When your BMW e38 won't move in any gear

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If your BMW e38 or other BMW with automatic transmission won't move under its own power in any gear you shift to, check this before assuming its a transmission failure.

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  • @TW_Remakes
    @TW_Remakes8 ай бұрын

    This dude whipping around in a corvette and a 230k mile e38. Dude got money

  • @alanalcala4506
    @alanalcala45062 жыл бұрын

    I looked everywhere for someone to have the same problem as me. Thank goodness I found this video. Thank you! Havent fixed my problem but now I know what to look for

  • @merciless805
    @merciless8052 жыл бұрын

    What is that buzzin sound ?

  • @diegoallies2761
    @diegoallies27612 жыл бұрын

    I have same problem with bmw e32 automatic , reverse gear works but i cant go into any forward going gears

  • @merciless805

    @merciless805

    2 жыл бұрын

    Check your transmission fluid , I have got trans safe mode for low battery or alternator, I hate to say this but most of the time it's a selenoid in the transmission that need replacement

  • @rolandgurori2028

    @rolandgurori2028

    9 ай бұрын

    Gear selector is a Plastik lever inside a gearbox. By bmw costet 20-30€.

  • @bekamamulashvili986
    @bekamamulashvili9863 жыл бұрын

    Help!!! my car (e38) does not move in the D.but R-reverse is working.What should I do??plzz

  • @HollywoodHornet

    @HollywoodHornet

    3 жыл бұрын

    You'll need a scan tool like I have. The BMII will scan transmission codes. You'll also need the adapter to plug into the round port under the hood to connect to the transmission module. Scan and see what the module says is wrong. Your transmission may be done. If you're really lucky you might just be low on fluid or have a restricted filter.

  • @Gynta9

    @Gynta9

    2 жыл бұрын

    My e38 stuck in a 5 gear and reverse is working fine, got a transmission failsafe prog fault, but when i turn off engine and start again fault disappears and comes back when i push accelerator. Any issues?

  • @dontecoleman783
    @dontecoleman7834 жыл бұрын

    Hello im Donte i wa$ watching e38 video$ & i came acro$$ your video..any way i have the same car with the same exact problem ?& everyway. & $till have not gotten my car moving. Did you ever get yourn fixed & able to $hift

  • @HollywoodHornet

    @HollywoodHornet

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yes, sir. I have another e38 video after this one. I was able to jack up the rear of the car, and jack up the axle to make it as parallel with the ground as possible. I then used a pry tool against the shaft with the exhaust as a fulcrum and she popped right back in. Been working fine ever since. I've put hundreds of miles on it since then.

  • @jerameysebion6841
    @jerameysebion68414 жыл бұрын

    I have a e430 4matic with the SAME EXACT issue, except mine is in the front. I ordered both new axles for the front. Hopefully this will fix my problem.

  • @mr.pierre5644

    @mr.pierre5644

    3 жыл бұрын

    Did the new axles fixthe problem

  • @Sip28

    @Sip28

    3 жыл бұрын

    Did it fix it?

  • @jerameysebion6841

    @jerameysebion6841

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes it did actually, once both were installed it went back to driving beautifully. It took a lot of research and diagnosing everything step by step because my end all t h ought was trans of course but I definitely know for future now too.

  • @legendvlogs5979
    @legendvlogs59793 жыл бұрын

    HEY my car just stopped in traffic and has the same exact problem with the gear how did you fix it?

  • @HollywoodHornet

    @HollywoodHornet

    3 жыл бұрын

    I just woke up. Here you go, buddy. Fixed it for free. kzread.info/dash/bejne/n4SYwc-GnrWekbw.html

  • @HollywoodHornet

    @HollywoodHornet

    3 жыл бұрын

    Let me know how it works for you. I haven't had any problems since.

  • @legendvlogs5979

    @legendvlogs5979

    3 жыл бұрын

    HollywoodHornet I watched the video but I don’t understand what you did could you please tell me again. Thank you

  • @HollywoodHornet

    @HollywoodHornet

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@legendvlogs5979 check the axle shafts in the back where they meet the differential. If your car ginds while shifting into park while the engine is running and you can push the car while it's in park and it won't move in any other gear under it's own power, one of the axle shafts popped out. Simply climb underneath and figure out which one popped out and simply push it back in. Rotate the shaft via the hub while pressing inward (I used a pry bar against the exhaust while rotating the hub with my other hand until it clicked back in place). That should do her.

  • @legendvlogs5979

    @legendvlogs5979

    3 жыл бұрын

    HollywoodHornet oh ok, what if the transmission fluid leaked out tho so I need to weld something?

  • @paulius2898
    @paulius28983 жыл бұрын

    hey, i have an e38 730i, i can change the gears, i have checked under the car, everything seems to be right, but the car wont move when i put it in drive or reverse, the wheels dont spin at all, i can still rev the car.. do you happen to know what the problem is?

  • @HollywoodHornet

    @HollywoodHornet

    3 жыл бұрын

    Does it grind when shifting into Park with the engine running AND can you push the car around while it's in Park. If so, you have the same problem I did and must re-insert one of the axle shafts. If the car stays stationary in Park AND does not grind when shifting into Park with engine running, you are either low on fluid and must refill it to the proper level OR the transmission has failed.

  • @paulius2898

    @paulius2898

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@HollywoodHornet everything works as it should, it can shift in to all gears, no grinding. when i put the car in drive, it only revs when i press the gas pedal... not really sure, axle shaft seems to be ok, might be a failure in transmission.. and i cant even fill the transmission with fluid because its cold and wont warm up, the engine still varms up tho

  • @paulius2898

    @paulius2898

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@HollywoodHornet and i’ve also lifted the car up.. not sure whats wrong

  • @paulius2898

    @paulius2898

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@HollywoodHornet nothing on the dashboard either, like i said everything seems to be working

  • @HollywoodHornet

    @HollywoodHornet

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@paulius2898 If you're certain the car can't be rolled around while in Park then you have a transmission problem. The dash won't indicate a transmission issue. You'll have to plug a scan tool, like the BMII I use, into the round diagnostic port located under the hood. All other modules that are not the ECU can only be scanned from under the hood on e38.

  • @marlonlammie3019
    @marlonlammie30192 жыл бұрын

    so what was the problem with it?

  • @HollywoodHornet

    @HollywoodHornet

    2 жыл бұрын

    kzread.info/dash/bejne/n4SYwc-GnrWekbw.html

  • @marlonlammie3019

    @marlonlammie3019

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@HollywoodHornet thanks very much

  • @mikeychainsaw9760
    @mikeychainsaw97603 жыл бұрын

    I have tbe same issue just happened to me I have a E39 I can shift it to drive and reverse easy but she won't drive or reverse and I got my transmission service a week ago

  • @coreywallace2630

    @coreywallace2630

    2 жыл бұрын

    Any luck ?

  • @mikeychainsaw9760

    @mikeychainsaw9760

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@coreywallace2630 transmission oil leak out had to get a new seal and put the trans fluid back in. She good now

  • @lamiliaworldmalia7761

    @lamiliaworldmalia7761

    2 жыл бұрын

    My BMW X3 just did. This yesterday it won’t drive or reverse I hope it a easy fix

  • @mikeychainsaw9760

    @mikeychainsaw9760

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@lamiliaworldmalia7761 for me my transmission fluid drained out the transmission gasket pop.

  • @lamiliaworldmalia7761

    @lamiliaworldmalia7761

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@mikeychainsaw9760 hopefully that what wrong with mines i find out once I get it to the shop

  • @user-sd7zk3il3z
    @user-sd7zk3il3z Жыл бұрын

    My gear onley fhifting on forth gear

  • @ogxxxsweeet7936
    @ogxxxsweeet79369 күн бұрын

    My 98 740il just stopped and won't go in drive but will go in reverse, I pray it's just low on transmission fluid 😅

  • @luisorantes4118
    @luisorantes41182 жыл бұрын

    NOTHING

  • @merciless805
    @merciless8053 жыл бұрын

    Might be going into limp mode

  • @videotearoff4933

    @videotearoff4933

    3 жыл бұрын

    What is limp mode

  • @merciless805

    @merciless805

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@videotearoff4933 limp mode /safe mode means there is something detecting something wrong . And not letting you drive it so you damage whatever is wrong even more . Sometimes it could be something little as low transmission fluid . Or selenoid in the transmission

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