Transmission Slam. IT IS BACK!
06-09-2009, 02:33 PM
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update:
its been about 3-4 weeks since my car went in to the shope for this. software update fixed it. but it came back this morning.
I know there has been a lot of threads on this, but i pose a new question:
If it is in fact the transmission and not a software issue, how the hell does a software update fix it for a short period of time?
its been about 3-4 weeks since my car went in to the shope for this. software update fixed it. but it came back this morning.
I know there has been a lot of threads on this, but i pose a new question:
If it is in fact the transmission and not a software issue, how the hell does a software update fix it for a short period of time?
06-09-2009, 03:17 PM
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i would guess that when you update to new software transmision resets. same as if you do 25 seconds thing.
06-09-2009, 03:24 PM
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Originally Posted by craigm1841' post='905808' date='Jun 9 2009, 06:33 PM
update:
its been about 3-4 weeks since my car went in to the shope for this. software update fixed it. but it came back this morning.
I know there has been a lot of threads on this, but i pose a new question:
If it is in fact the transmission and not a software issue, how the hell does a software update fix it for a short period of time?
its been about 3-4 weeks since my car went in to the shope for this. software update fixed it. but it came back this morning.
I know there has been a lot of threads on this, but i pose a new question:
If it is in fact the transmission and not a software issue, how the hell does a software update fix it for a short period of time?
Is this in reference to the slam you get when you first turn on the car, or shift into your first gear or (D) ?
06-09-2009, 04:09 PM
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Originally Posted by bmw809' post='905852' date='Jun 9 2009, 07:24 PM
Is this in reference to the slam you get when you first turn on the car, or shift into your first gear or (D) ?
06-09-2009, 04:22 PM
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Originally Posted by craigm1841' post='905895' date='Jun 9 2009, 08:09 PM
when the car is cold, and you pull up to your first stop sign in D, if you do a full stop and then hit the gas pedal, there is a maybe half second delay followed by a jerk.
06-09-2009, 04:49 PM
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Software is just a "band-aid" fix, the real problem is in the transmission, I think the dealer just updates the software in the HOPE that it keeps the transmission from slamming, and therefore cost them MUCH less money! 
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Originally Posted by flyingpuck' post='905947' date='Jun 9 2009, 08:49 PM
Software is just a "band-aid" fix, the real problem is in the transmission, I think the dealer just updates the software in the HOPE that it keeps the transmission from slamming, and therefore cost them MUCH less money!
06-09-2009, 05:03 PM
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Originally Posted by flyingpuck' post='905947' date='Jun 9 2009, 08:49 PM
Software is just a "band-aid" fix, the real problem is in the transmission, I think the dealer just updates the software in the HOPE that it keeps the transmission from slamming, and therefore cost them MUCH less money!
06-09-2009, 10:20 PM
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Originally Posted by craigm1841' post='905895' date='Jun 9 2009, 08:09 PM
when the car is cold, and you pull up to your first stop sign in D, if you do a full stop and then hit the gas pedal, there is a maybe half second delay followed by a jerk.
after stop i wait until the engine stops and then press the gas. otherwise it will jerk while doing rolling stop.. i know this is annoying but so far noone completely fixed it.
software update and 25 sec trick helped but it still coming back..
i wish they had a recall on this one. so as a coming to a stop jerk.
06-09-2009, 10:38 PM
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got my car from dealer today and i told them about the jerk and they sad it is the software, but i looked on the reciept and it did't say anything about them fixing the software. but i can tell thier is a diffrence no more jerking at least for today, but who knows it probablly will come back.