Unbelievable: problems already!

[ROTORHEAD77]

Wow,

I picked the car up on Tuesday, it is Friday and there is already a problem. There are less than 500KM on the car and it has an ABS/DSC/DBC malfunction indicators going off. I can't turn on DSC, nor can I use cruise control. I am visiting the German dealer in the morning. The faults will not clear with restarts, and I am not going to tamper with anything at this point as far as resetting the ECU via a battery disconnect. I am not sure that that will clear the fault codes in this modern ECU anyway.

It is a crying shame that my car came off the line not 2 weeks ago, and I have to take it back to the dealership during my first week of ownership.

Until the malfunction indications appeared, I was having a blast. This car is a lot of fun even below 5500 RPM and without full throttle. I still love it, and am giving Bimmer the benefit of the doubt with respect to the issue.

What a way to ruin a Saturday.

Are these common problems with the E90?

Sorry for the rant, I am just disappointed.

[URBAN LEGEND]

Sorry to hear that. I am sure it will get fixed quickly.

[skim]

sorry to hear.. i'm sure the dealer will get her back in good health.
i have about 1k miles on her now and i know she's still in the infant stage, but no issues so far!

[gemini330zhp]

Wow that sucks but then again this is why we have a warranty. Im sure the car will be fine once its fixed.

[ROTORHEAD77]

The mech told me that it is an abs "black box" that is broken. They can't order one until Tuesday. I have to commend the German dealer. They are pretty competent, from my perspective. One good thing about being in Bavaria is that it should only take 1 or 2 days to get the part.

[MrHarris]

I've read of this problem like 5 times already

[itsmejoehaha]

my car broke the same day i picked it up. the dealer had it for two weeks and i just got it back.... drove it for a day and today i need to bring it back to the dealer with another check engine light. (owned the car for a total 2.5 weeks now)

im very disappointed in these cars

[Blue0013]

I dropped my car off last monday with similar issues. DSC/DBC/reduce performance/increased emissions (which came on later in the day). It had at the time of drop off about 15010 miles so I was just about to turn it in anyway, but they had it for a week I got it back Friday afternoon(last night). Good thing was I went out of town monday right after I dropped it off, and got a call that it was ready for pick up on my way back in to town. So no time lost I guess. My dealer said the issuse was the same as yours so, at least they are on track with what it is. You should have it back in no time.

[elmariachi]

Originally Posted by ROTORHEAD77

The mech told me that it is an abs "black box" that is broken. They can't order one until Tuesday. I have to commend the German dealer. They are pretty competent, from my perspective. One good thing about being in Bavaria is that it should only take 1 or 2 days to get the part.

In a place where it is home to BMW, I would be surprised if they were not competent. Dont worry. I am sure you will be taken care off.

[NoSubstitute]

The M3 is a very scary investment if plan to own it after warranty.

[1013mm]

Originally Posted by NoSubstitute

The M3 is a very scary investment if plan to own it after warranty.

ouch because its kinda true.....

[Mr Tonka]

Originally Posted by NoSubstitute

The M3 is a very scary investment if plan to own it after warranty.

investment?? I hope you're not a financial advisor.

[SHADY1]

Originally Posted by NoSubstitute

The M3 is a very scary investment if plan to own it after warranty.

[04S]

[URBAN LEGEND]

Its not an investment. Its a toy...

[ersin]

Originally Posted by NoSubstitute

The M3 is a very scary investment if plan to own it after warranty.

Not really. I see these as teething problems. It'll get sorted out. The BMWs I've owned just seemed to better as time went on.

[SlammedR8]

i had the same errors, they replaced my wheel speed sensor last week and Im good to go now!

[exadius]

I had a similar problem. The DSC failed on the way home from the dealer. It turns out that it was a manafacturing problem. A wire from the controler to one of the wheels was shorted out when it was caught in a metal bracket during assembly. They replaced the controller before they discovered the actual problem.

[ROTORHEAD77]

Let us hope that it is not the same problem as your exadius. In Germany, this car cost an arm, a leg, and a child (Pretty close to $150,000 with a 19% sales tax included). It is for this reason that there is a possibility that this dealer hasn't seen too many of these cars and might not be aware of the quirks.

Which wheel caused the problem?

Thanks!

[osteome]

Originally Posted by ROTORHEAD77

Let us hope that it is not the same problem as your exadius. In Germany, this car cost an arm, a leg, and a child (Pretty close to $150,000 with a 19% sales tax included).

A little OT, but it is my experience that most Americans over here, really don't pay much attention to it, but the Germans seem a bit more "aware" of the M3 badge. In general use, it seems to get more stares off-post than on.

I have had no problems in my first 900 miles, but hope that the local dealer will provide a smooth service at 1200 miles (at my cost), with the relative rarity of the vehicles in this neck of the woods (I know of only 4 M3s and at least one M5 locally)