limp mode = stupid dealer?

bernpep · 02-17-2009, 12:18 PM

Dropped off my 335 at dealer with check engine light on. They call me and say no problem found. I ask isn't that what the diagnostic is for to show a code.
They inform me that the computer will not show that that problem. Are they giving me b.s?. The light was on all day.

Fraggy · 02-17-2009, 01:55 PM

The lack of any real caring by BMW dealerships is getting worse and worse and worse. I went in just to see if they could see a code that was several days old. They guy took my key, put it into a reader and came back and said no codes were stored. Are you serious? Id had two half engine lights earlier that week.

GeorgiaTech335coupe · 02-17-2009, 04:20 PM

Im pretty sure limp modes do not store codes the majority of the time. They usually go away upon restart. Ive had a few and didnt have any codes stored on my ecu when it was read by a GT1.

bernpep · 02-17-2009, 04:47 PM

had the original Dinan stage II for 11 months and has been fantastic. The last 3 days the limp mode came on 5 times. I took it to the dealer & they say they cannot duplicate the problem. No codes. What next?

RambleJ · 02-17-2009, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by bernpep

had the original Dinan stage II for 11 months and has been fantastic. The last 3 days the limp mode came on 5 times. I took it to the dealer & they say they cannot duplicate the problem. No codes. What next?

That same senario happened with me. I let them keep the car overnight, to test the start up in the morning. I know its a PITA but they were able to get the car to replicate the issue and take care of it.

bernpep · 02-17-2009, 05:50 PM

was the cause on your car? Mine was also kept overnight but still no luck. I have had the engine crank several times before starting. A fuel pump pressure test showed it to be ok.

RambleJ · 02-17-2009, 05:53 PM

My issue was a HPFP failure. This was the second time my car was in for that reason..

sd390r · 02-18-2009, 12:46 AM

in the title, its hard to read

and yeah, the way BMW makes their pay structure they cant really take their time on a certain car... kind of sucks for us

Terrance28 · 02-18-2009, 10:21 AM

^^^Hahaha title typing FTL.

JayML · 02-18-2009, 10:52 PM

im also getting the 1/2 engine light coming on

what am i supposed to do if the car does not store the code, and its only when i floor the car in a certain gear?

taking it to the dealer does not sound like it will work, because the code does not get stored

will a gt1 or bavarian read this 1/2 engine light code, even if the car has been restarted and there is no limp light on anymore

its very fustrating to not know why the 1/2 engine light keeps coming on

bernpep · 02-19-2009, 05:53 AM

the dealer has jerked around with my car for 3 straight days and cannot find the problem. So after test driving it endlessly will now hand it back & say........ problem was not duplicated.

Bubbles · 02-19-2009, 06:22 AM

If I were you, I would buy a fuel pump and get it installed. Trust me, you want to keep your car with its current programming and flash classic.

bernpep · 02-19-2009, 07:10 AM

Thanks Bubbles,but doesn't the dealer HAVE to reflash after installing new pump?

Bubbles · 02-19-2009, 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by bernpep

Thanks Bubbles,but doesn't the dealer HAVE to reflash after installing new pump?

No, avoid that reflash at all costs. You are sitting pretty assuming the problem is limited to the fuel pump.

branabolic · 02-19-2009, 04:09 PM

bernpep i see you're in new england. what dealer did you go to?

ianthegreat · 02-19-2009, 04:53 PM

to post the same thing.

Quote:

Originally Posted by sd390r

in the title, its hard to read

and yeah, the way BMW makes their pay structure they cant really take their time on a certain car... kind of sucks for us

bernpep · 02-19-2009, 07:24 PM

Went to reclaim my car today and as I suspected nothing was done to it except for the fact that these mother fers put 100 miles on MY car "testing" it. My blood is still boiling at the thought f these pricks putting miles on my pristine car and the having the gall to say that they think the hpfp is ok.
Co**suk**ers

02-17-2009, 12:18 PM	#1
bernpep BMWCCA member #2429 18 Rep 136 Posts Drives: '12M.C.Blue M3, '16 targa 4S Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: N.E. iTrader: (0)	limp mode = stupid dealer? Dropped off my 335 at dealer with check engine light on. They call me and say no problem found. I ask isn't that what the diagnostic is for to show a code. They inform me that the computer will not show that that problem. Are they giving me b.s?. The light was on all day.
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Fraggy Brigadier General 193 Rep 3,469 Posts Drives: 2016 M3 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: San Diego iTrader: (11)	The lack of any real caring by BMW dealerships is getting worse and worse and worse. I went in just to see if they could see a code that was several days old. They guy took my key, put it into a reader and came back and said no codes were stored. Are you serious? Id had two half engine lights earlier that week. __________________ 2016 Alpine White M3 (gone) 2019 Alfa Romeo Guilia (Totaled) 2020 Car-less 😁 (no more) 2020 M340
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GeorgiaTech335coupe Lieutenant Colonel 78 Rep 1,883 Posts Drives: Black BMW 335i coupe Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: USA iTrader: (0)	Im pretty sure limp modes do not store codes the majority of the time. They usually go away upon restart. Ive had a few and didnt have any codes stored on my ecu when it was read by a GT1. __________________ Legal Disclaimer: Anything I or anyone else says about my vehicle on this website(e90post.com or any affiliated or nonaffiliated sites), pertaining to modifications, is only to gain acceptance from my/our peers, and does not actually represent anything actually existing on my car, and thus, cannot be held against me in any issues, i.e. warranty claims, that may arise.
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bernpep BMWCCA member #2429 18 Rep 136 Posts Drives: '12M.C.Blue M3, '16 targa 4S Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: N.E. iTrader: (0)	Thank you my 335 has had the original Dinan stage II for 11 months and has been fantastic. The last 3 days the limp mode came on 5 times. I took it to the dealer & they say they cannot duplicate the problem. No codes. What next?
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bernpep BMWCCA member #2429 18 Rep 136 Posts Drives: '12M.C.Blue M3, '16 targa 4S Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: N.E. iTrader: (0)	Hi RambleJ what was the cause on your car? Mine was also kept overnight but still no luck. I have had the engine crank several times before starting. A fuel pump pressure test showed it to be ok.
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RambleJ Colonel 60 Rep 2,014 Posts Drives: F10 535i M-sport Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Back in teh so cal iTrader: (2)	My issue was a HPFP failure. This was the second time my car was in for that reason..
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sd390r Lieutenant Colonel 61 Rep 1,654 Posts Drives: AW M3 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: North Jersey iTrader: (9) Garage List 2008 E90 335i [0.00]	Stop typing first in the title, its hard to read and yeah, the way BMW makes their pay structure they cant really take their time on a certain car... kind of sucks for us __________________ 2008 E90 M3 - Sold 2006 Evo IX SE - Sold 2008 E90 335i - Sold
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JayML Lieutenant 80 Rep 414 Posts Drives: .... Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: toronto iTrader: (2)	im also getting the 1/2 engine light coming on what am i supposed to do if the car does not store the code, and its only when i floor the car in a certain gear? taking it to the dealer does not sound like it will work, because the code does not get stored will a gt1 or bavarian read this 1/2 engine light code, even if the car has been restarted and there is no limp light on anymore its very fustrating to not know why the 1/2 engine light keeps coming on
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bernpep BMWCCA member #2429 18 Rep 136 Posts Drives: '12M.C.Blue M3, '16 targa 4S Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: N.E. iTrader: (0)	exactly the dealer has jerked around with my car for 3 straight days and cannot find the problem. So after test driving it endlessly will now hand it back & say........ problem was not duplicated.
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Bubbles Brigadier General 2757 Rep 4,445 Posts Drives: Green Bastard Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Bishop Bend iTrader: (3)	If I were you, I would buy a fuel pump and get it installed. Trust me, you want to keep your car with its current programming and flash classic. __________________
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bernpep BMWCCA member #2429 18 Rep 136 Posts Drives: '12M.C.Blue M3, '16 targa 4S Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: N.E. iTrader: (0)	new hpfp Thanks Bubbles,but doesn't the dealer HAVE to reflash after installing new pump?
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branabolic Major 24 Rep 1,037 Posts Drives: e92 335i Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: so. new hampshire iTrader: (5)	bernpep i see you're in new england. what dealer did you go to? __________________ i'm not addicted to boost, but i sure am more fun when i'm on it.
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bernpep BMWCCA member #2429 18 Rep 136 Posts Drives: '12M.C.Blue M3, '16 targa 4S Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: N.E. iTrader: (0)	Went to reclaim my car today and as I suspected nothing was done to it except for the fact that these mother fers put 100 miles on MY car "testing" it. My blood is still boiling at the thought f these pricks putting miles on my pristine car and the having the gall to say that they think the hpfp is ok. Cosukers
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