Trans Fail Safe Mode Troubleshoting 2000 BMW X5 4 4i

[@matthews1633]

Another one on the X5 is wheel speed sensors, one faulty sensor will set trans- failsafe mode. And battery low voltage too. +More

[@iranwilson7464]

I hit a crib an my transmission fail safe came on

[@Born.N.Raised818]

@@iranwilson7464 was there a baby in it?

[@ignaciobueno3051]

Muchas gracias bro, me funcionó y ya tenía tiempo con ese detalle de que se quedara en un cambio Neta te lo agradezco un chingo, estuve apunto de cambiar transmisión

[@TIPSFORDUMMIES]

Asi es compa! hay gente que se gasta miles tratando de reparar la transmision y el problema es solamente esto. Gracias por ver mis videos

[@johnnyrosado232]

Am getting code p1062 p1067 p0966 will this help my car don't move or rev up RPM and is on transmission safe mode

[@TIPSFORDUMMIES]

It won't hurt to try, when this module goes on short, it make all kinds of weird stuff.

[@tempest411]

This is one major issue I have with OBD2, on any car. The computer is SUPPOSED to tell you what the problem is, but it doesn't. Often times you have an issue and you can get like 9 DTCs, only one of which is real. The first fault triggers all kinds of other 'ghost' faults. I can't believe we've had OBD2 26 years and this is still a major problem. It never should've been released like this...

[@TIPSFORDUMMIES]

Totally agree with you!

[@Matice21]

Now I only get transfail safe mode in gear 2...the engine revs high before getting into the 3rd gear. Could this apply to my situation? I changed the fluid & filter & didn’t see any signs of catastrophic damage.

[@TIPSFORDUMMIES]

Hey Thanks for watching my videos! No, I don't really think you have a catastrophic damage on the Trany. Although the abs module is not the only symptom for the Trans Failsafe mode, it is a very common problem on BMW's. Give it a try, just disconnect the module and if you don't get the Trans Failsafe Mode, you have found the problem. Hey don't forget to subscribe to my channel

[@thekillerreece]

Did you ever find your problem

[@JesusLopez-ld8jt]

The music in the background is just killing there's just no reason for it

[@TIPSFORDUMMIES]

Thank you for watching my video Jesus! Yes you are correct that's the # 1 complaint on my older videos, thanks to those complaint I learn to completely minimize music almost down to 0 on my new videos. Unfortunately I don't have the original videos to redo them again. Hey but I am constantly uploading new videos so please don't forget to subscribe. Thank you so much bro.

[@JesusLopez-ld8jt]

Haa haa yes when stress its hard to focus! Love your videos tho. Informative :-)

[@itin4265]

This just happened to me this morning on my way to get coffee. Thanks you so much. I will try this first as this is the clearest video on YT with hands on. Thanks again and happy holidays!!!!

[@TIPSFORDUMMIES]

Hey thanks for watching my video! yes give it a shoot, it has helped a quite a few people already. Don't forget to subscribe!

[@itin4265]

I am Th man yes it did.

[@itin4265]

I am Th man I don’t drive it very often. It did work. But I know I’ll have to get it done right in the future.

[@williamharris1232]

Isaac Patino I’m having the same problem with my 330i I changed all wheel sensor and my car goes into limp mode and stays in one gear ⚙️ mostly four could it be my oil cooler

[@yungmemphis5427]

Can I send the part to be refurbished and still drive my X5?

[@TIPSFORDUMMIES]

Hey, Thanks for watching my videos. Of course you can, you are not going to have the ABS operating on your brakes, but the brakes themselves will work as any regular brakes without ABS.

[@alfa_romeo55yush82]

dude. your awesome. I will disconnect my 2003 4.6 is and see if thats the problem too.

[@TIPSFORDUMMIES]

Yep! That solved the problem on my vehicle, a couple of mechanics wanted to replace the whole transmission, and they where supposed to be a BMW specialist LOL. Hey please let me know how you did on your vehicle and please don't forget to subscribe.

[@alfa_romeo55yush82]

@@TIPSFORDUMMIES Boss, youre a General. For everyone, I had the same symptoms as in the video posted here by Tips for Dummies. When I turned on the engine, in about a mile or so the Trans Fail safe would illuminate and kick the vehicle into slow mode. Also the tachometer wouldnt work and both temperature gauges, water and transmission oil would immediately go to hot and stay there. The tachometer wouldnt work as well. I read where it might be the ignition switch so i changed that first and the symptoms were still there. Then I read on another post to look at the DME and see if there is any corrosion but all the electrical connections were clean as a whistle. So then after reviewing this video I took out the head light a reached in and disconnected the ABS Control module and voila all symptoms of the vehicle disappeared and was brought back to original specs. I will continue to drive the vehicle with the the ABS control module unplugged. I put tape over where the plug plugs into the module to prevent water from getting in and corroding the exposed pins. Also i put the plug in a zip lock bag and taped it closed from water and the elements. I will send the abs control module off to get it repaired through Ebay for $129.00 - $159.00 as I have read their reviews on two different companies. Than you so much TIPS FOR DUMMIES as for 6 months I didnt drive the vehicle as the repair cost was going to be way too high. Some suggested dropping the transmission and changing out the solenoids. Ha, I knew there had to be something electrical causing the mishap. Thanks again. I drove the vehicle twenty five miles without a hiccup. Awesome.

[@TIPSFORDUMMIES]

@@alfa_romeo55yush82 Fantastic! I am so glad it worked out for you. You know, I notice that when it comes to BMW's the information out there is so hermetic so I am so glad videos like this can help people. Thank you so much for watching.

[@Efortysicks]

alfa_romeo55 yush what’s up bro. So I bought my. 5 like 3 years ago it was still is super clean but this keeps happening to me as well minus the cluster going crazy but it’s not right away it’s right after 20 min plus highway time then it goes into this trans fail safe mode after that I cannot surpass 40 mph mark but it shifts great in the morning when it’s cold I’ve read that the transmission Oiler cooler was the problem on another fellow bimmer comrade and it was heat related for his x5 I have the same or about the same symptoms he described and I’m thinking about doing this here and hopefully it will work but it may not because it might just be the transmission Oiler cooler

[@robinserrano3325]

Hey am having this problem in my x5 2002 when i am driving and I press the gas it goes in to trans safe mode the suv go slow or it show code output shaft speed sensor

[@randomvideouploader2022]

So my BMW X5 e53 2003 totally stopped working last night I was driving and it come up on the dash trans failsafe mode It was going about 20 miles an hour when I was revving it fully and really struggled to pull away from a standstill Then after not even a few minutes it would not even move when accelerating and In gear I’ve got out of the car but left my lights and hazards on and after about 15 minutes when I got back in it would not start . I turned off my lights hazards and also turned my stereo off unplug my phone charger and it started up again. Before I had no warning lights on the dash but when I started it it showed an ABS light also the ESP light and I am not sure what the issue is. I am hoping that it is The battery that was not providing enough voltage to the ECU so it was bringing up fault codes that cut the transmission but my local garage today have told me that if it is not moving when you put it in drive then you need a new gearbox which is £1200! Can you please advise me on what you think it might be? I find it very strange that it was driving fine and it idle is okay but will not move and it does show on a reader that there is a connection issue to the ECU

[@TIPSFORDUMMIES]

Hey thanks for watching my videos, that's exactly what they told me on my BMW, they said I needed to replace the whole transmission. So I suggest you that before spending big bucks on the car, follow this video and disconnect the ABS module. If you vehicle comes back and runs normal you just found the problem all you have to do is send the macho to get a refurbished and you will have your vehicle back

[@randomvideouploader2022]

@@TIPSFORDUMMIES I have disconnected it. It literally moved about 2 feet and that was it now it isn’t moving again. Very strange. And trans fail safe is gone but got the abs and DSP light on dash

[@marcoantoniovaldezlopez4375]

Buenas tardes Disculpa cual era tu falla por la cual desconectaste el módulo de abs? Yo tengo falla en mi x5 modelo 2000 que me bloquea los cambios de la transmisión esa será la solución a la falla de mi x5?

[@TIPSFORDUMMIES]

Hola Marcos, si èsa era la falla, se bloqueaban los cambios. Es muy probable que èste sea el problema. Lo que pasa es que El modulo de abs se pone en corto y causa engaño a la computadora causando que se bloquen los cambios. Nadamas desconectalo y si se arregla el problema ya la hiciste! Gracias por ver mis videos

[@dinomash379]

I am so glad I found your video.... did what you did and now I can drive it like I stole it.... thanks bro

[@TIPSFORDUMMIES]

Hey I am glad it worked out for you! Thanks for watching my videos and please don't forget to subscribe

[@vellharris4225]

Can u just leave it disconnected?

[@TIPSFORDUMMIES]

Hey Thanks for watching my videos! yes of course you can leave it disconnected, the only problem is that you are not going to have ABS brake system while the module is disconnected.

[@merciless805]

Do you think this applies to a 2000 740il ? I have the same problem with trans safe mode

[@TIPSFORDUMMIES]

Hey thanks for watching my videos! Being both German vehicles, there is a huge chance they may share some of the electrical parts including the ABS. If you know where the ABS control module is on your Mercedes he will not hurt at all if you disconnected temporarily, if the problem is solved bingo you got it, but if the problem persists just connect the ABS back on. Thanks and please don't forget to subscribe to my channel

[@losipoop]

@7:21 that's how you lose a 10mm socket 😆

[@TIPSFORDUMMIES]

Lol true! It happens all the time

[@Sphinx-19]

after you unplugged that did your speedometer stop working?

[@TIPSFORDUMMIES]

Hey thanks for watching my videos, no actually once I unplugged the ABS module everything started to work perfectly fine on the speedometer. Again thanks for washing my videos and don't forget to subscribe

[@Sphinx-19]

@@TIPSFORDUMMIES ok seems I have a different problem then, thanks

[@jey7597]

My bmw e39 have steptronic problems to sport mode, help

[@aliciasanchez4110]

What’s the name of the part ?

[@TIPSFORDUMMIES]

Hi, thanks for watching my videos, It's called the "ABS Module"

[@cannafloraromania2666]

thank u, works perfect now!!!

[@TIPSFORDUMMIES]

Fantastic! I am glad it worked. Thanks for watching my videos 👍

[@frankieeden5250]

Will this also work for the 2003 x5 3.0i ?

[@TIPSFORDUMMIES]

Hello Frankie! Yes it does, what you can do is just disconnected to see if the problem goes away if not you can connect back on.

[@frankieeden5250]

What if I unplug it and the trans fail-safe light still comes on?

[@daisypearlcumpston776]

Thank you SO much!

[@TIPSFORDUMMIES]

Thank you for watching my videos 😌, It really makes me feel good knowing that my videos are actually helping people. Please don't forget to subscribe

[@husseinmadi7229]

Once you remove the module, do you have to reconnect it again at the same time? Or you have to get it repaired and then you reconnect it?

[@TIPSFORDUMMIES]

Hey, thanks for watching my videos. Yes once you remove it, you have to send it for repairs, what happens is that the module gets short out on the inside, if you put it back like that, your vehicle will continue having that issue. Don't forget to subscribe 👍

[@johndaniel3474]

@@TIPSFORDUMMIES did u drive around with it unplugged for the 1st few days to test it ?

[@TIPSFORDUMMIES]

@@johndaniel3474 I actually drove the vehicle for like about a month, but not to tested, the test was done immediately once you unplug de ABS you should not have that problem. I drove the car while I was waiting for the ABS to be fixed. Thanks for watching my videos

[@johndaniel3474]

@@TIPSFORDUMMIES so you left it unplugged driving it and it never went into limp mode great video and thanks for the fast reply

[@TIPSFORDUMMIES]

Correct! Once I disconnected the ABS the limp mode was gone. I drove the car for like a month until I've got the part back. Thanks for watching my videos

[@dbender3644]

Would the ABS module going bad cause the X5 to have starting issues? If my X5 cranks it will start but sometimes it has issues cranking. I'll go to start the X5 and if it doesn't start I turn it off and try to start it again. When it doesn't start it's almost like there's no crank and then I let go of the key and it goes ka'chunk, try to start it again and it starts. I replaced the cam and crank shaft sensors already. About once a month I get the Trans Fail Safe code, I reset it and drive it until it gets the code again. Any tips?

[@TIPSFORDUMMIES]

You may have two different problems, I haven't heard nobody heaven a starting problems because of the ABS module, but this may be a unique problem on your vehicle. The Trans safe mode, definitely the ABS module might be the problem, try to disconnect the ABS module without removing it and if it's a problem is solved you got it

[@dbender3644]

@@TIPSFORDUMMIES Will disconnect it just to check. Thanks

[@TIPSFORDUMMIES]

@@dbender3644 yes, you can disconnect the ABD module just to see if the trans safe mode and the other problem goes away, if it does bingo, but if it doesn't just connect the ABS back. Thanks for watching my videos

[@curtrn]

I am having the same issue with the key not starting as well. I'm very interested on your results.Thank you.

[@dbender3644]

@@curtrn I still haven't fixed my issues. I believe mine may be a starter going out but it's not like any starter I've ever heard before going out. I've replaced, the crank and cam shaft sensors, the MAF sensor, checked the battery and posts both inside the trunk and under the hood. Once I get the Trans Fail Safe message I just break out my code reader, reset the code and I'm ok for another month or so. It still has issues starting but once it doesn't start I just wait a second and try again. The most I've ever had to do to get it to start was 4 tries. So I've just been dealing it with it till it completely dies.