sorry for leaving out important info about the x...2005 4.4 with 24k miles..no tranny services as far as i know..i bought it in august of 2008 as a cpo vehicle with 14k miles from a bmw dealer..it is cpo'd till jun 2011...it has been doing this since day one..i thought it was somewhat normal but now it is really grating on my nerves thanks for your help..rob