2004 BMW 745LI Transmission and drivetrain Problems

“I purchased a 2004 Bmw 745 li from lexus dealership in md, I drove to fayetteville, nc because im in the military. 1 week after being home at ft bragg I started the car in the morning and then the transfail safe light came on when I arrived at work. 4/12/2011 while driving to work in full heavy traffic the coolant light came on with a yellow indicator and told me to drive moderately. While trying to drive to a gas station the red indicator came on and told me to stop safely and this is while in traffic. …”

“Transmission has been failing on my 2004 754li the first year I purchased it. I have sent to the vist Bmw in cypress creek florida over 20 times it stayed in the their hands for weeks on end and always told me there is nothing wrong with it. For years it was a constant chore to drive 30 miles to their facility and for them to inspect my complaint to simply to tell me that there is nothing wrong with it. Low and behold my warranty expired and when I went there again, they said well it seems like your transmission is slipping and would need extensive repairs . …”

“Numerous warning lights including possible transmission failure and loss of stability control lit up on my 2004 Bmw 745LI. The vehicle lost its ability to accelerate, which extremely dangerous in the high traffic situation I was experiencing on the highway. This failure is in addition to numerous warning indicator lights that appear intermittently in the vehicle and then reset themselves once the vehicle is turned off and restarted. The diagnosis by Bmw was that the mechatronic unit on the transmission had failed (after only 70,000 miles, this is barely the break in period for these vehicles). …”

“Sensor malfunction causes transmission to shift into alternate gears while car is in motion. While in drive car would shift into reverse or neutral by itself with no operator control.”

“Vehicle type is a 2004 745LI Bmw v-8 6 speed transmission. When the car is in 5th gear the car hiccups like it wants to up shift but then does not. It cause the car it jerk every 3 to 5 seconds when in 5th gear. When the car is in any other gear in does not do this. I have had a transmission fluid completely changed out. In which the fluid smelled burnt and looked brown in color. Bmw says that it is a life time fluid (it is not). When the car is accelerating through 5th gear it does not do the problem either. There is something clearly wrong which the transmission. …”