I'd be curious as to what faults were stored when you had it in the dealer a month ago, when you spent $4k. You could call the dealer and have them fax you a copy of the diagnosis report, then you would not only know every fault that was stored in the vehicle, but also what the tech did when in tester diagnosis.

The indy reviewed my service invoice and says the dealer did zero to address the "trans failsafe" issue. It seems they addressed other matters but not the main issue. The faults the indy is pulling are for MAF and transmission control module (EGS). Any thoughts? I'll post the fault codes when the indy sends to me.

:wtf: Does that dealer know what they're doing?! I love it when you take it in for a rough idle and they say $4K later ... your transmission has now been rebuilt! I'd be in their face like .. like ... ayayai! :shakehead: :chair:

novastar has rebuilt alternators or will rebuild yours for 166. Not too shabby

Wish i knew about this earlier...already went with the Bosch alternator.

Dealer just called and said they shred all diagnostic records when cars are picked up. How convenient :confused: ...however, here are the codes the indy is pulling with their scanner. It's not the OBDII...

- (048)30 Converter lockup clutch excessive slip
- (002)02 Pressure actuator II

They're gonna do a full diagnostic and circle back tomorrow.

So it seems the following are potential culprits that "may" need replacement:

-Torque Converter
-EGS
-MAF

Tech said she hasn't been driven hard so the trany "may" be ok but one or possibly all of the above "may" have to go. For those of you that care i'll update.

So after a thorough diagnosis and a number of test drives, they were unable pinpoint the source of the trans failsafe warning. They checked fluids and internal components and all seems fine :dunno:

However, there was an issue with the MAF so it was replaced. The MAF issue started with the stealer...they left the MAF loosely connected after service... :confused: ...I found out after a 4 hour trip to Boston, when i checked under the hood for a mysterious whistling sound. One of the MANY reasons i'll never return to the stealer unless i buy a new model. Anyhow, they performed a final test drive when dropping her off at my parking garage and still couldn't replicate the trans failsafe issue. They suggested i monitor and communicate any odd behaviors.

Yea I bet they shredded yours, kinda fishy to me after spending $4K. Hope you don't go back to this dealer any time soon.
GOOD LUCK!

You'll be glad to know that this happened on my 740i too. After a certain mileage, the M62 kills the alternator and does that. I think its b/c it runs so fricking hot! I had the same issue.