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2003 BMW E36 Power Train Automatic Transmission Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	612806
Internal NHTSA #	10176292
Manufacurer	BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC
Brand	BMW
Model	E36
Model Year	2003
File date	11/11/06
Component	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Please refer to fr doc 04-10644. My problem concerns this exact issue with my 2003 bmw x5, ie, delayed park to drive engagement on cold start. On 11-11-06 i backed out of my drive (i live on a corner lot) and immediately am at a stop sign. I pulled out, but the transmission would not fully engage in drive and as a result i came within inches of being smashed by a truck that was coming down the road i was entering. In the document mentioned above it was determined that the defect was not a safety hazard. You were wrong. In this document bmw argued that they had a technical service bulletin sib 24 07 03 to correct this situation by installing a new transmission. Unfortunately, in july '04 they revised this tsb to reprogram the egs module (increasing the pressure in the transmission so it takes longer to leak down) and not to put in new transmissions. I have had my x5 reprogrammed by bmw and it did no good. I had a bmw customer service advisor tell me that the reprogramming was a partial fix but did not solve the problem. He said it was a matter of money for bmw. My car is still under factory warranty. I bought it used. The bmw representative, jeff fitz, then had the nerve to tell me if i had bought the car new i would have a better chance of getting a new transmission. He said i should think about learning to live with the problem since his experience is that the new transmissions are not satisfactory either. I ask that you review your findings on the basis that bmw is not correcting the safety problem as indicated in fr doc 04-10644. *jb
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	29000
Number of Occurences	60
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	ORANGEBURG, SC
VIN pattern	5UXFA53523LXXXXXX
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	03/07/06
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	Y
Cruise control	Y
Number of cylinders	6
Drive train type	AWD
Transmission type	AUTO
Vehicle speed	1
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Dealer's name	HANCOCK BMW
Dealer's telephone number	803-754-9241
Dealer's city	COLUMBIA
Dealer's state code	SC
Dealer's ZIP code	29223

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2003 BMW E36 Power Train Automatic Transmission Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2003 BMW E36 Power Train Automatic Transmission Problems, Complaints and Defects

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