big delay when putting in reverse

[Naz24]

Originally Posted by m5james

Try resetting the trans by doing the gas pedal trick, otherwise I'd say you start driving it more to make it fail sooner if it's in fact going out. Got a trailer you can tow for the hell of it?

i did the trans reset that was in one of the threads here, it inovled holding the gas pedal and i forget what else, i have it written down somewhere. it did not work. Sadly i dont have a trailer, nor do i have a tow hitch on my car so i'm not sure how that would work. I'm currently in the process of talking to a couple dealerships to see what we can work out. before my family went on a selling spree, we serviced 6 BMWs at the same time with these dealerships (5 of them NOT under warranty) and spent thousands with them. and yet they still treat this problem like dirt. What ever happened to customer loyalty?

[m5james]

Loyalty costs money on the dealerships, so unless they're going to make money on it (aka your wallet, not warranty), then you've gotta find the needle in the haystack.

[Naz24]

Originally Posted by m5james

Loyalty costs money on the dealerships, so unless they're going to make money on it (aka your wallet, not warranty), then you've gotta find the needle in the haystack.

100% true, but you'd figure taht when they are repairing 5/6 cars WITHOUT a warranty for my family that they'd cut some slack for the one still under CPO.

Jerks

[m5james]

AFAIK they charge different rates for warranty work, then that have to wait to get reimbursed from BMWNA for the difference. It's more of a headache as opposed to someone who comes in and empties their wallet. If you had something obvious going on like all the head problems people have, they've at least admitted to the fault and are fixing them. Transmissions are still something they're tight lipped about, why I assume is why there are whole wesbites dedicated to bring the tranny issues to light and hoping BMW will come around and/or fix the problem.

[4MoJoe]

RE: Post #17. I had this issue and finally got my mechatronic replaced in November 2009 -$4,100. Now my car has some metal on metal noise developing around 25 to 30 mph; no fault codes and the dealer states they can't hear it (shrug).

It has delay into reverse as well. It's also been jumpy until fully warmed up...that is I can be at a stop light and take off and lets say the car in front of you slows for some reason then speeds up - so I take foot off the gas for a few seconds and then back on and the car can't figure out what gear to be in and it just lurches forward. Also when it's cold and I drive out of my driveway I'll be going pretty slow but suddenly the car just takes off, changes to a higher gear then bogs down. My 2001 X5 with the 3.0 it never did this and I know that's a completely different transmission; just added for comparison.

Cold performance of this car has not impressed me. Once warmed up it's a blast!

Since the mechatronic repair I had about 3 to 4 weeks of really smooth driving and now it's going all down hill. I have 2 1/2 years of warranty left which is my only saving grace (and it's paid for). Otherwise I would have dumped it. Love the X but not the constant worry about the transmission...

[m5james]

Originally Posted by 4MoJoe

RE: Post #17. I had this issue and finally got my mechatronic replaced in November 2009 -$4,100. Now my car has some metal on metal noise developing around 25 to 30 mph; no fault codes and the dealer states they can't hear it (shrug).

It has delay into reverse as well. It's also been jumpy until fully warmed up...that is I can be at a stop light and take off and lets say the car in front of you slows for some reason then speeds up - so I take foot off the gas for a few seconds and then back on and the car can't figure out what gear to be in and it just lurches forward. Also when it's cold and I drive out of my driveway I'll be going pretty slow but suddenly the car just takes off, changes to a higher gear then bogs down. My 2001 X5 with the 3.0 it never did this and I know that's a completely different transmission; just added for comparison.

Cold performance of this car has not impressed me. Once warmed up it's a blast!

Since the mechatronic repair I had about 3 to 4 weeks of really smooth driving and now it's going all down hill. I have 2 1/2 years of warranty left which is my only saving grace (and it's paid for). Otherwise I would have dumped it. Love the X but not the constant worry about the transmission...

Fortunately I have a lifetime warranty on my transmission, the catch is that I have to have the vehicle serviced @ an authorized shop, but since BMW technically says that it needs no servicing, I have the option of just letting it die. I'm still going to flush the fluid though as I don't want all the headaches that occur between waiting for it to finally take a crap.

[Naz24]

Just wanted to thank all of you for your input, i have taken all of it into consideration!

So i have an appointment for next thursday at Paul Miller BMW. Its a very very good dealership in the area, i really hope they prove themselves well!


I will definitely keep you guys updated. Any further advice?

[Weasel]

True, the only thing I ever had to do on my 1969 F250 pickup in over 8 years other than oil changes was spark plugs and wires once and points and condensor once...

spent less in overall maintenance in 8 years than the BMW in 1 or 2 years. But it wasn't a BMW.

[m5james]

We do it to ourselves, oh well.

[Weasel]

For the most part the driving experience and safety make up for the expenses... And that I never have to pay for labor and get parts at my cost!