Should I be worried?

richardth06 · 06-20-2017, 07:55 AM

I was driving to work this morning and out of no where the display goes black then shows no signal then it restarts. This is the first time it happen to me. Not sure if I should be worried..it was a random one time case.... (hopefully one time) Have you guys expirenced the same issue before?

ooshnoo · 06-20-2017, 09:12 AM

Hopefully just a fluke. What happened after you shut the car off and back on?

cfm56d7b · 06-20-2017, 09:21 AM

Is your vehicle still under warranty? Whatever the problem might be (head unit, possible short), getting it addressed before the warranty expires is highly recommended.

eluded · 06-20-2017, 09:58 AM

It's a BMW, these things happen.

XxThe_RemedyXx · 06-20-2017, 10:22 AM

This happened to me on my home from work yesterday. iDrive screen blacked out and restarted. If it happens again I'm taking it in.

MachinesWithSouls · 06-20-2017, 10:34 PM

I've had mine reset while driving a few times. But then it reset itself in German...a dealer visit and software upgrade solved the issue.

richardth06 · 06-20-2017, 10:36 PM

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Originally Posted by SoManyBlueCars

I've had mine reset while driving a few times. But then it reset itself in German...a dealer visit and software upgrade solved the issue.

That's actually kinda of funny being in German. but good to know they took care of it. I'm still under warranty so I'll just wait to see if it happens again

NBMW30 · 06-20-2017, 11:00 PM

This will happen. It's a computer. If it happens a lot, definitely tell the dealer. A friend had it happen once and that was it. It happened to mine 8 times in a 2 week period and the dealer replaced the head unit and it hasn't happened at all.

AlphaQuad · 06-20-2017, 11:39 PM

That issue requires the headunit to be replaced.
When they did mine they replaced the headunit and the cable that runs between the display and the headunit itself.

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NBMW30 Enlisted Member 17 Rep 48 Posts Drives: '14 328i Msport BSM Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Atl iTrader: (0)	This will happen. It's a computer. If it happens a lot, definitely tell the dealer. A friend had it happen once and that was it. It happened to mine 8 times in a 2 week period and the dealer replaced the head unit and it hasn't happened at all.
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AlphaQuad Private 10 Rep 59 Posts Drives: 328ix GT Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: California, Inland empire iTrader: (0)	That issue requires the headunit to be replaced. When they did mine they replaced the headunit and the cable that runs between the display and the headunit itself.
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