Warranty consists of 3 years free replacement plus 2 years prorated. If they've overheated, they tend to warp a head and even crack a block. You can use this procedure to charge the battery with either a battery charger for jumper cables from a donor vehicle. The dealer replaced and programmed the general module behind the glove box. The failure mileage was 158,000. They send it to the n … earest factory and they make a new key for you. Pulling on the door handles did not open or unlock the doors.
This started to happen in 2011 and now occurs with increasing frequency. Having these features inoperable on top of the inability to unlock for any given amount of time is unacceptable and should be addressed by the manufacturer as a recall and replacement. She also said she does not find any recalls for this car. The failure mileage was 93,000. The dealer diagnosed that the module five needed to be replaced. Battery is vented to outside of vehicle. Which I assume is as designed.
Based on a multitude of consumer complaints on various internet boards, I do not believe this to be an issue specific to my car, but much broader in scope. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. I called a dealer and they suggested I drive it to the service center. The most serious issue is that I have been locked inside the car and unable to open any of the doors, including the driver's door, with the main lock control or even by trying to open the door with the inside door handle. Doors can not be opened or unlocked from inside vehicle with central lock switch or with door handle, trapping passengers inside. Also make certain you install the venting tubing correctly.
It recharges when the key is in the ignition. When the problem manifests itself, the central electric door lock button mounted in the center console beside the hazard light switch is inoperable. This has happened multiple times, I am looking to get it fixed but it works sometimes. Check the customer's vehicle, battery installation could take up to 30 minutes. The contact stated that the vehicle's electrical system was malfunctioning.
My key fob would not unlock my doors, so I manually opened the door, started the car, closed the door, and tried to warm up the car it is winter in Chicago and my windows were also frozen shut. I thought car was on fire due to smoke smell of wires burning, removed strap off neck and got out of car. You can't really see it until you lift up the battery. Warranty consists of 3 months free replacement. The failure recurred numerous times.
The contact had to make several attempts to unlock the doors by using the key fob and key. Another alternative is the Optima dry-cell battery; you can install that on its side, and it doesn't need venting. Choose Quality-Built and rest assured in ultimately reliable performance with each turn of the key. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was awaiting diagnosis and repairs. The agent agreed that there was a problem that needed to be inspected. It was quite scaring when the vehicle was on the highway with speed at ~50-70 mpg. They said that it had caused the problem with the doors and drained the battery.
Vehicle computer system must be reset, contact your service specialist. I told her I found info on internet. Warranty consists of 3 years free replacement. When I arrived at the service center an hour later, my window was no longer frozen so I handed the key to the agent and although the manual door handles and unlock button would not work, the key fob was able to unlock the doors. As designed, you cannot open the doors if ithe module fails and there is not mechanical override to unlock. If all else fails you can jack the vehicle up, support it on a jack-stand, and attach a red jumper cable to the starter positive red cable where it connects to the starter and then attach black cable to any metal place on the engine.
When the ignition was turned to the on position, the vehicle failed to start without warning. Car shut down by itself. Warranty consists of 3 months free replacement. Battery is vented to outside of vehicle. See the vehicle owners manual for safe and proper battery installation. Over head strap hit head and neck area causing soreness and headache.
As a member of the fire service and fire marshall for the city of carver, mn I see this as a huge life safety issue. Interior unlock buttons did not work. Battery gasses need to be vented to outside. This is an extreme safety hazard because in the case of an accident the passengers will not be able to quickly escape the vehicle due to inability of the doors to unlock. Vehicle computer system must be reset, contact your service specialist. I drove the car home. Vehicle computer system must be reset.
Vehicle computer system must be reset, contact your service specialist. This means a high repair cost which means that as these vehicles come onto the used market and being the amazing value that they are, current owners may be unable or unwilling to have this fixed immediately and simply not use the locks or whatever else has a relay failure. The cushion just lifts out in the 740i after you take out a few securing screws. My dealer has made several repairs, changing everything in this speed controlling system multiple times according to the book, including throttle body twice, electric harness three times, and control computer unit once, but the problem recurs. This is very common issue and can be very dangerous.