Car sat for three weeks and now DSC Malfunction Warning

boostincincy · 09-02-2015, 02:13 PM

Just bought my 2008 E92 two months ago, and went on vacation for three weeks across the U.S. Just got home this morning.

Car started fine, but my radio presets were gone, and now I'm getting DSC Malfunction, as well as the other complimentary lights on my Dashboard. I've read that it's probably a steering sensor going bad, but the car sat in a garage for three weeks, I can't help but think it's battery related as it's been casually driven and babied it's entire existence.

Thoughts on how to avoid dealership $$$?

kevin @ eas · 09-03-2015, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by boostincincy

Just bought my 2008 E92 two months ago, and went on vacation for three weeks across the U.S. Just got home this morning.

Car started fine, but my radio presets were gone, and now I'm getting DSC Malfunction, as well as the other complimentary lights on my Dashboard. I've read that it's probably a steering sensor going bad, but the car sat in a garage for three weeks, I can't help but think it's battery related as it's been casually driven and babied it's entire existence.

Thoughts on how to avoid dealership $$$?

Are you on the original battery? If so I would say about time to replace or use a battery maintainer when you let the car sit for a wile. Chances are battery just got to low and the car reset. Random lights are generally a sign of a battery going.

1MOREMOD · 09-03-2015, 05:53 PM

If it sat for 3 weeks battery is low and just needs to charge back up some. Long drove and couple key cycles and should cure gremlins

boostincincy · 09-03-2015, 09:15 PM

I checked the battery and it's reading 12.6V which I've read is the bottom end of 'healthy'. I'm hoping to give her a long drive this weekend and praying it goes away.

boostincincy · 09-05-2015, 10:49 PM

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Originally Posted by 1MOREMOD

If it sat for 3 weeks battery is low and just needs to charge back up some. Long drove and couple key cycles and should cure gremlins

did about an hour of driving tonight, error came back. Sometimes I start the car and the errors pop up, and sometimes they don't.

So tonight I put the battery on trickle charge, hoping tomorrow it'll be solved. We'll see.

1MOREMOD · 09-05-2015, 11:22 PM

Good luck. If battery bad may need replacing

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boostincincy Enlisted Member 15 Rep 43 Posts Drives: E92, E36 M3 race car, 19' X5 Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Brooklyn iTrader: (0)	Car sat for three weeks and now DSC Malfunction Warning Just bought my 2008 E92 two months ago, and went on vacation for three weeks across the U.S. Just got home this morning. Car started fine, but my radio presets were gone, and now I'm getting DSC Malfunction, as well as the other complimentary lights on my Dashboard. I've read that it's probably a steering sensor going bad, but the car sat in a garage for three weeks, I can't help but think it's battery related as it's been casually driven and babied it's entire existence. Thoughts on how to avoid dealership $$$?
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1MOREMOD - 11817 Rep 23,187 Posts Drives: Race car-> Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: check your mirrors iTrader: (5)	If it sat for 3 weeks battery is low and just needs to charge back up some. Long drove and couple key cycles and should cure gremlins
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boostincincy Enlisted Member 15 Rep 43 Posts Drives: E92, E36 M3 race car, 19' X5 Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Brooklyn iTrader: (0)	I checked the battery and it's reading 12.6V which I've read is the bottom end of 'healthy'. I'm hoping to give her a long drive this weekend and praying it goes away.
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1MOREMOD - 11817 Rep 23,187 Posts Drives: Race car-> Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: check your mirrors iTrader: (5)	Good luck. If battery bad may need replacing
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