a/c max button acting up again. At dealership 1 wk
07-07-2008, 02:44 PM
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Today I leave for lunch. It is hot. I hit the max button.......
Nothing...5 to 10 minutes later max starts blowing.
Last time it did this it kept getting worse till it got to the point that the a/c would not cool. Went to the store, no cold air, way home from the store, no cold air. Pull in driveway cold air.
After having it for a week they replaced the blower motor and the blower motor resistor. That did not fix it. Tech obsessed about it all weekend and the following Monday he discovered the car somewhere had a bad ground. The car started to turn things off that were non-essential. Tried a ground wire? cable? from another BMW and it fixed it. They had to order the part and it was here the next day.
Now it is 92 degrees outside. They said they would find me a loaner before the 17th if the a/c went out completely. They did have an opening on the 16th, but, I have a doc appt.
uuuggghhh,
Martin
Nothing...5 to 10 minutes later max starts blowing.
Last time it did this it kept getting worse till it got to the point that the a/c would not cool. Went to the store, no cold air, way home from the store, no cold air. Pull in driveway cold air.
After having it for a week they replaced the blower motor and the blower motor resistor. That did not fix it. Tech obsessed about it all weekend and the following Monday he discovered the car somewhere had a bad ground. The car started to turn things off that were non-essential. Tried a ground wire? cable? from another BMW and it fixed it. They had to order the part and it was here the next day.
Now it is 92 degrees outside. They said they would find me a loaner before the 17th if the a/c went out completely. They did have an opening on the 16th, but, I have a doc appt.
uuuggghhh,
Martin
07-07-2008, 06:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Martin525i' post='618314' date='Jul 7 2008, 05:44 PM
Today I leave for lunch. It is hot. I hit the max button.......
Nothing...5 to 10 minutes later max starts blowing.
Last time it did this it kept getting worse till it got to the point that the a/c would not cool. Went to the store, no cold air, way home from the store, no cold air. Pull in driveway cold air.
After having it for a week they replaced the blower motor and the blower motor resistor. That did not fix it. Tech obsessed about it all weekend and the following Monday he discovered the car somewhere had a bad ground. The car started to turn things off that were non-essential. Tried a ground wire? cable? from another BMW and it fixed it. They had to order the part and it was here the next day.
Now it is 92 degrees outside. They said they would find me a loaner before the 17th if the a/c went out completely. They did have an opening on the 16th, but, I have a doc appt.
uuuggghhh,
Martin
Nothing...5 to 10 minutes later max starts blowing.
Last time it did this it kept getting worse till it got to the point that the a/c would not cool. Went to the store, no cold air, way home from the store, no cold air. Pull in driveway cold air.
After having it for a week they replaced the blower motor and the blower motor resistor. That did not fix it. Tech obsessed about it all weekend and the following Monday he discovered the car somewhere had a bad ground. The car started to turn things off that were non-essential. Tried a ground wire? cable? from another BMW and it fixed it. They had to order the part and it was here the next day.
Now it is 92 degrees outside. They said they would find me a loaner before the 17th if the a/c went out completely. They did have an opening on the 16th, but, I have a doc appt.
uuuggghhh,
Martin
07-08-2008, 10:56 AM
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Spoke with BMW Customer Relations. Hopefully, will get somewhere.
07-08-2008, 12:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Martin525i' post='618314' date='Jul 8 2008, 01:44 AM
Today I leave for lunch. It is hot. I hit the max button.......
Nothing...5 to 10 minutes later max starts blowing.
Martin
Nothing...5 to 10 minutes later max starts blowing.
Martin
It could be the "classic" AC sensor failure.
07-28-2008, 06:31 AM
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sounds like a dead battery.
Anyway, how much did they charged for replacing the blower motor and the blower motor resistor ?
Anyway, how much did they charged for replacing the blower motor and the blower motor resistor ?
07-28-2008, 08:02 AM
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Originally Posted by diedie' post='634150' date='Jul 28 2008, 09:31 AM
sounds like a dead battery.
Anyway, how much did they charged for replacing the blower motor and the blower motor resistor ?
Anyway, how much did they charged for replacing the blower motor and the blower motor resistor ?
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Originally Posted by Martin525i' post='634205' date='Jul 28 2008, 12:02 PM
Covered under warranty.
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