[wemyss]

Hi folks, new on here on behalf of my father who has just bought a 2.0D X-Drive which by all accounts is very nice car. However a couple of days after getting it home he noticed something strange gearbox wise when giving power in 2nd/3rd gear. He says it is like one of the axles is slipping.

As we are both new to BMW's thought here would be the first place to see if anyone has any ideas.

Many thanks in advance for any help

Mark

[Bustofa]

Traction control kicking perhaps?

[sfax]

I've not seen anything similar reported but there aren't as many manuals as there are automatics. I would take it back to the dealer and ask them to investigate. Shouldn't be happening.

[DJ Daddy-O]

I have a manual and never had anything like this at all. I can only offer the same advice as others to get it checked out.

[wemyss]

Many thanks for your great advice guys. My father has taken it back to the dealer. One of their mechanics has had a run in it and noticed the problem so hopefully it they will work it out and get it fixed.

I will give an update on here as it may help someone else in the future. Incidently the car has a high millage 80,000 for its age.

I am looking forward to gettting a blast in it when it is fixed!!!!!

[powertech83]

Originally Posted by wemyss

Many thanks for your great advice guys. My father has taken it back to the dealer. One of their mechanics has had a run in it and noticed the problem so hopefully it they will work it out and get it fixed.

I will give an update on here as it may help someone else in the future. Incidently the car has a high millage 80,000 for its age.

I am looking forward to gettting a blast in it when it is fixed!!!!!

80,000? are you talking about the new X3?

[sfax]

Originally Posted by powertech83

80,000? are you talking about the new X3?

I was thinking the same. 80,000 miles would be a lot in less than a year

May be worth re-posting this in the first gen forum. I was assuming it was covered by warranty when I said take it a dealer. You may want to take somewhere else

[Lotus7]

Originally Posted by wemyss

Many thanks for your great advice guys. My father has taken it back to the dealer. One of their mechanics has had a run in it and noticed the problem so hopefully it they will work it out and get it fixed.

I will give an update on here as it may help someone else in the future. Incidently the car has a high millage 80,000 for its age.

I am looking forward to gettting a blast in it when it is fixed!!!!!

It's hard to believe this is a F25. With that kind of mileage, he may be feeling some clutch slippage, although that's usually more apparent in the higher gears instead of second and third. Also, several First-gen E83 owners and X5 owners have reported transfer case slippage or complete failure of drive to the front wheels at around 80K miles. Apparently it's due to fluid breakdown causing the chain drive to fail, so many of the "wise" X5 owners are now insisting on replacing the transfer case fluid at 50K miles or less.

Please let us know if this is a E83 or a F25. If it is a F25, it probably holds the mileage record for a non-factory owned new X3.

Good Luck.

[TuffLittleUnit]

80,000 would average out at about 400 miles per day since the first F25 X3s arrived in the UK.

[Lotus7]

Originally Posted by TuffLittleUnit

80,000 would average out at about 400 miles per day since the first F25 X3s arrived in the UK.

Yep! I'm betting 10:1 it's a E83.

Can you imagine paying for filling the fuel tank every day?

[sfax]

Originally Posted by Lotus7

Yep! I'm betting 10:1 it's a E83.

Can you imagine paying for filling the fuel tank every day?

80,000 miles @ £1.40/L and average 40 mpg => £12,729 ($20,294) - ouch

[wemyss]

Ah, posted in the wrong thread it seems. This is what happens when you have an Audi UrS6 owner trying to make sense to others in a BMW Forum. Sorry about this.

[powertech83]

Originally Posted by wemyss

Ah, posted in the wrong thread it seems. This is what happens when you have an Audi UrS6 owner trying to make sense to others in a BMW Forum. Sorry about this.

No Worries, X3 E83 forum can be found in here : http://x3.xbimmers.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=91
I hope your problem will be fixed soon so you can start enjoying the x3

[wemyss]

Sorry for the hassle folks, it is possible to move this thread myself?

Thanks again for all the info, very helpful.

Cheers

[wemyss]

Ahhhh think this one is now to bed. As I say my old man put it back straight away, now he has it back "fixed". It seems someone replaced the front tyres which were the wrong size. He can't believe he did not check that himself but is happy it has cured it. He has got a couple of free tyres and service out of it at least so all is well. Many thanks again for your help with this one and sorry again for not having a clue how the site works, Audi drivers eh?!!!

Cheers

[TuffLittleUnit]

A fair few ex-Audi drivers in this forum. My last two motors were an A5 Coupe and an A3 Sportback. Have been v impressed at how the guys in this X3 group have pretty much avoided the fanboy mentality. There's a lot of respect for the looks of the Q5, for example, even though we know we all made a much better overall choice with the new X3