1.3

hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
132,000 miles

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1997 BMW 528 transmission problems

transmission problem

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1997 BMW 528 Owner Comments

problem #1

Sep 272006

528 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 132,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

I have a 1997 528I BMW. When it rains my car shifts from gear to gear. I had to have highway patrol escort me to the next town due to the fact that I was on the highway and the car chose S2 (sport 2nd gear) as the gear it preferred to drive in. I wasn't able to drive any faster than 40 mph until the car dried out the next day!

- Phoenix, AZ, USA

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