Seems exactly like my symptoms. I suggest pull it out of your jackass dealer and take it to my SA in fairfax BMW. Ill PM you his name if you're interested

I'm thinking the same thing...When he calls me back and if its the same b/s, I think thats what i'm going to do...
Thanks allot! Please Pm me the info.

Stay away from the Stealer...my advice is to find a reputable private shop that works on BMWs in your area (look in the Roundel). I use VACMOTORSPORTS in Philly pretty far from you but they are members of the BMWCCA and are honest, fair and competent.

Thanks,
I still havent made a decision because I still havent gotten my truck back yet :angryfire ...Its been a week and a half already, And the stealer is still giving me the run around. Now they're saying its a sensor by the shaft :confused:

If you're a little apprehensive in bringing it to another stealer, try calling Curry's automotive. They have a good reputation in servicing BMWs and Porsches in the Metro DC area

i know this one place that you can rely on in alexandria, VA. if you want PM me. they breath BMW. you can tell them i send you there. think about 1/2 or less what you pay at the dealer on any issue.

Well Finally got the truck back from the dealer $2400 dollars later and stilll having the same problem a week later. Does anyone know a a shop close to White marsh-Perryhall area that can fix my trans? I'm going to give it a shot by replacing the trans and I dont want to take it to the stealer. They ripped me off too many times.

Have you tried Autowerkes in Fallston?

I had my transmission fluid changed recently at Fairfax BMW. Interestingly enough, the lead shop tech (#138) actually did NOT properly fill the fluid and I was short about 1 1/2 quarts after the fluid swap. This caused my transmission to go into TRANS FAIL SAFE when I was on a steep incline. Once the car was level again I could just restart it and it would drive fine. After the tech worked out the air bubble in the tranny and topped it off again everything has been running fine again. If you're just having intermittent problems with your tranny, could it be something simple like fluid levels?

I changed the Trans fluid also, And Im still having the same problem " Trans Fail Prog safe Mode". The thing I cant understand, The truck drives fine in all gears, maybe about 25 mins later thats when I'm having the problem.