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2008 BMW M3 Power Train Automatic Transmission Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	719687
Internal NHTSA #	10265062
Manufacurer	BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC
Brand	BMW
Model	M3
Model Year	2008
File date	07/04/09
Component	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I have a 08 bmw m3 with dct transmission. It received a software update months ago to fix a transmission shifting pattern. It did solve that issue but it created a much worse one. The car now, when decelerating from normal speeds and reaches a speed where it should be engaging into 2nd gear, it does not for about 1-2 seconds. This happens every time. The classic example is when i slow down at an intersection, come out of street and merge into traffic, try to make a u-turn, turn into a business etc. This creates a scenario that if you are at a busy road and lets say doing 45 mph and you slow down to make a left turn to a slow speed that you car should engage 2 or 3rd gear and it sits there for a second or two and it seems to be "looking" for a gear to choose and it simply does not respond. To try to compensate, the natural reaction is to step on the gas a bit more to make it through the intersection. The car then, when it decides to engage 2nd gear, lurches forwards in a very abrupt manner. This creates a very dangerous scenario since that pause is a great deal of distance traveled by the car behind you and it keeps going. The lag in the transmission creates drastic void in power and there you sit like a fish in a barrel hoping a car or an 18-wheeler does not hit you from behind. I have had 3 very close times making a u-turn in a busy street that my car was extremely close to being rear ended with a child in the back seat! Once it created road rage with the driver of the truck that almost hit me and the other person ended up in the median as to not hit me. Bmw has chosen to be non-communicative with its customers and even stating that this is normal for a dct transmission which is not. This did not exist before the last software update 31. 2. It is very concerning that bmw has taking this stance. I 'm an avid auto enthusiast & an er doc and trust me this is very dangerous and someone will be killed in an accident if they do not fix this soon please help!
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Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	WESLEY CHAPEL, FL
VIN pattern	WBSWL93588PXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
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 M3 Power Train Automatic Transmission Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2008 BMW M3 Power Train Automatic Transmission Problems, Complaints and Defects

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