2009 BMW 5 Series Power Train

I believe using the manual shift mode for normal usage of optimal shifting in certain driving situations and gentle downshifting caused a malfunction in the functionality of the transmission that led to a complete transmission failure. I don’t believe it’s a mechanical issue or result of misuse. There were no warning signs. Only that every time the manual shift option was used, it would cause an error to occur that caused an automatic shifting issue that would reset if the vehicle was shut down and restarted.

DRIVING ON FREEWAY 65 MPH AND VEHICLE LOOSES POWER COMPLETELY POWER STEERING POWER BRAKES LOST. ENGINE JUST SHUT OFF ERRORS APPEAR SUCH AS P142E OR MALFUNCTION HOWEVER WHEN RESTARTING VEHICLE 5+MIN LATER NO ERRORS AND CODES APPEAR RESULTING IN NO FAILURES NO POSSIBILTY TO DIAGNOSE FOUND 4 INCIDENTS OCCURED 2 NEAR FATAL COLLISIONS NOTE: BMW CODE LIST HAS NO RECOMMENDATION FOR RESOLVING ONLY THAT P142E IS SHUTDOWN OF ENGINE THIS CODING OF ECU ALLOWED BY BMW IS DANGEROUS TO HUMAN LIVES

WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 30-40 MPH, AND ACCELERATING TO ENTER THE INTERSTATE, THE TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE TRANSMISSION ENTERED FAILSAFE MODE. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCERLERATE. ATTEMPTS TO USE THE SHIFTER TO CHANGE GEARS WERE INEFFECTIVE. ONCE IN A SAFE POSITION, I PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. UPON RESTART, THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGED NORMALLY. THIS HAS OCCURED ABOUT SIX (6) TIMES SINCE SEPTEMBER 2016 AND PRIOR TO TAKING IT TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE, ON MARCH 25, 2017. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON APRIL 5, 2017, AND THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN REPORTED THE FOLLOWING: PERFORMED SHORT TEST AND FOUND CLUTCH E FAULTS IS STORED IN THE DME. PERFORMED TEST PLAN AND FOUND NO CURRENT FAULTS WITH TRANSMISSION. CLEARED FAULTS AND ADVISE CUSTOMER TO CONTINUE DRIVING VEHICLE UNTIL FAULTS COME BACK ON. THE NEXT DAY, APRIL 6, 2017 A SIMILAR INCIDENT OCCURED TWICE WHILE ENTERING TRAFFIC. ISSUE SIMILAR TO NHTSA ID NUMBER 10035010.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 BMW 528XI. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10-20 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. WHEN THE CONTACT TRIED TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. AS A RESULT, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.