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Originally Posted by Toledo Blue
Penguin -- Thanks for the reply... You don't think that this could be due to a faulty "Outside Ambient Air Temperature Sensor"? The reason why I'm asking is that it only happens right after the temperature drops to below zero...
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While almost anything is possible, I think it is highly unlikely that a bad temperature sensor would cause so many error messages to display.
This SIB might be of interest:
Make / Models : Model/Build Years: BMW / X5 1999-2010
Service Bulletin Number : SIB-61-15-09 NHTSA Item Number : 10032640 Summary Description : BMW VEHICLES: VARIOUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS ARE POSSIBLE ON THE VEHICLE: WARNING LAMPS ILLUMINATED IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER; CHECK CONTROL MESSAGES; SYSTEMS INOPERATIVE; FUSE BLOWN; WIPERS IN DEFAULT MODE (PERMANENTLY ON); AND FAULT CODES FFFF AND F-CAN FAULTS IN ARS AND DSC. SHORT CIRCUIT OF THE WIRING HARNESS TO SHARP SHEET METAL IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT. MODEL E70 (X5) NO MODEL YEARS LISTED. *PE UPDATED 11/17/10. *PE