[stefanc2001]

Hello! I have bought a BMW X1 2016 automatic gearbox 3 months back at 117000km and now after merely 8000km I keep getting the message: Transmission - Secure vehicle with parking brake when stationary whenever I turn on or off the engine. The parking brake works perfectly fine however a month or so back I have spilled a little bit of ketchup on the parking brake button but after a few weeks of cleaning it came off for good. The error didnt appear at first however I thought that it could have affected it in some way. I also saw other posts complaining about transmission error (but Im not sure if it said parking brake after) at about the same kilometers as my car and in those posts people were talking about some broken spring in the gear shifter that had to be replaced(which costed 10$ or so). Im not sure if it is my problem as well so I had to go ask you guys maybe you know better( It s my first BMW) ). Thank you in advance

[TheNine90]

The Tension Spring for the Shiftlock solenoid lever is either broken or loose. This is a common issue.

[stefanc2001]

Ok so this is the issue everyone has been talking about. Can the spring be replaced for a higher quality one? And where specifically can you order it? I m from eastern europe (Romania). Thanks

[X1604M]

People order from Amazon, eBay or AliExpress where many different quilities products can be found. You need to shop around on those sites.