High Battery Drain / at my wit's end...

[CaptainKirk]

Hello everyone,

I have a 2007 X5 4.8 /w pretty much every known option to mankind. As you can imagine, all of these gadgets and electronics will put a strain on any car battery. My X5 is "special" in the fact that in the 1.5 years that I've had the car, it's beached me 3 times. Dead battery... The dealer I go to always "claims" to fix it. They've replaced the battery, tested sensors, etc etc you name it... I've raised a stink, done all I can as a consumer can to get them to fix it...still..nothing. It, of course, always happens at the worst possible time, only adding to my frustration.

My car died last week, dead battery...had AAA come out, jump the car, limped it to the dealer, took a cab home (did I mention it was 1AM?). They replaced the battery, kept it for 3 days, did tests up the ying-yang...they return it to me. It's fine for 2 days...boom, High Battery Drain message *again* to me.

I'm closing in on totally losing it. I am afraid to take the vehicle on long road trips and/or more than 50 miles outside of my comfort zone as I have no faith in the vehicle anymore. Something is draining the battery. They keep saying they've found it at the dealer. Obviously not... They are a good dealer, I know the are trying to repair it. I also know I pay full price for this car and if I skipped a payment, repo-man would be making a pitstop at my place, so I'm not feelin' the love anymore if you know what I mean.

I've researched CA Lemon Laws, apparently 4 times the charm, if the dealer can't fix the issue after 4 times, you (I guess) can start really threatening them with some legal action. I like my X5. I just want it to work, but I'm not going to be anybody's chump and at $1230 a month, I expect this thing to perform like a BMW should. This is my 3rd BMW, I shudder to think it might be my last, losing faith guys... Recommendations? Anyone else have an issue like this with their X5?

Thanks,
Scott
Costa Mesa, CA