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I have a bmw 5




By fgfrawicki on Jun 03, 2009

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i have a bmw 5 series 530i touring it has done 57000 miles and is a late 2003. my question is that when i'm in steptronic and say going about 40-50 the car feels that the engine has stopped and restarts ( it feels like that but it doesen't stop ) there is a jolt almost a bang and and the car carries on, when i use the gear change part of the box it is or it apears to be fine. what could it be?

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posted on Jun 03, 2009
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moparownr

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the steptronic is an automatic transmission, and it sounds like you may be having trouble with the torque converter lock up feature, I recommend that you check the oil level and even change the fluid in the trans, retest and see if your problem continues, if it does I strongly recommend you take it to BMW for diagnostic and repair, it will be cheaper in the long run. Hope this helps, let me know
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