13 deisel and battery charging..worry?

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Originally Posted by triodesteve

I'm looking remotely at a 2013 X5 diesel. Still under warranty. The carafax shows that 4 times while it has been in for service the battery was charged.
Is that a thing? Does the battery normally need charging in a diesel X5 or is it a sign of a problem?

Thanks,
Steve

Sorry, just read this again and now see CHARGED not CHANGED

Very often a car will automatically be attached to a charger when the tech is doing work on the car. It is surprising to read you have found maintenance records that even LIST 'charging'. I am assuming you are looking at carfax or similar? These are almost useless as they totally rely on what the dealer/service center enters into their system. It is NOT a snapshot of the read "BMW Records".

Can't help with ATL shops. Try searching for "Atlanta" and "Indy" or "shop". Also look over on Bimmerfest.

GL!

[daytonatrbo]

Could be an early sign of harmonic pulley failure. Just found out the hard way that it is a soemwha common issue on the diesels.