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Originally Posted by ckortane
My fiancé was shopping at the mall today and received the "drivetrain malfunction" error. This was the first time either of us had seen this after about 1800 miles (PCD on 11/20/13). She said it seemed as if the car was idling awkwardly and struggling a bit. She did a couple of restarts and drove home from the mall.
I have yet to drive it - but assume we need to take the X5 50i to the dealership immediately. I've searched some of the forums and have seen postings about replacing the injectors, but I've also seen some reports where their vehicle has been at the dealer for a long period of time.
Should we go to the dealer immediately or is this something to just keep an eye on?
Obviously very excited for our friends and family to see the new SUV over the holidays and don't want to have to put the new X5 in the shop during the holidays.
Any advice would be appreciated regarding information on this error alert.
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I would without fail take it in. This could be anything from an injector issue like you said or one of many reasons that this issue has came up. We can all speculate on this board, but with a brand new vehicle like you have, I wouldn't waste any time in getting to the dealership. There have been software issues with a re-flash being a fix as reported by one person, and there have been some where it flashed on the screen and nothing happened since. Make sure they treat you well with a loaner. Post on your issues/fix when this gets resolved.
As a coincidence, my wife and I are looking to buy a new 50i sport to replace our current 50i but with these issues and delivery delays, I just don't have that warm fuzzy feeling about this whole thing. Have you had any problems other than this one?