Research of Replacement Battery
11-19-2011, 03:32 PM
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My batterys weak and I just took my car into the STEALERSHIP and even though my car is under Factory warranty, they are refusing to put a new one in. They said that they got a fault reading that I left my key in the ignition and so it drained my battery, like when I wash my car or so. They put it on a overnight charge and said to drive around with it and to not leave the doors open or radio on or key in ignition if the car isnt fully on. It has been draining for over 3 weeks, I have had to jump the car on 3 occasions. I'm scared to let my wife drive it and she gets stuck somewhere.
This is BULL****. I have 5 months or 6,000 more miles till my warranty ends and if the battery cannot fully charge, they should replace it. Anyone have any ideas on how I can get a new battery under warranty, should I call BMW National?
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This is BULL****. I have 5 months or 6,000 more miles till my warranty ends and if the battery cannot fully charge, they should replace it. Anyone have any ideas on how I can get a new battery under warranty, should I call BMW National?
PLEASE ADVISE! Thanks
11-19-2011, 03:38 PM
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My batterys weak and I just took my car into the STEALERSHIP and even though my car is under Factory warranty, they are refusing to put a new one in. They said that they got a fault reading that I left my key in the ignition and so it drained my battery, like when I wash my car or so. They put it on a overnight charge and said to drive around with it and to not leave the doors open or radio on or key in ignition if the car isnt fully on. It has been draining for over 3 weeks, I have had to jump the car on 3 occasions. I'm scared to let my wife drive it and she gets stuck somewhere.
This is BULL****. I have 5 months or 6,000 more miles till my warranty ends and if the battery cannot fully charge, they should replace it. Anyone have any ideas on how I can get a new battery under warranty, should I call BMW National?
PLEASE ADVISE! Thanks
This is BULL****. I have 5 months or 6,000 more miles till my warranty ends and if the battery cannot fully charge, they should replace it. Anyone have any ideas on how I can get a new battery under warranty, should I call BMW National?
PLEASE ADVISE! Thanks
You have a 4 year old battery. Nothing wrong with it needing to be replaced. If you are that worried about your wife replace the battery as soon as possible.
11-22-2011, 08:37 AM
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11-22-2011, 08:39 AM
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An Indy can register it for about $40. I did have mine done.
11-22-2011, 08:42 AM
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My Ride: 2007 530i Sport Alpine White, winter package, comfort access, bluetooth, Satellite radio, tinted windows, Michelin Pilot Sports PS2s
I am deciding to replace my battery also. My original battery is starting to show some signs of going bad. After some debate, I decided to go with BMW OEM battery because it's about the same price as the aftermarket battery ($200 shipped from getbmwparts.com) My indy shop can register it for $35 so for a little under $250 with oem battery sounds reasonable....so why go with the aftermarket that cost about the same price?
I did contact getbmwparts.com when shopping form my battery. They stated they did not ship batteries. Did you get 850 CCA?
11-23-2011, 07:04 AM
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11-23-2011, 10:19 AM
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That's odd, on their website they offer shipping for $15. My local dealer offer it for $230 so I plan to just pick it up when my battery fully dead...
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