A/T - Hard/No Shift Condition/DTC's Stored in TCM
GROUP 24Automatic Transmission
24 02 00
Woodcliff Lake, NJ
Service Engineering
April, 2002
This Service Information bulletin supersedes S.I. 24 02 00 December 2001
SUBJECT
E36/7, E39, E46, E53 with GM5; "Hard" or "No-shift" with FC 50, 52, 53, or 55 in TCM
MODEL
E36/7 (Z3) with M54 and GM5 from 06/00
E39 with M52TU & M54 and GM5 from 09/99 up to 03/01
E46, 323i (sedan/coupe/convertible/sport wagon) with M52TU & GM5 from 05/98 up to 03/00
E46, 328i (sedan/coupe) with M52TU & GM5 from 05/98 up to 06/00
E46, 325iTA (sport wagon) with M54 & GM5 from 08/00 up to 03/01
E46, xi (all wheel drive, sedan/sport wagon) with M54 & GM5 from 08/00
E53 with M54 & GM5 from 04/00
SITUATION
Customer may complain of "hard" or "no shift", and one of the following "Gear Error" fault codes will be stored in the TCM: FC 50, 52, 53, 55. No other fault codes are present in the transmission control module.
CAUSE
Valve body malfunction / sticking valves.
CORRECTION
If fault code 50, 52, 53, or 55 is stored:
1. Check the condition and level of the transmission fluid.
2. If the trans fluid level/condition is OK, then exchange the valve body.
3. If the trans fluid condition/level is not OK, or if any other transmission related fault codes are stored (other than 50, 52, 53, or 55), contact the Technical Hotline for repair authorization.
PARTS INFORMATION
WARRANTY INFORMATION
Covered under the terms of the BMW New Vehicle Limited Warranty.