03-14-2015, 08:26 PM | #1 |
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My car is 3 months old. It's been sitting in my garage for three days since I last drove it. I get in the car this afternoon to go to the grocery store, put my foot on the brake, push the start button, everything comes on like it's going to start, but then everything immediately shuts off. It never even turns over once. Try it over and over again, with the same results. I get all sorts of system failure messages on the dash, and the last message says, "battery discharged: start engine." So, I try again, and the results are the same.
It's not the battery. It's something electrical. These cars are computers on wheels. If one tiny thing goes wrong with the computer, the car is toast. To say I'm frustrated is the understatement of the year. I'll have to have it towed to the dealer Monday morning. This is my first BMW. How the hell are we supposed to trust these cars? |
03-15-2015, 03:48 AM | #2 |
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sorry to hear your frustrations friend and I would be totally p!##$% in the same situation as where you are...
One thing I've noticed with Euro Cars these days is that it really does have a lot of computers and it really can drain the battery so some manufacturers now gives you the battery tickler or you have to buy it... with my personal own experience with Euro cars be it a BMW, Mercedes, Land Rover, Audi and Volve, they want to be used... They don't want to be left in the garage... I've dealt with all sorts of electrical problems with my Volvo to a point where if I turn the steering wheel in full circle, everything shuts down as in the whole electrical shuts down and so does the engine in the middle of the road!!!!! Did a reset of the computer and then on, I've been using the cars like a daily driver and fingers crossed, no problems ever since... So does with the BMW's, Mercedes and Land Rover, once they are used on a regular basis, they tend to cooperate on an electrical point of view... Try buying the CTEK battery charger/conditioner... looks like the juice from your batt ran out... The waring for me looks like it's a battery problem... |
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03-16-2015, 09:44 AM | #6 |
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Problem resolved. Even though BMW roadside assistance was not able to jump the car on Saturday, just for the heck of it, I put a trickle charger on it until this morning, and lo and behold the car started this morning. Drove it straight to the dealer, and they determined that the battery was defective. So, they put in a new battery and I'm good to go.
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03-16-2015, 11:10 AM | #7 |
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given my drivetrain malfunction, i can echo your comment about having a hard time trusting something that just cost $100k.
glad your battery fixed it up pretty easily, but to be frank, i hope they didn't replace as lip service. for my drivetrain malfunction, they said a software update took care of that. yeah, this car is computers and all, but i'm thinking "uh-huh..." |
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03-16-2015, 01:51 PM | #8 |
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Hey on the plus side if it happens one or 2 more times, lemon laws would be in your favor. I have had a 2014 650 coupe for almost 1 year now and it has not had 1 issue so sometimes it's just the luck of the draw. No pun intended on the battery failure
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03-17-2015, 07:29 AM | #11 |
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That did seem odd to me, and that's why I didn't expect the trickle charger to do any good, but I took a shot anyway, and happy that it was able to get it started. That way I didn't have to have it towed to the dealer.
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03-17-2015, 08:47 PM | #14 |
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I drive my 650 on nice weather days only, and have kept it on a battery tender Jr trickle/float charger from the day I brought it home, and have not had any battery related issues whatsoever. Would call it mandatory on these cars if driven infrequently given the boatload of electronics involved.
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