THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE M-DCT TRANSMISSION EQUIPPED ON MY VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN THE CAR IS BROUGHT TO A NEAR STOP SUCH AS AT AN INTERSECTION, AND THEN PRESSURE IS APPLIED TO THE ACCELERATOR TO TRY AND PULL AWAY QUICKLY. IN THIS CASE THE VEHICLE WILL HESITATE FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME, POTENTIALLY LEAVING THE CAR UNRESPONSIVE FOR A FEW SECONDS WHILE COASTING SLOWLY INTO THE INTERSECTION WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC BEARING DOWN. THE MANUFACTURER CLAIMS THIS BEHAVIOR IS NORMAL FOR THE TRANSMISSION BUT IT IS CERTAINLY NOT SAFE. ADDITIONALLY, THE PROBLEM WAS EXACERBATED BY A PRIOR SOFTWARE UPDATE WHOSE INTENTION WAS TO FIX OTHER PROBLEMATIC BEHAVIORS OF THE TRANSMISSION. SO THE BEHAVIOR IS CLEARLY NOT GERMANE TO THE TRANSMISSION ITSELF, IT IS INSTEAD THE RESULT OF GLITCHY SOFTWARE WHICH THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD RIGHTLY BE OBLIGATED TO FIX. I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT THIS PROBLEM COULD ENDANGER THE LIVES OF THE OCCUPANTS OF MY VEHICLE AND SINCERELY HOPE IT CAN BE RECTIFIED IMMEDIATELY. *TR
2003
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
MONTHS AFTER THE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE, THE TIRE INDICATOR LIGHT (TO INDICATE A FLAT TIRE HAS BEEN SPONTANEOUSLY COMING ON. BMW HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND A REASON FOR THIS, BUT THEY CONTINUOUSLY RESET THE LIGHT ONLY FOR IT TO GO OFF AGAIN AT A LATER DATE. THE TIRES HAVE BEEN LOOSING AIR AT TIMES. THIS RESULTED IN A DOUBLE REAR TIRE BLOW OUT ON THE CA I-405 AT 80 MPH WHICH PUT ME AT RISK AND DAMAGED MY CAR. WHEN THE INDICATOR LIGHT WENT OFF THAT DAY I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST ANOTHER FAILURE AND THOUGHT I HAD TIME TO PULL OFF IN A SAFE PLACE TO LOOK OVER THE CAR. I WAS WRONG. THIS HAS COST ME TIME AND MONEY AS I HAVE HAD TO RE-ARRANGE MY SCHEDULE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TIMES, AND CANCEL PATIENTS. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR WHILE I HAVE HAD THE CAR. THE 405 INCIDENT WAS IN SEPT OF 2005 BUT THE PROBLEM DATES BACK TO MUCH EARLIER BUT AN EXACT DATE IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME BUT COULD BE DETERMINED. *JB