NHTSA Complaint #10060364 — 2004 BMW 325CI

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10060364
Vehicle	2004 BMW 325CI
Component	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Date of Incident	March 3, 2004
Date Filed	March 4, 2004
Mileage	1,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	KY

Consumer Description

ON COLD STARTS VEHICLE DOES NOT MOVE WHEN TRANSMISSION PUT IN DRIVE. IT DELAYS FOR 10 TO 15 SECONDS TO ONE MINUTE. I WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT IT HAS A DEFECTIVE PART AND THEY ARE CURRENTLY REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. VEHICLE HAS 2000 MILES ON IT. ALSO HAD PROBLEM WITH THE STEPTRONIC TRANSMISSION. VEHICLE WILL NOT ALLOW YOU TO MANUALLY SHIFT THE GEAR WHEN YOU SELECT MANUAL FOR THE CLUTCHLESS SHIFT. IT SIMPLY GETS STUCK AND THEN SHIFTS ON ITS OWN. DEALER HAD NOT HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM. NOW I AM DRIVING 1 2004 X5 AS A LOANER FROM THE DEALER AND IT TOO HAS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE STEPTRONIC TRANSMISSION WHEN YOU SELECT MANUAL. I CAN SHORTEN THE DELAY BY INCREASING THE ENGINE SPEED. THE VEHICLE WILL THEN CREEPS FORWARD UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION IS FULLY ENGAGED.

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