HELP! Car turning on and off multiple times!

MstrRogers330i · 12-01-2012, 07:30 PM

So I'm driving down the road and all of a sudden my car turns off and on about 8-10 times in the matter of a few seconds, then it works. Has happened twice before. Any ideas?

MstrRogers330i · 12-02-2012, 06:52 AM

Bump. Hoping for some answers since this has happened on a highway and practically stalled me for a few seconds without any lights

John 070 · 12-02-2012, 08:56 AM

Not sure about turning on and off in rapid succession, but a faulty DME can be the cause of unexplained stalling (no codes, etc.).

MstrRogers330i · 12-03-2012, 08:00 AM

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Originally Posted by John 070

Not sure about turning on and off in rapid succession, but a faulty DME can be the cause of unexplained stalling (no codes, etc.).

That would be unfortunate

MstrRogers330i · 12-05-2012, 04:54 PM

bump.....really trying to figure this out

Amini77 · 12-05-2012, 04:57 PM

Best bet is to just get it checked out, it can be anything really. No weird noises or anything?

GoRomeo · 12-05-2012, 04:59 PM

Sounds like an electrical problem for sure. I would start by testing the battery and alternator... keep us posted.

John 070 · 12-05-2012, 05:07 PM

Seriously, DME can cause random stalling, with no SES and no shadow faults either. Because it's so expensive, the dealership needs approval from the prime minister of Germany and Great Britain, like a prior auth if you have a lousy health plan.

E9TOU · 12-05-2012, 05:09 PM

Maybe your car inherited the new engine start/stop feature.

Das_Stig · 12-05-2012, 07:25 PM

if you ran over a squirrel it could be its ghost haunting your car... happened to a friend of mine.
who ya gonna call!?

MstrRogers330i · 12-09-2012, 12:21 AM

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Originally Posted by GoRomeo

Sounds like an electrical problem for sure. I would start by testing the battery and alternator... keep us posted.

Battery is only 3 months old or so, hoping thats not the issue.

bumere90 · 12-09-2012, 04:27 PM

Get it scanned

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MstrRogers330i Private First Class 8 Rep 113 Posts Drives: 2006 BMW 330i Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: St. Louis, MO iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 330i [0.00]	HELP! Car turning on and off multiple times! So I'm driving down the road and all of a sudden my car turns off and on about 8-10 times in the matter of a few seconds, then it works. Has happened twice before. Any ideas?
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MstrRogers330i Private First Class 8 Rep 113 Posts Drives: 2006 BMW 330i Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: St. Louis, MO iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 330i [0.00]	Bump. Hoping for some answers since this has happened on a highway and practically stalled me for a few seconds without any lights
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12-02-2012, 08:56 AM	#3
John 070 Lieutenant General 1705 Rep 14,829 Posts Drives: 335i cpe Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: ZSP/ZPP/ZCW iTrader: (0)	Not sure about turning on and off in rapid succession, but a faulty DME can be the cause of unexplained stalling (no codes, etc.).
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MstrRogers330i Private First Class 8 Rep 113 Posts Drives: 2006 BMW 330i Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: St. Louis, MO iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 330i [0.00]	bump.....really trying to figure this out
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Amini77 Brigadier General 186 Rep 4,732 Posts Drives: Alpine White '13 550i Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Tarzana, CA iTrader: (1) Garage List 2013 BMW 550i [0.00]	Best bet is to just get it checked out, it can be anything really. No weird noises or anything?
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GoRomeo Brigadier General 962 Rep 3,848 Posts Drives: 330i, 135i Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: San Diego CA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2008 BMW 135i [9.50] 2006 330i [6.75]	Sounds like an electrical problem for sure. I would start by testing the battery and alternator... keep us posted.
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John 070 Lieutenant General 1705 Rep 14,829 Posts Drives: 335i cpe Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: ZSP/ZPP/ZCW iTrader: (0)	Seriously, DME can cause random stalling, with no SES and no shadow faults either. Because it's so expensive, the dealership needs approval from the prime minister of Germany and Great Britain, like a prior auth if you have a lousy health plan.
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E9TOU Captain 232 Rep 642 Posts Drives: 2010 E92 335i Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Goleta, CA iTrader: (2) Garage List 2010 BMW E92 335 [8.00]	Maybe your car inherited the new engine start/stop feature.
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Das_Stig I don't drink water. Fish fuck in it. 45 Rep 865 Posts Drives: e90 335xi Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Some say he naturally faces magnetic north, and that all of his legs are hydraulic... iTrader: (1)	if you ran over a squirrel it could be its ghost haunting your car... happened to a friend of mine. who ya gonna call!?
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bumere90 Grozniy 177 Rep 2,602 Posts Drives: Carless Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: FL iTrader: (12)	Get it scanned
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