2007 m5 Transmission Malfunction

Driving normal speed on the freeway today and all of a sudden my transmission malfunction light comes on and the computer says: " transmission malfunction, acceleration limited, continue driving possible, take to nearest dealer..." WTF.... What is wrong with my car.. had no prior transmission issues.. 2007 BMW M5 58,000 miles. Please help

Don't go to the dealer! I would go to a local Indy shop and have them pull the codes. Then you will know where to begin. Check out my thread on smg and clutch solved. Was able to fix problem. I had a smg unit pressure undershoot and a clutch activation deviation code stored . Car would kick itself into neutral. If u tell me the codes I may be able to help. Just stay away from the dealer. They are salivating already. Even if you can't do the work yourself t is possible to fix way cheaper than going to the dealer.

Hi,

Driving back from car wash, 46,000KM, switching from 3 to 2 gear, pop, transmission warning came up. Drove home, no problems. Parked car, that was the end. BMW dealer wants to change transmission, cluch plates... Everything under the car. Might as well change my tires. Oops they are still new! Writing to BMW Stuttgart and see what they can do. 1st estimate was $18k, 2nd was $10k. Can only get better.

Good luck. I'm also searching for answers. How transmission craps out in these conditions is unreal.

Originally Posted by mackay13

Driving normal speed on the freeway today and all of a sudden my transmission malfunction light comes on and the computer says: " transmission malfunction, acceleration limited, continue driving possible, take to nearest dealer..." WTF.... What is wrong with my car.. had no prior transmission issues.. 2007 BMW M5 58,000 miles. Please help