jerking?

vonkim · 06-12-2011, 08:34 PM

hi. i bought my 128i automatic 3 weeks ago and on friday i experienced the weirdest thing. i was driving for about 15 minutes when suddenly the car started jerking, RPM was revving like crazy high but the car's speed wouldn't really budge. i was at 40mph and RPM was probably at 3.5-4. it felt like the car was kinda stalling. then the service light came on- looks like a sun with an exclamation point. i basically had to pull over and restarted my car but still the same problem. managed to make it home then when i turned off my car, the blue tooth connection would not disconnect. i was out of my car, keys in hand, car turned off, by my trunk and the connection would not end. i drove again for 5 minutes but the jerking problem seems to have disappeared and the service light is gone. should i take it to the dealership?

mackeroni · 06-12-2011, 09:40 PM

I always press the speakerphone button on my phone as I depart my car and the calls come with me with no problem.

Jerking and warning lights are not normal. Take it to the dealer.

Good luck.

amancuso · 06-13-2011, 08:10 AM

Yes. Take it to the dealership.

DriveHard · 06-13-2011, 08:52 AM

Th warning light that came on is not a "sun" It is a "gear" with th "!" point in the middle..

That is the Transmission failsafe warning light...

could mean big things or little things... when that light came on you car shifted to 3rd gear and stayed there... ( no matter what you do in the car BTW) its in failsafe / Limphome mode..

You need to get it in quickly...

06-12-2011, 08:34 PM	#1
vonkim Registered 0 Rep 1 Posts Drives: 128i Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: LA iTrader: (0)	jerking? hi. i bought my 128i automatic 3 weeks ago and on friday i experienced the weirdest thing. i was driving for about 15 minutes when suddenly the car started jerking, RPM was revving like crazy high but the car's speed wouldn't really budge. i was at 40mph and RPM was probably at 3.5-4. it felt like the car was kinda stalling. then the service light came on- looks like a sun with an exclamation point. i basically had to pull over and restarted my car but still the same problem. managed to make it home then when i turned off my car, the blue tooth connection would not disconnect. i was out of my car, keys in hand, car turned off, by my trunk and the connection would not end. i drove again for 5 minutes but the jerking problem seems to have disappeared and the service light is gone. should i take it to the dealership?
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06-12-2011, 09:40 PM	#2
mackeroni Former Opel GT Pilot 327 Rep 771 Posts Drives: 2011 135i, AW, CR, 6MT Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Canton, OH USA iTrader: (0)	I always press the speakerphone button on my phone as I depart my car and the calls come with me with no problem. Jerking and warning lights are not normal. Take it to the dealer. Good luck. __________________ So, that's it. I am doomed. There is no patch, no methadone, no substitute. Curse you BMW. Curse you and your seamless power delivery. Curse the incredible sense of road feel. Curse the comfort, the luxury, the envious looks from the masses. I am... hopelessly addicted.
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06-13-2011, 08:10 AM	#3
amancuso Lieutenant Colonel 726 Rep 1,758 Posts Drives: 330it, 428ix, 430i Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Lawrenceville, GA iTrader: (1)	Yes. Take it to the dealership. __________________ 2016 428ix, r, 2018 430iC, 2018 330it
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06-13-2011, 08:52 AM	#4
DriveHard Colonel 115 Rep 1,998 Posts Drives: X1 and R58 JCW Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Long Island iTrader: (0)	Th warning light that came on is not a "sun" It is a "gear" with th "!" point in the middle.. That is the Transmission failsafe warning light... could mean big things or little things... when that light came on you car shifted to 3rd gear and stayed there... ( no matter what you do in the car BTW) its in failsafe / Limphome mode.. You need to get it in quickly... __________________ X1, R58 JCW, M2 in my future if planets align
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