Need help troubleshooting electrical problem

Beko1994 · 09-09-2021, 10:14 PM

Hey guys. I have interesting problem with my wife's X3. The car is 2011 BMW X3 35i. Couple days ago my wife was telling me that her car is doing some weird stuff. I have warning on the CIC 'possible windshielf wipers malfunction soon'.And the wipers are not working. When i try to unlock the car, the car unlocks and locks again, I have to use the physical key and unlock the car, but then the alarm will go off. The radio works but I can't control it, the Automatic lights are not working, the buttons on the steering wheel are not working, the climate control works but the AC doesn't. It's interesting that 1 fuse controls all of these functions. I removed the fuse but everything looked right. Couple days ago the car was hit by IDA hurricane but no water went inside the car. Has anyone had this type of issues on his x3? Thank you.

pungo · 09-09-2021, 11:00 PM

Have you looked in the battery compartment for water?

Beko1994 · 09-10-2021, 03:56 AM

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Originally Posted by pungo

Have you looked in the battery compartment for water?

Actually not. I'm going to check for water in the battery first thing in the morning. Thank you

Beko1994 · 09-10-2021, 09:56 PM

I replaced the battery just to be sure. I'm having the same issue. One interesting thing is that today everything was running normal for like 2hrs, then same thing happened again.

richardodn · 09-11-2021, 02:26 PM

Does your home or auto insurance cover hurricanes? There's water somewhere it doesn't belong.

09-09-2021, 10:14 PM	#1
Beko1994 Enlisted Member 7 Rep 43 Posts Drives: BMW M3 2018 ZCP Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: New Jersey iTrader: (0)	Need help troubleshooting electrical problem Hey guys. I have interesting problem with my wife's X3. The car is 2011 BMW X3 35i. Couple days ago my wife was telling me that her car is doing some weird stuff. I have warning on the CIC 'possible windshielf wipers malfunction soon'.And the wipers are not working. When i try to unlock the car, the car unlocks and locks again, I have to use the physical key and unlock the car, but then the alarm will go off. The radio works but I can't control it, the Automatic lights are not working, the buttons on the steering wheel are not working, the climate control works but the AC doesn't. It's interesting that 1 fuse controls all of these functions. I removed the fuse but everything looked right. Couple days ago the car was hit by IDA hurricane but no water went inside the car. Has anyone had this type of issues on his x3? Thank you.
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09-09-2021, 11:00 PM	#2
pungo Colonel 961 Rep 2,650 Posts Drives: Z4MC, X3-35i,525i, Corrado G60 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: MD iTrader: (5) Garage List 2011 BMW X3 x35i [10.00] 2001 BMW 525i [0.00] 2007 BMW Z4 M Coupe [8.76]	Have you looked in the battery compartment for water?
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Beko1994 Enlisted Member 7 Rep 43 Posts Drives: BMW M3 2018 ZCP Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: New Jersey iTrader: (0)	I replaced the battery just to be sure. I'm having the same issue. One interesting thing is that today everything was running normal for like 2hrs, then same thing happened again.
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09-11-2021, 02:26 PM	#5
richardodn First Lieutenant 164 Rep 355 Posts Drives: '12 X3 35iX/'20 440ix cabrio Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: Denver, CO iTrader: (0)	Does your home or auto insurance cover hurricanes? There's water somewhere it doesn't belong.
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