So I bought my car in March 2013 CPO with an extended warranty. It only had 12k miles on it! I got notice right away that there was a battery cable recall and I took it in for the remedy. I think they only greased the connector from what i remember reading on the mechanic notes, but now I cant find the paper to verify and myBMW doesn't keep your service records online! My friggin Toyota has all of its records easily accessible online to view anytime!! WTH BMW??
Anyway, my USB port hasn't worked properly from day 1. I mentioned it to the dealer, they looked at it (two separate occasions) and said nothing was wrong with it. :bs:
About 2 weeks ago, I wanted to take my car in for a few various reasons: My side mirror was scratched by our truck driver at work and wanted to get it repainted, the rubber seal / molding above my windshield was cracked and peeling off, and of course - mention the USB port again (which was dead more often than not now). This would turn out to be the most frustrating dealership / service visit of MY LIFE! I got a phone call the next day, turns out that they found a small crack in my windshield
When I brought my car home that day, I found that the turnover sound of my car sounded a little weak. Probably not noticeable for someone who doesn't drive that car daily, but I can hear it. Also, now the radio stations cut in and out - brief moments of silence then sound comes back. Another symptom - when I am on a phone call with the bluetooth active, the radio music will come on for a quick moment, then the call will resume and am able to hear the person again. Lastly, from the moment I drove my car home from the lot, I mentioned that my stereo sound system sounds like crap. My 84 stock 325e with original stereo/speakers had a better sound.... and so did my 07 base model Camry. Some people said I was nuts and being too picky but its all making sense now.
After much searching, I am thinking that maybe because they didn't actually replace the battery cable it is just shorted and causing these issues? Maybe they can just replace it and all will be well?
I am REALLY nervous that if the cable is the cause of all these problems, it may be too late to correct any damage it potentially has done to the system of my car. You know what they say, when a car starts to have any sort of electrical issues, its pretty much guaranteed to have expensive issues for the rest of its life. Get rid of it - FAST.
Has anyone out there had any of these issues? If you had the recall remedied, did they replace the cable or just give it some grease?? :eeps:
Hopefully someone made it this far!! I feel like this thread is therapy for me! lol..
Anyway, my USB port hasn't worked properly from day 1. I mentioned it to the dealer, they looked at it (two separate occasions) and said nothing was wrong with it. :bs:
About 2 weeks ago, I wanted to take my car in for a few various reasons: My side mirror was scratched by our truck driver at work and wanted to get it repainted, the rubber seal / molding above my windshield was cracked and peeling off, and of course - mention the USB port again (which was dead more often than not now). This would turn out to be the most frustrating dealership / service visit of MY LIFE! I got a phone call the next day, turns out that they found a small crack in my windshield
They replaced it. Another thing mentioned in that phone call: "they did in fact find an issue with your USB/ Aux port and are going to replace it." Fabulous! When I was called in to get my car, I found that black glue from the windshield replacement was all over the top of my car, and some of it was very hard to get off. Also, USB port still doesn't f**king work. AND my mirror looked worse than when it was sitting there with a big smudge / scratch on it from our SEMI-Truck driver! It was sort of like (girls will get it) when you paint your nails with really old, thick nail polish while sitting next to a pool in humid 110 degree weather. Lots of bubbles all over and was bulged with lots of buildup around the edges. The tape-off was crap too. Anyway, that service turned out to be ****. Plain and simple. My service rep who i find to be very professional and honest was totally ashamed. I took my car back in to see if they will really fix the issues.
When I brought my car home that day, I found that the turnover sound of my car sounded a little weak. Probably not noticeable for someone who doesn't drive that car daily, but I can hear it. Also, now the radio stations cut in and out - brief moments of silence then sound comes back. Another symptom - when I am on a phone call with the bluetooth active, the radio music will come on for a quick moment, then the call will resume and am able to hear the person again. Lastly, from the moment I drove my car home from the lot, I mentioned that my stereo sound system sounds like crap. My 84 stock 325e with original stereo/speakers had a better sound.... and so did my 07 base model Camry. Some people said I was nuts and being too picky but its all making sense now.
After much searching, I am thinking that maybe because they didn't actually replace the battery cable it is just shorted and causing these issues? Maybe they can just replace it and all will be well?
I am REALLY nervous that if the cable is the cause of all these problems, it may be too late to correct any damage it potentially has done to the system of my car. You know what they say, when a car starts to have any sort of electrical issues, its pretty much guaranteed to have expensive issues for the rest of its life. Get rid of it - FAST.
Has anyone out there had any of these issues? If you had the recall remedied, did they replace the cable or just give it some grease?? :eeps:
Hopefully someone made it this far!! I feel like this thread is therapy for me! lol..