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Old 08-27-2011, 10:17 AM
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03 X5 3.0 Tranny problem?
Ok so I am driving my X yesterday and all of a sudden it wont go. It has power but will not accelerate. When I put it in park it would roll backwards. Looks like the transmission or a component of it. I had no warning. It literally just happened in the middle of the road. Has this happened to anyone else? I had it towed to my indy but it will be Monday before I find anything out and I am scared to death of what it may be and how much it will cost to repair. This car only has 69K on it.
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Old 08-27-2011, 01:42 PM
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Sound like it might be the transfer case or the front drive splines.
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Agree with TriX5.

The front output shaft of the transfer case fails where the front driveshaft connects. The BMW fix is often a new transfer case. It is possible to have the output yoke repaired without replacing the transfer case, if that is it. A driveline machine shop can do it.
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