N55 Drivetrain malfunction, Please Help!

bimmaC · 02-22-2024, 06:19 PM

Recently my 2011 bmw 535i with high mileage has been having issues with jerking aswell as shifting from 1st to 2nd when starting in the morning… today I was driving and I got a drivetrain malfunction and then my engine stalled as I was coming to a stop. After starting the engine again, it threw another drivetrain malfunction code and stalled again. Can anyone help me figure out this issue? I’m pretty sure that it has threw this code before it was due to a fuel issue, if that helps.

ChiltiCoatl89 · 02-22-2024, 08:16 PM

Can you show us the codes? Always very helpful

bimmaC · 02-22-2024, 08:20 PM

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ChiltiCoatl89 · 02-25-2024, 03:41 AM

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Still having that issue?

bimmaC · 02-25-2024, 07:31 AM

Yes

ChiltiCoatl89 · 02-25-2024, 07:50 PM

What have you replaced in the last 50k miles? Any major work done before this issue?

Conserve · 02-27-2024, 07:05 PM

Is there any oil on drive belt that you can detect and/ or condition of drive belt in general?

Hozmoz · 02-28-2024, 11:18 AM

I have a 2011 535i as well, had the same jerking issue and got the drivetrain malfunction sign. Eventually the car would go into drive and reverse, but would only rev. My transmission went out and had to get it replaced.

Info@mad-us.com · 02-28-2024, 05:02 PM

Without a code its a guessing game. stalling can be many things.

Try unplugging your maf sensor on your intake and see if the issue goes away. Thats really the only free thing that's easy to do.

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bimmaC Registered 2 Rep 3 Posts Drives: 2011 BMW 535i Join Date: Feb 2024 Location: South Carolina iTrader: (0)	N55 Drivetrain malfunction, Please Help! Recently my 2011 bmw 535i with high mileage has been having issues with jerking aswell as shifting from 1st to 2nd when starting in the morning… today I was driving and I got a drivetrain malfunction and then my engine stalled as I was coming to a stop. After starting the engine again, it threw another drivetrain malfunction code and stalled again. Can anyone help me figure out this issue? I’m pretty sure that it has threw this code before it was due to a fuel issue, if that helps.
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ChiltiCoatl89 Lieutenant 1769 Rep 435 Posts Drives: 2016 F10 BMW 535i M Sport Join Date: Jun 2023 Location: Nevada iTrader: (0) Garage List 2016 BMW 535i M Sport [8.34]	Can you show us the codes? Always very helpful
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ChiltiCoatl89 Lieutenant 1769 Rep 435 Posts Drives: 2016 F10 BMW 535i M Sport Join Date: Jun 2023 Location: Nevada iTrader: (0) Garage List 2016 BMW 535i M Sport [8.34]	What have you replaced in the last 50k miles? Any major work done before this issue?
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Conserve Private First Class 186 Rep 127 Posts Drives: 1976 BMW 2002 & 2015 BMW535i Join Date: Sep 2023 Location: Ohio iTrader: (0)	Is there any oil on drive belt that you can detect and/ or condition of drive belt in general?
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Hozmoz Registered 2 Rep 4 Posts Drives: 2011 BMW 535i Xdrive Join Date: Feb 2024 Location: Orange County, California iTrader: (0)	I have a 2011 535i as well, had the same jerking issue and got the drivetrain malfunction sign. Eventually the car would go into drive and reverse, but would only rev. My transmission went out and had to get it replaced.
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Info@mad-us.com Brigadier General 1922 Rep 4,922 Posts Drives: bmw Join Date: Mar 2021 Location: Mad-us.com iTrader: (0)	Without a code its a guessing game. stalling can be many things. Try unplugging your maf sensor on your intake and see if the issue goes away. Thats really the only free thing that's easy to do. __________________ - Click Here Performance Parts For Your Bmw At Crazy Low Prices! Email: info@mad-us.com
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