Major Problem with my New 06 550i

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07-17-2006, 06:50 PM

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My Ride: 2006 530xiT Titanium Silver, 6-speed Manual, new style Start/Stop ignition, Black Dakota Leather, anthracite maple wood trim, heated seats front and rear, heated steering wheel, headlight washers, automatic tailgate, auto dimming mirrors, Logic 7, 6-disc changer, sport seats, shadow line trim, rear sun blinds, PDC, adaptive xenons, 18" style 123 wheels, , navigation, voice control, bluetooth, BMW roof rack + bike attachments,

I had the exact same thing happent to me. It happend less than a mile from the dealer, so went there so they could take a look. The service manager and tech stood there scratching their heads. They said when the car goes to sleep in 16 minutes it will shut everything off (battery drain fail safe). It did shut off, and has not happend again.

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07-17-2006, 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by shehatezme' post='311909' date='Jul 17 2006, 02:09 PM

I have had my 06' 550i for 2.5 weeks (only 1500 miles on the ODO) and the AC went crazy. Basically, the AC is currently out of my control. I can't change the speed on the AC nor can I switch it off competely. The worst thing about this is that the AC continues to blow after the car is off and the key is out of the car. The recirculating air timer was NOT activated neither. The dealer looked at it today and said that they have just recieved a bulletin from BMW about this matter. It seems like a software issue that is causing the AC to keep running. The AC will continue to run for 16 mins after the car is off before it shuts itself off. They say there is no fix as of right now until the new software comes out. I am not in a good mood. Didn't spend $60k+ for a car that don't run correctly. I only had it for 2 weeks. Anyone else experiecing the same problem? This is ridiculous, my 03 E320 has glitches and I thought the Bimmer will be better, I guess not. I am disappointed.

I had a similar problem that required dealer intervention in form of disconnecting power from the battery and then allowing the computers to re-start etc. According to the shop forman at my dealership, this is a known software problem and a "fix" is in the works, but still not available. Hope this helps you out.

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07-17-2006, 09:29 PM

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Thanks for the help guys. Good to know I am not the only one with the problem. I guess I am going to have to just deal with the problem until the fix is out. I will let you know when that comes.