Facsimile from senator bob corker on behalf of constituent re problems with his 2007 335i transmission bmw. *nj in dec 2007, part of the manual transmission was replaced. The part known as the friction pad. The consumer stated there were multiple reports of the transmission failing and smoke wisping out from under the hood. The consumer stated he inhaled that material in its smoke form, not its dust form. He was also told, the slave master cylinder's fluid also produced additional smoke. The consumer stated he complained of an overpowering intense burning rubber smell as the first exposure. The consumer was also told, the seeping fluid was a possible cause of the problem.
2007 BMW 335I transmission complaints
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After putting the car in reverse and moving to reverse into a parking space there is a "clunk" like heavy luggage that falls in the back of the car / or that you have banged into an obstruction in the road. (noticeably getting worse). Took it to the dealer for investigation and resolution. 1) they decided it was the rear diff and replaced it. Took it on a test drive and found the problem still existed - so they put the original diff back in the car. Then they decided after ref to the chief technician and checking in germany - it was the drive shaft. They said there was no danger, so they ordered the replacement drive shaft 2) they installed the new drive shaft three weeks later. The problem remained. They decided it was a normal condition and said they test drove cars of similar age/ mileage and said the noise was acceptable. I disagreed. 3) made arrangements for the national technician to assess (oct 15, 2008) - he said the same outcome. Normal condition, acceptable noise level for age / mileage of the car. I disagreed. 4)I called bmw customer service. They said after getting a report and feedback from the dealer (oct 20, 2008) that a further opinion in another dealership would not change the status of the analysis from bmw as the national technician had assessed the final outcome. The noise is noticeably getting worse over time. I have the car > 12m but < 18m and the milleage is 17,500 today.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 bmw 335i. When the clutch heats up the material burns inside the clutch plate, emits smoke and caused the contact to have breathing problems. The clutch disc was replaced; however, the same smell and toxic fumes have caused the contact to have permanent lung problems. The failure was repaired at 3,100 miles and recurred in july 2008. The contacts immediate concern was with the fumes that are inhaled. The current mileage was 6,000 and the failure mileage was 3,100. Updated 10/03/08 *bf updated 10/07/08.
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