16 hours for a battery replacement!?

aquajon · 06-08-2013, 10:06 AM

My factory warranty was ending soon so I took the car in to see what I could get replaced for free. I told them that the clock was loosing time, which I guess is commonly due to a failing battery. Service adviser said the same thing and then said it can take between 3 and 16 hours to reprogram the car after the battery replacement! That sounded ridiculous. To add insult to injury, they gave me a Dodge Avenger as a loaner

badass335 · 06-08-2013, 10:07 AM

Yikes! Did mine myself. 20mins!

aquajon · 06-08-2013, 10:19 AM

I would rather get a free OEM battery under warranty.

O HELLA BMW · 06-08-2013, 10:24 AM

Your dealership is stupid

aquajon · 06-08-2013, 10:46 AM

Google seems to think they are not just replacing the battery, but rather upgrading to a higher output model and the reprogramming is actually a DME flash.

Chris_506 · 06-08-2013, 10:50 AM

16hrs?? or 16mns?? lol

nate5ks · 06-10-2013, 10:03 PM

I could do a DME flash and reprogram the battery in under an hour... Assuming everything went well.

whoever · 06-10-2013, 10:20 PM

A 12 hour wait maybe needed to check battery status.

06-14-2013, 10:53 AM

Go to a different dealer NOW.

06-08-2013, 10:06 AM	#1
aquajon Private 0 Rep 68 Posts Drives: E90 335i Join Date: May 2013 Location: Boca Raton, FL iTrader: (0)	16 hours for a battery replacement!? My factory warranty was ending soon so I took the car in to see what I could get replaced for free. I told them that the clock was loosing time, which I guess is commonly due to a failing battery. Service adviser said the same thing and then said it can take between 3 and 16 hours to reprogram the car after the battery replacement! That sounded ridiculous. To add insult to injury, they gave me a Dodge Avenger as a loaner
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06-08-2013, 10:07 AM	#2
badass335 Lieutenant Colonel 109 Rep 1,948 Posts Drives: 2017 540i Xdrive Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Surrey, BC iTrader: (10)	Yikes! Did mine myself. 20mins!
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06-08-2013, 10:19 AM	#3
aquajon Private 0 Rep 68 Posts Drives: E90 335i Join Date: May 2013 Location: Boca Raton, FL iTrader: (0)	I would rather get a free OEM battery under warranty.
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06-08-2013, 10:24 AM	#4
O HELLA BMW I <3 My E93 180 Rep 3,259 Posts Drives: 12” 335is vert Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: PA iTrader: (21)	Your dealership is stupid __________________ Bagged and Wrapped E93 335i
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06-08-2013, 10:46 AM	#5
aquajon Private 0 Rep 68 Posts Drives: E90 335i Join Date: May 2013 Location: Boca Raton, FL iTrader: (0)	Google seems to think they are not just replacing the battery, but rather upgrading to a higher output model and the reprogramming is actually a DME flash.
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06-08-2013, 10:50 AM	#6
Chris_506 Colonel 241 Rep 2,705 Posts Drives: 2016 f82 Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Central Florida iTrader: (13)	16hrs?? or 16mns?? lol
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06-10-2013, 10:03 PM	#7
nate5ks Captain 33 Rep 648 Posts Drives: 2006 BMW 330xi Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Jacksonville Beach, FL iTrader: (0)	I could do a DME flash and reprogram the battery in under an hour... Assuming everything went well.
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06-10-2013, 10:20 PM	#8
whoever Private First Class 18 Rep 122 Posts Drives: 2010 528 xi Join Date: May 2010 Location: NYC iTrader: (0)	A 12 hour wait maybe needed to check battery status.
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06-14-2013, 10:53 AM	#9
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