Three problems related to automatic transmission have been reported for the 2001 BMW 540. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
On my 2001 BMW 540i with 84000 miles when the car is put into reverse it will not reverse just fills like it is in neutral.
I own a 2001 BMW 540i. I will put the car in drive, the car will move really slow, as I give it a little gas to go, the car will only rev up then jump into gear. This will cause a very strong jerk to the car. The car only has 70,000 miles, I feel that it is much too soon for a $65,000 car transmission to go bad. I took the car to BMW to find out that I need to replace the transmission. (cost $5600) I have not fix the car in hope that I will find a solution for BMW to fix it.
Transmission from working perfect one day. And boom the next morning put it in reverse and it rolls back and revs as if it is in neutral.
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