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#2470 of 2734 Re: 2009 535i - are they ALL lemons?? [vonrhett] by samsride

Feb 10, 2010 (3:40 pm)

Replying to: vonrhett (Feb 09, 2010 6:27 pm)
Have you had a lawyer send a written notification to BMW NA? Depends what state you live in, but after so many attempts to fix an issue, the lemon law applies. Also if the car is out of service more than 30 days. I think you have 1 yr/12K miles for these events to occur.
 
My dealer has stated that there are issues with the HPFP on the twin turbos - 335, 535, etc.. I've also been asked if my battery has gone dead. I've had fuel injectors, HPFP, cylinders, etc. replaced. After the last fix, had major acceleration lag, especially off the line. Dealer couldn't find anything wrong, kept it for 8 days, but magically it is fine off the line, and I feel a slight lag as it shifts through the gears. it is not safe to drive as it has broken down like yours. Sometimes I travel into very cold areas with no cell service, so cannot take a chance on breaking down, and having to walk at least 10 miles in -28 degree weather.
 
My car is under consideration for the Lemon Law. Should get a response this month. If no from BMW NA, next step is BBB for arbitration, which is only binding to the dealer. You can then move onto a lawsuit. In the end you will recoup lawyer's fees, rental fees, etc. My suggestion is to have an attorney send the written notification to BMW NA - see section on this in your warranty manual - stating your intent to go the distance.

#2471 of 2734 Re: Oil Change Question [milner007] by roadburner

Feb 10, 2010 (10:43 pm)

Replying to: milner007 (Feb 10, 2010 9:36 am)
You should be good with an annual oil change; I've had the oil analyzed in my wife's X3 2.5 at almost every oil change and 9000 miles is a perfectly acceptable interval for any decent synthetic.

#2472 of 2734 Re: Oil Change Question [roadburner] by milner007

Feb 11, 2010 (9:20 am)

Replying to: roadburner (Feb 10, 2010 10:43 pm)
Thanks for your reply!

#2473 of 2734 Re: BMW 530i 2004 water leak!! [sportcourtguy] by 045

Feb 11, 2010 (12:33 pm)

Replying to: sportcourtguy (Jan 21, 2010 8:57 am)
Thanks for the reply Sportcourtguy. How did you get them to pay?
 
Our first experience ended up with our vehicle being down 6 days and with no repair but the dealer charged us $300 to dry the car out and sugested a sunroof repair that would be over $1k but that they were not confident that it would solve the problem. Our service advisor (who is now no longer employed) told us that they cleaned out all of the drains and to let them know if it happens again. So in other words they did not find the problem.
 
It just rained this past Saturday and the car was again full of water on the passenger side. While it was still raining we took the car back to the dealer and the new service advisor was "shocked" to see the amount of water and put his "top" technician on it. Yesterday the service advisor calls and asks me to come in because they found the problem. It turns out that under the hood on the passenger side they said that there were a bunch of leaves cloging the cabin filter drain and that water was overflowing from this and donw towards the heater box. From there it was landing on a tray with a chanel that enters the passenger side just under the dash which the tech explained to me is to allow air in to cool the ECU. This channel is filling up with water which then is pouring into the car! Now I am no engineer but this does not sound like a very good design. Also in looking at this water is going down into this area and there is nothing we can do to prevent this. Long story short they want over $2k now to dry out the car, replace the sub woofer that is completely under water along with everything else. They are unsure if any sensors are damaged so it may be more. We are not happy with this needless to say. Also there is nothing being done to address the source of the water intrusion. They ae telling us that they will take responsibility for the repair.....what repair?

#2474 of 2734 Re: Help [Mr_Shiftright] by beolson

Feb 15, 2010 (10:25 am)

Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Apr 20, 2007 9:54 am)
I realize the posting above was almost three years ago, but my 2001 530i exhibits the same symptoms of the the Nikasil problem for M60 engines.
Was the M54B30 engine also a Nikasil engine?

#2475 of 2734 Re: Help [beolson] by shipo

Feb 15, 2010 (12:14 pm)

Replying to: beolson (Feb 15, 2010 10:25 am)
The I6 engines of the E39 line of cars did not use a lined cylinder as did the older V8 engines.

#2476 of 2734 Re: Help [beolson] by Mr_Shiftright HOST

Feb 15, 2010 (12:25 pm)

Replying to: beolson (Feb 15, 2010 10:25 am)
Nope. What kind of miles are on your engine?

#2477 of 2734 540i by talhomsi

Feb 18, 2010 (12:46 pm)

on a 2000, 540i, the car smokes in the morning when first starts, any idea of the cause and repair. Thanks

#2478 of 2734 Re: Help [Mr_Shiftright] by talhomsi

Feb 18, 2010 (12:47 pm)

Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Feb 15, 2010 12:25 pm)
85K

#2479 of 2734 Re: 540i [talhomsi] by Mr_Shiftright HOST

Feb 18, 2010 (1:17 pm)

Replying to: talhomsi (Feb 18, 2010 12:46 pm)
If it smokes for a bit on start up and then goes away, chances are this might be valve stem seals. Also if your car has an "oil separator" (a fancy PCV valve system), this can cause oil burning since oil from the defective part can seep into the intake manifold.

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