Hey folks,

This problem is very spotty in its representation on this forum.

The car has had trouble keeping the correct date on the display for about a month. It has had sluggish cranking for about a month also. Battery was bought and coded in December 2016.

Yesterday, while trying to start it to get it out of the way of my Uhaul truck to move to my new house, it cranked sluggishly but did not turn over at all. Then, it refused to crank ever again. I tried jumping and got nothing.

Today, I took the Bosch battery back to Pep Boys where I got it and they tested it and said it was bad. Replaced under warranty for free, although it was a slightly different battery (no vent).

I put it in and got no crank again. Charged it up on my old Craftsman charger to 14.6, still no cranking.

What were some of the remedies you have found to solve this? Starter? Relay (starter not enabled because of a bad relay)?

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2016 X5 SDrive 35i Sport
2009 X5 XDrive30 Sport acquired 10/21/16 "Brigette"
2005 530i Sport acquired 5/2014 (wife traded for a milktoast Honda)
1999 528i Sport (306k miles!!) acquired 8/2006 "Prescilla" (sold)
1997 528i acquired 8/2004, "Helga" parted out and gone
1992 735iL acquired 6/2003, "Wanda" sold