New Owner Questions on 4.8i 2007

[BGM]

Originally Posted by VOLAVET

Hate to post one of these "Im a new owner" threads, but I have a few quick questions I hope can get answered.

For starters, painfully had to sell my 02 Estoril Blue M3 Vert to buy this vehicle as I have a 15 month old, so Im having post partum depression typing this as we speak.

That said, I thought insisting on the 4.8i would be a good compromise. Have a few questions or concerns in my wopping 3 days of ownership. Its an 07 CPO with 37K miles 4.8i sport package and most options excl. nav and park sensors.

1. Sitting in the car at idle in Park for about 15 minutes, and car had a quick lunge forward feeling? We were in park, but it jolted forward slightly, is this normal?

2. Idrive appears to blow? Works on an off intermittently. Can move up down, but pressing in appears to work some times, then not others. Have not tried the 3 finger reboot I read about, but mine has no nav, so I assume its a 2 finger reboot? Do these ever work perfect, or is this just something you have to live with. Im leary of dealer corrective actions, but I would welcome advice as to how to get the dealer to fix it correctly vs. just doing the reboot and telling me its working great when they really should be replacing something? or if a computer flash is required, etc. Any advice on this issue is welcome.

3. Voice command seems to suck as well. I say dial name, and it does not always recognize. Is this just something that takes practice to get right or does the voice command system really not live up to expectations?

4. Running boards. Have nice running boards, but they appear to have some oxidation / yellowish rust accumulating. Is there any specific cleaner that will take this off?

5. Jerky acceleration and decelleration. I realize this has a dual overhead cam and is very torquey, but is it normal to have somewhat of a jerky accleration/decelleration. I have to really feather the pedal to try and make it a smooth run.

Thanks in advance to any owners who can assist.


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I had mine in the other week to check the tranny and the software update they did worked. They actually hook up the car for a few hours and the one update covers anything else on the whole car--so it might alleviate any other problems.

Keep in mind if yours is out of warranty the update they do you will have to pay for.

[jeremym]

Originally Posted by BGM

I had mine in the other week to check the tranny and the software update they did worked. They actually hook up the car for a few hours and the one update covers anything else on the whole car--so it might alleviate any other problems.

Keep in mind if yours is out of warranty the update they do you will have to pay for.

I've heard that they won't just "do" the update. Don't you have to have an issue that requires it? Or was your tranny really bad?

[BGM]

Originally Posted by jeremym

I've heard that they won't just "do" the update. Don't you have to have an issue that requires it? Or was your tranny really bad?

The tech said there was no error code he could read off the tranny but said the road test confirmed it was harsh on the downshift. Now it's smooth. Just bring it in--it will be noticeable to them it's not like you are making it up, etc.

[jeremym]

Originally Posted by BGM

The tech said there was no error code he could read off the tranny but said the road test confirmed it was harsh on the downshift. Now it's smooth. Just bring it in--it will be noticeable to them it's not like you are making it up, etc.

Awesome. Thanks.