Urgent help please

[Japseroony]

Whilst driving home last night the Flat Tyre Monitor flashed on and stayed on so I stopped and got out to have a look - tyres all seemed ok but when I was out the car I herd a further bing so went to check and the dash was lit up with several lights and warnings in yellow so I checked the display to find 5 warning triangles and the following after each one;

DBC failure
FTM system error
Steering assistance failure
Park brake failure
Driving stabilisation failure

Anyone any ideas please she is a 2011 (61 plate) 23sdrive manual with 8500 miles on the clock.

Oh and the wipers are on and wont switch off!!

Forgot to say the faults cleared over night but after two to three mins on the drive with the engine running they all came back even the wipers going constantly.

 

[Mister T]

Sounds like DSC module, probably going to need a trip to the dealers.

 

[Japseroony]

Well she is at the dealers now for them to have a look at and I guess it's going to be expensive.

Something else that I noticed, the indicators wont self cancel :?

Hopefully the RAC warranty will cover this for me

 

[flybobbie]

Possibly just a low battery, 8500 miles in 4 years is not a lot of motoring.

 

[Japseroony]

Possibly just a low battery, 8500 miles in 4 years is not a lot of motoring.

The dealer says it's a sensor problem and is charging £660 to fix it of which the RAC warranty is paying £590.

The battery must be in good condition as she has done 2500 miles in the last 2 months of my ownership unless it is goosed but then she would show other problems?

 

[ronk]

Possibly just a low battery, 8500 miles in 4 years is not a lot of motoring.

The dealer says it's a sensor problem and is charging £660 to fix it of which the RAC warranty is paying £590.

The battery must be in good condition as she has done 2500 miles in the last 2 months of my ownership unless it is goosed but then she would show other problems?

At least it's fixed and you've only had to cough up £70
The battery in my old E85 is 11yrs old now - I think they last longer being in a generally cooler environment. ie not under the bonnet next to a huge lump of hot engine!

 

[sars]

Possibly just a low battery, 8500 miles in 4 years is not a lot of motoring.

The dealer says it's a sensor problem and is charging £660 to fix it of which the RAC warranty is paying £590.

The battery must be in good condition as she has done 2500 miles in the last 2 months of my ownership unless it is goosed but then she would show other problems?

Glad you got it fixed, two points though, if the TPMS lights up, if you have run-flats you wont notice the difference and thus you need to check the pressures

and second, like your signature except the description for torque actually describes momentum

 

[Japseroony]

TBH I am not sure if the sensor will fix the problem but that's what the dealer has identified so will wait and see later on today - I will report back once I hear from them.

Is momentum not a consequence of torque and thus my signature would be correct lol?

 

[ronk]

How far you take the fence is a mass an volocity thing!

 

[Japseroony]

Ok chaps, how would you describe torque in my signature then?

All entries considered lol.

 

[Bing]

Torque is a rotational force... So perhaps how fast or how much you spin through the fence...

 

[ronk]

Change the fence into a wall then torque is how far you climb up that wall !

 

[Japseroony]

Well its back to square one with the car as the dealer has just called and said the sensor they fitted has fixed some of the faults but not all of them so they are now ordering a switch at an additional £460 :thumbsdown: but don't know if that will fix it :!: :!:

Typical BMW technicians - they only know how to plug in a diagnostic machine and cant do anything other than that

 

[ronk]

As long as the warranty coughs up!

 

[Japseroony]

Warranty will only pay up to £1000 per claim so reached that now - hope this second part fixes the fault but I somehow doubt it!!

 

[ronk]

Warranty will only pay up to £1000 per claim so reached that now - hope this second part fixes the fault but I somehow doubt it!!

Once it's fixed, argue with the dealer re the diagnosis.

 

[Mike6]

Sorry strayed from the E85 forum. Why dont you try disconnecting the battery which will reset everything and then reconnect after about an hour. You will however need to set clock etc. Just cannot believe the cost of the sensor and switch, just knew I took the wrong career path!.

 

[Japseroony]

Sorry strayed from the E85 forum. Why dont you try disconnecting the battery which will reset everything and then reconnect after about an hour. You will however need to set clock etc. Just cannot believe the cost of the sensor and switch, just knew I took the wrong career path!.

Would love to try this but she is at the dealers and I doubt they would even think this would fix her.

You and me both over the cost but I don't think what they are going to try tomorrow will fix her so going to wait till she is fixed and then argue incorrect diagnosis

 

[ronk]

Systems are very inter-dependent on modern cars.
A brake light switch failed on my Disco 3 which collapsed the air suspension - I never would have thought either system would be linked in any way shape or form. (I was told that the same effect and code could be shown if a brake lamp failed in a particular fashion)
I think that a simple sensor will indeed be a problem - it only needs a competent techie to find it!

 

[Number5]

Well its back to square one with the car as the dealer has just called and said the sensor they fitted has fixed some of the faults but not all of them so they are now ordering a switch at an additional £460 :thumbsdown: but don't know if that will fix it :!: :!:

Typical BMW technicians - they only know how to plug in a diagnostic machine and cant do anything other than that

I'd want to turn up and see the 'part fix'. Perhaps its fixed nothing but thats their way of justifying charging you for the part theyve fitted hoping it would fix things. Its unlikey that two parts would fail together at the same time independently of each other. Suspicious... :roll: