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I've owned my car since Dec 2007, bought new.
Had no problems at all until last week when my wife went to start the car and the battery was beyond flat....no sign of life at all. Called out BMW Emergency Service who got the car started and said it sometimes happens that the car doesn't shut down properly. Anyway, we took the car for a good two hour drive to get some charge back in the battery and next day the warning about excess battery drain came up and the car really struggled to start. The X5 went into my local dealer today, they've warned me it may take up to a week to find out what's wrong with it. Last X5 they had in with this issue took that long. I will post more when I know it. In the meantime we will use our trusty VW Golf which despite the fact it's only done 2000 miles in 2 years and only gets used on short journeys has no problems with its battery at all! |
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I can respect that position -- if THEY can figure it out and fix it without a lot of "false" fixes. If not... |
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Yeah this kind of thing seems to be becoming the norm. A friend of mine just bought a new 328i xDrive and on the window sticker one of the listed features is:
"Stronger electricity supply Included" I'm amazed it wasn't an option that he was charged for! Quote:
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On mine X5 the last fix was a battery management cable change. Not sure what that is. They X5 will sit at the dealer a month or so and they will see what happens. In the mean time my trade assist X5 should be here next week. All in all two battery changes, a sunroof control module and the battery management cable are the parts I know they changed. Then a lot of talk about not shutting the X5 down properly with the comfort access. The drain is so sporadic but consistent they still are not sure it is fixed. I am sure it will all end up is some service procedure.
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Well, on 2/24/10 my 2008 4.8 died for the first time (the computer told on me, yes I opened the doors too many times without starting the car over that weekend...:rolleyes:) and a full charge and i was up and running, till last week. I went away for a three day trip, left the car at the airport and all was fine when i returned....till i had to move the car that night...battery was weak starting it...then the next morning....dead...took over an hour for the car to start with jumpers from another car it was sooooo dead...anyway, I blew off all the warning lights and figured, let it blow up or whatever, after 20 minutes thay all went away...drove 340 miles monday and then again yesterday, so well see...think i'd better buy a portable booster for this next business trip..five days away is sure to make the car mad and not want to start.
Other than this issue, I love my SAV, but really, $75k to worry about leaving it for three days...c'mon! |
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Now I see there is a sales hold by Lexus on the 460 due to slow stability control which is a roll over risk. |
You mean this car? Hmmm...
Consumer Reports isn't exactly TUV, and if it can't pass their test then... let's just say that trading in a Suzuki Samarai isn't really considered an upgrade. http://www.xoutpost.com/off-topic/lo...60-unsafe.html Quote:
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The Associated Press: Toyota to temporarily halt sales of Lexus GX 460 |
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Looks like Toyota stopped selling your Lexus. BBC News - Toyota suspends US sales of Lexus GX 460 Be safe, and don't roll over. |
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