2004 Bmw X3 Transmission Problems

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW X3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE 4X4 WARNING LAMP AND THE ABS WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY INVOLVED IN TWO SEPARATE CRASHES. AFTER THE MOST RECENT CRASH, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER AND UNKNOWN REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED AND THE WARNING LAMPS CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE FOR THE ABS WARNING LAMP AND THE 4X4 WARNING LAMP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE DETAILS OF THE CRASH WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

AN ALMOST FATAL CRASH. CAR WAS BACKED UP FROM GARAGE IN THE MORNING INTO THE STREET, PUT IN D POSITION BUT THERE WERE NO POWER TO THE WHEELS FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 TO 10 SECONDS. CAR APPROACHING FROM BEHIND ON THE STREET NEEDED TO SWERVE TO AVOID REAR ENDING MY CAR. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS CONTINUOUSLY WHEN THE CAR IS COLD (SITTING FOR MORE THAN 8 HOURS). THERE IS A DELAY OF ABOUT 10 SECONDS FOR POWER TO ENGAGE IN D POSITION. ACCORDING TO ONLINE CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS AND BMW DEALER, THIS CRITICAL SAFETY ISSUE IS RELATED TO A SOFTWARE ISSUE IN THE TRANSMISSION. A SOFTWARE UPGRADE FIXES THE PROBLEM BUT WHEN APPROACHING BMW FOR THIS CRITICAL SAFETY ISSUE, THEY REFUSE TO PROVIDE THE SOFTWARE UPGRADE FOR FREE AND THE DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE $360 TO UPDATE THE TRANSMISSION SOFTWARE. *TR

MY VEHICLE IS A BMW 325, 2004 AND I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH MY REVERSE. WHEN I PLACE MY CAR IN REVERSE, IT DOES NOT MOVE. I HAVE READ OF SEVERAL ISSUES PERTAINING TO THIS PROBLEM IN BMW VEHICLES FROM 2000 - 2005. MOREOVER, I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT THAT WAS SETTLED IN NJ. I WOULD LIKE TO UNDERSTAND IF THE NHTSA IS PURSUING AND INVESTIGATION INTO THIS MATTER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 BMW X3. THE CONTACT STATED HIS WIFE WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, WHEN SUDDENLY THE FRONT WHEELS LOCKED AND SPUN OUT OF CONTROL IN SNOWY CONDITIONS ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO GUIDE THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD; THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,700. UPDATED 02/08/11*LJ UPDATED 03/11/11*JB

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN COMING TO A QUICK STOP, THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT AND HEAVY BANG CAUSING YOU TO JERK FORWARD AS IF SOMEONE HIT YOU IN THE REAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR AS NEW IN 2004. IT HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE DEALER AT EACH SERVICE CALL BUT NOT BEEN FIXED. *JB

I PURCHASED A 2004 BMW 325XI IN MARCH OF 2004 FROM HUNTERDON BMW IN LEBANON, NEW JERSEY. AT 10,000 MILES, MY TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED, LIGHT KEPT COMING ON SO THEY REPLACED THE VALVE BODY. A WEEK LATER, THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. THIS TIME HUNTERDON BMW HAD MY CAR IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OVER 2 WEEKS AND REPLACED MY TRANSMISSION. HOWEVER, THEY REPLACED MY NEW TRANSMISSION WITH A USED TRANSMISSION, WHICH I TRIED TO FIGHT BECAUSE I BOUGHT A NEW CAR, NOT A USED CAR, BUT THEY KEPT TELLING ME IT WAS THEIR "POLICY". THEY ALSO REFUSED TO TELL ME HOW MANY MILES THIS TRANSMISSION HAD ON IT, THEY REFUSED TO TELL ME IF IT WAS EVEN A BMW TRANSMISSION, AND THEY REFUSED TO EXTEND MY WARRANTY ON THE TRANSMISSION TO REFLECT THE AMOUNT OF MILES THAT WAS ON THE CAR. FURTHERMORE, AFTER THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION, THE CAR JUMPED/JERKED AT INTERMITTENT TIMES WHEN I WAS ACCELERATING OR DECELERATING. WHEN I BROUGHT IT INTO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO CHECK ON IT, THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM ? AND TALKED TO ME AS IF IT WAS NOT HAPPENING. THIS LEAVES MY SAFETY AT STAKE WHEN I DRIVE. NOW, A FEW MONTHS LATER, I HAD TO BRING MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE AGAIN: THE CAR SQUEAKS WHEN IT STARTS, THE SQUEAKING TURNED OUT TO BE THE AC & DRIVE BELT - SO THEY REPLACED IT. I PICKED UP THE CAR ONLY TO FIND THAT THE CAR IS STILL SQUEAKINGIT IS NOT A SAFE VEHICLE TO BE IN. FURTHERMORE THE LOANER CAR, WHICH WAS EXACTLY THE SAME AS MINE, DROVE 100 TIMES SMOOTHER THAN MINE. HUNTERDON BMW SOLD ME A DEFECTIVE VEHICLE.*AK

2004 BMW WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMITION, NO ENGAGEMENT OF THE D RIVE AFTER THE CAR IS SET FOR 12-24 HOURS.*AK

THE TRANSMISSION SELECTOR IS ABLE TO BE MOVED FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE WITHOUT HAVING TO DEPRESS THE BRAKES AND SAFETY. THIS CAN BE DONE WHILE THE VEHICLE IS STILL MOVING. *AK

CAR WAS IN PARK WHILE RUNNING. I PUT IN DRIVE (NOT COLD START) HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR 2 HOURS(STOPPED AT STORE). I PUT IN DRIVE AND THE ENGINE REVVED LIKE THE GAS PEDAL WAS FLOORED. I TRIED TO MAKE IT STOP BY PUTTING IN PARK. I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO CUT OFF THE ENGINE TO MAKE IT STOP. I AM GLAD NO ONE WAS NEAR THE CAR BECAUSE THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN INJURED. IT JUMPED FORWARD VERY HARD AND I WAS HOLDIING DOWN THE BRAKE. IT LURCHED FORWARD AND MADE A LOUD CLUNKING SOUND AND I SHUT THE CAR OFF. I THINK IT HAS TO DO WITH THE TRANS. I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR NEW 4 DAYS AGO AND THE DEALER AND BMW SAID THIS HAD BEEN FIXED THOUGH A SOFTWARE FIX . I HAD READ ABOUT THE STEPTRONIC PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD IT WAS NO LONGER AN ISSUE. OBVIOUSLY THIS IS NOT THE CASE.*AK