BMW Drive for the Cure '01 @ Savage BMW. This is what happened when I shut off the engine, coasted and restarted. When this happens, the trans stays in 3rd g. The transmission failsafe program can be caused by a number of different problems, do you have access to any diagnostics? It would help if you add your year of manufacture and how many miles the vehicle has covered Be gentle Andy, he's a virgin. Tomcat59alan, Mar 27, 2016. I have a 2001 bmw x6 4.4 and i have just had a brand new battery put on and all was working ok till last night then wouldnt start it said trans failsafe prog i move gears from P to N then it struck up. Hi guys I have recently bought am l322 td6 which is now coming up with a fault ' trans fail safe prog' I suspect it's the transfer box motor as the fault won't clear, but I tried a friends and it did, also seems to slip a bit in fifth gear in auto. Seen quite a bit from Bemble may be if he sees this I may be able to employ his services.
08-10-2005, 02:44 PM
:help If there is anyone who can help me out. I just recently got a '95 BMW 740i. Everything works fine, except when I step on the gas, usually in 1st gear, and the car begins to stutter and it gives me a message saying 'TRANS FAILSAFE PROG'. This only occurs when I step on the gas while on the 1st gear (in automatic). It engages properly in Sports Mode (S4), where it will upshift and downshit properly. the problem only occurs in the drive mode (D). As the car upshifts to 2nd and 3rd gears, it starts to pick speed, but often times, it will do the same stutter, also when I'm lowering the speed and suddenly step on the gas again, it does not respond correctly when I step on the gas, as the car is stagnant while my foot is on the gas pedal and the car takes time to accelerate.
I was told to check the transmission fluids to see if these are in good order, which I did, and the fluid level is right, however, somewhat varnished and has some dirt in it. I was also told to use the Lucas Oil Transmission Fix before I do any major work on the tranny. Are there any other suggestions anyone could give me, because I don't want to go the BMW dealer, because all they do is tell you to buy a new transmission. PLEASE HELP N' ADVISE. I appreciate any suggestions with this problem.
Im reveiving a error message saying Trans.failsafe prog.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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It means that the ECU (Electronic Control Unit) has detected a problem in the transmission itself or in one of the devices or sensors that controls it. The ECU then substitutes whatever information its not getting with a fixed value so the transmission can continue to operate in spite of the failure. You may notice the car behaves differently, or you may not notice any problem at all depending on where the failure lies. When this occures, the ECU stores codes for the failed components that can be read by a technician with the appropriate scanner. In that way the technician knows where to go with the diagnostic process. You can contact Your Mechanic to have a technician come to your home or office to diagnose your transmission problem and let you know what can be done about it.
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