Transmission Failure Problems of BMW 530

My airbag light is on and my transmission has an issue as if it needs to be replaced after research I found out that mechatronics and other components to be an issue for instance if your trying to pass your car stalls and says transmission failure after shutoff message disappears car will go in limp mode and car starts out in 2nd gear instead of 1st and 1st gear will also lock itself. . . . . This is dangerous for a supposed high end well built performance vehicle. Tranny has no issues computer does that causes shutter and stall limp mode nearly could have died.

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My transmission was replaced at 40,000 miles due to a fault. It would jump or bump every time I would come to a stop and it downshifts into 1st gear. I almost hit a vehicle because I did not fully stop yet and the car surged forward. It finally would go into fail safe mode or limp mode and the dealer installed a brand new transmission and the issue went away. I now have the same problem at 120,000 miles which is only 80,000 miles on the new tranny. I never had a vehicle where the transmission failed even one time let alone twice and they were all inexpensive cars/trucks. I will never buy a BMW again because they would not help me even when they know they have a defective product. 2 transmissions with the exact issues that won't even make it to 100,000 miles. I also see other complaints from others with the exact same problem and vehicle. Shame on you BMW na for not owning up to this issue and taking care of your customers. You have lost a good customer for life and I will tell everyone I know to steer clear of your products (pun intended).

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2001 BMW 530i with 74,000 miles- well maintained, but suddenly the car won't go in reverse. I'm told that the automatic transmission has failed, and needs to be replaced. I've found hundreds of similair complaints on the web- NHTSA should investigate and force BMW to issue a recall.

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My car was out on a test drive with a repair facility when the transmission failed.

I purchased a 2004 BMW 530i certified pre-owned with 29,000 miles on it. It came with a automatic tiptronic transmission. I drove it for approximately 10,000 miles and the transmission started acting up. I noticed when I used the sport mode and down shifted into first while coming to a stop the car would jerk or slam into 1st gear. I took it to the dealer (lauderdale BMW of pembroke pines) but they said they could not find anything wrong. I drove for another 50 miles or so and the car didn't want to shift and it gave an error on the main screen that the transmission had a fault drive moderately. It also stated to have the vehicle checked at the dealer. So I took it in again and again they said they could not find anything wrong. I was getting annoyed. I drove the car for another 30 miles and the fault came back but this time it the car would not shift at all and I couldn't drive over 35 mph. I took it back to the dealer and they said I needed a new transmission. I was shocked because the car was fairly new. They replaced the transmission with a brand new factory one and it was under warranty. Fast forward to today the same senario as above happened all over again, I had about 85,000 miles on the new transmission and I noticed the same exact symptoms. I was able to reset the car after each error until last week. The transmission finally failed and went into the fail safe mode and you can't drive over 35 mph. The dealer stated they needed to replace it again. I am now out of warranty and the cost will be around $6,000 to replace. I feel these transmissions fail because they are never serviced at 50,000 like all other transmissions. BMW claims that the fluid inside is a life time fluid that never needs changing.