Poll on rebuilt / replacement tranny's

[ernaldamerican]

I am taking a poll to see who has experienced a failure in their transmission (both GM and ZF) out of warranty and CPO. Reason for that is I would like to gather information for those out of warranty and CPO as usually the dealer is doing the work under both. If you had one done under an extended warranty please provide what information you can.

1) What year, size motor and what brand was the tranny (ZF or GM)?
2) At what mileage did you transmission fail (out of warranty and CPO)?
3) Did you have your transmission fluid changed anytime prior to its failure?
3) Was the tranny rebuilt, taken from used car, or a remanufactured tranny?
If rebuilt or a remanufactured tranny, what is the name and location of them?
5) Does your rebuilt / remanufactured tranny come with a warranty?
6) How many miles do you have on it since it has been repaired / replaced?
7) Are you satisfied with the rebuild / remanufactured tranny (so far)?
8) If tranny work was done on extended warranty was it a pain to get warranty company to flip the bill?
9) Who was the company you had extended warranty with?



My goal is to be able to use the results for all current and new members to see where folks have gone and use that as a tool if and when they need to go.

Thank you

[m5james]

You'll probably have better luck compiling the information yourself as this topic is already discussed in nassaun over all the 3, 5, 7, 8 and X boards since the mid 90's.

[Quicksilver]

Yep... Theres enough stuff to have a cutting a pasting
good time for sure...........

[jknotz]

See below

Originally Posted by ernaldamerican

I am taking a poll to see who has experienced a failure in their transmission (both GM and ZF) out of warranty and CPO. Reason for that is I would like to gather information for those out of warranty and CPO as usually the dealer is doing the work under both. If you had one done under an extended warranty please provide what information you can.

1) What year, size motor and what brand was the tranny (ZF or GM)?

2004 X5, 4.8is, ZF

2) At what mileage did you transmission fail (out of warranty and CPO)?

51K, out of BMW warranty, covered by extended warranty

3) Did you have your transmission fluid changed anytime prior to its failure?

No Transmission Fluid change (but I bought the X5 used at 40K miles)

3) Was the tranny rebuilt, taken from used car, or a remanufactured tranny?

remanufactured by BMW (In stock item in thier west coast parts warehouse)

If rebuilt or a remanufactured tranny, what is the name and location of them?

remanufactured by BMW

5) Does your rebuilt / remanufactured tranny come with a warranty?

Yes, 2 year warranty from BMW (plus remaining 2 years of the extended warranty after that)

6) How many miles do you have on it since it has been repaired / replaced?

400 miles so far!

7) Are you satisfied with the rebuild / remanufactured tranny (so far)?

Yes, very satisfied, the transmission is running great!

8) If tranny work was done on extended warranty was it a pain to get warranty company to flip the bill?

No, the BMW dealer took their time and had all their findings on the transmission in order, the extended warranty folks had to drop by the BMW dealership to look at the transmission and findings, the repair was approved the next day, cost was $8K

9) Who was the company you had extended warranty with?

National Warranty Corporation - Eugene, Oregon



My goal is to be able to use the results for all current and new members to see where folks have gone and use that as a tool if and when they need to go.

Thank you

[TheKingSim0n]

1) What year, size motor and what brand was the tranny (ZF or GM)?

2001 X5 4.4I ZF Transmission

2) At what mileage did you transmission fail (out of warranty and CPO)?

120k Miles (It didn't fail, but its messing up)

3) Did you have your transmission fluid changed anytime prior to its failure?

No, I did not, I am going to do so in the near future though.

3) Was the tranny rebuilt, taken from used car, or a remanufactured tranny?

I did not have my transmission touched yet, but I am planning on having it rebuilt.

If rebuilt or a remanufactured tranny, what is the name and location of them?

5) Does your rebuilt / remanufactured tranny come with a warranty?

Yes, when I get my transmission rebuilt the transmission shop will be giving me there own shop warranty for at least 2 years.

6) How many miles do you have on it since it has been repaired / replaced?

I didnt get it rebuilt yet.

7) Are you satisfied with the rebuild / remanufactured tranny (so far)?

I have had many friends who have rebuilt the transmissions on X5s and they are very well satisfied with the job.

8) If tranny work was done on extended warranty was it a pain to get warranty company to flip the bill?

Yes, I have extended warranty through a 3rd party and yes they are all headaches to deal with.

9) Who was the company you had extended warranty with?

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[TheKingSim0n]

Originally Posted by jknotz

See below

What 1994 X5? :/

[jknotz]

2004, not 1994 (input error, my bad)

Originally Posted by TheKingSim0n

What 1994 X5? :/