BMW Electronic Shifter Repair – No Control / Forced Park

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Our minimum assessment fee is $150 + GST (Excluding Headlights) this just covers the time to check the unit over. If you go ahead with the repair, we’ll put this towards the total cost. Our full terms of trade is the link can be found here

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When sending a unit from overseas, please declare it as “Repair and Return” with a low customs value (around $100 USD) to avoid unnecessary import fees. - All Repair Prices are quoted in NZD



BMW Electronic Shifter Repair – No Control / Forced Park
This is a repair service for BMW electronic gear shifters that suffer from loss of communication or failure to shift, often causing the vehicle to default to park or become stuck in gear.

Common symptoms include:

  • Shifter not responding or unable to move

  • Transmission stuck in park

  • No shift indication on the instrument cluster

  • Communication errors with the transmission control module

We carry out a component-level repair to restore full functionality.

Compatible with part numbers:

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  • 6131 9197971

  • 61-31-9-197-971

Known compatible BMW models include:

  • F10 / F11 – 5 Series

  • F30 / F31 – 3 Series

  • F25 – X3

  • F15 / E70 – X5

  • F16 / E71 – X6

  • Other models using the same electronic shifter unit

Note: This is a repair service – the faulty shifter must be sent to us for repair.

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