I had that once, never had any other problems with it.

 

Mine crashed on Saturday. It's still down, I think (I didn't drive car today). I will try the 3 finger salute, but here's the particulars:

Crashed on Saturday.

Upon startup
Sometimes it reboots repeatedly
When it reboots the CD/DVD dash lights flash when its cycling
Sometimes nothing on display
CD/DVD dash lights constant (of course in synch with interior lights)


Monday, I got an Active Steering Warning on the dash
My turn signals did not auto cancel on hard signal (the one where you press all the way and it flashes until you complete 90 degree turn or manually cancel)

I refueled Monday evening
Active Steering malfunction went away upon restart
Turn signals operating normal

Yet still no iDrive.

No other anomalies noticed.

I reported the problem on at least 2 occasions to different dealers. On each occasion, the technican's notes were to the effect of 'no codes stored', 'unable to reproduce problem'.

I hope I won't need new hardware, but if I do how likely they will cover this considering I'd reported it multiple times although my car is now out if warranty? Unfortunately, I was unable to find my copies of where I had reported it to my most recent dealer when it was still in warranty, but I definitely have the copies from when I first reported the problem. My lesson on this is to insist on a written record of all complaints no matter how minor or if the problem 'corrects itself'.

 

My dealer called me back this morning. Said that they will 'good will' the repair. I'm so glad I worked on building a relationship with them. It finally paid off. Go Passport!


AND.....I tried the 3 finger salute and it only caused the DVD/CD drive lights to reset. Nothing changed on screen.