It is truly an amazing factory. How do I get to the E46fanatics? Its harder to get it out of fail safe mode in the winter with colder starts. Noise at 60-65 was minimized, but now I experienced noise at 45-50, 70-75, 80-85 mph. All for the cost of air fare from Conn. Dealer comped me with free detail coupon for later use. I would cycle the ignition and restart the car and car would drive fine.
I eventually had the tranny rebuilt and I still had the same issue. Shortly after car kept going into fail safe mode, kept getting low voltage readings on diagnostics. Larry Halm Car is 2003 4 dr sedan. Not there at other speeds. Update on 325xi drive train noises--Dealer installed factory part vibrator absorber.
Dealer says noise won't go away--I just won't hear it. Larry If this is a new car and an ongoing problem I would look into the Lemon Law. It might be of interest to compare your car's: Which transmission do you have? Seeing all the Z-4 and X-5's built is great! It is not easy but something I would research and keep in mind. Car returned to me in ispotless condidtion. We took delivery of our 3. At 7000 miles noticed an annoying whine or whistle coming from the drive train at 60-65 mph. After having car inspected the rear end had broke, we replaced the rear end.
Dealer claims success, however I have not driven car to evaluate. Larry Larry, Just picked up my car yesterday. The reason there was a tranny reading was because the car was in fail safe mode. I drove a 325i sedan for loaner and it was as quite as a mouse. It keeps going into fail safe mode everytime I start the car. This would usually occur when the vehicle sat overnight.
Dealer can't hear this noise so far. Brought to dealership and I thought it was fixed. . I would be embarrassed for anyone to ride in my car and hear the howl. These are all things that will help your case in the long run. The engine would rev up to 3-4000, but the vehicle would creep, lurch forward and speed up normally.
This car still looks mint because of rare usage. But I believe this a transmission issue. The dealer has not contacted the consumer in almost 2 weeks to perform this service. I have a 2002 325xiT and a brand new Z-4 with about 10,000 miles on it. Dealer drove car, and confirmed noise.
Also having trouble with head lights staying on and blinkers. The failure mileage was 88,000. Please keep us up to date on what the dealer does. The manufacturer was notified about the failure. At 40-50 mph it is really loud and annoying-a howl like sound. Automatic transmission does not engage in the mornings.
While driving the vehicle's transmission lagged followed by surging when shifting from park, neutral, reverse then drive when the engine was cold. No odd noises at all. This problem was happening on the highway and city street while in motion. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to shift into reverse gear. The problem also occurred when backing up.
I have a hard time believing this to be normal. All and all the delivery took from 8am to 4:30pm. I can not use the car specially during cold weather. It took a visit to the service manager after 3 routine visits to finally convince them I have a real problem. Right rear tail light over heated and burnt items in trunk. I am a newbe here.