battery cable recall?

byroncheung · 04-12-2017, 11:53 AM

just got a call from dealer wants me to bring my car (2011 e90 m3) for a "battery cable recall".

put in my vin in safercar.gov but can't see this recall (only the airbag).

anyone know what's the deal with this recall?

KwlAznKid · 04-12-2017, 11:58 AM

that's a old recall, i had it done on my e92 335i i think over 6 years ago?

BrewRifle · 04-12-2017, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by KwlAznKid

that's a old recall, i had it done on my e92 335i i think over 6 years ago?

They added the M3 to the affected vehicles list within the past 6 months I believe.

byroncheung · 04-12-2017, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by BrewRifle

They added the M3 to the affected vehicles list within the past 6 months I believe.

so what's the problem with the battery cable? i hope not another potential cause of ghastly death on top of the airbag?

KwlAznKid · 04-12-2017, 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by BrewRifle

They added the M3 to the affected vehicles list within the past 6 months I believe.

oh wow i thought the M3 was captured in the initial recall, guess not! good to know lol

srmast1 · 04-12-2017, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by byroncheung

so what's the problem with the battery cable? i hope not another potential cause of ghastly death on top of the airbag?

Some e9x m cars have this issue where the battery cable starts to have issues bringing power to the vehicle. Results in random loss of all power. Sometimes shaking the fuse box helps.

dparm · 04-12-2017, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by byroncheung

so what's the problem with the battery cable? i hope not another potential cause of ghastly death on top of the airbag?

My car was in for routine maintenance last week and they did the recall -- first I had heard about it as well.

My service advisor said something about the cable corroding and causing an intermittent connection, and that the notices were only just starting to go out.

byroncheung · 04-12-2017, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by dparm

My car was in for routine maintenance last week and they did the recall -- first I had heard about it as well.

My service advisor said something about the cable corroding and causing an intermittent connection, and that the notices were only just starting to go out.

thx for the info i'm bringing mine in next week to fix.

BPMSport · 04-12-2017, 08:10 PM

I just checked my 2008 E90 M3 in BMWs system, and the recall doesn't show for my VIN.

Banana Hammock · 04-12-2017, 08:28 PM

I called BMW of North America some time last week to check the status on the air bag recall and it seems like that's the only outstanding warranty item on the car. Maybe the previous owner got it done?

yifuqiao · 04-12-2017, 08:32 PM

had my car in for oil change.
My SA told me they were performing this recall after oil change was done.
However they couldn't finish the job in time

, i had to drive home with a rental car.

kscarrol · 04-12-2017, 09:22 PM

It is not an official recall so it doesn't show up in the system as such. And it is limited to production dates from December '09 to April '11. This is the SIB my dealer showed me covering my Sept '10 car...

Aboutcars · 04-12-2017, 09:47 PM

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Originally Posted by kscarrol

It is not an official recall so it doesn't show up in the system as such. And it is limited to production dates from December '09 to April '11. This is the SIB my dealer showed me covering my Sept '10 car...

Thanks for uploading the bulletin.
I am not affected (2013 MY). This looks like it would also cause faster discharge of the battery. The battery Power management and monitoring IC will detect the short and disconnect momentarily but never instantly, this could hurt battery life.

dozaiya · 04-13-2017, 01:24 AM

im in china and i got the recall even before the airbag
but my airbag recall is in aug so i plan to do them together

STC · 04-13-2017, 01:39 AM

My E90 was built during those dates. I'll call the dealer tomorrow.

MachinesWithSouls · 04-13-2017, 05:23 AM

I got one for mine as well. Must bring it in soon.

GVIFlyer · 04-13-2017, 08:42 PM

What has to come off the car for them to do this recall?

hpapad01 · 04-14-2017, 03:18 PM

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What has to come off the car for them to do this recall?

I believe they need to get through the clove box as it is behind it where the fuse box is. Not sure if they need to pull off the clove box or not but it takes a couple of hours to change it.

srmast1 · 05-06-2017, 01:20 AM

I had this done last week. I dropped the car off at about 9am and picked it up around 3pm. I was not experiencing any power fluctuation problems, but you may as well do it since it's free.

hpapad01 · 05-06-2017, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by srmast1

I had this done last week. I dropped the car off at about 9am and picked it up around 3pm. I was not experiencing any power fluctuation problems, but you may as well do it since it's free.

Good for you! Plus your VIN is now off the recall list as well. I need to schedule the appointment soon.

redpriest · 05-06-2017, 09:09 PM

roastbeef

roastbeef · 05-06-2017, 09:39 PM

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roastbeef

Thanks. I saw this but nothing came up for my vin. I'll put the oem battery back in and talk to my service advisor. He's usually pretty cool with this stuff.

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