iDrive melt down
12-08-2009, 07:59 AM
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try replacing the battery with a werker battery
all of those faulty codes are very similar to a DIY write up regarding a dying battery
ill post the link when i find it but the battery should be no more than $185....dont know how much that is in euro
it may be the alternator because all of those codes popped up while the car was on...
all of those faulty codes are very similar to a DIY write up regarding a dying battery
ill post the link when i find it but the battery should be no more than $185....dont know how much that is in euro
it may be the alternator because all of those codes popped up while the car was on...
12-08-2009, 08:15 AM
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Originally Posted by flashit1' post='1070149' date='Dec 8 2009, 08:52 AM
Hi KeithL,
It happens every couple of weeks, usually first thing in a morning pulling out of junctions. It then locks you out of the transmission, so you can't go into DS mode, and you have to rev like hell to get the car moving from stand still. Hence I pull over as soon as possible to turn the ignition off and on again. Never had to wait 30 minutes to reset touch wood. Car is 530D 2003 with 92,000 on the clock, been doing it since i bought it in June 2008, so I guess thats why the last owner got rid of it because otherwise its a beautiful car. Mentioned it to the dealers once, but they couldn't find anything wrong. Deep down I feel it is the alternator, it probably keeps spiking out a higher than normal voltage which shorts the system, when it happens the IDrive screen goes blank for a few seconds before the warning lights come on.
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David
It happens every couple of weeks, usually first thing in a morning pulling out of junctions. It then locks you out of the transmission, so you can't go into DS mode, and you have to rev like hell to get the car moving from stand still. Hence I pull over as soon as possible to turn the ignition off and on again. Never had to wait 30 minutes to reset touch wood. Car is 530D 2003 with 92,000 on the clock, been doing it since i bought it in June 2008, so I guess thats why the last owner got rid of it because otherwise its a beautiful car. Mentioned it to the dealers once, but they couldn't find anything wrong. Deep down I feel it is the alternator, it probably keeps spiking out a higher than normal voltage which shorts the system, when it happens the IDrive screen goes blank for a few seconds before the warning lights come on.
Regards,
David
12-08-2009, 11:23 AM
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Twice in 3 years of ownership isn't that bad. What worries me is that it could lead onto something worse, like actually frying the iDrive, or leaving me stranded, or causing a fire. Both times it happened I was crawling in heavy traffic, so it's unlikely to be a physical short caused by jolting on rough roads. It's very likely an alternator spike. Any ideas how much a replacement alternator costs?
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