Engine start issues - 6 month old X5
 

I'm on my 3rd BMW...and until my 07 X5 things were great.

Our 6 month old, 9,000 km X5 has a starting issue. Twice in the last 3 months my wife put in her keyfob, pushed the button to start - and nothing!

My wife had to call BMW Roadside and then sent a service truck out on both occasions. They boosted the battery and now it "appears" fine.

I brought the X5 into the dealership and they are running some diagnostic testing - but my service dude claims that it "could be anything" - but they will not know for 3-4 days.

So to add insult to injury - my loaner car isn't even a BMW - it's from Enterprise Rental (that my dealer has a relationship with) - and get this....it's a Toyota Yaris! What fun!

Anyway - anyone else experience starting issues on their E70?

That sucks, but battery issues sadly are not uncommon with modern BMWs. Apparently they've gone British on electrical systems.

It might be that the gps system is not going into sleep mode.

Yes, there is a SIB, here in the US, that addresses the car, not "going to sleep". When this happens, the battery is slowly discharged, and you end up with a dead, or severly weak battery. I had the update done, and it seemed to fix "that" problem. Sadly, the E70 has a lot of issues though :(

Only when the brake pedal isn't depressed. Are you sure she had it depressed?

If I had a BMW still under factory warranty and they did not give me a BMW loaner, I would go elsewhere. You have choices - tell them that.

Had a similar problem - came out to be a bad battery cell. Enjoy your Yaris, drive it as much as you can, it will save you big $ on gas :)!