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01-25-2018, 05:46 PM | #24 |
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^^ THIS:
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Geoff - This is no Jeff, sounds like giraffe Jeffrey - AKA Butler Jeff - My name, definitely is Jeff and sounds like it's spelled! Will stand down haha EDIT: All joking aside, I really hope you get this transmission issue sorted. Where do you stand now with them? (they should be jumping now for God's sake lol)
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So I have to drop the car off this coming Monday. I've asked them to escalate the issue as best they can because I can't keep driving 35 miles each way to have them look at the car. The foreman took a spin with me last time I was there and he agreed there was something up. We'll see what they say this time around. Apparently BMW is already aware of the issue with this whole PUMA deal.
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There was one occasion that Cadillac brought in a "GM engineer" to look at my situation and it turned out to be a short in the wiring to one of the modules. (problem was CEL light ONLY when braking, no codes, LMAO) They had it for four weeks and ended up extending my warranty over it which cracked me up. It sucked and in the end, I seriously question GM's factory workers yet it was resolved and I enjoyed the car for three more years trouble free for the most part. Let's hope yours ends in a similar way man
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It's not unusual for BMW to try replacing certain parts first without having a definitive root cause first. Just be patient and keep meticulous records.
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Not faulting you for wanting to take the precautionary stance of changing the fluid. I too have struggled with the dilemma of leaving the fluid untouched for an extended period of time. Even the local dealer has said they'd be willing to change the fluid; but the risk of problems with the tranny post the fluid change are mine to bear (ie if the tranny slips or exhibits problems post the fluid change; they wash their hands off it). |
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The dealership initially said that they checked the fluid level and it was fine and within spec. BMW NA told them told them to drain the transmission completely, and they determined it was short 2 liters. They said the transmission was leaking near the back by the transmission mounts. It didn't make sense to me. Long story short, the problem was resolved. If you're doing the transmission drain and fill, I'd recommend measuring the amount of fluid that comes out of the transmission just to make sure. It seems that transmissions in general usually have few problems if they are slightly overfilled, but are prone to having issues if they are under-filled. This Youtube video may explain the discrepancy between the BMW procedure to check fluid level and why the transmission may still be short fluid. |
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The fact that everyone wants to throw their hands up and say ".....but if something happens; it's not our problem"; makes the tranny fluid maintenance issue a real dilemma. Even Indy shops will tell you that they'll perform the service; but will assume zero risk for problems post the procedure. It's such a damn cop out as the tranny manufacturer recommends periodic fluid changes. With a $7K price tag; it's hard to dick around. At the end of the day it all boils down to gd money (what doesn't really!).....BMW wants you to swap your vehicle after 100K miles; and therefore won't take any maintenance measures to prolong a component beyond this threshold. |
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I get this message from my SA this evening: "Good afternoon George. We printed the environmental conditions as well as the fault memory and my shop foreman is looking it over. Just be aware we are going to take our time with this car. I hope they gave you something nice" Not sure what to make of this and not really sure what "environmental conditions" are. Can anyone shed some light? BTW I got a god damn 320 with no NAV as a loaner. Not sure how long I'm stuck with this thing now.
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My SA found out that I was given a 320i as a loaner and had me come into the service center for a loaner swap. Had a brand new 2018 X3 30i with 200 miles on it waiting for me. Awesome SUV. I owned a 2006 X3 a while back and it was a solid ride. I liked it a lot and it gave me zero issues. They did a great job with this iteration.
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However they did give her a new X5 loaner with the B58. She said the engine in that turned her on. Haha... I have 340 on order ;-)
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Can anyone explain to me was integration level software update entails exactly? Just got this from SA:
"Please don't kill me. I am not sure what happened during the previous visit. but it looks like the car was never programmed. We looked into the integration level of the car and we've got some old software in the car. We are going to be programming the car. This is not covered but I am going to take care of this one for you because of the hassle. It should be ready tomorrow" What exactly gets programmed?
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Turns out, as expected, resetting adaptation values/reprogramming the car was not going to fix the transmission being low on fluid. |
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Looks like the software updates to the car did the trick. Transmission is super smooth now in all modes and I have a couple of new features in the iDrive as well. Before, when I turned my heated steering wheel on I wouldn't get any notifications, now I get that in the dash.
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