transmission prob

[naharnms]

Dear frens, My e39 (525i) showed indication like this at the display panel - " TRANS. FAILSAFE PROG ", which i believe is the tell tale sign of gearbox problem. Immediately, the gear is set at 3rd (i assume) and does not shift anymore..and thus the car drives slowly, and from standstill, the car is really heavy/slow to move. Lucky this happened before my journey back to kampong for the Raya holidays.. I have read somewhere in the forum about one worksyop that could repair / rebuilt the gbox as i plan to do just that, and not changing to a new used/recond gbox unit which i believe is costly. Does anyone know the name of this gbotransmission specialist, or any other reliabe worksyop?? I hope i could just repairperhaps the parts that is spoilt and not the whole unit.. Thanks in advance !

 

[jarance]

When you encountered GB problem, it will default to 3rd gear in order to prevent further damage to the GB. This limb mode will allow you to drive to the nearest workshop without having to tow the car.

GB problem could be attributed to many things. eg.
1. ATF level low
2. Hydraulic auc pump failure or ATF filter chocked
3. Solenoids failure
5. clutch plate worn out.

So plug into a diagnostic tool to determined the actual cause. (Not always accurate)

The only way is to sent it to a GB specialist to find out. Try MScope in Batu caves. Prices a bit steep but they do give warranty. Expect to pay about RM3K to 5K depending on the fault found.

 

[naharnms]

Jarance - many thanks on the info. Will try as per suggest.