My dealership is fu*king with me!!

digi19 · 07-14-2010, 02:36 PM

So I brought my car in for its 1-year oil change this morning to Rallye BMW in Westbury. I get the car back everything works fine and proceed to drive home. Later on I go to run some errands and when I go to turn the car on, I realize none of the electronics on my dash work and the cluster is frozen on random mph and rpm's. I have a gut feeling this has something to do with something they may have touched or reset while doing the oil change. The SA proceeds to tell me that he has never seen something like this before???? They tried to reset everything by disconnecting the battery but that failed to work. I'm going to be away this weekend so I took the car back for now. I'm going to go back on tuesday and leave it with them. Please tell me this has happened to someone else and that i'm not wrong.

08rookie · 07-14-2010, 02:46 PM

never happened to me...

cb1111 · 07-14-2010, 03:48 PM

Why do you think that your dealership is "screwing" with you? This doesn't appear to be a common problem.

I'd actually request that the dealership give you a loaner until they resolve the issue unless they can guarantee that this problem does not affect brakes, steering, airbags or other vital parts of your car.

digi19 · 07-14-2010, 03:59 PM

You honestly think this is the first car they've ever encountered with this problem?

F32Fleet · 07-14-2010, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by cb1111

Why do you think that your dealership is "screwing" with you? This doesn't appear to be a common problem.

I'd actually request that the dealership give you a loaner until they resolve the issue unless they can guarantee that this problem does not affect brakes, steering, airbags or other vital parts of your car.

+1. Some people just need to calm down.

Chriztofor · 07-14-2010, 04:42 PM

LOL its under warranty, don't worry about it

GMWNashville · 07-14-2010, 06:20 PM

you need to relax...why do some people always just jump on and blame the dealer for EVERYTHING?

digi19 · 07-14-2010, 06:28 PM

I don't like how they have no idea what could have caused it nor how long it can take to repair.

wchoy · 07-15-2010, 05:14 AM

everyone jumps to blaming the dealership because most people on any forum just flame dealerships and call them stealerships and what not. what a bad rap the internet has made for dealerships...

rothwem · 07-15-2010, 06:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Chriztofor

LOL its under warranty, don't worry about it

For real. Stop stressing. I'd just take a loaner until they figure out what the hell is wrong with the car. It sucks to be without the car you're (presumably) making payments on, but look at it this way, at least you're keeping miles off your baby...

NightStalker · 07-15-2010, 01:32 PM

i goto Rallye all the time there great!
OP idk about your prob mayb it just needs a hard reset

Alexander · 07-15-2010, 02:11 PM

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bimmer_335 · 07-17-2010, 02:53 PM

Something similar happened to my bro in laws bimmer. He went in for oil change... drove the car and before it was out of the dealership lot... car died lol. Dealership covered all repairs... it was some electrical issue... and his car was out of warranty.

You can make an arguement either way... but i dont think they did anything intentionally.

07-14-2010, 02:36 PM	#1
digi19 Private First Class 7 Rep 106 Posts Drives: 13 SSII E92 M3 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: FRANKLIN SQUARE, NY iTrader: (0)	*My dealership is fuking with me!!** So I brought my car in for its 1-year oil change this morning to Rallye BMW in Westbury. I get the car back everything works fine and proceed to drive home. Later on I go to run some errands and when I go to turn the car on, I realize none of the electronics on my dash work and the cluster is frozen on random mph and rpm's. I have a gut feeling this has something to do with something they may have touched or reset while doing the oil change. The SA proceeds to tell me that he has never seen something like this before???? They tried to reset everything by disconnecting the battery but that failed to work. I'm going to be away this weekend so I took the car back for now. I'm going to go back on tuesday and leave it with them. Please tell me this has happened to someone else and that i'm not wrong.
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08rookie Private First Class 181 Rep 123 Posts Drives: bmw Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: phila, pa iTrader: (0)	never happened to me...
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cb1111 I ask the questions you're afraid to ask. 44 Rep 2,489 Posts Drives: 335xi Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: DC iTrader: (2)	Why do you think that your dealership is "screwing" with you? This doesn't appear to be a common problem. I'd actually request that the dealership give you a loaner until they resolve the issue unless they can guarantee that this problem does not affect brakes, steering, airbags or other vital parts of your car.
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07-14-2010, 03:59 PM	#4
digi19 Private First Class 7 Rep 106 Posts Drives: 13 SSII E92 M3 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: FRANKLIN SQUARE, NY iTrader: (0)	You honestly think this is the first car they've ever encountered with this problem?
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07-14-2010, 04:42 PM	#6
Chriztofor Colonel 103 Rep 2,783 Posts Drives: '06 325i and '13 X5 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Chicago Burbs iTrader: (1)	LOL its under warranty, don't worry about it __________________ If no codes are being thrown use Chevron Techron fuel injector cleaner (concentrate). It solves rpm fluctuating upon cold start-up. Also, for most BMW problems start off by scanning your car with the Peake Research Tool. It contains the actual BMW codes. If you want to register a newly installed battery for free (just buy a $10 cable) and google/download BMWLogger
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07-14-2010, 06:20 PM	#7
GMWNashville Colonel 172 Rep 2,373 Posts Drives: 19 G05, 16 F80, 10 E70x5D Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Nashville, TN iTrader: (2)	you need to relax...why do some people always just jump on and blame the dealer for EVERYTHING?
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07-14-2010, 06:28 PM	#8
digi19 Private First Class 7 Rep 106 Posts Drives: 13 SSII E92 M3 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: FRANKLIN SQUARE, NY iTrader: (0)	I don't like how they have no idea what could have caused it nor how long it can take to repair.
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07-15-2010, 05:14 AM	#9
wchoy First Lieutenant 5 Rep 311 Posts Drives: '08 AW e90 335i Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Honolulu, Hawaii / LA iTrader: (0)	everyone jumps to blaming the dealership because most people on any forum just flame dealerships and call them stealerships and what not. what a bad rap the internet has made for dealerships...
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07-15-2010, 01:32 PM	#11
NightStalker ✰ 267 Rep 2,741 Posts Drives: Audi Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: New York City iTrader: (12)	i goto Rallye all the time there great! OP idk about your prob mayb it just needs a hard reset
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Alexander Mad tyte EuR0 style boooi <--- Joke 212 Rep 2,472 Posts Drives: E30, E85, MKVI Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Deal's Gap iTrader: (0)	/thread
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07-17-2010, 02:53 PM	#13
bimmer_335 Major 177 Rep 1,123 Posts Drives: 540 mSport Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: In the middle of nowhere, TX iTrader: (1)	Something similar happened to my bro in laws bimmer. He went in for oil change... drove the car and before it was out of the dealership lot... car died lol. Dealership covered all repairs... it was some electrical issue... and his car was out of warranty. You can make an arguement either way... but i dont think they did anything intentionally.
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