Drivetrain, transmission malfunction and partially available parking brake

aa7125 · 11-15-2023, 11:43 AM

Greetings!
I am a BMW F11 520d N47 owner.
In the past week my car has started to randomly pop up with a drivetrain malfunction. Today, my ride on the car has started a symphony with the "gong" sound. In the span of 20 minutes of riding, my car popped up several times with "Drivetrain malfunction", "transmission malfunction", and "Parking brake only available partially". The car drives fine with no issues, but the gongs are driving me crazy

Could it be due to moisture? (It has been raining quite a lot here, as well as sometimes its 0 degrees celsius)
I have read about PDM issues but only about the X3 models. The dealership for BMW is 300kms away, so I would like to avoid going there.
Cheers!

mwnbr · 12-06-2023, 04:51 PM

I had similar last week on my F10 M5. I had some seven different warnings, some the same as yours, plus others such as power steering issues, pedestrian protection system, rear differential. Oh, and these issues occurred in cold and wet weather.

I did a lot of reading online, and it seemed it could be connected to Fuse 2 in the glove box. I removed the fuse and replaced but the issues remained. I took the car to a garage to resolve, and it turned out to be Fuse 2. The problems remained but following reset all was then good.

Hope yours is as simple as mine to resolve.

PSD · 01-03-2024, 03:40 AM

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Originally Posted by aa7125

Greetings!
I am a BMW F11 520d N47 owner.
In the past week my car has started to randomly pop up with a drivetrain malfunction. Today, my ride on the car has started a symphony with the "gong" sound. In the span of 20 minutes of riding, my car popped up several times with "Drivetrain malfunction", "transmission malfunction", and "Parking brake only available partially". The car drives fine with no issues, but the gongs are driving me crazy

Could it be due to moisture? (It has been raining quite a lot here, as well as sometimes its 0 degrees celsius)
I have read about PDM issues but only about the X3 models. The dealership for BMW is 300kms away, so I would like to avoid going there.
Cheers!

I have exactly the same problem in my F11 520d - did you ever resolve this at all?

Cheers
Paul

11-15-2023, 11:43 AM	#1
aa7125 Registered 0 Rep 1 Posts Drives: BMW F11 520d Join Date: Nov 2023 Location: Latvia iTrader: (0)	Drivetrain, transmission malfunction and partially available parking brake Greetings! I am a BMW F11 520d N47 owner. In the past week my car has started to randomly pop up with a drivetrain malfunction. Today, my ride on the car has started a symphony with the "gong" sound. In the span of 20 minutes of riding, my car popped up several times with "Drivetrain malfunction", "transmission malfunction", and "Parking brake only available partially". The car drives fine with no issues, but the gongs are driving me crazy Could it be due to moisture? (It has been raining quite a lot here, as well as sometimes its 0 degrees celsius) I have read about PDM issues but only about the X3 models. The dealership for BMW is 300kms away, so I would like to avoid going there. Cheers!
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mwnbr Mark 11 Rep 9 Posts Drives: BMW F10 M5 Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Liverpool iTrader: (0)	I had similar last week on my F10 M5. I had some seven different warnings, some the same as yours, plus others such as power steering issues, pedestrian protection system, rear differential. Oh, and these issues occurred in cold and wet weather. I did a lot of reading online, and it seemed it could be connected to Fuse 2 in the glove box. I removed the fuse and replaced but the issues remained. I took the car to a garage to resolve, and it turned out to be Fuse 2. The problems remained but following reset all was then good. Hope yours is as simple as mine to resolve.
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