Help!!! Gear Selector Error/Transmission??

jmkworld · 10-23-2012, 11:19 PM

I pulled into a parking spot, turned the engine off and the key was stuck. after moving the gear knob up and back a few times from p to d i was able to turn the car off and get the key out. Upon reentering the car I get this error, shown below, and the gear box is locked. If i push the gear knob forward the light next to P comes on and i can shift down to Drive and drive the car. However when I get turn the car off its the same thing and the key is stuck unless i push the gear knob up

Seems like the Parking Sensor is loose? any insight is appreciated

Car drives and shifts perfectly on the way home just putting it in park and turning it on the car doesn't realize its in park.

Slops · 10-24-2012, 07:19 AM

Wow never seen that one before. Are you xdrive? I would take that in ASAP.

I've read in the n54 section that some guys were having AT shifting issues or switching from sport to D etc.... Turned out it was wires that rubbed through or something got loose in the shift assembly?? You should do a search in that section and take your car in anyway

SRT14PimPin07 · 10-24-2012, 01:19 PM

Looks like you've wrapped your interior cf. Maybe take out the center piece and make sure your wires are in correctly? If it is, then take it to the dealer....

jmkworld · 10-24-2012, 09:03 PM

seems like the "park" sensor is loose. I have to push the gear shift up a little to bring it down and to take the key out. Should i bring it in to the dealer with bms on and downpipe?

badblkX6 · 10-25-2012, 06:31 PM

Yep. Just turn it to map 0 and let them figure it out

BoStoNe90 · 10-26-2012, 10:08 AM

Turned out to be the brain inside the transmission. At least that's what bmw told me. It was an arm and a leg and then some to fix haha so I never fixed it. I just jammed the override button so I can shift. Dealer said no harm to car. Good luck fixing yours.

10-23-2012, 11:19 PM	#1
jmkworld Captain 54 Rep 627 Posts Drives: 2013 x3 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Boston iTrader: (3)	Help!!! Gear Selector Error/Transmission?? I pulled into a parking spot, turned the engine off and the key was stuck. after moving the gear knob up and back a few times from p to d i was able to turn the car off and get the key out. Upon reentering the car I get this error, shown below, and the gear box is locked. If i push the gear knob forward the light next to P comes on and i can shift down to Drive and drive the car. However when I get turn the car off its the same thing and the key is stuck unless i push the gear knob up Seems like the Parking Sensor is loose? any insight is appreciated Car drives and shifts perfectly on the way home just putting it in park and turning it on the car doesn't realize its in park.
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10-24-2012, 07:19 AM	#2
Slops Major General 190 Rep 5,417 Posts Drives: 2005 C55 AMG Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Oxford iTrader: (2)	Wow never seen that one before. Are you xdrive? I would take that in ASAP. I've read in the n54 section that some guys were having AT shifting issues or switching from sport to D etc.... Turned out it was wires that rubbed through or something got loose in the shift assembly?? You should do a search in that section and take your car in anyway
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10-24-2012, 01:19 PM	#3
SRT14PimPin07 Major 83 Rep 1,035 Posts Drives: X5 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (4)	Looks like you've wrapped your interior cf. Maybe take out the center piece and make sure your wires are in correctly? If it is, then take it to the dealer.... __________________ 2011 Alpine White E92 335i M-Sport N55 Engine
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10-24-2012, 09:03 PM	#4
jmkworld Captain 54 Rep 627 Posts Drives: 2013 x3 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Boston iTrader: (3)	seems like the "park" sensor is loose. I have to push the gear shift up a little to bring it down and to take the key out. Should i bring it in to the dealer with bms on and downpipe?
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10-25-2012, 06:31 PM	#5
badblkX6 Captain 65 Rep 772 Posts Drives: 2014 X6 35i Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: South Jersey iTrader: (9)	Yep. Just turn it to map 0 and let them figure it out
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10-26-2012, 10:08 AM	#6
BoStoNe90 Private First Class 60 Rep 192 Posts Drives: E90/F30 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Boston/SoCal iTrader: (1)	Turned out to be the brain inside the transmission. At least that's what bmw told me. It was an arm and a leg and then some to fix haha so I never fixed it. I just jammed the override button so I can shift. Dealer said no harm to car. Good luck fixing yours.
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