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10-16-2011, 10:18 PM | #179 |
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Nope. Replacing the transfer case fixes it. That's how Lotus7 and I both had our problems taken care of. The problem that has been lemoning X3s since launch is the front left suspension clunk, which sounds very similar to driving over a manhole cover. When BMW decides to address this, well, that will be that.
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10-17-2011, 05:27 AM | #180 | |
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I plan to keep my car for a long time. I sure hope that fixing this major part doesn't break something else in the long run. |
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10-17-2011, 05:33 AM | #181 | |
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10-17-2011, 07:25 AM | #182 | |
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There have been a couple of reports of this, but it seems to be far from a global problem. Just like most other parts, if it breaks or is defective you replace it and move on. |
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10-17-2011, 09:37 AM | #183 | |
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10-19-2011, 02:29 PM | #184 |
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Sigh. So the dealership says that they looked into the "service bulletins" and find nothing that matches it. He wants me to bring the car in to run a full diagnostic.
I have no problem with this of course, as long as they don't stick me in a Corolla for another month. I also hope that I won't need to go through lots of useless repairs until they figure out the cause. For the guys who got this problem: how did your dealer figure it out? What test(s) did they run? What results did they get? How can I point my dealer in the right direction? |
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10-19-2011, 03:29 PM | #185 | |
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Also, you might not want to "point" them in any direction, as service departments seem to not like that, enough so that they tend to push back in some way or another. However, you might mention that your cousin's neighbor in the States had a similar issue with their 2011 X3, and see if they ask about it further. If they do, next day you tell 'em about the transfer case.
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11-01-2011, 07:04 AM | #186 |
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Nooooooooo! My wife just described an error on the dash that sounded identical to this. She happened to be near the dealership so it's there now
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11-01-2011, 09:04 AM | #187 |
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The wife looked at the pictures here and confirmed it was the same error.
Someone from BMW emergency services came to the house and, as expected, the diagnosis was a low battery level (as given to a few other people on this thread). The car hasn't been left for any period of more than a day recently and did a 50 mile round trip on Sunday so I don't really buy that as the cause. Do you think it's better to wait for a repeat occurrence and take a picture of the error or to push for more action now? In two minds....
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11-01-2011, 09:34 AM | #188 | |
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yup, sadly built Jan 2011, delivered Feb 2011, about 6,000 miles. I'm going to call them and get the "explanation" from the horse's mouth and will post details
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Same thing happened to me!
Sunday night I pulled out of my garage to go to a meeting. As I'm heading out of my driveway, the abs, brake and drive moderately appeared on my dash! I couldn't figure out how to turn it off! I'm in New York, so it's not a Chicago thing ! I ended up turning off the engine and restarting it and it went away. I will call the dealer in the morning. Let me know if you hear anything
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I'll let BMW run tests and various fixes on other people, and hopefully they'll figure it out before my warranty runs out. |
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Same problem
I occasionnally have the same problem. It happens always after driving in very rainy conditions.
I tried braking hard, the ABS didn't work anymore. Solution : Stop the engine and restart. The defaults desappear. |
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This is *not* a solution. Such a fault can happen again during slippery conditions, or during a long distance drive, or at another "critical" time that would cause a danger to you or your passengers. You should go to the dealer and get a permanent fix as soon as possible.
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They are back again this morning.....
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