No Reverse in 4.4 Sour Transmission.

I and a mutual friend of a friend have both lost our reverse gear in the past month, with 60-64K miles on both of our vehicles. 2001 4.4's BMW will only replace a transmission, not service or tear it down. I took mine to a shop and found out that after a very extensive tear-down, that I need new clutch, seals, (drum should be replaced) and fluid. The exact remedy was perscribed to my mutual friend at a different shop. BMW at lease offered him $3000 Good Will Money for a new transmission, but my dealership did not. I wanted to know if anyone had any advice of how I can get some money back, who to call, (please leave names & number) ect..ect.. Is this almost a general recall problem that they do not want to disclose to the public? Thanks Donnie in Pittsburgh

IM STARTING TO GET SOMEWHERE!!!!

I too have experienced loss of reverse and find from talking with transmission shop and rebulding company that this is a common problem. I have 100,000 miles on this X5 but am contemplating how many miles I have gone in reverse!. I am a lawyer and will pursue this with BMW corporate.

You ought to check out consumer affairs website. There are plenty of postings about this same problem.

http://www.consumeraffairs.com/automotive/bmw_trans.html

I've just been told my transmission needs to be replaced in my '03 X5 4.6. Didn't have a problem with reverse, just started getting a bad sound from my engine and poof I need a new trans!