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09-13-2017, 01:28 PM | #1 |
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Lights Flickering & Car Won't Start
My first big E90 issue has happened. It was quicker than I thought since I did everything to make sure my car was good. But this was totally unexpected. What happened was I parked my car, and when I got back I couldn't get the car to start. All of my lights kept flickering, and my windshield wiper would turn on without me touching the knob. My screen would turn on and off and goes the same with all the lights in my dashboard. Basically everything powered by electric was tweaking out.
After doing some quick research as I was stranded at a Target parking lot... I came up with these 2 solutions to hopefully get my car started: 1. Disconnect the negative charge on the battery to re-start the IBS system 2. Jump start the car None of these worked. At this point, I eventually decided to get my car towed. Tow man shows up and I give him the run down of what I've tried. He decides to double-jump the car. Hooks up a cable to the front points in the engine bay, and to the rear where the actual battery is located. This works! My car is alive and I'm able to drive it back home safely. On my drive home, of course the car doesn't feel the same. Something is still off. It's like my power is decreased by 50%. When I get home and I park my car and then try to turn it back on, but now I'm back to square one. Car won't start again. After doing more research I'm thinking it could be any of the following issues: 1. Bad battery (battery looks new though) 2. Bad Alternator 3. Rotten Ground Cable (not able to see it yet) All that said, have you guys experienced anything along the lines of what I've just went through? Would driving the car for a very short time (less than 5 minutes), turning it off, then turning it on again about 30-45 seconds after you shut it down cause the ground cable to fry? My car still isn't running, and as soon as I update my Foxwell scanner I plan to run a diagnostic. Any advice helps in the meantime! Last edited by DYOOS; 09-13-2017 at 01:35 PM.. |
09-21-2017, 12:40 AM | #2 |
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Ended up just being a dead battery. Apparently, me taking a lot of short 2-5 minute drives to run errands/grocery shopping has been draining my battery life.
Upgraded to an AGM, registered and coded it. We're all good now |
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10-18-2017, 06:42 PM | #3 |
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Get a charger and run it at night when parked.
Its the same for me, my office is a 5min drive away so the battery doesnt charge much. CTEK are quality
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07-18-2020, 09:29 PM | #4 |
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Why did you code it? I thought all you had to do was register the new one and that's it
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