Is there any sign of a SIB for Excessive Battery Discharge?

[X5 Meister]

SIB 610800

[X5 Meister]

SIB 610800

[X5 Meister]

SIB 610800

[X5 Meister]

It appears this last SIB has been updated at least two more times yet again (June 2009 and November 2009). Here is the November 2009 update (SIB 610800)

[X5 Meister]

SIB 610800 updated again in January 2010 from November 2009.

[emcman]

In my case still no answer. Owned the 07 E70 4.8 since new April 07. Now on third battery and get high draining control messages all the time. Had it two days this week now back in. SIB or not they have no answer. Worst car I have ever had. Comes on every 40 minutes during sleep time and pulls big time amps but no reason why. No Bluetooth used, no aftermarket anything. Comfort access, premium stereo, Nav and cold weather package are my options and I lock it each night and keep the key far away. Really wish they had a clue what they are doing. Still think they are made at the old Yugo plant.

[X5 Meister]

While I do realize that this is not a solution, have you considered connecting the battery periodically to a charger like the CTEK US 3300?

http://www.xoutpost.com/bmw-sav-foru...w-one-fyi.html

Originally Posted by emcman

In my case still no answer. Owned the 07 E70 4.8 since new April 07. Now on third battery and get high draining control messages all the time. Had it two days this week now back in. SIB or not they have no answer. Worst car I have ever had. Comes on every 40 minutes during sleep time and pulls big time amps but no reason why. No Bluetooth used, no aftermarket anything. Comfort access, premium stereo, Nav and cold weather package are my options and I lock it each night and keep the key far away. Really wish they had a clue what they are doing. Still think they are made at the old Yugo plant.

[X5 Meister]

Also see these SIB's for some possible help:

SIB 610108
SIB 610707
SIB 611107

[ard]

Originally Posted by emcman

In my case still no answer. Owned the 07 E70 4.8 since new April 07. Now on third battery and get high draining control messages all the time. Had it two days this week now back in. SIB or not they have no answer. Worst car I have ever had. Comes on every 40 minutes during sleep time and pulls big time amps but no reason why. No Bluetooth used, no aftermarket anything. Comfort access, premium stereo, Nav and cold weather package are my options and I lock it each night and keep the key far away. Really wish they had a clue what they are doing. Still think they are made at the old Yugo plant.

Do you keep going back to the same old incompetent dealership you've always used?

Maybe time to explore other options with BMWNA.

Also, if you have old documented work orders with this issue listed, you may be able to use those old dates to press your claims- including lemon.

GL

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[FunfDreisig]

Originally Posted by X5 Meister

Also see these SIB's for some possible help:
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Thanks for posting all these SIBs relating to electrical issues. If nothing else, they should show E70 X5 owners that there are multiple physical and electronic problems that can lead to a similar result -- "battery problems".

Unfortunately diagnosing the real cause of an intermittent electrical problem is much more difficult than telling the customer that they just don't drive their E70 enough to keep the battery charged.

Funf Dreisig