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      07-18-2012, 03:23 PM   #23
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Do you happen to be running a staggered setup with your wheels?
Nope, im on OE Wheels & Suspension, my wheel alignment was off tho b4 for a few months, idk maybe that caused some issues...I do live tho in NYC and use my car daily and we have alot of stop n go traffic and shitty roads..
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      08-23-2012, 01:14 PM   #24
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If Its not built strong enough to withhold large loads than why is it in a BMW.
I have the same issue and am hoping for a Recall.
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      08-24-2012, 10:43 AM   #25
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did you have any oil in there, looks dry, is that what caused the failiure?
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      08-24-2012, 07:12 PM   #26
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did you have any oil in there, looks dry, is that what caused the failiure?
Yeah it was oiled pretty good, i cleared it so i can take a clear pic of the defected part. As to what caused the failure...I have no idea, but when i did open it up that part was chewed up pretty bad.
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so is this a well known issue to all Xdrives or just a few models...IE 335xi, X3???
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so is this a well known issue to all Xdrives or just a few models...IE 335xi, X3???
Seaching on google and through forums, seems like the X3's get it more often then any other XI..
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Would this be under warranty with cpo car?
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Happened to me a year back. Had my transfer case replaced under warranty. Good luck!
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This happened to me tonight on the way home from work, drove the car home but I was wondering if its safe to drive to dealership tomorrow?
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This happened to me tonight on the way home from work, drove the car home but I was wondering if its safe to drive to dealership tomorrow?
It should be covered under CPO, i dont see why not, but as for driving....I drove mine for about a week and a half, not long drives though, just from point A to B and about a 15-20min drive and always drove nice and grandma' slow lol just to be safe, but i suggest to take it in asap. so you dont break anything else..
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wow interesting read thanks for posting
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I have the same problem on a 328, any idea what causes driving habits or anything like that?
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      01-19-2014, 10:47 PM   #35
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I have the same problem on a 328, any idea what causes driving habits or anything like that?
At what mileage does this usually happen?? I'm at almost 80k and wondering if this will happen to me soon or any tell tail signs.
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Pictures couldnt hurt. If nothing else they'll serve educational purposes for others.

I'll call him sometime before the end of the week to get a better idea of what their upgrade entails.

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Nothing became of odometer gears, they wouldn't take on the project. Not sure what your options are at this point, I've been out of the loop/scene for some months now. FWIW, 94k miles and no TC problems.
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I ran into the same issue this weekend. Hoping to take it to the shop this week, got quoted about 1300 to fix it.

Car just cleared 40k miles.
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Same thing just happened to my 335xi sedan. I had a "check engine soon" light, so I took it to the dealer and they ended up replacing the motor and the thermostat. My car is completely stock with 64k miles on it.

Bought the car used at 61k and i'm pretty sure i've had more time in loaners than my own car. I bought an aftermarket warranty when I bought the car and it has already paid for itself lol
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I've got the warning lights shown in the attached image. Also cruise control isn't functioning. Its a periodic thing, sometimes it clears up for a few days then reappears... Is this symptomatic of the stripped gear in the transfer case issue? Or is it the steering angle sensor issue?

If its the transfer case issue, have any of you tried this? http://www.ebay.com/itm/111676068755

I'm looking for confirmation that I am headed down the right path and any tips/tricks from those who have experienced the same issue would be appreciated!
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As long as this thread got resurrected by a spammer, I'll post my recent experiences on my wife's 90k-mile 2007 328ixDrive Sport Auto.

It had thrown a fault at the beginning of last winter and a quick scan showed low voltage at two terminals. We'd only had the car for a short time so I figured we'd just replace the battery. And that seemed to clear the problem until a month ago when up popped the dreaded "4x4 inactive!" fault. Process of elimination and the experience of others led me to replacing the servo motor ($400 or so from FCPEuro). That changed nothing. So I took it to my BMW dealer where I work and had one of the techs and the shop foreman do a diagnosis. They got no response from the transfer case during the test program so told me I needed a new transfer case. Ouch!

Well, we got such a good deal on the car I figured we'd bite the bullet and replace the transfer case and move on. After the new transfer case arrived and was installed, there was no change in the faults. Speculation was that the control unit was bad. They checked under the carpet for water damage and, finding none, suggested that the bad transfer case may have caused the control unit to fail. Sounded suspect to me but these are my guys so we ordered a new control unit for around $600. That cured the problem. Now I work with these guys every day so I didn't want to be "that guy" and reinstall the old transfer case to prove I was right, so my wife is now driving the car and enjoying being able to see her clock and temp gauge once again. I figure we're now up to what the car would have retailed for and cognitive dissonance has let me rationalize the entire repair cost and not lose any sleep over it.

So, it is entirely possible that I now have two perfectly good servo motors. One brand new, and the other with 90k-miles. It is also possible I have a perfectly good transfer case with 90k-miles on it. But I'll never know. Any market for these items, given the circumstances???


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