Search Results for ‘electrical’

Hello everyone I have a odd situation I am having trouble diagnosing .. I have 2006 e60 m5 ran great until I parked it .. I decided to rip down the headliner and replace it as it was drooping .. disconnected battery so I wouldn’t drain it . Headliner came out good and started reassembling the...

I'm currently in the process of fixing a very lightly damaged M6 and want to get to the bottom of some electrical related codes stored (shown below). As you can see, these codes specifically relate to increased battery discharge and alternator issues. When the car first arrived to me the battery...

Hey guys, I’m having some issues with my OEM LCI taillights. I recently did a LCI retrofit on my car (tailights, LCM2), and while programing, we were not able to figure out how to get the LED rods to stay on themselves without a brake light in the back consistently on. With headlights on auto at...

Hi all. I have a real headache with my 2001 e39 M5 which I have owned for nearly a year now with no major problems. A couple of weeks ago out of the blue my car wouldn't start, engine wouldn't crank over at all. Called my breakdown company, they sent one of their senior mechanics out and he...

Hi all - I looked at several different posts and didn't see any quite like what I'm experiencing, so here goes - I got caught in VERY heavy rain downpour for about 5-7 minutes a couple of nights ago (I usually don't drive the beast - 2000 black on black E39 M5 - in the rain if I can avoid it)...

Hi all, Just wanted to see if anyone has had the same problem I'm getting. Here are my syptoms: While I am driving the car turns itself off and restarts again, it only restarts as I am rolling in gear. The engine makes no strange noises when this happens, and it will do this about numerous...

Thanks in advance for your help! I opened the garage door on Saturday evening and noticed that my tail lights were flickering on/off. I hadn't driven the car in 5+ hours and am 99.99% certain that I turned the car off when I parked. When I tried to open the door (and trunk) the comfort access...

Hey wise M5ers, My UK e60 with 64,000 miles in it has been throwing the "transmission fault" error most times i apply some torque to the engine. It happens at low speeds and high speeds, in auto and manual modes. I have taken into my local BMW dealer, I was thinking that it was going to be...

Hey guys, Im not a serial poster but lurk very often. I see that there are alot of knowledgeable people on here so some of you might be able to help a fellow M5'er out So, I own a 2003 M5. A few modest mods like a muffler delete, springs, spacers and what not. Absolutely no electrical...

Guys, I have a few symptoms and I am hoping you can help me diagnose the problem(s): Symptom 1: A few pixels out the instrument cluster (Probably not related to anything) Symptom 2: Dash backing lights (Speedo and Tacho), Window Switch backing lights, HVAC backing lights, and Central Locking...