2002 BMW 745I Transmission and drivetrain Problems

“After having my car serviced approximately three months prior to the incident and then complaining to the dealership after I picked it up from being serviced that my car was idling rough, I was advised by the service technician to change to texaco gas. I was going on vacation to virginia and was on i95 driving at approximately 60 miles per hour, when my car started shutting down in the fast lane as cars were traveling behind me at a high rate of speed. …”

“My vehicle just shut off while I was driving this has happened a total of four times while driving and three times total while idle. Just recently when the vehicle shut off I almost got rear ended. The vehicle also would not start after it had shut itself off. I tried to start it but it wouldn't turn over. Then a message on the the display read transmission drive fail safe malfunction only gears p,n,r, d3 and d5 can be engaged without pressing the parking brake. And it also displayed something about battery discharged and will be disconnected soon. …”

“I took my car to Bmw service dept. In march and april to get my car serviced for scheduled service and for the check engine soon light displayed. Immediately following the service I experienced my car hesitating to start and also sounded rough and idled. I called the next morning and spoke with a service advisor about my car and he said to bring it in. I stopped there on my way to work the next morning and they started my car and asked me what type of gas I was using and I said exxon. …”

“Subject: transmission failsafe issue on Bmw 745 I've been having electronic transmission failsafe errors on my vehicle for the past 2 years. Bmw of manhattan couldn't replicate the problem twice within a 2 year period. No one wants to do anything about it but my vehicle stalls, loses gears and doesn't start. These faults occur every week right now. This is a very common issue on these cars and Bmw doesn't want to do anything about it! When I had the warranty on the vehicle they didn't do anything and now that the warranty has expired they don't want to do anything either. …”

“Vehicle: 2002 Bmw 745I 7 series 2002 Bmw 745I was the first release of this new model and the manufacturer (Bmw) is aware of the serious problems and have acknowledged and fixed them in the later models on 2/2/10, I took my car in to weatherford Bmw for service due to a transmission failsafe failure check engine problem and informed that this is one of the known 2002/2003 7 series Bmw problems. On 2/4/10, I was told that the car is fixed and test driven. I drove the car for a total of 10-15 miles when the same problem with the failsafe failure and check engine light recurred. …”