Phantom Trunk & Idrive Problems
10-15-2005, 10:22 AM
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Wednesday night, when I went to bed, I know my trunk was closed, the car locked, and the key in a secure place. Thursday morning, my trunk was wide open and the doors locked. Unfortunately, it had rained all night. The trunk was soaked.
I drove the car on thursday, no problems. On friday, after about an hour of driving, the Idrive went dead, radio dead, nav dead, SOS dead. It tried to reboot itself several times over the next hour, until it just finally died.
It is now Saturday, and no signs of life.
I have an appointment on Monday to bring the car in. I am concerned that the dealer will find water damage and blame me for this problem.
Is there a known problem with phantom trunk opening? Should I dry out the car as much as possible, and not mention the water in the trunk?
Any thoughts.
PS: about 6 months ago I had a similar problem with the radio, but it rebooted after about an hour and a half.
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I drove the car on thursday, no problems. On friday, after about an hour of driving, the Idrive went dead, radio dead, nav dead, SOS dead. It tried to reboot itself several times over the next hour, until it just finally died.
It is now Saturday, and no signs of life.
I have an appointment on Monday to bring the car in. I am concerned that the dealer will find water damage and blame me for this problem.
Is there a known problem with phantom trunk opening? Should I dry out the car as much as possible, and not mention the water in the trunk?
Any thoughts.
PS: about 6 months ago I had a similar problem with the radio, but it rebooted after about an hour and a half.
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10-15-2005, 10:28 AM
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There's quite a few reports on here of the trunk opening on its own. 'Touch wood' it hasn't haeppened to me yet - but if you do a search you should be able to find the detail you want.
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Originally Posted by genaman' date='Oct 15 2005, 02:22 PM
Wednesday night, when I went to bed, I know my trunk was closed, the car locked, and the key in a secure place.? Thursday morning, my trunk was wide open and the doors locked.? Unfortunately, it had rained all night.? The trunk was soaked.
I drove the car on thursday, no problems.? On friday, after about an hour of driving, the Idrive went dead, radio dead, nav dead, SOS dead.? It tried to reboot itself several times over the next hour, until it just finally died.
It is now Saturday, and no signs of life.
I have an appointment on Monday to bring the car in.? I am concerned that the dealer will find water damage and blame me for this problem.?
Is there a known problem with phantom trunk opening?? Should I dry out the car as much as possible, and not mention the water in the trunk?
Any thoughts.?
PS: about 6 months ago I had a similar problem with the radio, but it rebooted after about an hour and a half.?
05 530 black/black nav/sat
I drove the car on thursday, no problems.? On friday, after about an hour of driving, the Idrive went dead, radio dead, nav dead, SOS dead.? It tried to reboot itself several times over the next hour, until it just finally died.
It is now Saturday, and no signs of life.
I have an appointment on Monday to bring the car in.? I am concerned that the dealer will find water damage and blame me for this problem.?
Is there a known problem with phantom trunk opening?? Should I dry out the car as much as possible, and not mention the water in the trunk?
Any thoughts.?
PS: about 6 months ago I had a similar problem with the radio, but it rebooted after about an hour and a half.?
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10-15-2005, 03:35 PM
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Originally Posted by genaman' date='Oct 15 2005, 01:22 PM
Wednesday night, when I went to bed, I know my trunk was closed, the car locked, and the key in a secure place.? Thursday morning, my trunk was wide open and the doors locked.? Unfortunately, it had rained all night.? The trunk was soaked.
I would figure out if the trunk can be opened from inside your abode. And, I would assess the probability that you accidentally opened it.
I drove the car on thursday, no problems.? On friday, after about an hour of driving, the Idrive went dead, radio dead, nav dead, SOS dead.? It tried to reboot itself several times over the next hour, until it just finally died.
It is now Saturday, and no signs of life.
I have an appointment on Monday to bring the car in.? I am concerned that the dealer will find water damage and blame me for this problem.
I would tell the dealer exactly what happened. And, I would give "him" your assessed probability of having accidentally opened the trunk. I would want any trunk or trunk-related problems fixed under warranty. I might even want the trunk carpet replaced. Only very extreme circumstances warrant withholding information--lying by omission.
Is there a known problem with phantom trunk opening?? Should I dry out the car as much as possible, and not mention the water in the trunk?
Many have had phantom trunk openings. I had one. I am not sure if the dealers are at the point of acknowledging phantom openings.
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Any thoughts.
There almost never is a good substitute for the truth--e.g., as in taking responsibility when warranted or owning up to the possibility. I think the dealer will come down in your favor unless you are quite certain that you accidentally opened the trunk.
PS: about 6 months ago I had a similar problem with the radio, but it rebooted after about an hour and a half.?
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I would figure out if the trunk can be opened from inside your abode. And, I would assess the probability that you accidentally opened it.
I drove the car on thursday, no problems.? On friday, after about an hour of driving, the Idrive went dead, radio dead, nav dead, SOS dead.? It tried to reboot itself several times over the next hour, until it just finally died.
It is now Saturday, and no signs of life.
I have an appointment on Monday to bring the car in.? I am concerned that the dealer will find water damage and blame me for this problem.
I would tell the dealer exactly what happened. And, I would give "him" your assessed probability of having accidentally opened the trunk. I would want any trunk or trunk-related problems fixed under warranty. I might even want the trunk carpet replaced. Only very extreme circumstances warrant withholding information--lying by omission.
Is there a known problem with phantom trunk opening?? Should I dry out the car as much as possible, and not mention the water in the trunk?
Many have had phantom trunk openings. I had one. I am not sure if the dealers are at the point of acknowledging phantom openings.
There
Any thoughts.
There almost never is a good substitute for the truth--e.g., as in taking responsibility when warranted or owning up to the possibility. I think the dealer will come down in your favor unless you are quite certain that you accidentally opened the trunk.
PS: about 6 months ago I had a similar problem with the radio, but it rebooted after about an hour and a half.?
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10-15-2005, 03:58 PM
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I had my trunk open after work. My offcie is ~ 1000 ft from the car, no way I could have opened it.... Of course, thats what my dealer told me.
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Originally Posted by genaman' date='Oct 15 2005, 01:22 PM
Wednesday night, when I went to bed, I know my trunk was closed, the car locked, and the key in a secure place.? Thursday morning, my trunk was wide open and the doors locked.? Unfortunately, it had rained all night.? The trunk was soaked.
I drove the car on thursday, no problems.? On friday, after about an hour of driving, the Idrive went dead, radio dead, nav dead, SOS dead.? It tried to reboot itself several times over the next hour, until it just finally died.
It is now Saturday, and no signs of life.
I have an appointment on Monday to bring the car in.? I am concerned that the dealer will find water damage and blame me for this problem.?
Is there a known problem with phantom trunk opening?? Should I dry out the car as much as possible, and not mention the water in the trunk?
Any thoughts.?
PS: about 6 months ago I had a similar problem with the radio, but it rebooted after about an hour and a half.?
05 530 black/black nav/sat
I drove the car on thursday, no problems.? On friday, after about an hour of driving, the Idrive went dead, radio dead, nav dead, SOS dead.? It tried to reboot itself several times over the next hour, until it just finally died.
It is now Saturday, and no signs of life.
I have an appointment on Monday to bring the car in.? I am concerned that the dealer will find water damage and blame me for this problem.?
Is there a known problem with phantom trunk opening?? Should I dry out the car as much as possible, and not mention the water in the trunk?
Any thoughts.?
PS: about 6 months ago I had a similar problem with the radio, but it rebooted after about an hour and a half.?
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10-15-2005, 07:33 PM
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Originally Posted by derrickj' date='Oct 15 2005, 09:31 PM
[quote name='genaman' date='Oct 15 2005, 01:22 PM']Wednesday night, when I went to bed, I know my trunk was closed, the car locked, and the key in a secure place.? Thursday morning, my trunk was wide open and the doors locked.? Unfortunately, it had rained all night.? The trunk was soaked.
I drove the car on thursday, no problems.? On friday, after about an hour of driving, the Idrive went dead, radio dead, nav dead, SOS dead.? It tried to reboot itself several times over the next hour, until it just finally died.
It is now Saturday, and no signs of life.
I have an appointment on Monday to bring the car in.? I am concerned that the dealer will find water damage and blame me for this problem.?
Is there a known problem with phantom trunk opening?? Should I dry out the car as much as possible, and not mention the water in the trunk?
Any thoughts.?
PS: about 6 months ago I had a similar problem with the radio, but it rebooted after about an hour and a half.?
05 530 black/black nav/sat
I drove the car on thursday, no problems.? On friday, after about an hour of driving, the Idrive went dead, radio dead, nav dead, SOS dead.? It tried to reboot itself several times over the next hour, until it just finally died.
It is now Saturday, and no signs of life.
I have an appointment on Monday to bring the car in.? I am concerned that the dealer will find water damage and blame me for this problem.?
Is there a known problem with phantom trunk opening?? Should I dry out the car as much as possible, and not mention the water in the trunk?
Any thoughts.?
PS: about 6 months ago I had a similar problem with the radio, but it rebooted after about an hour and a half.?
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[/quote]Man, what a double wammy. Depending on the dealer, the truth will set you free. They will see that the trunk will have water traces (if it is the water that cause the other malfunction).
10-16-2005, 03:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Bimmer32' date='Oct 16 2005, 05:33 AM
[quote name='derrickj' date='Oct 15 2005, 09:31 PM'][quote name='genaman' date='Oct 15 2005, 01:22 PM']Wednesday night, when I went to bed, I know my trunk was closed, the car locked, and the key in a secure place.? Thursday morning, my trunk was wide open and the doors locked.? Unfortunately, it had rained all night.? The trunk was soaked.
car in.? I am concerned that the dealer will find water damage and blame me for this problem.?
Is there a known problem with phantom trunk opening?? Should I dry out the car as much as possible, and not mention the water in the trunk?
Any thoughts.?
PS: about 6 months ago I had a similar problem with the radio, but it rebooted after about an hour and a half.?
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car in.? I am concerned that the dealer will find water damage and blame me for this problem.?
Is there a known problem with phantom trunk opening?? Should I dry out the car as much as possible, and not mention the water in the trunk?
Any thoughts.?
PS: about 6 months ago I had a similar problem with the radio, but it rebooted after about an hour and a half.?
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[/quote]Man, what a double wammy. Depending on the dealer, the truth will set you free. They will see that the trunk will have water traces (if it is the water that cause the other malfunction).
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[/quote]It happened to me to but i had a lot of expenses with the car after the rain but it was covered under bmw waranty. About 4OOO dollars of equipment had to be replaced. Idrive cc computer, 4 switchboxes, the complete cables set running in the car from front to rear (had to wait 4 days for that it was not in stock)the dvd drive, cd drive ext....all was broken after the rain.
The problems occured 3 days after the rain or spilling of water in the trunk. I am not sure what caused it : the rain or the spilling, both things happened in 2 days time and the problem occured 3 days later) There was a hole burned into the cables connection box at the end of the cables. The water caused a short circuit in that part and upstream the cables all equipment was comprimmised and broken.
10-16-2005, 06:48 AM
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Well, I cleaned out the trunk last night. There was a green pond at the bottem of the wheel well, and at the bottom of the pond was a wire and a module seeping green fluid. I don't know what the module does, but I have to assume that it is the cause of all my problems.
What a stupid place to put a module. The bottom of the wheel well with no drainage?
PS: There is no way that the trunk was opened by my remote. It was spontaneous. I wil have to explain it to the dealer and hope for the best.
What a stupid place to put a module. The bottom of the wheel well with no drainage?
PS: There is no way that the trunk was opened by my remote. It was spontaneous. I wil have to explain it to the dealer and hope for the best.
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Originally Posted by genaman' date='Oct 16 2005, 04:48 PM
Well, I cleaned out the trunk last night.? There was a green pond at the bottem of the wheel well, and at the bottom of the pond was a wire and a module seeping green fluid.? I don't know what the module does, but I have to assume that it is the cause of all my problems.?
What a stupid place to put a module.? The bottom of the wheel well with no drainage?
PS: There is no way that the trunk was opened by my remote.? It was spontaneous. I wil have to explain it to the dealer and hope for the best.
What a stupid place to put a module.? The bottom of the wheel well with no drainage?
PS: There is no way that the trunk was opened by my remote.? It was spontaneous. I wil have to explain it to the dealer and hope for the best.
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