NO REVERSE!!!!!!!!!

Hi all,

Just tried my reverse again and its slightly working. If I put it into R it moves back but if I touch the acceleratror it vibrates and then nothing. Any one had this problem before??

What a way to start the weekend...

I have had the Auto specialist look at it and he has never seen this before, and recons its a box out job €€€€€€€€€€'s

I let you know how I get on.

Thanks

Mick

Mick

Sorry to hear your news.

If you have bought from BMW and it is still under warranty take it straight back there.  It is their problem and they will have to fix it at their cost and give you a replacement car.

This is the only time one should take a car to BMW to get the autobox fixed.

BMW will not fix it but they will send it to a specialist for repair but you only deal with BMW.

It could simply be a selector linkage problem. No, I read this post again from your last one on t'other thread and no it is probably an internal fault.

Box out sounds about right as it will be extremely difficult to tell what the fault is without taking it out and then taking it apart.

Could be solenoid fault , i.e. not making the hydraulic circuits 'live' to power all the valves that operate the brake bands and clutches.  It could also be mechanical failure, say a clutch, brake band or gear.

What exactly vibrates?

I'm not telling 'I told you so' as I know you were in the process of getting your tranny serviced, but you will now know why I tell all new owners of second hand automatic BMW's to take it to an Automatic Transmission Specialist for a service straight away.

Best of luck

Andrew

Andrew,

Just got a call back from the Garage (not a BMW dealer but sells alot of them) and he has aggreed without fuss to repair or replace the box. I have told him thats fine as logn as its done right.

Ill let you know.

And a message to all GET YOUR BOX SERVICED!!!

Mick

Mick523I wrote: And a message to all GET YOUR BOX SERVICED!!!

I'll second that!

Keep us all posted.

Andrew

do you mean fluid change??

I might go for this. If the boxes are rubbish it might be a good damage limitation exersise. Think I'll be getting my lexus asap. No such worries there...

judging by the number of problems that have cropped up over the past few weeks i think its a safe bet to suggest that people avoid slush boxed bee-ems

its a pretty poor showing really, you'd never expect to have to shift gears yourself in some cars - a roller or a big jag with a manual gearstick seems like sacrilege, unfortunately with the 5-ser it seems like the preferred option to stave off mechanical gremlins

the quaint saying "starts off automatic and ends up autobuggery" never sounded so true!

i wonder if the 7-series is similarly afflicted?

Edited by stephenperry

beast530 wrote: I'm trying but nobody will service mine

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I should Add to that actually..

The same Gearbox on my GS300 Mk2 was also subjected to 260lbs (26 refils of a 10lb bottle) of Nitrous Oxide performance enhancement over 18 months and 52,000 miles of its life. Never gave a wiff of trouble.

Hi again guys, Its getting worse. I am dropping the car to the garage on monday morning but today it has started "sliping" in drive now so I wont be driving it again till monday morn. Mine has a full BMWSH and only 57k on the clock   I will let you know what they find after it is stripped.

Cheers for now Mick.

PS I still love her 

Morning Andrew,

No it hasnt gone into limp mode. I still have full power and no lights on the dash. I dont however have full speed. I will have to drive it 5 miles this morning to the dealer. Fingers crossed.

I must also stand up for BMW autos. My sister is on her 3rd 5 and she only checks oil and stuff when the lights on the dash tell her to. She treats the oil low light the same as the petrol warning light.

She has never had any mechanicl problems, nothing, not one.

Her only problem ever encountered was to lock her keys in the boot.

Ill let you know what the dealer says thismorning about my box.

Mick