Hello everybody. I have a 2007 335i project (new to me) that I'm having some real problems with. I've tried to do as much reading as I could find and poke around on these issues, but I'm still at a loss. The car starts with the limp mode light on and has 0 throttle response, and hunts...

Hey guys. I have a 1987 325ES w/ manual transmission and lots of miles. On Christmas eve of last year I was driving down the freeway at about 70 mph when the engine stumbled twice in about 2 minutes. Then it completely lost power. I pulled over and parked on the side of the freeway and tried to...

My tachometer surges what would cause this it's mainly whenever I'm trying to maintain speed not any other time it does it pretty much every time I drive my car

so a couple days ago when moving vehicles around in the driveway i started the x3 up and it instantly stalled out. it did this a couple times. I finally got it running but noticed the the idle jumped around between 500 and 1000 rpm. When i put it in reverse it stalled once more. from the back...

Hi everyone! I seem to have an intermittent problem that comes and goes and relates to my powertrain. Usually during damp weather or after a motorway journey doing a constant 70mph (this may be in my head), i get hesitation during acceleration with partial throttle in any gear and any rpm but...

Hi everyone, I've done a ton of research on this car and am looking to the forum for help: The low-down: 2005 BMW X5 4.4L -Florida Car 55,700 miles Rust Free Like New exterior and interior condition Recently Replaced: 3 Spark Plugs Thermostat 2 Front air springs auto leveling sensors front...

There are a LOT of people complaining about an inexplicable chugging or surging under light acceleration at highway speeds. I would like to keep the information contained, and in hopes that I can subscribe and someone will find a solution! The purpose of this thread is to gather people with the...

Hi! I am a new member to the forum, but I have been using it for quite a while now, and man did it help me a lot until now. I have a very unique surging/rocking/pulse problem with my car. I have used the search functions and have been to the BMW dealership and independent shop. Nobody knows...

hi folks. I have just completed a 2400 mi trip and have noted wildly varying mileage on my 2003 325i stick shift . I have historically achieved 35 mpg (US gal) on the freeway, but this trip it went from that to 27 or so in a somewhat random manner (according to the average on the digital...

Hey! I have a 1984 BMW 318i. Usually while driving at freeway speeds, it starts to jerk a little bit, but not enough to cause alarm. Randomly, I was driving down the free way and I lost all power and the car started surging. I could drive the car at about 5 mph, but the vehicle violently jerked...

My 530i with 65k mi has been lurching / lunging under normal and light acceleration. It seems to occur between 15 and 40 mph in the higher gear ranges. It does not lurch under heavy acceleration or when driving at any constant speed. Same result in sport mode and when shifting gears manually...

I have a 1988 325i Convertible. I have just replaced the MAF sensor, Fuel Pressure Regulator, Muffler, a Rocker arm (all of them were adjusted properly). I also recently had the Catalytic converter removed and straight piped due to the converter finally dying on me and me having no choice. The...

I have a 95 bmw 318is, 204000 miles. The problem Im facing happens after 10 to 15 minutes of driving a highway speed (70mph). This is when the rpms on the car get stuck at over 2k. Even when i put it on neutral or even come to a stop, the rpms do not go down, sometimes it move from 2500 to...

Hello Forum members, I have a 2001 325i that I purchased one year ago, it is almost 100K miles. It has developed some problems and the mechanic wants to "experiment" to find the solution, of course on my dime. No way. So, before I take it to the dealer where they will take me to the cleaners...

Whenever I am moving and have the car is idling it will do one of two things. Either be surging from around 1400 to maybe 1700 rpms or be right at 1000... Help me out please

Overhauled engine from 4.4 to 4.5 If you have followed my threads you would know I had issues with my 540i hunting, misfiring etc. You can go to my links to check it out. http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/showthread.php?t=343725&highlight= Small, tiny, miniscule crack between cylinders 6 and 7...

Hi driving an e39 540i 2000 model automatic. Recently had some misfiring at the plugs and it was random (as shown on diagnostics). once the left bank was fixed the right bank would misfire...etc. switched over the coils from plug to plug to see if the problem would continue, and it did...