Since I've had me 530d i've had a problem starting the car for time to time, I turn the key and its just dead. The first time it happened I just put it down to another fault, but a couple of days later I was parked outside work and it just wouldn't start. I call BMW Assist, they sent out a technician, he turns the key once, dead, "I'll have to have the car recovered to the local dealer".

Three days later I get the car back, the fault, they said was a gearbox inhibitor switch, which they replace, all fine until Boxing day morning, dead, I called BMW Assist this moring, they can't do anything until Wednesday when the dealers open, I now have yet another loan car, number four in five months, and who said BMWs were reliable.

Has anyone else had a similar problem, if so what did BMW say was the problem.

Cheers


Gavin

 

Has nobody had this problem!!!

 

Ive not. Could it be down to the remap that you have had done?

 

Not exactly, but I was starting to think my car's battery may be dieing. It seems a little slow to turn over when I first start it now that its winter. It has not let me down yet though.

 

My 545 would not start the other day after sitting outside for 2 days in the cold and snow that hit the greater Cincy area last week. Very odd, didn't act like a dead battery. Car seemed to start but just wouldn't "catch". Waited a couple of days until it was a little warmer and it started right up. No clue.

No grief on the car being outside please. A victim of simple math: One Z4 + One 545 + One Toureg - Two Car Garage + Wife having to go to work in the moring while I was on vacation = 545 sat outside!

 

I've never heard that before, so it seems to be related to the remap...

 

I've had this problem since I've had the car, its been back to bmw before with the same problem, as my first post said, the remap only went on a week ago.

 

Today I've heard from BMW that the problem is down to a faulty Immobiliser controller, part has been order from Germany.

Hopefully this may be the end of this problem