Increased battery discharge! Anyone know what could cause this beauty??

Dark_Knight_335 · 09-30-2012, 11:44 AM

Another gem this morning on my iDrive. I can only hope it has to do with the warm driver side door handle that won't work with my CA that is HOPEFULLY going to be replaced within the week from JMK BMW.

TheeGovernor · 09-30-2012, 11:46 AM

That is the message i got when my battery was going bad.

Dark_Knight_335 · 09-30-2012, 11:47 AM

That is rather odd. It's a 2011 and I've only had the car for about 6 months... but I suppose it COULD be possible. I'll have them swap it out. Thanks man.

TheeGovernor · 09-30-2012, 01:35 PM

Do you have a code reader or a bt cable? Check codes to be sure.

Dark_Knight_335 · 09-30-2012, 04:57 PM

Nah, I'm not car savvy like that. It's under warranty- I'll take a trip

1QuikWS6 · 10-01-2012, 02:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Dark_Knight_335

Nah, I'm not car savvy like that. It's under warranty- I'll take a trip

Well, I guess they'll let ya know what's wrong then

BMW_Belgier · 10-01-2012, 05:49 AM

Alternator?

Hope not... But you are under warrenty so...

Dark_Knight_335 · 10-01-2012, 05:53 AM

Yeah who knows bro... I'm starting to wonder why I got 11k off the damn thing... Third issue with the car in as many months. Brake sensor issue, loose engine mount, now this. Luckily it's nothing major...so far... holding my breath.

cn555ic · 10-01-2012, 06:43 AM

Did you install after market sound system or Anything else?

Dark_Knight_335 · 10-01-2012, 07:34 AM

No sir. Nothing whatsoever. My door handle is on the fritz so we'll see what happens once it gets swapped out this week hopefully.

SilverII · 10-01-2012, 09:40 AM

i got a ctek battery charger to recharge and my warning went away.

vapore0n · 10-01-2012, 10:54 AM

Go drive it in the highway and see if it goes away.
I had that same thing and this worked for me. Code went away. System still keeps a history of the codes though.
BMW dealer saw the code on my last oil change and they did a trickle charge on it to test the system.

Joe- · 10-01-2012, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Dark_Knight_335

No sir. Nothing whatsoever. My door handle is on the fritz so we'll see what happens once it gets swapped out this week hopefully.

Do you keep the car parked a lot? Maybe the battery just needed to be charged, also may have sat on the lot of bmw for a long time and sitting kills batteries fast.

MB330 · 10-01-2012, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Dark_Knight_335

That is rather odd. It's a 2011 and I've only had the car for about 6 months... but I suppose it COULD be possible. I'll have them swap it out. Thanks man.

I pick up my car in July. Few moth later my battery died out of blue. Park car on office parking, closed, get back at lunch - remote key not working. Open manual with key, call BMW assist - AAA truck show up in 20 min and diagnose dead battery. Tow me to my dealer - where they replaced my battery by warranty.

Dark_Knight_335 · 10-01-2012, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by MB330

I pick up my car in July. Few moth later my battery died out of blue. Park car on office parking, closed, get back at lunch - remote key not working. Open manual with key, call BMW assist - AAA truck show up in 20 min and diagnose dead battery. Tow me to my dealer - where they replaced my battery by warranty.

Then I am hopeful. Thank you for this.

Dark_Knight_335 · 10-02-2012, 06:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Joe-

Do you keep the car parked a lot? Maybe the battery just needed to be charged, also may have sat on the lot of bmw for a long time and sitting kills batteries fast.

Not particularly Joe, but I mass commute and it sometimes does not get driven for a couple of days....hmm.....

Dark_Knight_335 · 10-03-2012, 07:14 AM

**Update**
Got the door handle replaced along with a new battery- woo hoo!
Shop Forman says that the door handle was the root of the evil and was sucking the battery dry like a horny vampire....let's see what happens

BMW_Belgier · 10-03-2012, 09:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Dark_Knight_335

**Update**
Got the door handle replaced along with a new battery- woo hoo!
Shop Forman says that the door handle was the root of the evil and was sucking the battery dry like a horny vampire....let's see what happens

The door handle...

What the hell...

What kind of a door handle do you have? Did you connect it with your stereo...?

BOBKUR · 10-03-2012, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by BMW_Belgier

The door handle...

What the hell...

What kind of a door handle do you have? Did you connect it with your stereo...?

Comfort Access.

BMW_Belgier · 10-03-2012, 09:37 AM

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Comfort Access.

So good luck! I have CA aswell...

Dark_Knight_335 · 10-03-2012, 11:25 AM

Thanks BOB! Thanks for the well wishes as well, my friend from Switzerland!

BMW_Belgier · 10-03-2012, 04:01 PM

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my friend from Switzerland!

That even rhymes...

PS Don't go off topic to much or we get flamed...

PPS Do you sell some more of your snap-in? IPhone 4S...

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TheeGovernor Life is better with burnouts 96 Rep 611 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Mile High iTrader: (4) Garage List 1996 Toyota Forklift [0.00] 2007 BMW 335i [0.00]	That is the message i got when my battery was going bad.
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Dark_Knight_335 Came to the N55 Darkside 1109 Rep 12,740 Posts Drives: 2011 335 E93 M-Sport Join Date: May 2010 Location: NY/NJ iTrader: (28)	That is rather odd. It's a 2011 and I've only had the car for about 6 months... but I suppose it COULD be possible. I'll have them swap it out. Thanks man.
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TheeGovernor Life is better with burnouts 96 Rep 611 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Mile High iTrader: (4) Garage List 1996 Toyota Forklift [0.00] 2007 BMW 335i [0.00]	Do you have a code reader or a bt cable? Check codes to be sure.
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Dark_Knight_335 Came to the N55 Darkside 1109 Rep 12,740 Posts Drives: 2011 335 E93 M-Sport Join Date: May 2010 Location: NY/NJ iTrader: (28)	Nah, I'm not car savvy like that. It's under warranty- I'll take a trip
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BMW_Belgier Lieutenant Colonel 99 Rep 1,597 Posts Drives: E92 335xi n55 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Switzerland iTrader: (0)	Alternator? Hope not... But you are under warrenty so... __________________ BEFORE: 130i N52 (2006-2011) NOW: 335xi N55 (2011- )
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Dark_Knight_335 Came to the N55 Darkside 1109 Rep 12,740 Posts Drives: 2011 335 E93 M-Sport Join Date: May 2010 Location: NY/NJ iTrader: (28)	Yeah who knows bro... I'm starting to wonder why I got 11k off the damn thing... Third issue with the car in as many months. Brake sensor issue, loose engine mount, now this. Luckily it's nothing major...so far... holding my breath.
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cn555ic 441 Rep 18,331 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: US iTrader: (6)	Did you install after market sound system or Anything else?
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Dark_Knight_335 Came to the N55 Darkside 1109 Rep 12,740 Posts Drives: 2011 335 E93 M-Sport Join Date: May 2010 Location: NY/NJ iTrader: (28)	No sir. Nothing whatsoever. My door handle is on the fritz so we'll see what happens once it gets swapped out this week hopefully.
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SilverII Colonel 40 Rep 2,334 Posts Drives: '11 335IS Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: DFW iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011 BMW 335IS [9.66]	i got a ctek battery charger to recharge and my warning went away.
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vapore0n Captain 40 Rep 669 Posts Drives: 2010 335i Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: MA iTrader: (0)	Go drive it in the highway and see if it goes away. I had that same thing and this worked for me. Code went away. System still keeps a history of the codes though. BMW dealer saw the code on my last oil change and they did a trickle charge on it to test the system.
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Dark_Knight_335 Came to the N55 Darkside 1109 Rep 12,740 Posts Drives: 2011 335 E93 M-Sport Join Date: May 2010 Location: NY/NJ iTrader: (28)	Update Got the door handle replaced along with a new battery- woo hoo! Shop Forman says that the door handle was the root of the evil and was sucking the battery dry like a horny vampire....let's see what happens
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Dark_Knight_335 Came to the N55 Darkside 1109 Rep 12,740 Posts Drives: 2011 335 E93 M-Sport Join Date: May 2010 Location: NY/NJ iTrader: (28)	Thanks BOB! Thanks for the well wishes as well, my friend from Switzerland!
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