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1996 BMW 540i Repair Question


Topics covered: Body.
Mileage: 80,000 miles.

Asked on October 24, 2011

1996 BMW 540i 'trans failsafe prog' when car is cold

My 1996 540i is entering in "trans failsafe prog" when I start it in cold. after I running a few kilometers (around 10km), when the car warms up, the faail disappear and the car keeps working properly... Do you have any idea for what's going on?
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Replied on October 26, 2011

Yes

Tiny Answered by Dr. Hagerty (expert)
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Replied on October 26, 2011

Thanks...

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Replied on October 28, 2011

My car is presenting this fail, but now changes a little... now, when I startup (cold condition) the fail shows up... around 5 miles before the fail dissapears, but then, 10 or 20 miles before the fail trun on again and just goes out when I turn off the car and wait around 15 minutes... On the early condition the fail doesn't came back... and a detail: my car doesn't stay in 3rd gear as usually i heard from other owner's... my car always stay in 4th gear... Can somebody give an ideia to understand my problem? I really need some help!

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Replied on November 8, 2012

Is there more that can be added to this post or has the issue been addressed?

Tiny Answered by Dr. Hagerty (expert)
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