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2008 BMW 5 SERIES Power Train Automatic Transmission Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	704806
Internal NHTSA #	10252104
Manufacurer	BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC
Brand	BMW
Model	5 SERIES
Model Year	2008
File date	30/08/07
Component	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	When engine is cold, car will not shift into reverse. It must be shifted into drive before it will shift into reverse. The first time this happened was in august-september 2007. The gear shift was replaced by the dealer. It happened again in october or november, 2008. The dealer downloaded all the software related to gear shifting and re-loaded it. The shift worked about one month until it happened again. As soon as i can get the car back to the dealer, they will have a third opportunity to fix the same problem.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	2000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	PACIFIC PALISADES, CA
VIN pattern	XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	13/09/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2008 BMW 5 SERIES Power Train Automatic Transmission Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2008 BMW 5 SERIES Power Train Automatic Transmission Problems, Complaints and Defects

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