E90 Manual Gearbox Help!

marioo92 · 02-07-2011, 08:46 PM

So I was driving home today and I had to make a quick getaway into traffic. As I pulled out I went from 1st to 2nd rather aggressively and 2nd gear disintegrated. I no longer have 2nd gear and it sounds like a cheap food blender. My car only has 23,000 miles on it and is a 2008. My question is if the gearbox is covered by warranty. Please let me know, thanks.

jaybird124 · 02-07-2011, 10:41 PM

yes

e90pilot · 02-07-2011, 11:53 PM

Wow! A 328 killing second gear from one shift? Very strange. I've been very tough on my gearbox many times and no issues here after 150k miles. Now my car has a Getrag not a ZF, but I don't think that makes a difference.

PJ-328iX · 02-10-2011, 07:17 PM

You are a clown, and a lucky one at that

josephbet01 · 02-11-2011, 05:00 PM

Isolated incident. Thta's why you have a warranty. Sucks though.

Sh!t Happens

Brian_TII · 02-11-2011, 09:57 PM

Wow, take it to the dealer and get a new transmission. Fortunately this isn't at all common.

Chriztofor · 02-11-2011, 10:08 PM

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Originally Posted by marioo92

So I was driving home today and I had to make a quick getaway into traffic. As I pulled out I went from 1st to 2nd rather aggressively and 2nd gear disintegrated. I no longer have 2nd gear and it sounds like a cheap food blender. My car only has 23,000 miles on it and is a 2008. My question is if the gearbox is covered by warranty. Please let me know, thanks.

Just don't tell the dealer you changed gears "aggressively". Don't give them a reason to blame you.

marioo92 · 02-23-2011, 09:55 PM

For everyone's future reference, I'll let you know how everything was resolved just incase someone has my same misfortune. Well BMW agreed to pay for the gearbox and didn't even bother taking it apart because it sounded like a blender (lucky me). My local dealership was kind enough to lend me a Mini Cooper s as my loaner (once again lucky me) and after one week I had an entirely new gearbox. The car drives great and I couldn't be any happier. BMW did a great job and I'm very satisfied with everything. I guess you always hear the horror stories on how the cars are never covered by warranty, well here's one positive story you can finally tell. Thanks for all the help on the forum guys!

NiVeDh · 02-23-2011, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by marioo92

For everyone's future reference, I'll let you know how everything was resolved just incase someone has my same misfortune. Well BMW agreed to pay for the gearbox and didn't even bother taking it apart because it sounded like a blender (lucky me). My local dealership was kind enough to lend me a Mini Cooper s as my loaner (once again lucky me) and after one week I had an entirely new gearbox. The car drives great and I couldn't be any happier. BMW did a great job and I'm very satisfied with everything. I guess you always hear the horror stories on how the cars are never covered by warranty, well here's one positive story you can finally tell. Thanks for all the help on the forum guys!

Thanks for the update. So what exactly went wrong with the transmission?

mase · 02-23-2011, 11:25 PM

maybe he forgot to use the clutch?

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marioo92 Rookie 2 Rep 17 Posts Drives: 328i 4 door 6sp manual Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Miami,FL iTrader: (0)	E90 Manual Gearbox Help! So I was driving home today and I had to make a quick getaway into traffic. As I pulled out I went from 1st to 2nd rather aggressively and 2nd gear disintegrated. I no longer have 2nd gear and it sounds like a cheap food blender. My car only has 23,000 miles on it and is a 2008. My question is if the gearbox is covered by warranty. Please let me know, thanks.
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e90pilot Freight Dawg 102 Rep 2,103 Posts Drives: E90 325i Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Oakland, CA iTrader: (3)	Wow! A 328 killing second gear from one shift? Very strange. I've been very tough on my gearbox many times and no issues here after 150k miles. Now my car has a Getrag not a ZF, but I don't think that makes a difference. __________________ --Marcelo '06 Arctic Metallic 325i \| Sport Package \| 6MT \| Dinan Stage III suspension \| Dinan exhaust \| 330i manifold swap! Click here! \| Active Autowerke tune \| 135i Brake Calipers \| Deiselboost caliper brackets \| E46 M3 front rotors
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PJ-328iX New Member 1 Rep 17 Posts Drives: 2011 BMW 328i X-Drive M-Sport Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Miami iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011 BMW 328i X-Drive [0.00]	You are a clown, and a lucky one at that
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josephbet01 Private First Class 6 Rep 112 Posts Drives: E93 328i Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: York, PA iTrader: (0)	Isolated incident. Thta's why you have a warranty. Sucks though. Sh!t Happens
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Brian_TII Second Lieutenant 8 Rep 229 Posts Drives: 06 e90 330i 6spd Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Atlanta, GA iTrader: (0)	Wow, take it to the dealer and get a new transmission. Fortunately this isn't at all common.
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marioo92 Rookie 2 Rep 17 Posts Drives: 328i 4 door 6sp manual Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Miami,FL iTrader: (0)	Resolution For everyone's future reference, I'll let you know how everything was resolved just incase someone has my same misfortune. Well BMW agreed to pay for the gearbox and didn't even bother taking it apart because it sounded like a blender (lucky me). My local dealership was kind enough to lend me a Mini Cooper s as my loaner (once again lucky me) and after one week I had an entirely new gearbox. The car drives great and I couldn't be any happier. BMW did a great job and I'm very satisfied with everything. I guess you always hear the horror stories on how the cars are never covered by warranty, well here's one positive story you can finally tell. Thanks for all the help on the forum guys!
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mase Banned 59 Rep 446 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: NYC iTrader: (27)	maybe he forgot to use the clutch?
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