E90 Transmission problems?

guitarded27 · 02-02-2011, 07:51 PM

Need some advice.
So I was driving my 2007 323i home today when the car suddenly just wouldn't move/accelerate after I braked to slow down. After ramping the rpm up to around 3, it finally moved, slowly, and I was able to get it/roll it home (I was only about a minute away, thankfully), but the transmission light came on yellow (the gear with the exclamation mark) and the engine indicator light lit up yellow as well.

Walked out, found that I was leaking a trail of red transmission fluid. Here's the kicker - I had literally JUST got the car back from a shop (some third party shop my insurance had chosen for me after I was in a fender bender over the holidays) about 5 days ago. Called up the shop, the guy is sending someone over to check tomorrow morning (he suspects the transmission seal broke or became loose somehow), but I don't know how that would have caused the fact that, out of the blue, my car just wouldn't move anymore.

At this point, I'm completely lost and have no idea what I should do - should I take it back to his shop (which is BMW certified for repairs), or should I take it into the dealer? And what just happened to my car???

Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

farbmw · 02-02-2011, 09:32 PM

Well let the shop have a chance to do something about it.

But if your car is still under warrenty then take back to BMW, but let the shop try to correct it because they still may have the insurance company cover it.

Express · 02-02-2011, 09:35 PM

i think you fried your tranny.

Me_Hi · 02-03-2011, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by express705

i think you fried your tranny.

I will request a new tranny to avoid issues down the road.

redfox · 02-10-2011, 07:55 PM

If its an auto tranny, the transmission will not function without the transmission fluid inside the torque converter (the fluid essentially transfers the power from the engine to the transmission). So chances are, if the source of the leak is due to a missing or faulty part that caused the leak, then they can just repair it. If its a crack, obvious a new tranny is need.

alanchan · 02-10-2011, 11:49 PM

good luck bro,

hope you get it fix under warranty

cheers

guitarded27 · 02-13-2011, 12:37 AM

Just an update, fixed under warrantee. Apparently it was just a broken tranny seal.

Thanks for the inputs.

02-02-2011, 07:51 PM	#1
guitarded27 Registered 1 Rep 2 Posts Drives: 2007 323i Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Richmond iTrader: (0)	E90 Transmission problems? Need some advice. So I was driving my 2007 323i home today when the car suddenly just wouldn't move/accelerate after I braked to slow down. After ramping the rpm up to around 3, it finally moved, slowly, and I was able to get it/roll it home (I was only about a minute away, thankfully), but the transmission light came on yellow (the gear with the exclamation mark) and the engine indicator light lit up yellow as well. Walked out, found that I was leaking a trail of red transmission fluid. Here's the kicker - I had literally JUST got the car back from a shop (some third party shop my insurance had chosen for me after I was in a fender bender over the holidays) about 5 days ago. Called up the shop, the guy is sending someone over to check tomorrow morning (he suspects the transmission seal broke or became loose somehow), but I don't know how that would have caused the fact that, out of the blue, my car just wouldn't move anymore. At this point, I'm completely lost and have no idea what I should do - should I take it back to his shop (which is BMW certified for repairs), or should I take it into the dealer? And what just happened to my car??? Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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farbmw Brigadier General 422 Rep 4,499 Posts Drives: 2015 M4 6SPD MANUAL! Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Toronto iTrader: (11)	Well let the shop have a chance to do something about it. But if your car is still under warrenty then take back to BMW, but let the shop try to correct it because they still may have the insurance company cover it. __________________ Have BT Tool professional, will scan and clear codes on your BMW. And now I am able to code my 2011 335is and M4 Link to my M4 euro delivery! http://f80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho....php?t=1006526
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Express Major General 369 Rep 8,693 Posts Drives: 06 330i Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: The Promise Land iTrader: (17) Garage List 2006 BMW 330i [8.30]	i think you fried your tranny.
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02-10-2011, 07:55 PM	#5
redfox INSTAGRAM: @yaasplease 166 Rep 1,023 Posts Drives: 2015 YMB M4 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Toronto iTrader: (4)	If its an auto tranny, the transmission will not function without the transmission fluid inside the torque converter (the fluid essentially transfers the power from the engine to the transmission). So chances are, if the source of the leak is due to a missing or faulty part that caused the leak, then they can just repair it. If its a crack, obvious a new tranny is need. __________________ 2015 ///M4: M/Vorsteiner Aero, P3Cars, HRE R101, Dinan S2, Coils & Intake; Eis/Akra Exhaust 2013 WRX Hatchback: LED Conversion, Blacked Out, Rally Armor 2015 Macan Turbo: Techart Exhaust, Cargraphics Lowering Module, Blacked Out
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02-10-2011, 11:49 PM	#6
alanchan Major 72 Rep 1,402 Posts Drives: 2006 323i Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada iTrader: (21)	good luck bro, hope you get it fix under warranty cheers __________________ 323i, Arctic metallic , Cream beige leatherette interior , Titanium matt trim , Premium , Auto , 18" style 189 sport wheels , 335i bumper + kidney grills, CF pillars, Chrome window trim package , LCI halogen.
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02-13-2011, 12:37 AM	#7
guitarded27 Registered 1 Rep 2 Posts Drives: 2007 323i Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Richmond iTrader: (0)	Just an update, fixed under warrantee. Apparently it was just a broken tranny seal. Thanks for the inputs.
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