Bringing In My Car For Battery Cable Recall "UPDATE"

M3 2ENVY · 03-27-2013, 02:50 PM

So tomorrow i am bringing my car in for the battery cable recall, got the letter in the mail lastweek. I have a cobb access port map1 installed. My car has 68,000 miles on it and runs fine, but i do not have a CPO warranty but i do have a full bumper to bumper aftermarket warranty. will probably just have them chk over my car and was guessing i should uninstall the Cobb. What do you guys think?

Recall all done with out any problems

3DIRTY5NJ · 03-27-2013, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by 2mchbst

So tomorrow i am bringing my car in for the battery cable recall, got the letter in the mail lastweek. I have a cobb access port map1 installed. My car has 68,000 miles on it and runs fine, but i do not have a CPO warranty but i do have a full bumper to bumper aftermarket warranty. will probably just have them chk over my car and was guessing i should uninstall the Cobb. What do you guys think?

Better safe than sorry

nets52791 · 03-27-2013, 04:22 PM

is it a must because i have the jb4 installed and i truely dont want get it uninstalled and then installed by a mechanic.

M3 2ENVY · 03-27-2013, 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by nets52791

is it a must because i have the jb4 installed and i truely dont want get it uninstalled and then installed by a mechanic.

Well if your just doing the battery cable I think your fine but if your getting the rest of the car chkd out then I would uninstall it

Fatty Duckets · 03-27-2013, 05:52 PM

For the 20 minutes it takes to remove the tune and flash back to stock, you eliminate all headaches....I agree, better safe than ooopsies.

my_blue_335 · 03-28-2013, 07:27 AM

We would have to do a short test for faults, and I know when they did mine and my JB4 was on, they weren't able to connect to the JBE/DME

It does set a fault when you disconnect the wire from the box...

M3 2ENVY · 03-28-2013, 07:16 PM

Recall all done, no problems

nestle914 · 03-30-2013, 09:21 AM

How long did it take?

M3 2ENVY · 03-30-2013, 09:44 AM

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Originally Posted by nestle914

How long did it take?

well i dropped my car off at 9am and picked it up a 4pm, but i believe the job is a 2-3 hour job to do the recall

3DIRTY5NJ · 03-30-2013, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by 2mchbst

well i dropped my car off at 9am and picked it up a 4pm, but i believe the job is a 2-3 hour job to do the recall

Takes morristown BMW an hour and they can do it same day. Glad all went well with your car.

TurboAL47 · 04-02-2013, 10:06 AM

got my letter yesterday. going to schedule something for next week and will probably just turn my jb4 to map 0 if anything.

my_blue_335 · 04-02-2013, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by TurboAL47

got my letter yesterday. going to schedule something for next week and will probably just turn my jb4 to map 0 if anything.

simple as that...

cable96 · 04-08-2013, 11:00 PM

did they flash anything on your ECU during the recall? i have a lot of things coded on my car, dont want it to get removed.

oshusttoley · 04-08-2013, 11:48 PM

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Originally Posted by cable96

did they flash anything on your ECU during the recall? i have a lot of things coded on my car, dont want it to get removed.

+1 lol

Leekay07 · 04-09-2013, 03:33 AM

i have not got a recall note. mines an Oct 2007 build.

my_blue_335 · 04-09-2013, 07:04 AM

There is no programming on this recall...
remove the fuse box, replace wire , reinstall. check/delete codes
ship to wash

fazman · 04-10-2013, 04:13 PM

Mine was done with JB4 on Map 0 and FBO, no issues with doing the recall work or my CPO. No coding/programming done and nothing of my custom coding was impacted.

lexcalibur · 04-10-2013, 09:34 PM

same as fazman. i got mine did yesterday. JB4 on map 0 and no coding loss. They just did not wash my car for me. oh well.

hgulloE92 · 04-11-2013, 07:22 PM

Got mine done today at JMK and keep getting an Increased battery discharge message...Had to bring it back!

knight-rider · 04-11-2013, 07:33 PM

i dropped it to get the cable replaced! but they ruined my glove box lock :/ it doesn't close as it used to... You have to push it harder; I don't know if i should take it back or not.

styles50 · 04-11-2013, 07:36 PM

Took my car to BMW service of port Chester with Cobb tune installed. They didn't check nor said anything about it.

TwinTorque · 04-11-2013, 08:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Leekay07

i have not got a recall note. mines an Oct 2007 build.

You don't need to wait for a letter. I called BMW of Manhattan and read them my VIN, they were able to confirm that my car was affected by recall.

03-27-2013, 02:50 PM	#1
M3 2ENVY Private First Class 24 Rep 141 Posts Drives: 2011 E92 M3 DCT Join Date: May 2012 Location: long island iTrader: (1)	Bringing In My Car For Battery Cable Recall "UPDATE" So tomorrow i am bringing my car in for the battery cable recall, got the letter in the mail lastweek. I have a cobb access port map1 installed. My car has 68,000 miles on it and runs fine, but i do not have a CPO warranty but i do have a full bumper to bumper aftermarket warranty. will probably just have them chk over my car and was guessing i should uninstall the Cobb. What do you guys think? Recall all done with out any problems Last edited by M3 2ENVY; 03-28-2013 at 07:16 PM..
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nets52791 Private First Class 14 Rep 140 Posts Drives: 2009 335 X-Drive Coupe Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Oradell iTrader: (0)	is it a must because i have the jb4 installed and i truely dont want get it uninstalled and then installed by a mechanic. __________________
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03-27-2013, 05:52 PM	#5
Fatty Duckets First Lieutenant 69 Rep 350 Posts Drives: 335is Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: NJ iTrader: (3)	For the 20 minutes it takes to remove the tune and flash back to stock, you eliminate all headaches....I agree, better safe than ooopsies.
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03-28-2013, 07:27 AM	#6
my_blue_335 That Guy 17 Rep 160 Posts Drives: '14 535xi M Sport Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Lodi NJ iTrader: (1) Garage List 2014 BMW 535i XDriv ... [0.00] 2011 335 xDrive [10.00]	We would have to do a short test for faults, and I know when they did mine and my JB4 was on, they weren't able to connect to the JBE/DME It does set a fault when you disconnect the wire from the box... __________________
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M3 2ENVY Private First Class 24 Rep 141 Posts Drives: 2011 E92 M3 DCT Join Date: May 2012 Location: long island iTrader: (1)	Recall all done, no problems
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nestle914 Enlisted Member 5 Rep 47 Posts Drives: 335xi Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Da' Vern(NY) iTrader: (0)	How long did it take?
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cable96 Second Lieutenant 14 Rep 222 Posts Drives: threethreefive Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: USA iTrader: (5)	did they flash anything on your ECU during the recall? i have a lot of things coded on my car, dont want it to get removed.
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04-09-2013, 03:33 AM	#15
Leekay07 Private First Class 5 Rep 104 Posts Drives: 08 335XI Sedan Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: NY iTrader: (0)	i have not got a recall note. mines an Oct 2007 build.
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04-09-2013, 07:04 AM	#16
my_blue_335 That Guy 17 Rep 160 Posts Drives: '14 535xi M Sport Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Lodi NJ iTrader: (1) Garage List 2014 BMW 535i XDriv ... [0.00] 2011 335 xDrive [10.00]	There is no programming on this recall... remove the fuse box, replace wire , reinstall. check/delete codes ship to wash __________________
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04-10-2013, 04:13 PM	#17
fazman Brigadier General 681 Rep 3,696 Posts Drives: 335 e90 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (0)	Mine was done with JB4 on Map 0 and FBO, no issues with doing the recall work or my CPO. No coding/programming done and nothing of my custom coding was impacted.
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04-10-2013, 09:34 PM	#18
lexcalibur Enlisted Member 8 Rep 36 Posts Drives: 2009 BMW 335i xDrive Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Queens, New York iTrader: (3)	same as fazman. i got mine did yesterday. JB4 on map 0 and no coding loss. They just did not wash my car for me. oh well.
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04-11-2013, 07:22 PM	#19
hgulloE92 Private 3 Rep 52 Posts Drives: 08 335xi Montego Blue Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: NJ iTrader: (1)	Got mine done today at JMK and keep getting an Increased battery discharge message...Had to bring it back!
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knight-rider Private 29 Rep 91 Posts Drives: BMW 335i // Black // MT Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Vancouver, BC iTrader: (0) Garage List 2008 BMW E90 335i [0.00]	i dropped it to get the cable replaced! but they ruined my glove box lock :/ it doesn't close as it used to... You have to push it harder; I don't know if i should take it back or not. __________________ BMW 335i // Black // MT with Short Gear Shifter
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04-11-2013, 07:36 PM	#21
styles50 Second Lieutenant 14 Rep 262 Posts Drives: 335is fbo/meth/Rb/Cobb Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: nyc iTrader: (3)	Took my car to BMW service of port Chester with Cobb tune installed. They didn't check nor said anything about it.
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