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Major Problems in E60
04-14-2006 | 11:01 AM
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As usual we benefit from each other, I just want to know if anybody experience a major problem in his E60? if Yes, feel free to tell us about it, specially after repair .. is your car normal? do you think the problem will come back agine?
04-14-2006 | 11:19 AM
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04-14-2006 | 11:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Memotronic' post='269148' date='Apr 14 2006, 02:01 PM
As usual we benefit from each other, I just want to know if anybody experience a major problem in his E60? if Yes, feel free to tell us about it, specially after repair is your car normal? do you think the problem will come back agine?
04-14-2006 | 11:42 AM
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Originally Posted by big_ipaq' post='269150' date='Apr 14 2006, 09:05 PM
Can you add 'No' as an option, or you're not interested? 
One vote for no problems!
looks that poll can't be edited ? 
04-14-2006 | 12:57 PM
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i wouldnt call it big....i didnt notice alot of change untill the dealer told me..i think i got the car with the problem...but had the steering colum changed..
04-14-2006 | 03:15 PM
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Yes, electronic--multiple sensors or failing major component presumably. Since delivery, I've gotten random "Electronic Failure! Unsafe to drive, pull the car to a safe stop and get to BMW Service immediately" messages, almost daily. When this happens, all gauges zero out, and then pop back to life; the chimes all sound and the iDrive screen will flicker and die. It may repeat up to 6-8 times over the course of a minute or two. I never lose drive power or even radio; just speed/tach, and all the central gauges. Also, all the center binacle icons light up. It's quite a show; terrified me the first time, on I-95 at 80 mph in the dark.
The dealer reprogrammed it and it stopped for a couple of weeks, but is back. Next week they will take another stab at it, as it has been unrepeatable for them.
While I no longer think this is as dire as the warning would have you believe, (the 20.02 reprogram toned the "Failure" language down to "Warning") I consider these startling outbursts and alarms sounding to be a significant fault. If eventually it brings the car to a halt, I'll then consider it MAJOR problem, and presume that whatever it is can then be diagnosed.
And only one here has experienced this particular degree of failure, according to responses to a post a month or so ago. If you have info, I'd appreciate hearing it.
Cheers,
Ray Hull
The dealer reprogrammed it and it stopped for a couple of weeks, but is back. Next week they will take another stab at it, as it has been unrepeatable for them.
While I no longer think this is as dire as the warning would have you believe, (the 20.02 reprogram toned the "Failure" language down to "Warning") I consider these startling outbursts and alarms sounding to be a significant fault. If eventually it brings the car to a halt, I'll then consider it MAJOR problem, and presume that whatever it is can then be diagnosed.
And only one here has experienced this particular degree of failure, according to responses to a post a month or so ago. If you have info, I'd appreciate hearing it.
Cheers,
Ray Hull