NHTSA Complaint #11672707 — 2009 BMW 535I

POWER TRAIN issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11672707
Vehicle	2009 BMW 535I
Component	POWER TRAIN
Date of Incident	May 16, 2025
Date Filed	July 11, 2025
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	KS

Consumer Description

I believe using the manual shift mode for normal usage of optimal shifting in certain driving situations and gentle downshifting caused a malfunction in the functionality of the transmission that led to a complete transmission failure. I don’t believe it’s a mechanical issue or result of misuse. There were no warning signs. Only that every time the manual shift option was used, it would cause an error to occur that caused an automatic shifting issue that would reset if the vehicle was shut down and restarted.

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