2009 BMW M3 Power Train Problems

I WAS DRIVING ON A TWO-LANE STREET (ONE-LANE EACH DIRECTION) AND AS I WAS APPROACHING A STOPLIGHT I TURNED ON MY LEFT TURN SIGNAL AND STARTED TO MOVE INTO THE DEDICATED LEFT-HAND TURN LANE. AS I DID THIS I NEEDED TO DOWNSHIFT AS I SLOWED DOWN FOR THE STOPPED TRAFFIC AHEAD AT THE LIGHT. WHEN I SHIFTED TO SECOND GEAR AND PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR TO MOVE INTO THE TURN LANE MY CAR WOULD NOT ENGAGE INTO GEAR. I WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED FROM THE CARS BEHIND ME BUT LUCKILY MY CAR'S TRANSMISSION ENGAGED AT THE LAST SECOND AND I CLEARED THE LANE I WAS IN. BUT BECAUSE I WAS PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR SO HARD TO TRY TO GET THE CLUTCH TO ENGAGE, WHEN IT FINALLY DID I SHOT OFF ACROSS THE LEFT-HAND TURN LANE INTO THE LANE OF ON-COMING TRAFFIC. I WAS ABLE TO STEER CLEAR BEFORE BEING HIT HEAD-ON BY...

HELLO. I HAVE A 2009 BMW M3 WITH THE DCT TRANSMISSION. I AM EXPERIENCING SIGNIFICANT DELAYS WHEN DOWN SHIFTING FROM ONE GEAR TO A LOWER GEAR. THE PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN YOU SLOW DOWN, LIKE FOR A TURN, BUT DO NOT COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE DCT TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO HAVE A SERIOUS PROBLEM FIGURING OUT WHAT GEAR TO SELECT BECAUSE WHEN YOU STEP ON THE GAS TO ACCELERATE, THERE IS A VERY SIGNIFICANT DELAY IN THE POWER ENGAGING. I WOULD SAY ABOUT 2-4 SECONDS. BY THIS TIME, I AM REALLY STEPPING ON THE GAS PEDAL. THE TRANSMISSION FINALLY PICKS A GEAR, WHICH RESULTS IN THE CAR SUDDENLY LURCHING FORWARD, SOMETIMES ENGAGING THE ANTI-SKIP CONTROL. THIS PROBLEM BECOMES MOST APPARENT WHEN MAKING A TURN INTO ON-COMING TRAFFIC, SLOWING DOWN TO AROUND 10-15 MPH. AFTER THE TURN, THE CAR IS POSITIONED IN THE TRAFFIC LANE, BUT I HAVE NO POWER TO...

THERE'S A SIGNIFICANT LAG FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO ENGAGE IN MY CAR WHICH AT TIMES PREVENTS ME FROM GETTING OUT OF THE WAY OF A POTENTIAL CONFLICT. *TR