Lost a driveshaft today..
Literally. That sucker is lying somewhere along the highway about an hour outside of Atlanta. Fortunately, it was the front shaft, so I still had power to the rear wheels and got to a place where I could call BMW assist and get a tow to a dealership.
Has anybody gone through this before? How likely is more extensive damage to the transmission? I experienced vibrations in the front for about 5-10 minutes, before it popped off. The car ran smoothly until I pulled over to take a look. At that point, transmission fluid started leaking out into a large puddle.
I've got 37k on the car (May 2010 build), so high mileage for a 2011, but still early for these sorts of problems. Car is completely stock, so no additional stresses beyond the occasional spirited drive.
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2014 X5 35i M-Sport While/Black (wife)
2013 X5 50i M-Sport Silver/Black
2011 X5 50i Silver/Black (retired)
2008 335i Convertible Space Gray/Gray (retired)
2004 M3 Convertible Blue/Gray (retired)
2001 X5 4.4i White/Black (retired)
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