Is this acceptable - The Unofficial BMW M5 Messageboard (m5board.com)

Bmxbikergtss · 3rd March 2004, 06:21

Hello all.
My dad brought his M5 to the dealership. The drivers seat was blowing fuses and ended up needing a new wiring harness. They took the car for a 30 mile drive to make shure the seat was ok

To me this is B.S. taking a car for a 30 mile ride to test a new wiring harness

Is there anyway to find detailed information or any information about what went on those 30miles?

Also if the car was beaten on and I can get the information from the cars computer. What do I do? Do i contact BMWNA? If so what should I say.

Thank you in advance,
Alex

young-nyc · 3rd March 2004, 06:34

definitely contact BMWNA...but first and foremost...let's see what your dealer has to say about this... grrrrr!

BmwNut · 3rd March 2004, 06:39

That is a little odd. I dont see how driving has any relevance to the seat. I would say turning the car on and off would be ok, but a 30 mile drive?

Contact the manager there, and then the owner of the dealer, and then BMW NA. Check the ECU for any recent over rev codes, but other than that I dont think any abuse will be apparent unless they really thrashed the thing.

Bmxbikergtss · 3rd March 2004, 07:06

Yea tomorrow we are going to contact the manager and get an answer. I want to see a readout on what went on those 30 miles and I believe that they can get the info off the cars computer.

I hope for the best for my M. but somethings not right about 30 miles

V-10 4 Me · 3rd March 2004, 07:07

Talk to the Service Manager first. See what they can find out first. Maybe he would be inclined to give you some accessories or something.

How was the milage determined?