# Service bulletin SIB270212 A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned. - Type: Service bulletin - NHTSA id: 10051459 - Published by NHTSA: 2013\-03\-08 - Manufacturer's number: SIB270212 - Manufacturer's date: 2012\-12\-01 - NHTSA component: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ## NHTSA's summary BMW: DSC WARNING LIGHT IS ON. THE WARNING LAMPS FOR DSC, ABS AND BRAKE WARNING ILLUMINATED. THERE MAY ALSO BE A WARNING IN THE CONTROL DISPLAY FOR CHASSIS CONTROL SYSTEM FAILURE. \*JS ## The document No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number. ## Components Transmission and driveline, Automatic transmission ## Vehicles listed - 1994 to 1995 BMW 3 SERIES - 1994 to 1998 BMW 3 SERIES - 1994 to 1996 BMW 3 SERIES - 1994 to 1996 BMW 3 SERIES - 1994 to 1995 BMW 3 SERIES - 1994 to 1995 BMW 3 SERIES - 1994 to 1996 BMW 3 SERIES - 1996 to 2000 BMW 3 SERIES - 1996 to 2000 BMW 3 SERIES - 1996 to 2000 BMW 3 SERIES - 1998 to 2000 BMW 3 SERIES - 1998 to 2000 BMW 3 SERIES - 1999 to 2000 BMW 3 SERIES - 1999 to 2000 BMW 3 SERIES - 1999 to 2000 BMW 3 SERIES - 2000 to 2006 BMW 3 SERIES - 2001 to 2006 BMW 3 SERIES - 2001 to 2006 BMW 3 SERIES - 2001 to 2006 BMW 3 SERIES - 2002 to 2006 BMW 3 SERIES - 2002 to 2006 BMW 3 SERIES - 2007 to 2010 BMW 3 SERIES - 2007 to 2010 BMW 3 SERIES - 2007 to 2008 BMW 3 SERIES - 2007 to 2008 BMW 3 SERIES - 2009 to 2010 BMW 3 SERIES - 2004 to 2006 BMW X3 - 2011 to 2012 BMW X3 - 2007 to 2010 BMW X3 SAV ## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component - [121712](/bulletins/10162396.md), 2019-07-10, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE \(TCM/PCM/TECM\); ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. N52T / N55 with 8HP45: Delay in Engine Response. A customer may complain of a delay in engine response after decelerating at low road speeds and then reaccelerating. This can occur when the transmission remains in a high gear due to a delay in the transmission downshifting. This situation can be more noticeable while driving on roads with slight turns or with an increasing gradient. Unfavorable EGS and DME software - [120113](/bulletins/10150159.md), 2018-12-03, Service bulletin: ENGINE; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. MN16 Engine: FC 2D9B Knock Sensor, Signal Is Stored in the DME. Certain areas of the US experience extremely cold climate conditions during the winter months, which can cause the Service Engine Soon lamp to illuminate while the engine temperature is increasing to full operating temperature. The following fault may be stored in the DME: ??FC 2D9B Knock Sensor, Signal CAUSE Unfavorable DME knock sensor diagnostic at outside ambient temperatures below \-5° C - [SIB\-24\-02\-15](/bulletins/10058551.md), 2015-10-07, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. BMW: ON TRANSMISSION SIDE, IN SOME VEHICLES, THE TRANSMISSION FLUID IS LEAKING AROUND THE AREA OF THE OIL COOLER LINES CAUSING UNFAVORABLE COOLING LINE CONNECTION TOLERANCES TO DAMAGE O RINGS. MODEL E84 \(X1\), E89 \(Z4\), F22 \& 23 \(2 SERIES\), F30 \& 31 \(3 SERIES\), F32 \& 33 \(4 SERIES\), F34 \(GRAN TURISMO\), F36 \(GRAN COUPE\). \*PE - [SIB\-12\-01\-13](/bulletins/10052077.md), 2013-05-13, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. BMW: DUE TO UNFAVORABLE DME/EGS SOFTWARE, THE TRANSMISSION CAN SPORADICALLY GO INTO PARK OR NEUTRAL. THIS OCCURS AFTER AN MSA ENGINE START. ALSO INCLUDED MODEL M6 MODEL YEAR 2012. \*JS UPDATED 2/11/14. \*PE UPDATED 08/05/2014 \*JS - [SIB\-24\-02\-11](/bulletins/10040172.md), 2011-08-16, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. BMW: A SOFTWARE PROBLEM IS CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO ENTER SAFETY MODE WITH THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT ON. THERE IS A STORED TROUBLE CODE. \*RM - [SIB\-24\-01\-11](/bulletins/10040171.md), 2011-08-16, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. BMW: TRANSMISSION OIL IS LEAKING BECAUSE OF A SEALING COVER LOCATED ON TRANSMISSION. \*RM - [SIB\-23\-01\-08](/bulletins/10040045.md), 2011-08-15, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. BMW: A NEW TECHNICAL SUPPORT PROCESS HAS BEEN CREATED REGARDING TRANSMISSION CONCERNS. \*RM - [SIB\-24\-01\-10](/bulletins/10037934.md), 2011-06-08, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. BMW: THE EMERGENCY PARK RELEASE CABLE HAS BEEN REMOVED IN THESE MODELS AND THERE IS A PROCEDURE TO DISENGAGE THE PARK LOCK. 2011 E70/E71. UPDATED ON 06/08/2011. \*KB UPDATED ON 06/21/2011. \*RM - [SIB\-28\-02\-10](/bulletins/10037922.md), 2011-06-08, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. BMW: DOUBLE CLUTCH TRANSMISSION IS ENTERRING EMERGENCY MODE AND SOME GEARS CAN'T BE SELECTED. THIS IS A SOFTWARE PROBLEM. \*RM - [SIB\-24\-02\-10](/bulletins/10037071.md), 2011-05-03, Service bulletin: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT IS ON AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARDS. ENGINE SPEED ONLY INCREASES WHILE IN NEUTRAL OR PARK. \*RM UPDATED ON 5/1/2012. \*KB JSON: [/v1/bulletins/10051459](/v1/bulletins/10051459) [Report an error on this page](https://github.com/wenmar-pro/wenmar-open/issues/new?template=data_correction.yml&title=Data%20correction%3A%20Service%20bulletin%20SIB270212&page=https%3A%2F%2Fopen.wenmarpro.com%2Fbulletins%2F10051459&vehicle=Service%20bulletin%20SIB270212)