem
03-07-2011, 06:32 PM
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I had the same harsh 2-1 downshift when my car had about 60,000 miles on it. This was about three years ago. Since I had purchased the extended warranty I took it to the dealer expecting to get the software fix. After a day they called and told me that BMW NA had approved replacing the entire tranny with a BMW remenufactured unit. I think I paid the $50 deductable but my SA said the cost without the warranty would have been $9000. Warranty on the rebuilt unit was two years with unlimited mileage. I've never had the problem again and now have over 100,000 miles on the car.
This is a known problem with the auto transmission cars and I can't believe that it is effecting newer E60s. I took delivery of mine in May 2004 when the E60 was relatively new in production. BMW knew they had a problem within a few years as folks put miles on the cars. It should have been fixed on later production cars.
My advice is to get in touch with the dealer and/or BMW NA and ask why this defect in design has not been addressed. Good luck.
This is a known problem with the auto transmission cars and I can't believe that it is effecting newer E60s. I took delivery of mine in May 2004 when the E60 was relatively new in production. BMW knew they had a problem within a few years as folks put miles on the cars. It should have been fixed on later production cars.
My advice is to get in touch with the dealer and/or BMW NA and ask why this defect in design has not been addressed. Good luck.
03-08-2011, 01:48 PM
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I was speaking to the OP on that actually. I didn't read entire thread but chimed in quickly. But FYI the BMW authorized dealerships are almost always full of b.s. They do not repair of rebuild, they replace and that's that.
I was speaking to the OP on that actually. I didn't read entire thread but chimed in quickly. But FYI the BMW authorized dealerships are almost always full of b.s. They do not repair of rebuild, they replace and that's that.
03-08-2011, 01:53 PM
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I had the same harsh 2-1 downshift when my car had about 60,000 miles on it. This was about three years ago. Since I had purchased the extended warranty I took it to the dealer expecting to get the software fix. After a day they called and told me that BMW NA had approved replacing the entire tranny with a BMW remenufactured unit. I think I paid the $50 deductable but my SA said the cost without the warranty would have been $9000. Warranty on the rebuilt unit was two years with unlimited mileage. I've never had the problem again and now have over 100,000 miles on the car.
This is a known problem with the auto transmission cars and I can't believe that it is effecting newer E60s. I took delivery of mine in May 2004 when the E60 was relatively new in production. BMW knew they had a problem within a few years as folks put miles on the cars. It should have been fixed on later production cars.
My advice is to get in touch with the dealer and/or BMW NA and ask why this defect in design has not been addressed. Good luck.
This is a known problem with the auto transmission cars and I can't believe that it is effecting newer E60s. I took delivery of mine in May 2004 when the E60 was relatively new in production. BMW knew they had a problem within a few years as folks put miles on the cars. It should have been fixed on later production cars.
My advice is to get in touch with the dealer and/or BMW NA and ask why this defect in design has not been addressed. Good luck.
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