Has this happened to anyone?

Sara · 01-12-2010, 01:34 AM

As I was driving today everything on my dash lit up. All the indicators such as
Seatbelt unlatched
Brake
DTC
Cold Weather
Oil
Both turn signals
Fog lights

and every other indicator lit up at the same time. Then everything shut off. My stereo, my iPod, my miles til empty even my mileage went blank. And within seconds it all came back but I had lost everything. My mileage was reset to zero, all the radio stations lost. Really weird all happened WHILE I was driving. I took it to BMW and they thought it was a loose battery connection.

Nope. Everything checked out fine. I have no engine mods and the only electrical mod are my blacklines which I installed over a year ago. They are going to run diagnostics on it to see what the heck happened later on in the week since its running just fine engine wise and all that jazz.

Just curious to know if this happened to anyone else and what the outcome was.

Tee212 · 01-12-2010, 01:41 AM

wow thats a scary thought "selt belt unlatched" really? I can understand the electrical issue but the belt is mechanical.

alexanderlt · 01-12-2010, 01:47 AM

better resale value if they cant fix the mileage thing..

PTinVT · 01-12-2010, 02:08 AM

Your mileage reset itself to 0? I really hope you mean trip odometer and not the main/overall car mileage.

I thought blacklines were just trim/cosmetic, how are those an electrical mod?

bsamoul · 01-12-2010, 02:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Tee212

wow thats a scary thought "selt belt unlatched" really? I can understand the electrical issue but the belt is mechanical.

The belt in the latch is mechanical, but it sends electrical signals to the computer to let it know that something is plugged into it. So it's both, but more electrical

PaulBailey@ltbmw · 01-12-2010, 02:40 AM

Donbona · 01-12-2010, 04:25 AM

This is a similar case....
http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=339307

Also if you read the post I left it may help you also.

GMWNashville · 01-12-2010, 06:29 AM

cant say ive seen anyone with that issue...id monitor it and see if it happens again..

SpmnE9zero · 01-12-2010, 06:39 AM

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Originally Posted by alexanderlt

better resale value if they cant fix the mileage thing..

UM NO! I think TMU Titles are pretty much worthless! By the way I think she meant the Trip, but I could be wrong.
I hope you get it all figured out soon Sarah!

blacknight335 · 01-12-2010, 08:03 AM

wow, sounds like maybe you had some type of power spike through out the entire car. Thankgod it was only a small spike and things went back. Did you get any shock in anyway?? lol.. keep us updated.... besides that how are youuuuu doing? lol

stressdoc · 01-12-2010, 09:42 AM

Next time I hope you get a ride in their flying saucer...

SIEN · 01-12-2010, 09:45 AM

No it hasn't... but if it did, I would refuse to ride in the car until BMW found the fault. Seriously, don't drive it.

Sara · 01-12-2010, 12:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PTinVT

Your mileage reset itself to 0? I really hope you mean trip odometer and not the main/overall car mileage.

I thought blacklines were just trim/cosmetic, how are those an electrical mod?

Blacklines are tail lights

SpmnE9zero · 01-12-2010, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Sara504

Blacklines are tail lights

Yes they are tail lights, but they are just cosmetic Sarah as they do not require any "Electrical" modifications, they are merely swapping out the lenses. Any updates?

Oulixes · 01-12-2010, 01:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sara504

As I was driving today everything on my dash lit up. All the indicators such as
Seatbelt unlatched
Brake
DTC
Cold Weather
Oil
Both turn signals
Fog lights

and every other indicator lit up at the same time. Then everything shut off. My stereo, my iPod, my miles til empty even my mileage went blank. And within seconds it all came back but I had lost everything. My mileage was reset to zero, all the radio stations lost. Really weird all happened WHILE I was driving. I took it to BMW and they thought it was a loose battery connection.

Nope. Everything checked out fine. I have no engine mods and the only electrical mod are my blacklines which I installed over a year ago. They are going to run diagnostics on it to see what the heck happened later on in the week since its running just fine engine wise and all that jazz.

Just curious to know if this happened to anyone else and what the outcome was.

Similar set of error indicators was displayed in my 2006 330xi approximately six month ago. The car had been parked at the time for about two hours. During that time, the battery voltage went so low that the electronic lock did not function, the car did not start, and nothing was displayed on the dashboard. After a boost from an external battery the car started, and the same indicators as you have listed lit up, except the mileage was intact. The error displays disappeared when the car was driven for about half a minute and everything was back to normal. The event happened only once and the dealer had no satisfactory explanation for it.

Castel · 01-12-2010, 01:26 PM

I'm curious to know if the mileage really went to 0 and not the odometer... lucky?

jngjng72 · 01-12-2010, 06:01 PM

yep same thing happened to me except in my E46. Travelling about 75 mph on the highway heading up to Canada. All the dash lights suddenly came on, seatbelt light blinking, nav and radio blanked out. Fortunately the engine was fine and running and the headlights were still working. Pulled into a shopping mall parking lot, and turned the car off. Turned it back on and everything came back, but clock and radio stations had to be reset. Trip mileage was gone, but the odometer reading was still there.

Brought to dealer and there were no error codes, and they couldn't find anything wrong. The dealer did eventually replace the alternator and the crankshaft position sensor but I don't know if those were related. The issue never came back. Hopefully this is a one time event for you as well.

Tee212 · 01-12-2010, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by bsamoul

The belt in the latch is mechanical, but it sends electrical signals to the computer to let it know that something is plugged into it. So it's both, but more electrical

Yes but its not latched with an electical solenoid like our trunk. The electrical part grounds the circuit to retract the belt assist and turns off the selt belt light on the dash. Prolly her boobs caused all the tension and ejected the belt

smallseafishie · 01-12-2010, 06:10 PM

Sounds like a bad battery. Happened to me and it was because a cell shorted out.

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Sara Lieutenant General 5791 Rep 17,879 Posts Drives: A car Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Nola iTrader: (6)	Has this happened to anyone? As I was driving today everything on my dash lit up. All the indicators such as Seatbelt unlatched Brake DTC Cold Weather Oil Both turn signals Fog lights and every other indicator lit up at the same time. Then everything shut off. My stereo, my iPod, my miles til empty even my mileage went blank. And within seconds it all came back but I had lost everything. My mileage was reset to zero, all the radio stations lost. Really weird all happened WHILE I was driving. I took it to BMW and they thought it was a loose battery connection. Nope. Everything checked out fine. I have no engine mods and the only electrical mod are my blacklines which I installed over a year ago. They are going to run diagnostics on it to see what the heck happened later on in the week since its running just fine engine wise and all that jazz. Just curious to know if this happened to anyone else and what the outcome was.
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Tee212 Banned 81 Rep 4,541 Posts Drives: yes Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Riverside iTrader: (9) Garage List 2010 335 [8.00]	wow thats a scary thought "selt belt unlatched" really? I can understand the electrical issue but the belt is mechanical.
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blacknight335 RACER X!!!!!!! 32 Rep 317 Posts Drives: E90 335xi Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: QUEENS, NY iTrader: (0)	wow, sounds like maybe you had some type of power spike through out the entire car. Thankgod it was only a small spike and things went back. Did you get any shock in anyway?? lol.. keep us updated.... besides that how are youuuuu doing? lol
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SIEN 23 Rep 130 Posts Drives: Quickly Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: US/UK iTrader: (0)	No it hasn't... but if it did, I would refuse to ride in the car until BMW found the fault. Seriously, don't drive it.
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jngjng72 Private First Class 16 Rep 193 Posts Drives: 335 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: LI iTrader: (0)	yep same thing happened to me except in my E46. Travelling about 75 mph on the highway heading up to Canada. All the dash lights suddenly came on, seatbelt light blinking, nav and radio blanked out. Fortunately the engine was fine and running and the headlights were still working. Pulled into a shopping mall parking lot, and turned the car off. Turned it back on and everything came back, but clock and radio stations had to be reset. Trip mileage was gone, but the odometer reading was still there. Brought to dealer and there were no error codes, and they couldn't find anything wrong. The dealer did eventually replace the alternator and the crankshaft position sensor but I don't know if those were related. The issue never came back. Hopefully this is a one time event for you as well. __________________ 2007 E93 335i Alpine White Auto/CPP/ZPP/ZSP 2012 CT200H 2009 X5 Workhorse/Kidmobile
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smallseafishie Colonel 110 Rep 2,017 Posts Drives: AW 07 e92 335i + AW 11 X5 35d Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Atlanta GA iTrader: (13) Garage List 2007 E92 335i [0.00]	Sounds like a bad battery. Happened to me and it was because a cell shorted out.
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