BMW Z4 owners have reported 15 power train related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 8 most common power train problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's power train (6 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's automatic transmission (2 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.
This is a reoccurring problem which I have attempted to address through both local mechanics and BMW with no results. Essentially, while moving at slow speeds or stop and go traffic, the electrical system "shudders", all instrument lights illuminate, the transmission shifts to neutral, Read details...
This report concerns a safety issue with a 2006 BMW Z4 with a 3. 0 engine and automatic transmission. The vehicle has an intermittent problem that began earlier this year. The vehicle will begin accelerating without depressing the accelerator and will sometimes maintain a constant speed when the Read details...
Traveling between 5-10 mph, transmission would not shift correctly. Was jumping back and forth between 1st and 2nd gear for about 4 to 5 seconds and never engaging the clutch in either gear. This has happened several times over the past 2 months. Read details...
The consumer stated 2003 BMW Z4 shifted to neutral while going approximately 25 mph, on July 7, 2005. The vehicle was taken to the dealership, and she was told it was fixed. The second time she had been in the vehicle for a while and it happened again on July 18, 2005, while going 65-70 mph. Read details...
2003 BMW Z4 3. 0 with the smg transmission (w/ sport package). The following instance has happened twice within the current 2,600 miles on the new vehicle. While in the "manual mode" in the smg transmission and downshifting to first gear (at a 4-way stop intersection), while waiting to Read details...