new car also break down :(

[keeekeee]

only 4 months old. my car broke down suddenly in the middle of the road on Tuesday when i was on my way to Sapura. It just off and auto locked the steering and gear. cant even pull over my car. kenal horn like hell really no more confident with bimmer They said gonna call me next day but they didnt ... and today is holiday!! no car to go out somemore!! man cant believe i got a lemon from sapura.

 

[James Chun]

Yaya~~ I Think The New Bimmer Not That Reliable Like Last Time~~~

So What Is The Root Cause Actually???

 

[Mouse]

only 4 months old. my car broke down suddenly in the middle of the road on Tuesday when i was on my way to Sapura. It just off and auto locked the steering and gear. cant even pull over my car. kenal horn like hell
really no more confident with bimmer

They said gonna call me next day but they didnt ... and today is holiday!! no car to go out somemore!! man cant believe i got a lemon from sapura.

so, did u manage to pull your car to the side? or wait for tow truck? it sounds like there is a nuclear warhead that went off and the shockwave shut down your power source. I saw an E46 in morning rush hours stuck in the middle of the flyover near damansara uptown and causes a massive jam, everyone just pass him and 'jeling' him. must be damm tension and frustrated.

 

[David Yong]

Very curious to know what is the actual cause. Pls share with us bro.

 

[turbology]

If you are a lady, situation can be different.
Unless you are in SF.

 

[sgbuloh_e90]

sounds like a lemon to me.
happened to a friend who owns an 07' golf gti .

he had problems with aircon leaks, coolant sensors lighting up but coolant is fine.

changed 3 sensors in 1year on the new car.
his car was in VW for 1month or so , they still couldnt find the source of the aircon leak. removed his dash /insulation & everything .

VW just returned his car intact & thats it.
air con is fine so far, but my friend have had enuf already with the car & VW's service.

he might get the e90 325i

just sharing a story of the lemon. which can happen to any new car.

 

[MSport]

Maybe a pre-owned car would be a bit "safer" ...?

 

[astroboy]

My 4 months old E90 also cannot start this morning but after scrambling with the controls, unplug the FOB and try again, it started.. got panic for a while there.

On first press of "FIRE" button, no engine crank, few indicator lit, head light on and leveling initiated, aircond is blowing, radio is singing. One of indicator light is DTC and before I can read the rest, the big exclamation came up and other indicator no more. Before I can access OBC to read the exclamation fault, my missy unplug the key and everything gone.

When plug in the FOB again, this time I off auto head light, off radio, off aircond... takut battery weak ma.. Then fire again, no problem this time. Hope nothing serious..

...and keeekeee, please update us on your E60...

Thanks and good luck!

 

[keeekeee]

ok here is the story. was thinking to go out on Sunday but once i started my car the screen pop up a msg which is FUEL PUMP FAULTS. pls go to the nearest service center and POSSIBLE TO CONTINUE YOUR JOURNEY .... even it said so i still dun wanna take the risk. so didnt use it and Monday call Sapura and make appoinment. Didnt drive on Monday also. I called Sunday but no one answer so i called on monday from my office to make a appointment. Tuesday on the way to Sapura and it just suddenly turn off the engine itself. I guess the Fuel pump coz the problem. It just slow down itself and the steering locked up itself also. Gear auto turn from D to P. damn ... i stucked in the middle of jln tun razak ... man!! They promised me gonna call me on Wed abt what happen but no one called me!! the next day Thurs May 1st! sure no one gonna call me. Today i gonna call them later and find out. cant believe a brand new bmw got problem!! man im thinking to buy a japanese car .... man without my car!! my holidays all cancel. today is friday again! man ... i dun know how many months it takes to get back my car.

read too much stories abt lemon usually take forever to get back. usually owner would sell it and get another car ... man i miss my car so bad

 

[keeekeee]

so, did u manage to pull your car to the side? or wait for tow truck? it sounds like there is a nuclear warhead that went off and the shockwave shut down your power source. I saw an E46 in morning rush hours stuck in the middle of the flyover near damansara uptown and causes a massive jam, everyone just pass him and 'jeling' him. must be damm tension and frustrated.

yeah once the car stopped then i called Sapura right away. They have a X3 came to rescue me that guy tried everything but still cannot move at all ( took him abt 15mins to come) then he called again ... yeah another big trunk came and tow my car back to bloody sapura

 

[funfer_fahrer]

ok here is the story. was thinking to go out on Sunday but once i started my car the screen pop up a msg which is FUEL PUMP FAULTS. pls go to the nearest service center and POSSIBLE TO CONTINUE YOUR JOURNEY .... even it said so i still dun wanna take the risk. so didnt use it and Monday call Sapura and make appoinment. Didnt drive on Monday also. I called Sunday but no one answer so i called on monday from my office to make a appointment. Tuesday on the way to Sapura and it just suddenly turn off the engine itself. I guess the Fuel pump coz the problem. It just slow down itself and the steering locked up itself also. Gear auto turn from D to P. damn ... i stucked in the middle of jln tun razak ... man!! They promised me gonna call me on Wed abt what happen but no one called me!! the next day Thurs May 1st! sure no one gonna call me. Today i gonna call them later and find out. cant believe a brand new bmw got problem!! man im thinking to buy a japanese car .... man without my car!! my holidays all cancel. today is friday again! man ... i dun know how many months it takes to get back my car.

read too much stories abt lemon usually take forever to get back. usually owner would sell it and get another car ... man i miss my car so bad

Take it easy bro. I know how you feel. Even brand new aeroplanes that cost millions also can have problems, especially when they are new. BMW is a good car, good brand. I am sure Sapura will take this matter very seriously. Don't give up hope yet. Japanese cars have less problems but I don't think you want to revert back to Japanese cars after driving BMWs. You should be thinking of upgrading to a Porsche perhaps. But a Jap car? Why? Reliability? We should move forward with technology, not move backwards in the name of reliability.

Take care.

 

[keeekeee]

yeah i luv my bimmer of course. actually i tot abt buying AP which is cheaper but i worry recond got prob. Tats why i bought a new one from Sapura. Damn it gave me the same problem. Lucky i wasnt outstation and it was daytime.

My dad always told me tat no money dun buy. If wanna buy then get a new one without worry. Man it still happened to me

 

[leforte]

hmm.. i dont mind a jap if its a Lexus or a gtr35:rock:

 

[t2ribena]

keekee...can i check with you when do you normally refill ur fuel tank?

izzit after the first warning that says fuel reserve or second warning when remaining distance is 50km?

If i am not mistaken the fuel pump is a submersible type in the fuel tank and since it is a high pressure type it is not advisable to have a very low fuel level...if it is frequently subjected to low fuel level condition it can fail very fast...

 

[alxy]

My recon E60 530 also had alternator problems. I was driving on the highway then suddenly my auto-cruise cut off and couldn't restart. Thought maybe just cruise problem so continue my journey. Then few minutes later, air cond went off. Then iDrive display started to blink. Then was really worried, tried to drive on and make it back home. But a few km later, kena Active Steering error..... then ABS error.... finally last straw was when kena Transmission Fault. Decided not to take risk and moved car to the side lane. Once there, switched off car and all electronics (including lights) couldn't be turned on again. Guess with the alternator conked, it was on battery power all the while and slowly battery juice just got sucked dry.

Had to tow it to workshop and change a new one. Luckily still under dealer warranty then.

 

[funfer_fahrer]

yeah i luv my bimmer of course. actually i tot abt buying AP which is cheaper but i worry recond got prob. Tats why i bought a new one from Sapura. Damn it gave me the same problem. Lucky i wasnt outstation and it was daytime.

My dad always told me tat no money dun buy. If wanna buy then get a new one without worry. Man it still happened to me

What you did was right. My dad also used to say the same thing. The way look at this matter, the "test" is not on you. But rather is on Sapura. What is their next course of action, being relatively new player in the market as compared to AB? Let's see whether they are able to keep their promise or not. The E60 is the first experimental car from Chris Bangle. It has so many "firsts". Having said this, it has a lot of mysteries. Sorry if I scare you. In the E90 most of the "mysteries" has been solved or rather corrected. They have to get it right for the 3 series because it is their bread and butter, their best seller. Most of the problems in the E60 can be corrected by reprogramming. If this fails, they will reprogram again. In extreme cases, they even changed the whole engine, and if you are lucky enough they should change the car for you. This is the service expected from BMW.

 

[chase]

Sad to hear all the problems associated with the UDMs. Sometimes I find it unacceptable for the amount of money we pay, we get the performance but NOT reliability and constantly suffer the heartache of sudden breakdowns or malfunctions. Sure makes one lose heart. Wonder how after all these years BMW & Merc are still lagging behind Toyota and Honda when it comes to producing reliable cars . Something's not right here

 

[chookleng]

keekee...can i check with you when do you normally refill ur fuel tank?

izzit after the first warning that says fuel reserve or second warning when remaining distance is 50km?

If i am not mistaken the fuel pump is a submersible type in the fuel tank and since it is a high pressure type it is not advisable to have a very low fuel level...if it is frequently subjected to low fuel level condition it can fail very fast...

i had similiar problem about 2months ago. my fuel had below 50km radius before i tank up my petrol to full. upon leaving the shell station, within 20meter, my car go off suddenly and i start to scaring myself. but within second.., i engage back my gear to P and re-start the car. luckily its come alive to me and had no problem untill to-date except for sometimes my tv monitor attempt to restart itself (radio also gone) with car running on the road. till now, i never wait wit a tank radius of lesser than 100km b4 i top up the fuel. sigh....wonder wats wrong wit now a days beemer.

 

[keeekeee]

keekee...can i check with you when do you normally refill ur fuel tank?

izzit after the first warning that says fuel reserve or second warning when remaining distance is 50km?

If i am not mistaken the fuel pump is a submersible type in the fuel tank and since it is a high pressure type it is not advisable to have a very low fuel level...if it is frequently subjected to low fuel level condition it can fail very fast...

i did check before actually and my car (4months old only) only done 3xxxkm wor. almost 4k.
first warning wasnt abt fuel reserve. the warning was FUEL PUMP FAULTS.

 

[keeekeee]

My recon E60 530 also had alternator problems. I was driving on the highway then suddenly my auto-cruise cut off and couldn't restart. Thought maybe just cruise problem so continue my journey. Then few minutes later, air cond went off. Then iDrive display started to blink. Then was really worried, tried to drive on and make it back home. But a few km later, kena Active Steering error..... then ABS error.... finally last straw was when kena Transmission Fault. Decided not to take risk and moved car to the side lane. Once there, switched off car and all electronics (including lights) couldn't be turned on again. Guess with the alternator conked, it was on battery power all the while and slowly battery juice just got sucked dry.

Had to tow it to workshop and change a new one. Luckily still under dealer warranty then.

how old is ya car? so E60 doesnt have indicator when we need to replace the battery? it just break down tat way? somemore we cannot change the battery everywhere but call service center to tow back and do so. man so troublesome.
wondering when is the time to change battery for E60? every year?