Odd sound when transmission shifts from third gear to fourth gear?

MAHA51198

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2009 BMW 530D
3.0L
6 CYL
TURBO
2WD
AUTOMATIC
12 MILES

I hear a weird sound when the gear is shifted from 3 to 4 at a particular speed. What should be the reason for this?

When the car is drive about 100kmph or sudden acceleration is given, the car shows a transmission error and the car is getting stopped. Then I have to clear the error to drive again. What may be the reason for this?

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KEN L

MASTER CERTIFIED MECHANIC
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This happens when the transmission valve body and solenoids need to be replaced. This is because one of the solenoids is not closing completely. I could tell for sure if you could upload a short video of the noise here in your response. Just in case I have included how to change out the valve body so you can get a rebuilt unit to help fix the problem. Sometimes you can get away with replacing just the solenoid pack. Also, we should run the codes.

Check out this guide to help:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/checking-a-service-engine-soon-or-check-engine-light-on-or-flashing

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