| Name (bimmerforums username) |
Location | Model | Production Date |
Shifter(s) Used | Fluid(s) Used | Mileage when affected |
Additional Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Elliot ("paul e") |
White Plains, NY | 1999 M3 | 4/99 | Ron Stygar (uses MZ3 parts) |
BMW | 35,000 when sticky 45,000 when gate disappeared completely |
tranny replaced under warranty |
| Chris Simotas ("///M3ryder NY") |
New Rochelle, NY | 1998 M3 | 5/98 | Rogue Engineering (w/WSR) |
n/a | 32,500 | |
| Julian Gent ("Jgent") |
Atkinson, NH | 1998 M3 | 11/97 | UUC | n/a | 48,000 | |
| Adam Nitti ("RenaissanceMan") |
Atlanta, GA | 1998 M3 | 11/97 | OEM | n/a | 85,000 | |
| "JasonJ75" | Ashburn, VA | 1998 M3 | n/a | UUC | Redline | n/a | |
| Philip Barger ("SI///M3") |
Marion, IL | 1999 M3 | 4/99 | OEM | BMW | 35,000 | tranny replaced under warranty |
| "neenja" | MD | 1998 M3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 63,000 | |
| Kevin Billings ("Kevlar") |
Ft. Lauderdale, FL | 1998 M3 | n/a | Active Autowerke | n/a | n/a | |
| Bill Kunz ("TiAg ///M3/4") |
Santa Cruz, CA | 1998 M3 | 3/98 | OEM and UUC | OEM, Mobil 1 ATF, Redline D4 ATF | Since purchase at approximately 41,000 | UUC shifter installed and Mobil 1 ATF first used at roughly 55,000 with no change |
| Jim Hagerman ("///M3 2 NV") |
Austin, TX | 1999 M3 | 4/99 | UUC | n/a | 60,000 | |
| Butch Berney ("Bernman") |
Pleasanton, CA | 1994 325is | n/a | OEM | Redline at 50K | 96,000 | |
| "TedK" | DC Metro, MD | 1998 M3 | n/a | OEM | Mobil 1 ATF | n/a | |
| "Hellrot Sachin" | TX | 1999 M3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| "Gatorbait" | Amelia Island, FL | 1998 M3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | tranny replaced under warranty |
| "///M3Matt" | Cherry Hill, NJ | 1994 325is | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| Matt Margolis ("slvrm3") |
Wallingford, CT | 1998 M3 | 2/98 | OEM | BMW | 60,000 | |
| Joe Corvaia ("joeyc") |
Charleston, NC | 1998 M3 | 9/97 | OEM | Redline | 73,000 | Problems regardless if cold, etc. |
| Eugene Kovelman ("///M3 NA") |
Santa Monica, CA | 1998 M3 | n/a | Rogue Engineering | Redline ATF | 50,000 | |
| Josh Turner ("JST") |
"Metro DC" | 1998 M3 | n/a | OEM | BMW | 56,000 | |
| Mike Cornwell ("mcornwell") |
San Diego, CA | 1998 M3 | 4/98 | OEM | BMW | 54,000 | Tranny was replaced out of warranty by the dealer |
| John Doby ("vjlax18") |
Baltimore, MD | 1998 M3 | n/a | OEM | BMW | 65,000 | |
| Mike Tse ("phid_bombadier") |
MA | 1995 M3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 64,000 | |
| Keith Cornwell ("Hellrot") |
Atlanta, GA | 1998 M3 | 9/97 | Rogue Engineering | Redline at 45,000 | 56,5000 | |
| Jim Bassett | Pleasant Hill, CA | 1998 M3 | 4/98 | UUC and Rogue | Red Line D4 ATF (changed every 30K) |
n/a | Roundel fix cured the problem |
| "ebm34" | Toronto | 1998 M3 | n/a | OEM | n/a | n/a | |
| "CKim" | Mountain View, CA | 1999 M3 | n/a | UUC | n/a | n/a | |
| Mike Chiang ("LateApex") |
Tallahassee, FL | 1995 M3 | 9/95 | OEM | Redline D4 ATF | 30,000 | tranny replaced under warranty |
| Mike Chiang ("LateApex") |
Tallahassee, FL | 1998 M3 | 4/98 | OEM | BMW | 50,000 | |
| Jeff Lee ("JLee") |
Bethesda, MD | 1998 M3 | n/a | UUC | n/a | 64,000 | |
| "M3Buff" | Raleigh, NC | 1999 M3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 49,000 | |
| Doug Wirth | Folsom, CA | 1999 M3 | n/a | OEM | BMW | 51,000 | |
| Ron Snaider ("RSnaider") |
Long Island, NY | 1998 M3 | 11/97 | OEM | Original Lifetime Fluid | 37,000 | |
| Jeff Holtby | Geneva, NY | 1998 M3 | 4/98 | OEM | Valvoline MaxxLife | 41,000 | |
| Jeromy Smith ("jds7717") |
Huntsville, AL | 1999 M3 | 9/99 | OEM | BMW | 64,000 | |
| Curt Anderson ("racea911") |
Huntington Beach, CA | 1999 M3 | 3/99 | OEM | BMW | 35,000 | |
| Mitch Farner ("mason@tirerack") |
South Bend, IN | 1999 M3 | n/a | OEM | BMW | 49,500 | tranny replaced under warranty |
| Russell K Lee Jr ("kapolani") |
Lexington Park, MD | 1998 M3 | n/a | UUC | BMW | 52,000 | |
| Ricky Nardis ("RickyN F355") |
Westchester, NY | 1998 M3 | 3/98 | OEM | BMW | 50,000 | |
| David Nylander | Houston, TX | 1998 M3 | n/a | OEM | BMW | 103,000 | |
| Andrew Kwan ("Andrew_KC") |
Kansas City | 1998 M3 | 03/98 | OEM | BMW | 53,000 | |
| "hal9000" | Florida | 1998 M3 | 12/97 | OEM | BMW | 48,000 | |
| Lars K. Staack ("lkstaack") |
Leavenworth, KS | 1998 M3 | 11/97 | UUC | Redline DA4 ATF | 74,000 | Recently changed Tranny oil and added SSK with new shift rod join in attempt to fix problem (prior to reading BF thread). No change. |
| David Levy | Wichita, KS | 1999 328i | n/a | OEM | BMW | 65,000 | |
| Daniel Kippen ("DSK M3/4") |
Irvine, CA | 1998 M3 | 10/97 | OEM | BMW | 59,000 | |
| Jacob Fannon ("Def") |
Atlanta, GA | 1998 M3 | 3/98 | OEM | BMW | 63,000 | |
| Juan Sanchez ("TransHuman") |
Silver Spring, MD | 1999 M3 | 2/99 | OEM | BMW | 45,000 | I never felt the problem until this winter. This was the first winter after I had the UUC TMEs installed. |
| Matt Condon ("gsxy") |
Phoenix, AZ | 1995 325i | 5/95 | OEM | BMW and Redline | 70,000 | |
| Andy R. ("fourfa") |
San Francisco, CA | 1998 M3 | 11/97 | Ron Stygar | OEM, Redline D4ATF, and Mobil 1 ATF | 65,000 | |
| Nelson Ho ("ebm34") |
Toronto, Ontario, Canada | 1998 M3 | n/a | OEM | Mobil 1 ATF | 46,000 | |
| Dave Michael | Boston, MA | 1998 M3/4 | n/a | OEM | BMW | 63,000 | much worse when very cold (below 5C). Gets better as transmission warms up |
| Michael Maigret ("mmaigret") |
Santa Clara, CA | 1998 M3 | 3/98 | OEM, Rogue Octane SSK | BMW, Redline | 40,000 (OEM fluid and linkage) | Changed fluid to redline @50k - no difference, Only happens when 5th gear is engaged while engine is cold. |
| Bob Cooper ("Mtriple") |
Plymouth, MN | 1996 M3 | 4/96 | UUC | n/a | 45,000 (sticky), 51,000 (no gate) | |
| Brent Weston ("bdub") |
Greensboro, NC | 1998 M3 | 2/98 | OEM | BMW Lifetime - never changed | 55,000 | Tranny replaced under CPO |
| Larry Blunk, II ("Ss109") |
Springfield, MO | 1999 M3 | 3/99 | UUC | BMW | 30,000 | |
| John Morris ("jdmorris") |
1999 M3 | 4/99 | OEM | BMW | 44,000 | replaced at 47,000 under warranty | |
| Joshua W. Leopold | Los Angeles, CA | 1998 M3 | 3/98 | UUC | BMW | 55,000 | noticed the problem about 1,000 miles after installation of the UUC SSK, TMs and TMEs |
| Andre | n/a | 1997 M3 |
n/a | n/a | n/a | 50,000 | |
| Walter Jordan ("sped here") |
Bethlehem, PA | 1998 M3 | 2/98 | OEM | BMW | 50,240 | Replaced under BMW CPO warranty |
| Jeff Kuei ("surfer123") |
n/a | 1998 M3 | 1/98 | OEM | BMW | 40,000 | |
| Thomas Hiromoto | Orlando, FL | 1997 M3 | n/a | M Roadster | BMW | 80,000 | Replaced under CPO warranty at 85,000 |
| Ryan Fatula ("98///m398") |
Orlando, FL | 1998 M3 | 11/97 | Active Autowerke | BMW | 47,000 | |
| Josh Hayden ("Josh328") |
New Orleans, LA | 1996 328i | n/a | UUC SSK | RedLine ATF | 100,000 | Planning on trying the Roundel fix |
| Timothy Nguyen | San Diego, CA | 1999 M3 | 03/99 | OEM | BMW | 55,000 | |
| Andres Sanchez ("anfesa") |
Miami, FL | 1999 M3 | 10/98 | OEM | BMW | 52000 sticky, 55300 gate | |
| Chris Konn | Austin, TX | 1998 M3 | n/a | UUC | n/a | 57,000 | |
| Christopher | San Luis Obispo, CA | 1999 M3 | 10/98 | OEM | BMW | 48,000 | |
| Michael Gruby | Chicago, IL | 1999 M3 | 02/99 | OEM | BMW | 78,000 | |
| Cody McDaniel | n/a | 1999 M3 | 03/99 | OEM | BMW | 48,000 | complete gearbox replaced under warranty (Autobahn BMW in Ft. Worth, TX) |
| Cody McDaniel | n/a | 2002 330i | 05/02 | OEM | BMW | 20,000 | |
| Bernie Heitz | Atlanta, GA | 1999 323i | 12/98 | OEM | BMW | 38,000 | 2 month out of warranty |
| Tom Wierzchon ("Motown M3") |
Royal Oak, MI | 1997 M3-4 | 10/1997 | OEM | BMW | 89,000 | |
| "blackscooby" | Cheshire UK | 1998 328i | n/a | n/a | n/a | 65,000 | |
| Nick Mascio | n/a | 2002 330CI | n/a | OEM | Redline D4AFT | 43,000 | |
| Travis Bryson | Knoxville, TN | 2000 328ci | n/a | OEM | BMW | 55,000 | Replacing under CPR warranty |
| Grant Hollis ("ghollis_1") |
Cincinnati, OH | 1999 M3 | 11/98 | OEM | BMW | 65,000 | replaced under CPO warranty |
| Brian Gray ("HalcYoN") |
Austin, TX | 2000 M Coupe | 11/99 | OEM | BMW | 26,000 | |
| Brian Schroeder | Gastonia, NC | 1998 M3 | 4/98 | OEM | D4-ATF | 68,000 | |
| Michael Lieberman ("m3lieb") |
Tulsa, OK | 1998 M3 | n/a | OEM | BMW | 53,000 | |
| Dale Son ("WTFWTF") |
Ventura, CA | 1998 M3 | 10/98 | OEM | BMW | 69,000 | |
| Jon Phillips ("Jon97") |
San Francisco, CA | 1997 M3 | n/a | UUC | Redline ATF | 96,000 | The problem started occurring about 35,000 miles into the life of a remanufactured transmission that was installed under CPO warranty. The original tranny, which was replaced after 60,000 miles for an unrelated problem, never experienced the "stick resting in 5th" problem. |
| Jim Karavias | San Francisco, CA | 1999 328i | n/a | OEM | BMW | 55,000 | |
| Caesar Luna | Hacienda heights, CA | 1998 M3 | 11/97 | OEM | BMW | 70,000 | The dealer said it was a wear and tear item. My car was still on warranty and the dealer did not want to change. |
| Mike Russo | Charlotte, NC | 1998 328i | 4/98 | OEM | BMW | 50,000 | tranny replaced under warranty |
| Fazal S. Hussain ("m3fuz") |
n/a | 1998 M3 | 3/98 | UUC EVO3 | Redline | 74,000 | Changed fluid before changing shifter to no avail. Problem occurred before EVO3 installation. NOTE: By printing off this list of affected owners, and the many pages of the bimmerforums thread and contacting BMWUSA, the dealer is replacing Fazal's transmission for the $50 deductible (and giving him a loaner car)! YMMV |
| Kyle Yum | Irvine, CA | 1999 328i | 07/98 | BMW | OEM | 60,000 | Service advisor at BMW dealer stated that the transmission needed to be replaced (at customer expense) |
| Yuri Klepach ("Civic1002DX") |
Trenton, NJ | 1998 M3 | N/A | OEM | BMW | 59,000 | |
| Geordie Johnston ("BimmerDawg") |
Athens, GA | 1998 M3 | 7/98 | UUC SSK | Redline | 70,000 | fighting aftermarket warranty for replacement |
| Mike Ruble | Tampa, FL | 1999 M3 | 2/99 | OEM | BMW | 40,500 | Tranny replaced under CPO by dealer |
| John Miller ("Gandalfthewhite") |
Sonoma County, CA | 1999 M3 | N/A | OEM | BMW | 54,550 | |
| Thomas Jun | N/A | 1999 M3 | 6/99 | OEM | Redline D4 ATF | 59,000 | Transmission replaced under CPO warranty |
| George Vincent | Sarasota, FL | 1998 M3 | 2/98 | OEM | BMW | 70,000 | |
| Arthur Arakelian ("///Mworkin") |
Los Angeles, CA | 1999 M3 | 12/98 | OEM | BMW | 39,000 | problem fixed here |
| Richard Vijeh | Sunnyvale, CA | 1995 M3 | 10/95 | OEM | Redline | 65,000 | |
| Shannon Belletti ("sbelletti") |
Austin, TX | 1996 328IS | 11/95 | UUC | Redline | 149,000 | Sticking when cold, works fine when warm |
| Brad Anders | Phoenix, AZ | 1998 M3 | N/A | OEM | BMW | 31,000 and 55,000 | First tranny replaced with remanufactured tranny by dealer under warranty for sticky 5th at 31510 miles on 10/22/2001. Remanufactured tranny started sticking at 55438 miles on 11/9/2004. |
| Anthony Marvin ("rocket808") |
Tallahassee, FL | 1999 M3 | N/A | OEM | BMW | 78,000 | dealer replacing tranny. No problems with dealer, look at it and immediately ordered new tranny. |
| Nick Fizette ("Mode") |
Los Angeles, CA | 1998 M3 | 11/97 | Stygar SSK | Redline | 52,000 | Reverse also trouble to engage. Fine when up to temp. |
| Neil Halin ("raydoc") |
Boston, MA | 1998 M3 | N/A | Rogue | Redline | 51,000 | |
| Alan Gibbemeyer | Reston, VA | 2000 328i | 6/99 | OEM | BMW and Redline | 51,000 | Redline D4 does show good improvement but did not fix the problem. Dealer changed back to BMW fluid (which I paid for) and problem is worse again. I'm looking forward to the $4 bushing fix when mine gets bad enough. I already have a good independent mechanic. |
| Mike Ikonomou | Commack, NY | 1998 528i | N/A | OEM | BMW | 85,000 | |
| Felix Klauser | UK | 1999 328i | N/A | OEM | Redline D4ATF | 75,000 | |
| "snaker4" | Springfield, MS | 1999 M3 | 06/99 | OEM | BMW, Redline | 35,000 | |
| Hsi Lin | Santa Barbara, CA | 1998 M3 | 3/98 | UUC | Redline ATF D4 | 45,000 | Tranny was replaced under a service contract warranty at 49,000 |
| Tim Kemp | Seattle, WA | 1999 328i | N/A | OEM | BMW | 90,000 | |
| Tim Gerrity | Overland Park, KS | 1998 M3 | 04/98 | OEM | BMW | 58,400 |
