Anyone else stuck on 2113 miles to service?
08-13-2005, 11:27 AM
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My car has been stuck at 2100 miles to oil change for about 2000 miles as best I can remember. At first I thought it would just drop down to zero all of a sudden. When it didn't move, I went to the dealer (losers, idiots, lazy...). I told them that it hadn't moved in a while - I have a 14k miles plus a bit. Maybe you should just change the oil. Well of course they didn't and just said that "your car is not due" for service.
So after some discussions with the supervisor. A nice guy but a total handler - ie - his job is to handle you. They showed me their fancy system for checking the keys to determine if service is needed. Mine said - not for 2113 miles (I am pretty sure that was it). So then he demonstrated another 545 - it needed service in 2113 miles also - amazing coincidence? (It had about 8000 miles FWIW).
So I said - maybe there is a bug that tends to get the counter stuck at that particular number - why, I have no idea. Anyone else stuck at 2100 miles? The dash counter goes down by 100s below 5,000 I think but the car is tracking it mile by mile.
Of course the dealer had never heard of counters getting stuck - but I know someone here has had it be stuck. I now am waiting 500 miles and taking it back when they will have to see that there is indeed something wrong.
So after some discussions with the supervisor. A nice guy but a total handler - ie - his job is to handle you. They showed me their fancy system for checking the keys to determine if service is needed. Mine said - not for 2113 miles (I am pretty sure that was it). So then he demonstrated another 545 - it needed service in 2113 miles also - amazing coincidence? (It had about 8000 miles FWIW).
So I said - maybe there is a bug that tends to get the counter stuck at that particular number - why, I have no idea. Anyone else stuck at 2100 miles? The dash counter goes down by 100s below 5,000 I think but the car is tracking it mile by mile.
Of course the dealer had never heard of counters getting stuck - but I know someone here has had it be stuck. I now am waiting 500 miles and taking it back when they will have to see that there is indeed something wrong.
08-14-2005, 04:54 AM
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No. My car is stuck at the factory settings for service. I have had no change in any of my service numbers since the day I got my car, with 2 factory miles on it.
I now have almost 16,000 miles.... and it still says 14,000 miles until my oil service.
I did get BMW to change my oil a few weeks ago, however. And they did a software reprogram. But so far, still no changes in my service computer. I'm taking car back in tomorrow to have this checked on again.
I now have almost 16,000 miles.... and it still says 14,000 miles until my oil service.
I did get BMW to change my oil a few weeks ago, however. And they did a software reprogram. But so far, still no changes in my service computer. I'm taking car back in tomorrow to have this checked on again.
08-14-2005, 01:08 PM
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My 2005 545i never moved off 14,000 to service. At 17,500 actual milage, my dealer decided there was a problem and replaced the central computer unit and upgraded the software.
08-15-2005, 04:58 AM
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Dropped my car off.
We'll see what they find out later in the day, I suppose.
I'll let you guys know.
We'll see what they find out later in the day, I suppose.
I'll let you guys know.
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