car battery died- car acting up now after jump start

KwlAznKid · 09-04-2016, 05:00 PM

my m3 was parked for a while and the battery died, i got the tow truck guy to give me a jump and it took quite a bit of juice to get it started.. i left the car on for about 30 min after the jump including a 15-20 min drive. car was fine during that time..

i turn the car off and 30 min or so later I turn it on to go somewhere and it goes into limp mode giving me error code cc id 31 .. i park the car and take the other car.. 2 hours later i come home and try the m3 again.. the error code is still there but no longer in limp mode, i took the car on a 20 min drive, drove 100% normal, hit 85+ no problem and revved fine..i get home park the car and then turn it back on again and now the error code 29 is gone but it says cc id 31! and the car is back in limp mode

my friend says it could be due to the battery not being fully "charged" but i'm a bit worried. I bought a battery charger that should come in tomorrow but in the mean time is there anything else I can try to fix it?

Thanks

///M Power-Belgium · 09-04-2016, 05:23 PM

A CTEK battery charger is the ///M's best friend ..

roastbeef · 09-04-2016, 05:29 PM

Battery is probably still low. Might be too late for a trickle charger to save the day. Sometimes batteries don't come back very well.

KwlAznKid · 09-04-2016, 08:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

A CTEK battery charger is the ///M's best friend ..

i bought a black and decker one off amazon prior to posting this so hopefully it does the same good!

Quote:

Originally Posted by roastbeef

Battery is probably still low. Might be too late for a trickle charger to save the day. Sometimes batteries don't come back very well.

yikes i hope that's not the case, i would hate to have to buy a new battery

sirploppy · 09-04-2016, 09:15 PM

A low battery will throw all kinds of codes. I was getting crank position sensor and abs ones thrown before i had the battery replaced.

AamirAtl · 09-04-2016, 10:07 PM

Agree with the above. A low/bad battery will cause a ton of chaos. Happened on my M a couple of weeks ago. I was getting errors about the transmission, footwell module and more. Even after replacing the battery they didn't go away immediately. Came back to the car a few days later and all was mysteriously OK. Not complaining.

Also the battery died on my E60 last week and I saw transmission malfunction, ABS, steering wheel lock errors and on and on.

Point being, a low/weak/bad battery can throw all kinds of error messages.

KwlAznKid · 09-05-2016, 03:30 AM

thanks guys, checked the car tonight after letting the battery run for a bit and all the error codes went away. going to be taking it on a long drive tomorrow to confirm it's all taken care of, thanks for all the input fellas!

///M Power-Belgium · 09-05-2016, 04:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KwlAznKid

i bought a black and decker one off amazon prior to posting this so hopefully it does the same good!

yikes i hope that's not the case, i would hate to have to buy a new battery

Black and Decker sounds cheap to me like a Kia , but yeah..Let's hope it does a good job for your battery .

msan · 09-05-2016, 09:30 AM

How long was it parked before you noticed the dead battery? I've left my car for 3-4 weeks and it started strong. If it was less than a month I'd say you had a weak/old battery. Driving around trying to charge a weak/old battery is not great. Alternator wasn't meant to fully charge a dead battery. I would recommend get a new battery for $200 and get it programmed by an Indy or a friend with iCarly. You will have less headache and worry this way.

KwlAznKid · 09-13-2016, 10:20 PM

hi guys- bumping this thread. so I just got a new battery put in today, the service engine soon light was on when I put the battery in and remained on after the battery install. the car is still showing the same symptoms with the new battery.. should i be concerned? I haven't had a chance to register the battery yet (going to get that done in a few days)

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KwlAznKid Brigadier General 354 Rep 3,036 Posts Drives: BMW/MERCEDES/PORSCHE Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Los Angeles/Fremont USC/UCSD Alum iTrader: (6)	car battery died- car acting up now after jump start my m3 was parked for a while and the battery died, i got the tow truck guy to give me a jump and it took quite a bit of juice to get it started.. i left the car on for about 30 min after the jump including a 15-20 min drive. car was fine during that time.. i turn the car off and 30 min or so later I turn it on to go somewhere and it goes into limp mode giving me error code cc id 31 .. i park the car and take the other car.. 2 hours later i come home and try the m3 again.. the error code is still there but no longer in limp mode, i took the car on a 20 min drive, drove 100% normal, hit 85+ no problem and revved fine..i get home park the car and then turn it back on again and now the error code 29 is gone but it says cc id 31! and the car is back in limp mode my friend says it could be due to the battery not being fully "charged" but i'm a bit worried. I bought a battery charger that should come in tomorrow but in the mean time is there anything else I can try to fix it? Thanks __________________ BMW E93 M3 / Mercedes Benz W209 CLK500 BMW E64 650I(sold) / BMW E92 328I(sold) / BMW E46 M3(sold) / BMW E92 335I(sold) Porsche 996 911 C2(sold) / BMW E46 325CI(totaled)
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roastbeef Lieutenant General 11586 Rep 12,728 Posts Drives: E92 M3 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Orange County, CA iTrader: (4)	Battery is probably still low. Might be too late for a trickle charger to save the day. Sometimes batteries don't come back very well. __________________ Instagram; @roastbeefmike
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sirploppy 5 Star General 50 Rep 281 Posts Drives: 11 E90 M3 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: The Korova Milk Bar iTrader: (0)	A low battery will throw all kinds of codes. I was getting crank position sensor and abs ones thrown before i had the battery replaced.
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AamirAtl Private First Class 33 Rep 151 Posts Drives: 2008 E90 Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Atl iTrader: (0)	Agree with the above. A low/bad battery will cause a ton of chaos. Happened on my M a couple of weeks ago. I was getting errors about the transmission, footwell module and more. Even after replacing the battery they didn't go away immediately. Came back to the car a few days later and all was mysteriously OK. Not complaining. Also the battery died on my E60 last week and I saw transmission malfunction, ABS, steering wheel lock errors and on and on. Point being, a low/weak/bad battery can throw all kinds of error messages.
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KwlAznKid Brigadier General 354 Rep 3,036 Posts Drives: BMW/MERCEDES/PORSCHE Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Los Angeles/Fremont USC/UCSD Alum iTrader: (6)	thanks guys, checked the car tonight after letting the battery run for a bit and all the error codes went away. going to be taking it on a long drive tomorrow to confirm it's all taken care of, thanks for all the input fellas! __________________ BMW E93 M3 / Mercedes Benz W209 CLK500 BMW E64 650I(sold) / BMW E92 328I(sold) / BMW E46 M3(sold) / BMW E92 335I(sold) Porsche 996 911 C2(sold) / BMW E46 325CI(totaled)
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msan Major 403 Rep 1,171 Posts Drives: 2011 E90 M3 / 2012 X5 35i M Sp Join Date: May 2015 Location: Los Angeles, CA iTrader: (16)	How long was it parked before you noticed the dead battery? I've left my car for 3-4 weeks and it started strong. If it was less than a month I'd say you had a weak/old battery. Driving around trying to charge a weak/old battery is not great. Alternator wasn't meant to fully charge a dead battery. I would recommend get a new battery for $200 and get it programmed by an Indy or a friend with iCarly. You will have less headache and worry this way.
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KwlAznKid Brigadier General 354 Rep 3,036 Posts Drives: BMW/MERCEDES/PORSCHE Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Los Angeles/Fremont USC/UCSD Alum iTrader: (6)	hi guys- bumping this thread. so I just got a new battery put in today, the service engine soon light was on when I put the battery in and remained on after the battery install. the car is still showing the same symptoms with the new battery.. should i be concerned? I haven't had a chance to register the battery yet (going to get that done in a few days) __________________ BMW E93 M3 / Mercedes Benz W209 CLK500 BMW E64 650I(sold) / BMW E92 328I(sold) / BMW E46 M3(sold) / BMW E92 335I(sold) Porsche 996 911 C2(sold) / BMW E46 325CI(totaled)
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