🍆 Bmw X5 E53 Gearbox Problems

The X5 just had a 2 week holiday at the local BMW store, all they could do was change the trans fluid, which hasn't had much if any effect. Of course, they are wanting to change the whole tranny but on driving it does not slip in any gear and feels very solid. There are 62,000 miles or 100,000 km on the X5, just recently off warranty. Can anyone help? X5 4.6. Gearbox works fine through the gears and from standing start but if you slow down to virtually a stand still and go to accelerate before stopping it struggles to select/get a gear and can snatch quite harsh at times. Don't do it often. Anyone know about the torque converter or could it be gearbox? Trans Fail Prog means the gearbox electronic gears from 1 -4 will not be selected by the main gear computer, BMW X5'S WERE BUILT WITH A FAIL PROOF GEAR ( 5TH GEAR ) when the gearbox components fail and trans Fail Progrm appears then the electronic gears 1- 4 shutdown and the car puts itself into 5th gear because it knows there is a problem. Open INPA>>choose chassis>>Transmission>>Gearbox Control module>>Identification (F2). now press arrow down on your keyboard and take note of your Assembly number. Close INPA. 4. Open winKFP>>Comfort mode>>Enter ZUSB and Enter the assembly number.>> Take note of your ECU family. 5. Looking for some advice. I have a 2006 3.0D X5 with auto transmission. 130 000 km on the clock. In the last week or so it has started to feel like a manual transmission with a slipping clutch. If I accelerate up hill from low speed it takes a moment for the wheels to catch up to the engine. The gearbox seems to be working perfectly well, there The transmission selects one of these 3 by the way the driver is "mashing" the accelerator pedal. This rumored & false reset procedure, has the driver turning the ignition on (which sets up the modules to read driver input), then mash the accelerator pedal to the floor and hold it there for a few seconds (this suggests that the driver is Limp Mode?Customer says the transmission is stuck in 2nd or 3rd gear and will not shift. We are going to try to 2001 BMW X5 4.4l Transmission Will Not Shift? The “Transmission Failsafe Program” warning on a BMW X5 indicates that the vehicle’s computer system has detected a fault in the transmission or its related systems. This model is designed to allow the vehicle to be driven to a safe location or to a mechanic, but it should not be driven extensively in this state. peXq4X.

bmw x5 e53 gearbox problems