Transmission jerks and slips. When coming to a stop, the car slams into gear. This could cause a major accident if this occurred during wet or icy road conditions due to breaking traction from wheels and road surface. This is a major concern and after doing some research, thousands of 5 series bmw's have this problem. The result is a defective mechatronics which costs between $5000-$8000 to fix and not covered by bmw or under warranty.
2004 BMW 545I electrical complaints
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On bmw with the n62 4.4l v8 engine there's an oil leak on the alternator bracket that leaks for a while until it is inspected and found it leaks oil on the steering components I think causing the steering components to deteriorate after a while causing a safety issue. The oil leak eventually happens to all n62 4.4l v8 engines.
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