2006 BMW 5 Series Transmission and drivetrain Problems

“The automatic transmission of my 2006 Bmw 525i, with app 65,000 miles, failed and the dealer tell me that I have to pay for a replacement. I feel that a transmission should last more than 65,000 mile and thus should be replaced at Bmw's expense. My research indicates that these are an anusually high rate of transmission failures in these cars, and the recall should be mandated.”

“I bought the car it had an oil leak, radiator leak, developed an air bag malfunction, the engine stopped running, tar is accumulating on top of the sunroof every time I open it, the heater fan makes noise, the transmission makes noise after four attempts it is still leaking oil. All of my friends who own Bmw's have also had air bag malfunctions. None were part of the recall, all paid $1,300.00 to have it fixed. Bmw should have recalled all of them. The purpose of recalling some is to avoid a total recall. …”

“I've had problems with the automatic transmission since purchasing in dec 2008. The vehicle jerks violently as it shifts after stops. A few months ago, the transmission wouldn't shift up until I put it in neutral and shifting it back to d. Currently, it jerks during up shifts thru all gears, most of the time. I have brought it in to the dealer multiple times over the years. They claim that they couldn't find anything wrong. I am very worried of the transmission failing suddently and causing a crash.”

“Bmw car can be a death trap! My 2006 530i smg gearbox with 34k miles lost power completely without warning on the road. Luckily, I was approaching a stop light and the car became undrivable and needed to be tolled away. I was 5 minutes from getting on a highway and if I was on highway, it would be a different story. The failure was due to a leak in the hydraulic component of the transmission. This is a sealed system with no user serviceable/inspection support and obviously the car has no monitor facility for this component since there was no warning. …”

“On start-up from a near stop the transmission jerked hard back into first gear. Felt as if someone had hit me from the rear end. This has happened repeatedly and is very disturbing, causing unfamiliar reactions from the driver and passenger. Could cause an accident.”