water in the battery compartment
03-22-2009, 07:34 AM
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two months ago my car wouldn't start so it was towed to the dealer and they found out that a leaky tail light caused water to build up around the battery.
Anyway battery and tail light were changed.
Last night my backseat heater wouldn't work so this morning i opened the back panel to check the fuses, and guess what i found? A pool of water around my battery. I closed that sh$%&t and went back in.
Did anyone experienced similar problem?
Please help original warranty running out on the 31st.
Anyway battery and tail light were changed.
Last night my backseat heater wouldn't work so this morning i opened the back panel to check the fuses, and guess what i found? A pool of water around my battery. I closed that sh$%&t and went back in.
Did anyone experienced similar problem?
Please help original warranty running out on the 31st.
03-22-2009, 08:53 AM
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hmm never heard this before... but as long as they documented on the system and the issue for that specific keeps coming back, you will be fine according to my SA...
call BMW and see all your weather gaskets are good and tight.... meanwhile you are there check all weather gaskets are goodon your doors and sunroof...
call BMW and see all your weather gaskets are good and tight.... meanwhile you are there check all weather gaskets are goodon your doors and sunroof...
03-22-2009, 12:36 PM
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Originally Posted by nick1970' post='823715' date='Mar 22 2009, 11:34 AM
two months ago my car wouldn't start so it was towed to the dealer and they found out that a leaky tail light caused water to build up around the battery.
Anyway battery and tail light were changed.
Last night my backseat heater wouldn't work so this morning i opened the back panel to check the fuses, and guess what i found? A pool of water around my battery. I closed that sh$%&t and went back in.
Did anyone experienced similar problem?
Please help original warranty running out on the 31st.
Anyway battery and tail light were changed.
Last night my backseat heater wouldn't work so this morning i opened the back panel to check the fuses, and guess what i found? A pool of water around my battery. I closed that sh$%&t and went back in.
Did anyone experienced similar problem?
Please help original warranty running out on the 31st.
03-22-2009, 12:41 PM
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Hi nick1970
Sorry to read about your problem, but something is really wrong here.
Please, tell us what the service said.
Sorry to read about your problem, but something is really wrong here.
Please, tell us what the service said.
03-22-2009, 07:55 PM
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This is a problem that others have had...including myself. My car did not start 4 times several months apart. The dealer tried changing the battery. Eventually they found the same thing, water under the battery...the battery acid and water corroded through the battery pan and the car pan below that! the car had to go in to replace and repaint the battery pan and under pan of the car. I returned the car as lemon before my warranty ran out.
03-23-2009, 02:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Blackonblackonblack' post='824270' date='Mar 22 2009, 11:55 PM
This is a problem that others have had...including myself. My car did not start 4 times several months apart. The dealer tried changing the battery. Eventually they found the same thing, water under the battery...the battery acid and water corroded through the battery pan and the car pan below that! the car had to go in to replace and repaint the battery pan and under pan of the car. I returned the car as lemon before my warranty ran out.
03-25-2009, 03:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Ricracing' post='823950' date='Mar 22 2009, 04:41 PM
Hi nick1970
Sorry to read about your problem, but something is really wrong here.
Please, tell us what the service said.
Sorry to read about your problem, but something is really wrong here.
Please, tell us what the service said.
03-25-2009, 03:47 PM
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Originally Posted by nick1970' post='826773' date='Mar 25 2009, 06:37 PM
OK, the stealer said that the water was leaking from a pressure vent in the trunk. Apparently when you shut the trunk there is pressure that builds up. The air that stays inside is released through a vent. What ever that means.
