Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||||
| SIB240812 | 12/01/2012 | 10051439 | Bmw: intermittently goes into park during a msa engine start. the transmission can intermittently go into the park position (p) when msa engine start is occurring. a drive gear can be selected in order to drive away, and no relevant faults | 03/07/2013 | |
| SIB-23-01-08 | 04/01/2011 | 10040045 | Bmw: a new technical support process has been created regarding transmission concerns. *rm | 08/15/2011 | |
| SIB-23-01-08 | 04/01/2011 | 10040045 | Ready | 08/15/2011 | |
| SIB-24-01-10 | 02/01/2011 | SI-B24-01-10 | 10037934 | Ready updated on 06/08/2011. *kb | 06/08/2011 |
| SIB-24-01-08 | 10/01/2010 | 10035010 | Bmw vehicle: transmission warning light is illuminated and the transmission enters failsafe mode. fault code 4f81 (ratio monitoring, clutch a), in some cases combined with the subsequent faults 507b/507c (parking gear sensor implausible s | 02/07/2011 | |
| SI-B25-02-07 | 06/01/2008 | 10026206 | Bmw: diagnostic for gws faults - drive position d cannot be engaged. after the engine has started or during parking maneuvers, the drive position d cannot be engaged using the gws (gear selector switch). *pe | 10/07/2008 | |
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION | |||||
| SIB-34-07-07 | 11/01/2007 | 10032849 | Bmw vehicle: dsc disabling function. due to revised dme, dsc and ccc software, the mdm (m dynamic mode) button located in the center console switch cluster (szm) now has triple functionality-default state-dsc on; short press-mdm on (green | 06/02/2010 | |
| SIB-25-03-07 | 11/01/2007 | 10032825 | Bmw vehicle: sport transmission paddle shifters inoperative-diagnosis. the direct communication input line between the paddle shifters and the egs transmission control module is interrupted. no model years listed. *pe | 05/28/2010 | |
| POWER TRAIN - TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) | |||||
| SIB-27-01-07 | 06/01/2010 | 10037061 | Bmw: a fault for oil wear is stored in the memory, but it does not illuminate the warning lamp. *rm | 04/29/2011 | |
| SIB-27-01-07 | 06/01/2010 | 10037061 | Ready | 04/29/2011 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | |||
| 07/14/2010 | 37048 | ||
| Bmw 535xi sport wagon 2008- .. driving on highway, icon came on above speedometer - orange engine/half black and on dashboard below navi readout engine malfunction-reduced power. from then on we had no thrust with gas pedal. car went in for service and was supposedly repaired. this then happened four more times. each time the car was in the shop and parts were thrown at it and each time we were told the issue was probably fixed but they really did not know what the problem was. the car was in the shop about 30 days since the original incident. parts replaced were vacuum hose black, vacuum pump, pressure sensor,removed and reinstalled throttle, replaced all vaccuum hoses on 7/14/10, charged battery 7/27. | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 08/15/2009 | 20000 | 1 | |
| Transmission locked in parked and vehicle blocking moving truck. unable to tow auto because dealership was unable to provide assistance for unlocking mechanism. necessary to contact bmw directly for assistance to unlock transmission and vehicle subsequent towed to dealership. | |||
| 10/23/2009 | 18100 | 1 | |
| My 2008 bmw 528i has now shifted into neutral, and then down-shifted, at high speed (60mph) without warning 4 times. three of these incidents occurred on the freeways of los angeles. this latest incident almost caused me to be hit by multiple cars as i coasted to a gorepoint at a freeway offramp. *tr | |||
| 08/30/2007 | 2000 | 1 | |
| When engine is cold, car will not shift into reverse. it must be shifted into drive before it will shift into reverse. the first time this happened was in august-september 2007. the gear shift was replaced by the dealer. it happened again in october or november, 2008. the dealer downloaded all the software related to gear shifting and re-loaded it. the shift worked about one month until it happened again. as soon as i can get the car back to the dealer, they will have a third opportunity to fix the same problem. *tr | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - LEVER AND LINKAGE - FLOOR SHIFT | |||
| 03/04/2009 | 12000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2008 bmw 528. when the contact attempted to shift from drive into reverse, the gear shift suddenly shifted back into drive. the gear shift failure occurred intermittently. the vehicle was being diagnosed by the dealer when the complaint was filed. the approximate failure mileage was 12,000. the approximate current mileage was 24,000. | |||