| I leased the 545i (Sport package, SMG, Premium Sound) in April and have clocked around 9,200 miles. Considering some of the posts I should consider myself lucky - however the laundry list of annoying issues that I've "experienced" include:
1. Engine cutting out after "Clutch Overheating" - sign came on. Took the car into the dealership and was told "driving in stop and go traffic should be avoided. In the very least try not to ride the gas pedal or wait for a gap in traffic to build before accelerating into it!" - I'd defy anyone to try that going over the George Washington Bridge on a Sunday night after a Yankee game!
2. The run flat tires provide false readings - told to "just ignore the warning and keep checking the tire pressure!"
3. Active Control stopped working on several occasions - Told "just turn off the engine unti lthe warning disappears!"
4. At slower speeds the engine seems to get confused as to what gear to go into so the engine hesitates for a second. I pull into my drive (doing say 30 mph) and then as I begin to go up it the engine pauses for a second and then almost stalls. Have to manually work down the gears to ensure smooth progression.
Shame to spend a reasonable amount on what I thought was going to be the "ultimate driving machine!" I typically assume these problems are somehow my fault, however reading these posts has been very helpful - thanks.
Last point - was interested that when called by BMW (or survey co.) when expressing my dissatisfaction the operator asked if I wanted to speak to someone from BMW - when I said yes I was put on hold, waited, waited, waited and then finally gave up - seems like a lot of fake consumer concern to me! | 
