11-02-2015, 04:32 PM | #1 |
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TPS Randomly has a fault
I'm driving, sure NYC roads are really horrible. Sometimes the TPS malfunction warning comes on. I drive for another 5 mins, it goes off. Has this happen to anyone else? Should I get the dealer to check it out?
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11-03-2015, 11:16 AM | #3 |
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You have the "El Cheapo" system with brain counting your wheel speeds from your ABS sensors, and deducting if low pressure= higher revs on one wheel.
Do nothing! Or buy a new vehicle with TPMS. |
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11-03-2015, 06:07 PM | #4 |
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Actually, the US version is the Direct version, which measures tire pressure, not the "El Cheapo" Indirect version, which measures wheel rotation speed.
I've had that message come and go, and it only got worse. If your X3 is still in warranty then bring it to the dealer and let them sort it out. If not, and if adjusting the tire pressure and then doing a reset do not resolve the issue, then it is time for a dealer visit. It could be a bad sensor in one wheel, or it could be a bad RDC control module. If the codes point them directly to the module, as happened with me, my recollection is that the module is about a $400 part, and the labor to replace it is about $70. If they have to check the wheel sensors one by one then I don't have a guess on what the cost would be. |
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Mine is bad, and the dealer wanted $900 to install it The part itself is $200 so there is no way I'm paying that much to replace it
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11-03-2015, 09:19 PM | #6 |
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Ouch! The dealership that I use is expensive, but that's robbery! Sorry, I can't help with the module location. It wasn't mentioned when I picked up my X3, and I didn't think to ask.
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11-03-2015, 10:09 PM | #8 |
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Kmarei, I found the invoice for my repair. The module replaced was identified as 36-10-6-864-952 CONTROL UNIT RDC:361015. The dealer charged $402.39 for the part, and $67.50 for labor. After a 15% BMWCCA discount, my out-the-door cost was $399.40 plus tax.
I see a big discrepancy between your part cost and my part cost, but I still came in way under $900. |
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11-08-2015, 07:38 AM | #9 |
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So I took it to the dealership, they refused to change the module. Said basically they refilled the tire pressure and that was the end of that. I assume since the iDrive warning was not present when I brought it in, they will not do the module change. even though the RDC module is only good for 2 years/24k miles.
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