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scout15246

11-02-2017 01:10 AM

Drive failure

I was accelerating while making a turn. Suddenly had to slam on my brakes to avoid hitting someone. As soon as I stopped, it felt like someone had rear-ended me. Then had no drive or reverse. Also, the vehicle still rolls while in park. Looking for ideas on how to narrow down what could possibly be wrong with it.

blakamin

11-02-2017 03:15 AM

What E53? pre-facelift?

upallnight

11-02-2017 07:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scout15246 (Post 1119738)

I was accelerating while making a turn. Suddenly had to slam on my brakes to avoid hitting someone. As soon as I stopped, it felt like someone had rear-ended me. Then had no drive or reverse. Also, the vehicle still rolls while in park. Looking for ideas on how to narrow down what could possibly be wrong with it.

You need a new transmission.

Crowz

11-02-2017 08:02 AM

The rolling part plus the other symptoms you broke a cv axle.

pearlpower

11-02-2017 09:13 AM

Get underneath her, check the driveshaft couplers, all mounts, cvs, etc.

upallnight

11-02-2017 09:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crowz (Post 1119750)

The rolling part plus the other symptoms you broke a cv axle.

Or the Guibo.

Crowz

11-02-2017 02:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scout15246 (Post 1119738)

I was accelerating while making a turn. Suddenly had to slam on my brakes to avoid hitting someone. As soon as I stopped, it felt like someone had rear-ended me. Then had no drive or reverse. Also, the vehicle still rolls while in park. Looking for ideas on how to narrow down what could possibly be wrong with it.

It may be a guibo but the highlighted part is classic cv axle failure recipe.

CapeX5

11-05-2017 09:18 PM

Had similar thing happen 2 weeks ago, front axle popped out of diff. No drive of any kind. Fairly simple fix.

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