HELP: E46 Auto Transmission Failure

[Ryan_IPC 0]

E46 transmission problem...

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it happened all the sudden. the car jerked a bit and shifted down to 4th and the warning light beside gear position (exclamation mark '!', inside a gear ring)appeared.

referred to the manual and it said that there's a transmission problem and only certain gear can be selected.

the warning went off a while when i switched off the engine. but the problem appeared again after a while.

the gearchange will go back to normal when ignition is switch off and re-start.

I also notice if i start the engine, shift gearstick to "D", paddle the throttle suddenly or reverse, there'll be noticeable jerks (car vibrates hard out then goes normal).

Does anyone know what goes wrong there and is it easy to fix? is it because of transmission oil, or torque converter or what? Who can fix it? Normal workshop or some transmission specialist?

Please help.. This really frustrates me as I am not mechanical minded at all..

Edited December 31, 2008 by Ryan_IPC

[*Glenn* 854]

It needs to be scanned first..it may not necessarily be a transmission problem

[Ryan_IPC 0]

it takes 4-5 secs to change from neutral to first gear...if i shift gearstick to "D" and throttle up, it virbrates hard out before changing to 1st gear, then drives as smooth as normal...

Any more ideas please? would very much appreciate..

thanks

[Mark 178]

As Glenn said, you need to take the car to a BMW dealer or specialist workshop and have it scanned for fault codes. There's not much we can do over the internet!

[jochen 4]

This really frustrates me as I am not mechanical minded at all..

Take it to someone who is.

Recommended places in Akld are Botany Motor Works (Glenn) or BM Workshop (Guido)

Get them to correct the coding on the instrument cluster at the same time.

They'll be able to read and tell you the _real_ kms.