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Message: <blockquote data-quote="sudha" data-source="post: 720947" data-attributes="member: 1233">I suffered through this limp mode issue with my e32 for quite a fair bit. After being given worst case scenarios, i was relived it was a small matter.First -  Check your battery. Weak batteries tend to cause the transmission switching into fail safe mode.If battery is fine, try this - yours is a 5 speed transmission. When you drive forward, instead of selecting "D"... go one notch below to "4". If your transmission does not enter fail safe mode then you have a case of loose cable.I am sharing this because thats how how I figure out what's wrong with my car. An expert mechanic forgot to tighten the transmission cable and kept telling me my gearbox needs to be replaced/overhauled. My car entered limp mode after 5 minutes of driving... all the time until i accidentally put it into "4" once.Your problem may not be the same but perhaps you could try to eliminate the cause with this.. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin    :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></blockquote>