How much to repair, replace a transmission in 2002, 530i, automatice?

Asked by wenz02 Jun 03, 2017 at 09:09 PM about the 2002 BMW 5 Series 530i Sedan RWD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Transmission failed after I gunned it to merge into a lane on the freeway.
After less than 1/4 of acceleration, "transmission failsafe Prog." warning came
on in the info center, and immediately, I no longer had any gear.  After I coasted
to a stop, I could not get it into any forward or reverse gear, only park.
I'm concerned about cost. The car has 204,000 miles on it.

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59,755

Unless you locate trans and do it yourself a shop will charge $1500 or more, a Re-manufactured unit at rockauto.com is $2,868.89 +$800 core=$3,668.89 to get it shipped then return the core for the $800 back. Shipping may or may not apply so check that out on your own. Rockauto is the cheapest around that I would trust anyway it is a 3 year warranty, you can find a reman somewhere cheaper but get a warranty & install warranty on issues due to installed incorrectly.

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