Originally Posted by DRANGED' post='837255' date='Apr 5 2009, 06:42 PM

Sears shouldn't have let you drive this car with this problem unresolved. I can't believe that BMW NA would have told Sears to send you home without a loaner car and made you drive without heat. Something just doesn't smell right on Sears end with this whole situation.

Scotty, try PMing this member BMW NA Customer Relations http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showuser=1120 Link them to this thread or explain the difficulties you are having. He/She is from BMW NA and chimes in from time to time to deal with unresolved problems.

Just FYI, Motorwerks made this list, Sears did not. You might have more luck bringing your car into Motorwerks next time. http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showtopic=73155&st=0

Let us know what you find out.

Originally Posted by scottygolf' post='837278' date='Apr 5 2009, 07:27 PM

thanks for the info - Sears has been good to us in the past. When I spoke with the Svc Mgr at Motorwerks 2 months back (as I thought Sears was nuts) he also said that they were sending the customer home with the car with the heater issue.

Originally Posted by DRANGED' post='837284' date='Apr 5 2009, 07:35 PM

No problem. It's good to know that both of the dealerships are treating their customers equally as poor in regards to the heating issue. Keep us posted.

If you are interested, I will be organizing another Midwest Meet in a month or so and we would love to have you there. Here's a link to our last meet. http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showtopic=59873&pid=73

Originally Posted by CWS530' post='837308' date='Apr 5 2009, 07:54 PM

Quit staring at me!

Originally Posted by E60 Driver' post='807236' date='Mar 4 2009, 11:09 AM

Ok folks, lately my heater has been blowing cool air intermittently. It would blow hot for a while and then cool down and stay cool for awhile. I have my climate control all the way up to 80 or whatever the highest setting is and I've tried in in Auto as well as manual fan mode. I also made sure the setting in my i-drive was all the way red. The cool air is coming from all the vents as well as the floor vents.

I checked my coolant level and that seems to be fine. I'm wondering if it might be a thermostat problem and just needs a new thermostat maybe?

Either way, it's out of warranty and I would like to try and diagnose it myself and not have to go to the stealership unless I have to. I'm hoping it's a thermostat and not a heater core or something of that nature. I've checked my garage spot for any coolant leaks and there are none.

Just curious if this has happend to anyone or if anyone has any insight on this? Perhaps a DYI on a thermostat? Oh, I have drive a 2005 530i w/ 60k miles.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!

Thanks!



I DRIVE 2005 E60 SAME PROBLEM JUST ON FEET........TOOK CAR INTO BMW DEALER. HE SAID THERE WAS A SENSOR FOR THAT THAT HAD GONE BAD. SAID IT HAS HAPPENED OFTEN. MAYBE THE DEALER CAN HELP WITH DIAGNOSIS AND COST IF IT IS A FREQUENT ISSUE WITH OWNERS. MINE WAS DONE UNDER WARRENTEE

Originally Posted by fuji0010' post='861377' date='Apr 28 2009, 06:12 AM

If it alone assault algid air, it ain't a heater! ... i accept a 97 ford charlatan xlt the boiler is alarming algid air accept afflicted the thermostat, If your abiding your coolant akin is actual (did you analysis afterwards the car has been sitting overnite?). Next footfall would be thermostat. Usually if you accept an affair with that the air will be semi balmy and just never get hot. You charge to be active a acceptable 15 mins. or so. If you active just 5 mins abroad and axis the car off affairs are it will not balmy at all with a ashore accessible thermostat. Its an beneath $20 DIY repair. Ability plan ability not.

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