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Old 02-14-2007, 03:44 AM
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it should be covered by the warranty...new car and extended/cpo...
But that is if something goes wrong now, my question is what, if anything, can/would they do to prevent/fix it before it fails? Knowing that it is a common problem.
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Old 02-14-2007, 03:46 AM
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ohhh...i don't think that there's anything they could do but maintain it...when it dies, it just dies...i'm saying nothing but, the transmission is made by gm, no?
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the transmission is made by gm?? no fraking wonder
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Old 02-14-2007, 04:30 AM
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i'm pretty sure it's made by gm...for the pre-facelift and the 3.0 facelift Xs...or the V8s may be, or may not be...but i think the 3.0 4.4 and 4.6 had the same transmission... the six-speed trannys are made by zf.
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i'm pretty sure it's made by gm...for the pre-facelift and the 3.0 facelift Xs...or the V8s may be, or may not be...but i think the 3.0 4.4 and 4.6 had the same transmission... the six-speed trannys are made by zf.
No, the prefacelift X5 4.4's have ZF 5-speed autos (A5S440Z) while the 3.0i's have French made GM 5-speed autos (A5S390R-GM5).
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Old 02-14-2007, 05:16 AM
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thanks for the clarification

but now...are both vulnerable to the failure?
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i still haven't told my girl yet ....... i just don't want her to have to drive all the way down here, i'm confident i'll get lucky and i'll be able to get a loaner.
Why not go and hire something nice for the day?
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Best case scenario: Water in the underhood electronics affecting transmission controller.
http://www.xoutpost.com/x5-e53-forum/...lure-help.html

Worst case scenario: Failed transmission.
http://www.xoutpost.com/x5-e53-forum/...home-mode.html
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Old 02-14-2007, 05:22 AM
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Why not go and hire something nice for the day?
ooo...you can rent a ferrari for $500 a day...but i think that's almost your entire budget wasted on one day...but that would be awesome

but renting a nice car is expensive...something like a cadillac dts is $100 a day and BMW loaners are FREE!!!
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While 115K isn't insane mileage and a trans shouldn't go at that point, it is certainly possible after 100,000 miles to have issues with large components.

Sorry about the bad luck.
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