2001 Bmw X5 Transmission My X5 Blew The Transmission And I Was Told That It Ran Hot Which Caused The Problem.I Had It Rebuild.I Also Had The Trans Cooler Change. Asked by Toots5446. .the car will not start at all. The battery is fine it just won't start. Any suggesstions? How do you know that the battery is fine? Are you judging by the fact that some things still turn on even though the car won't start? Or did you actually get a reading from TEST #9 (if the OBC has been unlocked).or used a meter and it read that the battery voltage got a consistant reading between 11.5v-128v? If you didn't do the latter.it COULD be a battery on its last leg. It's an easy thing to check and cross off the list as the possible culprit. How old is your battery? Is it the original BMW battery from the factory? Batteries usually have a life span between 4-6 years (especially in hot climates). I had the same problem 2 days ago in my 530i 2003. While I was driving, the battery light came on, I ignored it, after a short period, I noticed that the gear was stuck in a high gear - 3rd gear I guess - then the (Trans Failsafe Prog) message appeared on the dashboard. I parked the car and switched it off, then I tried to start it but it failed, I waited for around 20 minutes then it tried again and it started with the (Trans Failsafe Prog) on, and the gear was still stuck. ![]() Next day I bought a new original BMW battery and replaced the four-years old one, but the problem was still there. I agree with Qsilver7 by having things turning on in the car don’t mean that the battery is fine, and that the battery needs to be replaced every 4-6 years depending on the weather. Now what I am sure of is that the problem has been caused by the old weak battery, but I wonder why replacing the battery didn't solve out the problem, Any suggestions? '01 740iL First had engine starting problem, dealer changed the thermstat. Next day same problem, took it back fix they they said switch problem. 2 days later had ABS light up and Trans Failsafe Prog as well as all gages went dead. Dealer looked & recommended to start with replacing the instrument cluster - big ticket. I turned down & took car out. Question 1: could this be related to first problem. Q2- what is the chance they caused it. Service rep not sure even that would resolve the problem. Reading the thread here may be the alternative or battery. Q3 any idea which more logical to start. 2000 540iT, 116K miles. Throws the Trans Failsafe mode. Take it to Bellevue BMW, says the internal harness is faulty, $900 to fix (with a trans service, since they'll have it open). Bulgarian makarov serial numbers. Golf digest hot list 2004 drivers. Also got an internal fault in the TCM, but couldn't (wouldn't?) say what it was or when it happened. I declined them fixing it, and did the harness and trans service myself. When I got the part, and opened the trans, I knew it wasn't going to fix it. You guessed it. Called BMW back and asked if I had them do the job, and it didn't fix anything, what recourse would I have. She said, 'Well, nothing. We need to do the TCM now, and the part is $1165, plus 1.5 hours of labor. Should I schedule it for you and order the part?' Must be nice. What are these people- weathermen? If I have to replace the TCM, AND have someone program it, why can't I re-program the one that has a 'fault'? Software controls hardware, not the other way around (in my experience), but they are telling me I have to replace it. Please forgive me crabb lyrics. Anyone got anything on this?
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