Comfort Access

Tony B · 08-12-2022, 05:50 AM

My E92 has Comfort Access (i.e. keyless) and I am now waiting for a new driver’s door handle to come from Germany (5+ weeks now).

My question is this - what actually goes wrong with these handles?

This will be the 3rd time a handle has been replaced, and it is getting rather boring now. Every couple of years a new one.

Is there any way of slowing this degradation down, or even preventing it?

The warranty covers it, but there is an excess of £100 each time.

nycplumber · 08-12-2022, 06:30 AM

Its usually the wiring on the inside that gets damaged

STooK · 08-12-2022, 11:26 AM

What happened to yours? Was it getting hot? I had mine replaced thru the cpo warranty right before it expired because it was getting hot and not working properly. Hopefully it doesn’t happen again but it makes me a little worried that yours is failing every few years.

mrspecter · 08-13-2022, 01:50 AM

Can you tell us how many years you have owned the car since you said this is your 3rd handle.

I've had my m3 for almost 5 years now and I replaced it once

Mia m3 · 08-15-2022, 01:24 PM

Mine got hot and was not working I replaced it.a nonth later I was working at times not always.i replaced a weak battery on my vehicle,since that its working fine

dar2008 · 08-20-2022, 01:35 PM

Had mine for 14years, Comfort Access still works perfectly and never had to replace any handles.

dmz_m3 · 08-20-2022, 05:00 PM

I'm unfortunately having this issue with my driver side handle right now. My car is Frozen Blue too, so I'm thinking this is going to be a headache to fix with having to paint the handle and all. Ugh.

jun_e92 · 08-20-2022, 11:01 PM

Owned 2011 M3. 5.5 years, 2 years ago at various times, the Comfort Access left and right door handles no longer work. The paint is metallic grey (A52). Second-hand bought on ebay, easy to replace, plug and play. Still works perfectly.

Tony B · 08-23-2022, 07:41 AM

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Originally Posted by STooK

What happened to yours? Was it getting hot? I had mine replaced thru the cpo warranty right before it expired because it was getting hot and not working properly. Hopefully it doesn’t happen again but it makes me a little worried that yours is failing every few years.

No problem with getting hot - it has just stopped working on the lock/unlock function.

Tony B · 08-23-2022, 07:44 AM

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Originally Posted by mrspecter

Can you tell us how many years you have owned the car since you said this is your 3rd handle.

I've had my m3 for almost 5 years now and I replaced it once

I have had the car since new (2011).

I am wondering whether there might be an environment issue here, as I am in wet/soggy UK.

This is definitely at least the 3rd new handle (if it ever arrives from Germany - been a good 6 weeks now) or maybe even the 4th.

I will check with the stealer who has done all of the previous replacements.

08-12-2022, 05:50 AM	#1
Tony B Lieutenant 84 Rep 451 Posts Drives: 2012 E92 M3, MW, ZCP, 6MT Join Date: May 2009 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	Comfort Access - yet another handle to replace My E92 has Comfort Access (i.e. keyless) and I am now waiting for a new driver’s door handle to come from Germany (5+ weeks now). My question is this - what actually goes wrong with these handles? This will be the 3rd time a handle has been replaced, and it is getting rather boring now. Every couple of years a new one. Is there any way of slowing this degradation down, or even preventing it? The warranty covers it, but there is an excess of £100 each time. __________________
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nycplumber Major 686 Rep 1,230 Posts Drives: slow Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: nyc iTrader: (0)	Its usually the wiring on the inside that gets damaged
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STooK Lieutenant Colonel 726 Rep 1,974 Posts Drives: 2013 E92 M3 ZCP Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: NY iTrader: (6)	What happened to yours? Was it getting hot? I had mine replaced thru the cpo warranty right before it expired because it was getting hot and not working properly. Hopefully it doesn’t happen again but it makes me a little worried that yours is failing every few years.
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mrspecter Private First Class 74 Rep 197 Posts Drives: 11 E92 M3 Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: Long Island, NY iTrader: (3)	Can you tell us how many years you have owned the car since you said this is your 3rd handle. I've had my m3 for almost 5 years now and I replaced it once
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Mia m3 Private First Class 24 Rep 145 Posts Drives: 2011 e90 m3zcp Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: South florida iTrader: (3)	Mine got hot and was not working I replaced it.a nonth later I was working at times not always.i replaced a weak battery on my vehicle,since that its working fine
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dar2008 Major 303 Rep 1,171 Posts Drives: E93 M3 and E92 M3 Comp Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	Had mine for 14years, Comfort Access still works perfectly and never had to replace any handles.
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dmz_m3 ///M Enthusiast 114 Rep 71 Posts Drives: '13 E92 M3 ZCP Join Date: Apr 2021 Location: Toronto,Canada iTrader: (0)	I'm unfortunately having this issue with my driver side handle right now. My car is Frozen Blue too, so I'm thinking this is going to be a headache to fix with having to paint the handle and all. Ugh. __________________
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jun_e92 Second Lieutenant 141 Rep 258 Posts Drives: 2011 E92 M3 ZCP Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: Bay Area， CA iTrader: (3)	Owned 2011 M3. 5.5 years, 2 years ago at various times, the Comfort Access left and right door handles no longer work. The paint is metallic grey (A52). Second-hand bought on ebay, easy to replace, plug and play. Still works perfectly.
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