Today, my BMW decided to give me a headache. My wife took it out in the morning, and she described the behavior as if the gas pedal was not working fine. I guess it is her way to say that the car was not showing its usual power response. The situation got worse along the highway so she decided to park in the building I have my office as she passes by (about 5 miles from home). When she tried to back up in the selected parking place, the reverse gear was not engaging.

When I got to the car, turn on the motor looking for her claim about weird behavior , and it was smooth, D, 3, 2 and 1 gear engage fine, but R does not engage. The R symbol appears correctly in the dash board, and it is felt a rev up in the engine when switched to R. We decided to took the car back home, so I drove back the BMW and found the trany working fine when in forward, in all programs (E, S and M) shifting is smooth and on time, no slip is felt, no power loss, but when arrived home, the reverse still don’t engage. Tonight, when cooled down, it is still not engaging. Checked the oil, level is OK and no special smell or color, all seems to be as usual. No Check Control indications either.

If there is something I’m scare to mess with is the trany. May be it is time to learn.

Any suggestions?