BMW 535 going to the shop
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I have a 2008 535i sedan - jet black/black, which is a company car-cause i work for the BMW Plant in SC. This is my 3rd 2008 5 series, first was a 528 .. then 535 .. and now another 535i! I have no problems with the first two, but this one is going INSANE!! The last few days it has been going crazy.. Wipers come on and off as they place ... sunroof wont close when its open ... IDrive not working correctly .. windows wont roll down .. heat will not work .. all kinds of electrcial stuff. i have gotten the yellow engine malfunction symbol and it goes in the shop in the morning! Another employee has had the same problem with his 535i and his has been in the shop for two weeks .. cause they cannot detect what the problem is!
Anyone else had problems with their '08 5 series??!
Anyone else had problems with their '08 5 series??!
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Originally Posted by bmwfan05' post='514943' date='Jan 7 2008, 09:47 PM
I have a 2008 535i sedan - jet black/black, which is a company car-cause i work for the BMW Plant in SC. This is my 3rd 2008 5 series, first was a 528 .. then 535 .. and now another 535i! I have no problems with the first two, but this one is going INSANE!! The last few days it has been going crazy.. Wipers come on and off as they place ... sunroof wont close when its open ... IDrive not working correctly .. windows wont roll down .. heat will not work .. all kinds of electrcial stuff. i have gotten the yellow engine malfunction symbol and it goes in the shop in the morning! Another employee has had the same problem with his 535i and his has been in the shop for two weeks .. cause they cannot detect what the problem is!
Anyone else had problems with their '08 5 series??!
Anyone else had problems with their '08 5 series??!
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Originally Posted by bmwfan05' post='514943' date='Jan 7 2008, 09:47 PM
I have a 2008 535i sedan - jet black/black, which is a company car-cause i work for the BMW Plant in SC. This is my 3rd 2008 5 series, first was a 528 .. then 535 .. and now another 535i! I have no problems with the first two, but this one is going INSANE!! The last few days it has been going crazy.. Wipers come on and off as they place ... sunroof wont close when its open ... IDrive not working correctly .. windows wont roll down .. heat will not work .. all kinds of electrcial stuff. i have gotten the yellow engine malfunction symbol and it goes in the shop in the morning! Another employee has had the same problem with his 535i and his has been in the shop for two weeks .. cause they cannot detect what the problem is!
Anyone else had problems with their '08 5 series??!
Anyone else had problems with their '08 5 series??!
Wow so its the luck of the draw... so those here that have problems and have said they would never buy a BMW again... here's the perfect example... your first two cars were "perfect" yet now number 3 is cursed...
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I cosign the heat problem, but I have a 04 530 which I am sure has the same heating equipment please describe your heat fopah so if there is a fix I can get my dealer to try
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Originally Posted by bmwfan05' post='514943' date='Jan 8 2008, 12:47 AM
I have a 2008 535i sedan - jet black/black, which is a company car-cause i work for the BMW Plant in SC. This is my 3rd 2008 5 series, first was a 528 .. then 535 .. and now another 535i! I have no problems with the first two, but this one is going INSANE!! The last few days it has been going crazy.. Wipers come on and off as they place ... sunroof wont close when its open ... IDrive not working correctly .. windows wont roll down .. heat will not work .. all kinds of electrcial stuff. i have gotten the yellow engine malfunction symbol and it goes in the shop in the morning! Another employee has had the same problem with his 535i and his has been in the shop for two weeks .. cause they cannot detect what the problem is!
Anyone else had problems with their '08 5 series??!
Anyone else had problems with their '08 5 series??!
That seems like alot of electronic malfunctioning. I would at least start to investigate the "lemon law" in your state.
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As a BMW employee who gets pretty amazing perks are you aware the BMWNA monitors this Board........... they may not appreciate employees posting negative things.............. I totally support honest disclosure and appreciate your posts , I'm just giving you a heads up that being more cryptic might be benefitial for you.......... I would hope BMW supports open discussion but.................... 
Good luck
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Funny you said something westcoast550
I've been reading this guys posts thinking "Well, if he works for BMW, probably not for much longer..."
Like it's really going to be that hard to track down the the guy with jet black/black 08 535 that works at the plant in SC....
I've been reading this guys posts thinking "Well, if he works for BMW, probably not for much longer..."
Like it's really going to be that hard to track down the the guy with jet black/black 08 535 that works at the plant in SC....
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Originally Posted by flipside' post='515194' date='Jan 8 2008, 05:09 PM
Funny you said something westcoast550
I've been reading this guys posts thinking "Well, if he works for BMW, probably not for much longer..."
Like it's really going to be that hard to track down the the guy with jet black/black 08 535 that works at the plant in SC....
I've been reading this guys posts thinking "Well, if he works for BMW, probably not for much longer..."
Like it's really going to be that hard to track down the the guy with jet black/black 08 535 that works at the plant in SC....
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Originally Posted by westcoast550' post='515146' date='Jan 8 2008, 11:08 AM
As a BMW employee who gets pretty amazing perks are you aware the BMWNA monitors this Board........... they may not appreciate employees posting negative things.............. I totally support honest disclosure and appreciate your posts , I'm just giving you a heads up that being more cryptic might be benefitial for you.......... I would hope BMW supports open discussion but....................
Good luck
Good luck