Battery issues
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I have a 2006 E61 535d still on the original battery. For the last couple of months the clock has repeatedly zereod which I understand is an issue with the battery when doing only very short journeys (I mostly do sub 7 miles daily). I plugged the car in at the weekend to the trickle charger and it never reached full charge (after 48hrs) and the clock has zereod again. Does this mean I need a new battery or are there other issues? the car has never failed to start, left it for two weeks recently.
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I have a 2006 E61 535d still on the original battery. For the last couple of months the clock has repeatedly zereod which I understand is an issue with the battery when doing only very short journeys (I mostly do sub 7 miles daily). I plugged the car in at the weekend to the trickle charger and it never reached full charge (after 48hrs) and the clock has zereod again. Does this mean I need a new battery or are there other issues? the car has never failed to start, left it for two weeks recently.
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I have a 2006 E61 535d still on the original battery. For the last couple of months the clock has repeatedly zereod which I understand is an issue with the battery when doing only very short journeys (I mostly do sub 7 miles daily). I plugged the car in at the weekend to the trickle charger and it never reached full charge (after 48hrs) and the clock has zereod again. Does this mean I need a new battery or are there other issues? the car has never failed to start, left it for two weeks recently.
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I just got my (new to me 2008 550i) on Saturday - I had only 6500 miles on it. It is at the dealer today getting a new battery because as the service advisor told me "the low mileage didn't do you any favors". I think you probably need more than 7 mile trips at some points to get the battery charged. That said, 4 years on a battery seems about average to me, so my guess is that yours is probably due to be replaced.
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Good thing for me that the dealer that I bought the car from (I bought it in NY and live in MD) said they would cover it. It seems silly that it wouldn't be covered under warranty, especially for a car of this caliber, but since it is getting covered by the other dealer I am not going to make waves.
While it is in the shop I am getting the brake recall done - I put it on the list for the dealer and they did know about it - which appears to be rare from what I have read so far.
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Interesting point about that actually....the service advisor said that BMW expects that cars will be driven on average 700 miles per month. Since this car is less than that they are saying that the battery is not covered.
Good thing for me that the dealer that I bought the car from (I bought it in NY and live in MD) said they would cover it. It seems silly that it wouldn't be covered under warranty, especially for a car of this caliber, but since it is getting covered by the other dealer I am not going to make waves.
While it is in the shop I am getting the brake recall done - I put it on the list for the dealer and they did know about it - which appears to be rare from what I have read so far.
-jp
Good thing for me that the dealer that I bought the car from (I bought it in NY and live in MD) said they would cover it. It seems silly that it wouldn't be covered under warranty, especially for a car of this caliber, but since it is getting covered by the other dealer I am not going to make waves.
While it is in the shop I am getting the brake recall done - I put it on the list for the dealer and they did know about it - which appears to be rare from what I have read so far.
-jp
If BMW knew about the problem (and they knew about it) before the sale, then they should disclose it. But noway, BMW is going to disclose it...CMON the unlimate driving machine needs 700 miles a month opr it cannot be driven properlly ! lol
I my case I went to BMWNA and made a mess because my dealer did not want to change the battery and because when I bought the ultimate driving machime nobody told me that it needed to be driven more than the weekends!!!! lol
BMW NA ASKED MY DEALER TO CHANGE THE BATTERY!
Now with only 6500 miles it is a different story ....lol
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where is it written in your contract that the car has to be driven 700 miles? no-where !!!
If BMW knew about the problem (and they knew about it) before the sale, then they should disclose it. But noway, BMW is going to disclose it...CMON the unlimate driving machine needs 700 miles a month opr it cannot be driven properlly ! lol
I my case I went to BMWNA and made a mess because my dealer did not want to change the battery and because when I bought the ultimate driving machime nobody told me that it needed to be driven more than the weekends!!!! lol
BMW NA ASKED MY DEALER TO CHANGE THE BATTERY!
Now with only 6500 miles it is a different story ....lol
If BMW knew about the problem (and they knew about it) before the sale, then they should disclose it. But noway, BMW is going to disclose it...CMON the unlimate driving machine needs 700 miles a month opr it cannot be driven properlly ! lol
I my case I went to BMWNA and made a mess because my dealer did not want to change the battery and because when I bought the ultimate driving machime nobody told me that it needed to be driven more than the weekends!!!! lol
BMW NA ASKED MY DEALER TO CHANGE THE BATTERY!
Now with only 6500 miles it is a different story ....lol
-jp
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