my dad came home today moaning that his car wasnt changing gear properly
it is a 2005 750IL he said when he hit it in 2nd gear the car was "over revving" i went with him for a spirited drive round the block and the car was hitting top revvs and wasnt changing for about 4 - 5 seconds
any suggestions
Many thanks in advance
Rochelle

Accelerator stuck?

Had an e30 that did something similar....quick to go up but slow to come back down. Mechanics could not figure it out....but in those days, the accelerator was cable actuated. Not sure how the '05s work.

jake

yeah we punch the gas, the revs shoot up and it sticks at the top rev for 4 - 5 seconds, its like the car is in neutral and you have your gas to the floor and its hitting the rev limiter and wont back down

that cars not even a year old.Its under warranty.Go get it fixed.

exactly what i said to him, my dad is stupid and shouts at me when i take my car in when there is a problem, he sees it as "bothering them for unessassary work" (excuse my spelling) but he wont be saying that when he over revs and blows his engine
Many thanks and best wishes
Rochelle

I am going into the dealership tomorrow to test drive a new 320 convertible for myself so i told him he can take my civic and i`ll take his 7 to be repaired :( i hope its not major though
thanks and best wishes
rochelle

Really though, what the problem is it's a 2005 750il:D

haha i am not too keen on the 7ers i love the old ones though my dad used to have one of those never had a problem with it. i told him to get a 760 but he said it was to powerful... he is an awkward old goat.
Best Wishes
Rochelle

haha i am not too keen on the 7ers i love the old ones though my dad used to have one of those never had a problem with it. i told him to get a 760 but he said it was to powerful... he is an awkward old goat.
Best Wishes
Rochelle


that is odd...cuz the 750 has 360hp out of the v8, and the 760 has 438hp out of the v12...not too much dif for someone who doesnt want a lot of power...at least i think 360hp is kind of a lot of power :)

he has that power but never really uses it usually he is 5mph BELOW the speed limit that is why he shouts at me if i speed :(
best wishes
rochelle

my dad came home today moaning that his car wasnt changing gear properly
it is a 2005 750IL he said when he hit it in 2nd gear the car was "over revving" i went with him for a spirited drive round the block and the car was hitting top revvs and wasnt changing for about 4 - 5 seconds
any suggestions
Many thanks in advance
Rochelle

Sounds like the problem is in the transmission software. You definitely would want to take it to the dealer. They will probably reload the software and send you on your way. Should be a warranty item.

lets just hope it is a warranty item :) it goes ok when your just going normally. but when you put your foot down a little more.
Best wishes
Rochelle

took it in today, they said "yep problem is blah blah blah" (i am blonde so it goes in one ear and out the other hehe) and they also tried to rip me off by selling me a 2004 320 convertible which just happened to be a 2002 car that had been totalled and rebuilt and reregistered in 2004. and heres the best bit... they had not put in another 320 2.2L engine back in ... they put a 318 1.9L engine in so i told them where to polk it :( but they had already started on my dads car so i couldnt take that back :(
Best wishes
Rochelle

ok so here goes, when i was driving it down there, it was fien for the first 5 minutes or so, and then gear changes got rough it threw me forward and then accelorated hard. i made the bmw dealer phone my dad and tell him the problem, they are replacing the whole tranny so it has to be fairly serious right?
Best wishes
Rochelle

If they're replacing the whole transmission, I'd say it was quite serious. But, this stealership does not sound like the kind I would want to deal with very often. And good on you for taking care of your dad's car....I wish my kids would emulate you. They probably think I'm an 'awkward old twit' as well :)

jake

i had no choice! he told me he was taking my civic to work and leaving me with the damn 7 :( it was fine on the way down there like ive said but after 5 mins when it changed gear it threw me forward. THEY GAVE ME A MINI AS A LOANER :D!!!!! haha

Better than that POS they were trying to pawn off on you....

jake

Have you gotten it back from them yet, and if so, how does it run?