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08-02-2018, 07:37 AM | #1 |
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My car is intermittently going into limp mode in hot weather
Hey guys. This started happening about 3 weeks ago. On hot days, when the outside temp is 85 or above I have been getting random faults: Lighting system malfunction, cruise control malfunction, drive train malfunction, chassis malfunction. The last two cause my car to go into limp mode. I lose all power, the car goes into Neutral and I have to try and coast to the side of the road. I have been to my dealer ship 3 times already and every time they can't replicate the problem. First they were telling me it was because I had my radar detector plugged into OBD port, then it was because of the Bimmertech amplifier I installed. I removed everything and brought it back to stock and it is still happening. I'm guessing there is some connection somewhere that is heating upexpanding and causing an issue. Any thoughts?
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08-02-2018, 07:40 AM | #2 |
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Don’t they have a flight data recorder they can plug in and have you drive around ? I realize they can’t do that on every intermittent issue but yours seems unusual.
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08-02-2018, 07:47 AM | #3 |
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You would think so but I really think that they think the issue is due to something I had installed.
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08-02-2018, 08:47 AM | #4 |
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First, hard to believe there is no fault code in the history to provide a clue. But, leave the car stock and call them the moment it happens to let them know you’re limping in to the service department. Failing that, again, leave it stock and ask for an appointment with the BMWNA tech who visits their store on a repeating schedule. Their pushback sounds ominously like a Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act defense and there needs to be a serious conversation about how a radar detector or music amplifier results in the problem. They can’t just speculate.
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08-02-2018, 11:17 AM | #7 |
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Get it on video. My screen kept shutting down and rebooting and they couldn't replicate it so I finally recorded it and texted it to my SA. Then what do you know, they found the issue and it was fixed
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08-02-2018, 12:43 PM | #8 |
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I have some photos but it's tough to do while driving when I'm trying to pull over safely. The faults usually don't stay on the screen. They clear themselves very quickly.
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Consider checking the charge pipe connection at the throttle body and make sure it's not cracking and on the way out.
Have you cut or tapped any wires in the car? If so, I would double check all of that work. Lastly, have you modified anything else on the car that is tied into the electrical system.
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08-02-2018, 04:18 PM | #12 |
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Jesus, to have all of those malfunctions, something significant must be happening. My guess is a bad ground connection or FEM (front end module) failure. To have a lighting system, cruise, chassis and drivetrain combo, one of the modules have to have failed, or lost communication. Sometimes if you have a shorting circuit, the module can lock our certain signals/components from communicating, to protect the module from being damaged from a spike in the circuit. Hard to say, I'm not an expert, everything I'm saying is from my own diagnostic background both with my own vehicles, and customers/friends..
Could be as simple as re coding the modules at the dealer and/or a software update, hard to say.. Best to have them plug it in with an ISTA scanner, do a full download and have them work on this at a higher level. It sounds like you need to try a different dealer as well, they shouldn't be pushing back at this stage..
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Have you checked the battery or the alternator?? Those are the simplest things to check coz your car seems to shut down when the demand on the electrical system is hight
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08-03-2018, 07:57 AM | #14 |
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I'll have to do that. You think the tech would have done that already but you never know.
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My car is heavily modded and just had ABS module diagnosed and replaced with aftermarket BBK, lines, my own fluid, coded module etc, they noticed it all, and still took care of me. Your dealer should do the same!
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